Sweet Zachary is Here!

Our son has arrived!He was born 7/20/10 weighing a whopping 8 Ibs 13 oz, 20 inches. We are so in love with him! Here are some pictures of our little guy :)

3 days!

We are 3 days away from the due date and time is dragging! Zachary is very content and he is showing no signs of wanting to come out. If he is not here by Monday I have another appointment that affternoon. Hopefully at that point they will schedule an induction becuase of my gestational diabetes. They still have not decided if a c-section will be needed. They think I may be to small to deliver regularly. They won't decide though till I am in labor.

We are so excited to be parents. I can't wait to see Tim as a father. I know that he will be amazing! I also can't wait to kiss his little face!

Come On Out Zach!

Man oh man, we are ready to meet our son! At our appointment this week the doctor said I was 2-3 cm, and 80% effaced. The doctor also said that he will probably be here before his due date! We hope so!

Today was my last day at work, so he is welcome to come anytime. Today would be nice since we have a nice long holiday weekend and Tim doesn't have to work. It most likely won't happen, just wishful thinking. He will come when he is ready!

I am not sure if Zach will wait for his Oma(my mom) to get back from Texas. My sister Katie who lives in Texas was due June 27th, and still no sign of the baby coming. She is scheduled to be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday but might not have it till Thursday. That's the 8th. My mom is supposed to be back the 9th but might end up staying a week longer. Which will mean she will come back the 16th, which is 3 days before Zach is due. So we will see if Zach decides to wait or not. Maybe Zach will share a birthday with his cousin :) That would be funny.

All I can say is that I can not wait to meet him and see his adorable little face, hands and toes! We are so excited! I will have to post a picture soon of his room!

2 1/2 years...and 6 1/2 weeks to go!

2 1/2 years:

I am not the type of person who notices half birthdays, maybe it's because I don't have one. But I do notice half Anniversaries. Yesterday marked 2 1/2 years of marriage for Tim and I. I can't believe that it's been that long. It has gone by sooo fast! We are only half a year from 3 years! wow, really can't believe it. We have had so much fun together and have accomplished so much.

We quite Chuck E. Cheese and got real jobs :), moved 3 times, spent a summer in Idaho, I graduated school, Tim has only 9 classes left, fell more in love, and made a baby! May not sound like much, but yeah looking back where we were 2 1/2 years ago we have come along way! I can't wait to see what we will accomplish with in the next 2 1/2 years! Hopefully have another 2 kids, have a house, and Tim will have a good job that he really enjoys.

6 1/2 weeks:

Drum roll, please!!! We have truly begun to count down the weeks till Zachary makes his appearance! I can't believe that we only have 47 days left. It sounds shorter to me in days than it does in weeks. Counting from 40 weeks down to 6 has felt like forever sometimes but for the most part flew by. I have 4 weeks left at work and then I am resting up for 2 weeks to make up for the loss of sleep I will have for the rest of my life. In my opinion I don't think 2 weeks will be enough or any amount of time, but it will all be worth it when I hold him and see him smile.

We are moving out this month and we are very excited. We found a two bedroom apt and the bedrooms are huge! All I have for his room is a crib and a changing table. I am trying to talk Tim into letting me get a glider chair and hopefully that will fill it up a bit. This new apt is also within the boundaries of our old ward. I am so happy to go back and see all my old friends, and a bunch of them are due with their own babies around the same time Zach is due. So he will have plenty of baby friends to play with, and I will have adults to talk to!

I now have 2 doctors appointments every week till he comes. One normal appointment, and then a non stress test appointment. I am hoping that this will help time go by fast because it gives me something to look forward to. Yesterday the doctor said that he is sill really big. So, a c-section is still a possibility which he said they will do at 39 weeks if not sooner. I am still hoping for a normal delivery though because it's cheaper and I feel like a c- section will rob me of really "experiencing" giving birth. It may sound weird, but I want to feel the labor pains, I want Tim to cut the cord, and I want to hold my baby the second he is born. With a c-section I can't hold him right away, and I need that instant bonding moment. The thought of being cut open just scares me as well. My deepest cut has been a paper cut, and now I have a big possibility of being cut open. But I am preparing for it if it does happen. We can't wait to meet our little man!

Maternity Pictures

My good friend Mallory Kerwin was so nice to take maternity pictures of Tim and I yesterday. She is so talented and has an amazing eye for photography. Check out her photography blog at

mallorykerwin.blogspot.com

Here are some pictures from the shoot:

Our Getaway

So, this past week Tim and I went on a little getaway before Zach comes. Tim had a week break between semesters so it was a perfect time to go. We went to Vegas and stayed at the Tahiti Village Resort. It was really good except the bed. It was hard as a rock, so my back didn't appreciate that much. The first night we were there we went and saw The Lion King! It was amazing! I was afraid that Tim wouldn't like it because he hates musicals. He ended up loving it. After the show he whispered to me that he is a sucker for father and son stories now. I love that he said that.

The Next day I really wanted to go swimming. We woke up to rain! I was so sad, I wanted the sun to be out and we wanted to go in the lazy river. Since the weather was not agreeing with our plans we went to the outlet malls. The place was huge! Tim bought some Nikie shirts. We then had lunch at Chipotle. The rest of the day we rested and rented some movies and ordered wings and pizza. In the morning we had to be out by 10 and it was a beautiful day. Finally nice weather and we had to leave.

It was a relaxing trip, and it was so nice to spend quality time together! Now we are beginning to count down the weeks to Zach's arrival. 11 1/2!

20 Weeks, Half way!

Yeah! I am half way! This is very exciting to be half way done! The first 20 weeks flew by so I am hoping that the next 20 fly even faster! I have been able to feel him kick a lot more, just in this past week alone. Tim has yet to be able to feel them, but hopefully in about two weeks he will. We can't wait to meet him!