Homeward bound

We'll be heading home today sometime after 11am! Granny and Poppy (Jesse's parents) are coming up to stay with us and Grandma Lesley (Sara's Mom) is close by in case we need anything so we're pretty excited.

We love to have visitors and we're anxious to show Cameron off, but please call first to make sure that we're not out on the town getting into trouble!

Day 2 in the books

Two days down, 6568 to go! Sara is feeling much better today and was up walking around without any problems...we got the green light to head home tomorrow and all 3 of us are excited to get to familiar surroundings. Although, I might panic the first time I try to hit the nurse button in the middle of the night and realize it's not there! Here's a few more pictures. The first is Cameron getting her 24 hour weigh-in and back in the comfortable surroundings of the swaddling blanket.

Cameron had a big day today - her first visit from the pediatrician, a hearing test, and numerous visits from the lactation specialist. Everything is looking great and she's much more willing to let us know when we've done something she doesn't like. The biggest thing so far is her hat. She likes to have it on so that she stays warm, but heaven help us when it starts to slide off and we have to pull it back down. That type of abuse on our part immediately gets us a scream that could put a Hitchcock movie to shame...even from a sound sleep!

Word in the halls is that we can expect Cam (not sure if I want to call her that, so let's give it a test run) to want to eat just about hourly tonight so I'm holding her as Sara builds up some much needed rest. It's some great Father-Daughter bonding. I've already explained to her why the new Husky receivers will make Jake Locker that much better and I sang her all the Neil Diamond songs that we just heard on American Idol. Plus, it's amazing how quickly I've learned to do everything with one hand....like writing this entry.

7 lbs 5 oz, 19.25 inches!

She's here! It was a little tougher than we hoped - ended up being an emergency c-section - but Mom and Cameron are both doing well and resting...finally.

Nothing real major was wrong, Sara just wasn't progressing past 8 cm and Cameron's heartbeat was a little erratic so they decided to get her out before anything started to go wrong. It all worked out in the end and we have a beautiful baby girl. Here's some pictures and I'll post more updates later.

Can't believe it's really happening!

Yesterday's contractions (seems weird to say that since we really haven't slept) were pretty sporadic, but just after 11pm on Sunday Sara started to feel the real ones for sure! The progressively got stonger and stronger so we left for the hospital at about 3am - No traffic! It's a good thing we left when we did because about 20 minutes after we got to the hospital Sara's water broke so there's no turning back now.

Sara just got an epidural and everying is looking great so far. Now that she's not in so much pain, she might be able to get some rest before all the really fun stuff starts. Stay tuned, but it looks like Cameron will be born on her due date!

Jesse

might be getting closer!!

Sara started feeling pretty strong contractions a few hours ago! They're still pretty random - sometimes 20 minutes apart, sometimes times shorter, sometimes pretty light, and sometimes pretty darn strong - so we're not sure if this is the real thing. We're heading out to walk up and down the block a few times to see if things keep progressing. Stay tuned....

waiting and waiting and waiting some more

Still no baby! Sara has been off of work all week and is actually more relaxed and happy than I've seen her in a few months. It's been a while since I've heard, "we don't have enough time to get everything done!!" Of course, that was always accompanied by a few tears, but no more! She's had plenty of time to get things organized in Cameron's room, watch a few chick flicks that I'm gald I don't have to watch now, and spend some QT with her sister, Kristen. She's a happy soon-to-be Mom, indeed.

According to experts such as the mail girl at Sara's office, the grocery store clerk, and our neighbor, Sara has really dropped so I'm sure it will be any day now. Also, the woman sitting next to Sara at the nail salon told her that a sure fire way to induce labor is to have her ankles massaged. She said that she did it the last month of her pregnancy and sure enough, she eventually went into labor. With expert advice like that, I'm amazed that Doctors still have jobs!

Stay tuned for more updates - the due date is Monday the 28th.

Jesse

twiddling our thumbs

Aunt Katie and Uncle Mark came up to see our new place and we quickly put them to work! Mark put together the cradle swing and Katie helped Sara organize and put away all the clothes. Although I'm not sure how much work actually got done - I heard a lot of "ooohhhhs" and "aaaahhhs" and "that is soooo cute" coming from the bedroom.

Sara seems to think that it's getting close to baby time. She woke up to some pretty strong BH contractions Saturday morning and she's been feeling pretty crampy all day today. She's done working now so all we have left to do is wait......

survey says....

Zero centimeters!! We went to the doctor this morning and Sara isn't dialated yet - although that's pretty normal for a first time Mom at this stage. Sara said that she's starting to feel some pressure on her pelvis so things are heading in the right direction - literally! Cameron is still pretty high up though so the Doctor doesn't seem to think that she's coming anytime soon. I think her exact words were, "She must have her toes wrapped around your ribs." Maybe we've got a little gymnast on our hands.

In honor of the new baseball season, I found a t-shirt that every baby needs...

Have a great week and don't be afraid to leave a comment!

Jesse

But she won't actually need this for a few months, right?

So after putting it together, painting it, realizing that it won't fit through the bedroom door, taking it apart, moving it into the bedroom, and putting it back together again, the crib is ready! Word on the street is that Cameron really won't need it for a while, but the cats sure are excited because they think they have a new bed. As you can see in the picture, 7 is a little too curious!

Movin' and Shakin'

Did you ever see the movie Alien? I think that must be how Sara feels when this is going on. Watch closely....

23 Days and counting!

The countdown is on and in an effort to keep all of you baby fans informed of the impending arrival of Cameron Elyse (sorry to all you Jeep Danger fans out there) I've decided to enter into the magical world of blogging! I'll try to keep you up to date on the events and happenings around the Green House (pun intended as we do have "a bun in the oven") as we run up to and past the day that our family becomes three.

Sara woke up on Saturday morning feeling Braxton Hicks contractions for the first time. She was getting up extra early because she was a Matron of Honor in her friend Amy's wedding and this was the first thing she told me as the alarm went off. My response? "Wow, your uterus is getting in some good practice." Then I rolled over and went back to sleep. It worked well for me then so I think I'll try the rolling over bit again when we wake up to a screaming baby. (just kidding!)

Other than that, I'm just a painting fool! The changing table and the crib now have a fresh coat of "swan's wing" white and are ready to go. Sara washed all the crib bedding tonight and I think she's pretty anxious to put it in and see how it looks. I really think the main reason that she wanted a girl was to be able to play real-life dress up and it's starting now.

More pics to follow, but here's a few to wet your whistle. The first is a shot of us at Amy's wedding on Saturday (compliments of David Thoreson at Epic Foto) and the second is what happens when you try and paint trim without realizing how big your belly really is. Let this be a lesson to everyone out there.

Take care,

Jesse