Big Brothers perspective

Chasen has been an amazing big brother.
He came right in to the delivery room asking for his baby.

Came over to me and gave Dashtyn his puppy that we made at build a bear several weeks earlier.
Then after a while he came over to me and I was anxious to see him and get hugs but he lifted up my gown and wanted to see my tummy. and say's
"I fink there is another baby in there, lets get that one"

Chasen was right about a couple of things.
Dashtyn was/is a fat baby (he kept calling the baby a fat baby in my belly)
and he was right that the baby was going to poop on me.
As soon as they laid him on me he pooped!!

The only time Chasen has gotten upset is when we had Dashtyn wrapped up in one of his blankets. He wasn't mean to him just mad and I gave him his blanket and he went and picked out one that dashtyn could have.

Our first night home Chasen was concerned about where baby would sleep.
We have a pack n play in our room and I told him baby would sleep there.
He said "well I want him to sleep in my room" (the crib is up in there)
I told him Dashtyn was to little to sleep in there right now but that I had moved Kevins bed in there.
Chasen said "well, I think we should get another Dashtyn and put him in here" :)

This picture was on our first day home (i was, still am, a little tired)
Chasen introduced Dashtyn to all of his puppies!

on out second day home Chasen came over to me and lifted up my shirt and asked where the hole was.
He wants to know how the baby got out of there!

Chasen has tolerated not being around me much really well.
I on the other hand miss the crap outta him.
I get to see him but Im pretty tied down with feeding lil man that we don't get to play as much when it was just us.
He has been getting lots of daddy time which is good, but he has been extremely naughty to daddy, testing the limits and pushing his buttons lol

Today its just me and the boys! So far it's going good. Daddy's only been gone an hour.....

One Week Old

He slept 4 hours straight last night!!!
Little man eats like a piggy!
His Dr. apt is wed. and Im guessing he is 9lbs.
He was 8.11 at birth 8.3 take home on wed and the visiting nurse came friday and he was up to 8.5!!

so far I haven't been home alone with both boys, ean took chasen to work today, but will be back around noon then we will be alone!!

Trista came up Friday to help

Chasen got to have some time outside feeding maggie!

(i think he looks alot like my baby pics here)
Grammie was here this weekend and Sunday Ean and I got to take Chasen to a movie.
We saw, we bought a zoo.
Which had I known what it was really about I wouldn't have gone.
The guy who buys the zoo has 2 kids and they lost their mom and they flash back to her and talk about it all the time, I cried through the whole thing, a tiger gets sick and dies.... bad postpartum movie lol

Chasen has been amazing as a big brother wanting to hold him, kiss him, sing to him.
He even started calling him 'Dashty' all on his own.
But he has been kinda naughty to his daddy lately, I think because I used to do most of the disciplining and now that I'm tied up with baby daddy has to and Chasen is enjoying testing him and pushing his buttons!

Super Bowl Sunday

Dashtyn's Due Date!



also today we tried on the outfit we brought Chasen home in


and here is Chasen

Birth Story

I got up Monday morning at 3am and didnt fall back asleep!
I called the hosp at 6am and they said they would call me back and tell me when I could come in. So I ate some breakfast and impatiently waited.
I got a call from my Dr. around 8am and she told me to come in!
I went up stairs to tell Chasen, he was still sleeping in our bed.
So i gently woke him and said "Chasen it's time to go have our baby!!!" He lifts his head up, pillow marks all over his face eyes squinty and says "are you serious?" and groans. (typical man)

39 weeks and 1 day

Ean and I headed on our way and got there around 9, I think. They got the meds flowing right away!
(kisses for Mom)
Chasen, Lisa, and my mom showed up around 9:30 and Joellyn and Trista shortly after with my sister getting there around 11.
(big bro stayed occupied with movies, the ipad and endless amounts of pop, chocolate milk and cookies.)
I don't remember what time it was that I got the epidural, it was after alyssa got there.
My mom and aunt and ean helped me through the painful contractions by sushing (shhhhhh) me and it honestly helped! Those suckers HURT!!
Getting the epidural was awful, the contractions were really painful.
With chasen I had had some nubain and didn't really mind the contractions but this time I didn't and it hurt!
I had to lay on my side and curl my knees up, with chasen I sat on the end of the bed.

It took him a very long time to get it in, he said he almost started over because my ligaments were so thick.
I had my head buried in between the mattress and side rail and could only have ean in there with me and I think he was to scared to sush me so I just squeezed his hands until they went numb lol
the epidural took a while to kick in and it left a spot in my right groin that I could feel the contractions in but it was tolerable.
I could also feel everything in the right side of my "nether region." Which was not good when we got to pushing.
I was 4cm when I got the epidural and in about 30min was 8cm. I laid there for about an hour and then it was time to push!!
And oh boy did that hurt!!!
I only pushed for 10min and honestly I think the pain helped motivate me because after the first 2 or 3 pushes I pushed 4x's per contraction instead of 3x's. I wanted it to be over with!!!!
Trista said I kept looking at her like I was pleading for help, which I was cause I was not prepared for the pain!!

Despite the pain I did enjoy being able to remember all of the experience, because of the nubain with Chasen his birht is a little fuzzy.
This time I was surprised on the gender as I had no feeling either way so when they said boy I was so excited:)

My mom Ean and Trista were in the delivery room and joellyn alyssa chasen and Lisa were in the waiting room and we decided to face time the delivery!
So my mom sat the iPhone up so they could see only my face and Alyssa took the iPad and they were able to see me grunting lol and hear everything so they knew as soon as I did if it was a boy or girl! so that was cool!

When we got to the hosp. we all took guesses on what time baby would be born and Ean guessed 2pm and he was spot on. Dashtyn was born at 1:57p
My friend Brittany and Aunt Ann guessed the weight right at 8.11 and no one picked the 30th as the birht date.

He came out and everyone's first thoughts were that he looked just like Chasen. And he did the way his mouth was open and the way he help up his hands, the only difference was that Dashtyn has really dark hair.

Meeting Big Brother



He has been a pro from the beginning at nursing and is really healthy!
I on the other hand ended up sick after delivery.
That first night I woke up at 4am and thought I was going ot pass out I was light headed, nauseous, and just felt not right I called the nurse in cause I seriously thought I might die. my bleeding was normal, BP was normal and Blood sugar was normal.
So she told me to stay in bed and call for help when I needed up.
About 15min after she left I started puking and continued until about 8am.
Let me tell you puking with stitches down below is awful!!
at one point I was nursing Dashtyn and puking in my basin at the same time.
He didnt seem to mind since I puked his whole pregnancy lol
I was able to get a phenergan supp. and after that I didnt puke at all but was really weak and tired. I would just fall asleep mid conversation.
I was able to start eating again around 1pm and then things started getting much better! We were home the next day by 2pm

Throw The Bones

my little huskers!!

Dashtyn Eugene Caskey

January 30th 2012
1:57pm
8lbs 11oz
20 1/2 inches long

On the day he was born he looked exactly like Chasen but now he is growing into his own little man!

We came home yesterday and are slowly adjusting to a family of 4.
Today Im home alone with Dashtyn while Chasen is at daycare. Monday will be my first day with both boys.
PRAY FOR ME!!!!!

Chasen has been doing amazing with him and I cry every time he hugs, kisses and tells him he loves him.

Last night he hugged and kissed him and said good night little brother.

Melt My Heart!! :)



his birth was quicker, harder and then I got the stomach virus the day after he was born..... I dont NOT recommend this to anyone. NOT FUN

but we are home and doing good.
Ill try to post more later!