Posted in Baby, Family, Photos, Prenatal, Rant, Samuel, tagged Baby, baby photo, Photos, ultrasound on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the biggest questions we had as parents awaiting Sam’s birth, besides the whole “is it a boy or a girl” thing, is what Sam would look like. Because on the ultrasound, you get squat. The pic on the left is Sam’s first official picture! That’s his ultrasound at 12.6 weeks, and [...]
Posted in Baby, Photos, Prenatal, Samuel on March 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I thought I’d post a little something on probably the greatest moment of my life. It’s those few seconds after Melissa gave birth to Sam and he’s resting on his Mommy. I can’t describe the emotions going through me at the time, except to say it felt like an explosion of intense joy as [...]
Posted in Baby, Family, Myths, Prenatal on February 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just a little follow up to my previous post called: Pregnancy Mythbusters!!! Read it here to catch up.
Well the verdict is in, and all three myths had predicted a girl. They were, of course, wrong. The tarot cards, number addition and needle myths all have been debunked by Sam’s ‘McCormick Size‘ equipment
I [...]
Posted in Baby, Prenatal on February 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
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6:22 am:
We woke up a little early this morning…around 5 am…because Melissa was having contractions! After calming down my initial butterflies, we started timing them and I, secretly, began running through my mental checklist of what I had to do.
Its 6:22 am now and they are happening about every [...]
Posted in Baby, Myths, Prenatal on February 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You may or may not have heard of pregnancy myths before, but when your expecting a baby, you will hear them all!
Everyone has a trick, test or old wives tale that will give you the definitive answer as to what is the sex of your baby! Some people even go to a medium to pay [...]
Posted in Baby, Prenatal on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Here we are! After all the preparation, the classes, the prenatal exercises, the books, the baby room, the shower, the shopping and the doctors appointments…we have reached the due date.
And nothing has happened…yet!
I don’t know why I am more nervous now that we’ve hit the ‘official’ date than I was before. Its not like drinking [...]
Posted in Baby, Names, Prenatal, tagged Baby, baby names, meaning, Names on February 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Having a baby means big responsibility, and that includes picking a name for that bundle-o-joy-and-poop (oh yes, there will be poop!).
That statement may seem a little inconsequential considering everything else having to do with a baby kicking your former life to the curb, but its an important part of becoming a parent. It can also [...]
Posted in Baby, Doctor, Prenatal, tagged Appointment, Doctor, Prenatal on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well we’re back from our weekly doctors appointment and….nothing!
That’s right folks, the baby is still snug and warm in that belly. No dilation was seen so we go back again next week.
Our Doctor says all is fine and everything is progressing normally and Melissa even put on the weight she lost last week. She’s back [...]
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