Tuesday, May 27, 2014

and then there was THREE!

Sorry it has taken me so long to update our blog - as you can imagine our life is completely different now!   I will try to recall what has happened since the last post.  A few days after my baby shower I had a doctor appointment and with my horrendous swelling, high blood pressure and protein in my urine I was told I had preeclampsia and was put on bed rest.  The plan was to get me to at least 39 weeks.  Well when I was about 38 1/2 weeks I had another doctors appointment and since Josh was on spring break he was able to come with.  I had a feeling the night before the appointment that this baby would be coming real soon.  At the appointment my doctor decided I needed to have a non-stress to check how the baby was doing with my high blood pressure. So we walked our way over to the hospital to have the test.  The baby was doing good they said but doctor said I should be induced and get labor going.  This was a Friday, April 18.  They gave me medication to get labor going and it sure did quite quickly!  I was having regular contractions all day but not dilating at all so they upped the medication and still nothing this continued all night.  During the night, while I was being checked every 15 minutes to moniter my blood pressure, the baby's heart rate was all over the place - scary!  So at around 6:30 my doctor came in and told me that with the baby being stressed they needed to do a c-section and it would be in an hour! Josh and I knew our lives would change drastically in a very short while!  We were excited and freaked out!   After getting hooked up to what seemed like 100 more machines/medications they rolled me into the operation room and at 7:25 we had a precious and perfect baby BOY!  I got to watch Joshua hold our little blessing :)  Since I was all hooked up and strapped to the bed I could only look at little Weston Lee as Josh held him on me!  Even though it was not how imagined meeting my little baby it was still perfect!  Josh went with the doctor and nurses and Weston to get him examined and cleaned while I was getting sewn up and brought back to our room.  Since I had preeclampsia they had me on some precautionary medication which made me a little out of it - sorry for anyone who visited, I was a mess!

Now to introduce you to our favorite little man, Weston Lee Van Grouw!  Born April 19, 2014 at 7:25am  6 lbs 14 oz and 20 1/2 inches long!



When I was admitted into the hospital and ready to get this labor going.... little did I know how long the process would be!


Excited to finally meet our little one!


It's a BOY!! We had a feeling all along!




Josh holding Weston for the first time! So precious!


The closest I could get to holding my baby.. still a perfect moment!







After surgery all hooked up.... not fun!


I FINALLY got to hold Weston - best feeling ever!


Snuggle time before bed!

Cutest face ever!



Thanks aunt Lindsey for the pictures in the hospital - I was in no condition to be taking pictures!





Weston meeting Grandma!

Meeting Grandpa!

Aunt Lindsey finally holding the child she has been buying clothes for for the past months!

Weston was so awake and alert his first day!

My dad couldn't get over how long Weston's fingers are!



Weston LOVES uncle Brandon - maybe it's because everyone seems to think that he looks like him!


Meeting the Wynias!

"Aunt" Kenzie!

Uncle Jordan is already trying to get him to play!

AHH that smile!

Meeting Uncle Curt!


Thanks for the surprise visit Amber!!! :)

Meeting the Nelsons!  Soon Journey can babysit Weston! :)


Packed up and ready to head home!  

Had to take a picture for the newspaper

He did so good in his car seat for the first time!

We made it home!!!  

Monday, April 14, 2014

Baby Shower

Here are a few pictures from the baby shower my mom and sister hosted for me.  It was such a great morning with family and friends!  Thanks for all who came!  Baby VG received so many great gifts that we cannot wait to use!