I’ve been really sad because I lost all the professional newborn pictures of Jonathan due to a camera malfunction issue. So Jon’s sister, Kristy was nice enough to do an impromtu photo shoot of our little man. Technically these aren’t super newborn since we took them at 6 weeks, but they turned out really great. I picked some of my favorites.
On Friday, Jonathan turned one month old. I can’t believe it’s already been a month. It’s gone by both fast and slow – if that’s possible. Jonathan is getting cuter every day and is really starting to smile. He also turns to you when you talk to him, which is fun to see. He also started taking a bottle, which is nice because it gives me a little more freedom. He is such a joy to have in our family and we are so excited to see him change and grow a little every day!
One month pic.
Here are some other recent pics.
I think this is so cute. It looks like he’s holding the bottle himself.
His cheeks are really starting to fill out. I’m not surprised…he eats ALL the time.
He has been loving laying in his crib lately. When he’s fussy, I lay him in there and turn on the mobile. He loves it.
Drooling on daddy’s arm.
This is Jon trying to get him to hold up one finger for his “one month picture”.
He sleeps so funny. His hands usually end up straight out in front of him.
Looking up at his grandpa.
Daddy/son time.
Finally a pic of us together.
“No paparazzi please”
My happy little boy.
Ok, maybe not alert ALL the time 
“Close your mouth Jonny-boy a fly is going to land in your mouth!” As his Grandpa would say.
Here are some new photos of Jonathan. It is getting so fun to see him develop and grow. Ashley and I are already getting sad as we realize that he won’t be this small and cute forever. Well, still cute. He really is becoming more alert which is fun to watch. He tries to focus on objects and on faces. Then, goes cross-eyed haha but we try to tell him that if he keeps doing that they’re going to stay like that forever. He really loves eating and unfortunately knows all too well what a binky tastes like and that it’s not the real deal. He doesn’t fuss as much when we change him which is good and easier. He is also getting better at sleeping at night which is good for Mommy too so she can get some rest. Ashley is doing better each day with her recovery and looking great! She is such a natural and a great Mommy to our Jon-Jon.
You’re getting sleeeeeeeeepppyyy vvvverrrrrryyy sleeeeeepppyy. I swear he fights falling asleep so hard.
Already a baseball bum.
I need to take more pictures of Ash and him since they are inseperable, seriously though, I told you he loves to eat right?
Trying to focus on Daddy-O
So I think Ashley took this blackmail photo sometime in the night. I look down for the count and of course Jonathan is wide awake.
So I thought I would write about the day Jonathan was born. I want to remember it, and details are already starting to get fuzzy.
(PS this might get long, so if you’re bored, just skip down to the new pics at the bottom).
I told myself I was going to work up until the very end of the pregnancy, and that happened…literally. I went to work last Wednesday (4/29) and went about my day. I had felt really uncomfortable for the past two days with what I though was just a tummy ache. Now I know it was the beginning stages of labor. I was in my office and at 10:30 am my water broke. This wasn’t exactly the best place for it to happen, but what can you do right? I called the HR manager to come in. Soon, every female in the office was there. I called Jon and he came right away. We got home, packed our bags and headed to the hospital.
I was admitted and dilated to about a two. I starting to labor harder as the time went on, but I just wasn’t progressing. They decided to start me on Pitocin (which I really did not want). That’s when it started to get a lot harder. This went on for probably 7-8 hours. Everytime they checked me, nothing had changed. We were starting to get concerned because everytime I had a contraction Jonny boy’s heart rate would drop, and mine continued to stay really high. Also, once you’re water breaks, they put you on a 12 hour ticker as to when you have to have the baby to avoid infection.
They decided to call the doctor in to see if he could figure out why I wasn’t progressing. After checking things out he said something that I really didn’t want to hear. He said, “I’m sorry, but this isn’t going to work”. It turns out the baby was trying to come out face first, not his head, his full face. Regular delivery that way would have resulted in the death of me and the baby. I immediately started bawling. He said that we were going to have to do a c-section.
Shortly thereafter, my family got there right as they were wheeling me away. After the c-section began, it was only a matter of minutes and Jonathan made his grand debut at 9:57 pm.
I got to only see him for a minute since they had to finish the surgery. I think that was the hardest part. Instead of getting to be with my baby right away, I had to go to recovery. I didn’t get to hold him for about 2 hours after he was born.
Moral of the story? I feel very blessed to live in a time when they can perform c-sections. The end result couldn’t have been better. We have a healthy little boy who just gets better every day.
Below are some more recent pics. He’s a lot less swollen now, but he really is packing on the pounds, his little cheeks are filling out like crazy.
*warning: lot’s of pictures. Can you tell I’m a first time mom?
Me in the hospital, before all the drama.
Healthy little boy.
On the way home.
Jonathan’s “welcome home” sign -a Kewish tradition.
He is such a scowler.
First bath. He HATED it.
Still pretty mad at us.
Happier now. So cute looking up at his dad.
His first “snuggy”.
Cute little outfit.
The new fam.
Daddy time.
Impromtu photo shoot.
I love his little folded hands.
Jonathan Sampson Kewish made his debut last night 4/29 at 9:57pm. He is 7 lbs. 9 oz. and 19 1/2 in. Mom and baby are doing great!
Right after leaving Mommy
All clean
The proud rents
Snug as a bug