He's here!

freaking finally!

after a long night, very long for the mother in this story, we finally got to meet our son around 4:30am.

7 lbs, 14 oz
20 inches
lots of dark hair
pretty stinkin cute

enjoy a couple of quick pics. more to come, i'm sure...

Elliott's Birthday...probably**

**don't worry...this is adam posting. mary's got more important things to do.



We're at the hospital, Mary's doing great. Check E's twitter for updates:

http://twitter.com/thebabyelliott

Thanks for thoughts and prayers!

39 weeks ... late again!

Shoot ... I'm late posting my monthly photo AGAIN! Here's where we were about 10 days ago at 39 weeks:


Only 1 slot left for the final moments of having this baby inside! It's funny because I've already forgotten what it feels like to not be pregnant and just have a "regular" stomach. I guess the days of "regular" stomach are already over, even when I'm not pregnant anymore! So I'm told ...

So here we are at 3 days past our due date. I really am thankful to NOT be miserable like some people describe. I've had a nasty cough that H1N1 gifted me with that we can't seem to knock out, but other than that I don't feel totally desperate for this to end, which I'm thankful for! If things continue progressing (or rather, NOT progressing) like they are now, we will be headed for induction early next week. It's nice to have a finish line in mind so we know we will get to meet Elliott within a few days!!

My mom has been here for about a week and other family coming in today, tomorrow, Saturday. So fun! Feels like one big party!!

And, in case you were wondering, here's how I'm coming on my list:

~ Blog more! CHECK
~ Update my website BOO...BORING...TO-DO
~ Make and decorate Christmas cookies CHECK
~ See An Education CHECK (yes ... go see it!)
~ Buy baby things ... bottles, pack 'n play, bathtime stuff, etc. CHECK
~ Make an apple pie (but don't catch the house on fire this time) TO-DO
~ Attach Elliott's bedskirt CHECK ... See HERE
~ Go to Disneyland CHECK
~ Pack for the hospital CHECK
~ Buy rugs for the living room, Elliott's room? CHECK
~ Assemble and figure out how stroller, carseat work CHECK
~ Start yearly MyPublisher books like Callen's TO-DO
~ Take naps CHECK AND CHECK
~ Finish reading Babywise CHECK
~ Go to the beach TO-DO
~ Figure out how to be a mom ALMOST DONE ... 90% :)

Anything else we should be doing in our last child-less hours/days?

Baby Adam

As we wait for E to arrive, we've both been pulling out newborn pics to try to get a better idea of what our little boy is going to look like!

Here are some pics that Mimi sent of baby Adam! I wonder if this is what Elliott will look like?




*Another side note is I can't believe how much Sydney looks like Melissa as a child!

We are about 33 minutes away from seeing our due date come and go ... but it's ok! We can be patient! I've actually been still feeling crummy from flu-leftovers and we've been slowly whittling away at our to-do list ... so maybe a few extra days aren't such a bad thing.

I have my weekly appointment tomorrow (Tuesday) so check Elliott's twitter for any updates!

Nursery

Hope that you aren't all on baby overload since that's pretty much all I've been posting about the past couple of weeks! Basically we've procrastinated on EVERYTHING that we needed to do for Elliott to make room for work, life, travel, etc. all summer. And now we are doing baby BLITZ and getting everything ready in about 2 weeks! I think it's kind of like planning a wedding ... you just get it done in however much time you have ... 2 weeks or 2 years!

Here's the most recent picture of our little nursery!


My mom has been so awesome and made our bedding that I LOVE! A close-up:


Our crib is from Craig's List, shelving from Target, floors from Adam and George's sweat and tears, artwork from my talented Aunt Lisa (Elliott sign) and our awesome friend Ryan (elephant canvas), and stuffed animals and books and toys all from our sweet friends!

Now we just need a little guy to make it complete! 8 days ... but who's counting?

**By the way, in case I don't get another chance to tell you ... Elliott is on twitter! We felt like this would be the easiest way for people to get up-to-date info about the whole baby arriving process, especially once we are in the hospital. Adam will be updating as we go, hopefully, so feel free to check for updates on icky labor and delivery details:

www.twitter.com/thebabyelliott

Update

Well, here we are at 38.5 weeks! I had my weekly dr check-up today to find out that I am still sitting pretty at a whopping 1/2 cm dilated without any change in the past 2 weeks. I think he's pretty comfortable in there. My doctor also explained today that they very rarely induce anyone so we will just wait it out until my body is ready. So basically I feel like I could be pregnant for another month.

I've been having some "contractions" on and off all week but they must just be Braxton Hicks that aren't really accomplishing anything.

The one bit of good news is that we also had an ultrasound this week and his size has dropped back down into the normal range ... woo hoo! We love the 55th percentile! We also got our first 4D image ... I'm thinking Shrek, Adam says Klingon (I have no idea what that is):


So to cheer me up, I've been coming up with a list of things to do in the next few weeks to make the waiting more fun. Here's what I've got so far ... any other suggestions to pass the time? Some are things that probably should have been done a while ago, some I'm just creating for fun:

~ Blog more!
~ Update my website
~ Make and decorate Christmas cookies
~ See "An Education"
~ Buy baby things ... bottles, pack 'n play, bathtime stuff, etc.
~ Make an apple pie (but don't catch the house on fire this time)
~ Attach Elliott's bedskirt
~ Go to Disneyland
~ Pack for the hospital
~ Buy rugs for the living room, Elliott's room?
~ Assemble and figure out how stroller, carseat work
~ Start yearly MyPublisher books like Callen's
~ Take naps
~ Finish reading Babywise
~ Go to the beach
~ Figure out how to be a mom

The funny thing will be now that I've let my guard down, I'll probably go into labor tonight and all of this will be for naught. Bummer ... I'm kind of excited about my list!