Nicolas is 8 weeks old!

I can't even believe how fast he is growing!! Everyone told us that he would grow so fast and to cherish the moments, but I never in my wildest dreams imagined that he would be growing so fast....but maybe that's just him because he eats so much! He'd eat all day if he could! Some days I wish I could hook him right up to the Similac bottle so I could have my hands free! haha

We weighed him the other day and he was like 12 lbs already! I mean does anyone but me think this is crazy?! He's hefty...and to top that off whenever I take him places in his carrier it's like 22 lbs! Talk about getting a free workout!

He is already smiling and doing things that normal babies usually don't do according to my mother-in-law. He laughs and giggles at nothing. It's amazing to see him change a little each day. I look forward to the times when he starts crawling and we can chase him around the house!

1st Fathers Day

Gilbert had his first Fathers day! It was so exciting, I gave him one of those photo books you make on line. Kinda pathetic considering I am a scrapbooker, but who had time to create a whole scrapbook in time for Fathers day?! Anyway, he loves the book, I also gave him an iPod Nano because he wanted one, he was just jealous of mine.

Anyway, we went to my parents house to see my dad, and then we went to Tampa to visit his family and grandparents. It was nice to see everyone, and it was Peanuts first "semi-road trip" He was sleeping most of the ride and then he woke up just to look around. I had to ride in back with him in case he dropped his paci. I hate those damn things, but if it soothes him who am I to take away his comfort?! We got back around 10ish and he went right to sleep after he pigged down some food!!

All in all, Gilbert had a great first Fathers day with his new son!

6 week check-up

Dr. White who delivered Nicolas

Today I had my 6 week check up with Dr. White, and she said that my incision looks great, no complications and I can start to work out again. I even got the all clear to swim! I am so excited because it's been so hot and I have been wanting to swim forever, and it seems like when you can't do something you want to do it even more!! The pool has been at almost 80 this year which it's never been in the past couple of years. So finally I can go swimming I am so excited that we are cooking out tonight and swimming!

So, it appears that I am healing really good, and I am starting to feel a little better each day. Still have a little of the Postpartum depression, but that is getting better each day too. I completely understand where Brooke Shields was coming from now! It sucks, because really you have this wonderful little baby in your arms looking up at you and just starting as if they love you more than anyone else in the world, and on the other hand, you feel sad and want to cry. But I'm sure when I start exercising again, it will all go away!

Peanut is 4 weeks old!

I cannot belive that Nicolas is 4 weeks old today. It seems like just yesterday that I had him....except the healing part! That part has really sucked! Gilbert and I agreed that this might be our only child! LOL He is getting so big, I weighed him and he is like 11 lbs now! Of course he is eating like a pig! He's eating almost 5oz at a time, which is not usual for a baby of 4 weeks, but the Dr. said feed him more less often and it should be fine.
So far he is an exceptional baby! He only cries when he is hungry...which is great. When he is pee pee, he doesn't cry, but when he is poopy, he makes the funniest sound...I'm trying to get it on video to post, but it's like he inhales through his chest (you know when you make an OMG sound), it's the funniest thing. He does it like 3-4 times and then we know he is poopy. It's a good alert system actually. I think that what he is thinking is OMG I am sitting in poop....get me out of it! Then comes the fun part...when changing his diaper it's like the human play doh factory, it just keeps coming out and coming out, it's ridiculous! Sometimes it takes like 10-15 wipes, and even then I end up giving him a bath!
My funny story of the day was when Gilbert and I were changing his poopy diaper he peed (saw that one coming!) and it went all over his clothes, back and into the back of his hair!!! Yuck! We had to rush him out and give him a bath! What a character he is already.
He tries to reach up and play with anything dangling in his face...his mobile...the hanging things on his play mat...he's really advanced for his age. He also moves his shoulder forward when his pacifier falls out onto it trying to get it back into his mouth! Not bad for 4 weeks old huh?!

My 1st Mothers Day

Today was my 1st Mothers Day. It was really special because my grams from Melbourne came over to see the baby for the first time. It was nice to have my family come over and see the baby. Then we went to see some of Gilbert's family. Everyone got to see the baby and hold him. He was being passed around from person to person which I soon learned he is NOT a big fan of that!!

Other than that he did really well. I felt so emotional celebrating my 1st Mothers Day, it's hard to explain really, but it was really special!

Peanut is here!!!

Well, I finally did it! I had the baby! Nicolas Alexander Cotto was born Friday May 2, 2008 at 9:32am. He was 8lbs and 3oz and he was 20 3/4 inches long. Gilbert and I checked into Winnie Palmer at 5:30pm on Thursday 5/1, and I was hoping to have the baby that day because Gilbert's birthday is April 1, but no such luck! Dr. White broke my water and then it was time to wait (Thank God for baseball on in the room for Gilbert! haha). I wanted to hold out on getting the epidural for as long as I could just so I could continue to walk around and let gravity help run its course. I got to about 6cm or so and decided that it was time to get the epidural because I was in pain and I was wussing it up! Then the Dr. checked me at like 5ish and said that I had progressed to about 8 cm but that she would come back in a couple of hours and check me again. I needed to get more drugs because the pain was too much! I got more epidural and then I got sick to my stomach and threw up all over my bed!!! I know TMI....but anyway, at about 7am or so, it was time to start pushing! I pushed for an hour and a half and he just did not want to come out at all, so the Dr. told me that I was going to have to have a C-Section.

By that point, I was already freaked out enough, but the Dr. had given me something to help me relax several hours earlier, and it made me really sleepy! Thank God for that one too! Gilbert and I went into the OR and the baby was delivered via C-Section at 9:32am. He is absolutely perfect! Not one single thing wrong with him in my eyes!!! I love this little guy.

He has my face definitely...my cheeks, my eyes (which I think will stay blue!), he had Gilbert's hair color and seems to have his skin tone as well. He also has Gilbert's feet and hands. But in the face, he's a spitting image of me! Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing yet! haha

1 day left!!

Taken the day before I was going to the hospital (I look so gross!!!)

Well, I have 1 day left until I check into the hospital for my induction for the little peanut! We are getting excited, yet nervous at the same time! I had the sonogram last week which confirmed that the baby was 8lbs 6ozs. The Dr. I spoke with (since mine was on vacay) said that I would probably have to have a C-Section since the baby was so big! Of course I started freaking out and crying my eyes out!

I saw Dr. White today and told her what the other Dr. said, and she said that ultimately, it's my decision on what I want to do. This did not help me make my decision any easier. I wanted her to make a suggestion on what she thought I should do. After talking it over with her, and Gilbert, we decided that I was going to try regular delivery and not just elect the C-Section. Gilbert's theory is that it's been a normal pregnancy, so it should be a normal delivery. So we'll see how that theory pans out! haha