Baby Pictures

So I look at Gavin and think he looks a lot like Orin did who looked a lot like Joel. So here are pictures of all three of them.  After adding their pictures I decided I should see what I looked like then too. I don't have very many pictures of me when I was that young.  So here we are in order Orin, Joel, Gavin, and me.

 

 

  

I have to admit we are all pretty cute babies :)

1 month and 22 months

Gavin is 1 month and Orin will be 22 months this month. I can't believe I have 2 boys. This past month has been good and difficult all at once. I am grateful for all the help I have had. My mom and Joel's mom came and helped out. It was good because it took Orin a while to be used to having Gavin around. He now is really used to having him and does really well except bedtime now is a struggle because of daylight savings. I hate daylight savings. I never used to care but now we have kids it screws up our schedule.

So an update on the boys

Gavin. Loves the mobile and stays awake a lot during the day. He loves to be held during the day and sleeps well at night in his cradle. Still eats every 3 hours. He doesn't mind sharing with Orin most the time. Bath time is a hit and miss he likes it one day and the next time it's torture. He hates the carseat. He is growing- his newborn clothes are starting to get small and now wears the 0-3 months.

Orin. Loves his cars and trucks and trains. My brother gave us their boys train set. It is awesome!! It's Thomas and has a table and lots of trains to play with. He loves to go for walks and we got a new jogging stroller so he can join me for our 5k races. He loves it! He loves Gavin and calls him baby or brother. He likes to play with Gavin's toys. He is getting some molars I can feel in the back of his mouth. He is always biting me. :( he is growing so much his 2t shirts are getting short and pants are just right for now. He loves to color, run, build blocks, books, help clean house and run errands with dad.

An update about Joel- He is amazing! He fixed our water pressure. Joel and his friend Jake took out the pipe connecting our water softener to the main valve and fixed it. Now we have some sweet water pressure. So when someone flushes while I am in the shower I can't even tell.

We love our cute boys!



Gavin got a new toy an activity blanket but I think Orin likes it more than him.



Orin helping Grandma Ricks vacuum the living room.



Orin our 22 month old.



Gavin our 1 month old



Boys in their St Patrick's Day shirts from Uncle David. ( Orin's shirt says his name on it)

Orin playing with his sweet train set.


 

Gavin

On my doctor appt Friday 8 I was still at a 2 and 70% effaced. So the doctor stripped the membranes. All weekend I thought we would have the little guy. Nope. So I just decided it wasn't happening on its own I would have to wait till I was induced on Friday 15. Which was too bad because I didn't want to go to work at all that week. Monday I went to work which was good because I was BUSY! That night after dinner my water broke. Joel was at work and Orin and I were at home. When people say their water broke I thought it was just a one time break nope it just kept dripping. Lol it was like I was constantly peeing my pants. It was awful! I called my brother and he came picked up us and took me to the hospital where Joel was waiting. Orin stayed at their house. Since my contractions weren't bad I didn't get an epidural right away. We walked around the hospital and then by 11 I hadn't changed so they put me on petocin and gave me an epidural. Joel and I played cards and chatted. I enjoyed the time with Joel it was like a date lol. So the baby didn't like the contractions every time I had one his heartbeat dropped. So they put me on oxygen and took me off petocin. Then back on petocin and two hours later I had them check and I was at a 6 at 3 am. I told them I would like to have him at 3 and the nurses said its possible but not likely. At 345 i was at 10 and ready to push. He was born at 3:57 am. Gavin Allen Ricks 7 lbs 5 oz 19.5 in. This labor was 10 times easier than my first and it shows because the recovery has been a lot easier except that I have a cold/ cough. Here are some pictures of our cute boy.

Gavin and the Proud Daddy

Gavin ready to go home from the hospital.

Orin, Gavin and Daddy ( Orin loves to put his hand on Gavin's head and hold Gavin)

Orin giving Gavin a kiss on the head. He is a good big brother.

Gavin with his hair hard to see because it is blonde but it is pretty long on top. He can get a pretty sweet mohawk going on.

Toy Box

Joel finished the toy box that Grandpa Ricks and him made for Orin. They started it before Christmas but Joel has been working lots of weekends and hasn't had time to finish it. It is quite big and Orin loves it! Here are some pictures.

36 weeks

I am now 36 weeks and just three weeks left. we are so excited! I had a doctors appointment and everything was good. I am dilated to one plus so far --I wish it was a four. If we don't have the baby before the 15th they will induce me that day.

Just an update- this time my legs haven't been swelling besides when we drove to Idaho for Christmas. When I was pregnant with Orin they were swelling at 30 weeks but the weather is different and that probably helps a lot. I used to wear Joel's shoes cuz mine didn't fit it was hilarious since he wears an 11.

As labor gets closer I realize how scared I am for it to be like my labor with Orin. My contractions were 3 min apart for 30 hours. I remember cuz I left work on Thursday at one cuz they were so close and then I had him Friday night at 7:46 pm. That thing was way too long and the epidural didn't work and the nurse wouldn't believe me. So I felt everything until I got a new nurse 3 hours before I had him and got another epidural. Then they put me on oxygen cuz his heartbeat dropped significantly and they almost did an emergency c section but decided to break my water and had him hour later. I pushed for 20 min and the nurses were so impressed that I did it so fast. Lol how could I not I had been having contractions since the day before I was ready to be done. As long as that is not repeated I think I will be ok.

I have definitely been in nesting mode for the past couple weeks a lot more than I ever remember being last time. This time is a lot different since now I have to worry about what I'm going to do with Orin if I go into labor on my own. I am just hoping if I do go into labor before the 15 that it will be a day my brother and his wife can watch him. They have 3 boys and Orin loves going to their house. He looks up to the boys and likes to play with them.

Joel is excited to have the baby too. he is sick of rubbing my back all the time. He is such a good dad. He has been working lots of overtime to save us money when i am on leave since my pay is deducted to 66% it's great to have him work so much for the money but we miss him lots!!

We are excited to meet Gavin and see what he will look like. He is very active in the belly and we have an ultrasound of him sucking his thumb. That is opposite of Orin. Orin moved very little. Gavin is always moving. So it will be interesting to see what he is like.

Orin seems like he is sensing that change is coming soon. He slept in his twin bed the other night. He did really well. I was impressed. the second night was not so good he ended up in his crib. Third night was like the first. So hopefully he can keep it up.

Here are some pictures of our cute little Orin.

 

He helped me get out the playpen and he loves to play in it.

 



 

 

Orin loves cars and here he is playing with some of his cars. Everyday I get hours of playing with cars in. It is pretty fun! He has like 8 that he is always carrying around the house. 

My sneaky little boy. He is trying to sneak some animal crackers and I caught him.