Photo Shoots..

So...I went to Salt Lake for a few days with my mom before Matt got home from Wisconsin. Her and her friend had a little party taking pictures of him. We have about 100 but I just thought I would put a few up. Matt got in Friday night and we picked him up at the airport and took a few family pics. I started feeling so much better the past few days and love it!! Still a little sleep deprived, my mom was a Huge help with that. We are now back home without my moms help...so we will see how things go from here on out!! But we are both very glad to have dad back home to spend some time with him!!! :)
Poor little guy was holding onto Matt's arm for dear life!!!

Our little trick was to put his pacifire in his mouth and then take it out really quick before the picture, well... he caught on and had a death grip on it! It was kind of cute, so we took some more pictures of thaT!!

We gave him a bath and his little strands of hair are soo curly when they are wet!

My mom also had fun laying him everywhere she could and just taking pictures! It kept him awake for a good part of the day and he slept soo good last night!!

So..these were actually taken in the hospital by my grandma. He happened to be wide awake when she came in and she sent them to me so I thought I would put them up!

Comparing Matt's hand and his

Colton and Basketball

So the last few days with Colton have been amazing! It has been the greatest experience being a mom and i have loved every second of it! I still sit back and think sometimes about this life that Matt and I are now responsible for and its amazing. The first night I thought I was starving him because he was soo hungry all the time. Now that we have the whole feeding thing down, I think he just has a big appetite like his dad! (ok...and like his mom) Here is a picture of him with his hand in his mouth again..favorite position!
I had to take this picture of him sleeping so peacefully!

Matt and Colton passed out on the couch. Matt has been such a good dad. He has been so busy the past few days but everytime he comes home he just wants to hold him..and then sleep! My mom has been so amazing..she will tell us to go upstairs and take a nap, and we both just run up the stairs and try to sleep as fast as possible! I don't know what we're going to do when she leaves! Hopefully we will have everything figured out by then!

So...last night Matt played the University of Utah and they won! I was debating this week whether or not to leave me 3 day old baby and go, but I decided I could let grandma stay at home for a few hours and go...and I was so glad I didn't miss the game! It was seriously one of the greatest games I have watched Matt play. I know it's so dumb but I'm so proud of him because he works sooo hard and has worked so hard to become the player that he is even after dealing with me and us having a baby 3 days ago! Anyway, I have been really bad about taking pictures at all of the games, but I found this one on the ISU website and I loved what the caption underneath it said, "The proud papa Matt Stucki was stoked after ISU's win over Utah 72-68" I thought that was so cute.
This is another picture I found on the ISU website, and it was there game against BYU. They ended up losing this game by about 20, but Matt had another awesome game. Everyone keeps coming up to me and asking me to pop another baby out cause it's making Matt play so well.

He's here...

YAY!! I am finally have some energy to post some pics! Colton Matthew Stucki was born December 3, 2008 at 1:09 pm. I got into the hospital at about 7:00 pm on December 2, and they started me on Cytotec(sp) which is a pill they put up there to soften your cervix every 4 hours. So...after a long night of laying and waiting, at 8 am. the doctor came and broke my water and started me on pitocin. Wow...from that moment, I started having contractions every 2 minutes. I went from 2 cm. dialated to 6 cm. in an hour. Finally, I decided I wanted an epiderall. I was really glad I made that decision, although I felt the nurses were kind of forcing it upon me. So, after about an hour I got the epiderall and fell fast asleep! I was so relieved because 2 hours of contractions with no break was NO fun! So..my mom and matt kept checking and I was still having contractions every 1-2 minutes. Anyway, I told the nurse to come check me again after an hour and a half, and sure enough I was dialated to a 10. She said, get ready to push. So, I only pushed for 30 minutes and there he was!! The nurse told me I would have to push for 1-2 hours, but I was not about to do that. Anyway, here he is moments after birth...such an amazing experience. Matt and I didn't even know what to say or do after they layed him on me..wow! He is amazing and it is such a miracle how it all works so perfectly!
So..he weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 21 inches long--that is exactly what I was!!

Here is after his bath once he finally got settled...His hair was really curly at first, but now he's got a little spike going at the top!

He loves to suck his fingers and constantly is putting them up by his mouth.

So, when I got home I got a nice nap while my mom "babysat" He ended up falling asleep on her and they both had nice nap too!!

All swaddled up!

I didn't really want to put this picture on, but you have to have it for the memories! This was after they cleaned and weighed him and brought him back to me! Matt was so amazing during the whole thing, and I'm so glad he was able to be there. It was an experience we will never forget! I came home today at about noon and was soo glad to get out of the hospital away from the never ending nurses!! My mom is here helping for the next week, and I am soo grateful because Matt goes out of town on Monday :( Anyway, his parents did a big photo shoot so hopefully I will have more pictures to post soon!!

YAY!

sO...just a quick update before I go into the hospital. I went to the doctor this morning and he scheduled me to be induced tonight at 8! It seems unreal that it is happening...but soo exciting! It works very nicely because Matt is here, and won't have to miss any more basketball when the team gets back. It was kind of funny..there was an article about Matt missing the game and why in the paper today. So..all of the sweet nurses, and my doctor photo-copied the article over and over and put them all the way down the hall and in the room we were in. It was cute! I might secretly miss going and seeing them every week..haha maybe!

waiting and waiting...

So another little update...some good news! Matt went and talked to his coach about going to Washington State and his coach told him there was no reason to go, and he needed to stay here in case I had the baby!!! YAY. It was a big relief, so now I really really would love to have the baby in the next few days. Anyway, I am feeling pretty nauseous and crampy so we'll see what happens. I called the doctor and let them know that Matt was staying and the nurse said they had all read about it in the paper already..haha. Anyway, I said see how big of a deal it is that he is not going, that means the baby needs to come soon! So, hopefully we will be able to work something out and have him in the next 2 days!
Also, we thought of a name that might just be "the name." I have to tell the story behind it. So, we were watching football, Texas was playing. Their quarterbacks name is Colt McCoy. So, I instantly loved the name Colt. Well, the next day, my mom sent me a message saying she heard a cute name at church, Colton! Coincidence? ANyway, so we are thinking Colton Matthew, and calling him "Colt." So..that is the name for now most likely, hopefully it sticks around!
I also have been thinking a lot about actually having a baby, and it still seems very surreal. We are getting so excited though and can't wait to meet him!

Doctors Appointment

So-- I went to the doctor this morning at 38 1/2 weeks and he said I am 60-70% effaced, and dialated 1 cm..I really wish it was more! Anyway, matt is supposed to go out of town on Monday so I am doing everything I can to get this baby to come early!! I have been having contractions off and on A lot!! They are just never strong enough!! All of the nurses at the doctor were telling me I should beg him to induce me or something, but obviously the doctor knows best and I should just be patient! Anyway...as for now I am walking a lot!!

Baby showeR..and news!

So...some updates on my little baby situation. I went in to the doctor on Wednesday at 37 1/2 weeks. They weighed me and measured my belly, and I hadn't gained any weight and my belly hadn't grown! (it's measuring at 33 cm) Anyway, so he said I would have to go in and do an ultrasound to make sure everything was okay (me, not knowing anything, was a little nervous for it) Anyway, so I went in yesterday to the ultrasound and she said everything looked fine, he is right on track, and 7 lbs! I think that is so weird that he is that big inside of me right now. Well, she said since I had a long torso, he was just hiding really well inside of me. It was kind of a relief, and very fun to be able to see another ultrasound! She showed us his little face, and as soon as we saw it we both said, Wow, he has big lips! (I don't know if they just looked big from a side profile, or if he will have large lips) Anyway, right after we said that and were laughing, he covered his hands over his face and wouldn't move them...it was kind of funny, and kind of got me excited to have him come out!!! Anyway---enough about all that, I had an awesome baby shower last Saturday in Idaho Falls with my mom's and dad's families and a few friends that live up there! It was so much fun, and thanks everyone who was able to make it!! So..this first little outfit is actually from another shower with friends. I have been saying I HAD to get one of these for the baby to wear to Matt's gameS!
Here is the back side...I love this!!

Okay...so this is not quite the finished product of the shelf above the dresser (we rearanged it quite a few times until it was perfect..ok my mom did) So, my mom had this shelf, and my aunt gave me the dresser and took it up to my uncle, who can make just about anything look fantastic, and he sprayed it and fixed it all up( my camera doesn't really do justice to how beautiful they both look) Okay, so then my mom, who is the craftiest woman I know(along with her sisterS) made all of the decorations to go along with it so it all matched the bedding! Soo fun!

And here is the crib..thanks to my parents we have one!...and the bedding that Matt picked out himself. It was so funny, about 4 months ago, we went to some stores in Salt Lake and were looking through all the different bedding, and from the first store he said this was the bedding we had to get! I was trying to talk him into some blue/brown combos...but he said if he got to pick out anything, this is what he wanted. So..this is what the decision was! I think it turned out awesome and I love the colors and of course the "sporty" look!

Here is a picture from the shower at my Aunt Cindy's beautiful house(her husband is the one who finished the shelf and dresser) And..here is my mom showing off some of the awesome decorations she made! Thanks mom, and everyone else who helped out!! I have the room all set up, and the blankets washed, and closet organized, but really my mom did just about all of it! She is making getting ready for a baby way too easy, so thank you!

So, one more thing. A few people have been asking me if we have thought of a name yet, and the answer is NO! I'm really struggling with this. Matt said to me last night, so if you have the baby tonight...what are we going to name him, you know we have to come up with one some time. That made me a little nervous because there has not been one that I am totally in love with. I would love any suggestions...