Thursday, February 25, 2010
First Bath
Aaron was able to accompany Miles to the nursery and help give him his first bath. The nurse asked him if he wanted to do it, but Aaron felt like he would break little Miles, so the nurse did most of it as she taught Aaron how to do it. As you can see from the pictures, he didn't like it too much! Now that we have him home, he likes bathtime a little more, but not much.
The birth of our miracle boy
It has been a long five and a half years waiting for this point when I could hold a precious little infant in my arms and call him our son. Our prayers were finally answered and on Thursday, February 25, 2010 Miles Aaron Conner joined our family at 6:38 in the morning after keeping his mother up all night for several nights in a row (just preparing us for later, I suppose!) He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ½ ounces and was 19 inches long. Pretty good sized for being two weeks early! Anyway, back to the beginning of his birth story….
After a false alarm on Sunday, February 22, and being sent home from the hospital I refused to go back until I “knew” it was time. Despite pretty constant contractions all Monday and Tuesday, I still didn’t go. At my doctor’s appointment on Tuesday the 23, Dr. Russell could see how exhausted I was but that I was progressing. He told me that if he could, he would send me to the hospital right then and break my water but they frown upon that if you aren’t 39 weeks along (I was 38). He did reassure me that should I return to the hospital at any time, he would admit me and we would have this baby. Contractions picked up that evening and became very strong during the night. But, not wanting to get sent home at 3:00 in the morning, I refused to go anywhere (plus, I would have had to go downstairs to the guest room to wake up my husband, where he was trying to get some uninterrupted sleep, and I didn’t have the energy!) I again went to work and only made it through about half the day. I came home and rested and let Aaron take care of me (it was his day off) until around 5:30 when I decided we better eat dinner because we were going to the hospital and I was going to have this baby.
We were admitted around 8:00 pm and Dr. Russell broke my water at around 9:30 pm to help move things along (Dr. Russell knew me well and knew that I didn’t want to be in labor for a long period of time—he figured the past few days of constant contractions was enough!). He said that if at midnight I hadn’t progressed, we’d start Pitocin. The contractions kept coming stronger, longer, and more intense. It came to the point where I decided that if they were going to be giving me Pitocin, I was going to give in and have the epidural. So, right before midnight, I received the epidural (Ahhhh…relief; As Dr. Russell told me several times—God let us invent the epidural for a reason) and the Pitocin drip.
Our sweet labor and delivery nurse Helen (who was beyond amazing!) really wanted us to have baby Miles before her shift ended at 7:00 am. I told her that I would do my best! Around 5:45 am on the 25th I felt the need to push, so we started pushing. Dr. Russell arrived at about 6:15 and about 15 minutes later, our beautiful baby Miles was born. I remember the nurse telling me I had to open my eyes and look down so that I could see him. I was so busy concentrating on getting him here, that my eyes were squeezed shut. What an amazing feeling of overwhelming love and gratitude filled me as he was placed on my stomach and I held him for the first time. I looked at Aaron, who had tears rolling down his cheeks. What a miracle! I never thought I could love Aaron more than I already did, but that love grew so much as I saw him hold our baby for the first time.
There is a country song by George Strait that talks about having a baby that says “I saw God today.” Truly, we saw God as we witnessed the birth of our first born son. What a blessing he already is to us!
After a false alarm on Sunday, February 22, and being sent home from the hospital I refused to go back until I “knew” it was time. Despite pretty constant contractions all Monday and Tuesday, I still didn’t go. At my doctor’s appointment on Tuesday the 23, Dr. Russell could see how exhausted I was but that I was progressing. He told me that if he could, he would send me to the hospital right then and break my water but they frown upon that if you aren’t 39 weeks along (I was 38). He did reassure me that should I return to the hospital at any time, he would admit me and we would have this baby. Contractions picked up that evening and became very strong during the night. But, not wanting to get sent home at 3:00 in the morning, I refused to go anywhere (plus, I would have had to go downstairs to the guest room to wake up my husband, where he was trying to get some uninterrupted sleep, and I didn’t have the energy!) I again went to work and only made it through about half the day. I came home and rested and let Aaron take care of me (it was his day off) until around 5:30 when I decided we better eat dinner because we were going to the hospital and I was going to have this baby.
We were admitted around 8:00 pm and Dr. Russell broke my water at around 9:30 pm to help move things along (Dr. Russell knew me well and knew that I didn’t want to be in labor for a long period of time—he figured the past few days of constant contractions was enough!). He said that if at midnight I hadn’t progressed, we’d start Pitocin. The contractions kept coming stronger, longer, and more intense. It came to the point where I decided that if they were going to be giving me Pitocin, I was going to give in and have the epidural. So, right before midnight, I received the epidural (Ahhhh…relief; As Dr. Russell told me several times—God let us invent the epidural for a reason) and the Pitocin drip.
Our sweet labor and delivery nurse Helen (who was beyond amazing!) really wanted us to have baby Miles before her shift ended at 7:00 am. I told her that I would do my best! Around 5:45 am on the 25th I felt the need to push, so we started pushing. Dr. Russell arrived at about 6:15 and about 15 minutes later, our beautiful baby Miles was born. I remember the nurse telling me I had to open my eyes and look down so that I could see him. I was so busy concentrating on getting him here, that my eyes were squeezed shut. What an amazing feeling of overwhelming love and gratitude filled me as he was placed on my stomach and I held him for the first time. I looked at Aaron, who had tears rolling down his cheeks. What a miracle! I never thought I could love Aaron more than I already did, but that love grew so much as I saw him hold our baby for the first time.
There is a country song by George Strait that talks about having a baby that says “I saw God today.” Truly, we saw God as we witnessed the birth of our first born son. What a blessing he already is to us!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Updates....
So, with the birth of our first baby looming over us, I feel compelled to update our blog again. Miles Aaron is due to come in 2 weeks, but the way things are looking, we may be heading to the hospital a lot sooner (already been once today and sent home, but contractions are still coming...). Anyway...
I just have to take a minute to express my love and gratitude to all the freinds and family who have been such a support to us and so loving. There has never been a time when Aaron and I have felt more loved and cared for than throughout this pregnancy. Thank you to all of you!!! :o) It has meant so much to us...more than you will ever know. Every gift, every thought, every smile, every kindnes...it hasn't gopne unnoticed. THANK YOU ALL!
One of the amazing things that my brother did was paint a mural in our nursery. A few weeks ago, my dear sweet, amazing sister-in-laws threw a shower for Aaron's and my coworkers (another super amazing, thoughtful thing to add to our list). During that shower, my brother painted our nursery wall. Below is a picture. Isn't he just AMAZING??!?!?!? This was all done free habd and in about 4-5hours. Yeah, he got the talent in the family! Thanks Bro! We love you tons and I know Miles will love his room!
I just have to take a minute to express my love and gratitude to all the freinds and family who have been such a support to us and so loving. There has never been a time when Aaron and I have felt more loved and cared for than throughout this pregnancy. Thank you to all of you!!! :o) It has meant so much to us...more than you will ever know. Every gift, every thought, every smile, every kindnes...it hasn't gopne unnoticed. THANK YOU ALL!
One of the amazing things that my brother did was paint a mural in our nursery. A few weeks ago, my dear sweet, amazing sister-in-laws threw a shower for Aaron's and my coworkers (another super amazing, thoughtful thing to add to our list). During that shower, my brother painted our nursery wall. Below is a picture. Isn't he just AMAZING??!?!?!? This was all done free habd and in about 4-5hours. Yeah, he got the talent in the family! Thanks Bro! We love you tons and I know Miles will love his room!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
THANKSGIVING IN UTAH
I don’t have any pictures, but the Johnson clan gathered and Mom & Dad Johnson’s for Thanksgiving this year. I found it ironic that we all traveled from Colorado to be there at my parents’ house! It was so fun having us all home on the “farm” again. What an adventure it was having 14 of us eating Thanksgiving dinner in my parents’ small house. I am so thankful for an AMAZING family and feel so blessed to have their support and love. It was so fun to be surrounded by nieces and nephews and just love on them all.
We had 2 baby showers for little Miles while we were there. Aaron’s mom threw one for the Van de Merwes. While it was a bit rushed, a fun time was had by all and it was wonderful to see all the aunts and cousins. My mom threw one for my side of the family and some of my close friends. We ended up having 50 people show up. I am SOOOOO incredibly blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who love us and support us! I never really realized just how many people there are out there that love us until they gathered together in celebration of our miracle. After these 2 showers, baby Miles will be the best dressed baby in the whole state of Colorado.
After an uneventful 9 hour drive home, I promptly went to bed. All the fun and excitement wore me, Aaron, and baby Miles out!!
We had 2 baby showers for little Miles while we were there. Aaron’s mom threw one for the Van de Merwes. While it was a bit rushed, a fun time was had by all and it was wonderful to see all the aunts and cousins. My mom threw one for my side of the family and some of my close friends. We ended up having 50 people show up. I am SOOOOO incredibly blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who love us and support us! I never really realized just how many people there are out there that love us until they gathered together in celebration of our miracle. After these 2 showers, baby Miles will be the best dressed baby in the whole state of Colorado.
After an uneventful 9 hour drive home, I promptly went to bed. All the fun and excitement wore me, Aaron, and baby Miles out!!
FINALLY! UPDATES ARE HERE!
Oh my goodness!! It has been forever since I have updated our blog. I am such a slacker! Now that it is December and I have a few minutes, I’ll try to catch ya’ll up on the last 4 months in the lives of the Colorado Springs Conners:
We found out we are having a baby boy! We are going to name him Miles Aaron. Aaron is a great lover of jazz music and really enjoys the work of Miles Davis. We have had the name Miles picked out for several years and as soon as I saw the heartbeat at 7 weeks, I knew this was our little Miles. My “mother’s intuition” was confirmed in October.
He is already living up to his namesake. He starts “dancing” whenever I am listening to jazz music or whenever his daddy pulls out his saxophone. Since Aaron and I are both lovers of music, this is a blessing!
He is still growing healthy and strong. I am doing well and coping with the changes that come along with pregnancy. It is the most amazing thing to feel him move and to have him respond to our voices. We thank Heavenly Father every day for this amazing miracle.
Because of where I work, he is the most photographed baby ever. Here are a few fun pictures of him from the uterus. He is going to have Aaron’s nose and my lips.
COOL 3-D AT 11 WEEKS
PROFILE AT 19 WEEKS
BABY FEET AT 19 WEEKS
3-D AT 22 WEEKS
SHOWING OFF HIS BICEP AT 23 WEEKS
We found out we are having a baby boy! We are going to name him Miles Aaron. Aaron is a great lover of jazz music and really enjoys the work of Miles Davis. We have had the name Miles picked out for several years and as soon as I saw the heartbeat at 7 weeks, I knew this was our little Miles. My “mother’s intuition” was confirmed in October.
He is already living up to his namesake. He starts “dancing” whenever I am listening to jazz music or whenever his daddy pulls out his saxophone. Since Aaron and I are both lovers of music, this is a blessing!
He is still growing healthy and strong. I am doing well and coping with the changes that come along with pregnancy. It is the most amazing thing to feel him move and to have him respond to our voices. We thank Heavenly Father every day for this amazing miracle.
Because of where I work, he is the most photographed baby ever. Here are a few fun pictures of him from the uterus. He is going to have Aaron’s nose and my lips.
COOL 3-D AT 11 WEEKS
PROFILE AT 19 WEEKS
BABY FEET AT 19 WEEKS
3-D AT 22 WEEKS
SHOWING OFF HIS BICEP AT 23 WEEKS
Monday, August 3, 2009
We are having a baby! :-)
After 6 years of marriage and 5 years of trying to get pregnant, the time has finally come! Thanks to the miracle of modern medicine and prayer, we are pregnant with our first baby.
It has been such a long journey. I'm still not sure that it has sunk in yet that we are actually pregnant. I am 8 1/2 weeks along; due March 10, 2010.
Thanks you so much to all of you who have prayed for us in this journey. We have seen the hand of our Heavenly Father in our lives as we have struggled to build our family. Our God is a WONDERFUL God. He really does love us. I forget that sometimes--especially when things aren't happening how I think they should happen! I am so grateful that I KNOW that I am a daughter of God and that He knows what's best for me and Aaron. I really don't have any idea how people who don't have a belief in God get though a trial like this. I would not have been able to and I don't know if our marriage would have survived either. Luckily, I don't have to worry about those what ifs because I do have that knowledge.
I'll try to keep this updated a little more now! :-)
It has been such a long journey. I'm still not sure that it has sunk in yet that we are actually pregnant. I am 8 1/2 weeks along; due March 10, 2010.
Thanks you so much to all of you who have prayed for us in this journey. We have seen the hand of our Heavenly Father in our lives as we have struggled to build our family. Our God is a WONDERFUL God. He really does love us. I forget that sometimes--especially when things aren't happening how I think they should happen! I am so grateful that I KNOW that I am a daughter of God and that He knows what's best for me and Aaron. I really don't have any idea how people who don't have a belief in God get though a trial like this. I would not have been able to and I don't know if our marriage would have survived either. Luckily, I don't have to worry about those what ifs because I do have that knowledge.
I'll try to keep this updated a little more now! :-)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Happy Birthday to Aaron!
So, my husband is officially OLD (which means I'm old because I'm only a year younger than him!)! He turned the big 3-0 today. I made him a nice salmon dinner and then took him to "Massage Envy" for a couples massage (Massage Envy is WONDERFUL! It's a national "chain" that is affordable and professional.) Aaron's parents sent him 30 memories/reasons they love him. I thought I'd add my reasons.
30 REASONS I LOVE AARON:
1--His smile
2--His loving & kind heart
3--His dedication to the gospel
4--His dedication to our family
5--He's the favorite uncle! (he is SO great with kids and loves them!)
6--He takes care of me.
7--He is a hard worker and is always trying to improve himself.
8--He does the laundry! (I'm so lucky!)
9--He does the dishes! (Again--very lucky!)
10--He loves to learn new things.
11--He loves music as much as I do.
12--His love of fishing
13--He is always concerned about others.
14--He likes my cooking and enjoys a good meal.
15--He has great faith.
16--He is optimistic about the future.
17--He would let me have a cat, even though he's allergic (I won't get one because I love him too much!)
18--His love for his family.
19--His love for my family.
20--He wants to be a father.
21--His patience in our journey to parenthood.
22--He helps me take life a little less seriously.
23--He makes me feel beautiful.
24--He gets along with my brothers.
25--His peacemaking abilities.
26--He is able to get me to focus on the important things in life.
27--He likes to give me jewelry!
28--He likes being with me.
29--He puts up with me!
30--He chose to be with me FOREVER!
Aaron, I am so grateful to have you in my life. Thanks for making me so happy! I love you!
30 REASONS I LOVE AARON:
1--His smile
2--His loving & kind heart
3--His dedication to the gospel
4--His dedication to our family
5--He's the favorite uncle! (he is SO great with kids and loves them!)
6--He takes care of me.
7--He is a hard worker and is always trying to improve himself.
8--He does the laundry! (I'm so lucky!)
9--He does the dishes! (Again--very lucky!)
10--He loves to learn new things.
11--He loves music as much as I do.
12--His love of fishing
13--He is always concerned about others.
14--He likes my cooking and enjoys a good meal.
15--He has great faith.
16--He is optimistic about the future.
17--He would let me have a cat, even though he's allergic (I won't get one because I love him too much!)
18--His love for his family.
19--His love for my family.
20--He wants to be a father.
21--His patience in our journey to parenthood.
22--He helps me take life a little less seriously.
23--He makes me feel beautiful.
24--He gets along with my brothers.
25--His peacemaking abilities.
26--He is able to get me to focus on the important things in life.
27--He likes to give me jewelry!
28--He likes being with me.
29--He puts up with me!
30--He chose to be with me FOREVER!
Aaron, I am so grateful to have you in my life. Thanks for making me so happy! I love you!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
MORE Adventures in Quilting
Here is the nearly finished project! All I need is a couple of borders and the back and it's done! Then I'll get it machine quilted and it will be ready to hang on the wall. I am so excited that I had to share!
There are 2 other towels that are not in the quilt. I will be piecing borders around them and then framing them to go on another wall in the room.
I can't wait to start on my next project!
There are 2 other towels that are not in the quilt. I will be piecing borders around them and then framing them to go on another wall in the room.
I can't wait to start on my next project!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Adventures in Quilting!
My grandmother Wirick was amazing at embroidery. I have been blessed to have a couple of sets of dish towels she embroidered. I have been trying to figure out a way to keep them safe and to honor her legacy. My best friend is an AMAZING quilter and we came up with the idea of using them as quilt blocks. It will be a wall hanging for our nursery and our decor will center around it. (They are bluebirds.)
Let me say that I have NEVER pieced a quilt before. I'm still a little nervous, but it will be worthwhile. I'm so excited to have our family legacy for our baby to see. Yesterday, we went to a quilting store. Oh my! All the fabric! All the colors! I could go crazy trying to figure it all out. But what a great way to go CRAZY!!
I learned how to strip piece today which is super easy and super fun. I pieced together several block then we laid them out with the birds. Unfortunately, they didn't work the way I wanted them to. They were so fun and bright that they detracted from the central focus of the quilt--the birds. So, they will be the back of the quilt and now I have to start at square one for the front. No matter what I do, it will be amazing because my grandmother's work will be on display. It's hard trying to come up with just the right design to honor that. How blessed I am to have this memento of her!
I just have to say--I think I found my new addiction (I mean hobby!!)
Let me say that I have NEVER pieced a quilt before. I'm still a little nervous, but it will be worthwhile. I'm so excited to have our family legacy for our baby to see. Yesterday, we went to a quilting store. Oh my! All the fabric! All the colors! I could go crazy trying to figure it all out. But what a great way to go CRAZY!!
I learned how to strip piece today which is super easy and super fun. I pieced together several block then we laid them out with the birds. Unfortunately, they didn't work the way I wanted them to. They were so fun and bright that they detracted from the central focus of the quilt--the birds. So, they will be the back of the quilt and now I have to start at square one for the front. No matter what I do, it will be amazing because my grandmother's work will be on display. It's hard trying to come up with just the right design to honor that. How blessed I am to have this memento of her!
I just have to say--I think I found my new addiction (I mean hobby!!)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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