Peter's Blessing

Peter was blessed on February 2nd.  My dad, brother Scott, brother-in-law Paul, and Bishop David Nelson surrounded him as Chris gave the blessing.  Chris said he was calmly looking around the whole time.  Chris gave a beautiful blessing  while I tried to control Jane and my emotions at the same time.  I feel so blessed to have him in our family.  He just fits right in already.

 

 

Trying to get a good family picture just got a whole lot trickier.

My handsome men!

We were so grateful to have so many family members come.  Thank you everyone.  And thank you to the Katzoffs and Paxsons for attending as well.  We love you!

 

A visit from Grandma and Grandpa... and Lisa and Brian and Scott and Elisha...

My parents came out to visit two weeks after Peter was born (Peter's fault for coming 2 weeks early).  It was so wonderful to have them there.  Jane LOVED Grandma but Grandpa took some warming up to. It didn't help when he started tickling her mother.  Jane just broke down in tears.  She's a pretty sensitive little girl.  The key to heart, though, is a tablet and once they figured that out, they had her full attention... well, the tablet did anyway.
We had a great week hanging out, playing games, going shopping, and watching movies.  We watched Captain Philips and introduced my parents to Clue.  (I still can't believe they'd never seen it).  Jane showed them her favorite movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox and they loved it too.

 

Lisa joined us later that week, and Brian the following day.  We had several visits from Scott and Elisha and a trip up to their house for a visit too.

 

We celebrated Brian's birthday, and then had everyone down at our house again for Peter's baby blessing.  It was a pretty great week and everyone was so helpful.  Thanks everyone!

 

 

Peter at 2 Weeks

I just love this little man.  He's starting to be awake a little more, but he's still mostly content to just hang out.  He put on a pound and an inch measuring 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 inches at his 2 week appointment.  He was also circumcised at his 2 week appointment.  We had planned on having it done in the hospital, but just before they started the procedure, they informed us our insurance didn't cover circumcisions and it would much cheaper in the doctor's office.  I elected to step out for the actual procedure and tried to keep it together in the waiting room where I could still hear him crying.   It was pretty rough for both of us, but we made it through.   Maybe I'll just have girls from now on.

Peter at 1 Week

This baby just sleeps all the time.  I know, he's all of one week old.  What else would I expect?  But seriously, he sleeps ALL the time and just wakes up to eat.  So far he is the easiest baby I could imagine.  Jane always needed to be held, but Peter's just happy to snooze on the couch.

The Mini Crib

This little crib has some history.  It held my father when he was a baby and every one of his four siblings.  Then it held every one of my parents' six children.  Next it went to my sister and held each of her six babies.  Now I have it.  I sanded it down and gave it a little face lift and finished it up the day I went into labor.

Welcoming Peter

Peter Christopher Silva was born January 14, 2014.  
Here's how he got here...

On Monday January 13th, Chris and I sat in our living room winding down for the evening.  We had just returned from a potluck FHE with some other families in the MBA program.  Jane was in bed.
Chris looked over at me sitting on the couch holding my big belly with a pained look on my face.  "Are we going to have a baby tonight?" he asked.  I laughed.  I was exactly two weeks to my due date.  "I'm just wondering if I'm feeling a contraction or if I just need to go to the bathroom," I said.  In the end I decided it was gastrointestinal and dismissed it.  A little later around 10pm, I stood up and felt a tiny gush of water.  When my water broke with Jane, it was a big gush of water, so I wasn't certain that this was the real thing.  We spent a little time investigating on the internet, but when it started happening more frequently, it became apparent that this baby really was coming tonight.  We showered and ate, packed bags and made arrangements for Jane.  By the time we dropped her off with our dear friends, the Paxsons, it was midnight.  We checked into the hospital around 12:30 and confirmed that my water had broken.  They started me on Pitocin to get my contractions more regular, I was feeling a little discomfort on the way to the hospital, but I honestly wasn't even sure they were contractions.  Around 3AM, I started to get really tired and asked for my epidural so I could just go to sleep.  With big, heavy, numb legs, I fell into a not terribly restful sleep.  When I woke up around 6 am, I felt some intense downward pressure with each contraction.  I notified the nurse and she checked me.  Within minutes the room was buzzing with nurses and the doctor setting up equipment and getting in position.  After three quick pushes, Peter slid out at 6:51AM and they laid him on my tummy while they cleaned him up a little.  He was perfect and nearly as calm as Jane was.   He weighed in at 7 lbs 2 oz, was 19" long, and sported a pretty good head of hair.  I can't believe how smoothly it all went.  We feel incredible blessed to have him come healthy, happy, and two weeks early.  Chris even had a six day MBA break starting the day after he arrived.  It couldn't have been more perfect.

Peter's first bath.

A not so flattering picture of me post-delivery.

 

 

Chris picked up Jane later that morning and brought her by to meet Peter.  She touched him very gently and waved her hand and said "hi".   She's been mostly very gentle and sweet with him ever since.

 

 

 Grumpy face.