March 31, 2012
Grandma Virginia arrived last night
I'll post more pictures later. Grandma is here all week!!! Lucky Casey!! And michael and danielle. 
March 30, 2012
March 29, 2012
Casey is 2 weeks old!
Casey is two weeks old! I am taking this idea from my friend Julia's blog about her son Stanley, and I believe Julia got this idea from a friend of hers.
At 2 weeks old...
Casey can:
make small baby noises
charm everyone who holds or looks at her
hold her head up like a champ
projectile poop at least 4 feet (we don't want to know her true reach, we learned to play defense!)
sneeze five times in a row
Casey loves:
the car (so far)
the stroller (so far)
nursing
a good swaddle (I mean, who doesn't?)
getting her hair washed after a sponge bath - directly under the faucet
her pacifier sometimes
Casey hates:
waiting to nurse
having to get a good latch, but she is improving
her pacifier sometimes
At 2 weeks old...
Casey can:
make small baby noises
charm everyone who holds or looks at her
hold her head up like a champ
projectile poop at least 4 feet (we don't want to know her true reach, we learned to play defense!)
sneeze five times in a row
Casey loves:
the car (so far)
the stroller (so far)
nursing
a good swaddle (I mean, who doesn't?)
getting her hair washed after a sponge bath - directly under the faucet
her pacifier sometimes
Casey hates:
waiting to nurse
having to get a good latch, but she is improving
her pacifier sometimes
March 28, 2012
Baby sneeze and yawn
This video is long. The first 10 seconds you see a baby sneeze, the last ten seconds you see a baby yawn I think. You can skip the middle.
March 27, 2012
Casey is a heavy weight champion!
Today at the doctor the goal was for Casey to gain back her birth weight of 8lb 5 oz. When she left the hospital she was 7 lb 9 oz. Then the next day she was 7 lb 13 oz at the doctors office. And today! 8 lb 8.5 oz! What a champ!!!!!
A few pictures. What a spring we are having!!
A few pictures. What a spring we are having!!
March 26, 2012
trying to share video
hopefully this works. Casey on her activity mat.
an older video from 16 hours old at the hospital:
March 25, 2012
March 24, 2012
Like mother like daughter
Casey is a multiple sneezer just like her mom. 3 to 4 sneezes at a time a few times a day.
And for the record she loves sneezing at her daddy and even sneezed into his mouth once!!
And for the record she loves sneezing at her daddy and even sneezed into his mouth once!!
Casey did great at the pediatrician office
She passed her exams! This was tuesday the day after we left the hospital. She even gained a bit of weight as compared to when she left the hospital the day before. So my milk came in and Casey is living it up!!! I even had to nurse her in the waiting room. I felt like an expert. 
March 23, 2012
A bit about the delivery process - skip if you are not interested
If you do not want the details, skip this post. Since I was due on march 6th, the doctors said I should be induced on the 14th.
On wednesday we arrived at the hospital for the induction, which started at 5pm on March 14th. I was given cervadil which was supposed to help kick start. After a few hours I started contracting, which were really painful and frequent. Instead of keeping the cervadil in for 12 hours, they had to remove it after 7. I took something for the pain, which made me totally out of it. needless to say, it was a brutal night of almost no sleep. I woke up in the morning as if I had done 1000 crunches!
At 8 am on Thursday March 15th we started the pertocin, and I started having contractions. But after the brutal night I decided I needed an epidural, which happened around 10 or 11am. My doula arrived around 10am. After the epidural, I was able to get some sleep. Poor Michael, he stayed with my at the hospital all night helping me, and as soon as he leaves the room to get lunch (around 1pm probably), it turns out I went from 5cm to 10cm dilated (in just about an hour!). So it was time to start pushing. With the doctor, the delivery nurse, my doula, and Michael (and sometimes my mom) all helping, we made good progress. I think they even could see the head! but, after 2.5 hours, it was clear the baby was not coming out. she was sunny side up also which was not ideal. So I had a c-section. I will not put in the details here, but Michael was a champ and stayed with me the whole time. And as soon as he could, Michael did skin-to-skin with the yet to be named baby since I was unable. So the birth plan was out the window, except for the skin to skin.
When I finally got to see little Casey, it was just too much. So much love for my little girl, Michael and I are the luckiest parents ever.
Since I had a c-section, we stayed in the hospital for 4 additional nights. The nurses and doctors and staff were all fantastic as I needed all the help I could get while I recovered from delivering and the operation.
On wednesday we arrived at the hospital for the induction, which started at 5pm on March 14th. I was given cervadil which was supposed to help kick start. After a few hours I started contracting, which were really painful and frequent. Instead of keeping the cervadil in for 12 hours, they had to remove it after 7. I took something for the pain, which made me totally out of it. needless to say, it was a brutal night of almost no sleep. I woke up in the morning as if I had done 1000 crunches!
At 8 am on Thursday March 15th we started the pertocin, and I started having contractions. But after the brutal night I decided I needed an epidural, which happened around 10 or 11am. My doula arrived around 10am. After the epidural, I was able to get some sleep. Poor Michael, he stayed with my at the hospital all night helping me, and as soon as he leaves the room to get lunch (around 1pm probably), it turns out I went from 5cm to 10cm dilated (in just about an hour!). So it was time to start pushing. With the doctor, the delivery nurse, my doula, and Michael (and sometimes my mom) all helping, we made good progress. I think they even could see the head! but, after 2.5 hours, it was clear the baby was not coming out. she was sunny side up also which was not ideal. So I had a c-section. I will not put in the details here, but Michael was a champ and stayed with me the whole time. And as soon as he could, Michael did skin-to-skin with the yet to be named baby since I was unable. So the birth plan was out the window, except for the skin to skin.
When I finally got to see little Casey, it was just too much. So much love for my little girl, Michael and I are the luckiest parents ever.
Since I had a c-section, we stayed in the hospital for 4 additional nights. The nurses and doctors and staff were all fantastic as I needed all the help I could get while I recovered from delivering and the operation.
first walk outside in Casey's new stroller!
Thanks Uncle Andrew and Aunt Allison for the best stroller ever!
Fire alarm day / Casey is one week old!
On Thursday evening (yesterday) the fire alarm to evacuate the apartment building went off. Right in the middle of nursing! We knew it was probably a false alarm, as this is the 3rd time this has happened since we moved here.
So I took the baby (who was already on me) and my mom turned off everything she was cooking on the stove. I grabbed a blanket and told my Dad to wake Michael up. And off we went, starting down the 10 flights of stairs.
By the way, this is exactly one week after my c-section, so I started slow. Down down down we went, people were passing us, one woman offered to help. She could tell I was struggling. At the 6th floor or so my legs started shaking and cramping, so I pulled to the side and started crying. My dad and Michael caught up, Michael took the baby and I proceeded down. We made it down to the main floor and I headed to the seats, asked if I could sit down. Meanwhile, Casey was just fine! I think she liked the bounciness of going down the stairs! Eventually though she was ready to nurse, so back on Danielle she went. It was a false alarm and a balmy evening, so we were happy and comfortable.
Clearly we need a to-go bag, maybe a baby carrier as that would probably be safer.
What a first week birthday for little Casey!
So I took the baby (who was already on me) and my mom turned off everything she was cooking on the stove. I grabbed a blanket and told my Dad to wake Michael up. And off we went, starting down the 10 flights of stairs.
By the way, this is exactly one week after my c-section, so I started slow. Down down down we went, people were passing us, one woman offered to help. She could tell I was struggling. At the 6th floor or so my legs started shaking and cramping, so I pulled to the side and started crying. My dad and Michael caught up, Michael took the baby and I proceeded down. We made it down to the main floor and I headed to the seats, asked if I could sit down. Meanwhile, Casey was just fine! I think she liked the bounciness of going down the stairs! Eventually though she was ready to nurse, so back on Danielle she went. It was a false alarm and a balmy evening, so we were happy and comfortable.
Clearly we need a to-go bag, maybe a baby carrier as that would probably be safer.
What a first week birthday for little Casey!
Where to start
What a week. Casey is now over a week old. I have so many things to write it's hard to start. Let me say that we have a beautiful, healthy baby and a mom who is getting stronger every day. Maybe later I'll blog about the 24 hour "adventure" to bring Casey to the world, but for now I'll focus on the events that seem big in my mind. Let me start by saying Michael is the best daddy and husband a girl could want, my mom Leslie is a super nanny and even better baby nurse (and danielle nurse), and grandpa Ken is also a source of strength and love for us. And Casey gets to meet her grandma Virginia and granddad Peter next week when the come to visit (perfect timing!).
In the hospital, I didn't want a lot of visitors (sorry everyone! Thank you for the well wishes and the emails, they mean so much to me). But we did have some visits from Nanny and Grandpa and Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Emma, and Great Aunt Ady and Great Uncle Lenny and Cousins Harold and Sonna.
In the hospital, I didn't want a lot of visitors (sorry everyone! Thank you for the well wishes and the emails, they mean so much to me). But we did have some visits from Nanny and Grandpa and Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Emma, and Great Aunt Ady and Great Uncle Lenny and Cousins Harold and Sonna.
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| Skin to Skin is so important to help babies regulate their temperature! |
Casey Hannah Craighead born 15Mar12 at 4:46pm at White Plains Hospital weighing 8lbs 5oz, 19.5 inches long.
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| Grandpa Ken got a print of this and we posted it on our hospital room door, one of my favorite pictures. All the nurses got a kick out of it. |
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