Grandama's Visit!

My mother had the opportunity to come out and visit us from Georgia! She arrived today eager to meet her first grandchild. From the moment she held Matty in her arms, it was difficult to get him back! :)

She will get to be here with us till the end of next week and we couldn't be happier! Hopefully she'll get to get some quality time with Matty!

HOME! Finally!

After being in the hospital for almost a week, Today we were finally able to bring Matthew home! It was great being able to come home and walk through the door knowing that our whole family was there. It took us a few extra days than planned to leave the hospital due to some complications to Matty's health.

On the morning of the 18th, I noticed that he was a bit lethargic and wasn't eating very much. I kept insisting to the nurses that something was wrong, but they assured me that he was fine and was just tired from his little "journey". A couple of hours before the 24 hr mark, Matty was making a choking noise and had some fluid coming out of his mouth, yet he had been sleeping for the past 5 hours without eating. I had enough at that point and insisted on the staff checking him out. Jay and I waited for any news for a while, but we fell asleep in the process. At around 11pm, a nurse came in and woke me up to tell me that Matthew's biliruben count was extremely high and that his Oxygen levels were a bit on the lower end... so they had him under lamps to help with his Jaundice, and was on Oxygen to help his breathing. Long story short, after 2 days under lamps, 24 hours on Oxygen, and about a 36 hour scare of him not being able to eat and being extremely close to needing a temporary feeding tube.... we were given the O.K. to go home!
This day has brought on so many emotions. We are thrilled to say that our son... our precious baby boy is home and in our arms... safe, happy, and healthy! We are tired due to lack of sleep the past few days at the hospital worrying over Matty. We are terrified of the unknown realms of parenthood and what in this first night home awaits us. Most of all we are grateful. We are grateful that Matthew has come into our lives and has begun this new and exciting chapter in our life!

Now to put this little man in bed.... wish us luck! ;)

Matty's Arrival!

Matthew Joel O'Connor was born May 17th, 2010 at 9:41pm AZ MT! He came at 7lbs 14oz. and at 19 1/2 inches long. With a full head of hair he came and we are just head over heals with the little man! Only a day old and he already has us both wrapped around his little finger. Jay and my friend Lisa were great supports in the delivery room and helped make is a smooth and speedy delivery! If all goes well, we should be leaving the hospital tomorrow!

2 weeks and counting....

So I am 38 weeks now and have 2 weeks left before due date....

Everything is ready, the hospital bag is packed, the car seat is in place.... and all we can do now is wait for Matthew to grace us with his presence.... tick tock tick tock....

The Nursery

Well here are some pictures of the progress in the nursery. We finally got the bedding in and I was eager to get it set up. We had the wall decals and Chinese lanterns left over from when the room was my art studio.  This with all the gifts and giftcards that we have received, we have been able to really have fun with getting Matthew's room ready-to-go!



It still has some areas that need to be worked on, but overall its close to being done. The only thing left on our list is a glider chair. Everyone that I have spoken to has told me that a glider or rocking chair is essential to keep your sanity with 3am feedings... so I see a glider in our very near future. :)

Diaper bag is packed, hospital bag is under construction, and the countdown continues!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St Patty's Day everybody. Jay and I really wanted to go to Tucson and join in on the festivities, but we thought best to stay closer to town this year. In the place of Tucson, we decided to enjoy the local Irish pub for lunch. Cheers to and authentic Irish meal! Fish and chips for Jay and Corned Beef and Cabbage for me! Yum!

30 weeks!

Today we have reached 30 weeks! Woohoo! Matthew Joel will be here before we know it!

The nursery is looking better and better everyday and is almost complete! We have the crib and changing table all set up and are waiting for the crib bedding to arrive in the mail. We want to thank everyone who has sent us gifts and such! We truly appreciate everyone's generosity! Matty is going to be one spoiled little man :) !