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23rd-Sep-2009 12:11 am - Graham loses it!
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy
ooh yes I started my very own youtube, when graham gets older he will be very embarrassed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz-TtevOsxY
12th-Sep-2009 06:26 pm(no subject)
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy
So I was surfing through the breastfeeding and found a cookie recipe to help increase milk supply. I was telling Jeff about it and he was like a cookie will help you lactate?? Yes a cookie recipe. That means haaaannnndddsss off, which will kill him he loves when my cooking and when I make home made cookies. So haha these are for me and your son not for youuu! :3

I've been freezing my milk and I didn't really want to break into it, but I did this after noon I found one that only had 4 OZ in it that way I could thaw it out, and give it to GM when he wakes up. Since I have about 12 bags (now 11) frozen I'm going to stop freezing for now until my milk supply goes back up, and just start storing milk in the fridge. The last few days I haven't been giving him breast milk, I've been giving him formula which is bad because he is getting constipated and he has only pooped twice one last night and one this morning. When usually he goes through the diapers. I've been giving him formula on trips and at bed time because it keeps him full longer. I'm sure the breast feeding mommies think 'i'm being selfish' and not giving my son his breast milk. But I don't want to pull out my breast in public, and I would rather him be full at night then him crying his head off because he is so hungry (and I'm not making enough milk right now).

I also need to eat more, but right now we are low on health snacks. With Jeff working day and night, and me with the baby it's hard for me to find time to cook myself food let alone take a shower. I'm lucky to get online and make journal entries. But he's sitting right next to me, and I can put the laptop down at anytime and tend to his needs.
 
6th-Sep-2009 10:07 pm - More detailed of a birth story.
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy
Graham Mikyah Webber was born September 1, 2009 at 2:15 pm. I was in labor for three days! My contractions started at 4 o'clock Sunday after noon and they didn't let up, but they were never really intense. But they were about four minutes apart, so I went to bed, got up in the morning and they were still going, along with other not so nice stuff that goes along with labor. So I called my doctor and she said to come in. It took forever to get to the hospital, Jeff was at school in Oak Ridge so him taking me was out of the question. I called my cousin Aaren and she came and got me, mean while my contractions started to get stronger and more on top of each other. She had to make a quick stop at the gas station, well her car breaks down! So we were freaking out trying to call everyone and finally Aaren's mom  came and got me and took me on. It was a rough ride to my doctor. I was in tears my contractions never let up it was one right after the other, and they were on top of each other too! As soon as one started the next one built on top of that and I had back labor, which is the worst labor you could ever have (as people have told me). Anyway got to my doctors office and she checked me out and admitted me into the hospital, she said if nothing happens tonight then she will break my water in the morning and we'll have a baby. I got into my room at 4, I sat there for two hours with back labor and I had enough of it, I asked for the epidural. It was not as bad as I thought it would be, he did hit a nerve because I have scoliosis, and I lost complete feeling and control over my entire left leg. Which sucked a lot I could hardly move and the nurses kept trying to roll me onto my sides to help Graham descend more into my pelvis. As soon has Jeff walked into the room and sat down my water broke at 8:30 pm. The only down side to this was my contractions never thinned out my cervix at all. So Tuesday morning at 7:30 am they started me on pitocin (which is to help move a long labor). And that did the trick at 2:00 I started to feel a lot of pressure, but did not think much of it and I fell asleep, and then my doctor came in checked me and he was crowning. So they got me ready and set up everything. It was so funny Jeff was on my left side holding my leg (and having difficulty with it I had no feeling or control over it at all) and when everything got started he got a little woozy and had my cousin hold my leg for me. He sat on the couch in the room but still watched his son be born and he cut the cord. It took four pushes and Graham was out, I was surprised the third push the nurses were making cracks about how modest I was and it made me laugh so in the middle of my third push I was trying not to laugh. So I'm snickering and trying to push at the same time. So at 2:15 Graham made his way into the world perfect, beautiful, and healthy.

Meeting him for the first time I was in awe, being a mom has been the BEST thing has that ever happened to me this year. It's still unbelievable that I created this little human, I took care of him nurtured him for nine months inside my womb and he was finally out in the world. He is so beautiful and so calm and just so amazing. Every little cry, or little whimper I'm there  in a heart beat. Jeff says I need to calm down that I hover too much and that he's okay. I often do this even when Jeff is holding him. I can't stand to be too far from him. It's my motherly instincts kicking in. Jeff has really stepped up he is really loving something I didn't expect at all. I guess Graham was something that he really needed after all. Sometimes I still can't believe how this little person was inside of me for so long. I know for a fact my mom would be so proud of me and Graham. I can faintly hear her voice in the back of my head of how she would respond to him. I'm excited and nervous but in a good way. I can't wait to see what kind of personality he will have and who he will look like more as he gets older. He's a good mixture of Jeff and I both. He has really dark blue eyes, they will probably change when he gets a little bit older. Jeff has brownish green eyes. But who knows he may just stay with these odd colored blue eyes. Really they are an odd color, they are different shades of dark blue and you can see all the different shades.
5th-Sep-2009 06:16 pm - He is here!
Hidenseek // Mom this is the friend ..
Graham Mikyah Webber
September 1, 2009 at 2:15 pm
7 lbs 3 oz 20.5 inches







19th-Jul-2009 04:08 pm - Busy Baby.
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy
I've been busy between hospital stays, doctor visits, and then the baby shower. Today I actually get some down time. Which I need I'm exhausted, and it didn't help matters that I had contractions all night and I couldn't sleep. I guess it was from all the excitement from yesterday. My baby shower was great, the house was filled with people, gifts, food, and laughs.

I'm really thankful for everyone and all the things that they gave me. I'm not as worried as I was before about all the things he needs. It was so hilarious because my friend Joel had gotten me a breast pump, because that was one of the things I needed. But his question was "do they come in bigger sizes." and as I was opening my gift I was telling everyone about it, it was so funny. I have never seen him in my life get that red. Everyone was saying how much they adored him, and how amazed they were that he would actually get me a breast pump. Because most guys wouldn't do that if their life depended on it.

I got cloths, two breast pumps one that is electric (from Joel) and one that is manual (from Amber), a lot of wipes, three packs of diapers, toys, bottles, blankets, just a bunch of stuff. I love everything that I got. I have a few pictures from my shower, and I do have a picture of the nursery before I got everything, now I'll have to take some more and show you guys.

I miss mom so much, it's been almost a month and the pain is still so strong. My mom was the only family I had left. I lost my dad to a massive heart attack almost three years ago. And it's frightening that I lost my mom to the same thing. I found a picture of mom it was her most recent that I had taken, Jeff and I had taken her to see Larry Gatlin. I put up a picture of mom at the baby shower, though she wasn't with me in body she was still with me in spirit and mind.

I'm ready for this pregnancy to be over with. The false labor is really starting to get to me. Last weekend I was in and out of the hospital with them, and I even had to have three shots to stop them. Last night they were pretty bad I hardly slept at all. But i think a lot of that had to do with all the excitement from yesterday.

I still have so much to clean, and no one will help me at all. I had to stuff everything in my moms room so that we could have room to move around in the dinning and living room. I know know how mom felt when she couldn't get anyone to help her. People drive me insane, after mom passed away everyone said if I ever needed any help what ever it was to just call and they would help me out. And when I actually need help and ask for help everyone seems to just bitch and complain about it. So I just really have given up on my "help".
3rd-Jul-2009 04:22 pm - So much.
Ken Wong // Ribcage
The death of my mother really woke me up from everything. I am no longer going to take my life and the people around me for granted; because you never know when they will be taken away from you. I’m starting to smile more and be more like my old self. Even though the pain of losing her it’s starting to dull, it’s still so surreal that she isn’t here. Everything was so sudden and out of nowhere, sometimes it’s really hard to processes. Not only that but I have so much to deal with right now. My half sister is being a pain, but I guess in every family there is an evil, vindictive, idiot. My mom left everything to me, you can’t blame her either if my half sister had her way she would come in take everything from me either pawn it, sell it, or give it away. That’s just how she is, she cares only about herself. When mom asked her for help she would only come if mom paid her. I mean if you love your mother as much as you say you do, you wouldn’t do half the stuff as she does. Her youngest kid, Chyenne stole my mom’s DS game that I had gotten her, and it took Denise forever to return the game back to mom. She thinks her kids are angels when to be honest they are following in the footsteps on their mother. Chyenne would steal the pennies off the eyes of a dead man. And no one can trust Denise or her spawn in their home. Everyone has to keep a close eye on them to make sure that they don’t take things. My lawyer had contacted Denise about signing a paper that said she understood that she was not on the will, that she had nothing to do with any of my mother’s belongings, that’s all she had to do and this whole thing would have been over with. I wouldn’t have to go through probate court, and pay $1,000 that I don’t have to get $600 dollars out of the bank and change everything into my name. She said she would think about it… Mr. Wilson my lawyer called me back at 3:30 and left me a message saying that she will not sign anything. No signature means she’s fighting, which means I have to pay out $1000 that I don’t have. I don’t have a job, I don’t have any money and everyone expects me to do everything. My mom was retired, and she was only getting $100 a month from widow’s benefit from when my dad died. I lost my dad to a massive heart attack as well two years ago. So you can see why this is so tough for me. Not only that but Graham is due next month, they are finishing off my breast surgery three weeks after he’s born I’m also going through with a breast reduction as well. Mom’s house is a mess and not ready for a baby at the moment, there is stuff everywhere, so much stuff I don’t even know what to do with. I’m probably just going to have a large estate yard sale…maybe.

8 weeks left and Graham will be here…

Do I sound selfish when I say that I don’t want anyone else to call themselves Nana? My mom wanted to be Nana, and now that she’s gone I don’t want anyone else to have that title...
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy
Firstly I wanted to say thank you to everyone sending me your congratulations. I'm more and more excited each day, my mother and I went shopping yesterday and picked up a bunch of boy stuff, and all of it's so cute, like the little sailor outfit that I picked up at Target for only $3. I went through all my cloths yesterday when I got home, and picked out all the little girl stuff for Katie ([info]varsha). I didn't have a bunch right on hand, but it's enough to just get her started, BUT my sister has the rest of the girl cloths which she's going to gather up, and I'm going to come by today and get it. She has from infant to 3T (toddler), I would do anything for my friends. And she's super excited about it so I'm pretty happy! :]
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16th-Mar-2009 08:23 am - Busy, Busy, Busy.
Kareena Zerefos // rat & boy

I have been busy, drawing painting, trying my best to keep myself busy. Sorry for the lack of being around. I just have been so stressed out lately there are things that I just don't want to deal with. But I do plan to catch everyone back up with me including pictures and what not.

BABY!
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Paints!
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