A Little Cutie

Here are a couple of pictures of Thomas. He's still in the hospital, but he's doing really well for how early he came. If things continue to go as well as they have he may get to come home by next week...maybe this weekend even, but I'm trying not to hope too much for that. Oh, and he was 5 lbs 13 oz when he was born.

Sam hasn't seen him yet because little kids can't go in the NICU, but we think he sort gets it. I am so grateful for all the nurses and doctors who have cared for him.

An unexpected arrival

Ok....well he hasn't arrived yet, but it looks like baby Thomas will be here by this weekend. My water has broken to everyone's surprise, so even if I don't go into labor on my own, he'll need to be delivered probably on Thursday. He's been measuring big so that is good now that he's coming early.

I'll be 34 weeks on Thursday which is apparently pretty low-risk as far as prematurity goes. It sounds like the best situation would be if I go into labor on my own on Thursday because that makes VBAC success more likely and C-section less likely. I'm not really looking forward to industrial strength staples in my stomach again. Here's hoping (and praying!) for a VBAC. Anyway, just thought you might like to know. Oh and we're doing just fine as far as stress and emotional state. :) No breakdowns yet! We would appreciate prayers though. Thanks!

Fun with Friends

Here are just a few pictures from the last month. Sam has been having lots of fun with friends. The first picture is Sam with the Corbetts-- Audrey and Justin. They have SO much fun together. Lilly, I'd love to watch them again because they loved each other! They spent a lot of time crawling out of the play pen onto the bed, and then falling (or getting nudged) back into the play pen. They just thought it was the best thing and were giggling and squealing with delight. What could be better?



This picture is of Sam trying to get a closer view of the animals. I think this one was a sheep or a goat or something. We waited in the cold for all the preschool kids to get a turn on the pony ride before it was Sam's turn, and then he changed his mind. Oh well. We had good company with Jen, Naomi, and Ashton. Unfortunately the less-than-cheeful lady working didn't let Ashton get in free with my pass.

This is Sam with his cousin Ava. At first he wasn't such a fan of Ava coming over because she slept in HIS playpen and I didn't like it when he tried to help me put Ava to sleep. Things have gotten better, thankfully, between Sam and Ava though. Now he is happy to see her and points to the playpen and says "Aya!" He even likes to hold her on his lap for about 5 seconds. In this picture he's holding his ear because she kept grabbing it.

Sam would rather do pretty much anything than eat dinner with us. I'm no culinary connoisseur but I don't think my cooking is THAT bad. At any rate, this is a picture of what Sam chose to do instead of eat dinner one night. We thought it was kind of cute.

And this is a video of Sam with Gracie. You may want to turn the volume down on your computer. I don't really know what to say about this video...