2 Week Check-up

On Tuesday Remy had his 2 week check up.  First they weighed him and measured him.  Then he peed all over his momma and I swear he thought it was funny.  After being barfed on last night I have come to realize that I'm going to be peed, pooped, spit up and barfed on a lot in the near future.  Anyways, Remy's stats: 9lbs 13 oz and 22.5 inches.  Remy's growth percentiles: weight is in the 85-90%, height is 99-100% and head circumfrance is 99%.  He's such a big boy!!  I just love him to bits and pieces!  :)

Remy's Nursery

Remy's nursery:

I think I started Remy's nursery back in May.  The first thing I did was search for ideas online.  After we found out we were having a boy I decided on the "theme" and started my projects.  Picking a theme was the hardest part.  Did I want to go with an actual theme like elephants, birds, cars, etc.?  I decided that just wasn't for me.  So, I decided bright would be our theme.  I wanted all of the accents in his room to be colorful and fun.  Since there was going to be a lot of color here and there I decided to paint the room a neutral color.  And since my favorite neutral color is gray, that's what I chose.  I found a lady's blog where I stole a lot of ideas from.  This was my inspiration for Remy's nursery: inspiration.  

After painting his room I started all of my random projects.  I copied my inspiration's fabric hoop idea and the only thing I really changed was that I painted my hoops white.

I also found an adorable wooden horse at a garage sale for $10 and one of my favorite things in my inspiration's nursery was the red painted horse.  So I copied that idea as well:

My next project was the curtains.  I searched and searched online for the perfect fabric that wouldn't cost me a fortune.  I didn't want anything to busy but it had to have color.  So I went with something simple in a bright light blue.  Sewing them took forever because they are lined but it was well worth it.  I love how they turned out.

My grandma really wanted to make Remy's mobile.  She is very crafty and I knew she would do an excellent job so I let her have her way with them.  I gave her my leftover fabric from the fabric hoops and told her I wanted hot air balloons.  This is what she came up with and I love it:

My last project was his name.  This had to be one of the last projects since we had to pick his name first!  But I knew all along that I was going to buy wooden letters and paint them each a separate bright color.

Technically his room is not 100% complete.  There are still a few small projects I want to do and there are a few items missing from his room that we just don't have yet.  But the jist of it is done and I am happy to share it with you all. :)

Remy's Birth Story

The day we waited for for 41 weeks and 1 day finally came!  Since the little stinker didn't want to come out on his own I was induced on Monday morning.  We started the pitocin at 8:15 a.m. and 31 long hours later he was here!  Meet Remy Thomas Richard Kasinskas, the little boy who stole his mother's heart:

 Waking up Monday morning I was a nervous wreck.  I wished so badly that Remy would come on his own and that I wouldn't have to be induced.  I think knowing that I was going to the hospital to be induced was what was making me so nervous.  I heard getting induced generally makes labor longer and makes your contractions more intense.  They started me on Pitocin at 8:15 a.m.  Around 5:30 p.m. the doctor came to break my water hoping to get things moving a little faster.  Apparently my cervix is way up in Alaska because he had a very difficult time breaking it and it hurt like a mother.  That's not something I'd like to experience again...  After he broke my water my contractions got stronger and some were on top of each other so I eventually got an epidural.  I don't remember exactly when but I think it was around 8 p.m.  After that it was a breeze until the epidural stopped working around 4 a.m.  This was the WORST part.  My contractions hurt like a mother and some were so close together I wouldn't get a break in between.  Man oh man, thinking of those contractions is painful enough.  After 4 hours and them giving me a new epidural I was back to not feeling the contractions.  That lasted for a little while and then stopped working once again.  Mother F!  So back to intense contractions.  While they contemplated other pain management options my body started to get the urge to push.  Apparently there was still a small lip of my cervix over the baby's head so they told me not to push otherwise it would swell up and get worse.  So I had to deal with the intense contractions and focus on not pushing at the same time.  After an hour or two of that the doctor finally said it was time to get the show on the road.  I was scared that pushing would be hard while having contractions but it actually felt much better to push.  After about an hour and a half of pushing and the ring of firery hell he finally came into the world!  Man, what an experience.  I was instantly attached.

After he was out they ran all of their tests and thought his blood sugar was too low so they took him to the nursery for tests.  After 31 hours of labor and a few hours back and forth to the nursery he was all mine.  How is it possible to love someone soooo much?!  I'm so happy he's finally here and I'm thrilled to be his momma.  I could seriously just sit and stare at him all day.

Labor was definitely hard on my body.  I think because I was induced and it lasted 31 freaking hours it is taking longer to bounce back.  I'm finally starting to feel better and feel almost normal.  Well, normal minus the fact that nothing fits me because of this sexy belly.  But Remy is totally worth all the pain and junk in the trunk.

Remy is exactly one week old today and things are going great.  He is such a good baby and is getting cuter by the minute.  How is that possible?  He is a very good eater.  I feel like I'm constantly feeding him.  He's a growing boy!  He seems to know his nights and days (I hope it stays like this) and he lets me sleep more than I thought I would.  Last night he slept for 7 whole hours without eating.  I woke up at 5:30 this morning and was worried because he hadn't cried yet and then I heard him cooing.  What a sweetheart.  I just hope he doesn't grow up too fast.