My life...(from Oliver himself!)

Since my dad has been procrastinating on the blog I've decided to update it myself...I'm only 2 months old but I think I've already gotten the hang of computers.

Life at home has been great.  I like to eat, sleep, poop/pee my diaper, have mom and dad change me, then eat and sleep some more.  At night I sleep for about three hours at a time, but then have to say hi to mom and dad and eat some more.  I'm talking more and more, especially when mom and dad get in my face and make funny cooing noises...they're so cute.

I've been getting to know my big brother Nelson quite well.  He loves licking my hands and face...mom and dad are worried about germs but I like it.

I've met a lot of great new people since I've been home, including Grandpa and Gigi!

I'm happy to finally meet Grandpa and Gigi

Here are some more pictures of the fun people I've met:

I've also received my first ever piece of mail!  Pretty exciting, except it's from the government...already tracking me and I'm only 2 months old!

Do I have to start paying taxes already?

Here's a link to a bunch more pictures...apparently mom and dad like taking pictures of me!

http://picasaweb.google.com/devinnipp/MoreOliver?feat=directlink

More Oliver coming soon!!!

Oliver goes home

We successfully made it home from the hospital after driving about 10 miles per hour with "baby on board".  It was quite a trip knowing we had a three day old baby in the back seat.  In fact, since we've been home, I've had multiple reality checks thinking "Oh yeah, we have a baby at home".  But it's been awesome.  He's been sleeping pretty well, or at least when he finally falls asleep around 2:30 am.  So needless to say we've been a little sleep deprived, but getting by with the help of grandparents.

As new parents we've been learning things quickly, one such example that it's always good to cover little Oliver's below section whenever you take off his diaper, because for some reason the second that diaper comes off he starts peeing...all over the place.  During the most recent incident he was slightly on his side and took dead aim at daddy.  Below is a picture of his target:

Oliver taking aim at daddy after taking his diaper off...seriously, he peed my pants for me.

Here's a link to some more pictures of us leaving the hospital and life at home:

http://picasaweb.google.com/devinnipp/OliverJudeNipp?feat=directlink

We continue to be amazed at how this little guy makes us smile, and how you can just stare at him for hours on end.  His sounds, smells, tiny body parts and facial expressions (especially when he's pooping) continue to amaze us as we learn more about him.  Life has certainly changed forever...

Oliver Jude Nipp

Little Nipp has officially been named!  His middle name is after Debra's mother, Judy.  Oliver Jude is doing great, as is mom and we're about to pack up and head home from the hospital.  We're excited to start our new life with our new addition...we'll see soon what our dog Nelson thinks! :)

Pictures! (see link at end of post)

Finally here are some pics of Little Nipp...I meant to send out sooner but we've been a little busy with feedings, check ups, nurses in and out of the room, 20 minute power naps, more feedings...you get the picture.  But we're loving every minute of it!


So, to pick up where I left off on the last post.  After Deb received the pitocin things started happening pretty quickly.  The contractions grew in intensity and were much shorter apart (2 to 3 minutes).  We tried walking around to help distract from the contractions.  Here Deb is getting some inspiration from looking at other recent newborns.

The pain intensified quickly so she ended up getting an epidural around 2:30 in the morning, which helped ease the pain.  She was only about 2 cm dilated so the nurses thought we had a few hours before she would be fully dilated.  Well about 2 hours later she felt a lot of pressure down below so had a nurse check her again...she was fully dilated.  Game time!

After about an hour and fifteen minutes of pushing we had our beautiful baby boy.  Aside from him being our first child, it was a day of "firsts" for him too:

First weight measurement - 7 lbs 11oz

Length - 19.5 inches

(Cone)head measurement

First bath (not a happy camper)

First diaper

and first shirt!

So far everything has been great.  He's eating like a champ, sleeping well, really only cries when we change his (tar filled) diapers, and makes the cutest faces ever!  Mom is doing great as well.  We slept pretty well last night, getting a couple of 2-3 hour blocks so are feeling better today.  

Following is a link with a lot more pictures including happy parents, grandparents and aunties:

http://picasaweb.google.com/devinnipp/LittleNipp?feat=directlink

I know a lot of people have asked about his name and we're getting close so stay tuned!  More to come...

Welcome to the world

Little Nipp arrived this morning at 6:47 AM, weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and measuring a solid 19.5 inches.  Baby is happy, healthy and one of the most amazing things we've ever seen.  Mom was a trooper during labor and is doing great, however exhausted as expected.

Mom and dad are going to take a much needed nap then I will update with more details and about a million pictures.  Thanks for everyone's thoughts...we are happy beyond belief.

Bring on the pitocin

Arrived at the hospital around 9 PM.  At that time no major contractions so they started Deb on pitocin to help kickstart things (and since her water broke about 18 hours ago).  It's now almost 1 AM  and it seems to be working as Deb is starting to feel stronger contractions.  Speaking of which, when our nurse gave Deb the pitocin her quote was "So the goal of the this medicine is pain"...so far so good.

Not sure how long it will take for things to get moving but the doctor said it could be a few hours or longer (potentially much longer).  So we're gearing up for a long night; but we're ready...we have our computer for movies, portable stereo for music, and plenty of reading material.  Now if we could just get rid of those distracting contractions...

Here's a pic of us and some "visitors" (i.e. grandparents to be)...we wish Grandpa and Gigi could be here too!

Still no baby...

Time is 7 PM Pacific and still nothing.  Not all bad as we fit in a power nap (to get us through the night) and had an enjoyable "last" meal.  We'll probably be heading into the hospital in the next hour or two to get things cranking...stay tuned!