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I think Aaron and I were on an adrenaline rush all day Tuesday 
and after our little one was born we completely crashed.
As new parents, figuring out the feeding and diaper schedule was challenging.
My sweet husband slept on the couch right next to me for 2 days,
with little Ryan right in between us.
Aaron didn't let me leave his sight.
(I couldn't move ha so I guess I didn't let him leave my sight:)
One of my favorite parts of the hospital was just watching Aaron with Ry.
It was so perfect.
I got tears so many times.
He is such a good daddy.
Little one woke up about every 2 to 2 1/2 hours for me to feed him and was only really really fussy once during one of the nights.
Getting on little Ry's schedule took a toll on our bodies:)
However, I looked forward to holding him each time I fed him,
I didn't want to put him down!
Our sweet moms were there every day, and brought us all the food I wanted.:)
And I think our little one has the cutest grandmas in the world.
 The day finally came that we were able to go home.
I was so happy.
We were so exhausted, but so relieved everything went well.
I fed him for the last time in that hospital bed.
My entire world.
Our little cuddle bug all ready to go home.
Yayy.
and there we went as a family now of 3.
He held my hand the whole way home..
i'm so in love
Welcome home little one.
(p.s. sorry these next few posts will be catch up posts. I'm finally getting the hang of the mommy thing:) 
Monday August 20th was just a normal day..

I was exactly 38 weeks pregnant to the day
I woke up went on a walk and then had my 38 week appointment at 10:15 in the morning.

The doctor checked me and I was still dilated at a 2.. and 80% effaced.

I had been getting these really frequent sharp pains that wouldn't go away.
( I got them for most of my 3rd trimester but they were getting more and more frequent )
The doctor told me the pains were a result of him literally sitting on a nerve,
and he was more than ready to pop out at any minute.

However, I hadn't had many ( or any ) contractions.
I could feel my tummy tighten often but I guess I was just waiting to feel really painful? HA

I jokingly said when I left the doctor, "How can I get this little one out!?"
She knew I walked a lot and laughed and said you can keep walking!!
BUT ALSO - if anything walking will also help with the sharp pains.

I went to the grocery store after my appointment and stocked up on groceries..
I was in the cracker isle and all of the sudden got a sharp cramp in my lower abdomen.

The cramping began to come more frequently and I called my mom because something felt different.

I got home, put the groceries away, made sure my hospital bag was all packed in case something were to happen and then did exactly what the doctor had said.

You will think I am absolutely crazy but I walked  a total of 10.5 miles that day.
(I'm convinced that's what made my water break that night haha)

Not 10.5 miles all at once!!

I would go on a 3 mile walk, then come home, then go back out again and etc.
It helped with the sharp pains of him sitting so low, and it kept my mind off everything.

Aaron got home from school and we made dinner,
I ate 3 dinners... literally. I was so hungry.
(And now I'm so grateful I did because little did I know I wasn't going to eat for another 30 hours)
We went on a walk together after dinner (contributing to the 10 miles ha) and then
I took a long bath, got ready for bed and was asleep by 10.

I was awaken at 2:30 in the morning by a gush of water.

( Let me just say that the last thing I assumed would put me into labor would be for my water break )

 I knew it wasn't very common for girl's water to break before getting to the hospital.

I woke Aaron up, and he was in denial as well haha.

So we laid there a little longer ..... and GUSH again.
Water everywhere.

I jumped out of bed and water was literally coming out like a fountain.

Aaron finally realized this wasn't normal HA and he called my parents at 2:30 in the morning Utah time.

With my fountain of water coming out, I jumped in the shower,
Aaron jumped up and started packing his bag, and helping me get all my last minute things.

As we were both running around trying to get everything ready,
all of the sudden Aaron stopped me and grabbed my hand..
After two years of life together, it was time to bring a little one into our family.. and we both knew it.
He looked at me, and we both had tears in our eyes.
It was one of those moments that I will never forget.
He grabbed me and held me tight, and whispered in my ear..
"this is it, you can do this....
I love you."

We checked in to the hospital at 5:10 AM and I went to the front desk.
"Um, I think my water broke.."
Nurse: "You think??"
"Um, yes... Ha I'm pretty sure."


They immediately checked my into my room and got me all hooked up to the IV's.
I was dilated to a 3 and the nurse kept telling me
I was having regular contractions about 3 to 5 minutes apart.
I still didn't really feel them- (weird??)

At 8 AM my doctor arrived and put me on Pitocin to make my contractions stronger.

The nurse kept coming in to check on me to see if I was "in pain" yet..
Still no pain but I was starting to feel uncomfortable and feel pressure.
It took me about 5 hours to dilate from a 3 to a 5.
It felt like an eternity.

My mom is amazing and took the first flight out of Salt Lake City, UT to Houston and arrived around lunch time.
I was relieved to see her!
My in - laws were there... And the waiting began.


By Tuesday afternoon I was at a 6 and contractions were coming strong.

I was trying to be strong and hold back tears,
and the pressure was getting worse.

They put my epidural in at about 3 in the afternoon.

Modern medicine is incredible.

I was able to feel my whole body except for my tummy.
My body was able to relax for a little bit,
I even took a little nap.


By about 5 PM I was dilated to a 7.

By 6:45 PM I was dilated to a 9..
The nurse told me she would come back in about an hour and that I should be ready to push by then.

But the pressure was getting worse.

We immediately called the nurse back in at 7:15 and she realized that I was at a 9.5 and told me it was about time to push.

I was relieved it was finally here.
Aaron held my hand tight and talked me through the whole thing.


After about 45 minutes of pushing, out came our beautiful baby boy.


 August 21st 8:14 PM


 Daddy got to cut the cord.


We were completely overcome with emotion.
Our little piece of heaven was so perfect.
I couldn't believe he was OURS.
I kept telling Aaron "This is our baby, he's my baby!"


In that moment, everything felt so right, I immediately knew him, and he knew our voices.
I have never felt so close to heaven.
The miracle of life is truly the most incredible thing in the world.


There we sat, our first time as a family of 3.


I am so smitten.
I can't believe I get to be his mommy.
He completely stole our hearts the first time he opened his big eyes.
He's our little angel and our world.

We love you so much little one.

Introducing our perfect little Ryan Spencer Powell

After his daddy Aaron Spencer Powell..
Born August 21st 8:14 PM
8.0 pounds 21.5 inches long
(The nurses called him the little linebacker haha)
We are absolutely smitten.

We are exhausted, and still learning,
but he is perfect..
We finally got to leave the hospital yesterday after a few long days,
it felt so good to be home last night..
Our moms have been the absolute best thing.
We called my mom at 2:30 in the morning on Tuesday to tell her my water broke,
and she was on the first flight to Houston.
We could not be more grateful for them!

We are all in heaven over here.
I will get around to his birth story, and ALL the details but for now just short posts to keep updated when he is sleeping and not eating:)
Thank you for all your sweet sweet comments...
We are so in love.
xoxo
After a long day labor, and pushing...
Our little piece of heaven finally arrived.
We welcomed a beautiful perfect little boy into our family at 8:14 PM last night.
These last 13 hours have been the most surreal, beautiful and wonderful moments of my life.
I will do a full post on name and everything very soon.. with lots and lots of pictures..
For now... I'm just going to snuggle this little one up 
(he is a little cuddle bug)
and pray that time never passes.
Karina's water broke at about 3 AM this morning..
This is it!
So lately there have been a lot of "put togethers"
haha my husband says he needs the handy man award now.
Putting together the babies beautiful bassinet!


So Friday night we decided to go swimming.
I was dying of heat and needed to not feel pregnant for an hour or so.
So we headed to Aaron's pool.
Little did we know we were about to have an adventure.
This picture is for you to see that my 38 week pregnant belly is about to POP.
haha Good thing I have NO maternity tank top,
pretty sure this one is stretched for life.
INTRODUCING Freddie our almost frog.
As we are relaxing and enjoying the pool.....
In jumps Freddie.- Dead serious, this is a true story.
Huge splash and there he was swimming around us.
Of course, I freak out.
I'm screaming- and screaming.
Husband is worried I will go into labor because of shock,
he is trying to calm my breathing, as I'm almost hyperventilating 
because this guy was FAST!
He torpedoed through the water, and he was a pretty decent size frog.
Finally Aaron caught him with the net -it was a wild 10 minutes. and set him free.
I was pooled out after that and was scared to death that little Freddie's family would be jumping in the pool too soon,
so we headed home.

We spent all of Saturday on a date.
Those are the best days ever.
We knew it could be our last without a baby so we lived it up.
I took my massive basketball and put on my stretchy pants,
(ladies- stretchy pants and leggings are the key to being comfortable these days)
and I was ready to go.
We ate at our favorite restaurant in the world-
Cheesecake Factory.
Side note: Neither Aaron or I like cheesecake... so no that's not why we go there.
We are just obsessed with this restaurant.
Our waiter made us look each other in the eyes and do a romantic picture because he said 
"these kind of pictures get awkward once you have kids." hahaha
(as he notices I'm about to pop)
Of course we had to get red mango,
p.s. We got our rocker!!!! Looks like there is "assembly" which Aaron is thrilled about. haha
so it will be up and ready soon,
and I think you will have to beg me to not sit in it 24/7.
Today's put together was the carseat.
You should have seen my cute husband as he was practicing buckling it up.
As we were driving to church this morning.
Tears came to my eyes... which is nothing new lately..
but it hit me that this could be our last sunday together without a baby.
awww. so bitter sweet.
You can tell Aaron has been studying his little heart out with law school this week because
I finished drawing the babes sign!!!
Haha because our little one will be able to read right out of the womb:)
(P.S. So glad you get to see inside our pantry... Too bad you can't see the 20 boxes of fruitloops and cereal on top- that is my life diet these days)
This is now hanging on his bedroom door.
 This bottom picture would be us vacationing in hawaii in a few years hahaha
just in case he wanted to see that.
 The weekend was perfect.
We enjoyed every minute of it.
Love my sweet husband and little peanut inside of me.
I feel so blessed.
xoxo
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