CADWALLADER : May 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Monday, May 28, 2012

Visitors!!

We had both sets of grands come and meet Mr. Wells Grey within his first week of life! They were also great with keeping the big boys entertained. Thank you!!

{First Bath}.

Wells had his first bath today!

His cord fell off at his 1 week old birthday on Saturday.

There were no tears and he seemed to really enjoy it!

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012

Newborn Appt

Wells had his newborn appt today and is just perfect :).

He is back up to 7# 2 ounces!!

Great Job, Wells!

Just wanted to do a quick post about why we chose the name Wells because several are wondering ;). No, it isn't a family name ;). I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE playing the baby name game and this time was no different but it WAS a challenge! When it's your first you can go any direction you like but as children are added, we like for them to continue to flow and fit in. I have a deep love for surnames...and while Henry is most widely known as a first name, it is a surname.

Wells- New Spring of Life, from the Well, old english surname.

Wells holds such a special, sweet place in my heart. God is so awesome to give us such a good gift that we weren't seeking or anticipating.

My absolute favorite hymn ever is It is Well. Thus the name Wells came to us. Written by Horatio Spafford during extreme loss and heartache in his life, this hymn speaks of God's overwhelming peace (founded off of Psalm 146:1). When I first found out I was pregnant, I took comfort in that, while Wells was a surprise to us, he has always been a part of God's plan and God was not phased. Suddenly, there was such peace and such thankfulness. God is control and we CAN do this...and it will be a joy! :)

So, we move forward as a family of 5 with a new team member and we love this new life God has given us!

James 1:17 "Every good and perfect gift is from above..."

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Happy due date, Wells!

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Sweet Baby Wells

wordless wednesday

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Look who got up close and personal with his lil bro :)

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Birth Story of Wells Grey

I usually have a long post on the birth story but this one is pretty short and sweet! (These are for my records, bless you if you want to read the whole thing!) I still can't believe it! My parents arrived in town on Friday afternoon. We went out to dinner and then Kit & I ran to the grocery store. We came home, unloaded groceries, Kit went for a run and we planned to do yard work on Saturday. Mom told me before she went to bed, "don't forget to leave a note when head to the hospital!" haha! I really hadn't had any contractions all day long...maybe two? We went to bed around 10:30p. At 2:11a I had my first contraction. After two hours of timing them at 8 minutes apart they switched to 6 minutes apart and I started vomiting. We called my OB who thankfully was on call (wahoo!) and told me what I already knew. I was in some serious transition and active labor and had better hurry to the hospital. I thought we were totally fine. 6 minutes apart. We threw a couple more things in our bag and were on the road quickly. Kit was concerned about his job of getting me to the hospital 45-60 minutes away. In a matter of minutes down the road they switched to 3-5 minutes apart and were intense. We arrived at the hospital a little after 5:15a. Kit checked me in while I ran to the bathroom and couldn't stop vomiting. The check in process was quick and our nurse met us in the hallway. Instead of doing a mountain of paperwork she put the baby monitor on and contraction monitor on and after learning this was baby #3 decided to check me. I was 8-9 cm and while having a cx, fully complete. She then just started asking as many questions as she could think of to forgo all the paperwork and paged other nurses to come set up the room. Dr. Moore walked in and I was 9 1/2 cm. We agreed and he broke my water and told the nurse to page when I was complete. It wasn't even 5 minutes later I said I had to push and Dr. Moore came in and hurriedly got dressed to deliver me. Less than an hour after arriving at the hospital, Wells was born @ 6:17am. He came out kicking, screaming and so pink. I hadn't ever had either boys placed on my chest because of their deliveries so it was such a special, sweet moment. We thank God for such a swift delivery and am so blessed for the whole experience. There is nothing like it!

Here are some pictures of our stay at the hospital!

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Big brothers meet Wells...home again, home again

After being born Saturday morning, we left the hospital Sunday afternoon. I felt great, Wells was doing great and I was ready to be home, see my boys & sleep in my own bed! :).

The plan was for the boys to come to the hospital to meet their brother Saturday during the day but Porter had a low grade fever so we didn't have them come up and because of that we are going through hand sanitizer like crazy and Porter has yet to touch or "hold baby Wells".

I have lots of video that some time I'd love to upload. Henry was ecstatic to see and meet his brother. He totally understood everything and was thrilled we brought Wells home. Porter was confused ;). With not feeling well, staying with grandparents, missing momma and poppa, new brother, he's got a lot going on so he's definitely had a rough 24 hours but is starting to warm up to the idea of "baby Wells". :)