Will loves his baby sister!

 
Well, bringing home Addison has been wonderful. Will is really warming up to her. He loves to watch her swing and wants to push her in it. He is always bringing her the pacifier and he know which one is hers. He's not so sure on the breastfeeding, he says, "boobies, baby, boobies, ouchie!" Pretty funny! As for addison, She is eating and sleeping really well. She's such a quiet baby so far. I was even able to plant the rest of my flowers yesterday, which my mom thought I was crazy for doing, but it was so nice to get outside, get fresh air and do what I love to do, garden. And I had my little lady watching me from her swing, sitting in the shade. I've been feeling great! Recovery has been so much better this time around. I did get a little sinus/sore throat thing while in the hospital that I'm trying to get rid of. I think it's just really dry up here. All in all, I'm having a wonderful time being a mother of 2! Check out more pics of us bringing home Addison on Picasa.

Isn't she lovely!

 
Will came by to visit his sister last night before her bath. Will got to pick out a bow for her hair, he picked out one for his hair too! Addison slept really well last night, so Derek and I were able to rest. She's a really quiet baby so far, and it doesn't take much to calm her down if she does cry. She's figuring out the breast feeding, and doing pretty good at it. She had some visitors last night, Thanks to all who stopped by, it's great to see family and friends. If you want to come visit, you are more than welcome. We are in room 430 and we'll be here until Wednesday at 12:00.

first bath

 
 
 
 

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Welcome to the World...

Baby Addison Joy!!

Addison was born at 4:41 PM and weighs in at a healthy 7 lbs 11 ounces. She has a great set of lungs and seems as healthy as could be. Mom was a champ and Baby and Mom are snuggling up together now. I will follow with pictures as soon as I can.

About that Time

Things are progressing very well now. The nurses just came in and said that we may be ready to go in 15 minutes. Knock on wood, we should have a new baby before 6:00. Wish us Luck!!

Still Going...

Things continue to move along well. Jenny is dialated to a 6 at the moment and the doctor is on her way over to check in. Jenny's parents are on there way from Illinois and should be here by 2:30 so it is a race to see who gets here first, Baby or Grandparents.

Baby Update

Jenny is progressing about as quickly as last time, so not very quickly. She just had an epidural and is relaxing now. We're hopeful that things will start to happen quickly now. There have already been 4 births in hospital today and we have apparently been waiting the longest :( Jenny is in good spirits and we've had great nurses so far but we are very excited to meet this baby.

Well, we made it through the night with really no action. Jenny and I were able to get a little sleep in (me more then Jenny) and I remembered how much I love the pull out beds here. They checked Jenny a couple of times this morning and she hasn't progressed much since we first came in so they started her on Pitosin to see if that will speed things up. All in all she feels pretty good right now and the waiting game has begun.

Go time!

1:15am my water broke! Derek Will and I had just gotten back from a fun night over and Kelly and Joels. Derek had fallen asleep on the couch, Will was in bed, and I was watching the food network when all of asudden I thought, oh no! I'm peeing my pants! I jumped up and by the time I got to the bathroom my pj pants were soaked. We had nothing ready for the hospital, but 45mins later we headed out the door. Derek's Aunt Mary met us at the hospital to pick up Will for the night, I felt so bad, he was so out of it. I miss him so much already:( They tested me to make sure that my water truely did break and started me on an IV. Derek is sleeping now, and I just got back from walking the halls. I should be sleeping now, but I feel wide awake. Next time we update, I'm sure Derek will be the one writing and I'll be in pain! Wish me luck!

Memorial Day Weekend

So still no baby, but yesterday I thought I was going to the hospital, then the contractions just stopped. I was in a lot of pain, uncomfortable, and emotional yesterday. Now that I'm awake this morning, I'm having more contractions and have a stomachache, we'll see. I'm going to yoga at 9:30am, so maybe that will help get things going. I just hope my water doesn't break during a downward dog or something!

38 weeks

 
So I thought I should update my belly picture for those of you I haven't seen in awhile. Not the most flattering picture, but it shows how huge I am. Well, as you can tell by the picture, I'm ready for bed. Goodnight!

Doctors appointment

Well, I had my doctors appointment this morning and got some more good news. I'm dilated to 2cm and my cervix is soft. Just before Dr. Block left the room she said "Monday would be a good day to have a baby!" Not sure if she was hinting at something. We'll see. I still need to pack my bag for the hospital, then I should be ready. I'll keep you all up to date. Of course I'll have Derek blog if I go into labor. Wishful thinking!!!

mothers day weekend at the twins

 
I downloaded a bunch of pictures onto picasa. Some from playtime, our weekend with cousin Caely at the zoo, mother's day weekend, more zoo pictures from this weekend, and some bath hairdos. Enjoy!

Almost 38 weeks!

On Wednesday I'll be 38 weeks. I can't believe how fast my due date is approaching. Last Monday my doctor gave me some good news. The baby's head is way down and I'm starting to dilate. I was 1cm dilated and I can really feel it. This past week I've had so many contractions that I'm sure I have dilated more. I'll find out tomorrow if I'm right. I've been staying active by going to yoga on Wednesdays and Saturdays and walking all over the place. This weekend Grandma and Papa Springer came to visit Will. On Saturday we went to the Minnesota Zoo and had a great time, then out for dinner to Chatterbox. Today we went to the oldest Catholic church in minnesota in NE minneapolis, which was beautiful and then out for a nice breakfast. After all the activities I was exhausted and took a long nap after lunch. Then back outside for a walk around the neighborhood. I want to keep these contractions going. Derek's working on the basement tonight and Will is going to bed early. well, got to go Will wants to go outside to play. I'll update our pictures once he's in bed.

Kentucky Derby

 
We had a great weekend and a really fun time at Kent and Kaki's Kentucky Derby party. Everyone was dressed up, bet on their favorite horse, kids played outside, and we all watched the race on t.v. Will's plaid coat was a big hit. Check out the pictures our friend Missy took while at the party.
P.S. I'll update the blog again after my Monday doctor's appointment.