Want List

This list is kind of fun because my sister just started a blog and she made a want list and so I wanted to copy her! So my want list is as follows.

1. Tan purse
2. Gold watch
3. Grey wedges
4. Hello attire (how cute is the family grown up, kid, baby shirts)
5. Black purse

The Details of Delivery

Family and friends were gathering the weekend of Liam's unknown arrival for my baby shower hosted by my mom and two sisters. On Friday the 7th, the four of us chopped, separated, designed, organized, prepped, decorated (and any other word you can think of for a baby shower) for my perfect shower that was to be occurring promptly at 11:00 am on Saturday the 8th!

Friday evening, my parents, Tadd and I, Katie, Dennis and Jill all went out to a yummy Italian dinner at Viscontis! We totally pigged out on salad, pasta, garlic bread, and dessert, then headed home and relaxed and spent time catching up. Then, I headed home to get prepped for my big day on Saturday. I took a bath, painted my toenails (which i could hardly reach), organized my hospital bag for some reason...then hit the sack to get some much needed zzz's! (p.s. Tadd went over to a friend's house and before he went I had mentioned that maybe we should put the pak n' play together and he said that we could do it on Saturday-now of course this is ironic and funny because who would have thought that we really did need the pak n' play put together?!)

*WARNING* This is the beginning of my labor and delivery story...so beware. Around 2:00am Saturday morning, I went to the bathroom and something was a little off with the amount of fluid. But with sleep on the brain, I returned to bed. Then at 7:45am, I awoke and went to the bathroom again, like a normal pregnant person and once again...too much fluid?!? So, I called my Mom and then called the hospital to see if I should stop by and have them check it out. So, Tadd and I took our time getting ready and headed to the hospital in separate cars as we had separate plans that day. We checked in and were put in a delivery room and I changed into hospital garb and met our lovely nurse Amy! She asked lots of questions and explained a few things to us. Then she did the exam. Most likely a ruptured water is what she said, but then she said the Dr. would come check and just to hang out. So we continue to chat with her, and before she left the room to get the Dr., Tadd asked her if we would be leaving the hospital at which point she said, NO. When you leave the hospital you will have your newborn baby with you!!!!! Insert big eyes and dropped jaws on Tadd and Kelly's face here! And maybe some panicked tears from me! I called my mom and told here that I was going to be having in baby in the next 24-48 hours and that I would not be leaving the hospital which meant that I would not be attending my very own shower that was to occur in roughly 2 hours. So...my mom and sisters went into OCD Oddo mode and took care of business. They contacted all invited guests and told them the news. They took down the beautiful decorations and packed up the food and other goodies. Then they came to visit us in the hospital and brought with them some flowers, balloons and snacks to have a semi shower in the hospital.

Before my family arrived the Dr. on call was Dr. Scates and he had confirmed that my water had ruptured and that we would start pitocin at 12:00 noon as I was only a 1cm and hardly effaced. As the day continued, I was pretty comfortable and lots of friends visited which was super nice! Around 4pm I started to feel some contractions more, even though it was bearable. Then around 8pm I got my epidural! The night continued, I ate lots of jello, chicken broth and pudding! Slept, relaxed, chilled and just sat in my hospital bed waiting for our nugget to arrive! Around 12:15 am three nurses came in and I woke up. I guess babies heart rate had dropped because I had had a series of contractions and the baby was not able to recover properly. I was taken off pitocin and given oxygen to relax and let the baby recover. Around 12:45 am I was then put back on pitocin and the plan went back to normal, waiting for baby Barnett to arrive. At 12:30 I was only 2cm so we figured it would be quite a while, so I went back to sleep....UNTIL, 4am, when I awoke with some serious pain in my lower right abdomen. I paged the nurse and she said that I can push the epidural button multiple times as long as they are 15 minutes apart. Two times later, I paged the nurse again and she paged the anesthesiologist. He gave me some more medication and then I was a happy girl, no more contraction pain! Then she checked me again and much to our surprise 9.5 cm!!!! Baby was ready, and so was I. Everything go situated and my nurse Erin taught me how to push. With her guiding me, I began to push...then she told me to stop and told us to call the family! Our baby was not going to wait around for much longer! About 15 minutes later, after everyone arrived, Dr. was in place, family was in place, and roughly 6 pushes later, our perfect baby boy was welcomed into the world! Tadd cut the umbilical cord and they placed him on my chest and he quietly stared into my eyes and he was perfect!!! All his stats were perfect and he was just a tiny little guy but just as healthy as can be. We are so happy to have Liam in our family!

Five Weeks Early Surprise

As previously posted, our perfect little boy was born on February 9th which was just about 5.5 weeks before he was due to be born...so you could say we were a little bit surprised. There are a number of memorable events that went along with Mr. Liam's arrival, all good and all mentioned below in reverse order. Another post will cover the details.

1. Liam Michael Barnett was born on Sunday February 9th 2014 at 5:07 am.
2. My baby shower was to occur on Saturday February 8th 2014 at 11:00 am.
3. My hospital visit began on Saturday February 8th 2014 at 9:00 am.
4. My water broke on Saturday February 8th 2014 at 2:30am
5. My two sisters and brother in law arrived earlier in the week to celebrate my baby shower.

Best Surprise Ever...and here is why.

1. Liam was 5lbs 4oz when he was born and healthy!!!
2. My active pushing labor lasted roughly 30 minutes
3. My epidural was pure genius
4. My whole family was here for Liam's birth
5. I was able to meet my perfect son 5 weeks early and he was healthy!
6. Tadd and I agreed on a name
7. Friends came to visit in the hospital and brought shower gifts!
8. My nurses were amazing, Amy and Erin
9. Dr. Scates did a great job with my delivery
10. Tadd and I have a perfect son and we are an eternal family of 3 now!

Six Weeks Ago

On February 9, 2014 our little baby BOY was welcomed into the world!

Liam Michael Barnett
Birthday: 2/9/14 5:07am
5lbs 4oz 18.25 inches
He is perfect!

2013 into 2014

Once again it has been a few months since I have updated the blog. Time just seems to get away from me. As previously mentioned, there were so many things to look forward to...and now, most of them have passed and were so enjoyable...and then there are a few that still remain...Like our baby is still due in March and thankfully has not arrived yet, it is still cooking. To wrap a few things up...For Halloween, we went up to our friends house in Lincoln and ate yummy food, went trick or treating and spent time chatting with friends. For Thanksgiving, we had a lovely day with my parents, preparing food and enjoying a day off. For Christmas, we visited Tadd's family in Phoenix Arizona. We had a very nice trip and it was really great to spend time with his family over the holidays. The end of the year always seems to get so busy, but in the best possible way.

So now that we have moved into 2014...the highlights so far have been...

1. Katie's wedding. It was wonderful. The whole weekend in Florida went flawlessly. We arrived on Friday morning after a long red eye flight and got to hang around the hotel while we waited to check into our room. We then participated in the rehearsal and then went to Season's 52 for the rehearsal dinner. Saturday was a full day of getting ready for the big wedding. Katie, Jill, my mom and I, as well as the bridesmaids and hair and makeup ladies, lounged around in the "Breeze" room at the hotel. We listened to music, snacked a little, got ready and got ready some more. Then...things started happening! Katie and Dennis decided to do the "first look" before the actual wedding, which was really special for them. Once that was done, we were able to take lots of pictures before the wedding which was nice because it saved time after the ceremony so that we could participate in the cocktail hour. Moving into the reception...it was a total success. The first dance was perfect, all the speeches were amazing and Jill and I totally pulled off a rap for our speech! Then we ate some delicious food and danced the night away! Sunday we had a brunch upstairs in the hotel and got to relive the night before. Lots of family and friends took off that day, while Tadd and I headed to Boca Raton with my Grandma Bella to spend our final night at her house before heading out on Monday. Overall, the weekend was fun filled and a complete success. All the Oddo girls are officially married off!

2. Tadd and I got maternity photos taken by some of our friends, Jon and Steph Alston of JSA photography. We went into old town Folsom and spent an hour or so taking some fun pictures to remember our first baby before it is revealed in March! We got some good ones to put in the house and save for our memories! 

3. We picked up our Glider Chair from Buy Buy Baby! It is so plush and comfy...I can't wait to enjoy cuddle time with my little one in this chair! It is simple and grey but totally functional and we are just now trying to determine when to get the ottoman! We also reorganized the nursery so that all the furniture will fit and hopefully soon we can wash everything and put it all in place to be used by Baby Barnett!

4. We are still putting in final touches to our house and the more we do, the more the house comes together! A few things that we have gotten or done...
-Family Room Curtains
-Family Room Rug
-Master Bath Towel  hangers

Additional plans in the works....

-New smaller coffee table
-Grommets in the curtains
-Chair cushions and covers
-Nursery Wall Decor

And the list could go on and on...but for now, we will leave it at that and I will post completed pictures as it happens!

So far 2014 has been treating us really good and of course this year will only get better as March is quickly approaching!

A house and a baby...how lucky are we!

It seems only fitting to change the background of my blog and actually post something after all these months because we have so many things that are changing in our life and it is all so wonderful! I am such a savvy list maker, so what better than a list to note all the exciting things that we are so lucky and grateful for!

1. We bought a house!!!

We have been in our house for just over a month and are loving it!!! It is perfect and just keeps getting better the more we are there as we continue to work on small things almost every day!

 3. We just had our housewarming party and it was super fun! Tadd's parents came into town and we got to celebrate our first house with lots of friends and family!

2. Baby Barnett is due March 2013!!! We just had our 20 week ultrasound last week and the little nugget is so adorable!

4. My little sister is getting married in 2 months. Yikes...it is coming so fast!

5. It is Fall... which means, Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas. So much to look forward to!

House Flop

 Lately, Tadd and I have been house hunting...We have found a few that we really loved...posted below. We have also found lots and lots that we did not love (not pictured). We put in two offers and have been outbid both times :( The third house pictured below we did not put an offer in for because we thought it was overpriced and we were willing to let it go for the price it was listed. The market is simply bananas...Homes are being listed and are gone within days of the list day...they also are receiving offers above the list pricie and investors are overbidding and paying cash. This is ridiculous and we simply cannot compete. It is very frustrating. The above picture was very fitting because my friend must have known that we just didnt get another house...and so she reassured me with these lookers that I should just keep calm! So, with that, I am trying to keep calm and just keep searching for our very own home. Be patient readers, this may take a while!