Bath Time!

Wyatt had his first bath yesterday! He seemed to really like it! We have been continuing to adjust to our new life and it still seems to be a balancing act between feeding Wyatt and sleeping. The past few days he has been crying quite a bit more than before and I think last night we slept a total of three hours. He had his 2 week check-up today and the pediatrician thinks he has Colic. She was great about giving us a lot of tips on how to deal with it and to help soothe him, all the while admitting that her own kids were colicky and there isn't much you can do at times. It is looking like we are going to start sleeping in shifts and taking lots of car rides around the block! We keep saying to each other "Good thing he's cute!" :)

Happy Easter!

Here is Wyatt in his bunny hat from Liz. We are not doing anything for Easter this year....too soon to think about packing him up and taking him somewhere! So we stayed home and Wyatt is watching the Master's and the M's with Daddy while I take a nap and catch up on some laundry. Hope all of you have a great Easter!

He's Here!

It has been a crazy week! Wyatt Evan McKinney was born on April 3rd at 11:58 PM. We were scheduled to go in for some form of induction that day at 7:00 AM, but were told to stay home because there was no room for us and we could come back at 3:00....we were a little heart-broken but made the best of it and took a nap and washed the car.

When we finally got to our hospital room at 3:00, we found out that I was already in labor! No induction needed! It seemed like we waited around for a while and all the sudden my doctor checked me and said to the nurse, "Get the kit ready, she's complete!" After that my dad and Brian's dad were sent out of the room and 45 minutes later Wyatt was born.

We brought him home on Sunday afternoon and have been adjusting to life as parents. My mom has been here since then and went home today. She was such a big help and it was great to have her here. Just to have someone tell me that everything we were going through was "normal" was nice. Like with feeding....he has been a really sleepy baby and didn't want to wake up to eat for a long time. Therefore, he lost too much of his body weight. After MUCH persistence, things have figured themselves out and Wyatt is eating like a champ!

Anyway, he is currently the cutest baby ever and we love being with him everyday. We are even functioning fairly well on no sleep!

Friday!

Ok, so it looks like the "nudging" that the doctor was talking about will be Friday morning at 7:00! We are going in and he is doing....something. We don't exactly know. He thinks the extreme swelling and weight gain is reason enough to not let me sit around and wait to give birth. I am not sure how extensive the methods will be, but hopefully the baby will be here this weekend! YAY! We'll let you all know what is going on when we find out more!

Tomorrow?

Alright, people have been calling and emailing so I thought I would just post that tomorrow is the due date! Well, one of the due dates....we have been given three dates during the first couple of visits. Since there is no progress in the labor department I am guessing that April 1st was not accurate! Let's hope for the next date - April 4th, which is this Saturday.

We head to the Doc today and he promised he would start "nudging" things along if I had not made any more progress. I plan on holding him to that! My last day of work will be this Thursday. Thank goodness - it is getting harder and harder to get myself down the hallway. And, it is really difficult to stay focused on teaching when everyone on staff is constantly reminding me of the fact that I AM STILL HERE!? :)

Latest News....

I know it's been a while! Seems like we have been so busy taking care of odds and ends that time has flown by! As of now we have less than 2 weeks to go until the baby is born. Some of you are thinking - Wow, only 2 weeks! And we are thinking - Ugh, 2 more weeks!? I can currently be referred to as State-Puff Marshmallow woman. I no longer have legs, the are more like stumps and I have some KILLER "cankles" going on. My mom and I actually had to get me some flip flops at Target the other day because I could no longer wear my shoes. So embarassing.

The baby shower was so great! Thank you to everyone who made the trip to come! It meant a lot having everyone there - and we got so much great stuff!

I have been busy finishing up a classes from UW and SPU - what a pain! Getting ready for this baby makes research papers so much less important but they sure have both been taking up tons of my time.

Last week was 5th grade Outdoor Ed and I went with the kids up to camp on Wednesday. The place is up by Arlington so I had planned on going up for the day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I only made it Wednesday...Thursday Brian and I spent 12 hours at NW Hospital. To make a long story short, I got pretty sick early Thursday morning and after Brian paged the doctor, they admitted me into the labor and delivery. I was on an IV the entire day while Brian layed on the couch and watched college basketball. I woke up to him yelling at the tv - "Come on! Rebound!!" I think he was in heaven. I said to him, "Well, this is a wasted day, huh?" And he responded, "Speak for yourself! This is great!" After the long day we went home and all is fine - baby is fine and I am feeling much better. No sign of labor yet....Sucked to be in Labor and Delivery and not leave with a baby, though!

We have an ultrasound on Wednesday morning - our last one! The doctor wants to check on just how big the baby is, then we can talk about possibly getting this show on the road! If he is still in the 80th-90th percentile we might have a good chance of getting him out early.....But I sort of doubt it. This kid seems pretty happy to stay in there.

Alright, until next time! Hope things are going well with everyone!

No, There Isn't 2 in There!

Alright, this post is a long time coming. Especially because at this point I am used to it and have just come to expect these sorts of comments from people. Since the very first moment you could even tell I was pregnant, I have been getting comments from people at work, people at the mall, gym - everywhere - that have really made me aware of the etiquette that needs to be taught to the general public regarding women (and one pregnant man) who are "with child." So let me take a second to fill you in on what I mean...

1 - When you see a pregnant woman and think to yourself, "Wow, she is really pregnant!" Before you express your thoughts to this poor girl, stop, there is no way on earth she is as far along as you think she is. Here is a tip - take the number of months you think she is, and immediately subtract 2 months. I will be having a great day thinking, "Hey! I look good!" and all it takes is someone to say - "Whoa! Don't pop that thing out right here!" This doozie I heard when I was a mere 5 months pregnant. Ouch.

2 - Comments like, "Hey, that kid is coming early!" and my personal favorite, "Wow, that is a BIG baby!" are really unnecessary. The size of one's belly has nothing to do with the size of the baby, or when he/she will be born. Hearing these comments only makes the mom-to-be think, "Good God, I am huge." And contrary to the popular belief that women should just accept the fact that they are packing on the pounds simply because they are growing a human, it is still hard to get fat. Yes, we accept it eventually, but it is still an off limits subject to discuss unless you are married to the preggo woman. (And even then....be careful)

3 - Final tip - Never, yes, NEVER assume that the woman is incubating more than one kid! This seems to happen to most of us as we near the end. It's like people think that there is no way to explain the gigantic ball of belly that we are carrying around unless we are preparing to birth multiple children. Pregnant people have an actual child in them, not a barbie-size doll or a beanie baby - a HUMAN. And mistaking this one baby for two is ...... well, insulting. Someone actually said to me, "Are you sure there aren't two in there?" Really? You're right, I am so huge that I better check with my doctor to see if by mistake I am having twins. Thank you for noticing!

Really, just tell the pregnant ladies that you come across that they are "looking great" or keep a lid on it. We know what we look like, no need for comments from the peanut gallery. Unless you are married to us, then we are the most beautiful beings in the world. Which, we are after all since we are carrying your child. And even if we look like complete hell, find a way to comment on this fact. Thank you, Brian for being that sort of husband, while helping me laugh at the comments about my size and occasionally yelling, "Look out! Incoming!" when I walk down the hall. :)