Welcome Baby Ben!

Here he is... finally! Introducing our newest little angel-

Benjamin Michael Walk
Born Feb.25, 2010
7 lbs 15 oz - 20 inches



more to come soon!

Light at the end of the tunnel...

I had a non-stress test on Monday, my 41 weeks date, although "non-stressful" would be anything but Monday morning! Lydia woke up Sunday morning vomiting and didn't stop for 24 hours. By Monday morning the pediatrician told us to take her to the ER since she could very well be dehydrated and we didn't want to risk anything since that can cause brain damage. We quickly dressed Josiah and gathered our things... and dropped Lydia and Daddy off at the ER while Josiah (and Grandpa who met us there to help- thank God!) went over with me to the scheduled non-stress test across the street at the other building.

Long story shorter, all looks well with the baby... yet at the same time he/she is still overdue and it's putting extra stress on my body and heart. I've been having palpitations for the past week, which, is most likely just due to carrying all this extra weight and my heart working harder to pump extra blood, but it's still a scary symptom I've never had before. In keeping with my feelings of "God's timing" and remembering that babies really don't know what day on the calendar it is (I wish they did!) I decided to wait a little longer to give this kid a chance to GET OUT on it's own. It's just too comfy in there! They can't let you go past 42 weeks, so I knew I'd have to have an induction soon. The midwife scheduled an induction for the end of the week, this Thursday at 8:30 am. She asked if I wanted to schedule it earlier, but I told her I'll give this kid the last couple days to come out on it's own... otherwise we'll induce. (SO... please pray this baby comes tonight or tomorrow night... it'd be nice to go into labor naturally) but if not, we should have good news to share with you by Thursday! It's also a good thing I DIDN'T schedule an induction earlier since I was in the hospital all night last night with Lydia. We were able to get her virus and dehydration under control enough to come home, and then we were busy today disinfecting knobs and handles and all kinds of things around the house to keep the germs at bay! We're hoping Josiah (and all of us) stay healthy as we welcome Three-Bee into the world... SOON!
(Thank God for breastfeeding... the odds of the baby getting sick while nursing are practically nil!)


SO ... there is a light at the end of this...very LONG tunnel... haha! :) We'll keep you posted!

Still Waiting...

It's now FRIDAY... I was due on MONDAY.

Does anyone else find this kind of comical?

*sigh* Ah... I have my positive moments and my negative. I keep trying to remind myself that I will NOT be pregnant forever. But... I'm really starting to feel like I will be! There's not much happening, and I don't feel like I'm going into labor anytime soon. Frankly, it's just depressing. PLEASE say a prayer that I will have this baby- sometime soon- over the weekend, because I really do not want to have to go into my 41 week appointment on Monday morning. :(

Thanks everyone for your warm wishes and most especially your prayers. I REALLY hope the next time I post it's introducing you to this little one... God bless!

Due Date + 2

Well... here we are- 40 wks and going strong! I had some kinda scary symptoms last night (heart palpitations, trouble breathing, dizziness and headaches the past couple days) so we saw the midwife today instead of tomorrow morning. My blood pressure was a little high, but not bad, and long story short, the baby sounds great and they aren't really concerned about me either. So, we're still just waiting. I haven't made any other "progress" (dilation etc) since this past Sunday. *sigh*

Sometimes I'm really frustrated and of course, am SO ready to be done being pregnant, but I'm also just thankful that everything is fine and keep reminding myself (Um... CONSTANTLY reminding myself) that this baby WILL come out... relatively soon. Hopefully, VERY soon.

It's also helping me, mentally at least, to remind myself that Josiah was born at 41 weeks, which just happened to be his timing. God's timing. And look how he turned out! A healthy, average weight, happy and beautiful baby boy who has turned into a one-in-a-million little boy that is just... priceless. All babies are priceless... of course, I just mean... looking at my little boy makes me smile and remember that a few extra days aren't the end of the world- He was CERTAINLY worth the wait :)

We'll keep you all posted... thanks for your warm thoughts and your prayers. I think everyone's prayers are truly helping me to feel more at peace and positive about all this. Every day is SO LONG at 40 wks... and I'm so blessed to have the love and support of all of you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ahh, how I wish we were updating you with the cutest newest little Valentine in our family, but... we're not. Three-Bee is taking his/her good 'ol time... which reminds me a lot of his/her big brother. I'm due... tomorrow. Yup. tomorrow. It's almost humorous that I'm even saying that. But... oh well. My Mom says I make a comfy-cozy womb... too cozy if you ask me!
Hopefully sometime (VERY) soon we'll be posting to introduce you all to our newest addition!

So against all odds, at 40 wks pregnant "my boys" gave me a super sweet Valentine's Day. I had breakfast in bed with a heart-shaped chocolate chip pancake, heart-shaped cheesy-eggs, and heart shaped banana slices. It was adorable- and really YUMMY! Then, before leaving for Mass my boys each gave me a love note and new earrings! I almost cried. It was just so sweet, and made my day. I was very tempted to mope around and stay in bed all day- but then I figured rather than be sad that I don't have this new little one in my arms to love, I better enjoy the day with the other wonderful loving people in my life! Afterall, as I said to Michael, "I only get to enjoy you and the TWO kids for a little bit longer, once this one comes out I can't put it back in!" HA HA. There's being optimistic for ya.

We hope you all had a beautiful and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY filled with love!

Worried

***UPDATE... We still have a lot of snow, but it's possible to get OUT... so I'm a lot less worried. I just want to HAVE this baby now! Here's hoping my next update is introducing you to the newest person in our family :) Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, we really appreciate them!


Well... I think it's fair to say I'm just a little worried right now.

Today the forecast is calling for another 16-21 inches of snow (today through tomorrow) on top of the already 30(ish) that we have... seriously!? I'm so sick of snow. It's not even pretty to see THIS much snow everywhere.

Not to mention that it's just a little hard not to be stressed out that I'm due in... 6 days. Yes, 6 days. Knowing my record, I won't go into labor until this weekend... but I'm definitely feeling it getting closer every day.
And who really knows?

Michael is very excited, thinking we may actually get to call and ambulance and have them rescue us with a snow plow and anything we might need. LOL- He cracks me up. I suppose it could be quite the adventure... but I think it's a little easier for HIM to be excited about that prospect than me!

Well, keep us in your prayers. Just say a prayer that we'll get to the hospital safely and the baby and I will get through it all fine. My Mom is here with us still, helping with the kids and able to watch them if need be... and that is probably just about the only thing keeping me from going crazy.

I told Michael this morning... "That's it. No more babies due in winter!" ha ha.

Until next time...

This is SNOW CRAZY! Blizzard of 2010

All I have to say is... who told them first?

My brother moves to warm TEXAS.

My other brother moves to (very) warm San Salvador.

Hello!? Did they know about this...?

I think they all knew something we didn't and got outta here before it hit! ;)

Just kidding... but really, this storm is just insane. We've got a good 2 1/2 feet of snow, maybe more, definitely more in some places due to wind. In Josiah's very appropriate words on Saturday morning, "WHOA. Dad! Everything- is- completely- COVERED- in- snow." haha

Oh- and THEN, speaking of brothers, my brother (in law) tells us "we're supposed to get more snow on Tuesday"... oh.... THANK YOU KEN, that just puts my heart at ease!
HA HA HA! Yes... it turns out we're expecting another 6-10 inches Tuesday to Wednesday. *sigh* I'm so DONE with snow. This baby is due in 7 days... should be interesting!

Enjoy these pictures... and stay safe and warm!
We'll let you know when our next little snow angel arrives :)

This is a test...

My husband has this "cute" little way of forgetting things at home, like his cell phone, whenever I actually need him. Or leaving it in his office, while he's off downtown at a meeting. So today, just for fun... we had this conversation:

*I dial his cell phone...

husband: "Hello?"

wife: "HELLO! THIS IS A TEST, of the EMERGENCY BABY SYSTEM. .... *pause*.... My water broke!"

husband (very calmly and smoothly replies): "No it didn't."

wife: "I know. I told you, it's a TEST."

husband: "Oh."

wife: "I'm just checking in. see you later?"

husband: "Yup. Ok. bye"

LOL. men! ;)