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Monday, October 29, 2012
3 Months--Quick informal Photo Shoot
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Blessing Baby Boy Declan
Declan LaMarr Costley
We bless you....with a Christlike confidence
courage to stand up for what you believe
compassion for those around you
embrace your ancestors and heritage
stay close to the spirit and have the strength to act on promptings
We love you!
Already Flying!
Before Declan was even a month old we flew to Idaho and Utah for a 3 week getaway! Getting 5 kids through security is quite the rush. But Declan hung in there brilliantly! His tiny body caught all onlookers off guard and many would say "Wow, I thought that was a doll!"
Ryan loves Declan!
Catching a snoozer when he can...ahhh, so cute! Look at those big hands!! We tease that he is like a puppy with big paws...just needs some time to grow into them :)
At Bear Lake Grandma dished out her traditional infant foot rub and some extra lovin'.
Levi was soooo into Decky-boy!
It was nice to have so many willing arms since Declan was a huge fan of being held, snuggled, rocked, cuddled, fed, nuzzled...NOT getting put down :)
2 week old BEACH BUM!
I still can't believe we did this! We took our tiny 2 week old to the Outer Banks Beach in North Carolina. He was a trooper...eating ocean salt and sand every 2-3 hours ;)...sleeping in his car seat non-stop...sight-seeing...keeping up with the fam!
Luckily Izzy was around to help him with some R and R.
We had some random guy take the picture unfortunately. But we are at the monument marking the hill at which the Wright Brother's first tested their airplane.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Welcome to the world!
7 lbs 14 oz
21 inches
July 6, 2012
10:08 a.m.
My journal entry Aug. 28, 2012
I felt so strongly, moments ago, that I wanted to write about my sweet little Decky-Boy. I was just finished changing his diaper and cooing at him. The love that welled up inside was astonishing and I told him that Heavenly Father gave him to me and how lucky and blessed I am. One of my tears spilled on to his cheek and I wiped it away and then we chatted some more. I could not feel more love than in that moment it seems. I don't want to forget the bits and pieces that revolved around his birth and these first 2 months. Here are some of the stories.
(Left) The last link of the paper chain Izzy made to count down Declan's birth--it started in the 60's I believe. And on the right, Grandma Kofoed came to help and spoiled us in the meantime.
AWARD #1: Yes, even beating out Lorin, Declan gets the award for the most kickingest baby en eutero! At 16 weeks along I started feeling him move and for the next 24 he didn't stop. Whenever I wanted reassurance that he was still healthy and strong I simply had to stop my own movement so that I could feel his. Of course I was rocked to sleep all night long every night. No complaints, though, the baby kicking is my favorite part of being prego. He probably thought he owed me since I continued to play basketball (ward basketball mind you--extra crazy) and attend my gym step class all the way through.
AWARD #2: Yes, even beating out Graf (who took 14 hours to deliver), Declan gets the award for getting Mommy the most exhausted! This is not because of the length of labor, rather the following:
*Exactly a week before Declan's birthday, Virginia was having a record-breaking heat wave and then on top of that we had a crazy storm that lasted for a half hour and knocked out all the power for the next 5 days. We thought of skipping town, but what if Declan comes early? So instead we tried to avoid the house as much as possible. Thanks to Katie Baird's pool we didn't die of heat stroke. Alas, we came home every night to sleep in our house-turned-oven. By the second night we were sleeping in the basement on Cory's old high school bed (9 MONTHS PREGNANT) and by the 4th night, that was no cooler than the upstairs. We lost hundreds of dollars worth of food (except the stuff I took to the church freezer...shhh!).
*Finally the power was back and it was the 4th of July! Morning parade, late night fireworks, contractions! For the next night, day, and night, I had contractions...not consistent...not always painful...not worthy of heading in early, but strong enough to lose a night's sleep. Then in the middle of the night of the 5th, just hours before my planned induction, the contractions really heated up and for hours I labored...waiting for them to get closer together. Meanwhile, they were super painful. Finally at 5 a.m. (a whole flipping hour before I was suppose to be there anyway) we went to the Emergency Room having to stop every 7 minutes to breath through a contraction.
*The good news, Declan was born by 10 a.m. which caused Grandma to win the bet against Cory that I would have him within 5 hours. The doctors and nurses called us their "pro's" with everything happening so smoothly and knowing it was #5 for us. I guess I'll give him Award #3: Only baby, even beating out Izzy, not to need Pitocin to get my body to move!
21 inches
July 6, 2012
10:08 a.m.
I felt so strongly, moments ago, that I wanted to write about my sweet little Decky-Boy. I was just finished changing his diaper and cooing at him. The love that welled up inside was astonishing and I told him that Heavenly Father gave him to me and how lucky and blessed I am. One of my tears spilled on to his cheek and I wiped it away and then we chatted some more. I could not feel more love than in that moment it seems. I don't want to forget the bits and pieces that revolved around his birth and these first 2 months. Here are some of the stories.
AWARD #1: Yes, even beating out Lorin, Declan gets the award for the most kickingest baby en eutero! At 16 weeks along I started feeling him move and for the next 24 he didn't stop. Whenever I wanted reassurance that he was still healthy and strong I simply had to stop my own movement so that I could feel his. Of course I was rocked to sleep all night long every night. No complaints, though, the baby kicking is my favorite part of being prego. He probably thought he owed me since I continued to play basketball (ward basketball mind you--extra crazy) and attend my gym step class all the way through.
AWARD #2: Yes, even beating out Graf (who took 14 hours to deliver), Declan gets the award for getting Mommy the most exhausted! This is not because of the length of labor, rather the following:
*Exactly a week before Declan's birthday, Virginia was having a record-breaking heat wave and then on top of that we had a crazy storm that lasted for a half hour and knocked out all the power for the next 5 days. We thought of skipping town, but what if Declan comes early? So instead we tried to avoid the house as much as possible. Thanks to Katie Baird's pool we didn't die of heat stroke. Alas, we came home every night to sleep in our house-turned-oven. By the second night we were sleeping in the basement on Cory's old high school bed (9 MONTHS PREGNANT) and by the 4th night, that was no cooler than the upstairs. We lost hundreds of dollars worth of food (except the stuff I took to the church freezer...shhh!).
*Finally the power was back and it was the 4th of July! Morning parade, late night fireworks, contractions! For the next night, day, and night, I had contractions...not consistent...not always painful...not worthy of heading in early, but strong enough to lose a night's sleep. Then in the middle of the night of the 5th, just hours before my planned induction, the contractions really heated up and for hours I labored...waiting for them to get closer together. Meanwhile, they were super painful. Finally at 5 a.m. (a whole flipping hour before I was suppose to be there anyway) we went to the Emergency Room having to stop every 7 minutes to breath through a contraction.
*The good news, Declan was born by 10 a.m. which caused Grandma to win the bet against Cory that I would have him within 5 hours. The doctors and nurses called us their "pro's" with everything happening so smoothly and knowing it was #5 for us. I guess I'll give him Award #3: Only baby, even beating out Izzy, not to need Pitocin to get my body to move!
Then commenced the lovin' of Declan. Decky-Boy. Deck-Deck. Lorin's "night in shining armor." Izzy's "choot baby." Ryan's "sweet little buddy." Graf's "where Deck Deck go?"
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