Not to be out done!

Nathan jumped off the bottom step and tripped. Whoops! There goes the tooth!

Zachary David Price

They broke my water at 6:45am. I was still a 3. At 8:15 I was a 5. At 10:00 I was a 7. At 10:20 I was done and ready to push. I was having a lot of pain in my right inner thigh that wasn't being controlled by the perfect epidural. I said while sobbing can I please push now and the nurse said no honey it isn't time. I said it is! She said I think I need to check her. Then she said "Oh, we are having a baby!" I had to wait about 30 minutes for the doctor to arrive. I pushed for 6 minutes and there he was. 11:04 am. 8 pounds, 20 inches long, 14 inch head circumference (off the charts). At one time he had a lot of hair but he rubbed much of it off in the last 3 weeks. We are all doing fine! We are home now! Nathan is excited, but not overly interested in his new brother.

Oh Yeah!

I just realized I'm going to the hospital to push a baby out of my body. I hadn't really thought about it yet. Here's to hoping he has a normal sized head and the epidural works!

Singing in Unison

It's midnight and I've been trying to sleep for about an hour. This baby is so low now that he is reeking havoc on all the nerves in my legs.

In 5 short hours I will be up, fixing my hair, putting on make-up, and driving to the hospital. It has been a long pregnancy, but despite all my complaining I haven't had any REAL complications. Not to mention getting to plan and schedule the day of delivery. I got to spend today with Nathan knowing that tomorrow our lives will be changed forever. We snuggled in his bed for a long time this morning, enjoyed blueberry waffles for breakfast, watched a little Sponge bob, and bought a gift for Nathan to give to Zachary. He got to finish the day playing with daddy. Then both Eric and I read him his bedtime stories, and told him what to expect tomorrow. If you had been listening outside his bedroom door around 8:00pm you would have heard all three of us singing "The Star Spangled Banner" in unison. Eric and I laughed and laughed. What a truly perfect end to our last day as a family of 3.

I greatly appreciate all my friends and family and all their words of wisdom and encouragement. I know I've been a bit of a handful at times and am so glad to be at the end of this part of the adventure. I'll keep you posted!

Feeling Nostalgic

Tonight after putting Nathan to bed, I suddenly realized that tomorrow is our last day as just the two of us.  I'm very excited to not be pregnant anymore and so anxious to hold Zach in my arms, but I'm feeling a little sad about losing time with Nathan.  I know that is there is enough love here for two boys, but for a second I started to wonder how I can possibly love Zachary as much as I love Nathan.   I'm going to try to make tomorrow a very special day for Nathan.  Maybe those of you with multiple children can share your experiences with adding number two.

JUST WAITING!

I saw the OB again today. She is just kind of smiling and shaking her head at the same time. I'm completely effaced, baby is at a +1 almost +2 (they crown at a +5 so he is literally 3.5 cm from crowning), but I'm still only dilated to at 3. The plan for Friday morning is to break my water and see what happens. So now I'm a lady in waiting!!!

Another OB update

Saw the doctor again today... no significant change since last week. I am scheduled for an induction at 6:00 am on Friday, the 29th. Yippy!!! There is at least a end in sight!