Two Weeks.. Where did they go?

Today we had our two week appointment. It's hard to believe little Sammy is two weeks old already! Everyone at the doctor's office couldn't stop talking about how cute he is. And here I thought I was biased :) He's growing and gaining weight really well. He's back up to his birth weight, which is good to hear because he's such a stinker about eating! He's as healthy and happy as ever!

Here are some pictures I took this last week. This has to be one of my favorite pictures so far. This is our cat Tinkerbell. She's our "old lady." She's about 10 or 11 years old and a TOTAL princess. We were really worried about how she'd adjust to having a baby around, but she's been great! She loves Sammy and loves to cuddle with us while I hold him. Here's Princess Tink and her newest people...

This is one of the many pictures I took of Nick and Sam. He's such a proud papa!

On Saturday we carved our pumpkins. Everyone got one, including Sammy (although mom carved it for him while he napped). Here's dad cleaning out his pumpkin. Ew....

Me getting ready to carve Sammy's. He's being a good helper...

The finished product! The one in the middle is Sammy's. The one on the right is mine and the left is Nick's. Yay for Halloween!

The First Week

Well, we survived the first week. I have to admit, it was a bit of a struggle due to lack of sleep, difficulty with breast feeding, and fluctuating hormones. But Nick was a dream through it all and helped me stay sane. I don't know how I would have done it without him!

Here's a picture of my "Little Gelfling" (anyone seen Dark Crystal?). I have to admit, he's pretty much the cutest little guy ever. :)
So far I've been enjoying staying home with my little guy. Between eating, diaper changes, and naps, I'm not really sure where the day goes most of the time. For the first week, I added up all the sleep I'd had and it literally came out to as much sleep as I used to get in a night. I was trying to breast feed, but my milk was just not coming in. It took 1+ hour to feed him (we ended up having to supplement because he wasn't getting enough) and he was on a 2 hour schedule so I never had enough time in between to even get drousy. After 8 days with no milk (it should be in by day 3) and no let-down, I couldn't do it anymore. It was miserable to watch my little guy be hungry all the time. So, we decided to switch to the bottle. It had never occurred to me before I had him that I might not be able to breast feed, so I took the switch pretty hard, like it was a failure on my part. This has been the main cause for the baby blues. I am doing much better with it now. I've gotten more sleep and talked to my mom. Apparently, her OB told her that women with larger breasts tend to have more difficulty with breast feeding. This made me feel much better. Although sometimes, I still wish it had worked out.

Anywho, now that everyone is happy and content, we're settling into a routine. Nick has been so wonderful. He's made such a good dad already. His favorite thing to do is take naps with Sammy.

Isn't this picture priceless!? They look so much alike it blows my mind. Nick calls him "Mini-Me".

Introducing...

Samuel Bryan Baguely!! Little Sammy was born on October 9, 2010 at 11:08 pm. He was 19 inches long and weighed 7lbs 3oz.

Needless to say, he's stolen our hearts already :)

The Nursery

We finally got the nursery done!! Here are a few pictures of what we did. We went with an underwater sea creatures theme. Also, blue is Nick's favorite color and green is mine. Hence the color palatte.

The sign I made for his door.

The pictures I painted

We found so many cool things at IKEA to hang on the walls. I fell in love with the lamp!

See that awesome chair? We bought it from our neighbors because they were getting rid of it and my mother-in-law offered to re-do it for us. I LOVE the new fabric and it matches the room so much better now!

Now all we need is the baby....