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The 0-3 month shorts are still too big... he looks like a tiny grandpa

First bath... he looks like a plastic doll for some reason.

Fell asleep cuddling with daddy

Not so sure

Tiny mohawk.





Baby boy weighed 8lbs at his 2 week checkup. He gained 14oz in 1 week. Growing like a weed! More updates to come later

We are home!

We are all home safe and sound! We ended up having to spend 5 days in the hospital. Cooper had jaundice and had to stay an extra day under "bililights" to get his Bilirubin levels down. So Friday afternoon they went down and we got to go home! Cooper has been wonderful. He has been a "text-book" baby. He is eating and definitely pooping well. Here are a few pictures from the last few days. It's hard to believe he is almost a week old!

After feeding him this morning. Also excited I got to wear a regular T-shirt!

I'm too sexy for my clothes...

First ride in the carseat!

All his clothes are too big because we were expecting an "above average" sized baby...a perfect 7lbs.

I have been joking all along that Coop will come out flipping us off and cussing us out. Kevin and I work at a residential treatment facility where the kids yell all kinds of profanity and stuff. So Cooper has heard it all! Well, this is the proof!

He is here!

He is here! Cooper Silas Geng... born via C-section... July 14, 10:06pm, 7lbs, 20inches.
Here are some pictures... I will post more later! After over 24 hours of limited progress I asked for a C-section. Everyone was grateful I did because he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck 3 times and he would have never come out without surgery!

10:00 update

Well poo.... they took out the Cervidil and started cytotec and 4 hours later it has done nothing... The 1cm I was dialted has now gone back to 0cm.... Mommy is not happy. Although after making the switch I got more pain meds and slept till 9:30 or so.... I am not as uncomfortable or in pain like earlier.... but that's not supposed to happen.... So, maybe more cervidil? Pitocin?

6:30am update

Well, we are in the hospital. Last night we started the cervadil... I didn't really get to sleep. I am having contractions though. It's not like I had expected... I have just a constant pain in my hips and lower back... it sucks. I asked for pain meds around 2am and they made me see bears in raincoats so that was fun except it only lasts like an hour, but it works, and I am going to get another one soon.
So, 5:30 rolls around and the cervadil is taken out and I am only dialated 1 cm. BOO... I was hoping for like 4cm so I could get that epidural... Nope... So, I just took at pill cytoteck (i think) around 10am it should be doing something before we start pitocin.

I am just exhausted and rather disappointed that not much is happening. Hopefully this new pill will do more... Kev is off to find breakfast and I am going to ask for that pain medicine!

Induction day!

Well, Big news! We are gonna have a baby today! Well... at least start the process. We go in for an induction today at 4:30. I have gone from excited, to nervous, to scared, and back to excited. I had a "meltdown" last night because I can't believe I made it to 40 weeks. For so long I never thought he would come. Is it possible to miss someone you have never met? I can't wait to see my sweet baby!
I think I may have had some contractions yesterday but I am still not sure. I have no idea what I am in for as I have not had any Braxton Hicks or any "real" contractions.
The hospital has free WiFi so I will be updating quite frequently and I hope to post some pictures of our little one!

I thought I would pay tribute to little Cosby. He's going to have a hard time not being the baby anymore...

Here is a picture of the crib with the bookshelves by it... More pictures to come!

Pregnant for 46 years

If I were to document my behavior at work like I would on progress notes at work; it would be as follows:

Bright affect. Eager to offer help to peers. Quick mood flux. Easily irritable, slow to comply. Upset easily by residents. Hard time staying quiet when residents were showing poor bx. Focused on (insert kid name here) and became verbally aggressive when he would lie. VTO. Redirected for rudeness to residents. Rude to peers. Bossy attitude. Asked several times to see staff (Mr. Kevin) and became increasingly focused on this staff as evidenced by asking for lots of hugs. Manipulated to go to cafe for water to remove self from group. Quick mood flux as evidenced by flat affect, increasingly quiet, more moody, hard time staying awake. Took 3 VTO's. Increasingly tired as evening progressed. Socially withdrawn.

Work is getting harder and harder as I only have 5 weeks left. I am so ready for a break. I have started an online school for Medical Transcription so I can work from home. If it works out and I can finish soon, I won't ever have to go back to Habberton House. I like it so far because I'm learning all these root words and how to combine them with correct medical terminology. I hope it works out.

I am at 35 weeks and 1 day. I don't think I have had any contractions or Braxton Hicks either. I'm frustrated because I want some action and action means this baby is coming out soon. We go to the Dr. every week now and I had a freak out session after yesterday's appointment. I was thinking this baby will never come out, I will be like that 60 year old woman in Egypt they found who had been pregnant for over 40 years. Sleeping has become my biggest challenge. Working 2nd shift my body is used to weird hours anyway but I can sleep from:
1am-2:30am
Bathroom break and roll over
3am-4:30am
Bathroom break and rolling over
4:30am-6am
Bathroom break and roll over
6:15am-8:30
Bathroom break
Rarely if I am lucky I can go back to bed till the alarm at 9:30...

I even took a benadryl last night and no relief from the weirdness of it all. So, hopefully he will come in the next 34 days. In 2 weeks we are going to try some things to get contractions going and naturally induce. There are all kinds of herbal teas to drink, pressure points to massage and other stuff. I want to meet my sweet baby! Well, it's 10am, maybe I can take a nap.