Declan - 12/28/2007

Ok, so obviously Declan was born. It has been crazy hectic around here, but everything i great and he was born at a hearty 9lbs 2 oz at 8:49pm on December 28th. I was in labor 14 hours, which seems like forever but flew by. Below are some pics of our little angel. He is doing really well. He struggled with breastfeeding a lot at first, but now is a champ. He likes to sleep during the day and is wide awake and fussy at about 12-4 am, despite how much I have tried to flip his schedule. Let's hope we grow out of that little stage!

Anyways, here are the pics! Enjoy!

updates

Still no baby but my phone is fixed.

Please don't suggest spicy food, walking, sex, pineapple, jump-roping, blue or black cohosh, pressure points, or any other myth that is supposed to induce labor.

They don't work, especially with my child who is bound and determined to enter this world on his own terms. I love his determination, just not his feet up in my ribs.

Merry Christmas, I will be taking my computer to hospital whenever this baby finally comes out so I will keep you posted with pictures and details.

Peace...Teresa

phone issues

no, I haven't had the baby. and to boot, my phone is jacked. They are mailing me a new one Tuesday. So, until then it is a crapshoot. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. So, if you text or call and I don't answer... don't get tooo excited, this kid is being stubborn! lol! I will keep updated on myspace and you can IM me....sweetsuprstar.

down to days.

I am down to only 16 days left until I am due. I am praying to the good Lord above that he takes mercy on my very large, stretched out stomach and brings this little man into the world early!

A little scare recently I wanna share. I went to the doctor at 35 weeks and they had me go to the hospital for a sonogram to check the size of the baby because he is measuring large, When I went she measured the baby at 6lbs 13oz already! yikes! My big boy! That was fine, but his stomach was measuring much larger than it should have been and I had higher than normal levels of amniotic fluid, so they thought I might have gotten gestational diabetes late in the pregnancy.

I went to the lab and did my 3 hour diabetes testing after 12 hours of fasting(yeah, don't try that on a pregnant woman!) and tested completely clear. So basically, I have a big baby with a lot of fluid.

This past week (my 37 week appt) I was measuring at 40 weeks. They checked me and I am 1 cm dilated and they stripped my membranes(ouch) to get things started since I'm officially full term. I have had inconsistent and too short of contractions since, but I am hoping at least they are dilating me! I go back to the doctor this Wednesday and I start my maternity leave after this Friday! I am walking, eating spicy food and pineapple(both things I read help out) taking lots of stairs and everything I am reading that will coax this sucker out!

So pray this man makes his grand entrance soon and maybe not too extremely large!

the countdown.

We are officially in the countdown...7 weeks to go. So with that comes the baby pool. I had people making predictions yesterday so I thought, ok...lets make this official.


So go online and place your vote on my online babypool. No money necessary...just your thoughts on all the details...

http://www.expectnet.com/games/NEDAYNOW

Other than that things are going well. I am still working daily and will do so until this baby is born. I am exhausted after a full day but I have no clue what I would do at home everyday until a baby was born other than wait...haha. Plus I feel like the 3 flights of stairs i trudge up and down daily will help Declan make his way out much earlier than if I was just laying around at home eating bon bons daily! (although that is super tempting).


And here is some advice to anyone who may be pregnant and not as far along, thinking about having a baby(warnings), and mommies who have been there and may laugh a bit at my lack of knowledge of these recent happenings.

1. Don't sneeze or laugh too hard, apparently you are unable to control your bladder after 32 weeks.
2. Sleep on the outside of the bed and have a husband handy to roll you out when you have to pee a zillion times a night.
3. Get your sweet sweet hubby/significant other some quality earplugs...because snoring is inevitable...
4. Don't pull out a pair of prepregnancy pants and 'just see' if they still fit. It will throw you into a shame spiral and you will gain about 2 lbs from the ice cream you eat in response to heal your ego and wounds.
5. Don't drop anything, apparently at this stage in the game, bending over to pick up items off the floor is a pregnant woman's olympic event.
6. Invest in some slip on shoes, or an amazing husband who is willing to help you out with putting on shoes.
7. Think about the amount of toilet paper you usually buy...now triple it. You will be running out of it quicker than you realize.
8. two words...scented candles. Pregnancy is not always pretty smelling.

Hmmm..I think that may be it for now. I can't wait to see my son and hold his beautiful little face and plant sick amount of kisses all over him. I've waited for this moment what seems like forever and it is surreal thinking that I am going to seriously, finally be a mom, and patrick is seriously going to be a dad. wow... there is no going back now :) YAY!

Newest Pics.

Here are some pics of recent stuff...

my 28 weeks belly.


Our changing table


The crib



Pregnancy is going really good. I am officially in my 3rd trimester. December is coming so quick and we are so ready for little mister Declan. The room is painted, the crib and changing table are together and I have massive amounts of clothes from my amazing friends who have a lil boy and others who have bought me stuff! I am so blessed!

It is defintely tough working full time while pregnant. I love my job and love my students, but being up by 6:30am every morning and wokring til about 5 every night is quickly wearing me out. I appreciate that I will have a couple months of maternity leave to make up for it!

a dose of reality

People who say pregnancy is easy are complete liars. My child literally grinds into my ribs, I get charlie horses during the middle of the night, my back aches, I am tired a lot, and apparently now I snore at night.

I can't wait for my sweet baby boy, but let me tell you, I am working for him!