Isaac Mark Hollar is finally HERE!!!!

We had been waiting and waiting for Isaac to make his arrival, but every time we went to the doctor to check on him, he was still measuring small. I had a feeling he was going to be late the whole pregnancy, and I was right. At 40 weeks 5 days we went to the doctor to check on baby, and they said his fluids were low. Time to get him OUT!!!

We had our last date night on Friday, and got everything ready for the hospital induction Saturday at 6! We got to the hospital, got checked into our room, and had one crazy nurse. She was making jokes with Josh the whole time she was sticking me with the IV!! A little later they put in the cervidil to start the whole process! This was extremely painful, but only the tip of the iceberg of the pain to come!

My contractions started about midnight that night, but didn’t get too bad until about three, so I let Josh sleep for a while. Once he woke up, I asked him to rub my lower back while I was having the contractions, but he was too busy watching Jackass on TV! I made him turn off the TV and get to rubbing!!!

At about 6 the next morning the contractions were getting much worse, but still bearable. They moved me to the labor and delivery room and told me they were going to start the Pitocin. This is a drug that forces your body into labor and makes the contractions come faster and harder! I think everyone thinks they have a “high pain tolerance” until they feel those contractions!!!  Yikes. I thought I was dying! I really wanted to try to make it to 5 cm before getting my epidural because my doctor told me a good time for the baby to get it was between 3-4. However, once those contractions started coming faster and my nurse checked me and said I was at 3, I begged for the epidural!

The doctor came in to do the epidural, and it was heavenly. Other than Josh almost passing out, it was a huge success. Once I got the epidural I felt almost no pain at all and was able to sleep pretty much all day.

At about 7, the nurses came in and told me I was getting close to time to push! They said a lot of first time moms had to push for about an hour, so save my energy because pushing was hard work! Next thing I know I had pushed Isaac out in about 12 consecutive pushes in less than 10 minutes. Once I pushed once, he was ready to get outta there!!! Josh had oxygen on my face, and everyone was screaming at my to just keep going! It was crazy!

And of course, I would say the ONE thing in childbirth that really is just like the movies is the moment you see your baby for the first time, you completely lose it. It is such an overwhelming love you feel for them in a single instant. It is an an absolute flood of emotions and you cannot believe how perfect they are and that they are all yours :)

Last elevator ride before we are parents! 

Josh trying the side trick! 

Love this little man!!! 

One Month!!! We did it!!!!!

So I decided to update my blog for the first time in FOREVER because I really want to attempt to document Isaac's babyhood. Even if no one ever reads this but me, I hope it will be a little reminder of what I loved about each stage of his first year. I am so over the moon that we made it to a month!! I will not lie, parenting is not a joke. Here's my version of month one..

Week one - Josh was not working and my mom was here to wait on us hand and foot! Oh my gosh!! I am so in love with this little creature!!! Why do people say this is hard?!!?? This is PURE BLISS!!!  Other than the first night in the hospital, Isaac slept a ton, and I just couldn't get over that he was really OURS! I will say labor and delivery was much harder on my bod than expected, but I was so glad to have my mom and josh helping me out so much. I just couldn't believe that little perfect babe had been in my belly!

Week two - Josh starts a new job working 55 plus hours week and my mom goes home. Ok, now I see why people say this is hard. This IS extremely hard!!! I just love little Isaac so much, and it breaks my heart to see him cry -- which he does...A lot!! My hormones were literally going insane. Josh would send me heart emojis, and I would burst into tears?? Isaac would be up for 4-5 hour stretches in the middle of the night..not cool!

Week three - Feeling like I am getting the hang of this a little then BAM! Witching hour hits! Isaac gets a little cray cray when the sun goes down. Apparently this is normal? Then Josh gets some kinda psycho sickness where he constantly feels like the room is spinning and his head could explode at any moment??? WHAT??! Thankfully, Isaac was such a sweet little man while we rushed Josh to the doctor. I did have to feed him in the back of a Wal-Mart parking lot - not my classiest mom moment! This week really made me appreciate my husband and pray for him to return to normal health ASAP.

Week four - We are settling into somewhat of a routine, and I am getting used to a newborn's sleep schedule. I feel like each time he wakes up from sleeping he's just a little cuter and a little bigger!! It is just the craziest thing. I still get a little teary thinking about how big he is already and how in love I am :) I am realizing being a mom is hard, but the best thing that has ever happened to me.  I still feel like I have a ton learn, but so excited for all the adventures to come with my little man. Josh is finally starting to feel better, and I am hoping we can do something fun as a family this weekend to celebrate our little one month old!!

Favorite parts of this month: 
Just staring at Isaac in awe of this gift God has blessed us with. I still cannot believe it!!!!
Isaac gaining THREE pounds from his birth weight! Makes me so proud!
All the sweet visitors coming and bringing lots of yummy food! I still have yet to cook a meal!
Seeing Josh love on baby Isaac..no words :)
Having my mom here to help so much. She has been incredible!

Hardest part of this month: 
Witching hour! MWWAHAHAHA (I am hoping this phase is almost over)

Those little toes!! I just cannot get enough! 

Already outgrowing his newborn PJs!

Snuggles with Daddy! 

    

                                                           We love when Gram is here!!

                                                          Riding on big brother's back!

The absolute sweetest :)