I Love These Boys!

Luke spent most of the day outside with his Daddy yesterday. It was so very cold so I got him all bundled up with a hat and mittens and then had to take his picture. Now he just needs a Red Rider BeeBee gun!

Cole has really been smiling and talking a lot lately. I can almost always get him to smile for me. But his favorite people to talk to are the bears that hang from the top of his swing. He will swing for 30 minutes looking up at the bears, smiling, laughing and talking the whole time. He just thinks they are so funny! Here he is in the middle of (an apparently) hilarious conversation...

Tagged!

Ok, so I was tagged by both Josie and Janette and apparently that means you are supposed to post the 4th picture from the 4th album on your computer. Well, the first few were of people that no one would recognize on here so I kept going to the next album until I found one that might be semi interesting. So here it is...


This is from 2001, the year before we got married during the miserable days of being in a long distance relationship. Will had driven from school to meet me at my Grandma's house in Dallas.

So, now Im tagging anyone and everyone who has not yet been tagged. Lets see some interesting pictures people!

Boy Likes To Eat!

Cole is now 6 weeks old and growing with incredible speed! This picture doesnt quite do his chubby cheeks the justice they deserve but I thought it was a cute one anyway. He has to hold his hands together so they don't fly away!


We went to the doctor last week for a check-up. She said that he looks great and was very impressed with how strong he is. He weighed 12 lbs 6 oz and was 23.5 inches long. He is in the 93 rd percentile for both. I am starting to see some smiles and hear some cooing. Yesterday he smiled at Luke while he was in his bouncy seat. He is still having tummy trouble which keeps him from sleeping well at night so I am still pretty exhausted most of the time. Other than that things are going well.

A Good Night's Sleep...

I don't remember what that feels like! That's really the only part of the whole baby experience that I don't handle well. Cole was sleeping pretty well in the beginning but now we are dealing with some tummy problems (gas!) that either keep him up or wake him up before it's time to eat. Other than that we are all adjusting well. Hard to believe but he is 3 weeks old now...

At his 2 week Dr's appointment he weighed in at 9 lbs 4 oz and measured 22.75 inches long. He was in the 65th percentile for weight and 97th for length. Im anxious to see how much he has grown at his 1 month check up!

Cole Vincent

Arrived Monday, September 29th at 8:46 pm. He was 8 lbs 5 oz and 22 inches long. He is eating and sleeping well and Luke is absolutely thrilled with him.

No News Is Good News, Right?

Im not so sure that's the case when you're 38 weeks pregnant and counting! But the sad truth is that I have nothing new to share lately. At my doctor's appointment on Monday I was still dilated to 3cm. The tummy is still growing so I guess that means baby is still growing-that's a good thing I supppose. 3cm is still more than I was at this point with Luke, I guess it's just disappointing to not have anything new to tell. On the other hand, it looks like I will probably make it to October which will be nice because we have so many September birthdays in our family. Also, Im feeling a lot better now than I was 2 weeks ago. Not having the aches and pains as much and Im sleeping a lot better.

I have been getting out all the baby equipment this week. I set up the swing, put the bouncy seat together and set up the pac-n-play with the bassinet in our room. I've got most of the washing done and the infant carseat all strapped in the car. Meanwhile, Luke and I talk about baby Cole a lot. I showed him pictures of himself when he was a newborn and told him that Cole will look a lot like that since they are brothers. We talked about how tiny he will be and that he will sleep and cry a lot at first. He seems pretty excited about it all right now. The other day at lunch, Luke pulled his shirt up and started putting chips on his tummy saying "Here you go. You want some chips?" I asked him what he was doing and he said "I'm feeding baby Cole some chips." I said "Baby Cole is in my tummy, that's why it's so big!" To which Luke replied " No, he's MY brother!" We are big in the 'Mine' phase right now!

Hopefully, the next post will be a little more exciting. For now, we'll just keep waiting patiently. I am enjoying my last few days of (mostly) uninterrupted sleep.

Progress

Yesterday I had my 35 week check-up with my doctor. She checked me and said that I am already dialated to 3cm! I had been feeling quite a bit of discomfort the week before so it may have been because of that. She also said that I am about 50% effaced and that the baby is at a -2 station, though she said these two things dont really mean that much if its not your first baby. She told me she felt the baby's head and right when she said that I felt him move! She said as soon as she touched his head he popped back up away from her! I asked her if I should maybe expect him to come early and she said "no, you could easily stay here for weeks". Im still a little skeptical though. With Luke I progressed steadily each week, dialating to a 3 at 39 weeks and then I was at the hospital in labor at 40 weeks. So, Im not going to expect him early but I am preparing myself- just in case! She said everything else looked great. Im feeling ok except that Im not sleeping that well. My back seems to hurt every night, no matter what position I try. My blood pressure is still very low- 90/50 so I guess Im handling the stress ok! Im due back next Monday so I will update more then.