First visit with Pediatrician

Doc says we have a "healthy baby boy" and everything is looking great so far! Anthony weighs 10 pounds & 9 ounces and he's now 22 3/4" long. (93 percentile for weight and 98 percentile for height)... Here's a couple more pics. (click on them to view larger size)

Video Clip - on the ottoman 9/21/08

A few pics...

Thank you everyone for all the well-wishes, email & cards! I hope to be able to get this blog updated soon. Funny how the hours and days fly by now. I finally understand why my friends with children don't have time to respond to my email everyday!

We are doing well and LOVE having our son at home with us. Here's a few pics for now....


Just "kickin it"

Me & Daddy ready for the gym

Non-Stress Test - September 5th

Another non-stress test today... everything still looks great! They tell me that not only does he not appear to be under any stress during contractions, but they think he's enjoying them! lol

It's brutally hot for me today! It's about 100 degrees over here and of all days for the the A/C not to work!! UGH!! We've had the A/C on ALL day and came home to 88 degrees in the house with the A/C blowing hot air! Anthony was going to run out and buy me a portable A/C unit but everywhere is sold out; figures!

We are still on for the induction tomorrow... YEAH!!! We will call the hospital at 7am and they will let us know what time to come in. We're finally going to get to meet Anthony IV!

Thanks to everyone for all their concern and support! We will update everyone as soon as we can!

41.5 week check-up

STILL only dialated to 1 centimeter. Doctor says we should just plan for the induction on Saturday. This baby is in no hurry to come out and that it's unlikely that I'll go into labor before then. *sigh* He also says he hopes we didn't bother washing/packing any newborn sized clothes!

Non-Stress Test - September 2nd

9 days past our due date and counting!
Still no stress! =) Everything is good... we have an exam tomorrow and then another non-stress test scheduled for Friday. If nothing happens before then, we are still on track to be induced on Saturday.

Non-Stress Test - August 29th

1 week past our due date and counting!
Everything went great at the non-stress test. The baby is doing great in there and surrounded by plenty of fluid. We have another test scheduled for Tuesday morning and then again on Friday.

41 week check-up

4 days past our due date and coutning!
Technically, we aren't 41 weeks until tomorrow. But, we had our Doctor's appointment today. Everything is still looking good. I'm dialated to 1 centimeter. I had a very uncomfortable exam and the midwife did a little poking around and stretching in there in hopes of getting things moving. Tomorrow, we go back in for a non-stress test for the baby.

40 week check-up

We had our 40 week check-up today. The baby is doing fine and everything is looking good. His head is right in position and very low. Our next appointment is scheduled for next Thursday; they will also do a non-stress test at that time. And just in case we haven't delivered by then, they've scheduled our induction date for September 6th. Hopefully, we wont have to wait that long!

39 week check-up

We had a check-up today at the Doctor's office... everything is checking out good and healthy! My belly is measuring on the large side of the scale and the Doctor expects we've got quite the little Bruiser in there!
I was surprised they didn't do an internal exam. But, they say they don't start doing that until 40 weeks. They've scheduled our next appointment for next Friday, the 22nd. They advised me to drink lots of water and try to go for walks to get things moving.

Crib

The crib is ready!

Baby Shower - July 31

A big "THANK YOU" to Michelle, Renee & Chris for throwing us a really nice baby shower!

Michelle & Renee, you guys went above & beyond on this one! Everything was so, so nice: the food, the cake, the center pieces, the favors, etc. Thank you SO much!!

Chris, we are sorry you had to miss the shower. We love the Cubs outfit! Thank you!!


Mom, Thank you so much for everything! I think we bored everyone making them watch us open all the gifts from Grandma! But, we do really appreciate it and can't wait for you to put all this baby gear to use when you babysit! =)~

Gram, Mom, Dad & Aunt Julie - We are sorry that you couldn't be here! We know Chicago and Wisconsin are a bit far to travel for a baby shower. But, we do appreciate all the gifts that you sent ahead of time! Thank you!! And we are looking forward to your upcoming visits!

And thank you to everyone that came to the shower! It meant a lot to us to have our friends and family help us celebrate this special time!

The favors.. chocolate bars custom printed/wrapped to match our baby's room theme!


The cake was HUGE and oh so good!!

Baby's first Cubs outfit.. Uncle Jon will be so proud!

Us!

Cigar break for the guys!


Me & the girls!