Super-Mod: Elastigirl!!



Cuz who doesn't love a chick who can do this??






Sooo... I'm Carissa, 21 yrs old... had a very uneventful 21st birthday since I was 35 wks pregnant... lol... married to my wonderful husband who is 26 (he thinks he's so old!!) and a 3rd class in the U.S. Navy!! That makes me a navy wife and a navy brat... what can I say? A girl always wants a guy like her daddy!! lol!! We just had our first child March 18th!! A little boy named Aidan Christopher Graham Wesley! He was 9 days overdue, 5lbs and 15 ozs 19 inches long!!

Labor Story:
After 2 methods of induction and 16 long hours of very regular contractions, Aidan went into fetal distress. From the time the nurse came into the room to check on me to the time Aidan was born was 19 minutes.

At 12:30 on March 18th the on-call nurse came in to check Aidan's heartrate. It was beginning to drop and she wanted me to lie back, on my left side to see if that helped. Aidan's heartrate was still dropping with each contraction and not recovering, I was told to lie on my right side, and then finally on all fours with oxygen. I couldn't see what was going on around me but I could hear other nurses coming into the room. As I was crouched there, trying to breathe deeply and stay calm I heard the first nurse ask for Dr. Vasquez, then yell for him, and then yell for ANY dr around. Once I heard that I began to panic. I held onto my husbands hand as he tried to hide the fear from his own face and tell me it would all be fine... until he was pulled away to have me sign releases I never even gave a glance to.Still trying to stay as calm as I could, I listened as they began unhooking wires and talking about prepping the OR... it took a second before it sank in what that stood for. Operating Room. I was terrified! I kept saying as they flew me back to the room that I couldn't have a c-section!! I had never even had a tooth pulled!! Lol, I know it sounds crazy but it all happened so fast that's all my mind was thinking...

The only thing I remember after that was rolling onto the table, having a mask put over my face, and letting the nurse who was about to put the catheter in that, hey! I'm still awake!! And that was it. I woke up 3 hours later, groggy, disoriented and violently vomiting... which was the worst pain I have ever in my life felt.

So at 12:49 that day, Aidan was born... already throwing a tantum... lol. That's all I can figure. He didn't want to come out, they were trying to make him and so he got mighty pissed off... and it was the scariest event of my life.

We chose that spelling because it's the traditional Irish spelling, meaning "Little Fire", which suits him...not realizing that EVERYONE would try and spell it wrong!! lol!! We also thought it was original since neither one of us had ever known an Aidan and the only one I had ever heard of was the character from Sex & The City, but it seems like every time I turn around now there's another kid named Aidan!! lol!! It's so amazing finally having him here!! Even his cry is adorable and I know I whined and complained my share during my pregnancy but honestly, it was aaaallllllll worth it a million times over!!!! He is growing so fast sometimes it makes my headspin but I wouldn't have it any other way. He is a very healthy, very happy, stubborn, obstinate, demanding little boy who has enough energy to wear out anyone who comes into contact with him!! And he's perfect!!

Oh, and FYI, I cannot STAND people with poor reading comprehension skills. If you cannot take things in context, do not pay attention to what you're reading, and, therefore, respond improperly, I will just ignore you. Nothing peeves me more than having to explain things I have written in the simplest way I know how over and over... and over...

And supposedly I am no good when it comes to drama?? I have it on the highest authority... probably because I don't fight back. It's a little like a cock fight, but only one is a sparring rooster and the other is a disinterested woman entertaining herself while online shopping. So I'm apologizing in advance if I disappoint you. I don't mean to but a few years ago I grew up and have never been the same since...  




















How bout dem Cowboys??!!



Just don't yell that too loud...

A TOOTH!!!




TWO TEETH!!!







Soldier Poem

For all the free people that still protest. You're welcome.
We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud, but who will fight for you?
No one standing in your crowd.

We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
wearing the boots and carrying guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
to make sure your future is carved in stone.

We are the ones who fight and die,
We might not be able to save the world,
Well, at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
and we want no choice other than that.

So when you rally your group to complain,
take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly
wars must be fought and young men must die.

We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear.
If that's not respected,
we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling, put down your signs,
and pray for those behind enemy lines.

And then when the conflict is over and all is well,
be thankful that we chose to go through hell.






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i love aidan! i love the new pics. and i was wondering and youre probably asked all the time, but is there a reason he was so small at birth? even with you being late.

i get asked all the time why toby was so small at birth and my ob said it wasnt cuz of the cf. i am not sure he wouldve grown much more inside of me, but he was measuring small most of my pregnancy.