Percocet makes me a better parent and other observations from the first two weeks.

The last two weeks have taught me quite a few things. And here I thought I already knew it all.

-When presented with the choice of showering, sleeping or eating; sleeping always wins.

-Flossing, shaving, vacuuming, dusting and cooking are optional.

-You know you need to get your 2 year old out of the house when he keeps saying "I want to have a good time, mom".

-As soon as you brag that your baby is a good sleeper, he'll make a liar out of you.

-Newborns poop more than they pee.

-Nipples need to be broken in. They bleed easily.

-Toddlers can live off of gold fish crackers and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

-There is nothing in the world better than the feeling of your newborn baby falling asleep in your arms.

Welcome to the world!!

Evan James was born on 8-11-09 at 10:23 am. He was 8 pounds 6 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. He is the most beautiful little thing and I am madly in love. He looks just like his big brother but with red hair! He is a great baby who never cries and sleeps all the time. I have to wake him up to feed him or else he'd sleep all day.

The birth was uncomplicated. All went well except the allergic reaction I had to the tape they used on the bandage over the incision. Of all things that could go wrong, leave it up to me to have a tape allergy! We spent three long nights in the hospital and were home on Friday. My bed never felt so good.

Things are going well minus the bladder infection and nasty case of mastitis but I'm on the mend and should be back to my normal nutty self in a few days.

Lane is loving his little brother. He brings him toys and kisses his head all day long. He is such a sweet boy.

And just to complete the series, this is me at 39 weeks, right before I left for the hospital.

38 weeks

6 more days!! I am so ready to get this baby out! My hips and pubic bone feel like they are on fire, I'm having contractions throughout the day, and I can no longer breathe. I went to the grocery store yesterday to stock up and when I got home I felt like I had just run a marathon. I was completely worn out. I have one more doctor's appointment and one more non-stress test this week then next Tuesday is the big day.

He loves me too!

He told me so.

I melted.

The final countdown

10 more days! I've been going for non-stress tests at the hospital to make the baby is doing ok. Today they told me I was contracting the whole time. I didn't feel a thing. Same thing happened when I was pregnant with Lane. I couldn't feel the little contractions. It wasn't until I was 5 or 6 centimeters dilated and they were intense that I felt them. They checked me and my cervix is still closed. Thank god!

All I know is this baby doesn't get his walking papers until the 11th. He better read the fine print. My mom isn't in town until the 9th and we are going to a baseball game that day. We have those Presidential Suite tickets again and I'm not missing it. If he's lucky, I'll let him out on the 10th.

Oh, and apparently I'm so big the nurses in the labor and delivery ward thought I was having twins. They were expecting a mom with twins today and thought it was me when they saw me!

37 weeks

These pictures are getting embarrassing. I'm huge.

I'm officially full term!! This baby could safely come any day now. My doctor told me to be prepared to go into labor before my scheduled c-section date. That scared the shit out of me! What does he mean? Why did he say that? There's no way I'm letting this kid out before August 11th.

Oh, and I woke up to a lovely note from Ryan. It read: "You must pack a bag for the hospital today or risk the possibilities of your loving husband's selections." He's honest and he knows me well!

Conversation with a two year old

Me: Are you ready to get your pj's on and go to bed?
Lane: Five minutes.
Me: Excuse me? Do you even know what five minutes means?
Lane: Calm down, mom.

Baby news

The doctor says this is a "big" baby. He couldn't tell me how big but said if I were closer to 38 weeks he'd send me to have him now. Lane was 8 lbs, 6 oz. I'm thinking this guy is going to be around 9 lbs. I'm a southerner. We make 'em big!

He's still breech and it's looking more and more like I'm going to have a c section. My doctor is hesitant to try a version since he's so big and there's not much room to move in there. Plus, he'd want me to stay in the hospital after the version until I delivered. That would be about 2 weeks. Can't do it. I'm dreading the three days I absolutely have to be there. No way could I do two weeks. Plus, who would watch this guy?

36 weeks

I don't think it's possible to get any bigger!