More Pictures of the Little Man

Sorry it's been a couple weeks since we've posted anything new. We've been really busy getting ready for Christmas...it totally crept up on us...and spending time with family. I had a shower up north with my family last weekend. It was really fun to see everyone. Heather and I ended up staying a few extra days because of the storms which was fun...even though Logan and I missed Daddy!!! We also hit the 6 week mark...I'm telling you, time with him has just flown by!!! Hitting that mark also means back to "normal life"...which means time to exercise!! I bought myself some expensive, probably too expensive, jeans as a motivation to lose weight. I'm really going to try hard to get back to a decent size. Other than that we have just been having fun with our little guy. I think I love him more every day!!! Here's a few pics...

The tree

And the best present under the tree!!!

Big boy!

Splish splash he was takin' a bath!!!

4 Weeks Old

Logan is 4 weeks old today! I can't believe it's already been 4 weeks!! It's crazy to think that I actually wasn't due until next Monday. But I'm so glad he decided to join us when he did. He has been so much fun. He's already changed so much in the last few weeks! At his doctor's appt. on Tuesday they said he weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 21 inches long!!! I had a hard time believing it!! He's such a good little baby...I love to just sit at home and cuddle with him. Anyway, here are a few pictures of the last few weeks. Hope you enjoy looking at him as much as we do!!!

PICTURES!!!

We had a little photo shoot with Chelsea last week and she got some adorable shots of Logan!! He was so good during it all...only a few poops and pees on me and Joe!! It's been so fun to watch him grow over the past 2 weeks, and I know it will only get better!! Thanks again Chels!!!











Kind of a picture overload, but it's too hard to only pick this many...I still have so many more that I could have posted!!! I've got such a cute boy!!!!!

Sweet Little Logan

I just wanted to share some more pics of our cute boy. He's been so much fun! I could just sit there all day and stare at him. He has been the biggest blessing in our lives already and it's only been a few days!! We experienced our first rough night with him when we brought him home...he did not like his bassinet!! We tried him in his bouncy chair last night and he did much better. Even with the lack of sleep I'm loving my every moment with him!!

Mohawk time!!!

I love this picture of him!!! Beautiful boy!

With his uncle Ryan.
Chillin' in the sun to help his jaundice.
He loves to hold his hands like this!
Little body in a big carseat!!
Lovin' with his daddy...doesn't get better than this!!

He's Finally Here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Logan Joseph Stephenson, November 8th, 2008, 9:53 AM, 6 lbs. 2 oz., 18 inches long. And absolutely perfect!!! He decided to join us exactly one month before his due date. It turns out that I not only have incompetent cervix, but we found out on Friday that I was in the beginning stages of pre-eclampsia. I was scheduled to be induced on the 10th...but he just couldn't wait that long! I started having contractions late Friday night but I just ignored them and thought they would go away. By 6 AM Saturday I was in major pain and the contractions were coming a lot closer together. We finally decided to go in to the hospital at about 7:30. They hooked me up to the monitors and checked me and I was dilated to an 8 , fully effaced, and my bag was bulging. It was time to have a baby!!!! We made a few quick phone calls to share the news, moved in to the delivery room and about 2 hours and a few pushes later he was here! It was an emotional and amazing day! As of now, we are still in the hospital. He had a slightly high billirubin level so he is spending his time under the lights. Other than a few low blood sugars he hasn't had any problems and we are planning on going home tomorrow morning. He's such a sweet baby...hardly even cries and loves to cuddle...my favorite part!! We love him so much and are so excited to finally have him here with us...for eternity!!




Hard to even describe...just PRECIOUS!!!! We love you baby boy!!!

Presenting...

Hannah as Hannah Montana...

It took a bit to get the costume together, but I think it ended up just right!! She was so excited all week to be able to wear the wig we found. We tried taking her to our wards trunk-or-treat, but it ended up taking too long so we headed over to Heather's neighborhood. She went out with Heather, Aaron, and the boys and Joe and I stayed back at the house to hand out the candy. Then Heather made some yummy chili for dinner. We had a really fun Halloween...now I can't believe it's already November...and I'll be a mom SOON!!!

Doctor's Appointment #1,000,463.....

At least that's what it feels like!! Looks like I am now dilated to a 4, 90% effaced, and the babies head has moved down. I think Logan's wanting to make his appearance!!! The doctor said that at this point they wouldn't try to stop labor if it started...I still haven't had any contractions!! The nurse that does my non-stress test thinks that I will have a really smooth labor and delivery with the way that things have been going. I'm starting to get more and more excited to meet my little man!! I never knew I could want something SO bad!

Another Baby Shower!!!

We had our 2nd baby shower on Tuesday...thanks Chels, Cindy, and Lynley for putting it all together. They had it set up so cute! It was really fun, and we got a lot of great gifts!! We also tie-dyed little onesies...I made one for Logan and it turned out perfect!!! Thanks to everyone who came. It's always nice to be surrounded by those who love you...especially when you've been on bedrest and don't get out much!! I need to go through my stuff and take more picture, but here's a few pictures of our night...

My picture doesn't do it justice!!

The CUTE diaper cake!!

Hannah is off track for a couple weeks so she is down staying with me. Here she is working on her tie-dye.

Here's my onesie for Logan...it looks better in person!

Thanks again for the shower! It was perfect!! I can't wait for Logan to get here and put all our fun stuff to use!

*Update: I went to the doctor yesterday and I am almost a 4...other than that it's all the same. The baby looks good, and I'm still not showing any contractions. We just keep doing what we have been and wait for our little ones arrival...something that I REALLY look forward to!!

Look What I Made!!

My sister-in-law Chelsea has been teaching me how to crochet hats. I attempted one and it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to...of course I will still use it, but I had something in mind and this wasn't it. So on Friday I went over to spend the day with her and we tried a new one. I love the way it turned out. I'm planning on getting his pictures taken with it on when he comes, but we didn't have a little head to measure so hopefully it works.
You don't get the full effect with Joe's arm!! I can't wait to actually put it on Logan!!! Thanks again Chels!!!

Also, it was Joe's birthday yesterday. I'm not really on top of things so this is his belated birthday shoutout. He has been the most supportive, loving husband through the last 2 months. I am so grateful for him and the love that he has for me and Logan! I watch him with our nieces and nephews and I know that he is going to be such a great dad! I love hearing him talk about how excited he is for our baby to come. That's definitely our main topic of conversation!! Happy Birthday Joe!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!

*Update...I keep wondering if these are getting old, but people are telling me to keep doing them so I guess I will. I had my first non-stress test last week. The baby looked really good...he had the hiccups during it! I wasn't showing any contractions...they said my uterus is just irritable. I also saw my doctor that day, and I am now dilated to a 3. I asked him what he thought about when the baby will come and he said there is no way to tell. He said that with this being my first baby and I'm only 32 weeks and already dilated to a 3 he will most likely be coming early, it's just how early that we don't know. So I guess it's just a waiting game now!!!

32 weeks...and counting!!!

32 weeks...we made it!!! I can't believe I've been on bedrest for 6 weeks! Although it has been pretty hard on me, it's gone by so fast. And I'm so glad that my little guy has decided to stay put for this long. Now that I'm 32 weeks we've past most of the critical stuff...in other words, I don't have to stress out about every little thing!! And since I made it to 32 weeks the girls at work decided to throw me a surprise baby shower last night. It was so fun to see all of them! It's been really hard for me not being able to go to work every day and have our daily conversations and actually have a social life. (I don't necessarily miss the actual work part!!!) They are such a great group of girls!! Thanks so much for thinking of me...and for the great gifts!! Last night was just what I needed!


*Update on progress...I'm now dilated to a 2. I start non-stress tests on Wednesday, I will do those once a week. And I continue to see my doctor weekly as well. I'll let you know what happens at my appointments tomorrow.

Now I get to order my swing...thanks again girls!!!!

Doctor's Appointments and Fun Craft

So I had 2 doctor's appointments this week. Yesterday I saw my regular doctor...nothing too exciting. I'm still dilated to a 1, the only difference is that the baby has moved down quite a bit. He says it still feels like he is floating rather than pressing right on my cervix. Today I went to the perinatologist. They did an ultrasound so we got to see the baby again! I love it!! The baby looks good, they said he even has hair!! That came as a shock to me! From their measurements they estimate that he weighs 3 lbs. 11 oz., but that's not completely accurate. My pregnancy books say that he should be about 3 pounds so I'm sure he's somewhere in the middle. They tried to get a 3D picture of his face but he didn't want to cooperate...already stubborn!! We would see his face for a second and then he would turn away or put his hand in front of his face. He was also pressing his nose right up against the placenta so that didn't help either. But things look good, they didn't measure my cervix so I don't know if it has shortened anymore, but I'm not too worried about that. I'm still pregant, that's all that matters!! And I'm still on bedrest...unfortuntately! But my sister-in-law bought these cute witches boots for us to make so we tackled them yesterday. It was so fun...and such a nice change from the TV!!!

Not the greatest picture, but I had to put one of me working!!

Chels and I with our boots.

The finished products...aren't they cute???

I had so much fun making this! I struggled with a few things...crafts aren't my forte!! But I love how it turned out. Thanks so much for thinking of me Chels, and thanks for spending the day over here! We definitely need to do it again!!

Oh, and my sister Ashley had a baby girl on Monday. Her name is Myra, 7 lbs. 1 oz., 18 1/2 inches long. And she is SO cute!!! Here's a picture to prove it...

Isn't she adorable?? We have a major shortage of girls in the Weeks family!! Congrats Dave & Ash!!!

Baby Time??? NOT YET!!!!!

Another doctor's appointment today...I'm going to be seeing my doctor once a week now so he can keep checking my cervix. Last week when he checked me it was still closed. Today it was dilated to a 1, the babies head still feels like it is floating so that's good! I'm still having a lot of pressure, but to him everything still looks good...the longer this little guy will stay inside the better. Every week is a milestone. He said that right now we are aiming for 32 weeks. Of course if we make it past that it would be great! As for me, I'm really starting to go crazy!!! I really didn't think it would be this hard! I told Joe the other day that I have never wanted to scrub a bathroom or kitchen floor this bad!!



There have been so many people willing to help. My sister Heather comes over Mondays and Wednesdays to spend the day with me and I have been going to her house some of the other days. I'm so grateful to have her so close by. It helps that she has gone through the whole bedrest thing herself! My mother-in-law has been grocery shopping for us and doing dinners...it's been great! And luckily my sister Ashley is the crafty one in the family and she taught me how to crochet around blankets and burp cloths...something to keep me occupied! I've been looking at a few cross stitch things online, but I haven't found any that I love...or that I think are even possible for me to do! Anyway, I really want everyone to know that I am SO thankful to all of you that have helped us out! It's so nice to know that there are so many people who care. Thank you so much!!!!

Update

Well, I'm still on bedrest. I went to the perinatologist last week. Unfortunately they saw that my cervix had shortened again to 1.4 cm. I really wasn't expecting it to shorten that much in a week since I had been on bedrest. The doctor said he didn't want to see it shorten that much either. And then he surprised both of us when he said that if they could get me to 29 or 30 weeks then he would feel good about it. I knew that it was a possibility that he could come early, but I guess it was just a surprise to hear him actually say it. They put me on some medication to stop contractions if I start to have them and I also have to get progesterone shots once a week. I had a little scare yesterday, I was having some pressure and Heather ended up taking me in to Labor and Delivery just to make sure everything was okay.I still wasn't showing any contractions and hadn't started dilating...thank goodness!!! I just hope this little guy will decide to stay put for a few more weeks, at least!!! I tell him every day that he can't come yet...we'll see if he decides to listen. I go see the perinatologist again tomorrow. Hopefully it will be good news!!

BEDREST

So last week I found out that I am probably going to be on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy. My sister has an incompetent cervix so I asked my doctor at my last appointment if that could be a problem for me too. They sent me to get an ultrasound and they saw that my cervix had shortened. They sent me up to Labor and Delivery to be monitored and my doctor came to check me. I wasn't having any contractions, but my cervix was 50% effaced. So, here I am sitting on my butt ALL DAY LONG!! It hasn't been too bad, but I am starting to go a little crazy! I thought that it would be nice not having to work, but I guess under different circumstances it would. I want to figure out some things that will take up my time besides watching TV and staring at the computer. While doing my internet surfing yesterday I saw that Target had the stroller in that we wanted...they've been out since we first saw it! I texted Joe and told him and when he came home from work he had it with him! I was so surprised...it definitely made my day!! Joe has been so great through all this. He waits on my every need and doesn't complain about it. It makes me so grateful that I have him as my husband!!!

My first night on bedrest...nice and relaxing!

Heather and Aaron came over to make dinner for us and this is what the kids had fun doing with Cole's toys!!!

Peek-A-Boo!!!

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!