Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Jack - great early spring weather!
Cassadie had to go into school today, so Jack and I got out for a little hike at Mt. Pisgah!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Introducing....
Sawyer Nicholas Ross
The newest member of our family, who decided to surprise us on Sunday by arriving twelve days early. Oh, and by having so much hair!
My labor started on Saturday night, but I had convinced myself that the contractions must been Braxton-Hicks because we were certainly not ready to have a baby so soon. I woke up on Sunday with painful contractions, but again, we were not ready so it must still be false labor... We went out for breakfast, visited some friends at the hospital who had just had their baby, did some shopping, etc. All the while I felt the contractions growing in intensity, and yet I continued to deny the fact that I might actually be in labor. Finally I called the midwife to check in and she reassured me that since I was able to have the conversation with her, it must be false labor. We decided I would rest and drink some water and see what happened. Suddenly it occurred to me that I just might be having this baby after all, so frantically I whipped up and emailed lesson plans to my sub (this was supposed to be my last week at work). By then I realized that the contractions were the real deal and as soon as Brent came home from a meeting, we made arrangements to head to the Birth Center. We arrived at 6:30pm and Sawyer was born at 7:47. Cutting it close once again. I guess that's how we roll...
The birth was fast and furious, and the midwife and nurse were wonderful support. Brent helped me manage the pain naturally and we definitely felt more like we knew what we were doing this time around. We couldn't have picked a better place than the Birth Center- such a different experience than a hospital birth- and they let us go home that night.
Sawyer is settling into his new surroundings and Jack is (slowly) getting used to sharing the spotlight with his baby brother. Thanks to all our friends, neighbors, and family who are feeding and supporting us during this time.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Jack Turns Two!
Jack had two birthday parties- the first one at Grandma Linda's house, where he almost lit his hair on fire trying to blow out the candles....
and one at Doug and Mary's house where he discovered the joy of Mr. Potato Head. Ah, to be two again!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sneak Peek
Here's the newest member of the family: Sir Chubby Cheeks. Why did we have an ultrasound at 35 weeks, you might ask...
When I went for my appointment last week the midwife was concerned that I was measuring small. I remember that this had been a concern last time with Jack and he turned out to be an 8 pounder, so I wasn't too worried. But she said that I'm measuring even smaller this time and sent us over to get an ultrasound. I kind of freaked out when I read the referral slip and saw that "poor fetal growth" was the box she had marked. According to my measurement he was in the 5th percentile for weight, meaning if I carried him to term he might be under 6 pounds. We were able to get an appointment for the next day.
Of course the technician can't tell you anything, but one look at those cheeks was pretty reassuring for us. When the midwife called that night to discuss the ultrasound results she said,"I have no idea why you are measuring small. This is a big baby."
Lucky me.
So there he is, Sir Chubby Cheeks, just packing on the pounds in there. It's going to be a long three and a half weeks...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pants? Who needs pants?
These are old pictures now, that somehow escaped being posted. Jack really likes to run around without pants on (can you blame him? He looks pretty comfortable) and he especially likes to wear his rain boots. He refers to this as his "Obaka" shirt. It's one of his faves.
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