Happy Baby (Sometimes)

It has been a fun week for us as Dylan started smiling! Not suprisingly he most often smiles after eating and while staring at the fan or the windows. He really likes to know what's going on in the world around him. Don't be fooled though, there are still plenty of crying spells in between :) We are also settling into a little more of a 'schedule'. And by 'schedule' I mean that Dylan regularly eats every 2-3 hours and cannot go longer than 3 hours at night without waking up. Also he has routinely kept mom and dad awake between 1-4 am a couple of times a week. Thankfully I can appreciate reality TV shows such as Kendra, Parental Control, Cheaters, and E News so at least I am making the most of the late nights.....
Friday night we left the little guy at home with Chad's parents and dressed up for a Caveman Two Ball at DCC. Chad and I wore homemade outfits circa 1980 courtesy of Aunt Joan. We were stylin'!

Our team photo below. We won first place for best dressed team. Yay!

That's about all the news from here. We have a big Labor Day weekend coming up. Saturday is the Iowa Hawkeye football season opener. Go Hawks!

Dylan is 1 month!

Dylan is one month old today. I can't decide if it feels like its gone fast or not. Unfortunately Dylan developed colic last week so we have had a few long days and nights. Other than the crying spells we are having fun watching him grow. Its amazing how much he has changed in just one month. He is definitely more alert and curious about his surroundings. Now if only he could sleep more than 2 hours at a time at night...

We are having a fun filled week of family bonding. Here is a picture of Dylan meeting his Uncle Ben in town from Colorado:

Also visiting us from Texas are Dylan's great grandparents Pete & Don (aka GG and DD).

We love all of the company and visitors!

3 Weeks

We can't believe Dylan is already 3 weeks old today! Time flies when you are having fun. His 'I am the boss' shirt really sums up what Chad and I have learned over the past few weeks!!!

We were able to take the little guy out for a few beers and dinner last night for almost 4 hours successfully. What a treat! The only bad news we have to report is that Chad has to go back to work tomorrow :( We are very sad that he will be leaving us in the morning. The two boys have really bonded as you can see from the photo below. We'll miss you daddy!

Out and About

Chad was starting to get a little stir crazy around the house so we decided to go for our first outing yesterday! The three of us ventured off to Best Buy in search of a new washer and dryer and to Target for more diapers and baby wipes. Traci and Jenny would be so proud that I saved $7 off my Target bill with coupons. Anyway, Dylan slept the whole time so it was a success!!!

After our afternoon outing we figured we could muster up the strength to take Dylan to Davenport Country Club. We dressed him appropriately in a DCC logo polo shirt onesie for his debut. Wednesday night is men's poker night so we had to take Dylan up to pass out It's a boy cigars and to participate in gambling. A few weeks ago Chad organized a baby pool for Dylan's due date. No one guessed that he would come 2 weeks early so we had to do a random draw instead. Congratulations to our brother in law Eric Losen for winning the $66 pot!

Bath Time

Dylan is one week old today! We can't believe how much our lives have changed in just 7 days, but all in a good way of course. We celebrated by taking our first bath with the help of Grandma Kathy. He loved it!

We have spent the last few days at home like any other family with a newborn. Dylan loves to nurse, sleep (but mostly during the day), and create lots of laundry for mommy and dirty diapers for daddy! Life is good.

Home Sweet Home

After a long five days in the hospital we finally came home yesterday! Within a matter of minutes of arriving home Dylan had already taken over the main floor... Oh well, to be expected. Chad and I are SOOOOO lucky to have both sets of grandparents in town and eager to help us out. Also a big thank you to all of our friends and family who have visited and provided support. We could not do this alone. Although we are very happy to be home one thing we miss about the hospital is the nursery :) We think Dylan has his days and nights confused. He loves to sleep and be happy during the day and winds himself up around 11 pm when company is gone and we are ready for bed... Hopefully that will change! Our second issue we have run into is finding clothes for him to wear. Although he was considered full term, most of his newborn clothes are too big. We changed outfits 5 times yesterday and quickly ran out of laundry. Thankfully grandma Kathy excels in this department and graciously volunteered to go out shopping for some premie clothes this afternoon. Hopefully we'll find something that works. Otherwise, all is well here. Just trying to get into a new routine, life with a newborn!

Baby Everitt has arrived!

No 38 week belly shot photo to post as Dylan Julian Everitt arrived Sunday 7/19/09 at 4:12pm. He weighed 7'6" and was 19.5 " long. Baby is doing great and mom is recovering. It was a day we will NEVER forget and I'll try to make a long story short.... as you may remember I mentioned last weekend I had some nauseau and upset stomache. I had the same problem Friday all day and Sunday starting around 5 AM. I thought it was something I could try to sleep off so I made Chad go golfing and my mom come babysit me. We turned on the British Open and I took several naps. Somewhere around noon I had developed full on HELLP Syndrome. Basically I had a seizure and had to be taken to Genesis East in an ambulance. Once admitted I was told the only way to get better was to give birth - Bucko Jr had to come out via c-section now. So, away I went and Dylan entered our world 2 weeks early! But there's more - as a result of the issues I was sent to Intensive Care immediately after the C-section where I have been recovering. I am about to be released to post partum but I did not meet my little guy until 1 pm today, over 20 hours after he was born!!! So sad. So anyway, we have lots of catching up to do. Below, our new family of 3!