We're Home!

We were able to take Wyatt home on Friday around noon. So far things have been going well. We're trying to catch as much sleep when he naps as we can. He's still got his days and nights mixed up, but were able to get a reasonable amount of sleep last night. We're enjoying getting to know each other and Heidi is recovering well from the c-section. Enjoy the pics and the short video.

He's Here!!!

After nearly 24 hours in the hospital, 4 hours pushing, and an eventual C-section Heidi gave birth to beautiful baby boy. Mother and baby are doing great and should be able to go home on Friday or Saturday. I just stopped home for a quick shower and more clothes. The crucial stats are below...

Name: Wyatt Robert
Born on: January 16, 10:08 AM
Weight: 9lbs
Length: 20"

Enjoy the pics...I'm going back to the hospital and hold my son.

No news yet

Nothing new to report yet...

Heidi is understandably uncomfortable. We had a prenatal appointment on Friday in which Heidi described her overall condition and symptoms to the doctor. The doctor said it could be the early signs of labor or it could be 3 weeks before anything could happen. Apparently the baby hasn't read the statistical and textbook descriptions of labor and childbirth that we have. I also don't believe the baby understands how impatient the rest of us are to meet her/him.

Hopefully my next post will be a picture and stats of the baby or it could be yet another picture of the nursery and a statement that there's nothing new to report yet. We'll just sit here and watch more reruns of Mythbusters or MacGyver until the baby is ready.

Getting closer

The belly keeps getting bigger, but the rest of her has stayed pretty much the same. It's an odd thing to watch from the outside. It feels like I'm trying to keep up with a little extra daddy weight too. Extra time for exercise seems to slip away more easily. I guess that will continue.

January 23, WOW, it's really close now. One of the next posts should be us with our new family member.

I'm a little nervous and can't wait all at the same time. Mostly though I hope the baby doesn't get my ears.

Nursery

With a lot of hard work from daddy (and input and supervision by mommy), we officially have a nursery! Well, we've painted and put together furniture, but I can't help but peek in on it every day and admire how cute it is, in awe of the fact that a little person will soon be living with us.

Here are a few photos of the progress and final product:

We are looking forward to a quiet Christmas after a hectic fall, and hope that you are able to enjoy the Holidays with your loved ones. Please don't forget to count your blessings and if you can, share with them with others. Links to a few of our favorite charities are below:

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
http://www.adoptafamily.org/
http://www.toysfortots.org/

Merry Christmas!

3rd Trimester Ultrasound

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Our 3rd trimester ultrasound and first biophysical profile test was this week, and we are happy to say that everything looks great and our wiggly baby passed with flying colors!

Above are photos from the latest ultrasound. The first is of Peanut's profile; s/he is facing up, and the top of his/her head is on the right. The other shot is of baby's foot, with its heel at the top of the photo.

Baby is still measuring ahead of schedule by a good 1.5 weeks or so. The tech nearly scared the crap out of me when she said that the ultrasound estimated the baby to be about 5 pounds already. I felt (a little) better when she also said that it is not scientific at all, and could be off by 1/2 lb. So, that's what I'm going with...4.5 pounds sounds nice, healthy, and manageable.

We managed to get moved okay, and are settling into our new home nicely. This weekend, we paint the nursery. Yea - I can finally "nest"!

Watch your mailbox for our new contact info next week.

Edited 12/1/06:
I had my regular checkup this morning, and based on the ultrasound results, was told we shouldn't so much expect a BIG baby, as a LONG baby. I guess this really shouldn't come as a surprise. Looks like this kid may have long legs and big feet like mommy!

It keeps growing, and growing...

Here is a photo from last week (approx 30 weeks pregnant). I feel like it's already outdated!
Not much news; everything is going well, and we are busying ourselves with our move this weekend. I am anxious to be able to get baby's nursery together.

Our 3rd trimester ultrasound is in 10 days, and in a few weeks, we start weekly biophysical profiles. None of this is run-of-the mill, but my docs are being conservative as I am in the high-risk category. Fortunately, I have otherwise had a pretty normal pregnancy!

There are signs other than my blossoming belly that baby will be arriving soon: we will attend a newborn class today and start childbirth prep classes in a few weeks; we are now the proud owners of key baby gear such as a car seat and crib. Peanut's not even here yet, and s/he's already monopolizing our time and budget!

3rd Trimester, Here We Come!

Hello!
Apologies for not having posted in awhile. We've been keeping ourselves busy with various things, and haven't kept the blog up very well.

Baby has been busy growing like crazy and has developed a new hobby - punching Mommy's bladder. It's the only part of the acrobatics I don't care for, but I know that when Peanut is born I will miss the sensation of his/her movement. It's something I enjoy feeling - and now watching - so much!

I think we are both in awe of the fact in a few short months, our baby will be here! This has been such an amazing and awesome journey. Not since our wedding day have I had so many emotions - excitement, nervousness, anxiety - and yet at the same time known that this is exactly the right thing in my life.

I have included a few new photos. One is of our furbaby. Willow had some minor surgery to remove a much larger than expected cyst from her back. She was a brave girl and got her stitches out today! She's looking less and less like "Frankendog". The other is a recent ultrasound where we caught baby yawning (the photo is a bit ghoulish, but it was just precious), and finally - an updated shot of my growing belly. Hope you enjoy!

Random update

Nothing exciting to report...

Heidi's stomach seems to periodically expand within the span of hours. Every couple of days we'll meet at home after work and one of us will make the comment, "Did you get bigger today?"

The baby is still very active and occaisionally wakes Heidi early in the morning with its movements. Sometimes I'll be awake and get to share in the fun of her/his morning kicks.

We're still acquiring baby paraphernalia, and beginning to look at day care facilities. It's still very exciting and the days are counting down. I feel like I should be banking sleep or something.

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This will give everyone a little better perspective on Heidi's progress than my last post. If I were an artist I would call this picture "Pregnant woman on skinny legs."

The baby is growing stronger...we are able to see the baby's movements occasionally now. Very cool!