Our Growing Baby

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Mommy Survey

I found this randomly on my sister's blog and thought, I will take it upon myself to fill that out :)
This is Oliver's first picture, kind of obscured by the nurses trying to get him oxygen because he was having trouble breathing like he needed to
1. Age? 4 weeks today!
2. Name? Oliver James McLaughlin
3. Birthday? January 9, 2014
4. Time of birth? 4:48 pm
5. How long did labor last? 11 hours
6. Who was in the room when baby was born? Just me and Tommy, the doctor, and 2 nurses
7. How long did you push? 15 minutes...I was pretty darn lucky on that one
8. Weight? 7 pounds 7 ounces
9. Length? 19.25 inches
10. Any hair? A lot of long, dark hair in the back and a little on top (he kind of had/has a receding hairline)11. Who does baby look like? For the first week I thought he looked exactly like Tommy, but as he gets a little older, I think he's starting to look a little more like mama. Actually, I was showing Tommy baby pictures of Jenna and we decided they look A LOT alike...
Here's a picture of Jenna...

And here's one of Oliver...

...right?? Pretty similar.
12. Be honest...how much weight did you gain while pregnant? 30ish lbs. Though I really don't know what my weight was before I got pregnant
13. Was the baby early or late? 16 days early
15. How many baby showers did you have? I had one here in Utah
16. When did baby start sleeping through the night? Definitely not yet...though Oliver did shock me last night by sleeping a solid 5 hours...that was shocking.
17. Did you breastfeed? Yes
18. Who takes care of your baby/kids the most? I do mostly since I work at home and have baby all day, but I haveTommy take over when he gets home from work and they have Daddy and Oliver Cuddle Time
19. When do you want to have another one? Not for a long while...haha I still have a baby in newborn clothes so it is way to soon to get hungry for another one.
20. How did you pick the name? When Tommy and I were dating, he introduced me to a song called Oliver James and told me that he wanted to name his son that some day. Luckily I also loved the name, so it worked out perfectly.
21. How did you know when it was time to go to the hospital? I actually woke up to go to the bathroom at around 6 in the morning and was surprised to find that my water had broken, so I figured I should probably head to the hospital.
22. Anyone spend the night with you the first night home? Tommy's mom stayed with us our first night home from the hospital and Aunt RaeAnn stayed with us Oliver's first night home
23. Did you cry the first time you held your baby? Oh yes, as soon as I saw him I started crying and I really didn't stop for the rest of the night (even though they changed from excited/happy to worry/scared). My crying didn't make for the cutest first picture with baby, but I like it anyway.

24. Where was the baby born? Orem, Utah
25. Did you video tape the birth? No, and I'm so sad cuz I forgot to have Tommy play the playlist I made during my pushing...so sad.

3 comments:

Ashley said...

I vaguely remember filling one of these out! No Idea how you Came across it though. I love reading that update. Can't wait to see who Oliver ends up looking like. That is awesome you had a playlist for when you were pushing! I wanna hear it!

Unknown said...

The picture of you crying is ABSOLUTELY the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. LOVE it. So, I'm guessing the play list included: Put your Shoulder to the Wheel PUSH along. For some must PUSH and some must pull (jk)

RaeAnn said...

now I know where kenna gets her epic commenting from... she got it from her mama! I agree, your picture after birth looks so genuine and really captures it all! I love him. and he can look like J if you want.