Our Growing Boy!

We went to the doctor this afternoon and we're happy to report that our Lil Boo is officially growing! He weighed in at 9lbs 4 oz!!! Woohoo!

I had about a million questions for our doctor and he was happy to go over everything with us. In the end, he basically told me to chill out a little...that he was confident that we weren't going to screw up our little man! I hope he's right!! :)

We don't go back for a month now. I'm sure I'll have 4 pages of questions by then!

Have a good weekend!

Measures of Success

Mr. G-Boo still has us on our toes in Fayetteville. Is he hungry? Does he need a diaper change? Is he tired? These are all million dollar questions at this point. But, he's still our sweet sweet boy and is just the cutest thing ever! He gets this cute grin on his face when he's dreaming and it just melts our hearts. We can't wait for him to smile on purpose.

We measure success these days by counting lots of things...
All in a day we need 3-4 dirty diapers, 6-8 wet diapers, 8-12 feedings 2-3 hours apart and at night we HOPE for one 4 hour stretch of sleep! If we meet these numbers, it's been a successful day.

We go to the doctor tomorrow and we'll see how much he's grown since he was born. We can already see a difference in his size (sad to see him growing up so quickly) and are anxious to get the official numbers.

BeBe was here to help us out before and after the birth. We were terribly sad to say goodbye to her yesterday. Thanks BeBe for all that you did for us!!!!!

Aunt Robin arrived on Sunday and will be leaving us on Saturday. The time has gone by so quickly. We hate to see everyone go. What will we do on our own??

Thanks also to all of my Mom friends who have been encouraging me and offering advice the last couple of weeks. I really appreciate your help!

Chillin after lunch! "Let's call Grandma!"

We finally made it out of the house as a family for a short walk around the block.

Busy Days

Well, we've had our Lil Boo home for several days now and he's starting to give us a run for our money...wanting to eat every hour today and not wanting to sleep. What are we to do?? :)

He still has us wrapped around his little heart though and we just can't believe he's ours. He's just beautiful and our hearts are overflowing with love for him.

Here are a couple of pics of what we've been up to...

The only way he would sleep last night was snugging with his Daddy.

First sponge bath. He didn't like it one bit!

Hiccup video!

G Boo!

Our scrumptiously beautiful baby boy has arrived and has us all falling in love with him!
He was born on March 2 at 4:32 a.m.
He weighs in at 8 lbs 11 0z and is 19 1/2 inches long.
For those of you who are wondering...I had blonde hair as a child and we have it on both sides of the family.

Here is a link to shutterfly slide show of our sweet boy (same as the one sent in an email).

Thanks to all of your well wishes and congratulations!

He always gets this grin when he falls asleep!!

Patience

I think I made it through the passing of our due date so well because I really thought I was going into labor sooner rather than later. But, now that it's the 28th, it's getting harder and harder to maintain my sunny disposition! :) I know our little guy will be here on Monday/Tuesday at the latest, but right now I feel as if Monday will never come. And although I wasn't very excited about the prospect of his birthday being Feb 29, a leap year baby is sounding better and better. The good news is that Lil Boo is still active and I feel him squirming around and B-man can hear the nice hum of a heartbeat when he listens very closely to my belly. So, I know our little guy is ok in there!

The other good news is that BeBe (my Mom) arrived in town today!! Yay for BeBe!! Maybe that's what G has been waiting for??!!

Now that BeBe is here and not in puppyville, this will be your last puppy update for a while. PawPaw (my Dad) isn't savvy when it comes to technology (although he did surprise us last year with his knowledge of ipods), so there won't be any new pics or videos of the pups til BeBe returns home. But, here is the latest...

Can we come out of our room to play?? We won't make a mess!

I love how pups just sleep wherever they fall!

PawPaw turning into a softy right before our eyes!

Ok, I hope the next time I post something it will be about the arrival of our son!!!

Due Date!

It's the date we've been waiting for...Lil Boo's due date! And...he's still not here! We went to the doctor this morning and were encouraged by our progress this week. I'm at 2cm and he said my body is ready and that we're just "waiting for the switch to flip". That being said, if our Boo doesn't come this week, we're scheduled for an induction on Monday March 3. Of course, the doctor said he didn't know when G would come, but he felt like I would go into labor on my own before Monday, but no guarantees.

As the day slips away and our due date passes, I feel like we're in good spirits here in Fayetteville. We know we'll have our little guy by Tuesday of next week if not before.

Thanks for your prayers for a healthy baby and an EASY birth!! Keep them coming, please!

Even Murray and Sandy are growing weary of waiting for our G Boo!