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!)

36 weeks!

Lil D is getting to be quite the photographer.

Wish you could hear him, "Zoom in a little, now out...little more in...perfect"!

Down to weekly appointments with the doctor.

Heartburn all day long.

And SOOOOO tired!

But...it's been a very easy pregnancy (just like Lil D) so I really can't complain.

However...I'm ready for this little guy to make his appearance....

He just has to wait until Mr. T and Lil D go to my family reunion next week for 5 days...let's just say I'm just going to lay really still for 5 days (yeah, that will be hard)...and then as soon as their plane lands next Thursday, I'm gonna start walking....

All Day Long!

I don't really have much left to do...which is a huge relief...just lots of time to relax and hang out with Lil D...of course, he just wants the baby here too....maybe he'll go walking with me:)

32 weeks!

(photos courtesy of Lil D...he's getting to be quite the photographer)

I am typically the first person that wants summer to last FOREVER...LOVE the heat and sunshine and hate when it leaves. I have been wishing this summer away so that this baby could just be here, but I realized yesterday that I don't want to do that anymore. I want to enjoy every moment of the beautiful weather AND every moment of these last 8 weeks when it is just me and Lil D. By the time this baby arrives, Lil D will be 4 1/2...thats 4 1/2 years of me and him doing what we want when we want...it is going to be a HUGE adjustment for both us. Don't get me wrong, we are both so super excited, but I better not hurry by the days where he can have my undivided attention...'cause soon enough another little boy will be heavily occupying my time. So here's to the rest of the summer and lazy days with my Lil D.

Maternity clothing ramblings and a dress revamp

I try not to complain about anything pregnancy related...

because I am just so grateful that I am pregnant.

But let's be real here...maternity clothes are a RIP OFF!

The last (and first) time I was pregnant, I bought myself a nice little maternity wardrobe.

You would hope that you would be able to reuse those clothes in future pregnancies.

Nope. Not me.

Pregnancy #1 I was working full time therefore I bought lots of trousers and dress shirts.

Pregnancy #2 I'm a stay at home mom with no need for trousers or dress shirts.

Pregnancy #1 I was big pregnant right through winter.

Pregnancy #2 I am big pregnant right through summer.

Pregnancy #1 I started my pregnancy at 170 pounds.

Pregnancy #2 I started my pregnancy at 145 pounds.

Let's just say that not a single clothing item has been able to be recycled.

Awesome right?:)

I have 2 main issues with maternity clothing...the length and the price.

Attention maternity clothing designers:

I don't like my fat pregnant thighs shown to the world

AND

I don't like paying more for clothing I can only wear for 3 months then clothes I wear the rest of my life.

So I've done my best to wear regular clothes for as long as possible. Here are the non-maternity clothes I am loving:

-Downeast clothing has great shirts...I have their cap sleeve t's in about every color and they still fit...love that.

-Athleta is one of my new fav clothing lines. I have 2 of their dresses and could wear them up to a month ago...they are super comfortable and cute. I also bought a skirt that I am currently wearing and will be able to wear the whole pregnancy...and then when I am back to my normal size it will still fit. I'd wear it every day if people wouldn't notice. The beauty of athleta is (not just their super cute clothes) that I can buy talls...which means no fat thighs hanging out.

-Maxi dresses...from anywhere...they love non pregnant and pregnant bellys!

I have had to break down and buy some maternity items. I found these shorts and LOVE them. I have bought a few things from Motherhood Maternity...a pair of capris and a dress. And I have found a few things at Old Navy. I have been able to find some great deals...but the length issues remains.

Which brings me to my dress revamp.

I am NOT a seamstress...

but I can sew well enough to make pillows and add fabric to a dress:)

I bought this dress from Old Navy (online) for $15. When it arrived it was just a bit too short for my liking. I just want my thighs covered...c'mon is that too much for my 7 month body to ask for?

So I found some fabric at Joanns that I thought would not only help me lengthen the dress but add a little something to it. I cut the fabric into 6 inch strips, folded it in half and stitched it to the bottom of the dress.

I think it turned out just fine.

Yes, it's a jersey dress and that bottom fabric is not...oh well...it's only 3 months.

I'm just glad that I have another dress to get me through this hot summer and my thighs can be cool without having to bare themselves to the world:)

Don't forget...today is the last day to enter the Shabby Apple dress giveaway!