Happy 1 Month, Baby Boy!

It was one month ago today that Samuel Christian joined our family. We love him so much!!!

Samuel's Hospital Pic


Samuel (in moby wrap) and Judah

Samuel has been spending a lot of time in the sling/moby wrap lately. He loves to be held and it wasn't working out with me just sitting on the couch holding him. So, this way he's being held and my hands are free.
The only time this is difficult is when it's time for Judah to go to bed. Usually I lay him down, but with Samuel in the sling I have to hold Judah on my side. Then I set Judah in his crib standing up and tell him to lay down. After I leave the room he usually starts saying, "Mama!" Ugh! Hardest thing ever! I want to run in there and rescue him, but obviously I let him take his nap.

Yay!

Judah & Papa


My Goal: To get a good family picture

YAY!!! We've broken a new record- 2 orders in one week at Announcing Yours! We're very excited about that. Also, if we haven't sent you a birth announcement yet, then email us your address. They look GREAT! Also, very soon we will be selling some baby items made by the very talented Jenna, my best mommy friend. She makes diaper clutches (to hold diapers & wipes), burp clothes, and very soon nursing covers. They are all VERY cute and trendy, so check them out.

I am so excited for Mark & Laura's wedding. I've been excited the whole time, but have also been preoccupied with the birth of our baby. Now that Samuel is here I'm SOOO excited! I even got my shoes today. We went to Gigi's (very cute, very expensive shoe store) to look for some. I found some cheaper ones, but they didn't look good on my feet. Well, Eric picked up some and said "aren't these the ones you liked before?" We went in before Samuel was born and I found these cute shoes that were $57. Well, Eric found the last pair, marked down 50%, and in my size. The salesgirl said she had just marked them down. I can't wait to wear them.

Eric, Judah, and Samuel (and me) are all GREAT! Samuel is getting so big. He really does look just like Judah does. People tell us that when they get older they'll probably look like twins. I wouldn't be surprised.

All alone

Pictures from my new flickr account!

The family:


Judah on his 19 month birthday:


Samuel & Mama:


Well, I know I haven't been updating as much as I'd like to. And, that's because I've been overwhelmed with 2 kids. But, today I learned that the fear was greater than reality. (Isn't that how it usually is?) I've spent a significant amount of the last 3 weeks afraid to be alone with my babies. But, today Eric went to work and noone came over to help me. I'm proud to say everyone's alive, although Judah did burn his hand.
We have the lamp on the floor of our bedroom because the outlet behind the dresser isn't working and I need light at night when I'm feeding the baby. Judah usually just points to it and says "hot." While I was getting ready as soon as I heard his cry I knew what had happened. Poor baby! At least I was only a step away and there's no lasting damage. I think it scared him more than anything because I don't see anything on his hand. Although he has been pointing to it and saying "hot" all day.
So, after our little incident we went for a walk in the park! Getting the stroller out of the car and the babies in it was pretty easy. Getting it back in the car was another story. I managed to get it in there with only a little bit of dirt on my pants.
Then, we stopped at Taco Bell for lunch, ate lunch, talked with the neighbor, and all 3 took a nap. Now Judah is up watching his Baby Einstein video, so I have a moment to blog. And, all my fear is gone. I think I'm even ready to take them to the Barnes & Noble story hour. Heck, I'm ready for anything!

One picture

I forgot- I did upload this picture of my boys.

Mother's Day- A little old

I know I haven't blogged much lately, but most of my computer time is spent with a baby in one arm. So, it makes typing a little difficult. Here's a post I started and never finished...

Sunday was Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to my mom, mother-in-law, and all the grandmas and great-grandmas. We love you guys! Thank you for blessing our family so incredibly!
I had a good Mother's Day. We took Samuel to church for the first time and he did GREAT! At church they had all whoever wanted to come up and bless their wife or mom. Eric went up there and could hardly say anything to bless me because he was choked up. Which, of course, made me cry. I love him so much and just seeing the emotion in him made me realize how much he loves me. No words needed.
After church we went out to lunch with my dad, sister, grandma, Bill, and of course Eric, Judah, and Samuel. I had to feed Samuel in a crowded restaurant and started freaking out.

I have a lot of pictures to post, but my Flickr account is full. I'll have to see what I can do about that.

Finally an update!

As much as I hate to admit it, we have taken less photos than we did with Judah. I never wanted to do this. Goal this week: take more pictures of the boys together.


Sweet Pea.
Samuel is doing great. He sleeps great, eats great, and poops great and that's about all he does. He's adored by his big brother. Although one thing is, he does NOT like to sleep in his cradle. He conks out easily when he's held, but as soon as you lay him down he's wide awake. We went through this sleep while held/wake in bed cycle for an hour last night before he'd finally sleep in his own bed. He was down to 7lbs, 11oz 3 days after birth, but has his 2 week appointment on Monday. He eats a lot, so I'm sure he'll be right up there.

Big Brother.
Judah is going through quite the adjustment. As much as he LOVES "Baby," I'm sure it is hard going from getting all the attention to sharing it with this little baby that wants to be held all the time. He loves to give Samuel smooches and rub his face while saying "gentle." Judah also loves to point out all of his body parts.
He's had a harder time going to bed lately and that's probably because Samuel's always awake when he has to go to sleep. We're trying our best to give him lots of extra love and attention and deal with situations that come up with wisdom.

Papa.
Eric is back to work (much to my dismay). He's been having lots of special time with Judah and is adjusting quite well to being a father of two, which of course, I knew he would. Eric seems to handle every situation with grace and patience, which is definitely what our family needs.

Me.
Well, the first week was quite the adjustment for me as well. Not just Judah. I definiely struggled with the "Baby Blues" and felt weepy and emotional. I knew that God had something better for me and wants me to enjoy every moment with my precious boys. I know that he has lifted this off of me and I feel so much better! I know that these feelings are "normal," but normal isn't always good. So anyway, this week (after lots of rest and lots of help from Eric) I feel 110% better physically and emotionally. We even went for our first walk last night! Yay!

We are all busy, but having so much fun as a family of 4! Every time I look at my 3 boys I realize how incredibly God has blessed me. There's really nothing more I could ask for!

Samuel's Birth Story

As for the pictures, I uploaded some but was told by my wonderful husband that I can't use pictures on my blog that are going to be used for the birth announcement. So, pictures to come...I promise.

Here's Samuel Christian's Birth Story:
Samuel Christian’s Birth Story

Saturday night Eric was tired and so he wanted to go to bed at 10pm. I wanted to stay up and watch Dateline Mystery and go to bed at 11pm. I wanted him so stay up with me, but he ended up going to bed at 10pm. He told me I should go to bed too in case the baby was born. I said I was sick of going to bed early or taking a name “in case the baby was born” and it still being in my tummy in the morning! :)
So, I went to bed at 11. A little after midnight I woke up and asked Eric if he wanted to make love. Afterwards I said “do you want the baby to come tonight?” (It's supposed to induce labor, right?) After that I felt crampy and couldn’t sleep very well. I tried to go to the bathroom and nothing came out. I slept off and on after that.
A little after 1:00am I woke up and had my first hard contraction. I walked into the livingroom and after it passed I laid back down in bed. The 2nd contraction came and I got up, turned on the light, and tried looking for my Supernatural Childbirth book. After it passed I turned the light off and asked Eric if he knew where it was. He said he didn’t know and went back to sleep.
When the 3rd contraction came I turned on the light and said “Eric I’m serious, where is my book? I’m having a contraction and I’m scared and they HURT!” By the 4th contraction I was laying on the floor. That’s when Eric jumped up and said “I’m calling my mom.”
He dialed his mom and said in the panicky voice “Mom, come over right now.” I said “Eric, calm down. You sound nervous and you’re making me nervous.” Then he went and got the book from the midwife and asked me which phone number to call. I pointed it out from the floor in between contractions. He got the answering service who said they were unable to reach the midwife.
Ellie got to our house unbelievably fast. I almost made it out to the car, but as another contraction came I laid on the floor by the door. She asked me if I thought I could make it to the hospital and I said yes.
I finally got into the car and put my seat back all of the way. Eric had a preaching cd on and I told him to turn it off. As we were driving on the freeway I could feel the baby moving down and pressure feeling like I need to poop. I knew from last time that this is really the feeling of being VERY close to pushing time and they baby was near. I considered telling Eric just to go to Enloe. He called the midwives office again and they still couldn’t get ahold of Janice, the midwife. They put him through to the hospital and he t old the nurse we were on our way.
I asked him to turn on the Bethel worship cd and tried singing along during contractions and praying outloud. In between contractions I felt calm, but as soon as a contraction came I would get scared and feel my whole body tense up. I didn’t know what to do to calm down. One of the lines from Supernatural Childbirth is “We believe that we will be at the proper place at the proper time with the proper help,” so I kept praying that knowing that the baby was VERY near!
I also felt like I needed to pee really bad, so that was probably the thing that kept me from having the baby in the car. I resisted the urge and crossed my legs so nothing would come out. I asked Eric how much longer to the hospital and he said “10 minutes. Oh wait no, we’re at the stop sign. After this turn it’s just down the road.” Finally!
We pulled up to the ER entrance and I had another contraction, so I told Eric just to go in. After it ended I walked in there and found him signing in at the front desk. I said “No! We can’t do this I’m going to have the baby NOW!!!!” They opened up the door for me and another contraction came. I looked down at how dirty the floor was, but laying on the floor was the best position for me, so I did it anyway. Then the security guard had me get into the wheelchair. He told Eric to run ahead to open the door and he started running pushing me in it. When another contraction came I told him to stop, but he said no. I could tell he was freaked out and didn’t want to deliver the baby himself.
Finally we made it into the delivery room. There were about 5 nurses running around shouting out what to do to get the room ready. One of them told me to get on the bed and my body just started pushing. I couldn’t stop it any longer! Karen, the nurst that Eric had talked to on the phone, put her face right next to mine and told me not to push, but to pant instead. I told her I couldn’t help it!
I pushed again, so Eric and another nurse pulled my pants off. During the next push my water broke. Eric said it was like a water balloon popped inside my body. During tthe next push that the head came out. After that Janice came in and her and some of the nurses said “Morgan, don’t push.” There was extreme pressure in my butt that felt like I needed to poop. As soon as I pushed the baby’s body came out and I felt so much better.
They put him onto me and I saw that it was a boy. Eric said “Morgan, it’s a boy.” Then they had me take off my shirt, so that they could put him on my chest. After 2 pushes the placenta came out. 58 minutes of labor- crazy!
Samuel Christian was born on April 30, 2006 at 1:58am. He was 8lbs, 9oz and 20.5 inches long. He is a beautiful, perfect baby!

Here's a few pictures: (Remember, click to see them bigger)
Samuel right after he was born


In his carseat


Close-up

Judah is a big brother!!

Samuel Christian Fairchild was born April 30, 2006 at 1:58am. He was 8lbs, 9oz and 20.5 inches long. We all love him so much and I am adjusting to my new role as a mom of 2! Samuel is beautiful and looks so much like his big brother.

The birth was crazy, we barely made it to the hospital. I will post more pictures and his birth story as soon as I get more time, but here are our precious baby boys.