Thursday, June 30, 2011
Newborn Photos
Our friend Nicole came and took some pictures of Asher when he was 5 days old. She did a great job! Here's just a few:
A Few Pics
So I realize I've been a bad blogger! It's taken more time than I thought it would to get into a good routine! Plus, with our new, bigger house it seems like housework is never done! Well, Asher is almost a month old...how did that happen?? He goes to the dr next week so we'll get to see how much he weights! He's also getting his one month pictures taken! PLUS our sister Nicole and Chris' dad fly out here a week from saturday. So we have a pretty busy week ahead of us! And hopefully I'll be better at posting some updates as they happen! However, until then, here are a few random pics of our handsome guy!
My bright eyed guy!
Daddy and Asher having some morning cuddle time
I finally captured a smile. It's not the best picture but it was 430am and I grabbed my iphone!
My bright eyed guy!
Daddy and Asher having some morning cuddle time
I finally captured a smile. It's not the best picture but it was 430am and I grabbed my iphone!
Monday, June 20, 2011
One Week!
Well, tomorrow he'll be 2 weeks; so this is a little delayed. But here's his one week picture!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy 1st Father's Day!!
Happy 1st Father's day to my wonderful husband! 
We have a low key day planned just hanging out at home and grilling out for dinner. My mom and sisters leave tomorrow night so we're just going to hang out and spend time with them!
We have a low key day planned just hanging out at home and grilling out for dinner. My mom and sisters leave tomorrow night so we're just going to hang out and spend time with them!
Monday, June 13, 2011
What's in a Name
We've had people ask how we came up with Asher's name so I thought I'd post a little something here. We wanted a strong, Biblical name, and we both tend to like the more unique Old Testament names. Asher was one of the 12 tribes of Israel and it means 'Blessed', which we thought was perfect. His middle name Zhu-En means Lord's grace in Chinese. Since Chris was born in Taiwan we definitely wanted Asher to have a Chinese middle name. Chris's dad actually picked out the middle name and we thought it was perfect! When we visit Taiwan he'll actually go by Zhu-En as his first name.
Now, on to some pictures of Asher's first day:
Poor baby with his scalp iv :(
All ready to head home! I was so glad to be out of the hospital!!
Now, on to some pictures of Asher's first day:
Poor baby with his scalp iv :(
All ready to head home! I was so glad to be out of the hospital!!
Asher's Birth Story
Things have been a little busy around here as we get adjusted and situated. I'm finally getting around to updating on Asher's birth, so here goes:
Monday morning around 1am I started having a pretty bad constant pain in my lower belly then a few hours later pretty regular contractions started. They weren't bad contractions, but regular until 8am when the contractions stopped. The constant pain, however, didn't stop. I made Chris stay home from work thinking the contractions might start up again. The pain wouldn't relent, though and was followed with aches and chills. I spent most the day on the couch, because just walking was incredibly painful. Chris went and finished cleaning out our old house (yes we had just moved 2 days earlier--more on that later). When he came home we decided to go to labor and delivery and be checked out. At this point, I really just thought I had pulled a muscle or was having major round ligament pain.
We got checked into the hospital about 6pm and I was having regular contractions. The dr said it was very early labor. However, Asher's heart rate was in the 190s which was not a good sign. Eventually his heart rate came down to the 150s and 60s. Then I spiked a fever and that coupled with my belly pain and his high heart rate made them diagnose me with an infection of the amniotic fluid. They hooked me up to iv antibiotics and said the baby would be coming soon!
The drs talked about giving me plutosin (sp?) to speed things up, but I really wanted to avoid that if at all possible. So I talked them into waiting and seeing how my body progressed. When they checked I had progressed a little so they let me be. At around 11pm, at the next check, they went ahead and broke my water and really got things moving. Things progressed steadily from there. The hospital was great about letting me do whatever I needed during labor. They even let me labor in the shower since all the baby monitors are water proof!! I managed to labor completely natural with no pain medicine of any kind! I started pushing around 630 am and at 6:46am our handsome Asher Zhu-En Liu was born!
Asher was 7lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long. He is completely healthy and perfect!! As a precaution, they started him on iv antibiotics and told us he would be in the hospital for 7 days since I had the infection. However, we were so happy that all his blood tests came back clear and he was able to come home with us after the regular 2 days!
Since my due date wasn't until Saturday, June 11 (and you usually are over due with your first) my sister Allison and friend Erin were set to fly in the 9th so they'd be here for the birth. Allison set out as soon as she found out baby Asher was coming and road tripped it 14 hours! She got here when he was just a few hours old! Erin had to wait until Thursday, but was able to be at our house waiting when we got home from the hospital.
All in all, it was a great experience. Labor isn't any fun, but totally doable and sooo worth it!
Monday morning around 1am I started having a pretty bad constant pain in my lower belly then a few hours later pretty regular contractions started. They weren't bad contractions, but regular until 8am when the contractions stopped. The constant pain, however, didn't stop. I made Chris stay home from work thinking the contractions might start up again. The pain wouldn't relent, though and was followed with aches and chills. I spent most the day on the couch, because just walking was incredibly painful. Chris went and finished cleaning out our old house (yes we had just moved 2 days earlier--more on that later). When he came home we decided to go to labor and delivery and be checked out. At this point, I really just thought I had pulled a muscle or was having major round ligament pain.
We got checked into the hospital about 6pm and I was having regular contractions. The dr said it was very early labor. However, Asher's heart rate was in the 190s which was not a good sign. Eventually his heart rate came down to the 150s and 60s. Then I spiked a fever and that coupled with my belly pain and his high heart rate made them diagnose me with an infection of the amniotic fluid. They hooked me up to iv antibiotics and said the baby would be coming soon!
The drs talked about giving me plutosin (sp?) to speed things up, but I really wanted to avoid that if at all possible. So I talked them into waiting and seeing how my body progressed. When they checked I had progressed a little so they let me be. At around 11pm, at the next check, they went ahead and broke my water and really got things moving. Things progressed steadily from there. The hospital was great about letting me do whatever I needed during labor. They even let me labor in the shower since all the baby monitors are water proof!! I managed to labor completely natural with no pain medicine of any kind! I started pushing around 630 am and at 6:46am our handsome Asher Zhu-En Liu was born!
Asher was 7lbs 2 oz and 21 inches long. He is completely healthy and perfect!! As a precaution, they started him on iv antibiotics and told us he would be in the hospital for 7 days since I had the infection. However, we were so happy that all his blood tests came back clear and he was able to come home with us after the regular 2 days!
Since my due date wasn't until Saturday, June 11 (and you usually are over due with your first) my sister Allison and friend Erin were set to fly in the 9th so they'd be here for the birth. Allison set out as soon as she found out baby Asher was coming and road tripped it 14 hours! She got here when he was just a few hours old! Erin had to wait until Thursday, but was able to be at our house waiting when we got home from the hospital.
All in all, it was a great experience. Labor isn't any fun, but totally doable and sooo worth it!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Asher Zhu-En Liu Has Arrived!!
Asher arrived June 6th at 6:46am at 7lbs 2oz and 21 inches long. We couldn't be happier!! 
Details and more pictures coming soon.....
Details and more pictures coming soon.....
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