Welcome Preston!

Preston Martin Gueth is here!
12:02 a.m. Saturday 11-22-08, 8lbs 7oz, 21 inches long

He is gorgeous! Everything went so well. My water was leaking Friday afernoon, so we went in to verify that it was indeed my water breaking. Checked into triage at 6:45 and he was born 5 hours later, I felt very little thanks to an early epidural. So, the delivery was absolutely wonderful! The recovery is much worse, wish they could give an epidural for that, but I guess the vicodin will do. :)
Emarie is doing great! She was soooooo excited to meet him Saturday morning. She has been a little attention hungry, loud and busy, but has shown nothing but affection and compassion for Preston. She has to hold him at least 4 times a day, and first thing in the morning she comes running to check on him.

38 weeks, who'd of thought..

Well 38 weeks, went to the dr today and I'm still 3 cm 80% effaced. I'm so ready and can barely walk.... so she agreed to induce on Sunday night if I don't go before, meaning I'll be 39 weeks, can't believe I made it that far!! I'm going to try to work the rest of the week, sitting most of the time working on alternate assessments and progress reports in the lounge, yeah, yeah....but it's better than letting the time stroll by at home.

I check in at 6:00 on Sunday night, she said eat a good dinner and come on in. So, I'm thinking the 24th (mon) will be his birthday and then should be home by Thanksgiving. How's that for something to be thankful for?

Yeah, the end is near!!!

Full term!

I can not believe we've made it to full term. I'm so excited for him to come, but getting super anxious as well. I've had so many bouts of 'false labor' or rather 'practice labor' that it's messing with my head. I feel gigantic and I'm so ready for him to come. Not to mention fearful that he is huge! I've been working, having to talk off about a day a week per exhaustion or contractions.

We've been pretty consumed with getting him out, so not much social stuff going on. Walking, walking, walking, and working.

Trick or treat was fun. Emarie was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, Todo and all. I walked the whole way and afterwards we went to visit the Ontko's and the three little monkeys (the triplets) and their banana (the six month old). TOO CUTE!

Emarie had 'watch week' at dance class last week. We were able to sit in the room and watch her. So cute.

Everyone hope for a baby, maybe the full moon will do the trick!