The Tenth of May » Photos http://www.thetenthofmay.com The Story of Ben Leivian and Amanda Brown Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 142lbs YAAYYYY!!!!! http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/12/19/142lbs-yaayyyy/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/12/19/142lbs-yaayyyy/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:52:55 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=1105 OK so this morning I got on the scale and I was so happy when it read 142lbs. Oh my gosh it felt SO good. I have been very worried about my weight pretty much since the second night. I was so excited to lose all this weight super fast but then reality sank in and it wasn’t happening as quickly. I have been working really hard at it though, and I am not satisfied yet, but I am on the right track.
When I went in for my 8 week ultrasound I weighed 140 so if I was to guess I would say before baby I was probably around 135 to 138 so I figure I have about 7 more lbs to go until I am satisfied and a lot of toning. So here are some pics from before and after…..

Here is me at nine weeks… 140lbs
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36 weeks, last belly pic before Trav was born…HUGE haha 182lbs
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Here is me today 3 months after baby… :) 142lbs
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*It is still a little flabby but I am working on it…

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And happy birthday to my love celebrating the BIG 28 today!

And baby makes three!!!
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Just playing around
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He was so cold that he was actually shivering in this photo
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I saw this idea at my jewelers and had to copy it, ooo I just love his lil feet they are the cutest
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more to come….

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/10/20/our-lil-family/feed/ 3 Bringing him home! 09-07-09 http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/22/bringing-him-home-09-07-09/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/22/bringing-him-home-09-07-09/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:31:07 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=1000 Banner has this really great set up for parents of NICU babies. They allow you to sleep over in a little mini hotel room for the first time with your baby the night before you bring them home. Ben and I think that they are testing you, but we were not worried. So on the night of the 6th we headed down to the hospital to begin our stay. Travis did awesome his first night with us. Honestly I really didn’t sleep, and not because of Travis but I was just to excited and nervous. That night we got up every three hours with him and charted everything for the doctors. We made sure there would be no reason not to discharge him as far as eating, sleeping and popping goes. :)
A lot my nerves were because even though they told us that he was going to get to come home, there was still a possibility that he would not be able too, it would all depend on his Billi Ruben results in the morning. They were worried that he might have jaundice and had to be sure before we could take him home. Well the next morning his levels had gone from a 15 to a 13 and we were told it was only breast milk jaundice and it would past in a few days. Oh man you can imagine the excitement we felt. We were finally going to be able to take our lil man home. That day I had to leave the hospital without him was the worst day of my life, at that point I was not sure how I was going to function, all I wanted to do was be there with him and for the next four days Banner became my second home. I really do believe that us being there everyday and for every feeding really helped him to be able to go home early. Some days I would just sit there and hold him for hours. Originally they told us he would not get to come home until his due date, could you imagine? That would have been today.
So after nine very long days in the NICU we were finally going to get to bring him home.
So the evening of the 7th we were taking him home. Around 3 o clock we got him all ready to go and signed the papers and said good bye to that place. Dont get me wrong Banner Thunderbird was aweosme to us, but nobody likes to be in the hospital that long for any reason. We were overjoyed to be going home.
So we arrived home around 4 pm and had a awesome sign in our yard, now you may notice that the day on the sign was a little off, but Brandi was with me throughout my 25 hrs of labor and delivery so you get the days a little mixed up when they run into each other like that. So just to clarify Travis was born on Saturday not Friday! :)
So that night we had both of our families over for dinner and a little tlc! It was an amazing day! ‘
Here are some pics from throughout the day. Enjoy!
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This is when they first brought him into the mini hotel room. It was also a very powerful moment, because they took off all of his wires and monitors, he was a free baby!
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This is our mini hotel room.
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Mommy and Trav getting ready to go home.
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Not the best pic of us, but we were super happy!
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Daddy going to get the car.
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All ready to go home. He is so tiny.
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I just thought this pic was cool how the sun hit him, he had so much BLONDE hair, not sure where it came from.

Our awesome sign from Brandi and Josh! Thanks guys for everything, especially cleaning the house!
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Here is just some pics once we got him home.
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Great Grandma!
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This is the only outfit that would fit him, and even it was too big :(
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His amazing lil feet.

Video to come! :)

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/22/bringing-him-home-09-07-09/feed/ 3 First bath: 9-9-09 http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/09/first-bath-9-9-09/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/09/first-bath-9-9-09/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:26:37 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=1056 Today we gave Travis his first bath and surprisingly he LOVED IT! :)
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Getting all scrubbed up!
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He kept slipping.
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My fav pic.
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ok so I know the duckies are not the manliest thing, but I thought they were adorable!
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Ben catches Travis at the perfect moments.

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/09/first-bath-9-9-09/feed/ 3 First Dr. Appt. http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/08/first-dr-appt/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/08/first-dr-appt/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:01:53 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=1045 The day after we brought him home we had to take him for his first check up. He did so well and the doctor said there was no need for a 1 month instead we would just go to two months. Here are some pictures from the lil adventure. He looks a lil scared, but he was just cold because he had to lay on that table naked. :)
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]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/09/08/first-dr-appt/feed/ 2 Travis’ Birth Story http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/29/travis-birth-story/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/29/travis-birth-story/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:53:57 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=969 Again I have not had time to blog about my experiences. Quick run down, (according to my dr) I pushed for 22 minutes for a total of 12 pushes. 3 to get him down because he kept going up and down, 8 to get his head out and 1 to finish him off. I rec’d oxygen during the pushing which helped a lot and immediately after he arrived they placed his slimy beautiful body right on my chest! I will take these pictures right up until they took him from me. Enjoy!
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Here is that lovely oxygen.
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My very animated dr. :)
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Here he is, this picture amazes me, Ben got it right at the perfect time.
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Our slimy boy, I was in awe I just kept telling him how beautiful he was.
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Getting all cleaned up.
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Perfect size, 6lbs 2 oz, 19 3/4 inches, 14 1/2 inch head (could have been a little smaller on the head ) lol.
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The only pic where he actually looks Asian.
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Father and Son.
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BIG feet
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Brandi and Trav
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Right before they took him from me. Yes I look exhausted amongst other things and I was!

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Stay tuned for more pics and videos!

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/29/say-hello-to-travis/feed/ 8 Belly at 35 wks and 4 days! http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/belly-at-35-wks-and-4-days/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/belly-at-35-wks-and-4-days/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:38:08 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=928 2009-08-22-at-16-14-44
This picture was taken yesterday right before we went into the hospital. I got really emotional thinking that it could be the last one, but thankfully it wasn’t. I am going to try to take pics every few days to see if my belly continues to grow. I swear some days it looks and feels bigger than others!

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/belly-at-35-wks-and-4-days/feed/ 1 Honeymoon! http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/honeymoon/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/honeymoon/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:20:33 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=889 Ben and I were going through our photos and realized that we never put pictures up of our honeymoon. We had an amazing time and thought we would share them a year and a half later.Plus our bodies were rockin, and trust me they or mine will be again! lol

]]> http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/08/23/honeymoon/feed/ 0 Our lil man in 4D (31 wks and 5 days) http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/07/26/our-lil-man-in-4d-31-wks-and-5-days/ http://www.thetenthofmay.com/2009/07/26/our-lil-man-in-4d-31-wks-and-5-days/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:34:29 +0000 Amanda http://www.thetenthofmay.com/?p=788 Today was an amazing day. The ultrasound did not go as good as I would have hoped but we still managed to get some good pics of him. Pretty much the whole time he had his hands or feet in front of his face, then he flipped and his umbilical cord was right in front of his lil face. So like I said not the best but it was still amazing to see him. I think he looks like his daddy but we really wont be able to tell until he is in our arms.
We also have a dvd of the whole session that I will post later.
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Here he was sticking his tongue out at us! The bubbles on the right is the umbilical cord.
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Yes that is his foot right in front of his face, I guess he is flexible like his mommy!
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And now he has his hand in front of his lil face.
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And now the icing on the cake, he managed to get every body part in the picture. lol
Plus as a bonus he smiled at everyone. :)
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I think he is running out of room in my belly.
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We will be seeing him very soon!!!

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