Diapers Galore

Creed has been helping me do some online research the past few days, and today we ordered enough diapers and accessories to diaper Creed until he is potty trained--and possibly to diaper his siblings yet to come. We have been using a diaper service since he was born, but it was time to cut costs and do it ourselves. Diapers, here we come!

You can see how much Creed loves having his diaper changed below.

One month!

I can't believe how slowly and how quickly our first month with Creed has gone by. Having a baby has been a lot more difficult than I expected, but it has also been delightful--and the delight is increasing while some of the difficulties decrease.

Creed had his one month appointment today. He has grown 1.5 inches in the past month and now weighs 7lbs. He was a good boy for his shot and came home sporting a hot pink band-aide.

Creed has discovered the toys hanging over his bouncer and the fact that he can hit them and make them move. He smiled at me for the first time this week. What a smile--he will be melting hearts for many years to come!

Kyle and I are doing well. Kyle is an amazing father and helper to me. Almost daily I overhear Kyle telling Creed how much he loves it that his son looks just like him. :)

That's it for now. There's a fussy baby waiting to be fed.

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Kyle has worked the past three days and I find I miss him more than ever. I knew I would miss his help while he's at work, but what I am finding is that I just miss him. Having Creed by my side all day is like staring at a picture of Kyle, only smaller. Having Creed's face before me makes me long for a dearer face--my First Love's.

"Daddy, I can't wait to spend the next few days with you!" mouths Creed. Creed's mama agrees!

Creed Elijah Truman

Creed Elijah Truman was born on March 8, 2009 at 6:34 am. He weighed 7 lbs 4.5 oz and was a scant 19-1/2 in long. He is a delightful, good looking and healthy boy. We're so in love!

Birth story to follow at a later date when Mama has had more than 4 hours of sleep in the past 62 hours. :)

A pain in the back...

It's kind of funny when new pains are exciting since they mean progress. I'm on my way to the store to pick up a heating pad to help my back through some of these contractions and to get some thank you notes. I'm so annoyed--I handmade a bunch of thank you cards for shower gifts and then spilled a glass of water all over them and they're ruined. That's it for me. Store-bought are the way to go now.

In other news, I obviously did not have the baby last night. Just consistent contractions since yesterday evening. Every bit helps though, right? So excited...

Here's to holding our baby in 5 days or less!

An end in sight :)

As an addition to the post below, I just spoke to the doctor's office and they have scheduled my induction for March 9th at 7:15am. :) I will go in Friday for prep. It is a relief to know there is less than a week to go!

Could this be the day?

I had my 38 week appointment today. No major changes over the past week. I have started having headaches a lot, but my blood pressure is just fine (headaches can be a sign of high blood pressure in prego ladies). The doctor said everything is saying I'm ready to have the baby, so she went ahead and did a small procedure that can induce delivery. She said if it's going to work, we'll have the baby tonight. Otherwise, we are just a little further ahead of the game.

Today was the day to go ahead and schedule a "real" induction with the hospital. Since I've been in latent labor for a long time, she is having it scheduled between my 39th and 40th week.

So far, no change in my contractions so we'll see if tonight is the night or not. :) Behold, the child is coming soon...