Hes here!!!!

Dont want to spend too much time on the computer, I'd rather stare at our beautiful baby boy so I'm gonna make a REALLY quick update and post a picture or two :)

First of all, I am recovering VERY well. Back down to my pre-pregnancy weight already, and even lost a few extra pounds. I can't believe it.

Labor/Birth Story:

Got my first contraction around midnight Tuesday morning. Nothing regular, but intensifying so around 730am off to the hospital we went. By the time we got to the hospital and hooked up, I was regularly contracting every 2 minutes! Got the epidural around 2, started pushing at 6ish and after 13 minutes at 6:16pm, our big baby boy arrived!!!! 9 lbs 5 oz, 22 inches long. No tears or anything! I couldn't have asked for a better labor/birth. Everything was amazing. I did want to give up with the contractions I was having the 30-60 min before my epidural tho. He is a very good mixture of both of us, as no one can tell who he really looks like. He does have daddys nose and chin, mommys lips and birthmark and both buddy and I's colic(we have the SAME one-crazy huh?)

Collin is the sweetest, cutest, most amazing baby ever! The last 2 nights hes been up from 3-6sih but other than that he eats usually about every 2 hours and once a day will go about 4-5hrs.

Thats all :) Heres A picture...after his first bath :)

38 week belly

So today I'm 39 weeks but this is the most recent belly picture I have...from last Friday. Its on my cell phone thats why its so small, but you get the idea. The child needs to drop already!!!!
Still not a thing going on. At my next appt-on my due date-I will be getting checked and if my cervix is favorable, I'll also be getting my membranes stripped. Please pray that something is going on!! My last day of work is on tuesday, I'm definately ready to be done for a little bit. I'm going to miss everyone so I will definately be visiting both places of employment to show off the little one :)

38 weeks

I know, I sorta fell off the face of the earth.

I started my new job on the 7th of july and form than on the whole month was filled with orientation and by golly, working haha. It's going very well so far, everyone I work with is very helpful and caring, and fun too. I only have a few half shifts left to work (the entire 8 hr shift got to be 2 much so I've only been picking up 1/2 shifts).

Less than 2 weeks until Collin is due, and not a SINGLE sign hes coming anytime before than lol. Not a single contraction, besides braxton hicks which I've been getting since about 34 weeks. I've been trying to walk everynight, buddy even went with me the other night, it was nice.

Everything for Collin is ready, everything for me, is not lol. I've just been trying to keep up on the house and what not so that when he does decide to come I dont have to come home to a messy house because that will NOT be fun. I'm actually getting scared for his arrival-not so much him coming but the whole labor process, I'm not sure I wanna do this anymore hahaha. I'm very excited to meet him and hold him and love on him, but i'm NOT excited about what I have to go through to get to that point. I'm not to uncomfortable, but I surely do have my days!!!!

Buddy got called back to work this past week after being laid off for a month so thats a blessing.

Nothing else is really going on. Hope everyone enjoyed their summer, I know I was blessed with not having typical summer weather.

slacker

So its been over a month since I've written anything, my apologies. Nothing has really been going on that I felt I should write about. SOrry. Heres just a quick update.

As of today I am 28 weeks and 2 days. Things have been going really well up until a few weeks ago when I started having these "spells." I get lightheaded/dizzy, my arms and legs feel weak and jello-like, things start turning dark, etc. I mentioned this to the midwife and she thinks I just need to increase my fluids..so far its not really helping a whole lot so at some point if I keep having them I will give the office a call. I attempted my 1 hr glucose test yestarday, and was 10 minutes from finishing it when I had a spell, and ended up throwing up. Argh. We'll see what the doc says hopefully next week, if they are gonna make me re-do the one hour since it wasn't "complete" all the way, or be ok with the results they have from a 50 minute test lol, or just have me do the 3 hour. Im soo hoping they will just be ok with the results.

I got a new job..at a local retirement village. NEVER EVERRR wanted to do long-term care, but hospitals werent pulling through with any jobs for me so thats where I want, and to say the least, I am actually ok with this. I will be getting paid $3 more than what most hospitals would have started me out with, sweet. Its only per diem, which sucks because I'm sick of these per diem jobs but I didnt have a choice. I had to leave my job as an aid at the hospital and get another RN job. I start on the 7th. Being per diem will actually work out very well once collin decides to make his arrival, so yay. Theres lots of hours for me to pick up right now, so lets hope that continues through the month of august and part of september.

Buddy started his own tree and lawn service business about a month ago. He put an ad in one of the local papers and thats where hes gotten all of his calls from. Hes gotten a couple jobs already, and given out even more estimates-hopefully some of those people will call and hire him for the job!!

Heres pictures: the bedding set we picked out and belly pictures from today

is it pregnancy hormones??

Tomorrow I'll be 24 freaking weeks. Only 16 more to go (better not be any more!!!). Nothing has changed regarding my pregnancy. I've still only gained 2-3 pounds :) I've been getting heartburn-more like acid reflux lately but its nothing horrible, yet. Next dr. appt is next thursday and I think than he will let me know when I need to do my glucose tolerance test. Lets hope I past the first time.

This month(weekends) are superr busy. The ONLY day we dont have something going on is June 27th. This saturday is Michael's(buddys older brother), girlfriends, youngest girl's birthday haha if you get that. We have been invited to the party. I think we also have a graduation party to go to for someone from gibsonburg. Sunday we have a mcgee grad party. Next saturday is my brothers graduation party, yes I have a brother lol. Than that sunday I have 2 baby showers...I cant wait until mine. The followingg weekend(the 20th/21st) is the annual Perkins family reunion in West Virginia so we'll be making the 4 hr or so trip there for the weekend. We've only gone once since buddy and I have been together in the last 3 years and the food was soo yummy last time so I cant wait. Than Finally, the 28th is my cousin's graduation party. After that...it will be July. Holy moley.

And now...I dont know if its just pregnancy hormones if buddy is really truly pissing me off. I mean no doubt hes making me bad but I dont know if its just stupid little petty stuff or not. I feel like ever since I got pregnant hes been on my shit list a whole lot. Its always one thing after another and all these things are just piling up and I keep telling him that if things dont change I'm gonna go away for a few days just to clear my mind because I can't handle much. He tells me im just talking stupid and I need to grow up and act my age. Whatever. I'm just so overly frustrated with his crap lately(last few months that is) that I dont know what else to do. I try and mention stuff to him and he just throws things back in my face. He acts like me being pregnant is the easiest thing in the world and isn't an excuse for anything. I dont really use it an excuse except that I sleep alot. Thats for a few reasons..not much longer and I'll hopefully have a full time job and WONT be able to sleep whenever and second..once the baby comes I will be kissing sleeping goodbye. So when I have the chance and Im tired, I sleep. So be it. Who knows. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions??

Last but not least. I'll find out next Tuesday or Wednesday if I'll be offered the job at bay park. Woot. My director comes back from vaca on monday so she said she'll prolly start making calls on the 9th which is tuesday.

Ok thats all. I'm just waiting for buddy to get home from his dentist appt/paying some bills so we can get dinner on the grill and head to Jamie and kevins for a little bit.

21 weeks 3 days

Not in the mood to go into detail so bare with me...

Our anniversary weekend was very wonderful!! I soo enjoyed my glass of champagne and can't wait until I can say "yes, I'll have another." I have a few pictures-mainly of our "suite" and I'll put a fewww on here but to see them all check out my myspace or facebook for all of them.

As for baby, I have an updated picture of my belly as well. It doesnt look like it has grown much in 3 weeks but who knows. Here ya go..

20w 5d

So today I'm 20 weeks and 5 days. Had a dr. appt. mommy and baby checked out well. 1 pound weight gain this ENTIRE pregnancy thus far...but really I have 4 more pounds to go until I'm on the plus side because I was already down 5 pounds for my first dr. appt. Either way, so far so good. My belly is definately growing though, so I know baby Collin is as well!!!! I think this upcoming sunday I'll have buddy take another belly picture. Also with baby news, Collin has been much more active since 2 weeks ago when I wasn't even sure if I was feeling him or not. Not only can I definately feel him, but we can SEE him as well. ANDDD Buddy FINALLY felt him move tonight :):) Yay.

Speaking of this sunday, its Buddy and I's first wedding anniversary. Saturday we have reservations at bellamaire suites in pburg. We are getting dinner at biaggis right across the street-where I WILL have a glass of champagne :) Can't wait. And we are getting a couples massage in our room. I think thats our only plans since money is tight, which brings me to my next subject.

Buddy was fired from his job a week ago. The guy that fired him is a big joke with people I guess...when people not even in the same company find out who buddy was fired by, they laugh because he fires SO many people-anger issues lol. Either way, he doesn't have a job. Luckily, a good friend of ours is a painter and so buddy has been able to work with him for 9.00 and hr which is no where NEAR what he was making but its SOMETHING for now (and we don't even know how long he'll be able to work with them). It's not even enough to pay the bills so we'll see. He's been looking and calling around.

Last but not least, I bought a car today!!!! I've been in need of a car since February and have looked at quite a few, and stopped for awhile out of frustration and a few other things. Well I looked at a local dealership the other day and found a few that I liked so I went today, and got one. It's a 2006 Silver Ford Fusion with only 27000 miles. Sweet. I actually got it for the selling price that it wasnt supposed to be listed at lol. I guess a guy was supposed to change the price online and never did so lucky for me I found the car online initially so they had to honor that price. I'm pretty satisfied with it.

Other than that, I don't think much has been happening.

Oh yeah, congrats rach on adding a new family member to your perfect family!!! :):)