He is finally here!!!

Albert "Tate" Archie came into the world on Thursday, February 26th at:

weighing in at 8 lbs 14 oz and 19 3/4 inches long. Here are some pics of the first couple of days of his life.

I started this entry when i was still in the hospital and kept falling asleep as I was doing it. We left the hospital on Sunday. His weight was down a little, when we left it was 7 lbs 11oz but Monday at the dr it was the same. No gain but no more loss. Today (Wednesday) he looks like he is starting to fill out so i am sure he will have gained some.

Almost there... but not quite

WE went in for our routine sono and OB visit today. The OB went fine, but when we went up for the sono, the Dr said his heart rate was a little high and he wanted to monitor me today for a little while. He said if it didn't go down, then he wanted to go ahead and take him today. As soon as we got down there his heart rate went down and they released me shortly after that. I know I wanted him to come early, but not quite like that. I have had the emergency c section before and I would prefer not to do it like that again.
On a lighter note, they measured him and he was measuring at 8 lbs 9 oz. Not too huge... They even said that might be a little smaller than that. My OB even said she didn't think he was very big so that was reassuring.
Well, the next time I leave that hospital, it will be with a baby! I am ready!!!

Any guesses on birth wieght, feel free to comment! I would love to hear what is on everyone's mind!

Why do People Have to Lie to Pregnant Women?!!!

Just kidding...
Well Prediction Day has come and gone and I am still pregnant. So, I hereby give up on all hopes and expectations of going into labor before my scheduled c section and accept the probability of a LARGE baby. Truly, my only concern about the largeness is the fact that we have SOOOOOOOOO much newborn stuff (diapers and clothes).
Well, that and the discomfort factor that I have here at the end which has taken my bitchness (we are beyond just plain bitchy and on to full blown B) to a whole new level.
So I am embracing February 26th as the birth date of Baby A....
*sigh*

Prediction Day

Today is the day that Amanda's mother predicted the baby would come (she works for an OB).
It is T minus 14 hours and counting!!! Let's see where the day takes us.



On a totally unrelated topic.... I am going to have to share my love of ice. I think it might be the best thing in the world. I forgot how good crunching ice feels when you are pregnant. I actually look forward to getting to work so I can eat more ice.

Good news

Everything is good, no clots, blood pressure is normal. Nothing else to report!

The wonderful shower... and serious stuff too

I have to thank Amanda and Lark for throwing me such a wonderful shower. I had a great time and see how blessed I am to be able to be surrounded by such wonderful friends and family. Thank you to everyone who was able to come! I wish I had pictures to post, but I am a dodo and forgot my camera. My mom brought hers but she is definatly not going to be making any kind of a career change for her picture taking abilities...
I'm sorry mom, but we all can't be good at everything. You can sing, you can dance, you can decorate and dress nice, you can make cute burp cloths and cook, but you can't take pictures...
Now for the more serious... I have to go in today because of swelling. My hands swell when I stand up for more than 10 minutes at a time, and more important, my left leg has begun to swell a lot more than my right. SOOOOOOOO, I check into the hospital today at 1:30 for a doppler on my leg to check for a clot and then down to the doctor... I am sure it is nothing, but thought I would post in case anything happened and I had to stay in the hospital or something...
Hope for the best!!!

7 lbs 7 oz!!!!!

Seriously?!!! 7 pounds?!!! They said the baby in measuring OVER 7 lbs... at 36 weeks... I am wishing and hoping that he comes very very soon because if this is what 7 lbs feels like, I don't want to feel 9+ lbs!!