The Clary Family

Monday, March 7, 2016

Burp!

Today I was feeding James and he burped while he was latched on. His little cheeks puffed out and then his eyes got really wide. It was so cute and so funny! I want to remember these little moments forever!

Thursday, March 3, 2016

My Incredible Husband

Four years ago today I met my amazing husband. We got set up on a blind date and went out to lunch at Subway. I was so giddy after meeting him and couldn't wait to get to know him better and eventually marry him. Yes, I was one of those love at first sight people... but if you know Brendan at all then you can understand why. He is the most loving and kind people that I know. He is so unselfish and is always ready to serve not only me, but everyone around us. He is so supportive and is always there for me even when it's really hard. Most of all he is so close to our Savior. This man loves God and Christ more than anything. You can feel the Spirit just by being around Brendan. I love listening to him talk and bare testimony of the things that he knows. His quiet strength has gotten us through many hard times. He was and is everything that I could ever want in a husband and father for my children. I am so glad he decided to take a chance on me 4 years ago.

Nighttime Scare

So funny story...Last week I was having a nighttime feeding session with James like we do every night and I decided to watch one of the new episodes of the X-Files (yeah I'm a nerd, but how can you not love Mulder and Scully??). So in this episode there is this monster thing that comes and kills people and when he's coming the lights turn off. Well this is happening on the tv and right then the lights in our house turn off. Scared me half to death! Don't worry though, no monster was trying to kill me, my dad just has the lights on a timer to save electricity. However, that show got turned off very quickly and replaced with The Princess Bride. Just one of those really funny moments that I want to remember.

One Month Update

James is one month old today! I can't believe it! Here are some of the things we have learned about him so far:

Size

When we went to the doctor last week he weighed 9 lbs 0 oz (50%). He was 21.5 inches long (75%). His head was 14 inches (25%). He's tall and skinny with a little head, just like his daddy! He can still squeeze into newborn clothes, but they are definitely getting too small, but most of the 0-3 month clothes are too big. Same with diaper size, newborns are getting too small and size 1 are big. He's just in the awkward in between stage.

Sleeping

He loves to sleep during the day! But... not so much at night... He pretty much only falls asleep if he's being snuggled unless he's completely exhausted. We're working on getting him to sleep at night. Last night he slept for about 5 hours although mommy did not because she had to hold him in order for him to sleep that long. It's a work in progress...

Eating

He is a great eater! We are totally getting the hang of this breastfeeding thing. He only eats formula if mommy is away for longer than 3 hours (it's only happened a few times). Mommy's favorite thing in the world is the cute noises he makes when he eats. Mommy's least favorite thing is that she's the only one who can feed him... can't someone else take a turn every now and then?? Oh well... We really do love the bonding time.

Likes

Cuddling!!!

His binkie

The fan...Seriously! He will be fussing and fussing and then see the fan and immediately relax.

Bouncing...which is killing mommy and daddy's backs and arms!

Dislikes

Bath time

His car seat

We sure do love this little baby of ours! He makes us laugh every single day with his funny faces (his pooping face is the funnies thing in the entire world) and with his cute noises. We love seeing him grow and watching his sweet personality. We have the best baby (seriously, he hardly ever cries) and we are so in love with him!

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

James Brendan Clary

Well it's been 3 weeks since little James was born so I decided it might be time for me to write down his birth story before I forget it.

On February 3 I woke up at about 2:00 AM with some contractions. Now I had been having Braxton Hicks contractions for about a month so I wasn't too worried. After a few I noticed that they were more regular than usual so I got out my phone and started timing them. They were coming about 4 minutes apart and were lasting a little over a minute. I stayed calm and just kept timing. Around 2:30 Brendan woke up and I told him what was going on. We started getting ready to go to the hospital and decided for sure to go around 3:00. I woke up my mom and told her that we were going to the hospital. As we were getting ready to leave, the contractions were getting more painful and I would have to stop and focus on breathing through it. We were both pretty excited and not too nervous. The only thing I can really remember being nervous about was that they were going to send me home.

We got to the hospital and they started checking me. I was dilated at about 2 1/2 and so we waited for an hour to see if I was progressing. After an hour I was at a 3, but they decided to let me stay despite my slow progression. Then came probably the worst part...the I.V. I hate needles more than I can even say. Brendan held my hand as I sat there and cried. They couldn't get it in on the first try because my veins are so stinking awful. They got it in on the second try though. But then I had to get antibiotic and it burned so bad! I cried the whole time and kept saying that I couldn't do this. It's kind of funny that I could totally handle the contractions but this antibiotic was the thing that had me doubting my abilities. After a little while I decided I was ready for the epidural which of course meant more needles... But it wasn't too bad at all just really weird feeling, like cold in my spine... All I can say is that I am so glad for epidurals!!

My doctor came to check on me after a few hours and I was dilated to about 3 1/2... super slow progress! It turned out to be a good thing though because my doctor had a meeting she had to go to up in Salt Lake that afternoon. But she didn't want me to take too long either so before she left she broke my water. That was weird feeling too. Well I started progressing a little bit faster after that, but still not a whole lot. Also my epidural wasn't really working on my left side so that was a little painful. Well they finally gave me a pit drip and that really started me going. The next time they checked me I was at a 10. Right before I started pushing I got another dose of the epidural and that took care of my left side, thank goodness!! I pushed for a little over an hour and then just like that he was here!! My sweet baby boy was born around 5:40 P.M. He weighed 8 lbs 4 oz. He is perfect in every way.

One of the best things about giving birth and the recovery afterwards, besides my baby of course, was my sweet husband. His selfless service, endless patience, and loving strength are what got me through one of the most trying times in my life. Also seeing how he is as a father just melts my heart. I love my darling husband more now than I ever thought possible. We are so happy that little James has come into our lives and we hope to be the parents that he deserves.