Hot shots and the haps

So last night I started back at work. Ever since Graham was born I have teared up at the idea of having to leave him to go to work. This past week those tears have gotten bigger and started falling and yesterday they turned into a gushing river with hysterical sobs! I just about had a panic attack when it was time for me to walk out the door. It was so hard leaving him but we all made it through our first night apart. Zach did a great job of taking care of Graham. And wouldn't you know it, Graham slept more last night than he probably ever has- lucky for Zach! I had a good night at work and once I stopped crying and got to work, I was reminded of how much I love being a nurse. ( I don't love it more than Graham though, I plan on going part time in the very near future.)

Here are some pictures we had taken of Graham when he was 4 weeks old. Isn't he a cutie??

1 month old!

I can't believe how big Graham is getting! It seems like he has doubled in size this past week. He has been changing a lot. He is smiling more and more and starting to make lots of cute noises. Before he would look around but didn't really focus on much, now he will look us in the eye and looks around a lot at lights and colorful objects. He is finally outgrowing his newborn diapers. And his newborn clothes all fit him around the waist but they are way too short! Here are a bunch of random but adorable pictures of our little guy:

We had fun one night showing Graham himself in the mirror. I don't think he knew what he was seeing but he loved it! He was smiling and looking all over.

Cousins

Zach's sister Heidi had her baby Raiden 5 days before we had Graham. Raiden is such a cutie, we had fun seeing the cousins together. The pictures don't do it justice but Graham looked like a shrimp next to Raiden.

Raiden is way more easy going than Graham! I love his face in this picture!

When Graham is hungry watch out! This is him trying to eat Raiden.

The Hintze kid's kids

Snoozing

This is Graham taking a nap. His eyes are open but he is asleep, I promise! He does this all the time. I don't know what he's dreaming about but it sure is entertaining to watch him!

Happy Birthday Baby Graham!

Our beautiful new baby boy is here! We went in for our routine checkup with 2 weeks to go until my due date. My blood pressure was suddenly up. The doctor said she would be right back and we would talk about what to do. I thought she would say I needed to be on bed rest and we'd check again in a couple days or something like that. But when she came back she said "how do you feel about having this baby tonight?" We were totally shocked! I was definitely okay with having him right then because I was soooo ready to not be pregnant! But we were still pretty shocked and a little nervous. We went home to pack a bag and then went back to the hospital. After being at the hospital for 9 hours and 3 doses of Cytotec, I still wasn't progressing quickly. They broke my water and oh boy! The contractions came fast and hard! I got an epidural (which wasn't fun to get but I LOVED having it afterward) and had a lovely nap until the next morning when they said I was complete and ready to push. After the first few pushes the nurse was so excited and said this was going to be a quick 20-30 min delivery. Well... 2 and 1/2 hours later he was still stuck! The doctor sat at the edge of my bed for 45 min saying ''Oh this next push is the one!" Wow, it was so hard, but he finally came on July 16th at 3:19 pm. We named him Graham Shelton Hintze and he weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 22 inches long. Words can't even express how much I love this little baby!! He is perfect and so sweet! Unfortunately he was jaundiced so we had to keep him under the bili-lights for about 3 days but all is well now. He is such a good baby! He rarely cries and he sleeps and eats well. Zach and I could never have imagined how much we would love him! Here are some pictures of Graham's first week:

His poor little head was horribly swollen and misshapen from being stuck for so long. Luckily it is nice and round now:)

Graham LOVES his car seat!


Graham under the bili-lights. He was so good and didn't mind being in there at all.

Then and Now

Pregnancy Update: So I am now 33 and 1/2 weeks along. Yay! The end is almost here! I have been feeling much better these days. I was horribly sick until about 27 weeks but have managed to hold down everything since then :) I still get nauseated and occasionally have to take nausea medication but things are soooo much better than before. Now I am just dealing with the typical third trimester woes; having no energy, tired all the time, swelling feet, and hourly trips to the bathroom. Our little baby boy is super active and kicks all the time. Now that he is getting bigger he has started stretching out and pushing against me instead of kicking. It is fun for Zach and I to be able to feel him so well through my belly. We still do not have a name for him. We have talked about so many names and none of them seem to fit. I'm just hoping it will just come to us one day! Zach has been awesome and gives me nightly foot and back rubs and also deals with my lack of energy and laying around so much! (I'm soaking in my lazy time while I can!)

This picture is of me around 17 weeks:


And this is me now, 33 1/2 weeks, getting BIG!!!

Weekend Trip

This weekend we went to Bear River and stayed in a cabin with Zach's brother Lucas and his wife Danielle and her parents. The cabin was amazing and HUGE! We got some four wheeling in and also some "Spring" fishing in the snow. It was a quick trip but we had a lot of fun.