New Babe

After 4 long days in the hospital, we finally were able to head home on Thursday! I wanted to get online and update everyone as soon as possible, but I just haven't had the time...imagine that! :-) Life is so much busier now. Whatever free time I had before is now replaced with newborn time. He takes so much attention and time I'm surprised I even have time to write up this post...but I had to share a few pics!

Here is the little one just about an hour after he was born...look at all that gorgeous hair!


The proud big brother at the hospital:


My boys:


Ready to go home...and yes, that is an OSU hat on his head!


I hope to back online sometime later this week with the birth details!

He Is Here

This is a guru guest post.



Trin e-mailed me yesterday and asked me to post for her today and let you guys know how yesterday went down.

Mom and baby are healthy. He was born at 17:12, weighed 6lb 13.5oz, and was 18.5" long.

Please join me in wishing Trin and her husband G the greatest of congratulations!

Congratulations, guys!!!

We Are Off!

Well, everything seems in order here at the house, so I think we are just about ready to go! I was up at 4:30am to have a small feast since I'm supposed to fast the rest of the day...which means not only am I not allowed to eat anything, I'm also not supposed to drink anything or even chew gum!!!

Anywho, we are off to my mom's hair salon so that I can get my hair and nails done before I have to be at the hospital at 2:30. My operation is scheduled for 4:30, so please keep us in your prayers!!! It would be much appreciated!

Have a great week everyone...and I hope to have a baby picture up on Friday!

Snot, Snot, Everywhere!

I hate hate hate snotty noses!!! I hate them! Both the red's have snotty noses and it's driving me nuts! Every 5 minutes, the baby will have a stream of green snot running down his face...it's so disgusting! I can usually handle my son's nose muck, but I don't do so well with the snot from the boys I watch. It just grosses me out big time!! But I need to get used to it since the reds are usually sick all winter. They are never both well at the same time!

Anywho, we will probably have a busy weekend here at my house. I want to change all the bed sheets and clean all the floors so the house is more inviting for the baby and I on Thursday. I also need to wash the baby's take home outfit and my son's new "I'm the big brother" shirt. I need to pack up my hospital bag and make sure that we have enough batteries for our camera. We also need to take our four year old to the store for him to find a gift for his little bro...and we need to find something for the baby to give to his big brother (thanks for the idea Jennboree!).

After all of that, my hubby and I are having some alone time on Sunday. Grammie is watching the boy so that we can have one more date before the baby comes. We plan on seeing a movie before having a relaxing dinner together. And I hope that we can settle one a baby name during our time together! :-)

So, have a great weekend everyone...I know I will!

Annoying

Do you know how annoying it is to not have your child's full name picked out yet?! He will be here on Monday, yet my hubby and I still don't have a middle name for him.

We had one a few months ago. We both loved it and it was even a family name on my hubby's side. But, when we told his dad what it was, instead of making the family connection, he talked about the President (and even did a little impression). I def don't want people thinking we named our son's middle name after a president, so the name had to go!

We had another name picked out, also from my hubby's side of the family, but he really doesn't care much for it now. I still love it, but I want us to be able to agree on a middle name.

Now we are stuck. Because my hubby and I are planners, it's weird not to have our son named yet. We love biblical names, but the baby's first name is from the Bible. I like switching it up a little when it comes to the middle name, but I have no clue where to even begin to try to find name ideas.

So, we need some help...what do you think? Any suggestions?

Freak Out Time

Sorry that most of my posts recently have been about the coming baby, but it's all that's on my mind. I just can't get his up and coming birth out of my head. It's going to be another life changing event...and I'm starting to freak out just a little. I just have a ton of questions that keep going through my mind.

-Will I be able to handle another one?
-Will my four year old be able to cope with having a little sibling?
-Is two weeks really enough time to be off from watching the red heads?
-Will I be okay when my husband goes back to work?
-What will the baby's middle name be???
-How do I keep the cat out of the bassinet?
-What can I do know to keep from having postpartum depression?
-Do I really want my son with us every day (and all day) while we are in the hospital?
-Should I ask to have a mirror up so I can see my c-sec. being performed?
-Will I be able to handle not being pregnant after next Monday (cause I honestly adore being prego!)?
-Will I recover as fast after this operation?
-How will I be able to go without eating all day next Monday (I'm allowed no food after 5am)?
-We just finished paying off the doctor's $1000 deductible, but how we be able to pay of the hospital's $1000 deductible?
-Will my hubby be okay in the operating room (he doesn't do well with blood or me being in pain)?
-Will my siblings respect our wishes and not visit us till the day after the baby is born?
-Why does my hubby want two more children after this one?
-What if the next one isn't a girl? Will I be able to handle it?
-Do I really want to go back to work for the autistic boy when my little one is old enough to not be around his mommy as much?
-How am I going to finish my Christmas shopping with a new little one?
-Why have I been eating so much recently?
-Will this next week drag on or fly by?

Hospital Update-10 Days To Go!

On Wednesday's post, Oh Great One asked about having my mom in the delivery room...which reminded me that I totally forgot to update you guys!

Recently, my hubby and I found out that the hospital has changed some of their policies. When I had my son four years ago, I was allowed to have two people with me. But because of the changes, I am now only allowed to have one person with me in the operating room. So all those fights...errrr, discussions with my hubby were all in vain. I was really disappointed after hearing about the new change, but there has been a change for the better. We are now allowed to take pictures of the baby right after he is born. Before, we weren't even allowed a camera in the operating room. I saw my son for maybe 20 seconds right after he was born. So I really don't know what he looked like right after birth. And now we can actually take pictures of our second born as soon as my doctor passes him on to a nurse! I'm so excited to have pictures of my baby before he is all cleaned off!!!

Anyway, it was really hard telling my mom about the new policy, but I offered her a consolation prize. I found out the visiting hours for grandparents is over at 10pm, so my hubby and I have invited our parents to the hospital to see their new grandson on his birthday. They will have about two hours to get to know the new little one and then my parents will take home my four year old. Since normal visiting hours are over at 8, we thought it would be a special treat for Papaw, Grandfather, and Grammie to be able to visit till 10!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Sleepy

Man, I have been so tired recently. All I want to do is rest...which is just fine with me! I've got just about everything baby ready. My hubby and I did some fall cleaning last weekend (to make the place look nice for our cell group's OSU party we had over here) and I finished organizing the basement. I also went through the boy's room and it's also ready to the new little one. Really, the only thing left to do is pack for the hospital and I've got 12 days to get that done! :-)

So, instead of getting online, I've been napping. In fact, I'm actually yawning as I type this. I did a lot of nesting last week, so this week it's time for me to take it easy for once. And the good Lord knows that I wouldn't be getting any extra rest once the little one is here!

Another Busy Weekend Ahead

It seems like my hubby and I are always doing something. Last night I had a bridal shower and he had a side job. This weekend we need to get my parent's lawn mowed and we also need to get over to my mom's hair shop to clean (I love that extra money!). Tomorrow we have a sibling tour scheduled at the hospital. It's for small children and my son is supposed to take a small stuffed animal with him. He will have a short class and then he will get to see a recovery room as well as the baby nursery. I just want him to know that just because mommy is in the hospital, she is not sick. With the tour, I hope that he will better understand what mommy and the new baby will be doing at the hospital.

After the tour, my hubby and I need to do some last minute house cleaning since our church cell group is coming over for the OSU game. I'll be making mexican dip as well as candy Cheerios and buckeyes! I can't wait to taste it all!!! And while the game is going on, I hope to continue to work on my hubby's buckeye blanket. I really need to get it done in the next two weeks.

Then on Sunday, our church is having an OSU service. We are having a ton of past and present OSU players coming in for our second service as well as local football teams! There will be pizza and fellowship after the service, so I won't have to make lunch that day!

Also this weekend I'm hoping to get a pumpkin and carve it. We found these really cool OSU pumpkin patterns that I want to try out. We also need to stop by the grandparents house to see some visiting relatives. They don't come to town often and it would be great to see them again! And, my hubby will be working on the baby's crib. He is in the process of finding/ordering a part we need to finish putting it together. Oh, and I still need to get to the local baby store to get a few last minute things (like an ear thermometer) for the new little.

Well, that's my weekend...how about yours? Anything cool planned?

Change Can Be Nice

I'm loving my new work schedule. The oldest red head is now going to preschool two days a week-and the school has before and after child care! It's a little less money a week for me, but I'm really enjoying the relaxed days. It's just so much quieter with just my son and the one year old red head. They don't fight, whine, or scream when they play together. It just makes my Tuesdays and Thursdays less stressful. I love having a quiet home and it will make those days much easier when the baby comes since I'll only have three to watch.

Ahhh, looking forward to tomorrow...less kids!

Busy Weekend

This past weekend was pretty great! It started off with a Third Day concert on Friday night!!! Since my dad knows what a huge TD fan I am, he decided to take my hubby, mom, and I to the concert! What a treat!!! We had floor seats, but since my mom and I couldn't see over a few people's heads, we decided to move up. We ended up finding some excellent seats that had one of the best views in the place...and no one was in front of us! And yes, being preggers and in the presence of my all time favorite band, I might have teared up/cried during one or two of the songs. :-)

On Saturday my father in law came over and we headed out of town to do some shopping. He got himself an OSU jacket for $8 and then we had an excellent late lunch together before the long drive home. Then later that night we all were able to watch the OSU victory!!! What a great game!

On Sunday we had lunch with my dad's side of the family since we were celebrating my grandpa's 70th birthday. Then that evening we headed to our church's Fall Festival. We had some really cheap food and then my son painted a pumpkin, played in a hay maze, had fun in a big jumpy, and got some candy from a clown. He wasn't interested in the face or hair painting since he hates getting dirty, but I still think he had an excellent time!

How was your weekend?