Grandma and Grandpa got here last night and they are having a lot of fun hanging out with the little man. We have not taken any pictures with them yet, but we have a couple of pictures from yesterday and today with his first sponge bath. Check these out.
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Hello everyone, we are home! We left the hospital on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm and Garrett did really well on his trip home. He had just had his baby boy surgery so he was knocked out for several hours from the pain medication they gave him. We were able to get home unpack and Mike and Leslee stopped by for a little bit, before he woke up. We are so excited to have our new little bundle of joy at home. He is doing well and sleeping and feeding well. We did discover that many hours of sleep during the day means many hours of awake at night. Needless to say we are earning the bags under our eyes, but loving every minute of the cause of them.
Anyways, many of you have asked for more pictures. Here is the link below. If you cannot link directly to it, copy and paste it into your web browser. You do not have to sign in to Kodak Gallery to view the pictures.
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Thank you to everyone for the emails, phone calls, well wishes and much more. We truly appreciate your love and support.
Our new addition has arrived and we are sooo proud of him! He was born at 8:30 am Saturday morning December 1st. He was 8.2 lbs with Blond hair and blue eyes, although I am told that all newborns have blues eyes until they are about three months. So... he may have his mothers beautiful brown eyes soon! Let me tell you all if you don't already know, how strong Dayna is and how incredible she is! She is my new hero for bringing such a wonderful new life into this world. She barely made a sound as she pushed through the labor pains. She did not lose her composure, scream, or even cuss me for being sarcastic and trying to lighten the mood. I am truly in awe of this fine woman that we all know. She is the Love of my life! Garrett is healthy and happy and seems to have his mothers calm ways and easy going personality. I may try to take credit for his good looks though! :) Pictures are attached and we will have many more to follow. Today is truly a great day!
On Wednesday I went to the doctors office and she said that Garrett was going to need some coaxing out. She did not think that she was going to induce me until next Tuesday, but wanted to get an ultrasound today and see how he was doing. I asked her how much she thought he was going to weigh, she said 7-7.5 lbs. However, we went for the ultrasound today and they took measurements and they are predicting 8 lbs 8 oz, after that we told them to hurry up. They also said that the amniotic fluid was at a lower level than they wanted it to be so the doctor said that she wanted to go ahead and induce me tomorrow!!! Yes, that is correct we will head to the hospital tomorrow at 8 am. However, the doctor did say that she thinks that Garrett will not get here until Saturday, because of my progress before the induction. Stay tuned for updates, we hope to have some pictures up here by early next week. I am sure that we will not have internet access until we get home from the hospital. Wish us luck as we venture into parenthood! Yeah little baby boy!
So they say that your due date will come and go and you will still be pregnant. This is true! Garrett did not arrive yesterday, boo! I think he is too happy in his warm and dark home. I personally think he is getting too big for his britches and is wearing out his welcome. We even tried having Thanksgiving dinner two times and he did not come. Bill and I went Christmas shopping today and I did some shopping yesterday. I am trying to walk this baby out. We shall see if that brings him out.
Ok so on another thought... Did any of our out of state friends actually watch the Arkansas vs. LSU game? Arkansas the unranked team that we were, beat the LSU (#1 team in the nation) in triple over time 50-48. The both of us were screaming at that game in excitement. What a awesome game!
Ok on another random thought... When is this nesting supposed to happen? I think Bill and I are both waiting for me to randomly get the urge to clean the house. At this time I am lucky to have a few good hours a day and personally I am not interested in cleaning when that happens. Bill did give me the get out of the dishes free card, but I hope that I don't abuse that card too much. I know that I am blessed to have a man that actually cooks every meal so I do want to make sure I remain thankful for him.
Anyways, stay posted here for the pictures of the little one. As soon as we have him and we have a chance to post pictures we will.
I know everyone is wondering if this little boy will ever get here. Ok, if your not I am for the rest of you. I am currently one week out from my due date. So far the doctor is really happy with how things are going and believes that we are on track for a healthy delivery and baby. She did think that I may be late, so Bill may get his wish to have his little man born on his birthday. Personally I think that would be an amazing gift, maybe I won't have to get him another birthday present again...hahah just kidding baby! My co-workers are starting to get worried if I haven't arrived by 9-9:30 am each morning. With doctors appointments and the lag of getting up in the morning it is around that time that my smiling face appears, but thankfully they are very understanding. Good thing I work in student affairs where the students don't even show their face until at least 10 am. Each day I am leaving knowing that it could be my last at work for a little while, I may be driving everyone crazy trying to prepare them in case Garrett makes an early appearance.
Anyways, if you are one of those people that is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new baby on the block, keep checking back here. We hope to have news and pictures to share within the next two weeks. Cross your fingers and keep us in your prayers for a healthy baby and mama! Miss you all.
I hope everyone is having a great Halloween. Just for fun these pumpkins got all dressed up. Thought it might be entertaining to you...
