Busy Weekend!

Today, Cam is one week old! He is the most precious little thing and Cory and I couldn't be happier!

Cameron has been a very good baby so far and rarely cries. He does cry when you undress him and change his diaper and is a little fussy when he gets hungry but other than that he is a very happy baby!

The one thing Cory and I have noticed the most about him is how he uses his arms and hands. His arms are almost always happily moving around and he does the craziest things with his hands. He even sleeps with his hands up at his face.

We have been taking lots of pictures of Cameron and plan to set up an online photo album to share with everyone. He loves being in his swing! But is absolute favorite place to sleep (besides in someone's arms) is in his car seat. We think it makes him feel secure with how surrounded he is. Maybe it reminds him of his Halo Sleepsack Swaddle from the hospital which we ordered offline and just recieved in the mail today!! Yay!! He is going to be so happy when he gets swaddled tonight to go to bed!

On Friday, Cameron went to the doctor for his first Well Baby Visit. He weighed in at 4lb 5oz, which is the same as when he left the hospital. The doctor said that everything looked great and they did another bili test to check for jaundice and he was in the normal range. We went back to the doctor today for a weight check. He was still 4lb 5oz but the doctor said that he should start gaining the next couple of days and wants us to go back on Wednesday for another weight check.

He has been eating pretty well. Last week he was eating about 1/2 oz - 1oz per feeding and he is now averaging 1-1 1/2 oz per feeding. We are slowing getting the hang of the whole breastfeeding thing. I met with a lactation specialist while at the doctor on Friday and today and she has been so helpful in making me feel comfortable with breastfeeding and I finally feel like I am doing it right. Cameron seems to notice the change to and is doing a lot better than he was. We have made progress but still have a bit to go before we are experts!

Cameron had a lot of visitors this weekend! On Saturday, Cory's brother Derek, sister-in-law Tonya, and our niece Adalyn came to visit. Addy is Cam's only cousin right now!

This is a picture of Tonya, Addy, and Cameron!

My friend Holly, her mom, and sister also came to see him. Later that afternoon, Cory's friend Cody, Zack, and Caleb came to see Cameron. All three of the guys were terrified of holding him but were troopers and did! Cameron looked so tiny compared to them. I don't think they moved a
muscle the entire time he was in their arms! Monica also came to visit Saturday night.

On Sunday, Grandpa Freihaut came to see Cameron! He bought us lunch and visited with us and we then went to my parents house where Cameron was the center of attention! My parents dogs were not happy that this little critter had invaded their territory! Cory's dad has a 4th of July party every year that we will have to miss this weekend. We promised to bring Cameron next year to see the fireworks show!





The last picture is of Cameron's first bath! He was not too excited to be getting "sponged off". He was very happy when it was time to be wrapped up in his hooded froggy towel!

I will try to update at least once a week from now on. Most likely it will be on Sundays or Monday to recap the previous week! When I set up the online photo album I will also post the link so everyone can see all of the pictures we have taken of our little man!

Cory and I would like to thank everyone who has sent us congratulatory message and gifts for Cameron. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families, friends, and support!

C&C&C

Introducing Cameron Patrick Freihaut!

Cameron Patrick Freihaut
June 22, 2009
11:34 PM
4 lbs 9 oz 18 inches

As a lot of you may already know, our baby boy was born on Monday, June 22 at 11:34pm. I went to my scheduled doctor's appointment that morning and had an a biophysical and ultrasound done to do his measurement. Once I met with the doctor, she determined that he was still not growing well and told Cory and I that she wanted to get him delivered. She sent me over to the hospital (Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, IN) to be induced.

We got to the hospital about noon and got in our room around 12:15. The labor rooms at the hospital were amazing. I was started on Pitocin at 1:00pm to get me having contractions. Then the wait began! The nurses told me that Dr. Huffman would be in around 8pm to break my water. Between 1 and 8pm Cory and I just kind of watched tv and read some books. I was 3 centimeters dialated at 1:00pm and about 80% effaced. According to the monitors I was having contractions but I wasn't really feeling them and when I did they didn't hurt. Dr. Huffman broke my water at 7:50pm and told me that I was about 4cm dialated and 90% effaced. They put in some internal monitors to watch his heartbeat and my contractions. Once my water was broke, then I felt the contractions like crazy! They told us it would be about a half an hour until the epidural got to my room but it was more like an hour!!! The nurse told me that since I no longer had that fluid in there that I would feel the contractions a lot more and boy was she right. Cory later told me that the nurse told him a good strong contraction is about 75 on the monitor. After my water was broke, I had 3 contractions 1 minute apart that reached over 100! I thought I was dying! Cameron's heartbeat started to drop when I had contractions so they decided to put me on oxygen and inject saline to soften the contractions to him. Once 30 minutes hit, I was cursing hte epidural guy because he wasn't there yet. When he finally showed up and gave me the epi I was about to kill him! He gave me the epidural and about 4 contractions later I felt absolutely nothing! It was amazing. I could feel the contractions with my hand on my stomach but felt no pain whatsoever.

So the epidural was given to me at 9pm and then the nurse checked me a little later and apparently she called my doctor because Dr. Huffman showed up around 11:00pm and checked me out. I was 9cm dialated and 100% effaced. She told me that it was about time to start pushing and got in her scrubs. By this point I was freaking out a bit. I think Cory was too because we couldn't believe the moment we had been waiting for was finally going to happen and our little boy was going to be here. Dr. Huffman had be do three big pushes per contraction and when I had one start up she told me to push. The only problem was that I couldn't feel anything and didn't know if I was pushing or not! Cory held one of my legs while the nurse held the other and was able to watch the entire thing! They told me they could see his head and to keep pushing. Four contractions, ten minutes, and 12 pushes later, Cameron came out screaming his handsome little head off!

They placed him directly on my stomach and I don't think there has been a happier moment in my life. He was so tiny and absolutely adorable. They took him to a table next to me and cleaned him up. Cory took pictures and then held him. They told me how much he weighed and I was so excited that he came out over 4 1/2 lbs. My parents, sister, and Cory's mom came into the room about midnight to see himHe was in the room with me for about an hour after I had him and then they took him to the nursery for his bath which Cory went to watch and too pictures of. Once my epidural ran out and I used the bathroom, I was moved to a post partum room and that is where we stayed til we left. Cameron was in the room with us most of the time. They started me breastfeeding right away and Cory staked his claim on the couch. We got pretty much no sleep that first night or the next two nights. I was given pain meds and the cocktail they gave me was pretty darn good! Tuesday morning, Cameron weighed in at a whopping 4 lbs 7.5 oz. A car seat specialist came in to talk to us because they always do car seat checks on babies under 5 lbs. She fit him into his car seat and said that he fit in ok despite how little he was and told us that they would have to do a two hour car seat test to make sure his head didn't fall forward and cut off his oxygen while in the seat. He had that test done on Wednesday and passed with flying colors! They took him a few times throughout the day for different tests and he did marvelous. He did test a little high for jaundice but when they did the bilirubin (sp?) blood test it turned out he was in the ok range. My parents, sister, and Cory's mom stayed until Tuesday afternoon then went home. Cameron was very popular with the nurses in the post partum ward. He was known for peeing whenever anyone tried to change his diaper. He now has the nickname squirt not only for being so little but because he is one awesome squirter! They got called every time we changed his diaper because the bassinet linens needed to be changed due to spraying! On Wednesday, some of my coworkers came to visit (Mark, Jocelyn, and Nicole C.) and that night our friend Jenny came to see Cameron. I was released from the hospital Wednesday late night but they wanted to keep Cam til Thursday morning. He got the clear to go home around 9am on Thursday and off we were!

Cory drove while I sat in the back with Cameron. Once we got home we unpacked some stuff and Cory went to my parents house to pick up Maggie to bring her home to meet her new little brother. I sat Cameron in his car seat in his nursery while Cory let Maggie in the house to see me. Cory had taken a receiving blanket to let Maggie smell and she was super excited to come home after spending 3 days at my parents. We opened the nursery door and let her find Cameron on her own. She was very curious and confused by this little thing invading her home but she has done extremely well! She will go up to him and sniff and give a few little licks then walk away. It is almost like she goes to check on him once in a while. She is already protective of him and is very concerned when he cries. She also checks out everyone who is holding him to make sure he is ok.



So far, Cameron has had quite a few visitors already! Both of my aunts and their kids have been here along with my parents, sister, and her boyfriend Charlie. Marilyn, my friend Erin's mom and my mom's friend, and my grandparents have all visited. This weekend we have more people coming to visit from out of town. We are very excited to show him off!

This morning Cameron went to his very first doctor's appointment. They rechecked for jaundice and his score was good. He weighed 4lb 5 oz which is great since that means he hasn't lost any weight since leaving the hospital yesterday. The doctor said other than being little that he looks very healthy. We have to take him back on Monday for a weight check and then he goes back for his two week appointment on July 6th.

He is mostly sleeping, eating, and getting changed but he is alert for a couple hours a day right now. He has beautiful dark blue eyes and he loves looking at mommy and daddy! He is very active with his hands and arm and loves to have his hands at his face. It is funny because in all of his ultrasound pictures he has hands up on his face. He sleeps with an arm or both arms up by his head or a hand over his face. It is adorable.

All in all, besides being small he is absolutely perfect and the most precious thing we have ever seen. He isn't very fussy (yet..cross your fingers!) and rarely cries except for when he is a little hungry or getting changed. Cory and I feel so blessed to have this little bundle of joy in our lives and thank everyone who has supported us and sent us prayers during my pregnancy. We appreciate everything every did for us and can't wait for everyone to meet Cameron!

I will be creating an online photo album of Cameron in the near future and will post all pictures there along with a few on here. I will let you all know the web address when I have time to do it!

C&C&C

It's getting close!

So again it has been a while since I have updated. As of Friday, 6/19, I was 2 cenimeters dialated and about 50% effaced. This means that I am starting to progress on my own. Tomorrow I will be 37 weeks and my doctor has told me she is comfortable delivering me at that time or after. Cameron is still measuring extremely small for his gestational age. 2 1/2 weeks ago he was between 3 1/2 and 4 pounds which put him under the 10th percentile. I will be going back to the doc in the morning to get his measurements and biophysical. It is likely that if he hasn't had a huge growth spurt in the past two weeks that I will be induced sometime this week!

Cory and I are very excited about the upcoming arrival of Cameron. We have his nursery complete and have bought some preemie stuff since the doctor says he is going to be a small baby. Today we gave Maggie a bath so she is nice and clean for whenever Cameron comes home. For Father's Day, Maggie and Cameron got daddy a new toolbox, tennis shoes, and a new outfit. Cory loved it. Today we went over to my parents house for lunch to celebrate Father's Day. Mom made up a good lunch and we gave dad his gift card to Menards. It seems like that is all we ever get him anymore for gifts, but he goes there so much I know he will use it.

Cory and I are settling into our new house well. It has been quite an adjustment for me not to be working as well as Cory since he is off for the summer. We tend to get on each other's nerves since we aren't used to being around each other 24/7 lol. Maggie loves her new huge back yard and enjoys going on her nighty walks in Deming Park with Cory.

If we aren't sent to the hospital after the doctor tomorrow I will try to remember to post again and update!

C&C

It's been a crazy couple of weeks!

So a lot has happened in the past couple of weeks and we have been super busy trying to get things moved and ready for baby Cameron! We found out 3 days before closing on our house that I was getting laid off from my job, so we had to back out on the house. Since Cory teaches in Terre Haute and my entire family lives here, we decided that we would move back. We found a house to rent from a wonderful lady named Mary that happens to be on my dad's mail route. It is a two bedroom home and we have an awesome mailman who personally delivers my mail to the door haha! My last day of work was May 29th and we moved our stuff to Terre Haute the weekend before that and spent that weekend setting up house. The baby's room looks adorable. Cory was a trooper and built the crib and glider ottoman. He has been quite the handyman lately! Cameron's room is decorated in a Jungle/Safari theme in light green and tan. I will take a picture this week and post it next time!

On Thursday, I went in for an ultrasound and Cameron was measuring at 3 lbs 7 oz, which is extremely small for the 34 weeks 3 days that I was. My doctor wasn't in that day, I had just went in for the ultrasound because she wants to keep a close eye on his growth. Friday was Cory's last day of school and we had quite a hectic/exciting/nerve wracking day. My doctor called me while the Dish Network guy was at our house installing the Dish. She had just gotten to the office and was looking at my ultrasound results from the day before. She told me that Cameron was measuring less than the 5th percentile and that she wanted me to go see a specialist at St. Vincent's Women's Hospital in the Maternal Fetal Monitoring and Genetics office. She also told me that it was possible they would need to deliver him that day because he is not growing well inside me and may grow better outside my body. Needless to say, I pretty much freaked out. I was definitely not ready to have this baby yet!

They scheduled me an appointment in Indy at 1:30pm and I called Cory and told him to come home (his kids had already left for the day so it wasn't too big of a deal for him to leave). Then I called my sister to have her come pick up Maggie and take her to my parents house. I called my mom and dad and explained the situation to them. My mom is in Boulder, CO visiting my friend Erin with Erin's mom so my mom was a bit worried and I think regretting her decision to go out of town. Thankfully it all worked out in the end.

When Cory got home, we sent the Dish guy away and told him we would have to reschedule. THankfully they are coming back this afternoon to install, I think Cory is dying without his cable tv and ESPN lol. Cory and I packed a quick hospital bag for him and myself in case they decided to deliver. I must say, it was probably the worst hospital bag ever packed because we were a little frantic lol.

We drove to Indy to St. Vincent's and they did a very in depth ultrasound and took all of Cam's measurements. According to their measurements, he is weighing about 3 lbs 15 oz which is a little better. The specialist told us that he is not growing to his "full potential" but she would like to try and wait until I am 37 weeks to deliver. I will be 37 weeks on June 22nd. She wants me to go back twice a week until then for non-stress tests and to take his measurements. If he still isn't growing well in the next couple of weeks they may take him earlier than 37 weeks but we are hoping he can cook a little longer and stay in until I reach full term at 37 weeks. I go back to the doc on Tuesday for more testing. She also mentioned that I will most likely need to have a C-Section because since he is so little and not growing right there is a higher risk of still birth and they do not want to put him through the stress of labor.

At least now we have time to properly pack a hospital bag and finish getting everything ready for Cameron's arrival. It looks like he will end up being a June baby instead of July. Cory and I just hope that he will be a healthy and happy baby!

Thank you to everyone who posted that they are keeping us and Cameron in their thoughts and prayers on facebook and who called to check on us. We really appreciate having such a wonderful support system surrounding us. Our plans for this week are to finish up Cameron's nursery and get the house ready for a new baby! I also want to make up some dinners I can freeze so I don't have to cook when he comes. We will see how much I actually get accomplished though lol. I haven't had too much motivation this past week to do anything. We will keep you all posted on what's going on and I hope you enjoy the newest ultrasound picture above of our grumpy little boy!