Birth Story part 1

When July 3rd came and went with just some "pre-labor" I was pretty sure that baby brother was going to take his sweet time, just like his big brother. After trying to spot some 4th of July fireworks & going to bed I started having many more "practice contractions", or so I thought. Throughout the night I tried to get comfortable, but just couldn't....by the time my mom came to take me to my doctor's appointment everyone (but me) was pretty sure I was in labor. I still thought it was probably just stupid "pre-labor". Of course when I saw my doctor she said I was a 5 and ready to go to the hospital. She also asked why I didn't come in earlier, to which I replied, "well, I knew I had an appointment today". (Totally clueless was I). So I called hubby to get the bag (of course I hadn't brought it!) and come meet me at the hospital. After I got checked in my mom took Dean & they took me upstairs.

They drew my blood to get bloodwork done for my epi & started doing to intake paperwork. My husband and the anesthesiologist arrived around the same time. I got my epidural (heaven, once again) and asked the nurse if I could have a nap. The on-call doctor said I could have an hour & then I was going to have a baby. The doctor came in & had me do some "practice pushes", about 20 minutes later, Ben was here! He weighted 7 pounds, 1 oz. and was 20 inches long. He latched on right away & started eating, so we had about an hour of resting & snuggling before his bath and whatnot. After his bath the nurse noticed he was a little jittery, so she decided to check his blood sugar. When the meter beeped & she saw that it was very low, he was quickly wheeled to the nursery while we followed close behind.....

2 months!

I can't believe that Benjamin is already 2 months old! (I also can't believe that this is the first "Ben" blog post, but I've been busy, right?)
We went to the doctor for his well baby visit & after all the initial drama, he looks good! He weighs 11 pounds 15.5 oz and is 23.25 inches long (he was 7 pounds 1 oz and 20 inches at birth). He is wearing 3 month clothes at the moment, but they are starting to get small & short, so I think I might have to get the 6 month clothes out this weekend! He loves to play on his mat & look at the lights & the blue bird. He likes to smile for mama & give me angry looks when I give him to dad, but am still right there. He also loves his bath...it is SO nice to have a happy baby in the bathtub!

31 weeks

Yesterday was the start of my every 2 week doctors appointments. It's kind of a pain to drive to the clinic so often, but it is great fun to listen to baby brother's heartbeat. Of course, just like big brother, baby brother is really uncooperative with the doppler. He rolled around for about 5 minutes yesterday before the nurse could hear his heartbeat for any length of time. Once he held still for a bit his heart beat was a strong 148 bpm. Sometimes I think that Kung Fu Panda is in my belly :)
We also talked about possible dates for him to be born this summer. It is crazy to think that in as little as 8 weeks or so baby brother will be here! Now if only the munchkin had a name...

Cute & 30 Weeks!

10 weeks to go!!! (or 12 if baby brother is as stubborn as big brother) It seems like just yesterday we were finding out he was a boy. It would be great if he had a name already, or if anything was ready for him, but I guess we still have time :)

Every night when I put Dean to bed I sing "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Somewhere Beyond the Sea". Yesterday when we got home from Easter dinner he was supposed to be napping, and I was getting ready to nap. I hear some little feet walking into my room and of course it is Dean escaping from his big boy bed. I told him that he needed to go have some nap & Mama was going to have a nap too. He told me "Night-night" and then asked "You want sing?", so I said ok. And Dean sang me "Fly Me to the Moon" so I could have a nap. SO CUTE! Love that little man.

Snow!

It finally snowed here last week, and D and I had lots of fun walking around and around our block. I'm very glad we don't live in Minnesota or somewhere, but snow more than once every two years doesn't seem like too much to ask, right?

It's A....

We had our big Ultrasound yesterday. When I asked Dean on Sunday whether he wanted a baby brother or sister he said "Sister, no brother", so of course....It's a boy! And there was definitely no disputing that fact. At the beginning of the U/S it didn't look like he was going to cooperate at all! He was sitting with his torso all rolled into a ball, and his legs stuck straight out together. But he's a squirmy one, so he moved around enough for the tech to tell. Now we just have to get the final results of the scan & I will feel much better!
Before we even knew Dean was a boy we had his name picked out, so it's hard now trying to come up with a name for this baby boy! I guess we have a few months though!

16 weeks!

Today I am 16 weeks pregnant!! I'm still a little in shock about the whole thing, but am super excited to take Dean to the Dr. appt on Monday!