Calvin's One Month Photos

So I'm not a great photographer by any means but I have been doing some reading and am trying to get better at it and who better to practice on then my boys...

My life load after load after load......

So Calvin is now one month old... Sam seems to be adjusting well but there are some hick-ups. He really loves his baby brother, almost too much at times. He will try to rock him in his swing... maybe a bit on the hard side... my favorite part is that if I tell him to be gentle and soft he will continue to rock just as hard but say "soft, soft, soft" while doing so. It is quite funny but we can't let Sam see that. He also will try to pick up Calvin any chance he gets. It is very scary for me but really cute at the same time. He loves to point out his eyes (well really try to poke out his eyes but he does that with Brad and I also) He will also bring the baby his soother (pacifier for you Americans) and force the baby to take it. He also loves to feed him his bottle... It is all very sweet really! But onto the hick-ups..... I do laundry every day... now I know that most households have a full load everyday but I'm washing the same load everyday! Sam for some reason will un-zip or take off his bottoms of his pajamas and undo his diaper and pee in his crib. He will do it every night but if he has sweats on for his nap he will do it also. This leads to full on temper tantrums in front of the washing machine... There is stomping and growling and screaming and crying for the precious blankies! The whole thing is very frustrating for me because he doesn't even try to undo his diaper when he is up. I guess it is just time to start potty training him but I don't know if it will change anything at night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will all work out well! Sam also seems to think that he should get to nurse when Calvin is. It makes things a little hard when I'm trying to keep the baby eating and keep Sam at an arms length away. There are a few more hick-ups but I'm sure that we will get them all ironed out with in the next few weeks and months. All we can do is pray and keep the washing machine going!!

My sweet baby boys!

I can't believe it but Calvin is already 9 days old. He is such a sweet baby! At his 2 day Dr. appointment Calvin was 7lbs and 10 oz. And when he was weight yesterday he was 7lbs 12oz so he is almost back up to his birth weight of 8lbs. Here are a few pictures that I took... I guess I'm a little shutter happy... I already have over 150 pics of him ( I love our cannon camera) He is a really good baby. He seems to take after Sam a lot when it comes to sleeping. From the start they love to sleep.. Calvin will sleep for a good 4 hrs and then wake up and eat and go back down for another 4 hrs. I guess it is their way of making it up to me for how little sleep I get at the end of my pregnancies...lol
Sam is doing really well with the baby. Brad and I have dropped in rank. When I went in to get Sam up yesterday I went in and said hi to him and he said "Hi baby!" He loves to hold him and kiss him and poke his eyes... He will also try to calm him down when he is getting his diaper changed and then Sam will take the dirty diaper to the trash for me. Sam is acting a little crazy but I'm not sure how much of that is just the fact that Calvin is here now or if it is that we are all going a bit stir crazy from being home more. The cutest thing is that Sam will try to read Calvin his books. Sam love the book "There's a Monster at the end of this book" and Sam will try to read it to Calvin.... His favorite page is the one that says "Shhhhh" he will put his little finger up to his lips.. It's so cute!

Oscar Party

The Oscar Party is over and the competition of who made the most correct Pics is the same as last year. Once again my wife whooped my butt which isn't fair because I pretend to know so much better when it comes to film. That is to say this year wasn't with out its Token wins and losses.
Since it's likely anyone reading this hasn't seen any of the films I'll just get to the major Awards.

Best Picture: Slum Dog Millionaire. Big fan of Danny Boyle but didn't see his movie
Best Actor: Sean Penn. Yah so what, a token Oscar for playing a gay Man. That is hate speech to even think that! He portrayed Harvey Milk (the courageous man for being openly gay in San Fransisco) better then anybody else and he let all us commie homo hating bigots understand clearly the shame we should feel for not supporting prop 8 (or would it be supporting prop 8? I don't know I don't live in CA) which CA voted no on. He let us know how important and sacred a right the sanctity of marriage is and how ashamed our grand kids will all feel for denying every person's right to be joyously married to the Person they love! He did not thank his wife Robin Wright Penn...

Best Actress: Kate Winslet. She's been nominated so many times I suppose it was about time she won. I didn't pick her, I didn't see The Reader and probably wont. Oh well at least she didn't go on and on and on about things that don't involve actual film and acting.

Final Talley AMY 12 and Bradly 8. I lose 2 years in a row. CURSES!

Here He Is!!!!

Introducing Calvin Thomas Martin!! He was born Monday February 16th 2009 at 7:25 pm. He was 8 lbs and 19 inches long! We went into the hospital Monday morning to be induced. Things went really well. Sam went over to grandma Martins and played with his cousins to wait for the call. Everything went really well. They had me all hooked up and had my Pitiocin started by 10 am. We just had to hurry up and wait then. Things were moving along really well by 3:30 and I got my epidural at 4:30. I told the Dr that now we had about 4 hrs till baby... They didn't really think that would be happening sense I was only 4cm and -3 still. I tried to get some sleep and got a few hrs but woke up at 6:30 sick. They checked me and I was 6cm and his head was a -3 still. Well then the contractions came on hard and fast! I pushed the magic epidural button but it wasn't doing a whole lot so they called the Anistiologist in to give me a top up. After they toped me up I asked them to check me again and low and behold we were 10cm and his head was at a 0. They called the Dr in and told be to go ahead and try a few pushes.. Well we pushed once and they told me to stop because they could see his hair and had to get everything all ready. We called everyone to let them know that we were going to start pushing at 7:15.... Ten mins and 5 pushes later Calvin was here!! He is a great baby!! He loves to just lay quietly and look around him! Brad's family got to the hospital about a half hr later and Sam came around the curtain with a big grin on his face! He was a bit apprehensive about the baby but gave him kisses and was happy... I think he really had more trouble with seeing me in the bed. Everyone got to goo and gaa over Calvin and then we said goodnight to everyone and settled in for the night. Calvin did really well.. He is a good sleeper just like Sam was and is! We got a few 4 hr stretches so that was great! We got to head home yesterday around 6 pm and went and got Sam from grandma's house.. There Calvin got to meet the rest of the family. We are really glade to be home again and getting into some sort of routine. Sam really loves to look at Calvin and give him kisses and hold him... He tries to get down and wants to take Calvin with him.... We will have to keep a close eye on that one!! But they are really cute together!!

Still in there!

Just so you all know we still don't have a new baby!! I guess my kiddos just love being inside so much that they stay in there until they are forced out... The big induction will be on Monday as long as everything is good at the hospital..... unless he decideds on his own to come out..... That would be nice but I highly doubt it!!!!!!!!!!!

But the counter says 0 Days left!!!!!

So here we are again!!! We have hit the big Due Date but as you can see we are still lacking a cute cuddly baby! I'm not really all that thrilled with being pregnant still but hopefully it will all be over very, very soon.... We are keeping our fingers crossed!! We will let you know when baby gets here....if he ever does....*sigh*