Meet Brody

We have just been loving having Brody here! I need to put a picture of him with his eyes open, he's so cute when he's awake and alert. The girls are all over him! He's such a sweet baby and is happy most of the time. He gets gassy and fusses at lot of the night so we're pretty tired not getting a whole lot of sleep, but that's expected.

Labor was pretty fast. We went in at 7:30, got all the paperwork done and they started me on pitocin. I had been contracting a little that morning already so I think that helped speed things up. My dr. came in and broke my water around 10 or 10:15 ish, and they had to call him not too much longer after that. I didn't have an epidural and it hurts REALLY bad! But the whole experience is awesome, except for the uncontrollable screaming. Once he was out, I didn't care, and I felt soooo much better. I only had to push twice and he was out at 11:40!

Recovery has been MUCH better this time around also. It seemed to make a big difference not having the epidural. Anyway everyone is healthy and happy!

Bardin 5

We are now a family of 5! Brody was born Wed. August 26th at 11:40 am. The whole experience was awesome and it all went pretty fast. I'll give more details later. He weighed a whopping 9 lbs 9 oz and 22 1/2 inces long! My dad keeps calling him Shaq. He's such a good baby and soooo cute if I do say so myself. We're happy to finally have a boy and the girls just love him to pieces and can't get enough of him! They are so cute with him.

I'm not up for posting pics just yet (mostly just waiting for them to load, I'm too impatient), but I will soon. There are a couple on Natalia's blog, if you have access to hers. Just letting everyone know things are good, we are home and happy!

39 weeks (tomorrow)

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm scheduled to be induced tomorrow which will be my 39 week mark. I don't know if I'm ready all the way... but I am VERY excited! It's different this time around in so many ways. One, obviously, we're having a boy. Another is that we still don't have a name picked out for him. Also, I have never gone this far in a pregnancy, not that it's much of a difference, just that I was so sure he'd be here by now! (Especially how huge I am)

I've been getting comments left and right about how it looks like I was due like a month ago, or I've gotten a few "are you having twins?" I don't mind the "how are you feeling" type questions at all, or even people I know saying stuff, but strangers that should be minding their own business who ask those questions need to know how to do it. If they really want to know, they can say, "what are you having?", "When are you due?", not "due any second now?", etc. Anyway, just had to a little last minute venting before I come home and get the "when are you due?" questions again until my stomach goes down a little.

Wow, went way off subject! Anyway, we are so excited to have a new addition to our family and can't wait to meet him! I'll post pictures as soon as I'm up to it.

Until then...

38 Weeks

Today I'm 38 weeks.  I'm still dilated to a 3.  I'm still having contractions, just no "real" ones, even though they feel "real".  If I don't go into labor by next week (wed), I'm scheduled to be induced which is not something I wanted, but by then I know I will be more than ready!  (Maybe he'll even have a name by then)  Here's to having him soon!  Wish me luck.

1st Day Pictures

Ella on her first day of school

Just out the door

That's all I got

Baby's Room

I couldn't get a good pic of the whole thing, but you get the idea.  I still need to do more to "cuten" it up a bit, but this is it for now...

I put the cute "Baby Boy" banner Natalia made for my shower on the crib.  It was too cute and it  goes so well!

And yes, the crib is still empty...

Ella's 1st day of Preschool/baby update

Ella had her first day of school and was so cute.  It took her a while to get ready.  I hope that's not how it's going to be for the rest of her life!  I'll put pics on here later.  We were so last minute when the carpool came so I only got a couple.  She loves her teacher(s) and classmates.  We are happy to have her go to Miss Rachel!

Sunday afternoon and evening I was having contractions like crazy and I really was thinking it would soon be time, but by about 9 or 10 that night they stopped completely!  I still get some pretty hard ones once in a while, but not like Sunday.  

I had my 37 week appt. today along with an ultrasound.  According to the u/s our baby is 7 lbs 11oz.  I am progressing a little, I'm at a 3 now and 90% effaced.  So we'll see if anything happens in the next week.  I'm crossing my fingers! (at least he is considered "full term" now... yay!)

Me and my girlies!

Talk about "wide load"!  I have been getting the most outrageous comments about how I'm so big.  I wish people had filters before they say things.  I know they don't mean any harm, but it sure does get old VERY quickly.

Today I had my 36 week appt. and I'm dilated to a 2 and 75-80% effaced.  That doesn't mean that I'll have the baby anytime soon, it could still be a couple weeks, but it's good to know that my body is workin' on it and hopefully by the time it really is time, it'll go quickly.  That's how it was with the first 2.  Also my Dr. said that if I were to go into labor this week, they wouldn't try to stop it.  But I would like to make it to 37 weeks so that the baby isn't considered "premature" and we can all get out of there asap!!!