ETD has arrived!!

ETD arrived Friday afternoon at 3:17pm. I had a scheduled induction for Friday. Thursday night when i was trying to sleep (what a joke) I had big plans for blogging once we got to the hospital. That didn't really work ..oh well. Overall everything went well. We got to the hospital around 7 am after making a stop for a final meal of just the 2 of us--at 6am.

We were in our assigned room by 8 and I had 'pit' going by 9am. I thought things would progress quickly with being the third baby. I stayed a 3 from this point until around 11am. I got my epidural (2 sticks--not bad considering my sister was stuck 7 times) and the midwife broke my water around noon. At this point I was a 5 and stayed a 5 until 240. My epidural worked great on my bottom and my feet. I could still feel everything above that. So I guess it kinda worked, but I was still in a lot of pain during contractions. At 240 they checked me and I was a 6. I called my mom and dad at 305 and told them not to rush up when ATD got home from school that I was still a 6 and it may be a while. ETD made his debut about 10 minutes later. He surprised all of us by coming so quick. Luckily the midwife made it! I only had to push one contraction and he was here. (with OTD i pushed for 2 1/2 hours) He weighed in at 7#0 oz and 20 1/2 in long. Here are a few pictures. I'm sure we will have more to follow...

Almost baby time...

Mom and dad have arrived to take care of the boys, so now we can have this baby!! Everything is set for Friday (but now would work for me). we'll keep you updated ...

Wedding

ATD was in a wedding this past weekend. His babysitter got married and he had a great time. he was a little nervous rehearsal night (a few tears and i can't do its) but he was fine by wedding time. He looked so cute in his tux. After he pulled the wagon down and back out, he went back to the front row to sit. very cute. after the wedding he said he wanted to have him a bride one day...

Haircut

OTD got his first real hair cut. He had a little trimmed off in Feb, but this was his first real cut. Now maybe people will stop calling him a girl :) Here are some before and after pictures. ignore the wall paper behind him. He has been "helping" me peel it off. One day the ugly wall paper will be gone...


look ho cute I am..and I still have my cheeks...

Soccer days

ATD is playing soccer again this year. They had there first game on saturday and they won.

YEAH!!

Where does the time go...

It has been a bit crazy around here. School is going pretty good so far. I've had some cute questions like "mommy what does the middle finger mean?". Second grade is going to be full of fun questions I'm sure! Soccer started last week. ATD talked about playing football but settled on soccer again this year. I have to say I was really happy. It is fun to watch and see how much he has learned over the years ( he started playing when he was 3).

Last week was full of ups and downs. For the good news, ATD got Saved. It still brings tears to my eyes. It is a good feeling to know your child will spend eternity with you..it also makes me feel like we are doing things "right". Before he made his decision, he had LOTS of questions. Tom spent Sunday afternoon answering questions and then I got to answer a lot of the same questions the next day. He would ask me something and then say "that is what daddy said too". After the third question, I was beginning to think I should have talked to Tom to make sure we came up with the same answers! Here are a few things a 7 year old is worried about when it comes to Heaven: "is there more then one way in? Is there a swimming pool? Are there video games? Can God get out of your heart?"

On the down side, one of the babies I have been working with passed away. I had really bonded with the mom over the last several weeks. She was due the week after me and would always want to know how I was doing. I know I work in a field where you never know what will happen, but her death shocked me. I try not to get too attached to the babies and families, but sometimes you can't help it.

On a happier note, I have an induction date of Oct 17th if #3 has not arrived by then. I need to get busy! With the first baby, I was ready at 6 months. With OTD I was ready at about 7 months. This weekend I got in a panic that I have nothing ready. I got out all the little clothes and got them washed and now I'm feeling a little better about things. The baby still needs something to wear home..that is this weeks project!

We have also started putting OTD in the bed with ATD to try and get him out of our bed. This is week 2 and it is going pretty good. The second night we tried, he slept through the night for the first time in his life! I actually had dreams that night. He usually gets up one or two times a night and I have to lay down with him to get him back to sleep, but overall it is going good. Hopefully by the time to baby gets here he will be sleeping through the night...

Baby update

We had an ultrasound today because at 20 weeks my placenta was "low". Everything looks good now. The placenta has moved up and he is head down. I'm 33 weeks tomorrow and they guessed he weighed around 4lb. You can already see his chubby little cheeks. I think he is going to be a big baby like OTD. And we are now sure he is a boy. He was not shy this time around :)