He's here!!

Our baby boy, L, has arrived!! He's such a little sweet pea. He was born at 9:11pm last night. He weighs in at 7lbs 4 oz and is 19 inches long. He looks EXACTLY like his big brother when he was born. He doesn't have quite the same tint of red in his hair. It's more of a dirty blonde color. This has been a completely different experience than when N was born because Mom and Baby are both healthy. D and I are grateful for L's health and are enjoying the fact that we get to hold him any time we want. We walked by the nursery N had to spend some time in when he was born. It brought back memories of his six day stay in the hospital and made us thankful that we aren't going through that this time around.Thanks for all your phone calls and messages. We want you to know we are recieving them but haven't had a chance to get back to everyone yet.

Well, I better get some rest while L sleeps. He is a big eater. I need to be sure to take care of myself so I can keep up with him!!

I can see the light!!!

I can see the light!!! I had a doctor's appointment today. I am dilated to a five, cervix is really thin and the baby is really low. My doctor is concerned with all three of these factors that I may dilate and deliver so quickly that I may not make it to the hospital in time. So, induction it is. I'm scheduled for a 2pm appointment tomorrow, but will get more info as the day progresses. (They have to play it by ear since women come to the hospital in labor all the time. The women who are already in labor are the first ones assigned to open beds.)

We'll keep you posted. :)

Hallelujah!!!!!
C

Happy Anniversary

Some of you may not know this, but D and I started dating in high school, thirteen years ago! We could say we are high school sweet hearts, but we broke up for a few years in college. I tell people that we took a three year sabbatical to attend college and have our own/separate life
experiences before meeting up again. The story of our paths crossing after that three year break is an interesting one..sad, but interesting. I had returned home one weekend from college to visit my folks. My mom told me D's grandpa passed away. I knew D's Grandpa held (and still holds) a special place in his heart. I knew his passing would be difficult for D, so I decided to attend the visitation and pay my respects to the family (whom I hadn't seen or really talked to in well over two years).. I was really nervous to attend the visitation because we hadn't talked in so long and because, I must admit, I was the one who broke up our relationship. Shame on me. :) I had my mom attend the visitation with me for my own moral support.... Anyway, I went through the receiving line and his family was very gracious, but D was especially sweet. (D teases me that I caught him at a weak moment....)We talked outside the viewing room for quite some time, exchanged emails and phone numbers and went on our way. I was super excited to have seen him and have talked to him. I was hoping I would hear back from him in a few weeks, so I was surprised when I heard back from him just a couple days later! Yay!!! Our first date was to a minor league baseball game. We attended with one of D's friends and that poor guy. He may as well have stayed home because D and I were so caught up in each other's company that we hardly even talked to him. (I do recall meeting D at his apartment. Our plan was to meet there then ride over to the game together. I was so excited to go on our date that I tripped walking up the stairs to his apartment!!! I totally, flat out bit it walking up those steps. Several weeks later D told me he heard the entire incident happen but didn't want to say anything to me about it that day because he didn't want me to be embarrassed.)

Today D and I celebrate our seven year wedding anniversary. We got married at a really cute chapel on a college campus. My friends were instrumental in getting the church and reception decorated for us. Thanks again, girls! You were incredibly helpful! Various family members were helpful in several "to do's" that I needed help with (thank to you). We had gorgeous warm, sunny weather and everything went off w/o a hitch. The past seven years have flown by. D and I have many fond memories with all our friends and family. We've been fortunate to take a few trips, attend many concerts, live in two houses and have two babies...Well, we've had one baby and will have the second any day. Today would be nice. That'd be a nice anniversary gift. Anyway...

Happy Anniversary, Babe. Love you! -C

Funny Things Friday: Sept 25

Holy cow, I can't believe it's September 25th!! Here are some "funnies" from this week.

D and N were changing into their jammies in the master bedroom the other night while I was resting on the couch. I purposely had the TV/radio/computer off so I could listen to their conversation. This is how it went:

D: Your little brother's going to born soon.
N: Ya, I will play with him!
D: What are you going to play with him?
N: Baseball and he could dig in the dirt with me.
D: It will be a while before he can do those things. You'll have to teach him how to crawl
and walk before he can play with you.
N: Well, maybe he will eat with me.. He could eat hot dogs, cookies, apples...
D: Well, it's going to be a while before the baby can eat hot dogs. He won't have any teeth.
N: "Is he gonna have a tongue??"
(Said in a tone like "well, if he can't play and he can't eat then what the heck can he do??)


On Thursday N kept telling me that he is my grandson. He even used the word grandson. After about five minutes of trying to explain to him that he's my son I realized that I was trying to rationalize with a toddler and that just isn't possible sometimes. I changed the conversation to monster trucks and the grandson conversation was over.

This is gross, but funny. The other day N pooped on his little potty. He stood up, turned around, took a good look at it and said "It's a doughnut, Mom!!"

Have a good day,
-C