He's here!!

Well he is finally here and I can't quite believe it most days.  Our little munchkin arrived on Saturday, August 21st at 1:19pm.  He had a bit of a dramatic entrance into the world and I will definitely not soon forget it.  After a bit of a scare though he turned out to be perfect at 7lbs. 3oz and 20 inches long.  We stayed in the hospital until Monday afternoon and were both released to come home.  It was a much welcome trip since I do not like hospitals at all and we were anxious to get home and get things settled with him as soon as possible.  Little did I know at the time there really will be no routine for us for awhile I guess since babies are so unpredictable!  He is a good sleeper most days and is really only upset if you are changing his diaper or taking too long to feed him.  All in all I'd say he's quite the good little guy!  I am doing well and having no trouble recovering from the c-section.  My doctors were all thrilled with how quickly I was up and about moving around.  I know how it goes in hospitals though the longer you take to move around and eat the longer you have to stay. 

Ostyn went to see the pediatrician for the first time on Wednesday and they were also thrilled with how he is doing. He is almost back to birth weight already which is great!  He has no health issues and seems to be perfect in every way. It was great to get that relief and know that he is doing so well and seems to be thriving here with us.  We are still adjusting to him of course, but getting into the swing of things. Blaine has been absolutely great through it all and I can't imagine doing this without him! How people are single parents is beyond me. I don't know what I'd do if he wasn't here to help out and be so supportive. Not to mention he is adorable with the baby!

I thought I'd share some pictures with all of you. I think that most of you will have seen them since they are all on facebook, but if not enjoy!

Here he is the day he is born with Blaine!

He loves his Grandma and Aunt Amy!!

We gave him his first bath today and all in all he did great. Not too much crying at all!! He was so cute wrapped in his towel after!

He seems so small in his car seat right now, but seems to like being in the car. He always falls asleep right away.  This may come in handy later! :)  Of course he is ready to cheer on the Reds! Pay no attention to the scowling face in the pictures either. Believe it or not he looks like that most of the time. It's quite funny at times.

We will try to keep you updated as to his milestones and hopefully post lots of pictures too.  I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but is it getting closer?

Well here is the weekly update for my pregnancy....

1. Am I still pregnant??     Yes I am. I keep thinking at some point in time I won't be but alas that never happens.

2. How are you feeling??   Unfortunately I am feeling good. I would like to be able to tell people that I am feeling contractions consistently or that I dont feel good, but that is not the truth.  I really don't feel bad physically. Mentally I am feeling very impatient and grouchy that I am still pregnant. I'm also bored....people are going back to school and are busy with their lives and I'm just sitting around doing nothing but waiting. Grrr.

3. How long will they let you go??   Well this is the most interesting update for the week.  I found out a couple of weeks ago that my doctors will induce any time after 39 weeks. My week 39 was last Friday so that means that I can choose to be induced. The earliest I could have chosen was the 17th. Blaine and I decided to pass on that. I would like to at least TRY to make it happen on its own. We did however elect to induce on Tuesday if I haven't gone by then. I don't think the doctors would have let me go on any further after that anyways so I might as well. I am really nervous about being induced, but I have talked with several people that had good experiences with the process.  Guess we'll see if this munchkin wants to volunteer to come out sooner or if he just gets kicked out then. Who knows....

I have a doctor's appointment again on Friday so we'll see what happens then and what the doctor says then. Until then Blaine and I have been taking big walks and I've been trying everything I can think of to get him to come soon.  He doesn't seem to cooperate though. Little stinker! Hope you are all doing well!! I'll try to keep everyone posted if something happens!

You're how far along??

That seems to be the theme of the questions that I get these days.  People seem to think that if I have less that 2 weeks till my due date that I should be giant, or at least bigger than I am.  I guess that is a compliment as to how good I look?? Yea right! I feel giant and like I stick out to the ends of the world. I'm sure that it's not as bad as it seems to me or those comments wouldn't be said?? Who knows....I don't think I care really, I am just ready to be back to my normal self and not be pregnant.

All that being said I am feeling pretty well these days. I'm tired more easily, and I don't seem to get much sleep, but that's just the way it goes at this point. I have been spending time doing anything and everything I can to stay busy and not be sitting around bored. I have been up and out as much as I can too in hopes of this little guy coming early.  No signs of that happening yet, but I'm still hopeful.  Tomorrow is the start of our pool on when he will be here. No surprise that I am the earliest on the calendar choosing tomorrow. I know its early, but I am hoping he might decide to make an appearance. The doctor last weekd didn't have much to say about progress made for me either which was disappointing. She seemed to think that I could go at any time and that MY body is ready to go I'm just waiting on the little one to make up his mind that he is ready. I am looking for tips on how to motivate him....have any??

We are officially ready to go completely and ready for the baby to arrive. We have nothing left to do before he gets here. Bottles are ready, clothes are clean, nursery is done, bags packed, camera ready, phone list ready....everything that we can think of is done!! I can't believe how quickly this summer has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was packing up my classroom and now I'm writing lesson plans for my sub!!  I bought milk today that is dated after my due date!! Crazy! Mom is starting school next week and Norwood starts the following week.  I think that the weirdest part of all of this so far is that I'm not going back to school. I'm not working on my classroom. I'm not writing my own plans. I'm not getting ready for meetings.  It is very strange. This is the first time I'm not gearing up for back to school with the rest of the world since I started kindergarten! Weird!

Blaine is still home with me while waiting on more orders from the Army.  It has been nice having him around and we have had a lot of fun hanging out and getting things ready for the baby.  Now all we are waiting for is the baby!! Do you see a theme of this whole post?? I'm getting impatient!!

I will try to keep you all posted when things are happening! Hope you are all doing well! Love you!