We knew it would happen eventually. Glenn now imitates Alex when Alex is crying. Glenn fake cried for a good 10 minutes yesterday. Silly boy. Not much is new this past week. Nights are still long for Alex and me. He tends to want to be awake when I want to sleep. At Alex's 2 week check-up, he weighed 9 lbs, 3 oz. So, he's gaining weight really well, despite having some reflux issues which only allows him to eat a little at a time. Hopefully he'll grow out of that once his system matures a bit. Otherwise he's completely healthy. He is still hanging on to his umbilical cord stump. It looks like it's getting close to falling off. Then he'll be able to wear his cute little shorts.

My brother and his wife visited this week. My parents are still in FL, but went to visit my dad's brother and family for the weekend. They'll be coming back tonight and then will leave to go home on Wednesday. Then I'll be on my own. I can handle Alex, but Glenn is the one that is more difficult to handle right now. It's hard for him to understand that I can't always help him right away, especially if I'm feeding Alex. His summer school is over, but he'll be starting up school again Aug 18th. So, between now and then I'm setting him up with play dates so he can play with kids his age.

Here are a couple more pictures:

My dad arrived on Thursday. He and Bob are working on putting down a slate floor out in the lanai. It's looking really nice. Nights are still tough. Alex got up 5 times last night to eat. I make sure I get a really good nap in the afternoon to help make up for the sleep I don't get at night. Here are some more pictures.











The hat was a gift from my dad. He stopped at South of the Border in South Carolina on his way down here. Thankfully the hat is too small. :)

Here are some pictures from the past few days:
Here's the welcome home poster Glenn made:


Glenn holding Alexander for the first time:


My 3 boys:


The dogs like to be close to Alexander, too:


We like this onsie because of the cute little butt:

Alexander slept better last night, only getting up for 3 feedings past midnight. Bob and I appreciated the much needed rest. He had his 4 day check-up this morning. He weighed 8 lb, 3 oz when we left the hospital, and was 8 lb, 7 oz this morning. So, it goes to show he's eating very well. I could see he's gained a little more pudge back in his face, so I knew he would be heavier than when we left the hospital. His color is also very good, so they aren't worried about jaundice at all. So, we're all taking a lot of naps today to help catch up on our sleep. Glenn and Nana went to the pool this morning, so Glenn is zonked out now, too. I guess I should go take a nap while I can, too.

We're Home

We came home yesterday late afternoon. Glenn and Nana had made a welcome home sign for Alexander and it was on the front door. Glenn was so amazed to see his baby brother. He sat on my lap looking at him and saying cute and cool over and over. When he cries, Glenn says Awe in the cutest way and tells him he's okay. It's adorable. We have some pictures of our home coming, but they are still on the camera.

Alexander is nursing well. He decided during the night that he was hungry every hour until 3:30 last night. So, that was tough, but then he let us get 2 hours of sleep before waking us again. So, we're working on making him not be nocturnal. I've been feeling pretty well except for getting headaches. Hopefully they'll stop soon.

If anyone wants to hear more about the birth, email me and I send you more detail. But I'm sure that everyone who reads this doesn't really want to hear all that detail. :)

He's Here!

Alexander Kennedy DeChello was born at 6:02 pm today. He's 8 lbs, 12 oz. and his length is 20 and 1/4 inches. He's in the nursery getting a bath and warming up, and they'll measure him there. And then he'll come back to us. The induction went well. From the time they started the pitocin to the time he was born was about 10 hours, so not bad. When it came time to push, it only took one contraction. It was awesome! Both baby and Mommy are doing well. Here are some pictures of our angel.

Just letting everyone know that I did not go into labor last night like Bob thought I would. I've been trying to keep myself busy today so I'm not just sitting around waiting. After dropping Glenn off at school, I did a little grocery shopping. Then I made a cake (I've been craving chocolate cake). As soon as Glenn gets up from his nap, we're going to have a big brother party with the cake. We were going to have a pre-birthday party for the baby, but Glenn so no to that. So, we're going to celebrate that Glenn is going to be a big brother. He thought that was a good idea. We are supposed to be at the hospital at 6:30 tomorrrow morning to get everything started.

We haven't heard from the hospital, so we're assuming we're not getting one of the induction spots for tomorrow (Monday). So, we're set for Tuesday. There is a chance that we won't even get our time on Tuesday if too many women are in labor and there's not a room for me. I hope that doesn't happen; it would be very frustrating. Bob for some reason thinks I'm just going to go into labor tonight. I'm not sure why except that I went into labor on a Sunday night with Glenn, but that has no bearing on this time. I think he's setting himself up for disappointment. Oh, he also doesn't want to work tomorrow, so maybe it's just wishful thinking. :)

I've decided my body is broken. I had contractions for over 8 hours yesterday (not painful, but at regular intervals), and then they stopped. It's very frustrating. I was about to call my doctor because I had several hours of contractions 5 minutes apart, but then they slowed down. Bob and I even went for a walk last night watching some of the of neighborhood fireworks, but that didn't help. Oh well, I've become resigned to the fact that I'm going to have to be induced.

Sorry, I forgot to post yesterday that everything went fine at the ultrasound. My amniotic fluid level went back up to where it had been previously, so the doctor was fine with letting me stay pregnant through the weekend. We're still scheduled for the induction on Tuesday, unless the hospital calls to move us up to Monday. We're still hoping I'll just go naturally this weekend. The staff at the doctors offices can't believe that I'm still pregnant with all the contractions I've had the past 4+ weeks. But I am. At least I'll only be pregnant for a few more days.

Happy Independence Day! We are planning on having a picnic lunch, and then going to the pool. And we've got a BBQ planned for tonight. We'll just sit outside this evening and see what fireworks we can see since we can see so far since there aren't any hills around us.

I saw my OB this morning. He wasn't concerned at all about the amniotic fluid because it's not real low. My planned induction date is next Tuesday (I'll be moved up to Monday if a slot opens). But I also have an ultrasound on Thursday, and if there are any issues, then they'll try to induce me then. Hopefully the baby will just come on his own before then.