Adventures of Nate

Big Yawn

Chillin' in the Bumbo

I'm starting to sport the tired look.... but look how CUTE he is!

Happy Sounds

Squeak, Squeal, Stretch, Yawn, Fart... ok, now I'm ready for food

This is how I wake up after being unswaddled. It's a long process waking up...

Such a natural

New Friends

Deborah

Kate Frank

We love nap time around here

1 month update

Wow, little Nate weighed in at 11lbs 11oz today (90th percentile) and measured 23.5" (97%) this morning at his 1 month appointment!!! He's definitely growing and thriving!

He is sleeping pretty well at night. He gives me one 5 hour stretch of sleep at night and only wakes up two times total usually. I think consistency from night to night and Dave's awesome swaddling do wonders! During the day he's awake mostly. I can already tell he's going to be a very active little one. He's very alert and even VERY fussy at times (Dr. told me to try cutting out dairy to see if this is the cause :-/ ).

As for me, I am feeling much better every day. My scar is healing well and hardly hurts at all anymore (although I am afraid to do a sit-up). I am able to start doing some jogging and walking again. I created a pocket of free time without Nate in the mornings before Dave leaves for work so I can go to the gym. It really makes a huge difference to get away from the house and have some time to myself for an hour. I think this is why I never really had the "baby blues". Thanks also to everyone that has stopped by over the last month... it's helped during this transition to know we have such great friends and family for support.
It's been quite a crazy month! I can't believe life will never be the same..... but I don't think we would want it to be!

4 weeks old today

He's getting better at holding up his head.

Lots of new sounds coming from Nate and as always, hiccups.

(sorry, couldn't get video rotated)

How big is Nathan?

Same size as the Sunday paper and

same size as our fruit bowl

3 Week Milestones

Nathan's learning to make "cooing" sounds and he's learning to smile. He's able to hold his head up by himself for a few seconds and he's learned to grasp onto my hair!

3 Weeks Old

Wow, look at that tummy!

He already looks so grown up!

First Bath

Bath time is not much fun yet!

Nathan has the hiccups

Nate met lots of family and friends in his first 2 1/2 weeks!

Aaron Loretta
My Dad

Shannon

Steve

Betsy
Dave's dad
My mom and Dave's mom

Update from Kelly

Paul, Hunter, Judy, and little Nate

What a whirlwind the past week has been. We finally made it home from the hospital after 5 long days. Although my delivery was really tough, I felt like the care and help I received at the hospital was top notch. It was excellent having such wonderful postpartum care from the nurses, pediatricians, and doctors. Being home has been great and stressful at the same time. Coming home Sunday night was overwhelming... It was amazing to think that we had this little baby all to ourselves. We were fortunate that our friend Kevin came by to drop off dinner because we didn't think about much that night besides our little Nate and how are lives have suddenly grown to include this little guy. Yesterday was a little rough because I had a major reality check as to how much less I can handle while taking care of Nathan. I barely had time or energy to take a shower. I kept trying to sneak in loads of laundry and chores but I had to remind myself that I also needed to continue recovering from my surgery and that I needed to rest. I feel a little more encouraged today that I can handle my new life but I will sure miss having Dave's help when he goes back to work. I don't know what I would have done without Dave there to help me through the last 6 days. We feel blessed to have this this little child in our lives and it will only be a matter of time when everything will feel more natural. -Kelly

Nathan (1-3 hours old)

Nathan all dressed up...about 1 hour old

Now swaddled in his blanket.

Yes, Dave is as tired as he looks!

Nathan's first few minutes

Above is little Nathan just a few minutes after his Cesarean Birth, I took the video in the actual operating room while Kelly was still being stitched up (sorry, the above video could take several minutes to load, so be patient). Nathan just got finished with quick wipe down and some aspiration for his stomach and nasal cavities and I got to cut the cord a little further down to the clamp and then I took this video. You can hear the nurse in the background say "eight and nine", she explained to me later that those are his Apgar scores...he scored quite well...all of the screaming and wriggling means he is a healthy baby. After that he went to the balance to be weighed and measured...

...9 pounds 8.4 ounces. and 20.5 inches long...as you can see on the scale. That's why Kelly was so miserable over the past few weeks!

Baby has Arrived!!! (by Dave)

Great News! After much anticipation I am thrilled to anounce the Birth of Nathan Robert Kindrachuk, our healty baby boy! I just snuck out of the hospital for a few minutes to share news of the event. Our son was born last night at 9:26 pm at over 9 1/2 lbs and 20.5" long. Mom and baby are doing well! I plan to post pictures tomorrow or sunday at the latest.

Sorry to get everyone's hopes up about a Father's Day baby! Looks like the doctor was a little off because my progress (dilation/ effacement) slowed down. Although I am 6 days past my due date, it's still normal for a 1st time mom to be a little late. Cross your fingers it will be soon!

Feeling good today compared to the last two days. Dave's starting to have the "nesting" urge and Sadie's following me around. Maybe they know something I don't.

The doctor told me today he's not making any Father's Day plans, hmmmm.....

Due Date

Nope, no Bebe yet! Thanks for all of the phone calls and e-mails from everyone checking in.... I really appreciate it!!!
It's so difficult waiting. I am all nested out at home and ready!

Learn'n about dad stuff

Dave absorbed in a "dad" book at Pottery Barn Kids while modeling our new diaper bag. I think he read the whole entire book while sitting in the kid's chair.

Baby likes it in there!

Doc thinks end of next week. Hmm, maybe a father's day present for Dave (hope I don't have to wait that much longer though). Baby's doing well. He was active today (although a little squished by now). My official due date is this Weds. and typically 1st time moms are not early. Just a little longer!

Ready...

Just some stats:
Day of the week more babies are born (14% higher chance).... TUESDAY
least likely.... WEEKENDS

39/ 40 weeks. What the baby looks like

It's a beach day :-)

Dog days of summer

Sadie enjoying a beautiful SoCal day at Cardiff beach.

39 weeks

Lots of waiting and wondering when the b-day will be..... Dr. said today I probably won't be delivering this week. I have mixed feelings about this.... excited to move on with life, meet the baby, get my energy back, etc. But on the other hand, there will be a whole new set of challenges....lack of sleep, not being able to do as much out of the house,etc. However, I look forward to finding new meaning and direction in life and learning a new kind of love.

Hang'n out at the Cardiff campsite (39 weeks)