tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40177573254608024892024-03-14T00:36:37.414-06:00Baby Makes 4.cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-72701968997310600872012-08-19T19:05:00.001-06:002012-08-19T19:05:23.407-06:00The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done.The real reason I didn't get around to blogging before my leave was over was that well, we had a rough start. Parenthood knocked Joe and I are on our asses. It was, and still is, the hardest thing we've ever done. <br />
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The first two weeks after Miles was born, Joe's mom Sandi was in town from Michigan along with my mom. First of all, let me just say - we could not have done it without them. Period. It was the most emotional either of us have ever been in our lives. It was the most physically and emotionally exhausted I have ever been. I truly had moments where I thought I could not do it. Thankfully, we had Sandi and Sammy - the dream team - to pull both Joe and I out of our depressions. <br />
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The reasons for our rough start were due to the following:<br />
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<b>colic</b> - in. intense. Miles started his colic period during the second week and would just cry and cry.<br />
<b>sleep deprivation</b> - in. tense. Joe & I were more set in our ways than we realized before Miles arrived. Evidently, we need our sleep more than we thought because it rocked our world running off of fumes.<br />
<b>recovery - </b>I had to recover from the delivery. It took shorter than anticipated but hurt in a different way than I expected. I had to get stitches and was just sore in my muscles, sore in my spine from the epidural. Just sore in general.<br />
<b>breastfeeding - NIGHTMARE!</b> I have actually grown to really love those moments when I get to nurse him and bond with him. They are some of my favorite times together. But at first, it was awful. AWFUL! I was in so much pain, frustrated, crying all of the time, no sleep. Truly, terrible. After I healed from those first two weeks, we really got the hang of it.<br />
<b>change - </b>Joe & I have been together for 7 years and lived together for 4 years. We are used to each other, our idiosyncracies. We love our friends. We love our life. We love each other's company. Even though Miles was not planned, he was a part of the plan. Or so we think! But the initial change of our entire lives was a shock to the system and inevitably changed our relationship. I think our connection is deeper now. We are learning to work as a team. Every day there is a challenge but it is really a work in progress... a masterpiece in fact.<br />
<b>baby blues - real and </b>terrifying, I felt very depressed after two weeks and having Joe go back to work. I felt overwhelmed and out of control. Thanks to my friends and mom, I was able to see that it was just a hormonal imbalance that eventually corrected itself and I eventually got back to feeling like myself. Special thanks to Virginia for texting me back at all hours and being encouraging throughout!<br />
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Anyway, after about 5-6 weeks I started to feel like I could get a handle of my emotions finally. To be sure, it was a rough ride. But we love him more every day and he of course is so so so worth every awful moment of frustration or pain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First doctor's appointment. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newborn screening at the hospital.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe's chest is perfect for Miles naps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this sleep face. 3 weeks here.</td></tr>
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-80674163953263559542012-08-19T18:12:00.001-06:002012-08-19T18:12:25.826-06:00Meeting our little boy & leaving the hospital!<br />
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Miles was born at 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. His feet were HUGE, the nurses kept saying so that his feet were like monster-truck baby feet. </div>
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He was so healthy and in such good condition (as was I) that we left the hospital a day early. Coming home was so exciting/overwhelming. You think everyone is going to run into you on the drive home!</div>
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Elliegirl did SO well with Miles. She was way excited and kind of losing her mind but she was obedient and listened to us when we said 'okay Ellie, chill out'. </div>
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Bringing him home was so weird, it felt like we were going to sit on him or squish him somehow because he is so tiny and his world is so limited. His tiny fingers would clutch onto your hand and squeeze as if he was afraid you'd let go forever. Its so funny how this tiny, tiny human changed everything so quickly! </div>
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Here are some of the photographic memories. It was so fun to look back at these and see just how much he's grown in just 6 weeks!</div>
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cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-28396123897809343922012-08-06T10:07:00.005-06:002012-08-06T10:07:59.187-06:00The Arrival of Miles OliverSorry for the hiatus! Apparently newborns are a lot of work?<br />
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Miles Oliver Cloud Gibb was born on June 22nd at 3:27pm. After stubbornly waiting until 41 weeks and 4 days to come out, he arrived and he was PERFECT! We couldn't imagine him being any cuter or looking any more like his pops!<br />
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The labor lasted 17 hours and was well, laborious. They induced me at 7:30 the night before. We made snacks at home, my parents were at our apartment taking care of Ellie and we headed off to the hospital. We stopped at Chipotle along the way for Joe to get a burrito (he needed to be prepared for all the hard work he had to do). When we got to the hospital they gave me meds to start the process of labor. We watched the NBA Finals while we waited (the Heat won) and tried to sleep. I got in a few hours of rest but Joe literally didnt sleep a wink :)<br />
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Once the contractions hit, it was a whirlwind from there. My sister showed up right in time when the action started. She had to run out and get Joe because he was shmoozing in the waiting room with family members and everything started to happen. My mom, sister and Joe were in the room with me when Miles finally made his debut! They were a stellar support team! By the way team, Joe cried... no sobbed... the last 30 minutes. It was pretty adorable if I do say so myself!<br />
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Here are the initial pictures from Miles' birthday:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is what 41 weeks & 4 days looks like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last time at home with just the two of us</td></tr>
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-80705106642252115132012-06-15T19:41:00.000-06:002012-06-15T19:41:56.189-06:0010 months pregnant!Baby's due date has come and gone at this point. Now we are just waiting and watching to see when he will make his big debut! Went in for my ultrasound and the doctor said that his fluids and vitals got an 8 out of 8 (meaning that he is healthy)! So we set up a date with the hospital and our doctors that I will be induced next Thursday night if baby does not come beforehand. <br />
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I hope that he comes naturally and I do not have to be induced medically. But I will just stay positive and go with the flow for whatever comes our way. <br />
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Please send us positive thoughts for baby's safe delivery into the world. Can't wait to meet him :)cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-63215940255194134492012-06-10T21:47:00.003-06:002012-06-10T21:47:27.345-06:00The Final CountdownWinding down from a beautiful weekend. Took a long bath, double checked my hospital bag against my checklist and gave myself a nice foot rub. <br />
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Weekends like these will be few and far between so we enjoyed ourselves. We laid by the pool. Strolled around the outdoor festival in the Highlands. We went to dinner. To the mall. Met friends out for Jenni's summer send off on a rooftop patio on Broadway. Great friends! Great food! Soooo relaxing. </div>
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Joe has really been taking good care of me. He has been ultra attentive to me the past two weeks! I can't see my feet and tend to not take it as easy as I should. So he has been making me take it slow, watching where I walk, opening car doors, cooking me breakfast.... I could get used to this :)</div>
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I put together all of the baby's gadgets (baby monitor; thermometer; stroller adapter, etc) and put the finishing touches on the baby's room.</div>
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The final touch to the room in terms of decorations came in the mail last week from our dear dear friends, Geoff and Kristine. This was in the form of a Kristine Rogers original drawing (most of you know that our apartment has Kristine's artwork up in every room). The drawing is below and is personal not just this blog and his nursery but it has the imagination, love and thoughtfulness that only Kristine can bring. </div>
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LOVE how 'us' it is:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has Joe's 'childbirth' drawing from an earlier blog; the Little Cloud book; baby's onesies on clothespins along the wall; and the baby's giraffe and elephant theme.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drawing sits right above his crib to remind him of how loved he is!</td></tr>
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<br /></div>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-84440337964207990562012-06-10T21:47:00.001-06:002012-06-10T21:47:16.953-06:00Diaper Party (man fun)Two weekends ago, Nick threw Joe a 'diaper party' as kind of a last hurrah and celebration on the eave of becoming a dad. The guys were asked to bring over any kind of diaper pack and a 6-pack of their choice. Nick, David, Dave, Brock, Michael Delue, Chad, Brad, Aaron & Peter all came over to our apartment and then took the papa-to-be out on the town.<div>
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I went out for a girl's night: sushi (tempura) and chick flicks. When I got home, the scene in the house was too funny not to take pictures. Amongst the beer/whiskey bottles and shot glasses, there were diapers and baby wipes. Next to the empty pizza boxes and wings were infant Huggies and sensitive butt wipes. Too funny!!!!</div>
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The boys then came home from a long night of drankin' and had what appeared to be the equivalent of a 13-year-olds sleepover party in the living room with chicken nuggets and a movie on as loud as possible. I came out and put blankets on the boys and turned the tv off..... all in all successful man-night! Here are some of the pictures:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pampers next to empty Knob Creek bottle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of diapers for Little Man!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe's daddy duty was stockpiling diapers. Apart from being slightly OCD about it, he's reached his diaper-goal successfully :)</td></tr>
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It is looking pretty good thanks to all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is a piece of each person in our lives in the baby's room represented through various pieces of furniture, clothes, toys, love. I can't wait to bring him home to his new room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Moved the couch out of the room when we got the crib in the mail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2: Joe puts crib together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3: Clustered baby clothes and baby toys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 4: Crib put together. Other items purchased (rug included).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 5: Rug doctor rented.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 6: Everything removed from room. Carpets cleaned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 8: Get more gifts! Joe pulls out his drills/tools and rolls up his sleeves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 9: Put together changing table & swing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 10: Taunt Ellie with new toys and swing that moves on its own!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 11: Take a quick break from all of the building and organizing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 12: Bring shower clothes home. Ellie 'helps' organize baby bro's swag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 13: All is constructed. Everything put away. Bets & mom put up garland and set up the changing station. Clean the crib sheets and put the finishing touches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 14: Make it feel like home :)</td></tr>
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<br /></div>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-60792240158857167022012-05-26T22:18:00.002-06:002012-05-26T22:18:27.086-06:00Rocking Chair MetamorphosisJoe's dad and stepmom gave us their HUGE old wood rocking chair as sort of a DIY piece for the nursery that we could make our own. It was a beautiful piece beforehand but we sanded and painted it over weeks, completing the project together. Now feeling very accomplished and proud of ourselves, we'd like you to see the metamorphosis:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sand! Sand! Sand!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prime! Prime! Prime!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Primer gave it a grey tint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First coat of paint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting on a rainy day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the final paint coat dried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final product. Good job, baby daddy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby's beautiful nursery!</td></tr>
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-65745842371964112242012-05-26T21:51:00.004-06:002012-05-26T21:51:54.818-06:00'May Showers' - Cloud Shower Part 2Shower pictures part 2<br />
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These are my favorite pictures from the shower with descriptions of why:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A natural scene from the kitchen. Just as the day went: chaos & entertainment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two best girls collaborating.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An adorable embrace between Llyndsey's mom and my own. Lets just say they hit it off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture of the flowers. The crisp linen and beautiful flowers pulled everything together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SOOOO pleased with this mimosa bar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this picture because I had Bets giving gifts/taking cards, Emmy writing gift descriptions and Jenni taking the opened gifts. Here I am throwing tissue at my team :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'I will be mighty' the onesie says. It was a great moment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Could not have made it through the pregnancy without the love and support of these two.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My whole world!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this weird moment captured with the Reese women.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite coming in 2 hours late!!! Baby daddy was a delight (as always) once he arrived. Belle of the ball.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily put the 'Its a Boy' tag on my belly. The white bow is from a gift I unwrapped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quiet moment between Erin and I.<br /><br />Those are my favorites!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you liked these moments too!</td></tr>
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-41467121728664992922012-05-26T21:33:00.004-06:002012-05-26T21:33:35.279-06:00'May Showers' - Cloud Shower Part 1Leading up to the shower, we did LOTS of crafting and preparation for the fun! My sister and mom worked tirelessly on all of the details. My sister worked on many of the small details for months.... every last detail was so.very.me. She thought through each thing and made it very Cloud and very me. Took a little bit to reign in my mom's creative genius as she moves 100 million miles a minute and has a hard time focusing on anything for that long.... so extra work went into the crafting on Bets' part just in getting my mom focused and work work working. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stockpiling crafts in the nursery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gift bag making central</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bets' handmade garland. Now hanging in the finished nursery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So cute up close.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade felt cloud mobiles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">each hand-stitched, stuffed, cut by my mom and sister</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they made 14 of them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cloud meringues took my mom 3 hours to make!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little smokies per Joe's request</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stormy morning of the shower. all hands on deck!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the mimosa bar. paper straws. cloth adornments made by my sister</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so fun to see it all come together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Georgina got all of the flowers - white & yellow and put them in the perfect spots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think my sister could do this for a living!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just add champagne to the pineapple, orange mango, or grapefruit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my sister special ordered these to be delivered the day of the shower. fresh-cut, long stemmed Calla lilies just for me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hand sewn cloth cloud adornments with pictures of baby Joe & baby Calla pictures. my sister's secret project for me :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">final gift-bag presentation. G got paper parasols for the guests as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cake pops filled with chocolate. SOOOO good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the center of it all. pulled off the PERFECT shower.</td></tr>
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-18094167747766826372012-05-26T20:51:00.001-06:002012-05-26T20:51:31.440-06:00G is for Gibb.The weekend of May 12th, my amazing pseudo in-laws threw Joe and I a family baby shower down in Elizabeth. Joe's little sister, Mandy, flew out from Michigan for the event! Mandy, Melanie, Kaleigh and Barb (my "sister-in-loves" and pseudo mother-in-law) put together all of the details and brought the family together. <br />
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From start to finish, it was a wonderful day spent with family. My mom was able to come and meet some of the extended family members she had yet to meet. It really made Joe & I feel loved to see how much family Little Man has surrounding him and loving him and they haven't even met him yet! The shower was missing two of the Gibb siblings. But otherwise it was very much a day of love and being together and celebrating the small things in life. Baby already has a beautiful family. We are very very lucky to be surrounded by so much love.</div>
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There are a few pics not posted yet of Mandy's visit. This was also simultaneously my 'first' mother's day so I put in a mix:</div>
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But wanted to put a couple of posts up regarding all of the work that we have done over the past few weeks getting ready for the little man's arrival. Baby Cloud Gibb is fully developed so the next couple of weeks is just his practice runs for his big debut. Since that could come really at any time, I thought I'd take this long memorial day weekend to update the blog with fun stories!<br />
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Over the past couple of weeks we've: had not one but <b>TWO</b> beautiful baby showers; finished painting the rocking chair; built the changing table and the baby's swing; stocked up on more diapers; completed the nursery more or less (it is at about 99% complete); taken a couple more baby classes at PSL; at least 5 doctor's appointments since the last blog; gotten brand new tires; baby proofed the car; gotten Ellie's shots updated at the dog doctor; and had family come into town, celebrated birthdays and spent time with our beautiful friends while we still have free time! All while building a human!<br />
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All in all, its been a WONDERFUL hiatus from blogging but alas, I'd love to update you all on the newest goings on in the Cloud-Gibb household. I'm writing this on a Saturday night after a 'family' day trip to Boulder for Ellie's vet appointment. My belly is HUGE. My feet are swollen for the first time this pregnancy. The mutt is asleep on the man chair with her pops. And Joe is mumbling something to me about the sports that I am being forced to watch..... seems like a perfect time to blog!<br />
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<br />cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-55933689358167343042012-04-22T22:04:00.001-06:002012-04-22T22:27:27.779-06:00Shower Preparations, Nervousness & Excitement<div>
As we are getting closer to the arrival of baby Cloud-Gibb, I am overwhelmed and humbled by the amount of love and support we have received from our family and friends. I keep telling Joe that I wish we could give back something to everyone that has been a part of this experience with us. I am overwhelmed because I feel that there is no way that we could ever repay everyone for their kindness and generosity. If you are reading this, I am talking about you. I feel unbelievably humbled by the positive energy and support you all have given us. There is no way that I could ever express to the full extent just how genuinely appreciative we are. </div>
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To be completely candid, in the first weeks after finding out the news I was terrified. I was paralyzed with trepidation and anxiety. You think so many things: <i>Am I capable? Am I strong enough? Am I ready? Can I make someone else my priority? Have I done everything I wanted to do before kids?... </i>all of the things that you think about when you consider having children. </div>
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Nowadays, I feel more capable each week that goes by. Each week I feel better supported. Stronger. More confident in both my intuition and my life experience; in using what I've learned over the course of my life to be a better person and parent to the Little Guy. Now instead of thinking about all of the stuff I haven't done yet, I am thinking of all of the stuff I cant <b>WAIT</b> to do with him. We have had many adventures. But we will have sooooo many more with him and starting a life together. In many ways, this is the funnest, most amazing adventure we will ever take together!</div>
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Having expressed how I have been feeling lately (and thank you for listening), I'd like to now share about the weekend we've just had. My sister came up this weekend to talk, do, plan all things shower-related. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, adding to a weekend that was filled with an infectious positive energy. It really was a wonderful weekend with family and friends! </div>
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We went over to Georgina and Duncan's house where the shower will be and did some planning with Auntie G, my sis, Llynds & Jenni. We spent the afternoon list-making, giggling at Jenni, and getting excited about plans for the shower. Immediately following the shower planning we rewarded ourselves with an outdoor fro-yo break. Then headed to the park for some belly-pictures at the behest of people around us! Here are the pictures of the party planning committee, sister time and belly pictures:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building a human in there.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-39039780146718409512012-04-15T22:54:00.004-06:002012-04-15T22:54:56.792-06:00Childbirth Classes<br />
This weekend we took two 6-hour installments of a childbirthing class at the hospital where we will deliver. (And this was the abbreviated version!) The classes were ultra-informative and we both left feeling very glad that we'd taken them. <br />
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Joe kept me laughing to whole time (as usual). From nipple quips to funny, idiosyncratic breathing 'techniques' - never a dull moment with this guy!<br />
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Here are some mini stories accompanied with pictures (sorry for the quality!):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Believe it or not, Joe was the king of swaddling! He was excellent at wrapping the fake baby into a perfect burrito As seen above, he is practicing Kangaroo care and bouncing with the fake baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby looked drugged! So...I have to admit, I was definitely not as good at swaddling than Joe. However, I had down the burping actions. Fascinating, I know.<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the room we were in! Found myself distracted by the view but noticed that Joe was enthralled by the content of the course! He ate up all the advice during the class. With the exception of the birthing video.... I thought he was going to puke!<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During an exercise, they had us draw the scene of baby's birth. This is Joe and I's collaborative drawing. Things I want to point out that Joe included: himself standing by the bed holding ice chips and honey sticks. He put a dialogue bubble with him blabbing. Then he drew his (VERY SMALL) man chair that converts into a bed. The flat screen tv (very important). The other thing he put in there was a feeding tube into my mouth. HAHAHA. I had to explain to him that a.) I can't eat during labor and b.) I will not lose the use of my stomach during labor. <br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wish I had a picture of Joe's actual face. However, while performing the above positions with our partners, Joe had to perform pressure points on my hands for a pain relief exercise. The result was him making me laugh SO HARD at the faces he was making and the ridiculous 'hoo hoo heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' breathing noises he was making. I couldn't take the exercises seriously because I had the world's goofiest birthing partner :)<br /><br />In all - the classes were a great success. I'm still terrified but there is something empowering about knowing all of the options/scenarios and being educated on them. I can't really imagine if Joe wouldn't have taken this class. He said after watching the birthing video 'well...... I'm going to toughen up FAST'. True. So. True!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-4920712063025302672012-04-15T22:22:00.004-06:002012-04-15T22:22:54.350-06:00Joe's New J-O-BWith the news of baby's upcoming arrival, we decided that it was time for Joe to get out of his former job. Extensive travel for weeks at a time leaving Ellie and I alone = no good for Little Man.<div>
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So after months of searching, Joe landed a position with TicketsWest as a Project Manager. So far, its been pretty darn good. He likes his co workers. He likes that it keeps him home. They treat him with respect. Not to mention, there are perks....</div>
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Namely that he gets tickets to events: Rockies, Buffs games, concerts, festivals, Avs games, etc! He also got his own parking spot and his own office! I told him to be proud of these accomplishments. It'll be something to brag about to his son when he comes. When he first got in his office he said 'what am I going to put in there to make it more my own?' We both got excited about the idea that soon we will be able to put up pictures of our SON in his office :)</div>
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Anyway, here are some pictures of Joe in his office and of us taking advantage of the 'perks':</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its a celebration!</td></tr>
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We turned the 'ladycave' into the 'babycave'. It is in transition..... to say the least. We are still sanding the rocking chair. Still putting together the odds and ends. And of course we do still need a few more of the big details <i style="font-weight: bold;">but</i> it is really shaping up! We kicked our butts into gear once the crib and crib mattress arrived from Joe's mom, Sandi. :) And now it is finally starting to look more like a complete room for baby!</div>
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Here is the story of the transition (through photographs). The last picture of the nursery is the latest image of what his room looks like now. <br />
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This weekend we are tackling the sanding of the rocking chair out on the deck in this nice weather! Pictures to come of the rocking chair's transformation!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 27. Crib arrives and Joe gets to work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading the instructions (after going it alone).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost sorted out...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished product - a BEAUTIFUL crib.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got bins this weekend for baby's clothes and toys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 28.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely Erin Williams bought us this book to honor part of the baby's namesake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby's first 'shoes'. Bets loves that they say 'ROAR'!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby's first funky onesie from B.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellie helped put together the baby's room. Took some getting used to with all of those fun toys laying around!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This has such sentimental value to me as it was the first thing I bought for baby the day after I found out the news. I will always keep this to tell him about how I cried in the store picking it out.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-34948874842684398372012-03-29T20:25:00.000-06:002012-03-30T10:04:00.352-06:00BABYMOON!During the doctor's visit where I first found out about the baby, my doctor asked 'you hadn't planned any trips in the next year had you?', to which I giggled. We are <i style="font-weight: bold;">always</i> planning the next adventure. Of <i>course</i> we had loosely planned trips to: NYC, Austin, Vegas and a big trip planned for Costa Rica/ Panama for 10 days. <br />
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"Well," my doctor said "you ought to think about planning your babymoon instead! Get out of town, relax, spend time with family. Make it memorable.". So......... we did! We wanted to go visit our dear friends, Kris & Geoff in Austin but as Joe was transitioning jobs and I am saving up PTO, we opted to stay closer. Considering all of the things going on in our lives we figured: where better to spend the long weekend than Crested Butte?</div>
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My sister (auntie B), Joe & I road-tripped to Crested Butte to spend some time at home in the middle of the beautiful Gunnison Valley with my beautiful parents. We also coincidentally caught the Big Air on Elk Ave. competition that our friend, Kyle, was in and subsequently won!!!</div>
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Here are some highlights from the trip:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Elliemuffin thought this trip was an Ellie-moon. Crested Butte is her version of Heaven.</span></td></tr>
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<br /></div>cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017757325460802489.post-25410586182993952952012-03-28T21:12:00.004-06:002012-03-28T21:12:52.089-06:00My hope in starting this blog is to chronicle this experience with as much detail as I want without worrying about clogging facebook feeds or inundating people with baby-prep and the subsequent baby-fever that is inevitable once he is actually here! <br />
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I hear <i>every day</i> from people that this will be the most rewarding, deeply emotional, cathartic experience of our lives. I want to be sure to write down these thoughts and save photos so that I can look back on this journey and remember the utter <b>terror and anticipation</b> that we feel every day waiting for him. <br />
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I'm going to post pictures of the baby prepping process and the fun stuff in gearing up for Little Man to get here. I also want to be really candid about how I am feeling about the process and how my nerves are that week. Turns out no matter how much we get ready, this process is terrifying! <br />
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Anyway - I hope you enjoy the pictures and the stories about Joe, Ellie & I's journey! We have no idea what we are doing...... but we are just so excited for the adventure ahead of us and surrounded by so much love in the meantime! Stay posted for more to come tomorrow!cjcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028445471970062233noreply@blogger.com1