3 weeks!

I apologize for the lack of updates! We have been adjusting to life as a family of 6 and time has just flown by. It's amazing how long and trying those 40 weeks and 6 days were and now that Cohen is here there isn't enough time in the day to enjoy him as much as I would like.

My c-section recovery has gone really well but we have hit a small bump in the road with some kidney stone issues. I have a small stone that has gotten itself lodged in my left side and has been stuck there for about a week now. I finally went to the ER on Memorial Day (oh what a joy!) after I couldn't take the pain anymore and had it confirmed. On top of the one that is stuck I have several others in my kidney just waiting to drop out. I will be making my way in to the urologist tomorrow to figure out what our next step is. Unfortunately I am having to see the dr that blew my right kidney out while performing a lythotrypsy a year and a half ago.

Cohen, also lovingly referred to as "Tank", is doing really well. He does have some reflux issues but it's nothing that we can't handle after dealing with Payton's issues as a baby. As of last Friday he was up to 11lbs 8oz and was 22.5 inches long. So although he is throwing up a lot he is still gaining quickly and it's really showing with the new rolls that are popping up daily. He is a wonderful baby and has been sleeping really well through the night and only waking once to eat. There have only been two nights that he has been up for any length of time and that was after I was naughty and drank orange juice.

Payton, Layla and Eliza are adjusting to their brother the best that they can in their own unique ways. Surprisingly, Layla actually seems to be having the hardest time with it. She is usually so mellow and agreeable but has really started acting out. I am very ready to be able to take each of the kids out and have one on one time with them. Aaron and Payton are going to "Walking With Dinosaurs" tomorrow night. Anyone that knows P-town knows that this is a HUGE deal! He has been obsessed with dinosaurs since he was about 18 months. We kept saying that it was just a phase.... well, here he is at the age of 6.5 and is just as fascinated now as he was then.

Sadly, Aaron goes back to work tomorrow :O(

I really wish he could just stay home with us forever but I know it's not possible. It has been so nice having him here. He was never able to be home with me when the other three were born between going to school and working full time. Things worked out well enough for him to be home for 3 full weeks this time! He was supposed to go back today but our evening in the ER was too tiring so he extended his leave by one more day.

So there's our life in a nut shell! I'm sure it's going to get nice and crazy here real soon so I just keep watching Jon and Kate plus 8 to make myself feel normal!

Cohen melts some hearts!

Introducing...

Cohen Curtis Silveus!

After spending the day with a ton of pelvic pressure, I made my way to the dr to be checked after I voted in the primaries. It was determined that I was definitely in labor and was 5cms. Once the contractions picked up I was to head to the hospital. I ventured home with the girls and decided to start cleaning the house. Well I didn't get very far with that as the contractions picked up in speed and intensity and were lasting much longer. Aaron came home and we got the kids to my parent's house and arrived at the hospital at 4pm. I spent the next several hours laboring on the birthing ball and the edge of the bed. At about 7pm the dr ordered an ultrasound to check on my fluid levels, Cohen's size and his position because he was not engaging at all. It was quickly determined that I would not be able to deliver him vaginally due to all the mentioned factors. My fluid levels were high which gave him too much room to swim around. His weight was estimated to be 9lbs 12oz and although he was head down he was turned at a funny angle. We tried several techniques to encourage him to engage and it just wasn't happening. At quarter til 10 on May 6th I was wheeled into the operating room and at 10:03 Cohen Curtis entered the world peeing all over the nurses :O)

9lbs 8oz - 22 inches - 14.5 inch head

Cohen is absolutely amazing in every way. He looks just like his big sister Elle and is nursing like a champ. I am just now regaining feeling from my spinal block and am hoping to be up and moving around soon.

40 weeks and 5 days... with an end in sight

Well, if I don't go into spontaneous labor by Monday, May 12th then we will be heading to the hospital for a medical induction. I am not thrilled about being induced in the slightest bit but my dr isn't comfortable with me going any further than that. I am currently 4cms, 95% effaced with a bulging bag of water and a baby that just will not engage. Sigh... 7 more days.

A first for me.... 40 weeks!

Wow! Who would have thought?

Here we are, 40 weeks and 1 day and I am still very pregnant. Dr. P will let me go up to 42 weeks unless there are issues that arise. Shouldn't my sanity be an "issue"? Ah well, the long he's in the bigger he gets and with the dr thinking that he's on the smaller side then I guess it's ok.
I go back to the dr on Tuesday. Here's hoping we don't make it!