Smiling

Cody started smiling on the 8th of January. To prove it, I would take videos for John since he only smiled during the late morning. Here are some happy smiling pictures of him.

Just Normal

Cody's 2 month appointment was on the 19th. He was something like 12.3 lbs and 23 and something inches. So when I asked the doctor what percentiles he was in, he was 50% for his head, 50% for his height, and 50% for his weight. So I just wanted to show you a picture of an average baby. Here it is.

Your Average Baby

The Boys - Who Else?

So here are some pictures of the last couple of weeks. Cody's starting to smile which is always soooo cute of course! I only have it on video since it's always so fleeting! Half the time you run and get the camera and the moment is over so I've just decided to start video taping it so that John would believe me when I told him he was smiling a ton during the day!

Here's a picture of Landon at a week old

And Cody at like 3 1/2 weeks

I just wanted to compare. Check out the skin tone difference!!!

Today Landon was trying to play with Cody but was practically laying on him and squishing him! I did pull out the camera though to see what I'd get and Landon instantly perked up for the picture.

Look at this little chunker!!! He actually looks sorta funny.

He just looks so complacent. Oh, and since John started swaddling him tight tight, he's been sleeping 6-7 hours at night instead of 3-4!!! LOVING IT!!

So Landon is finally sleeping out of his crib. We need that crib soon for Cody! Here he is on his first night.

And then another night. We're still working on the sleeping IN bed part! Actually he's doing pretty well. Starting the second week!

And here are just some random pictures I think are cute.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

We had a great Christmas! We spent it here. It was nice not having to go anywhere and just stay at home. Landon got toys which he LOVES! He pulls them out every day and makes messes all over the house! It was a busy season and part of me is glad to start this new year and get back to "real life" again. I love the Christmas season and everything that goes with it. Everyone's a little happier and friendlier. I already can't wait till next year! It was a busy Christmas season, having Cody and being in charge of the Christmas program for church kept me very busy. I was called to be the Music Chair "person" in like October. A little stressful considering Cody's due date was Dec. 1st and then we ended up having him Nov. 15th! The program was a success! I had people actually show up to the practices! I did bribe with cookies. I made a different kind of cookie every week. Do you know how many different cookies there are? I was so nervous during the program. I thought that I'd forget where I was in the piece while I was conducting it. It was a relief to have it done and also that it sounded good!! At least that's what people said! Anyways, here are our photos from the last couple of weeks.

Landon kissing Cody cause we made him! :)

Christmas Morning. Landon wondering why Cody's on him.

Me and my mom holding Cody.

Landon playing with his new blocks and wanting to play with his finger puppets.

Cody doing what he does best during the day.

Waiting to open Christmas presents. He walked into the room, got right up on the couch and waited for us.

Cody's actually awake!!! I know it's blurry, but we got a picture of him smiling.

And Landon being Landon. He thinks he's the funniest kid in the world! What, you didn't know that??

I hope everyone had a great New Year!

Family pictures

Before we had Cody, I really wanted to get family pictures. You can get an idea how big I got. This was 1 month before my due date and 2 weeks before he was born. Landon was great during the photos! We already need to get new ones but that'll have to wait until the springtime probably.

Landon & Cody

I figured it was my turn to tell my side of the story. Sorry it's so long. Just skim it. My water broke at like 11:40ish at night. I seriously thought I was peeing my pants!!! Since we didn't pack anything before, we packed sorta quickly (I wasn't having contractions) and took Landon and our dog over to my parents. Well, we got to the hospital and just waited for the contractions to get stronger. They never really did so at around 6 they started me on pitocin. Well, the contractions got stronger (a little) and they said that any time I wanted they could start getting me ready for an epidural. I told them GREAT! The nurse went to talk to the Dr. to get the Dr. orders to start the IV and also to tell her the baby's heart rate was dropping every time I had a contraction. The nurse came back and said she was going to check me. That's when she discovered the cord. She paused for a second, looked at me and said very calmly, "Okay... You're okay, the baby's okay, but the cord is out. This is an emergency." I'm thinking, "Okay, stick it back in"! She then told me I would need a c-section and I was like, Ohhhhhh, okay then". She got on the phone and said 2 words. "Prolapsed cord". Immediately, I have a couple more people in my room preparing me for surgery. I've got to say, they are fast when there's an emergency! They're booking me out of the room and I'm telling John to call my mom. I'm being rushed down the halls and mean while, there are now like 5 people pushing me along! I'm putting on a hairnet and I feel like I'm part of Grey's Anatomy! My nurse was trying to keep me calm even though I really was. It was quite surreal. They bring me into this sterile looking room with 2 huge lights. They then move me over to the other bed and are pulling my arms out, strapping them down I guess, putting warm towels on me, putting up a curtain, I have a doctor telling me that she's delivering my baby, and all I can think about is, I don't have an epidural, please don't cut!!! I do mention to the anesthesiologist that I don't have an epidural and he lets me know that I'm being put under. I think, oh thank goodness! Now, if this wasn't a hospital, I'd be totally freaked out! I felt like I was being sacrificed or something. Good thing it was a hospital though. Anyways, the anesthesiologist asks me if I'm ready to sleep, I say I am, and before I even have time to ask them if they want me to count backwards, I'm out! The next thing I know, I'm waking up, they're putting me under again (I guess I was having problems breathing and still in pain), and then I'm waking up again and they're getting me to sign a paper. I couldn't focus at all and felt like I was on LSD or something! It was so funny. I don't even know what my signature looked like. For the next couple of hours, I was in and out and everytime I woke up, I kept thinking, I need to let them know I want an epidural. And then I'd remember I'd had the baby and go back to sleep. I didn't get to see him till 11:30 and I wasn't allowed to be alone with him since I was still totally drugged up and couldn't get out of bed to get him if something was wrong. Anyways, it was quite the experience!! By the way, I went in to the OR at 7:35, he was born at 7:43 and I was awake in the OR for a good 3-5 minutes. That means they basically started cutting the moment I was out! Eeek! Good news is that it really wasn't that bad (I got a lot of sleep and have never been so out of it in my life which was a new experience) and I'm just really glad that we live in these times! He is the smallest kid we will probably ever have!!! At his first doctors appointment, he dropped down to 5.8 lbs! Oh, and Landon got his 18-month appointment at the same time. Yeah, 75% for height, 30% for weight, and 97% for HEAD!!! That's right, we have a genius on our hands! Here are some more pics of both of them!

Landon has learned how to pray! It makes us look like good parents!

Landon loves to play with Cody's hands.

Any time the camera comes out, he smiles at it.

Wide-eyed

Here's just how small he is!!!!

Cody Scot Vranes

I would like to introduce you all to Cody Scot Vranes, born this past Saturday a 6 lbs 2 oz, 20 inches long, and size 13 feet (OK, obviously not really, but his feet are long and thin - I'll snag a picture of that later). He's a long, thin little guy who missed out on some girth-building time - he was born 2 1/2 weeks early. (Note: pardon if any of the following brief summary is TMI for anybody - I'm not always the best judge of that. Hopefully Tiffany doesn't mind, but her and Cody are asleep right now, so I'm taking my liberties - wish me luck) Yeah, we were a little surprised on Friday night when Tiffany's water broke. 8 hours later, the doctor had the nurse check things out after several abnormal, but not too serious, heart rate drops by Cody during contractions. The nurse discovered Tiffany had a prolapsed cord (where part of it is outside), so while the baby's vitals weren't in critical condition, they took her in for an emergency C-section. The hospital is nice but not always the most organized, but it was a well-oiled machine when the nurse made the call. Nearly 10 nurses were in the room prepping Tiffany and she was wheeled off to OR and withing 15-20 minutes after the nurse made the call, Cody was delivered. Heavenly Father was watching out for us and answering prayers. Tiffany and Cody are doing just fine and we able to come home yesterday. When I brought Landon home from our friends' house, he was more interested in the lamp I had moved downstairs instead of Cody. Later on, he softly petted him (he's had practice on our dog). Here are some pictures that I hope you enjoy.