He's Here!!

Laura here! Just wanted to share the great news!!

Baby Baker arrived around 4:00pm on Monday 11/30/09
He weighed 8lbs 6oz and was 19.5in long!

He's beautiful and very healthy! :)

Antie Goo practicing!! LOVE IT!!!

So precious!

Finally got the hear shape ;)

This has to be my favorite!!!!

Awe...Auntie Goo you are getting so crafty!!!!

24 Week Pictures

It's official...at 23 weeks you're a rock n' roller Lil Man

First of all, I would just like to thank Auntie Goo for hijacking my blog here!! Sorry guys!! I don't have internet at home so that's my excuse for not getting on here so much ;)

Lil Man, you are quite the kicker!! Daddy felt you kick for the first time on Sunday, July 19th. He was so excited to feel you!! You didn't kick to often then but you surely kick now, no question. It seems like every time Momma eats you get so excited!! Whenever Momma lays down she can feel you kick too!! Momma can feel you streeeetch and it cracks me up!!! Daddy and I finally found out a way to get you to kick. Auntie Lish always comes up and tries to shake you into kicking but that probably makes you just as nauseous as it does Momma!!! I tell her that she is going to give you baby shaken syndrome and you aren't even here yet ;) We just kid though Peanut...don't you worry!!! But Daddy loves to lie on Momma's belly and whenever he does....there you are!! It was so funny the other night because you kicked Momma three times in the same spot and Daddy was layin’ on my belly. He could just barley feel you the first two times and that third time, you must have known it. You kicked so hard Daddy shot up and was just a smilin'. He was smilin' so big it brought a tear to Momma's eye because we are just so excited that you are in our lives and can’t wait for you to get here!!! Daddy said you can already give an upper cut...you better be a lover not a fighter Lil Man!!!

Well Momma has to go get a shot later today so that's always exciting!!! Good cause though Peanut...good cause!!

Momma and Daddy love you very much and you're kicking me right now!!! Sometimes I wonder if you know what I'm thinking ;)

Hijacked!

Hey ya'll - It's Laura, aka Auntie Goo, and I'm hijacking this here blog to post some PRECIOUS pics of Missy's belly! We did a photo shoot for 18 weeks but she never got it posted on here...

So here you go - my precious Goo and lil baby BabyBoyGoo - who will be BFFs with Keller! :)

(Click to enlarge this one - Ca-ute!)

LOVE YOU GOO!!! :)

So much to catch up on...20 weeks today!!

So sorry for those of you religious bloggers who have not seen any updates for a while ;)

Since my last post, Lil' Peanut and Momma have gone through SO much together!

I guess we should start out by saying that you, Lil' Peanut, are going to be just like Daddy in the sense that you are going to be a big ol' cramp!! About a month ago, June 24th, around 5 pm to be exact, Momma starting cramping and it would just not go away!

So, the next day, the 25th, Dr. Nord wanted Momma to come see him right away. Everything looked good and you looked great Lil' Peanut so just to be on the safe side, Momma had to start getting shots of progesterone once a week for the rest of your baking period...an awesome 24 shots alternating cheeks every week!! Good cause...good cause…that’s the only motivation Momma had to not want to be dragged in to the office!!! Momma had to take these shots so that she would quit cramping and you wouldn't come meet us too soon...before you were done baking ;) So, Dr. Nord said that the cramps should subside by the evening on the 25th.

WRONG!!

Momma was still cramping the next morning and this was very scary Peanut! See, if Momma kept cramping, it was possible that she might have gone into labor too soon...not a good thing when you are still only 16 weeks along...we gotta get to at least 37 buddy!!! So, Momma was put on bed rest for 5 days! If it weren't for Auntie Lish...Momma would have been lost! We owe her big!!!!

However, we went back to see Dr. Nord on the 30th of June and you still looked great. So, Momma was off bed rest!! Thank goodness because those last two days were loooong!

So after the cramping crisis, about a week ago, somewhere around the week of July 13th, Momma felt you kick for the first time!! It was so exciting Lil' Peanut to feel you!! Momma wasn't sure at first because it felt like a little bubble. Some say it does kinda feel like gas, and I can totally see that! It felt more like a little bubble popping inside that didn't hurt but Momma could feel it. I didn't want to count it because I wasn't sure. Well let me just tell you that on Saturday, the 18th, Momma was for sure feeling you Peanut! You were so excited about something that I could feel you at least 4 or 5 times within only a couple minutes and I knew it was you Peanut. Now, I feel you after every meal!!!! I look forward to it ;)

So the biggest news thus far Lil' Peanut...Daddy and Momma found out yesterday, the 21st, that you are a LITTLE BOY!!!! Daddy and Momma are so excited!! We cannot wait!! As Auntie Goo would say...'tuck it down'!! When you are older, Momma will better explain it to you. But for now, Momma and Daddy have learned that the best way to avoid pee in the eye or up your belly is to....of course, tuck it down!! I will never forget it Peanut....so don't you worry ;) I know that you may not appreciate this when you are older but Dr. Nord gave us a big ol' picture of you're weenie so we are for certain that you are our little man!!! We got to see your little foot, your hand, and we saw your face too…kinda look like an alien but that’s just the quality of the picture, little guy so don’t worry…I think you have pretty good genes ;) You were 13. 0z and your heart beat was 158.

So much has gone on Lil' Man! Momma and Daddy love you SO MUCH and we cannot wait to see you again…August 18th we get to measure how big you are and hear your heartbeat!!! I, on the other hand, cannot wait for lunch to feel you kick me!! Daddy can't feel you yet so keep on growin' so he can feel you soon…he can’t wait!!! He lays on Momma’s belly every night in the off chance that he can hear your little heart!

12 weeks

How far along? 12 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 11 lbs....I'm gonna be one of those moms that gains 100 lbs at this rate!
Maternity clothes? Oh yeah...had to pull out the belly band so Momma doesn't have to button her pants ;)
Stretch marks? No, thank God!
Sleep: Oh ya know, I get up once in the middle of the night to pee. I can no longer sleep in and wake up starving!!
Best moment this week: To see Peanut's heart beat, suck his/her thumb, and streeeetch! So cute!!
Movement: Not feeling anything but did get to see Peanut kick in the sono!!
Food cravings: Bought four new boxes of cereal!! Note, have someone else go down the cereal isle from now on ;)

Gender: Not sure at this point in time!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
What I miss: This week, after seeing a bunch of tan people, laying in a tanning bed for 20 minutes!
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender!!!!
Weekly Wisdom: To start looking somewhat presentable during belly photo shoots ;)
Milestones: BABY HAS A NOSE BONE!!! We were told this is a good sign for not having Downs Syndrome!

This was the best sono picture Momma and Daddy got!! See the nose bone!!!!!

From up above, and no Auntie Lish, there is not more than one...at this point (I'll finish your thought ;)

Peanut has teeth holes.. I guess you could say!!

Nice flippin' hair...

Once again, nice hair...can you tell it was a humid day...;)

Couldn't believe the difference between 6 weeks and 12 weeks!! You sure are stickin' out there Peanut!!!

Momma can't wait to see you keep growing!!!!!

Momma's Cravings YUM YUM!!

Let me just tell ya Lil Peanut, you introduced Momma to some foods that she normally would not have eaten on a regular basis...and let me tell ya she thanks you each and every day for them!!

Momma's first craving was Nachos Supreme. We aren't just talking chips and cheese here Lil Peanut, we are talkin' meat, cheese, tomato, and sour cream...basically some tacos on scoops!! This craving happened before Momma found out about you...should have been the light bulp I tell you because once I thought about Nachos Supreme, there was no doing anything else until those Nachos were eaten!!

Don't get me wrong, Momma loves her some DQ. However, Momma didn't realize that she could eat DQ every day, possibly three times a day, if someone let her!! You can't beat a medium cookie dough blizzard with extra extra cookie dough Lil Peanut.

I hope you enjoy blueberry bagles just as much as Momma!! You can't get enough cream cheese on one of them pups...

1st belly pics...

This would be, as Auntie Goo calls, 6 week bloat. And let me tell ya Lil Peanut, Momma felt BLOA-TED...but all for good cause ;)

Little Catch Up

So I guess I should start with the first day I found out about Lil Peanut, March 31st. I was over at Auntie Goo's cleanin' house and Uncle Tone brought home two little precious sticks for Momma...Needless to say those two little pink lines soaked right on through within about 10 seconds!! Thank God Auntie Goo was there with Momma because that was the largest and swerviest emotional roller coaster Momma has ever been on! After about five minutes of hyperventilating, Auntie Goo woke up Uncle Tone and all he could say with those sleepy eyes half closed was "Pregnant? Alright!!" After that, it was time to go home and tell Daddy. Daddy was working on our new house and I pulled him outside and he could see it on my face; we were going to be parents!! Both of us were then terrified and excited all at the same time!

I was so excited to tell everyone but Daddy said I had to wait until we heard it, officially, from the Doctor. So, on April 2nd, Momma and Daddy went to the hospital for a blood test...once again it could not be any clearer.

So, with the results in, it was time to tell Gramy Nancy, Auntie Amy, and Grandpa Eddy. It took Daddy about 45 minutes to tell Grandpa Eddy because he was a little on the freaked side. However, it all worked out and they were so excited to hear about you!!

That same night, we went to Grandpa Crabber's and Grandma Mel's to tell them the exciting news...they couldn't do anything but smile!!! Grandpa Crabber was so excited he told all of his friends at the local watering hole the very next day!

The next day, April 3rd, it would be filled with the biggest challenges of them all; Grany Jani, Nan, and Auntie Lish. First call was to Aunt Heath for a little moral support! Aunt Heath was so excited to hear about you!! Grany Jani was excited that Momma decided to quit smoking...which was the good news before the really good news ;) Nan said she would be all healed up from her knee replacement surgery to pick up her first great grand baby!! Auntie Lish was a little shocked by the news, like everyone else, but was really excited to learn that she was going to become an aunt!! Uncle Michael was the last person to find out that day. It was at his birthday party and he was super excited!! Your cousins can't wait for you to get here!!!

Our first Doctor's appointment was at Dr. Harold Nord's office on April 10th. We learned, once again, that you were going to be an official part of our lives!! The first day we got to see your heart beat was on May 4th, our second appointment. Momma and Daddy were so excited to see your little heart just a thumpin' away...172 to be exact. We could also see your little limbs just a swimmin'....it was the most exciting day yet! We can't wait to see you again...May 26th!!!