September 2008 Photos

It's a Miracle

They are both sleeping.
In their own beds
In their own rooms
At the same time

WOW!

The Birthday Weekend Bonanza

Happy Birthday to Zachary! Can't believe our little buddy has turned 3... Seems like just yesterday we were begging him to sleep more at night and calming his colic. Mom has shed a few tears realizing how big he's gotten, but I'm so proud of him and all that he can do because he is a big boy now.
Because he is such a big boy, he gets 2 parties - one with friends and family at Little Gym, and one with just family at our house. Lucky guy! He chose the menu for his family party: grilled cheese, hot dogs, and pizza, with fruit and tater tots as side dishes, and dessert of cupcakes and ice cream ("va-illa" of course).
Mom and Dad are exhausted after the birthday bashes, but we have lived to tell the tale!
When I was tucking him in, on his birthday night, I said "goodnight, birthday boy" and he responded "goodnight birthday mama." My sweet buddy speaks the truth...

August 2008

And Sophie Makes 4

Sophia Grace (Sophie) entered our world August 15, 2008, at 8:31 PM, weighing in at 8 lbs, 15 oz, and 21.5 inches long. A little less than the sonographer's prediction of 9.5 lbs, but really, when you give birth without drugs, 9 ounces really doesn't make it that much better. :) And being 3 cm dilated already did NOT make the labor any easier. Trust me!
A big thanks to Dr. Neville for being in great shape so she could run through the parking lot and up the stairs to deliver Sophie! A few more minutes and the nurses would have been delivering our sweet girl...
The hospital was very full - full moon and storms led to a record setting number of births - so thank goodness we got a room.

Baby Update 39.5 weeks

Had a nice appointment with the sonogram tech and doctor this morning.

Sonogram tech - lovely woman that she is - informed me that my child is now 9.5 lbs. Yikes!

Dr. Deem said that they usually overestimate by 10%, but that still puts her in the 8-9 lb range. Yikes again.

I am dilated 3 cm now. Dr. says that means I'll have an easier labor b/c I'm already 1/3 of the way there. We are going in tomorrow morning to have the membranes stripped (http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/childbirth/excf5.htm if you want more info). This is supposed to stimulate labor - 1/2 of women who have this done have labor start within 8 hours. If that doesn't work, we'll induce soon.

So that's the update for the week. The best news I can give is we'll have a new baby by this time next week. Will let y'all know when it really happens.

July 2008 Photos

I hope this link works...

And so it begins...

After months of trying to get pics out to the family of sweet Zachary, I have decided to bite the bullet and start a family blog. Here's post #1... I can't guarantee anything truly hilarious, but I will try to do regular updates in some form or fashion.

For those of you wondering, there is still no name for baby sister. :)

June 2008

May 2008

April 2008