Cameron's guests

Meeting Cameron

We are getting ready to embrace day #3 here at the hospital and so far things are going pretty good. Yes, I realize the computer nerds we are blogging from the hospital. But if there's access to wireless Internet and we have some down time, might as well right? Especially since I know we probably won't have a lot of extra time once we get home.

Cameron is doing really well. Nursing of course always has its challenges but we are trying to work them out. Last night I kept him in the nursery for one feeding, allowing me to get a 6 hour stretch of sleep. Which is another option I won't have once we go home tomorrow, so one must take advantage of this luxury.

My recovery from the c-section is going smoothly, but even with a scheduled section there is still a great deal of pain and healing to overcome. So far Zachary is handling his new role of big brother very well, willingly coming and going with Nana & Grandpa. Mark and I are extremely thankful for my parents as I'm not sure how we would be doing this without them. So in case we don't say it enough Mom and Dad, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I am anxious to go home tomorrow and start our new journey, but trying to relish in every minute of the help.
We also have been blessed with some visitors this weekend and managed to capture them meeting Cameron. Thanks for the support and visiting us, we truly appreciate it.

Me & My Boys

Today Mark & I welcomed our second child into our family, and just as I had predicted, it was a boy! I never thought I would be so proud to be a mother of 2 boys, and I'm so thankful that Zach has a little brother to play with.

Cameron is slowly figuring out how to eat , and Mark & I are quickly remebering how to stay awake on a very short night of rest.

Thanks for all the calls & emails today, I will try to respond to them sometime soon.

Check back soon for the news

Time is winding down and baby will be here soon, so in case I don't have a chance to blog before we go.... check back here for the news!

This is a picture of Mark in 2004 with Zach right after the c-section. I'm sure we will have similar pictures to post soon.

Thanks for all of your calls, emails, thoughts and prayers throughout my pregnancy and leading up to this point. Please continue your thoughts and prayers as we prepare and welcome baby #2, we can't wait!

Just Chillin'

Our final weekend as a family of 3! I'm still having a hard time believing the baby is coming this week already. Anyway, we didn't do to much, just tried to make the most of the time together and relax before the chaos starts later this week. We celebrated Mothers Day with my Mom, which is probably the first time we have done that in about 10 years. My parents then kindly took Zach for an afternoon outing to allow Mark and I some down time.

I'm sure this week will be busy of last minute errands and preparations as we are still scheduled for the c-section later this week. I am so anxious and excited to meet this little babe and see that he/she is healthy and count all of his/her toes and fingers.

So busy, all worn out....

This is where I found Zachary at 6pm last night! After a busy day he just couldn't wait up for Dad to get home from work. We had a fun morning at the mall with our friends Kris and Seth Haartman, which allowed the boys to play and run around. Followed by a full afternoon of playing outside with the neighbors in their sprinkler and kiddie pool.

Even though I absolutely love this warm weather, its doing nothing for my full term swelling issues. You can catch a glimpse of my swollen feet in the picture on the right (if you click on the picture it makes it larger, please ignore the chipped nail polish, I'm getting a much overdue pedicure next week) they are SO flippin' swollen, it looks like I have sprained both ankles. I am trying to elevate them as much as possible, but even if I do, it doesn't seem to help. Anyway, I'll stop complaining as I don't have many days left. We are scheduled for the c-section next week, which just freaks me out as I can't believe its only days away. I still have many 'tasks' that I wanted to complete before baby, I just don't seem to have the motivation to get started on them, oh well.

Oh, update on the potty training situation (I'm a little nervous to blog about it as I might jinx it but,) .... We haven't had any wetting incidents since a week ago Sunday, Zach has been brave enough to use public toilets, and he has gone #2 on the toilet the last 4 days! We are so proud however, I feel like I'm never spent so much time discussing and encouraging bowel movements....yuck!

Typical Day

Zach and I were pumped up, and ready for a day of fun, thus we went to the Arboretum which has a large Children's garden for Zach to run around. Meanwhile, Sara, who wasn't feeling that well, stayed home and took a few hours to herself as these types of days are a bit numbered.

The Arboretum was a great time, Zach only entered into one fight with a stranger, and only 2 single Mom's asked me for my phone number, thus it was a pretty typical outing for Zach and I.

The Milwaukee Brewers continue to dominate, with a 6-4 victory over the Pirates, which made the day even sweeter, Packer mini camp is right around the corner, and baby # 2 is just days away.....life is good.