6 weeks update

Here are a few more pictures of Blake, now at 6 weeks old. I cannot figure out how to do captions on each picture, so I'll number each picture in order with a caption:

1. The cousin's finally meet!! Here is Blake with his cousin Riley. Those arms holding them both belong to Grando (sorry dad, your head got cut off!)

2. Here is me and my new best friend. No, not Blake, but the Baby Beco! Some wonderful mothers who I worked with bought this for me and I love it. It allows me to do things around the house, and also puts Blake right to sleep. Win-win situation.

3. Man in the mirror. Now this is Blake's new best friend. He LOVES looking at himself in the mirror. One day I left him in his crib for 20 minutes as he studied himself. I wonder what he is thinking?

4. Blake wrapped up after bath. Just too cute for words!

5. Cousin Lily came to visit and somehow they both ended up in the crib! Here Lily is reading Blake a book. Hopefully he will be as advanced a reader as Lily.

6. This is Blake around 4 weeks. Just being cute.

Just some pics....

Just a quick update on baby Blake. He is growing so fast so I wanted to post a few more pics. He will be one month next week! Eric and I are having so much fun watching him grow before our eyes! Some of Blake's favorite things include hanging out with Rudy, taking naps with dad, evening walks with mom, and peeing on his clothes. He must go through 10 outfits a day! The boy DOES NOT like to be wet and will let us know it. He is the Houdini of urinating on himself. I will change his diaper and outfit, and within seconds he is already wet again! I don't know how he does it. Anyway, we are enjoying life with our sweet, sweet boy. I hesitate to say this, but I believe Blake has inherited Eric's laid back personality. He is very "go with the flow" and "easy breezy" about life, just like his father. I just hope he stays this way!

Week 1

Well, we made it one week. Blake had lots of "firsts" in just this week: first trip to the doctor, first bath, and first car ride. We had a bit of a scare earlier in the week as Blake lost more than 10 % of his birth weight. Turns out he was not getting enough milk from momma, but we solved the issue with supplementing with a small amount of formula. His weight was back up by the end of the week, and his cheeks are already filling out and are quite chubby! Blake was very lucky this first week to have BOTH of his grandmother's here waiting on him hand and foot. Mimi (Grandma Anderson) took on the day shift, while Memaw (Grandma Betsy) was here for the night shift. They were so helpful and supportive, and I don't know how I would have gotten through that first sleep deprived week without them. I don't know how anyone does it without a Mimi and a Memaw! Here are a few pics from his first week.....

First day home from hospital...

Blake's only cousin, Hunter (at least until Thursday when Riley is born!)

First bath! Blake did not enjoy bath time :(

Hangin' out with Grando...

Memaw yapping about something...

Blake's protector: Rudy





One week old today!

Baby Blake is here!

Born Sunday, June 7, 2009 @ 11:55 am, 7 lbs 6 oz, 2o 1/2 inches. I went into labor early Sunday morning. By the time we arrived to the hospital around 7:00 am, I was already dilated 7 cm. By this point I was well ready for an epidural! 2 hours or so later, the relief finally came! Blake was born a happy, healthy baby boy, and mommy survived the birth. Labor was pretty traumatic. I'll just say this: the one word the doctors and nurses kept using over and over was "severe." However, I would do it all over again to have this precious baby in my arms! Now would I do this all over again for another child? I'll have to get back to you on that. At this point the closest thing Blake will have to a sibling will be his cousin Riley (who is due any day now).

Who does Blake look like? I think we have concluded he has Grando's hair (that would be Rusty), Eric's nose, my lips, and definately has Eric's bird legs! I think he has my skin tone as well. Sorry Blake, get used to the sunscreen!

Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes. We are so blessed to be surrounded by such supportive friends and family!

39 week update

And I'm still pregnant! The good news is, the doctor has scheduled a date for me to be induced at 41 weeks just in case I go that long. So, Blake's B-day might be June 15th, but I hope he comes before. I have been on maternity leave from work for one day, and am already stir crazy.

Here is a photo of the father of my child and Rudy the cat. Eric and Rudy have a special bond as you can see....

Still pregnant

We had our 38 week appointment this morning. I am still dilated 4 cm, but still no baby :( Nothing new to report, except I am pretty sure Blake is going to be an only child at this point.

Sonogram photos

This week we had our 36 week appointment which included a sonogram/ultrasound (still not sure what the difference is). They estimate Baby Blake is at 6 lbs. 10 ounces!!

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