First Bath

Coleton's cord stub finally fell off after 2 weeks so he was able to enjoy his first bath in his whale tub.

At least he appeared to enjoy it until he pooped in the tub :)

3 weeks

...and growing! We've only gained a little bit of weight since our last visit, but Dr. Cope isn't concerned yet so neither are we. Current weight (as of 11/29) is 6.15, with another weight check next week.

LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY!

Lessons learned...

Little lessons learned from Coleton (and it's only week 2):

1. Just when you thought it was time to change that dirty diaper, there's more to come! (and sometimes LOTS more!)
2. Breast feeding is a HUGE commitment, and sometimes I feel like a cow... but that's ok as long as my sweet baby boy is satisfied and growing.
3. Not all babies like bouncy seats and swings - maybe he'll learn to like them?
4. Reflux is a huge pain, especially when you weigh less than 7 pounds, and especially at 2 am
5. There's nothing like a good meal and a nap to ease crankiness

It's amazing how this sweet baby boy totally rules our world now, and we wouldn't have it any other way. I could literally hold him and kiss him all day! Clif and I tell each other everyday how blessed we are and how incredible it is to have Coleton. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We're very thankful for all of our family and all our blessings!

Such long arms and legs, like his Daddy!Sweet feet!

Now, off to feed my sweet piranha, again! ;)

Christmas Cards

Now that our little one has arrived, I am SO excited to start working on our Christmas cards, if I can stop kissing his sweet face long enough to work on them! As most of y'all know, I love doing photo cards and in the past have included our four legged children. This year of course, we'll be doing something different. I'll be using Shutterfly to create them; so keep an eye on your mailbox in December!

Check out Shutterfly sometime. Their photo books make awesome gifts!
Click here to learn how bloggers can get 50 free holiday photo cards!

Mommy and Daddy

We are so excited and proud to introduce our sweet baby boy.

Coleton Ross Fordham

November 11, 2010

2:56 pm

6 pounds, 12 ounces

20.25 inches

After being dilated 1 cm for about a month, I was admitted to the hospital the night of Nov. 10th and given medicine to prepare my cervix for induction. About 8 am the next day, I was started on pitocin to induce labor. Labor slowly progressed and my OB was able to break my water when I finally dilated to 2 cm. I quickly progressed to 5 cm and then things started getting crazy. Coleton was having a hard time with each contraction, as his heart rate dropped really low every time I had one. My nurses kept repositioning me and put me on oxygen in hopes of stabilizing Coleton. They even thought he may have been positioned on his cord. Although I had quickly progressed to 5 cm, it appeared I was not making further progress either. My OB quickly made the decision to do an emergency c-section and about 25 minutes later our precious boy arrived!

We are so thankful to have a healthy baby boy!! I have to admit that I was terrified hearing the nurses talk about his cord and about needing an emergency c-section. I have to give major kuddos to Clif - he was so calm and supportive throughout the labor process, sat next to me and held my hand during the surgery, and was nothing but optimistic. And we also have to give a huge thank you to my sister-in-law Tiffaney, who was also with me during the labor process (of course, they kicked her out during the surgery). She was a HUGE support system for both of us, especially me. She was a great reassurance throughout the whole process and encouraged and loved on me, especially when I began to stress. I could not have done it without the two of them!

Thank you also to our wonderful family who was there to celebrate Coleton's arrival! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful support system. More pictures coming soon! Love to you all!

Puppy Love

A couple weeks ago we decided that, before Coleton arrives, we needed to take care of our four-legged babies by giving them a place to roam and play. So, Clif and Kip (his Dad) went to work on completing a fence for our backyard! They spent about a day and half clearing the yard, digging holes and putting in posts, and then his cousin and uncle came over one day to help finish everything. It was quite a site watching the 4 Fordham males walk from one side of the yard to the other, all in a single file line from oldest to youngest, as they planned their next step! Too bad I didn't get a picture of that! We have a walk-through gait on one side, and a drive through gait on the long side of the yard.


The fence is awesome and we've already enjoyed it so much! Most importantly, Madison and Tanner LOVE it! It's so nice to take them out back and play ball, or just to let them roam. Thanks so much to Kip, Doug and Connor!

39 weeks 4 days...

and Coleton is content to stay where he is! Mommy and Daddy are getting impatient (as are several of you, I've noticed!), but are trying to wait on His timing. However, if the little groundhog doesn't arrive by next Thursday, he'll be kicked out! That's right... induction day is set for 11/11/10; I'll have to go into the hospital the night before and will be induced the next morning. But I'm still praying that little man decides to come before then!

Have a great weekend! I'll try to post some final belly pics, the finished nursery, etc over the next couple days.