Pregnancy Thread~Tuesday, June 21

[mandyhoward]

Dar20.....................Alison Rozeta .................Born 04/06/05
Heather123..............Chad Avery....................Born 04/09/05
Marthad..................Logan Harold .................Born 04/23/05
Jefinner...................Ezra Franklin .................Born 05/05/05
GoJackets................Hamilton Wood...............Born 05/05/05
mom2twoboys...........Melissa..................... ....Born 05/06/05
chels_hoff................Payton Wayne................Born 05/08/05
Mandyhoward...... ....Spencer Cole.......Born 05/23/05 @ 30 weeks
Denise85.................Paige Loralei...................Born 05/19/05
tekla.......................Zachary Alexander..........Born 05/26/05
azktycat..................Aeryn Rylee...................Born 05/30/05
kclynn.....................Reyli Donovan................Born 06/03/05
Miss Gigl...............Charlotte Muriel Elizabeth....Born 06/09/05
Luna.......................Abigail Rose...................Born 06/10/05
nbecker..................MacKenzie Grace.............Born 06/11/05
Vixendrop...............Kayden Ardria Kathryn.......Born 06/12/05
gilbabe75.................Luke Gregory.................Born 06/15/05

naerenaenae................W40...............06/18/05....Girl
jehcekah.....................W40...............06/22/05.....Boy
allibaba.......................W37..........schedu led c/s 6/24..Twins (Boy & Girl)
thopki00......................W39...............06/28/05....Boy
rooney........................W39...............06/31/05....Boy
Acutepenguin...............W38...............07/10/05
Tbugs..........................W35...............0 7/21/05
melos...........................W34............... 08/01/05
SmileyAmy....................W33...............08/05/05....Girl
StarFire........................W29............... 09/05/05....Triplets !!!
Ketosisgirl.....................W27.............. 09/22/05.....Boy

vjfreddi.........................W26.............. 10/01/05
jeepifer.........................W25.............. 10/04/05....Girl
Karingreen.....................W25..............10 /08/05
jojolw...........................W?............... ??/??/05
Tammeli........................W23..............10 /17/05....Girl
Karalynne7....................W?................??/??/05
Jai...............................W17............. .11/27/05
Kaillean.........................W16.............. .12/06/05
cjthedog64 ...................W16...............12/10/05
Diabolique......................W13............... 12/24/05
lcfortified.......................W13............. .12/31/05

jadefox26......................W?................. 12/??/05
Trailboss.......................W9................ 01/20/06
Louise...........................W8............... 01/27/06
Portia...........................W8............... ..02/05/06
abvidrine.......................W7................ .02/12/06

lil miss.............................................. ....Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... ...Trying!
AnnieO............................................ ......Trying!
speckle........................................... ......Trying!
AZParalegal....................................... .....Trying!
DasiyNYC.......................................... .....Trying!
Nikole............................................ ........Trying!
daisy73........................................... .......Trying!
LunaAshling....................................... .....Trying!
MrsIndpndent...................................... ....Trying!
jennifer-in-wv...........................................Tryin g!
littlegunshots.................................... .......Trying!

[mandyhoward]

Hello all. Its after midnight here so I thought I'd get you kicked off. I also did it for selfish reasons, I wanted to post pics!

Spencer snoozin' in his isolette



This is us doing kangaroo care. It is supposed to help the baby sleep more deeply and gain weight more rapidly, among other things. For the mom, it is supposed to increase milk supply. Since we'd just gotten done nursing and still had the privacy screens (a commodity in the NICU) I decided we'd just cuddle for a while.







It is hard to get a good shot when you are the one taking the pics!



Alli, glad you are home and hoping you make it to Friday!

Grace, if you use photobucket you can reduce the size of the picture by going to edit and then to picture size. I always reduce mine to 50% of the original size.

Dar, Alison is such a cutie! She has such a precious smile.

Amy (vixen), your birth story was great. I'd love to record mine for posterity, but there was really nothing to it since I had a c-section.

Amy (smiley), I hope you got some decent sleep.

Howdy to everyone else. I'll pop back in when I get up in the morning. G'night!

Mandy

[ketosisgirl]

Great pics, Mandy! Is it really called Kangaroo Care? That is adorable. Thanks for the tip for using photobucket. I thought I tried that, but I'll try again. Thanks for fixing the list.

Alli, we are all routing for you. You can make it until Friday!

[metroames]

Mandy, those pictures are too precious.

Originally Posted by vixendrop

Okay... finally, my birth story! It's really long since I wrote it as detailed as possible for my own records and I'm just copying it all here just as I wrote it.

Birth Story of Kayden Ardria Kathryn:

It all started around 4am on June 11th... I woke up to a very mild contraction. Even though I knew what a contraction felt like I still was reserving my excitement until I knew FOR SURE that it wouldn't go away. I got up and went to the bathroom and back to bed... about 10 minutes later I felt another one... promising!

Another 10 minutes went by and there was another one... after the next one I felt like I wanted to make sure things kept happening so I woke Richard so we could go for a walk. At about 4:45 we went out for a walk... it was short though because there were so many people already awake (surprised me!) and it was noisy around the area I wanted to walk (around the pool and fountain area) so we went to buy something for breakfast. Yum! We got home around 6am and I was tired... the contractions were about 8 minutes apart now... I decided to try to sleep while I could. I woke up around 8am and the contractions were gone! Well, okay, not *gone* but they were few and far between... by the time it was 10am the contractions were about 20-30 minutes apart... pretty much just mild, but a couple were stronger... this continued until about 2pm when I was desperate! I just wanted the blasted contractions to start again for real! So I decided to try orgasm... I knew Richard would be nervous about sex during labor (even though my water hadn't broken) so I, ahem, (TMI) took care of it myself... it worked! That little burst of oxytocin was all I needed... the contractions started coming about 10 minutes apart again, and definately stronger now... about an hour later they were about 5 minutes apart... *about*... we timed them for a while since I wanted to be in a regular pattern before we called my midwife and let her know what was happening... they were averaging 5 minutes apart, but not regular... it would be like:
5 minutes
5 minutes
6 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
3 minutes
7 minutes
8 minutes
5 minutes
2 minutes
6 minutes
You get the idea... and the intensity and frequency was still dependant on what I was doing... when I would get in the shower they would come closer together, but be more mild... if I laid down they would be farther apart, but more intense... this continued for what seemed like an eternity! About 5pm-ish we called Marinah (my midwife) to let her know what was going on... we didn't want her to come over yet, so she said to call her back when they got consistently 5 minutes (or less) apart. By now I was starting to think I was going to be in labor forever... especially since I knew that Kayden had been posterior at my last apointment (a week prior) and that a posterior baby can cause prolonged labors because her head wouldn't be pressing on my cervix as hard as needed to cause dilation. I tried bouncing on the birth call... agonizing! I tried getting in the hands and knees position to make Kayden spin... agonizing!!! I couldn't stay in that position longer than 1 contraction! I tried walking as much as possible so to use gravity to help put pressure on my cervix, but I couldn't walk during the contractions and more than once nearly fell down when a contraction hit because my knees would buckle... the contractions were getting very very strong and they felt completely different than what I felt with Ayla... these not only felt like strong tight cramps, but they also burned like crazy, even down into the top of my thighs! I felt like someone was digging in my butt with a dull knife! Around 10pm we called Marinah again and asked her to come over... I needed to know if Kayden had spun yet (I doubted it) and basically I just needed the reassurance that, even though everything felt SO different, it was still normal and my insides weren't exploding. Marinah and Shell (her student) arrived around 10:30pm and we discussed letting them check me to see how far along I was... I knew that before I went into labor I was about 2.5cm dilated (I'd checked myself a few days prior)... we discussed the pros and cons, and finally I decided that letting them check outweighed the cons, IF they couldn't tell Kayden's position by palpating my belly... well, Shell started digging in my belly (she gets in there really good... I swear, she could count baby toes from the outside if she wanted too!), and she couldn't tell FOR SURE what position Kayden was in... she didn't think she felt her back (which meant she hadn't spun yet), but she wasn't positive... so, I let them check... I was STILL only 2.5cm dilated! I could've screamed, but Marinah also let me know that I was completely effaced... in fact she said she'd never felt a cervix that thin, she had a hard time differentiating between my cervix and the bag of waters, which apparently was *right there*... because I wasn't dilated much and the waterbag was in the way, she couldn't tell Kayden's position... that was alright, I was 99% sure that Shell was right and her back was still facing mine ~sighs~ Because the contractions were still coming in weird intervals, I was barely dilated, and Kayden was still posterior, we agreed that there was no need for them to stay... around 10:45pm they left... Marinah warned me that the belly check and internal could cause a couple REALLY strong contractions... she was right!

Right after they left I was hit with a contraction unlike anything I'd ever felt! Up till this point I hadn't had Richard bring out the blowup pool we'd bought... now I felt like it was DEFINATELY needed... I sent him to get the pool and get it filled... a few minutes later he came back in the room and let me know there was a hole in the bottom of the pool... I could've screamed! (Actually, I think I did because I was hit with another contraction ~laughs~) I was so upset! I soooo needed the water, but apparently it wasn't meant to be ~pouts~ And then another contraction hit... it was unbelievable! Totally took my breath away because I wasn't even close to being prepared for it... and then there was another! The contractions started coming right on top of each other, some were double, even triple, peaked as well... and Kayden wouldn't stop squirming either... intense contractions right on top of each other AND a baby moving at the same time are not a good combination!!! I was crying like crazy and could NOT relax my body no matter how hard I tried... I screamed at Richard to call Marinah again... they arrived about midnight (now it's June 12th!) in a rush... they took over the bedroom... I couldn't stop crying... there was NO reprieve between the contractions at ALL... Shell came over to me and I cried that I couldn't relax... I don't remember her exact words, but basically she said that was alright... I felt better then, I had been afraid that they would pressure me to relax, when I knew I couldn't! Mary (Marinah's assistant... I like Mary) came in then and they all agreed I needed to get on my hands and knees again to help Kayden finish turning to anterior... I tried to turn over, but I couldn't make my legs move... literally... I tried and tried, but the contractions weren't letting up to give me ANY relief and I couldn't move during the contractions, so.... they moved me... Richard and Mary (I think it was Mary, maybe it was Shell) shifted me onto my knees... immediately the excrutiating pain became even WORSE... I screamed (I never screamed during Ayla's birth)... it didn't feel like labor, it seriously felt like my insides were ripping apart... after about 3-4 minutes (MAX) I felt a sharp POP and my water FLEW out... no one noticed! I yelled "I think my water broke"... a moment later someone (I don't know which of the midwives) said "Yep, sure did!"... they also seemed surprised that Kayden's head was much closer than they expected... I cried that I couldn't stay in that position so Richard climbed onto bed and sat in the corner and they helped me move onto him so I was reclined against him (pretty much the same position I had Ayla in, only I was reclined against a futon then)... immediately I felt like I had to push and I told them that as I started to push, it wasn't a choice... because I hadn't been dilated very much not to long before Marinah was concerned that I wasn't really dilated all the way so I let her check... oh good god that hurt! Not the check itself, but it made the contractions even worse, which I hadn't though possible! I still was pushing too, she asked me to breath through a contraction so she could check easier, but I told her that wasn't an option, it was happening too fast... Marinah moved out of the way and Mary moved in front of me and I put my feet against her knees and pushed... wow, it hurt so bad, but felt so good! The contractions were still on top of each other so I couldn't even count how many pushes I did... it seemed like continuous pushing... suddenly I felt like I was spliting apart... there was the head! I reached down and felt Kayden for the first time... all hairy and gooey... ewwww! They held a mirror for us and we saw her head... wow, it looked gross! ~laughs~ I asked if I was tearing because the stretching felt sooooo sharp... they said no, she was slipping out just fine. They asked Richard if he wanted to catch and I said he didn't, but he spoke up and said maybe... too late for that too though... I couldn't move off him to let him move around in front and I was caught with an even stronger pushing urge... I started screaming with a low primal yell and in just a couple more pushes they said one more push for her head... well, not just one more push for her head, but for ALL of her! As I pushed out her head the rest of her squirted out with such speed that Mary wasn't able to catch much of her! Kayden was wrapped quite well in her cord too... it was around her neck and both shoulders... they say it looked like a halter... I though more like a harness... they unwrapped the cord and handed my little, wet, wrinkled, white (vernix) girl to me... she looked around quietly, still hadn't cried... I rubbed her and rubbed her... no worries since the cord was still pulsing... in a minute she started making little whiney noises and then a little squeeky cry... just a little one though, but that was plenty! Richard and I couldn't keep our hands off her!

Kayden was born at 1:05am on June 12th. Depending on when you consider my labor really started it was either long or really short. Techincally I was in prodromal labor from 4am until about 11pm, so that doesn't *techincally* count as active or real labor... in that case I birthed Kayden in about 2 hours... but if you count ALL the contractions as my labor time, then she took about 21 hours... damn posterior labor!

It's more of a blur from there on... I remember putting her to my breast and she managed to latch on pretty well... took a little help from Shell, but still, not bad for a baby only a few minutes old! I also remember Shell holding Kayden and moving from one side of me to the other and it hurt because she was still attached to the cord and I hadn't delivered the placenta yet (which reminds me... we kept the placenta so to bury it... I think it's time now... I wanted to wait until after the 7th day... don't know why, just felt right)... I think Shell stretched the cord a little too much while moving... I don't remember why she was moving with Kayden though... I also remember Mary saying "And you made it through it all with your glasses on!"... I laughed at that! The placenta came out about 40 minutes later... no pitocin or anything... it wasn't offered, and I would've refused it anyway.

Through this all, no matter how bad the pain got, and it got BAD, I still knew that I didn't want any pain meds... Richard even asked me once if I wanted to go to the hospital since I was in SO much pain... I said "Why? I'd refuse everything they'd offer anyway!" I'd do it all again in a heartbeat too! No matter the pain it's all worth it! We're even discussing when we're going to TTC again... we're thinking in about a year. Planning a possible unassisted as well... but to be honest, it'll depend... if the baby is posterior again, I'll want a midwife there... more for support than anything else... but if the baby is anterior, unassisted all the way! This birth just reinforced my conviction that birth is what women were made for! We don't need all the medical crap in a healthy pregnancy and birth! Trust birth!!!

Wow, Amy! You write like a novel author. I was sitting on the edge of my seat reading! You are awesome! I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to give birth unassisted as I loved my support group, but I definately trust my body to birth babies naturally. I might have to go back and print off my birth story on here to keep so I don't forget anything. What a great idea, thanks!

Ames

[Dar20]

Mandy, those pictures are great! He's so adorable and we are all just waiting with you for the day he can come home! I bet he just loves that snuggle time.

Alli, Hoping you make it to Friday!!!!!

Hi, Grace! Did you repost your u/s pic with photobucket? .... looking back to see if I missed it...

[Louise]

Hey there, ladies.

I was lurking yesterday. I didn't feel like posting. I still don't. I am in a bad mood for some reason.


Dar--I love your new avatar. I saw the other pics on the playground, and they were all great. Alison is growing up so fast .

Amy--Great birth story! Congrats again.

Alli--Glad to hear you are out of the hospital for now. Friday is so close! Hang in there!!!


Mandy--Awesome pics! Thanks for getting us started and for updating the list!


Hello to everyone else.

We told my Dad on Sunday and he was really excited. So was my Grandma. She showed me this little quilt (that would be good for a boy or girl) several months ago, and told me she was going to give it to the next person in the family that had a baby. I think that was in January, and I asked her if she still had it. She said yes, and that I could have it!! I wanted it so much when I first saw it, but didn't want to tell her we were planning on TTC this spring.

I am still sick. And either in the world's worst mood or depressed. Being sick, feeling tired all of the time, and getting mad at myself for never having energy is taking its toll on me. I am mad at DH for no apparent reason, and last night I went to bed and cried. Probably hormones, right? Ugh.


I'll try to stop back in later. If I don't, have a great day!

Louise

[Trailboss]

Hi Ladies,

Mandy-Thanks for starting the thread and making the corrections. Your pictures are wonderful. My favorite is the kangaroo care pic!

Alli-I'm glad you are home from the hospital. I hope you can get some rest and that someone is there to help with DS. Praying for you.

Grace-Sounds like you had a good appointment. Your ultrasound pic was great!

LunaAshling-Its a hard decision to try now or wait until you are at goal. Baby fever was too strong for me. But it also took me 8 months to conceive so I dropped a few more pounds. Good Luck!

Louise-Sorry you are not feeling well, both physically and mentally. It definately is the hormones. Yesterday DH and I went to town and decided to stop for an ice coffee. Instead of using cold coffee they used hot coffee and a bunch of ice. It tasted horrible. I was looking forward to this treat and just went out to the truck and cried while DH got our money back. Luckily I was done before DH returned to see my absurd breakdown! I hope you get to feeling better soon!

BBL,
Jackie

[SmileyAmy]

WAY busy today ladies...just doing a quick drive by.

Mandy ~ Great pictures! They are so sweet...OMG.

Louise ~ Sorry you are in suck a bad mood. Don't worry - your body is changing a ton. DH used to make me mad for no apparent reason either.

Grace ~ From what I can see from your itty bitty u/s picture ...very cute!

Alli ~ I will cross my fingers for you that you make it until Friday!

Amy ~ OMG, what a story. I commend you!! I could never do an at home birth! *faint*

If I missed anything major...sorry. Just skimmed really quickly and now I have to go work. Darn!

I am sure I will BBL!

[jennifer-in-wv]

Hey all! Just a quickie here too, work has been insane the past few days. I read all, but don't get a spare minute to post. I love love love the birth stories too! I'm too much of a wuss to try anything at home by myself even with #3. My son was posterier too...owweeeee!

Question~has anyone gotten diarhea from their prenatal vitamins? I'm just taking the OTC ones, and have had an upset stomach ever since. Dunno if it's because of them or not.

Also, for all those TTC, I figured out a sure-fire way to get pregnant! I swear this will be 100% effective! As soon as you start to baby-dance have your mini-van that is ALREADY PAID FOR break down and have to take on a $400/month mini-van payment. On the bright side, the leather seats will wipe spit-up off quite nicely I think..lol

J

[Louise]

Originally Posted by jennifer-in-wv

Also, for all those TTC, I figured out a sure-fire way to get pregnant! I swear this will be 100% effective! As soon as you start to baby-dance have your mini-van that is ALREADY PAID FOR break down and have to take on a $400/month mini-van payment. On the bright side, the leather seats will wipe spit-up off quite nicely I think..lol

J

Oooh, I have leather too. I just got a new SUV. Actually I got it in November. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now I feel bad that DH will have to pay for it after I have the baby.


Sorry, I don't know anything about the vitamins.

[Kaillean]

Morning everyone,

Grace, looks like there's lots of detail in that photo - can't wait to see the bi one. Looks like you can really see his little face!

Louise - welcome to the hormonal rollercoaster! Hope you are feeling better soon.

Great pics Mandy! How much does Spencer weigh now?

Thanks for posting the pics from Martha, Dar. I have been wondering about her.

Luna -- are the inlaws still there?

Great birth story, Amy. Congratulations again!

Dena -- are you out there? How are things going with Hamilton?

Hi Amy, Jennifer, Jackie, and everybody else I'm missing.

I'm mostly lurking as I'm really busy with work again. Never seem to catch up and I'm still having a hard time concentrating. Everything seems so unimportant right now, if it's not related to baby!

I"ll BBL to catch up on more personals.

Hope you are all having a good day, so far!

K.

[SmileyAmy]

Just need to complain...

Ugh...I am unusually uncomfortable today. My lower back and sides are really sore. I just can't seem to get comfy at my desk. I have a stool under my desk and that doesn't help at all so I keep shifting around. My squeaky chair must be really annoying. And even though I thought I got some good sleep last night, I am exhausted!!

Complaint over...BBL

[mandyhoward]

Originally Posted by Kaillean

Great pics Mandy! How much does Spencer weigh now?

About 3 1/2 pounds!

Mandy

[SmileyAmy]

OMG...my back hurts SO bad! Sorry girls. It hasn't hurt like this before. And now I am all paranoid because my stomach hurts all of a sudden.

[jennifer-in-wv]

Originally Posted by SmileyAmy

OMG...my back hurts SO bad! Sorry girls. It hasn't hurt like this before. And now I am all paranoid because my stomach hurts all of a sudden.

That used to happen to me with my VERY ACTIVE son. It would seem like he could get his feet and elbows in everyplace. Try to rub the heal of your hand down your stomach to get baby to move a little, he's probably pressing on a nerve. Wait till two weeks before your due and baby lays on your bladder and you can't laugh/sneeze/cough/bend over/look at peas at the grocery story without tinkling a little...you'll miss the twisting and turning. Plus this would be an EXCELLENT excuse to get a massage. They make pregnant chairs now that you sit in and lean forward (not laying down) and get your back rubbed.

GL dear!

J

[SmileyAmy]

Jennifer ~ Yeah, I keep trying to rub my tummy but she is a stubborn one! She never cooperates for u/s or anything. I just want to lay down on the floor!! Ugh...

[SmileyAmy]

Oh yeah...and I always beg DH to rub my lower back and he feels like it's a you scratch mine, I'll scratch yours. He will never just do it...

Oh and regarding the pain of sneezng/coughing, bending over...I already feel that because she is so crammed up in my ribs. Although I am sure it only gets worse.

[Trailboss]

Originally Posted by jennifer-in-wv

Wait till two weeks before your due and baby lays on your bladder and you can't laugh/sneeze/cough/bend over/look at peas at the grocery story without tinkling a little..

OMG thats funny and true!

SmileyAmy-Sorry work is busy and you are so uncomfortable. Are you drinking enough water. Don't mind me, DH calls me the water police, I'm always bugging everyone about staying hydrated.

Vixendrop-Great birth story! I applaud you for doing a home birth.

jennifer-in-wv-Congrats on the new mini-van! As far as vitamins go, I have always heard the opposite, that they cause constipation. If they just make you kinda queasy take them at night and you sleep through it.

Kaillean-Gook Luck working with baby on the brain!

Louise-Congrates on your somewhat recent SUV purchase!

Mandy-3 1/2 pounds is great. Are you still shooting for 5 pounds to leave the hospital?

See ya,
Jackie

[allibaba]

Hi Ladies,
I'm still hanging in here. Been in bed most of the day and just got up to shower and putz on the computer a little. My bp is a low high, but okay. I go for another NST tomorrow morning at 10am.

Mandy - Spencer is so adorable, I'm glad he's doing so well. Does Jake get to come back in July like originally planned? When does he get out for good?

Thanks EVERYONE for all of your well wishes! I'll keep you all updated or dh will if I can't.

Alli

[Kaillean]

Good news on Spencer's weight, Mandy. He's getting closer to home with every ounce!

Alli, glad to hear you're hanging in there. Make DH pamper you!

Hi everyone else! I managed to finish one project today, and have to have another done by 8:30 am tomorrow. Oy! Why am I such an awful procrastinator?

BBL

[chels_hoff]

just checkin' in on all my PG girls that are getting ready to have there little ones!!!!! Alli will be thinkin about you on Friday unless you don’t make it until then !!... sure miss you guys cant wait to see you on the baby fat thread. Jehcekah labor vibes going out to you !!

Mandy Spencer is adorable.... you ever going to come visit the BF thread we would LOVE to have you there !!

Amy ~ look at you thrown out baby dust i member' when you where trying oh so hard to get PG. My little girl is growing up.... hope you get some rest and feel better. Tell that sweet pea of yours to stay put and keep cookin'

Vixen ~ Great birth story thanks for sharing !! I think if I was having any more kid I would so do a home birth... heck I almost did!!

Heather123 ~ How have you been ?? have not seen you around.... miss you !! Hope you are having fun with your little guy !!!

Anyone hear from Dena ?? missing her too !!

OMG it is weird how much Martha's little guy looks like mine !! Hope she gets some time to stop in and say hi. Tell her thanks for the pics !!

So here are some new ones of Payton for those who are needin' a baby fix !!


Daddy and Me Pics from Fathers Day


watchin' NASCAR

Sleepy Heads

Hangin' with the Boy's


look my Eyes are changin'



xoxo Chelsea

Payton Wayne captured my heart forever on May 8th 2005



Payton's Web Page

Mom & Dad's Website

[gilbabe75]

Hi, just popping in. Luke had his first appt today. He is doing well. A tiny bit jaundiced though. He is still the same weight as he was when he was discharged on Friday, he has a weight check on Monday.

Nursing is going better. At 4am though Luke spitup blood and I was worried... I suspected it was from me since that breast/side was irritated. The Dr. thought so too...sorry for waking you up Doc!

Luke is a sleepy baby...I think tomorrow I'm going to have to wake him up more during the day to feed him. He needs to get in a few more daytime feedings and less at night. He is sleeping good though. Ask me how many hrs...I have NO clue. I'm a zombie.

Luke is easier right now than my other kids. He is so tiny compared to my others though. Jake was 8lb with a 14 1/2" head, Alyssa was 7 11 with a slightly smaller head and Luke was only 7lbs 4 oz and a 12 3/4" head. He weighs 6 14 now and is in the 15 percentile for his weight, 10th for his head and the 49th for his length! A long and skinny one!!

Okay, Luke is calling....my salad is wilting...oh well. Food later.

Mandy-glad Spencer is doing so great.

Hugs to everyone...sorry I can't do any more personals just yet.