Introducing... Frank August!

T2 is here...

Frank August
born August 22, 2009 @ 1:35pm
Weight: 6 lbs, 14oz
Height: 19.5 inches

After last Monday's fake-out, we were a little hesitant to head back to the hospital again, but Friday night at dinner, Amy's water broke. She wasn't sure if this was the real deal or not, but we had to head in to be safe. Both of us were feeling like we'd just be sent home again, so other than the pre-loaded car, we didn't even do much prep - after all, she wasn't even in labor.

But it only took a few minutes into the triage room to confirm that it was the real-deal, and we weren't going home this time. We got moved into the Labor & Delivery room, and they got started inducing labor.

Things were fairly slow going at first, but by late morning things were well underway, and Amy & I were both thrilled to meet Frank when he finally arrived!

Happy Mommy & Baby

The whole experience was much better for Amy this time - no preeclampsia, so no magnesium sulfate - she was aware & bounced back after birth MUCH faster without all that crap in her system.

Frank with his namesake - his grandpa Frank!

Happy to meet big sister!

Because of his timing, we still wound up staying until Monday, but we were able to head home fairly early Monday morning.


More pics are at Nana's site, and on Facebook (under my (Max's) account - visible to friends only).

Fake Out

So I started having fairly regular contractions yesterday at work and went home, packed up the car, changed into more comfy clothes and we all went to dinner and to walk around to make sure they were the 'real deal'. 3 minutes apart consistently from 4:30-9 p.m. so we went to L&D.

I should have just gone to sleep and seen what happened because we got there, they checked me out and within 20 minutes knew that I had not dilated further since office visit last week and I was not far enough along to keep (3 cm dilated) but we had to wait there for about 2 hours before being sent home. It was exhausting and disappointing. Oh, and my contractions which had been going on for hours sort of pooped out once we got there.

So next time I have contractions I am totally going to bed before I worry about trucking over to the hospital. If I wake up and they are still going, I might head in then. So embarrassing--you'd think I would have gotten it wrong the first time around and known what to expect the second. Guess not--I swear they were real. I am just ready to meet Baby!

Watermelon Girl

Aunt Lea & Anna came into town to visit last week, and Evie had a great time playing hopscotch (despite the heated discussions over the proper drawing of a hopscotch board), chalk drawing, shopping, dining, and playing inside and out with them on their visit.

And just in case the fun and food wasn't enough, they also gave Evie some fun new outfits, including this awesome watermelon getup that Evie was showing off today:

Schooled

Evie was watching TV and I had to blow my nose, so she said "I can't hear."

In my sarcastic way I replied, "Well, I can't breathe, so I win."

Evie looked at me and said, "You do it like this mommy" and proceeded to take a deep breath in and blow it out. Daddy and Grandpa said she showed me!

Lesson Learned

When a 3 year old asks for lotion at naptime and you say "wait until later", don't leave some in reach when you leave the room.