He's here.

Cooper Wade

9-1-11

2:18 pm

8 lbs 9 oz

22 inches

August 29th:

I went to my doctor's appointment nearing 39 weeks. He asked how I was feeling. I told him I was feeling like I wanted to have my baby. He asked when...I said Thursday and he said that would be just fine. Really? That easy? Great.

August 31st:

I got a foot zone (reflexology) done by my neighbor. Wanted to help my body get moving before the induction to hopefully help it all move a little faster.

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I was up all that night with contractions. Some were weak and some hurt like crazy. Some came 4 minutes from one another and some 7 to 12 minutes. By 4am I woke up Mr. T to time them (and to have someone up with me) by 5am I finally was able to fall asleep for 12 minutes at a time breathing through the contractions as they came. Through the night, I actually felt that little guy get in a better position. He went from laying across my body to fully up and down.

September 1st:

I woke up around 7:30. The contractions were still coming, but not as often. I got showered and Lil D ready for the day and waited for that call. It wasn't coming. I called at 8:30, to be told that they had a really busy night and there was still 1 person in front of me so it would probably be closer to 11am, if then. I told them about the contractions and they told me that I could come in and be checked and they could possibly "work something out". I was frustrated and Lil D was bouncing off the walls wondering when that baby was going to come. We sent him off to the neighbors and I tried to sleep.

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At 10:15 I called my doctor's office. They basically told me the same thing...I could go in and get checked if I wanted to. Mr. T and I went for a walk and then he decided that he would just take me in. I couldn't do a whole other day of this and I figured if I had progressed at all since Monday (3 and 25%) they would admit me since I was scheduled for an induction anyway.

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11am: We arrived at the hospital and they checked me in to the delivery room. I had progressed to a 4 and 90%.

12pm: potosin was started and the epidural was going. The contractions immediately started and were 2 minutes apart.

1pm: My doctor came and broke my water. Still a 4.

1:20ish: Mr. T left to get some lunch.

1:30ish: My nurse came in to set things up...I informed her I was filling lots of pressure.

1:40ish: She checked and I was fully dialated...quick call Mr. T back

1:50pm: Mr. T got back and I pushed through 2 contractions. Then I sat through a few more while we waited for my doctor to get downstairs.

2:10ish: I pushed through 4 contractions

2:18pm: Sweet little Cooper was laying on my belly.

I just laid there in amazement! I couldn't believe that it happened so fast.

I'm still in shock that I have a second child...we tried for 3 years...and he is finally here!

I love him!

His brother...LOVES him!

The Thompson family is a pretty happy family right now!

(and in case you are wondering who he looks like...he is a spitting image of Dallin...I'm talking identical...it's kinda crazy...guess he definitely belongs to us!)

baby item #3...nursing cover

I'm not gonna lie...I am pretty sneaky when it comes to breast feeding in public with no one the wiser. Yep, totally fed Dallin, when he was 9 months old, while standing in line to ride on Pirates of the Caribbean...even my family didn't realize...tee hee!

This time I figured I could at least make something to cover myself up...incase I'm not as good this go round :) Besides, I have been loving this fabric for a few months, but had no reason to buy it...how 'bout a nursing cover...perfect reason.

I used this tutorial from Sew Much Ado.

Her tutorial was super easy to follow...and even though I say my sewing skills are not that fantastic...I feel like it looks like I bought it from a store...I'm giving Abby all the credit for keeping the tutorial simple...so thanks!

I love it!

baby item #2...car seat cover

I decided this little one (32 days and counting) needed one of those infant car seat covers. Since he is coming at the start of fall and will be a little one through the winter, as much as I can alleviate "strangers" hands on him in public the better. Shopping for fabric was hard for me. I didn't want anything "babyish" and all the fabrics I found in "boy colors" were still "girly prints"...frustrating. I finally decided on a gray/blue/pale yellow print. Bonus, it matches my diaper bag...

To make the cover, I used this tutorial from Sutton Grace.

It was so simple.

(yep, stripes on the inside)

(oh, and I didn't even realize that it has some of the same colors as the car seat...that's what you get for packing the car seat away for 3 years and forgetting what it looks like.)

After making the cover, I even took apart the cart seat, washed the seat fabric and wiped down the seat...check another task off the list.

baby item #1...pacifier clip

Since the nursery is done...it's time to make a few baby items...non baby room related.

Today I whipped up a couple pacifier clips. Seriously...so easy and so fast.

I used this tutorial from Our Seven Dwarfs...but made it even easier for myself.

I cut each ribbon 9" long.

I burnt each end with a lighter to keep the ribbon from fraying.

I put the ribbon through the suspender clip and hot glued it down.

Then I hot glued one side of the velcro to the end of the ribbon...put a pacifier in to make sure it fit, and hot glued the other side of the velcro in the correct place.

Attach pacifier and it's ready for baby's mouth.

One project down...a few more to go...and 5 weeks left! :)