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Thank you

There are lots of people that I owe thank yous to for all the help and support that they have offered and given over the last few days; my mom for all her hard work with the boys, for flying here and for doing my dishes and laundry; the staff at Cecilton for all their love, support and help at school, my mother and sister in law for all their help with the boys, for watching them, taking them to school and daycare and driving them and me around :) to everyone for their kind words, good wishes and love and for all the little things that you did to help me and my family thank you!

I want to thank my boys for being so flexible and understanding in this very hard and crazy transition. Their schedule and world was turned upside down and mommy disappeared for a while and came back with this strange little person that they have to be "gentle" and "quite" around.
Thank you boys; you are amazing and caring big brothers that mommy and daddy are very proud of and love very much!

Finally I would like to send a big thank you out to my best friend and my husband. Thank you for all that you did to make this experience and transition as easy as possible. I know that you were run ragged for a few days and I thank you. Thank you for all the big things; running to the airport to get my mom and take her back, for keeping things as normal for the boys that you could, for running them here and there and everywhere, for being there with me; for holding my hand and talking me through it all. Thank you for the Dunkin Donuts coffee and muffin that you brought me each morning and for sneaking in that delicious cheeseburger the day of my surgery when I had not eaten in like a day; and thank you for all the little things that I did not see or know about I could not have done it without you. Thank you most of all for the third little perfect man that our family is blessed with. I love you with all my heart.

I love you all the way to the moon and back down to the dirt :)

Here are some more :)

Henry Robert

Well here is my little guy who was causing all the craziness inside. Henry Robert was born on Thursday, October 21 at 11:47 am. He was 9 lbs and 6 oz and 22 inches long. He is perfect.

My little guy into the world via C section. This was def an experience but I have to say the nursing staff and doctors did everything they could to make this a comfortable experience. The doctors rocked out to music and were decked in their Philly and Steelers caps and discussed the night befores big game. Amazingly that was what I needed, it took the focus off of what was going on behind that sheet. The surgery took about an hour and I have never been so scared but once I got through it there was this perfect little man waiting for me. The pain and uncomfortableness that follows has been the hardest part bit it was all worth it.

Today is the Day!

Today we will be finally meeting "little" Uleau. At last count they were weighing in at 11 lbs :) Holy Cow! Now mind you this weight could be off but in either direction. None the less we will be meeting our new little one through a C section a little before lunch time. I am very nervous. I have never had surgery before and I am not sure what to expect! Plus I am anxious, is it a boy ? a girl ? does it really weigh the eleven pounds it is projected to weigh? Well time will tell and by my next blog you will get to meet our new little addition. Please say a little prayer and keep us in your thoughts today mom and baby will need it! Happy Thursday everyone! and Happy Birthday little one :)

Time is winding down

It appears that Sparky has moved into the head down position for the Dr's appointment, how nice! I need to keep my weekly ultrasound and Dr appointments, if I do not deliver this week we will schedule a C section. The size of the baby is starting to become a concern for natural delivery, it is weighing in at 9 lbs 9 oz. it will be interesting.

Mixed Emotions

I am not sure how I want my appointment today to go, I have mixed emotions. I do not know how I would feel about either having to go through with a "normal" delivery and take the chance of them having to rotate the baby manually and that failing and ending up with a C-section or just going in with a C- section in mind. From my research it seems those are the only 2 options with a stubborn little one! I just need this new Uleau to be welcomed into the world soon.......well I guess it is in the Dr's Hands. We shall see what they say this morning.

Baby Update

Due to the size that they think the baby is, I have been on weekly ultrasounds and weekly Dr appointments. At yesterdays ultrasound the baby is weighing in at 9 lbs 9 oz. and has moved itself out of the head down position and into the transverse position. Transverse means that the baby is laying on its side, kind of in a moon shape with neither the head or the feet being in the down position. It has been in the head position and then not and then in it and then not. The baby has removed itself from my spine but is now shoved comfortably up under my ribs :) They have put a rush on my ultrasound results and I meet with the Dr on Friday morning to discuss our options. We shall see. Wish us luck!

AHAHAH

So it has been a while since I have last posted and I am not sure why. Every time I sit down to blog something comes up or I get it all typed out and delete it. Not sure why. Oh well.
I have reached the 37th week of my pregnancy and I have to admit this one is not progressing as the others did. I am hearing mixed reviews and it is very frustrating, I hate not being able to see in there and check things out. One day I am dilating and head down with a 9 pound baby the next time the baby has rotated, is not head down and nothing is happening. I just wish that somebody would stick to their story. I wish that I did not have to go to Dr's Appointments once a week, I wish that I did not have to have an ultrasound once a week (on different days because they could not possibly schedule it all together) and I wish that our little one would just want to come out and see the world. I don't mean to complain and I apologize for I know that there are tons who would take on the "joys" of pregnancy in a heartbeat but for me right now, my reality is that its too much on my body right now. Too much. Mike had to take me the hospital last night for extremely severe back pain, it turn out the little one just had their head pressed into my spine and I had to rotate them out of the position. I was so embarrassed, you would have thought that by #3 I would not have to waste people's time. When I go to the hospital for the baby that is what I want, to leave with a baby. :) Thankfully I have a great husband and family who are patient and understanding with me and the ups and downs of pregnancies!
Here is to a post with baby pictures in the next week or so :)