2 week check up!

Happy 2 weeks to Baby Will. We went to our first check up this morning and I'm happy to report we have a VERY healthy baby boy.

He's in the 85th percentile at 21.5 inches long and 9 pounds 14 ounces- gaining great weight! He's sleeping about 4-5 hours at a time at night and is very content during the day. We gave him his first "big boy bath" last night.

Grandma Karen is coming to visit tomorrow and then we'll travel to Largo/Seminole this weekend to see more family.

Happy Father's Day!!

One Week!

We made it through our first week of parenthood. Let me just say- I love my son.

There's something that people always say about having a baby- "it's amazing how you can love someone so much that you just met." I agree 110%. I can't believe how much I adore that little boy.

The first couple of days were a little rough. Will, being the big boy that he is, wanted to eat non-stop- about every hour or two for at least an hour at a time. Mom couldn't handle that. I was worried that he wasn't getting enough to eat, but after a few days, things have improved very much. He's eating every couple of hours, wetting/messing lots of diapers, and sleeping about 3-4 hours at a time at night. I'm great with that! He's also become pretty content and I love just holding him while he looks around with his blue/grey eyes and chubby cheeks. Precious!

Grandma Karen helped me out A LOT all week by visiting during the day, and her and Aunt Kasey came over yesterday and stayed the night. Mimi Debbie came over on Wednesday and took us all to dinner-Will's first restaurant experience. He sleeps through anything! Even Eddie (our dog's) fierce bark. On that note, he is an EXCELLENT "big brother!" He's very interested and attentive with everything the baby does.

I've posted more pictures on the slideshow and if you have facebook, friend me and check out even more.

4 Days Old

Thanks to everyone who has called, posted comments, and followed our blog to stay updated on William's arrival. Yes, he's here!

As my previous blog said-he was a big boy weighing over 9 pounds. I'm not sure how I pushed him out but WE did it. Tom was the best birthing coach ever. Very encouraging, helpful, and super calm. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I wasn't completely decided on going natural vs. epidural when I arrived but I was open to either option. We arrived at 4 am and at 7:30, the doctor broke my water. After almost an hour of contractions, I decided on the epidural. I might have been a wimp but I'm so glad I did. 10 hours later I started pushing, and an hour after that we had our precious boy. I was very impressed with the epidural. I was still able to feel my water, some pressure of contractions, and pushing him out. I was able to enjoy the process without all of the pain.

We stayed in the hospital exactly 48 hours and came home Saturday evening. Our hospital stay as well as our time at home has been filled with family and friends and we couldn't be anymore grateful for all of the people in our lives.

Will is doing well-eating like a champ! So not to mention, tiring mom out a little bit. He was pretty quiet the first day or two but since we've been home, he's introduced us to his lungs and strong voice! The first night home was kind of rough but we're all getting used to each other and figuring things out. Tommy was able to sleep a full night last night before his first day back at work. Grandma Karen visited all day today and was a huge help.

Again, we're so thankful for everyone's thoughts and prayers and can't wait until he meets more friends and family. I've posted some slide shows on the left and of course, our favorite picture so far above- Go Gators!!

He's here!

I will update more in a few days, but we had some "down time" in the hospital and I wanted to update quickly. After about 11 hours of labor, our precious boy is here! Weighing in at 9 pounds 3 ounces and measuring 21 inches long, "William Earl Thomas Kriby II" has complete our familiy. Everyone's doing great with wonderful support from family and friends already. More pictures and updates to come later...

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My only thoughts today are-oh my-one more day! I'm a million emotions all rolled into one. Nervous, anxious, excited...you name it and I feel it! I can't believe by this time tomorrow we will be parents!!

Induction Scheduled!

At our first doctor's appointment back in October when we initially found out we were pregnant, June 8th was the predicted due date. However, at our 20 week ultrasound, they moved the date up to June 3rd and have stuck to that ever since. Maybe they were right since he still hasn't arrived!

I had an appointment today and was told I'm still around the same measurements, a little over 2 cm. More tests were done to make sure that fluid levels were right and his heart beat is good. Everything seems okay and they scheduled me to be induced on Thursday- 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING! So if he doesn't decide to come within the next couple days, we should be parents by Friday!

3 days passed...

I think a couple weekends ago I wrote about it being our last weekend as just husband and wife. Boy was I wrong! Baby is still in my belly but God is teaching us to be patient and enjoy our time. So I don't have much to write today except that we're still playing the waiting game...

Baby's due today! Apparently he doesn't know that though...

June 3, 2009-we can't believe it's here. Tommy put it perfectly last night by comparing it to a vacation that we've been planning for so long. Only we don't know when the plane is taking off.

Well so far, "the plane" is still parked at the runway. I went to my doctor's appointment earlier today to see what the baby's status is. I'm still measured the same- 2 cm and thinned out, but not much progress. They sent me over to the hospital to get some testing done which took a couple hours. They did an ultrasound and monitored the baby's heartrate for a while and everything checked out great. I have another appointment on Monday if he doesn't come before then.

So, it's just more of the waiting game now! It's fine with me as long as he is healthy. I think it's just God's way of teaching me to RELAX and enjoy my special time with Tommy. I'll keep you posted!!