Porterfield Family

I forgot to mention that Jason got his laser eye surgery done and I got my wisdom teeth pulled. We are doing great.

The surgery did not even feel like a surgery. It was a 10 min thing. Laser does all the work. I was able to watch it and it was a bit uncomfortable when the doctor was lifting the flap, but otherwise seemed very simple.

Jason's one eye is 20/20 and the other one is 20/40 right now. We were told that it takes about three months before the eyesight balances out. Jason will get another surgery to correct the 20/40 eye.

My experience with teeth pulling was great. I had IV sedation. Only one tooth had to be cracked, the other ones came out without any problems. I was a bit sore, but nothing major. I was able to eat normal food and brush my teeth next day. Took prescribed pain medication for 2 days only. All in all, it was nothing like the horror stories everybody was telling me.

It has been so buzy around here! I have tons of new photos to upload! We are all doing great and I promise to post all the updates soon!

I think I am figuring out this "small wonder" ( that's what Jason calls Aidan). Pretty much whenever he is crying he IS hungry...duhh...Even though it seems like all I do is feed, burp, change and feed again. Things however are becoming more routine, therefore more predictable and as a result easier. Today and yesterday I was able to take a nap while Aidan was napping - huge accomplishment. Nothing is getting done around the house though.

Jason is in Emmitsburg this week, so not much is happening.

In other news - I got a laptop!!! All mine!!! Jason has a laptop, that he uses for work and we also have a new super fast computer in the office upstairs. The problem was that there is nothing to put the baby in while I am upstairs, so it was hard for me to use that comp. Last Sunday I was complaining about that to John and Terry and they just went to Costco and bought me a LAPTOP! Just like that! Now I can keep all my photos on MY laptop, all my documents etc. I can take it to work too!  I have best in-laws!!!

Aidan Jay Porterfield

Born on 09/27/07 at 11:18 am. We both are doing great!

Just an update...we don't have him out yet...I have changed the due date to October 1 - my induction date.

   Well…the baby is head-down! That’s what the doctor told me on Friday, she said she could feel it…How? I cannot…I mean, he has been all over the place. I think he was trying to stretch me out sideways, but NO…he is head-down. That must be his butt then, pushing on my ribs on the right side…I always thought baby’s turning into the head-down position would be easy to figure out, after all it is my body. I also thought that I would have more pressure on my bladder, pelvic region, hips etc., but I do not feel any difference. The doctor said that I do not experience any of that because he is still up high, so I am hoping he will stay up there. He is also having more hiccups, very cute and very annoying! They are very rhythmic, and feel like he is just trying to annoy me. He still prefers the right side of my body, so most of the kicking, moving, stretching and hiccupping happen on the right side. Strangely, while I prefer to sleep on my left side I do need to use a flat pillow under my belly, to keep it up a little. If I do not use it, he starts kicking and moving as if to say –“for God’s sakes woman I am not comfortable!” While I lay on my right side (where most of him is) I do not use any props, more than that I lay almost on my belly and he does not mind at all…so he either likes being smooshed or he just can’t move from my weight pushing on him…oops.

  Oh, and we got a chair for the baby’s room. It is not a thing of beauty; it is a thing of comfort! It was our compromise, we did very well compromising. We bought a chair we both thought was pretty pathetic looking…but, yeah there is a silver lining…it is a Laz-y-Boy (what Jason wanted), it reclines and rocks (what we both wanted) and it is not leather (what I wanted). So overall, we are pretty satisfied and feel very good about it. Oh marriage, those things you do…

   I am also supposed to gather my take-to-the-hospital things and figure out if I need a bigger bag…Jason and I were watching a “Baby Story” or something, and there they had a huge suitcase with them, so now Jason wants to make sure I have a bag big enough. I am procrastinating…well I got two pairs of super soft “hospital” socks for myself, after Jason threatened me…We do have a “take-the-kid-home” outfit…other than that I have not “gathered” anything. Do I really need that much stuff? I am planning on taking full advantage of hospital gowns and those sexy mesh postpartum panties. May be I’ll get some nice smelling shower gel and lotion, may be it will make me feel better post partum…right…

   I am not nervous about the actual labor and delivery (must be all the happy hormones) as much as the aftermath. My hormones will be all wacky, since I have been so non-emotional during pregnancy; I think I will be crazy post partum. I probably will get incredibly neurotic and overly sensitive and take out my frustrations on Jason and my mom (I already feel bad). But just imagining a tiny little baby who needs 24 hour care (I am the only one with boobs here), sore body, crazy hormonal changes and lack of sleep…Oh man, it will be hard…It better worth it!