tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77146064915196226752024-03-21T20:40:56.093-07:00Sparkles to SpareChelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-65197037821143022912017-01-28T13:43:00.001-08:002017-01-28T14:27:02.089-08:00Miller's BirthBefore Miller, I was two for two in rough birthing experiences. One frustrating but successful and one traumatic and failed. The second experience left us feeling like birth was a roll of the dice and our safest bet was to walk away and be grateful for the two healthy kids we had. But time does tricky things to your brain and as Holden grew closer to two, the painful memories of his birth had dulled. In the back on my mind, there was this little nagging idea...a third. Within a few months, we had gone from the self proclaimed presidents of the "two and done" club to making an appointment with my OB to talk about what a repeat c-section would look like.<br />
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So, three it was. Without spending too much time on the backstory, I'll just say that birth and pregnancy does not mesh well with my Type A personality and the "letting go" that is necessary in order to not drive yourself crazy, did not come easily to me...or at all. But after much mental torment (seriously, I need to chill), it had become clear to me that my original plan of a scheduled c-section wasn't the best option in my case and that that the best plan for me and the baby was to give vbac a shot. To be honest though, I was never mentally "all in" with the vbac plan, evidenced by a panicked moment in week 38, when my amazing midwife talked me down from scheduling a c-section. There is a small added risk of a "catastrophic" complication with vbac and although my logical mind was able to work through this, I had already experienced what it feels like to be in the midst of a potentially catastrophic birth complication and I think that made it difficult for me move past the risks. So with the guidance of my midwife, I came up with a middle-ground plan. Vbac with conditions: no induction, no interventions. My body either does it on it's own (which wasn't unrealistic since it had done it once before) or I have a c-section. So decisions were made and a plan was set.<br />
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With a December 5th due date, I wanted to get as many Christmas activities done before Miller was born since I knew we would be housebound for the majority of the Christmas season. The day after Thanksgiving, we got our Christmas tree with Ben, Lauren and kids, went home and rested and then we all went to Zoolights that evening. Lots of walking and quite a few strong but painless contractions but they had been happening since the second trimester so nothing new. I was 11 days shy of my due date so labor didn't seem like a real possibility yet. Usually when I went to bed, my contractions would slow down or stop but while I tried to fall asleep, I noticed that they weren't slowing down and that they felt lower and deeper. I gave up on sleep and started paying closer attention to them when my water broke. I jumped up and yelled to Kyle and then ran to the bathroom. My water hadn't broken on it's own with my first two labors, so this was completely new to me. I've heard before that women sometimes aren't sure if their water was actually broken but this was no mystery. My water was definitely broken. My adrenaline started pumping and I started flying around the house. I called the on-call midwife and they advised that we could wait at home as long as we were comfortable but to come in after 10 hours if labor hadn't started. We called our moms and Lauren, then took care of a few final tasks (like installing his carseat) and then camped out on the couch.<br />
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I was having real contractions every 5-10 minutes but they were still pretty manageable pain-wise. After a few hours, we heard Holden hop out of bed so Kyle went up to try to get him back to sleep but he was adamant that the task was best done by me so I went upstairs too and laid down with him. Kyle sat on the floor, ready with the contraction timing app, I was snuggled next to Holden and Claire slept above us in her bed. Our last moments together as four. We stayed like this for about an hour, contractions getting closer and stronger...Kyle even was starting to hint that it was time to go to the hospital but I knew that things hadn't really taken off yet. Holden wasn't falling asleep so we called Lauren to help with him (which meant that he talked her into watching cartoons in bed or else he would suddenly "need mom"). Kyle and I went back down to the couch and tried to get some rest. Kyle fell asleep while I watched T.V. , drank tea and kept moving and timing. After a few hours, my contractions went from 5-10 minutes apart, to 30 minutes apart, to completely stopped. I joined Kyle on the couch and napped for about an hour. I woke up and knew that the whole "it happens on it's own" condition of my vbac was starting to look less likely. I'm not an expert, but I was suspicious that my contractions had stopped because Miller had moved and was no longer in the optimal position. We were a few hours shy of the time that the on-call midwife had suggested we come in if labor hadn't seemed to progress but I decided that it was time to go.<br />
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Our drive to the hospital was actually kind of nice. At this point, my contractions were still completely stopped so things were calm and quiet. We parked, took a selfie, and checked in at the ER. We were brought up to labor and delivery, where they confirmed that my water had broken (again, no mystery). The midwife came in and we talked about my options. She was optimistic that a successful vbac was still a really feasible scenario. She suggested that we could start pitocin and get my contractions going or we could wait for several hours and see if they would start on their own. I mentioned my suspicion that he had moved out of the optimal position and my reservations that went along with this and she suggested that we do a quick scan to see where he was, with the hopes that this would help me decide what my next step would be. They brought in an ultrasound machine and as soon as the midwife ran it across my belly she said "well those are his eyes, looking up at us" and things instantly shifted in my mind. This was my third labor with a posterior facing (or sunnyside up) baby. The first lasted over 30 hours and then second ended with a crashed heart rate and an emergency c-section. The midwife was supportive but encouraged me that it's not entirely uncommon for babies to start OP and then move during labor with strategic positioning (which I knew to be true from my first birth) and that we could start pitocin and get into some positions that would help him move. From a medical perspective, vbac was still a very real option but I had been down this road twice already and I knew where it was going. The midwife gave me full control over my decision and I looked to Kyle and he gave me the "it's totally up to you" speech. I paused, reminded myself of my plan (my body does it on it's own or I ask for a c-section) took a deep breath and called it. Baby #3 would be born via c-section. The OB who was working came in and introduced himself. It was actually the OB who attended the birth of one of my best friends, which was kind of cool since our boys would be delivered by the same doctor. Then the anesthesiologist came in and introduced himself and told us that we were more than welcome to have my friend Nicole in the room with us to photograph (which is not the case with a lot of anesthesiologists, so we were really lucky).<br />
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We prepped for the surgery for about an hour and then they brought me back to the OR. I had been there before, during Holden's birth, but this was a completely different experience. My anesthesiologist was such a blessing (and I rarely use that word). He was so focused on making sure that the experience was a positive one. He even played some classical music on his iPhone for me to listen to. It didn't feel like a medical procedure, it felt like birth. Kyle and Nicole were brought in once I was set with the spinal. Everything was so calm and controlled. Although this was my second c-section, I was put under for my first so I really didn't know what to expect. I had heard that there is a lot of unpleasant pressure during the surgery and I suppose that is true but if I'm comparing that sensation to natural labor, the c-section was a walk in the park. Very quickly, the team was saying "here he comes" and suddenly they are holding my son up for me to see.<br />
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My most distinct memory of Miller's birth was the moment that the nurse brought him to the warming table to be examined and we got our first good look at him. Instead of having one of those awestruck, warm and fuzzy moments, I was completely confused. He looked so much like Holden that it literally confused me. I had already birthed that baby, what on earth was going on? Such an odd and unexpected feeling to have in that moment. I still kind of laugh about it. They quickly did his examination and brought him over and laid him on my chest while they finished surgery. I was able to hold him (with Kyle's help since he was so wiggly) until it was time for me to be moved to the recovery room. The whole process went so quickly but I felt very present and able to fully wrap my mind around the experience as it happened...a birthing first for me.<br />
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We rested and nursed for an hour, maybe two, and then our kids, moms and Lauren came in to meet Miller. The best part. I knew that introducing Miller to our two older kids was going to be magical but it went well beyond my expectations. Nicole was still with us, photographing their meeting and I look back at those pictures and I'm quite certain that those 20 minutes are the most beautiful and important moments of my life.<br />
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So that is the birth story of our sweet boy. I spent a lot of time during my pregnancy, agonizing over the vbac or c-section decision but in a lot of ways, I feel like the circumstances of my labor ended up making the decision a simple one. After Miller was born and we were getting ready to be moved, the midwife congratulated me and mentioned that not only was he posterior facing, he also had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck (the combination of factors that most likely caused Holden's distress during his birth). Again, lots of babies are naturally birthed under these cirucumstances but I can't help but feel like this information further assured me that we made the right choice for his birth.<br />
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I told Kyle that I was writing Miller's birth story today and he said "Oh cool. It's kind of a boring birth story, isn't it?". The answer is yes, it's a pretty boring birth story and I couldn't be more grateful for that.<br />
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I'm attaching the video that Nicole made of Miller's birth because it's basically the most amazing, heartbreakingly beautiful thing I've ever seen :)<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-80217533651783409922016-04-02T14:58:00.000-07:002016-04-07T00:32:38.529-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am officially the mother of a five year old. I'm not entirely sure how this happened since she was just a fuzzy red-headed baby in my arms but it's true, she is five. I know this because she has declared it to be true, many many times today. I'm coming to terms with it. Five. It's a big one. The biggest yet :)<br />
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So today marks five glorious years of life with Claire. When I was pregnant with her, I remember sitting in her room, rocking in a chair and listening to Clair de lune on her sound machine because that's the sort of silly thing you do when you're pregnant with the first baby. I would try to picture her, the person she would be and if I'm being honest, I failed at it miserably. She is so much more than I ever could have imagined. I predicted a little bit of my personality, a little of her daddy's but nope, she is her own person...100%. In fact, I've never known anyone quite like her :) If you would have told me that I would have a fair skinned, curly haired, strawberry blonde, who is an artistic, dramatic, performer, I would have laughed. But she is all of those things and so much more. She is witty, adventurous, and bold. She has never met a stranger and if she were in charge of our social lives, we'd be having a "party" every night. Her brother is her best friend in the world (although I'm certain she doesn't realize it) and she treats him with so much love and kindness that it makes my heart soar on a daily basis. Above all else, she has a heart of absolute gold and that makes me more proud than any beautiful picture of her or any hilarious "thing Claire says" (although those are pretty great too). She is my dream come true, in every way.<br />
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Happy Birthday my lovely girl. We are so lucky to have you in our lives.<br />
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Since she informed me that she "wasn't feeling" her birthday photoshoot tonight, I'm sharing my favorites of her over the last year. Photoshoot to come :) <br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-5944250484743576132015-12-27T21:28:00.000-08:002015-12-27T21:28:03.187-08:00As promised, Holden's birthday photos.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-27973112175705004592015-12-27T10:45:00.000-08:002015-12-27T10:45:09.219-08:00Today he is two. As is, not one...at all. Not even a little bit.<br />
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Two years ago, I woke up from the fog of anesthesia and was handed a tiny, cherub faced baby boy. His birth was scary and sad. I was left feeling broken and confused. But then I was holding this boy. My boy. I took a deep breath, looked into his eyes, and the pain and fear of the day washed away. I was a mother of two. First a daughter, and now a son.<br />
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From that day forward, this boy with his sparkly eyes has brought joy, laughter and a deep love into our lives. He is confident and independent but still manages to spend a good chunk of his day snuggling up to one of his people. He makes his Hawes/Laymon genes known with a stubborn streak that I am still navigating and a hot little temper that I can't help but think is funny. There is no talking him into anything. Ever. Don't even bother. He continues to be completely obsessed with me and I'm secretly hoping that he never stops. In some ways, he is a total baby still but in other ways he completely throws us for a curve by potty training himself before two or suddenly counting to 7 out of nowhere. He melts everyone he meets with his giant eyes and ridiculous dimples. Oh and did I mention he's crazy handsome? Because, he is.<br />
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I love him fiercely and deeply and couldn't imagine our lives without him.<br />
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A two year shoot is in the works, so for now, I'm sharing my favorites from the last year. <br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-8042550845827374732015-04-02T10:19:00.002-07:002015-04-02T10:19:42.015-07:00Today, she's four.<br />
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Four years ago, at this moment, I was 27 hours into labor. I had hit a point of despair and although nobody in the room would say it, the likelihood that things were going to end up the way I had hoped, was starting to dwindle. I needed to escape, to focus on the positive. I tried to remind myself that I was going to see her soon. I tried to picture who she would be. And all I could see was eyes.<br />
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I labored. I fought. Late into the afternoon, she was here. My body exhausted, my heart overwhelmed. I held her close, wiped my tears and took her in. And all I could see was eyes. <br />
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I knew those eyes. They were my family's eyes. When her daddy was across the world and life was scary and uncertain, I would try to picture the life we would build when he came home. I pictured this life. I pictured those eyes.<br />
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Four years later and I know the girl behind those eyes. She is sensitive, gentle and kind but with a wild streak that makes life both exciting and exhausting. She is fearless, confident and bold. She has the most insightful and often, hilarious, things to say and quite frankly, she's possibly the most interesting person I know. Any time I try to predict her path, her interests, she reminds me that she is her own person. She is artistic, dramatic, and wears her heart on her sleeve. The people in her life are incredibly important to her and she loves them with reckless abandonment. She's taught me that living life with an open heart and vulnerability, is the only way to live. She brings joy into our lives on even our toughest days and I'm convinced that the most beautiful sight in the world is her standing at the top of the stairs each morning with her princess PJ's and wild hair.<br />
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She is more than I ever could have wished for.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-7211651441460254542015-01-07T12:05:00.001-08:002015-01-07T12:05:26.070-08:00I'm going to skip over the fact that my last post on this blog was for Claire's birthday shoot and give my full attention to the fact that my boy is now one. One. You read that right. A one year old. There is no denying that we had a rough start but as I hold my boy in my arms, feel his chubby cheek against mine and take in this perfect little person that I get to spend my days with, I know two things. One, the hard part is behind us. And two, I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. My little red-headed life lesson in learning to let go, in order to hold on to what's important. He's rocked our world in the best possible way and made our family whole (third Hawes baby pushers, hold your tongues!).<br />
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He is so similar to Claire but so different at the same time. He'll barrel up the stairs, get to the top and slam the gate open and closed while hollering at the top of his lungs. Then a moment later, reach up and ask to be snuggled. He loves his family and the friend in our lives but he is definitely still mama's boy. So many of my friends told me "boys love their moms". I thought, "well of course they do. So do girls." But now I get it. He loves his mom in the most suffocatingly beautiful way ;) He is ridiculously easy to get a smile out of and is equally quick to bust out a belly laugh. He loves his sister more than I ever could've hoped he would (it's mutual) but often reminds her that she is not his boss. He is silly to the core but with a hot little temper that he reserves for only the most serious offenses (having to be buckled in the car seat, getting dressed in actual clothes, or being stopped from climbing anything and everything).<br />
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I love him more than I could ever explain. He's my boy and I'm his mama. It's simple. <br />
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Since a December baby is the gift that just keeps giving (or the complete opposite of that) I now realize that I will not only be planning a post Christmas Birthday party every year, but I'll also be doing a birthday photoshoot in the dead of winter. Who planned this? Oh wait, that was me.<br />
A few days after Holden's birthday, we had a window of semi-not freezing weather and no rain. Since that's about all I can ask for this time of year, we threw our stuff in the car and headed to the park for his pictures. We had a good 10 minutes of a happy boy before he realized that it was actually cold out, it's tough to walk on uneven ground, and that pinecones don't taste as good as they look. Luckily he's pretty darn cute so we wrapped it up and called it a win :)<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-22496101166183300312014-04-14T08:19:00.000-07:002014-04-14T09:09:04.125-07:00In a blink of an eye, my girl turned three. Three going on fourteen. One look into her firey little newborn eyes and I could've predicted exactly who my girl could be at three. The perfect combination of love meets strength. My girl will stage a fearsome living room battle (sword and all - thanks to Uncle Kevin's brilliant birthday gift) in one second and then run over to her baby brother, cradle him in her arms and give him a gentle kiss in the next. Her endless supply of energy and lust for life is both exhausting (in a good way) and infectious. We were happy people before she came along but now I know that life with Claire, is the only way to live. <br />
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In honor of my girl's birthday we went up to the spot where my mom grew up for a little shoot. My mom picked a flower from her mother's camellia shrub and the rest is photo history. Did I mention that she's gorgeous? It sounds strange but there are so many parts to her that I admire, that I sometimes forget this about her. Luckily, I get plenty of reminders :)<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-48042334086352154122014-04-11T16:41:00.000-07:002014-04-11T16:41:52.011-07:00My sweet friend Nicole has always been incredibly generous in photographing our family (I have the kids and Kyle generally covered but she makes sure that I exist in our family's history too!). After Holden's birth she not only took pictures at the hospital but also did some mom and baby shots once we were home. I hardly remember this time in our lives and it was only 3 months ago. Such a whirlwind. It's crazy how much he's already changed...especially in the cheek department :)<br />
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Since my kids don't believe in sleep (philosophical disagreement) Holden was awake the majority of the time...hence the nursing pictures. When it comes to newborn photos you just have to work with what your baby gives you! <br />
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Dear Aunt Tara and Uncle Phil,<br />
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Thank you for my birthday present. I've been wearing it on and off since I got it yelling "I'm late! I'm late! I'm really really late!". It's from the movie but it's also kind of true since my mom takes a long time to get ready to go places. I also asked my mom if this was the dress I'm wearing when I throw flowers at you at your wedding. She says no but I think that really should be your call. Let me know.<br />
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Here are some pictures of me in my present:<br />
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In this one, I'm striking my standard pose. <br />
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In this one, I'm doing a jig because...well, why wouldn't I? <br />
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And in this one, I'm channeling my inner Queen of Hearts. <br />
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If you get a chance, can you text my mom and tell her that Alice doesn't wear pants under her dress? She thinks she has me convinced, but I know better.<br />
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Love you and miss you,<br />
Claire Champion Chicken LittleChelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-80394744206582828222014-04-08T19:46:00.003-07:002014-04-08T19:46:38.415-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Claire is now 3. This is big news. This means that my 365 Project is complete. A photo a day from her 2nd birthday to her 3rd birthday. I've had a week to reflect on my project and here are my thoughts.<br />
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-It was a labor of love. It was definitely a difficult task but for the vast majority of days, I was excited to take, edit, and post my picture and for the most part, I was proud of each days' end product. And on a similar note, I am truly surprised at how not-annoying it was to do this. I went into this assuming that there would be days that I would want to drop-kick my camera and curse the day I ever took on this project but that really never was the case.<br />
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-My photography has changed a lot over the last year. Since wrapping this up, I've gone through the whole album a few times and I'm struck by how clearly I was going through different editing style phases. I'm thinking that I found my style by the end but I suppose I thought I had found my style midway through...so time will tell. <br />
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-My child has changed over the last year. She started this in diapers. Seriously, diapers. I can't even remember her being in diapers now. Physically, it's fun to watch her hair get longer, her curls get springier and watch her start out so petite (I still can't get myself to say skinny) and end up with some meat on her bones.<br />
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-Most importantly our lives are happy, fun, and full of love. There is something worth remembering from every single one of our days.<br />
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In honor the end of my 365 Project, I thought would be fun to pick some favorites.<br />
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First, here are my top 10 favorite photos in chronological order (don't count too closely, choosing 10 out of 365 was basically impossible).<br />
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Since Grandma Pam was just as obsessed with this project as I was, I thought it would be fun to have her pick out her favorite 10 photos (again, don't count).<br />
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Grandma Pam's Favorites: <br />
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Facebook's Favorites (in order of fewest to most likes):<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-43752782945223052942014-04-08T13:22:00.003-07:002014-04-08T13:43:59.575-07:00For months, Claire has been telling anyone who would listen (grocery store clerks, her doctor, grandpa's poker buddies) that when she turned three, she was going to start ballet. Well the anticipation finally came to an end since Claire had her first official ballet class this morning. We've always taken her to a variety of activities but now that she's three, activities suddenly go from parent/child participation to Claire riding solo. It's a totally bizarre concept for me but she took it in stride. As soon as her ballet teacher introduced herself, Claire follow suite and lined up with the other little ballerinas and flashed me a confident thumbs up before walking into the studio. Parents wait in the hallway while class is being held but before the doors were closed, I watched her raise her hand when the teacher called her name and got one more cool-as-a-cucumber-thumbs-up shot my way. She told me that her favorite part was "dancing" and doing "tip-toes". To top it all off, she gets to be in the Spring recital. Get ready for that cuteness.<br />
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I didn't get any shots of class since the doors were closed but luckily I took some "first day of class" pics before we went in.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-80990804594500809532014-03-12T09:30:00.000-07:002014-03-12T09:30:36.791-07:00For Valentines Day, Kyle printed out my blog posts from the beginning of my blog until Holden's birth, dubbing it "Sparkles to Spare, The First Years". Not only was it an amazing gift (I didn't even realize this could be done!) but it was also an excellent reminder of why I blog and why I need to start doing more of it again.<br />
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With this in mind, I remembered that I had taken quite a few pictures on the snow day that we had several weeks ago and realized that if I didn't put them here, I likely wouldn't do anything with them...and that would obviously be a shame. So here it goes.<br />
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This year, we had one day of significant snow. Luckily, our snow day happened on a Saturday evening when we were already holed up at Grandma and Grandpa's house for the weekend. Not only do they have way more room to roam but they also tend to get a lot more snow than we do so it turned out to be perfect timing. Aunt Jin was visiting when it began to fall and by the time we realized that this was some legit snow, it was too late for her to get her little car up the hill to her parent's house. This was fine by us though since it turned into a old school slumber party at my parents house.<br />
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We started out just enjoying the snow as it fell (and eating it of course) and when it had accumulated a bit, we went back outside for some nighttime frolicking (the only time I frolic is when it snows). We had a great time that included snowball fights, a snow ramp, an igloo and lots of hot chocolate. The snow day has solidified a theory that I've been developing over months of observing that my daughter prefers to be naked (even in the winter months) and refuses to sleep with any blankets. I think I've discovered a redhead genetic mutation that makes her run hot all the time...or not feel cold. Another reason why readheads will eventually take over (she recently told me "I want to take over everyday."...believe her. <br />
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I have no idea what this face is but I like it. <br />
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The little guy was obviously too little of a guy to participate but he sure looked cute in his snow suit. Unfortunately it was too bright for him to open his eyes so I don't think the actually saw any snow.<br />
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Holden wasn't big on the snowball fight this year but he was all about a sink bath that day.<br />
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Since we weren't home during the snow day and missed the neighborhood fun, our neighbors left us a little (big) surprise.<br />
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Claire wasn't so sure about it. First she gave it a good kick. <br />
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Then she stared it down.<br />
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And when that didn't have the effect she was hoping for, she went for her standby...the curtsey. <br />
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Here's hoping we get another great snow day next year.Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-21353101221691084102014-03-06T10:44:00.001-08:002014-03-06T11:30:37.237-08:00We have weathered the storm of having a newborn. Our sweet little guy is two months old and in my book, that's no longer newborn. I'll be the first to admit that our "newborn storm" was a bit stormier than most. We had a scary birth, I had a slower than anticipated recovery, our little guy spent several nights in the hospital with RSV, and subsequently we had to quarantine ourselves against cold/flu season until baby boy was 2 months old and had built up a little more resilience. Oh yeah, and our dog has cancer. Seriously, a tough season for our family.<br />
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That said, we are cruising along. I suspect that our resilience is based on the that fact that anything seems doable when you are faced with extra scary possibilities early on. Plus we are head over heals in love with our sweet boy. Through all of the tough stuff, he puts a smile on our faces with his big bright eyes and goofy grin. He's seriously the nicest baby ever. That's really the only way I can describe his little spirit. He's nice. It's a totally lame descriptor (as opposed to a mean baby?) but it's completely true. He loves to be held and cuddled but doesn't fight it when I lay him down. He adores his sister and doesn't protest in the least when she gives him her extra special hugs and kisses (think Elmyra from Looney Tunes). He wakes up a lot still (every two hours for the first 8 weeks-now we get a 4 hour stretch and then a 3) but when he wakes up, he almost never cries and just makes little noises, which I interpret as a baby's version of saying "Excuse me, I hate to wake you but I could really use some milk." When I get up and peek into his crib, all I see is two giant dark eyes staring up at me and I feel a little ache of love that I never knew existed before babies. When his eyes land on mine, 3 out of 4 times, he cracks a sweet little smile and I wonder how there was ever a time that we didn't have him. Like I said, nice. <br />
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So, two months. We are out of full-blown quarantine and we are finally able let the rest of the world meet our special boy. One by one, he's been meeting friends and family and I've discovered that not only is he a total charmer, he's also a bit of a flirt...and it doesn't hurt that he might be one of the most handsome boys in the history of boys.<br />
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One of the highlights of ending our quarantine was our Sunday at Grandma Susie and Papa's house. The girls were ridiculously excited to see each other and were more than happy to pose for some pictures. Jack was a little less enthusiastic about pictures but just as adorable. <br />
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I love that the girls are holding hands in this one. <br />
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Yes, they are posing on an Oly Beer crate...that's how we roll.<br />
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Like I said, they missed each other.<br />
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Then the girls did some egg gathering. Have to earn your keep at Grandma Susie's farm!<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-32953615433457733352014-02-05T17:31:00.000-08:002014-02-05T17:41:53.513-08:00During my pregnancy with Holden, Claire, without hesitation welcomed the idea of having her own baby. She would snuggle my belly and talk about the things she would do with her brother once he was "out of mom's belly". She's a ridiculously loving child so I was fairly confident that she would embrace having a new baby in the house but the concept of a belly baby versus a actually-here-and-taking-a-whole-lot-of-attention baby is pretty tough for a sub three year old to grasp. But she stuck to her guns during my pregnancy and her baby enthusiasm never wavered. <br />
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Then came the introduction. Without missing a beat, my sweet girl ran through the door, saw her baby brother and lit up. One of the most important moments of all of our lives. Our family complete. She eagerly climbed onto the bed next to me and got her first look. Then, we all watched her fall in love. Pure happiness, with the signature dimples to prove it. She wanted to see his feet and gave them a soft tickle...which she thought was hilarious. Then she listed all of the things that she was going to do with him, which included taking him to swimming lessons.<br />
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Since bringing him home, her love and adoration for him has only grown. She tells people "look at him" "you have to wash your hands to hold him" "isn't he cute". He's basically the best gift she ever could've gotten. Before we decided that we were ready for baby #2, I remember telling one of my mom-friends that I had anxieties about having another child and not being able to give as much of myself to two kids as I was able to give to one. This wise mama told me that what I was forgetting, was that my girl would become a sister. Now I understand what that means. <br />
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Thank you to my dear friend, Nicole, for taking these.Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-32964750754347088002014-01-28T09:04:00.000-08:002014-01-28T09:08:53.121-08:00This week, his light turned on. Claire's light turned on at the moment she was born and often times shone a little too brightly for a newborn. I had always heard people refer to the newborn stage as the fourth trimester. Where you baby sleeps, eats, opens his/her eyes for a little while and then repeats. This was not our experience with Claire. Days old, she would be awake for hours at a time, with lots of demands. Not crying, no colic, just an intense baby...and subsequently intense child. I love this about her and this characteristic has made her the amazing child she is, but it hasn't exactly been a relaxing journey. Holden hasn't entirely fit the mold for the "fourth trimester" baby (for instance, we're still up every 2 hours to eat) but he is definitely wired differently than his sister (so far). He actually sleeps the majority of the day and his awake times are on the short and sweet side (emphasis on the sweet). <br />
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That said, there is no mistaking, his light is officially turned on. A time where they brush off haze of newborn sleepiness and begin to take in the world around them. Now, he is an eye-contact machine, which I find particularly fun and rewarding. Like a first paycheck...all the hard work is paying off. He's also been practicing his awake smiles. He makes us work for them but they are the funniest little crooked smiles and are totally different than his sleeping smiles. When he first started smiling, Kyle and I would hold him and do the typical overly enthusiastic, eyes wide open, high pitch talking to him to elicit more smiles and Claire looked at us like we were crazy and asked "Does he talk now?". As in, why the heck are you doing that? He's not going to answer you. <br />
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He's also mesmerized by his mobiles. He was staring at the mobile on his swing last night and Kyle said "poor kid, it's not even a cool one." Cool or not, he apparently finds it fascinating.<br />
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In case you were asking yourself "could he be any cuter?", I will answer for you. No, he couldn't be. He has literally maxed out the capacity for cuteness in any creature. I probably say "isn't he cute" 12 to 43 times a day. <br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-64262992372443153102014-01-21T09:28:00.000-08:002014-01-21T09:28:37.774-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few days after we brought Holden home, we did a mini-shoot. I love my babies but I'm not one of those mom's who adores the newborn stage. It might be the fact that I'm 0 for 2 in the good-sleeper category but in my experience, the older your baby gets, the more fun it is (and the more rested you are). But since this is more than likely our last baby, I've found myself a little more sentimental about each passing stage. There is just something about a hairy-shouldered baby with his little legs pulled up to his belly. Bright-eyed and peaceful.<br />
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I can't wait for this little guy to get older. To watch him grow. Find out who he is. Too see what's going on behind these eyes that I can't stop staring at. But through my fatigue, I'm slowing down to breathe in my baby. To know and love him for who he is at this moment. <br />
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I leave you with a pirate face outtake. He gets it from his sister.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-19569720861751891782014-01-19T13:09:00.000-08:002014-01-19T13:09:36.639-08:00Regardless of the way his birth went down, Holden's post-birth moments were just as joyous as Claire's but I would say that the moments happened in a different order. When Claire was born, there was a clear, magical moment where her presence changed our world in an instant. Time stands still. I experienced it with Claire and I've witnessed the same thing happen at the birth that I photographed last year. This moment, in my past experience, happened at the moment of birth. The arrival.<br />
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Since we missed Holden's actual arrival, and our initial meeting was overshadowed by feelings of relief and a little shock, the mom/baby floor, is where we had our moment. The timing was different but the feeling is unmistakable. I've always adored hospital photos of fresh new babies in the recovery room but these are extra special, not only because these are of my own little bundle but because they are where we had our moment. <br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-79225613618619973732014-01-12T16:39:00.001-08:002014-01-12T22:53:13.211-08:00Holden's birth. It's one with a happy ending. The happiest of endings, really. But the story of his birth isn't exactly the most inspiring, triumphant one. It's actually one that I'll likely choose to forget the details of, once time allows me to wrap up my memories in a sweet little amnesia-tinged package. But it's his story. Our story. So, I will write it, share it, celebrate it. The birth of my son.<br />
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We were sure we'd have a Christmas baby. Mostly because Christmas Day might be the worst birthday imaginable and we were mentally preparing ourselves. But Christmas came and went with no baby and the next day, our scheduled induction day, was suddenly here. I really did not want to be induced. I battled with the idea for months but since I had Gestational Diabetes and although small, there is an increased risk of serious complications if a mother with GD goes past 40 weeks, we decided it was what we had to do. We were scheduled to go in to the hospital at 7 pm. We planned to send Claire with her grandparents after her nap, clean the house from top to bottom, and then head in. But around noon, we were visiting with Ben, Lauren, and kids when we got a call from the hospital letting us know that we could come in whenever we were ready. It really wasn't a significant change from the overall plan, but for some reason the 7 hour difference was exciting. Like my water suddenly broke and took us by surprise. We ran around the house, wrapping up final details and flew out the door, leaving Claire with Ben and Lauren and leaving Lauren with our dishes :)<br />
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Arriving at the hospital this time around was bizarre. During Claire's birth, I was already mentally long-gone by the time we checked into the hospital. Those natural drugs your body is kind enough to release during labor don't really allow you to stop and think about what you're doing and how ridiculously difficult and painful it's going to be. But this time, I was walking into the hospital with a completely sharp mind. I wouldn't say I was scared, but it definitely felt surreal. Lucidity isn't always your friend.<br />
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We got to the birthing floor and checked in. I had been having contractions for weeks, maybe months and they had steadily been getting stronger and more painful. I had been having contractions that whole day but didn't really think much of them since they weren't painful enough for it to be the real deal. But once we got checked in and I was hooked up to the monitor, my contractions were a little more real than I had though. This initially seemed like a good thing. Maybe my body would only need a little kick start and it would take things over on it's own. But the drug that we were planning to start with (the lets-hope-we-can-avoid-Pitocin-drug) couldn't be given to me if I was already having contractions so they sent Kyle and I off to walk the hospital to see if they slowed down or not. We walked around for an hour or so, got some lunch and went back to the birthing floor. It was decided that I could take a half dose of the drug (which was basically a flake of a pill).<br />
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It didn't take long before labor started picking up. Since my contractions were still being monitored, I was stuck in the bed while things progressed. I have no idea how anyone does this. My contractions were only hitting a medium on the pain scale but being stuck, laying down in one spot make them way more difficult to manage. My midwife came in after a few hours and set me free (she totally would've let me get up sooner if she had known...the nurse had decided I was high-risk...I wasn't). She did mention that my contractions were "coupling", meaning a big contraction that was immediately followed by a smaller one and said that this pattern could be a sign of Holden being OP or sunny-side up (aka the kiss of death and the reason Claire's labor lasted 32 hours). We had been suspicious that he was OP at different points during pregnancy (which got my butt to the chiropractor at least once a week for my last trimester) but I knew that the vast majority of OP babies turn during early labor so I tried not to stress too much about it. Besides, I'd already done it once, what were the chances of having an OP baby again? I'm not going to jump ahead but you can see where this is going.<br />
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After around two hours of laboring, I had progressed enough to be moved from the induction wing of the floor and to our actual labor and delivery room. Side note: if a nurse ever asks you if you want a heat pack to put on your back during labor, say yes, you do. Jessica had warned us that she was having a crazy night with several other laboring moms (I want to say like 4 others) and suggested that we have our doula, Sarah, head in at this point. Sarah arrived shortly after we called her and for a tiny window of time, I was having the labor that I had hoped for...calm, peaceful, and controlled. No pitocin, no drugs...painful but pain with a purpose. Jessica came in after a few more hours and offered to check and see how far I had progressed but I decided to wait until I felt like I absolutely had to know. I kept laboring for another two hours or so and I felt like things were starting to change. I started throwing up periodically (my signature move when it comes to anything physically or emotionally taxing) and my contractions were feeling stronger. I decided to have Jessica check me the next time she came in, which was about seven hours into my labor. I was ready for her to say that I was at least at 7 cm. I was at 4 cm 7 hours earlier so I didn't think that 3 cm was too much to hope for (but I was secretly hoping she was going to say "Oh wow, you're at 9 cm, almost time to push!). While Jessica checked me I was searching her face for some sign of where I was at (she has an excellent poker face). She sat back and told me that I basically hadn't progressed. At all. In 7 hours. One of the more defeating moments of my adult life. Holden also hadn't moved down at all, which seemed like a probable explanation for why I hadn't dilated and Jessica mentioned again that she thought Holden might be sunnyside up.<br />
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Knowing that I couldn't just keep laboring with my progress completely stalled, Jessica gave me the option to start Pitocin or have my water broken. I really did not want to start Pitocin (especially since that meant I would have to be continuously monitored for the rest of my labor) so I chose the latter option. After my water broke, my belly shrunk down to about half it's size (my projected 9 lb baby and it's subsequently huge bump turned out to be made up of a regular sized baby and a record-setting amount of fluid). There was meconium in the water, which meant that the people from the NICU would be waiting to whisk Holden away once he was born...just one more strike against this labor/delivery.<br />
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At this point, Holden's labor was still somewhat similar to Claire's. My progress had stalled early on with her and then it picked up and moved really quickly once my water was broken. To be honest, I was pretty pissed off that this was happening to me again. I had high hopes that the whole "second baby coming quickly/quicker" myth was true but this labor was shaping up to be just as trying as my first time around. But I knew I could do it. I'd done it once before. So I refocused on my contractions and got into "the zone". I know that relaxing through each contraction can take hours off labor and since that seemed like an excellent idea, I forced myself to welcome the pain. Occasionally, Sarah would give me a gentle reminder to relax my face or point out that my fist was clenched but for the most part, I felt like I was on my game during this stage of labor.<br />
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After a few hours of laboring after my water had broken, things started to feel off. The pain was really intense. With Claire's birth, I was a silent/withdrawn laborer. My doula at Claire's birth summed it up by saying that if we lived years ago, I'd be the mom who went into the woods by herself and came back with a baby. This time I didn't feel the same resilience. The pain felt wrong...pain without a purpose. It made me feel a little panicked. Knowing what I know about labor, I decided that I must be in transition. Extra painful contractions, the self-doubt...definitely transitioning. The idea of this helped boost my confidence. Breaking my water had gotten things moving. I'd be holding my sweet baby boy within hours.<br />
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About two and a half hours of this "transition" labor, Jessica returned and checked me. I knew without a doubt that I was progressing. I had to be close. No such luck. Nine hours of labor with zero change. It felt like a sick joke. I was mentally done. I could handle the contractions, the pain, but not without progress. Jessica gently suggested that it was time to get things moving and said that we needed to start Pitocin. I was terrified of Pitocin from the beginning and now facing the prospect of Pitocin strength contractions at my current state of physical exhaustion and mental defeat was overwhelming. At the end of my rope, I struck up a deal. I still felt like I could do it but I needed a break. I asked for a shot of a narcotic pain reliever before we started Pitocin and Jessica agreed. Obviously, this wasn't the drug free birth I had planned for but I felt like it was going to be the temporary reprieve I needed in order to keep going and avoid an epidural down the road. I was given the narcotic and it immediately made me feel calmer. I was started on Pictocin around the same time. I don't know if it was the narcotic itself or the addition of Pitocin but I felt little to no relief from the pain.<br />
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This is when I would say that things started to get ugly. I had been on Pitocin for around an hour. Super long, ridiculously painful contractions (by now the effect of the narcotic had completely worn off). Since Jessica was even more confident that Holden was OP, she had me positioned on my hands and knees through these contractions. She applied counter pressure on my back while Sarah massaged my shoulders. Their support actually helped a lot but this labor was the hardest I've experienced, by far. Then a tough labor took an even worse turn. I had 3 super strong contractions that lasted 2-3 minutes and Holden's heart rate started to drop. I had to flip to my side and was given oxygen. Jessica checked me again and I had progressed 1 cm to a whopping total of 5 cm. Not what we were hoping for. Then Jessica suggested that my last chance at a vaginal birth was to get an epidural. This was one of my worse case scenarios. The idea is that I wasn't able to relax my body enough during contractions for them to work and getting an epidural would take it out of my hands. I was so convinced that I was doing it right. That I was relaxing and getting in "the zone" but it didn't work. My calm demeanor was long gone by this point. I lost it. I cried and cried. This was not the peaceful, drug free, intervention free birth that so desperately wanted for my son. I had failed. Things couldn't get any worse. And then they did.<br />
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I was given the epidural and was put back on Pitocin. I started to calm down and accept the path this birth was taking. It was the end of Jessica's shift and since I was still nowhere near pushing, she was saying goodbye to us and introducing the assistant to the midwife who would be taking her place. I was given the epidural for maybe a half hour at this point, when Holden's heart rate monitor showed that he was having decelerations after each contraction. Jessica put her goodbyes on hold and went over to watch the monitor. His heart rate would drop but then he would pick back up. My blood pressure was also dropping (which can happen with an epidural) so Jessica ordered the nurse to get me on a drug to counteract it. While this was all going on, it happen. Holden's heart rate totally crashed. His baseline was around 120-130 bpm but now his rate was at 60-70 bpm and it wasn't coming back up. I was moved to my hands and knees (which I didn't know was possible with an epidural and I'm still not sure how I got there) in hopes that his heart rate would pick back up if it was a position issue but it didn't help. According to my doula's notes, his heart rate was at 60-70 bpm for around 4 minutes when Jessica called it and I was quickly taken off all monitors and ran to the surgical room for an emergency c-section.<br />
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Now, there are moments in life where everything is flux. Moments where you think "this could change the course of my entire life". I've experienced this once before when waking up in the passenger seat of our car and realizing that we were doing a 360 on I-5. For lack of a better term, it's almost an out of body experience...like you're watching it happen instead of it happening to you. I have to imagine that the walk/run to the surgery room took less than a minute but it felt like a lifetime and I still remember every second of it as clear as when it was happening. I was still on my hands and knees, my whole body shaking uncontrollably. I found myself saying out loud to Holden "please be okay" over and over. I felt like I was losing him. I knew the facts, his heart rate had crashed and it had been several minutes but I wasn't educated enough to know what that meant. Was he already in mortal danger? Can a baby get by at that heart rate and be unharmed for that amount of time? Was it already too late? For a brief moment the idea that I would never hold my son crossed my mind. It was too much for my heart to bear. Once we got to the surgery room, I was put back on monitors and we found out that Holden's heart rate wasn't back to his baseline but it had increased up to somewhere in the low 100's.<br />
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My worse fears were behind us and I immediately thought of Kyle, who was left in the delivery room and had no idea what was going on since I was taken away. I really am not attempting to seem selfless but I truly believe that this had to be more difficult for him than me. I had immediate information. He knew nothing. The last thing he knew was that his laboring wife's blood pressure had dropped and his sons' heart rate had completely crashed. Then he was left in the room to wait. I can only imagine what that felt like and I'm grateful that our doula was there with him (seriously people, hire a doula). He's generally a stoic man but the words "worst moments of my entire life" have been uttered in reference to this time. I'm not sure why she thought it was a good idea to share this with me but afterwards one of the nurses on the floor described to me how she saw Kyle when she walked by the room while I was in surgery and it's seriously an image that I'd like to erase from my brain.<br />
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While it was determined that Holden's heart rate had somewhat stabilized, I was prepped for surgery. The room felt like complete chaos but I'm sure that this is just the nature of an emergency surgery. Jessica was still with me and while I was being prepped, I think she went back to tell Kyle that Holden was improving and that surgery was going to happen. If an epidural was "a" worse-case-senario, a c-section was "the" worse-case-scenario in my mind. But as soon as Holden was in distress, I just wanted him out as soon as possible and I didn't care how it was going to happen. I couldn't see the heart rate monitor from where I was laying so I had to keep asking if he was okay. I'm still not sure why, but for some reason, the anesthesia wasn't working. I kept getting pinched and asked if I could feel it and I definitely could. Since it was taking too long, I was told that I was going to be put completely under. Which meant that Kyle wouldn't be allowed in the room. Seriously. I asked the anesthesiologist to tell me when it was going to happen (sidenote: he was a totally jerk to everyone in the room but exceptionally kind and considerate towards me). I counted down from 10, made it to 8 and was gone. When I woke up, I had already been taken back to the delivery room. Holden had been brought to Kyle around 10 minutes after his birth. The earliest thing that I remember was Kyle saying "He's totally fine. He looks just like Claire." By this time, Nicole had gotten there to photograph and she snapped some pictures of me holding him for the first time, which is wonderful since I don't actually remember it happening. I remember seeing him and being struck by how much he looked like Claire and by how tiny he was. My "huge" baby ended up being 7 lb 5 ounces. By the time I was lucid and had him in my arms, it had been almost an hour since he was born. The baby nurse was in our room and she quickly offered to do his examination while I held him, which was a relief since I felt like I had already missed too much time with him. And that was it. I was the mother of a son. A perfect, sweet, handsome little boy. The healthy son that we had always hoped for.<br />
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Jessica came in to said her goodbyes, since she had stayed with us through all of this and was now hours past her 24 hour on-call shift. I really don't know how I would've gotten through the whole process (or pregnancy for that matter) without her by my side and I'm grateful she was still there when everything started to go wrong. She explained that when they got to Holden, he was sunnyside up with the cord wrapped tightly around his neck. Which would explain why he never moved lower than -2 station and was why his heart rate crashed. He was going to be born via c-section regardless of his heart rate crashing or not...that just sped things up.<br />
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So here is my take on the whole thing. In my opinion, Holden's birth went about as bad as a birth can go, with mom and baby still being safe and healthy in the end. I had 12 hours of labor with almost zero progress, an emergency c-section, and neither Kyle or I were there for our son's birth and first moments. If you would've told me this before he was born, it kind of sounds like a nightmare. But now that it happened, the strange thing is that I truly don't care at all. I have always had very specific wishes for labor and delivery and my babies first moments and basically none of them worked out. But the moment that Holden was in danger, every one of those wishes was thrown out the window. All that mattered was the he was okay in the end. And he is more than okay. He's just simply perfect. Which is something we'll never take for granted.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-81995634995947325322013-08-20T07:57:00.000-07:002013-08-20T07:57:18.423-07:00Over the weekend we took Claire to the fair near our parents' hometown. I don't think I could count the number of cowboy/cowgirl boots we saw (including Claire's). We met up with Aunt Jennifer and Alabama and saw the sights, ate the food, and rode the rides. It's so much fun to have a kid who is old enough to participate...even if she was only tall enough for the carousel. When we were leaving Claire said "What's this place?" and pointed to the carnival. We told her and she said "I need to go there." Definitely met her approval. <br />
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The blow-up slide was a free-for-all and at one point, Claire started back up the steps before Kyle could help Alabama down. Grandma Pam had to run up to catch her and then realized that she had slide down to get to the bottom. Funny. <br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-91522375009562654612013-08-19T14:51:00.000-07:002013-08-19T14:51:06.163-07:00Last Friday, we met our son for the first time. Well, actually we met him once when he was 8 weeks in utero (but at that point he was more gummy bear than son) and he technically has been hanging out with me at all times for the past 21 weeks but on Friday, we got to see him via ultrasound and found out that he was a he.<br />
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Let me just say that I am not one of those mom's who "knew" what gender their baby was. I guessed boy for the Little Red and although I didn't have a strong feeling either way this time, if I had to put money on it, I would've predicted girl. Since I wasn't feeling super strongly in either direction, you'd think I would've been ready for either answer...but I wasn't.<br />
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The ultrasound tech, who was lovely, showed us all the bits and pieces, got the snapshots that she needed and at the end of the ultrasound she said "Okay, are you ready for the gender?". At that point, she had already moved her probe down to the area in question and there it was on the big screen in front of us. I've only done this one time before but let me tell you, it was no mystery at all. I said "Um...I think I know what I'm looking at. It's a boy, isn't it?" Yep. Like I said, no mystery. My jaw dropped. I looked at Kyle (who was grinning ear to ear) and laid there in total disbelief. A boy? It's not a boy. I'm a mother of girls! I think Kyle's mom shared in my disbelief since she asked "How sure are you?"...to which the ultrasound tech answered "99.9 to infinity percent sure". <br />
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So this girl-mom is soon to join the ranks of the boy-moms. I can't say that it has totally sunk in yet but we have a boy name, have started collecting boy hand-me-downs and I'm already imagining what my sweet little guy will look like (red-hair might be involved but we shall have to wait and see!). This morning I stopped by our neighbor's house and their 2 year old son, poked me in the belly and said "man-baby" with his signature cheesy grin. It official.<br />
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My sister-in-law, Lauren, was nice enough to take some pictures of us sporting blue for an announcement photo. I still look at these and think "Really, all blue? How is this us?". It will sink in eventually!<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-86894381294407858762013-08-15T15:09:00.002-07:002013-08-15T15:09:16.534-07:00Last week, we got to enjoy one of the many perks of living in our sweet little town and spent the evening at our police department's National Night Out. The whole event is completely free. Food, games, parachuters, helicopter landing, face-paint, huge firework show, and lots of shwag...all free! Did I mention it was within walking distance from our house? Awesome. It was a beautiful evening and we ended up staying at the event from start to finish. Claire, like always, had an amazing time. The kid loves free stuff, although in her world, everything is free.<br />
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The least favorite attraction (for Claire and Leeland at least) were the people in costumes. The Rainier's moose, Rhubarb was there and Claire and Leeland both headed for the hills whenever they got close. I caught her running from one of them...notice she isn't taking her eyes off it for a second! <br />
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Face paint was a hit. I sold it to Claire is "makeup" so she was totally into it...although her expression says otherwise. Later, she was eating a hotdog and got ketchup on her butterfly and refused to let me wipe it off for fear of her "makeup" smearing. Gross but funny. <br />
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Emmett loved it too. His car and Claire's butterfly were strangely similar...<br />
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The parachuters were really cool but made me nervous! I'm a closet paranoid mother.<br />
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One of the more unique events was that people were able to take swings at an old car with sledgehammers. Seriously. The kids thought this was pretty funny. Claire decided that this was not in keeping with her girly sensibilities and chose not to participate. She cheered her friends on though...and their dads.<br />
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Such a fun night! Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-46723366119767397292013-08-06T15:10:00.000-07:002013-08-06T15:12:41.258-07:00Like most summer weekends, last weekend was an eventful one. We started off by making our annual (by annual, I mean that we've now done it two years in a row) to the blueberry farm by my Grandma and Grandpa's house. Claire thought it was both fun and delicious. She decided it was a job best done barefoot (the kid is basically feral), which wasn't a great idea since there were bees everywhere. We attempted to reason with about the safety of wearing shoes but after about 5 minutes I peeked over and saw that she had ditched them again. I asked her if she took her shoes off and she said "Yes, but it's okay. There are no more bees." She's sneaky. So we did what all good parents would do and gave up and enjoyed the rest of our blueberry picking.<br />
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Later that evening, the menfolk were having their monthly poker night and since we try to get out of the house while this is going on, we decided to take Claire to her first movie. I was pretty nervous that she was going to strip her clothes off, jump from seat to seat, while screaming "everybody look at me"...but Grandma was confident that she was ready for it so we went for it. When we got there, she was immediately excited. She ran up to the snack counter and glued herself to the candy display window and pointed out each candy that she wanted...which was all of them. Once we got into the movie, she settled into her own seat and munched down a ridiculous amount of popcorn (popcorn-love is genetically passed down to her by both of her grandmas) and watched the trailers. After a few minutes, I knew that we were good to go. My mom and I were talking to each other and out of nowhere, she reached out with both her hands and touched my arm and my mom's arm and said "I'm so happy we're here." Ugh. Seriously sweet. "I'm happy" are my favorite words to hear coming from her sweet little mouth...it even beats out "I love you" in my book but that's because "I'm happy" covers that too.<br />
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So basically, the movies were a screaming success...without the screaming. She made it through the whole movie and only got out of her chair to crazy dance during the last scene, which was fine by me. She even asked for a bathroom break in the middle of it, which was pretty impressive since it was her first public bathroom experience. She still talks about going to the movies and seeing "Spicable Me". Such a big girl.<br />
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Although I didn't take my camera to the movies (I think that's illegal or something) I did take it to the blueberry farm. Since I'm close to 20 weeks, I decided it was about time to snap a bump picture so once we did some picking, Kyle did a mini-shoot with me and my babies (it's plural).<br />
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She was prepping my hair for the photo.<br />
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She is a mouth kisser. It's seriously the sweetest thing.<br />
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She loves her baby already.<br />
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And pirate-face with Grandma. Obligatory.<br />
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Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-75520085278489273432013-08-05T18:06:00.000-07:002013-08-05T18:06:58.628-07:00I've gushed before about how lucky we are to have such wonderful neighbors. It's kind of a fluke but we have wonderful relationships with every one of our next door neighbors (and a particular "one-house-down" neighbor). Claire loves all of our neighbors and it makes me so happy to know that community is already such a positive part of her life. If you're thinking you want to move in, you're right, you do. We're lucky.<br />
We recently went on a weekend roadtrip to Cannon Beach with two of our neighbors who also have small kiddos. It was a great weekend. All of the kids got along amazingly. Like, never fought the whole time, amazingly (wrestling doesn't count). It was kind of unbelievable. I'm pretty sure this might need to be an annual tradition in our neighborhood.<br />
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As soon as we got there, we hit the beach. My girl loves the beach.<br />
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Like, really loves the beach.<br />
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Leeland also loves the beach...and throwing/eating sand.<br />
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And the miracle photo from the first day.<br />
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The second morning, Kyle took the helm at the camera. I need to let that happen more often if I'm going to exist in the history of our family.<br />
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<br />Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-7623944021804669552013-08-05T17:41:00.001-07:002013-08-05T17:41:55.101-07:00I'm finally caught up with work and feel like I can spend my 2 hours of freedom per day (aka naptime) to catch up on my blog. I'm going to start with the big news in our lives. Baby #2 is on the way. Yep, another Little Red, Blonde, or Brunette (or most likely, bald-y) will be coming our way around Christmas this year. Claire is pretty excited and seems to have a decent understanding of my belly housing the new baby ("Your belly is getting big big big!") and has lovingly named the baby "Honey", which really couldn't be any sweeter.<br />
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In honor of our big news, we had a themed photoshoot to use as our announcement. <br />
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And a quick little behind-the-scenes shot...he is a patient man.<br />
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Look out 2014! Chelsey Haweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646926138010291968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714606491519622675.post-48435034874689389172013-05-16T16:24:00.001-07:002013-05-16T16:24:17.858-07:00Project 365 Week 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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