The wait is over

After 9 months of waiting, 16 hours of labor, 1 hour of pushing and finally an emergency C-section, our sweet little Zander Allen is here!! He is so adorable and such a sweet little guy. I haven't quite got him trained to sleep through the night, but i'm sure it will happan soon ( yes, I'm in denial). I really can't complain, he has such a sweet disposition, the only time he cries is when we change his diaper or take off his clothes... he does not like to be naked. He has a really good appetite and thinks I am his own personal cow. I swear he wants to eat every hour on the hour. He lost 6 oz. in the hospital and has put that back on plus another 4 oz. so now he weighs 9 lbs 9 oz, what a little piggy. We sure love him!

Zander

Welcome Zander!

Hey all! This is Jealin reporting on Stacie's behalf. For those of you that don't know, Stacie had an adorable little boy on October 6. Zander was born at 6:23 pm. He weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 5oz and was 21 inches long! Mom and baby are doing fine, despite an emergency C-Section. The girls are so happy to have a little brother and of course Mark is in HOG HEAVEN!!! Here's a pic of the cute little guy:

Just kidding! I do have to say though, he looks just like Mark! Here's the real Zander in all his chubby, adorable glory!

It's here!!

I'm going in tonight to be induced! I'm pretty nervous but excited at the same time. Wish me luck!!!

How discouraging!!

I went to the Dr. again yesterday and I am still dilated to a 1 and not effaced at all!!! Can you believe that! How depressing! He says he will still induce me on Sunday night but I will probably be in labor for a bit longer than if I waited another week. Hmmmm let's think about this... a few more hours of labor or another whole week of being prego... not a tough decision. Bring on the epidural! He also did an ultrasound and measured the baby and guesstamated (is that a word) that the baby weighs about 8 lb 13 oz. I'm guessing that he will be about 9 lbs 5 oz. when he is born. Anyone else wanna take a guess at his birth weight?

Dr. appt.

Went to the doctor today and I am dilated to a 1!!!! It's not much but its a start. I have to be dilated to at least a 2 and at least 70% effaced before he will induce me. so I have two weeks to get to that point cuz my induction is scheduled for two weeks from today. Shouldn't be too hard eh?? Keep your fingers crossed.

Justin's wedding

The picture below is from Justin's wedding. Justin and Amber got married Saturday, Sept. 13th. We really love Amber and are so excited to have her in our family!