What a blessing this sweet baby is.. oh, how we adore him. Although he took almost 42 weeks to show himself, he was well worth the wait. Wednesday the 23rd, Andrew and I went to the hospital at 6:30 pm for my induction. Unfortunately, I wasn't showing signs of progression, so the the doctor gave me cervadil and said he'd check me in 12 hours. We never made it to the 12 hr checking :P I started having contractions around 1:30 am, but I thought they were "nothing" and told myself not to be a baby. At 4:30am, as I lay awake in bed, I decided to call the nurse & see if she could drug me up. She said she'd give me something to "take the edge off" and help me sleep. I slept for 2 hours, and boy was that a blessing. I woke up at 6:30 & was in a great deal of pain. Around 6:45 I woke Andrew up & called the nurse back in. Time felt to be moving sooo slowly. I HURT. Finally the nurse came in, checked me, and said it was time to get the doctor.. I was ready to push. I sure as heck wasn't.. I wanted DRUGS & I wanted them now. No such luck. I pushed for roughly 20 minutes & Colten Anthony Zimmerman was born at 7:22am. He was so much bigger than we all thought he'd be.. 9lbs 5 ozs! 22 1/2 inches long! And beautiful :) I fell in love instantly; although, it happened SO fast that it was a bit shocking.
Andrew was perfect throughout it all. He held my hand & basically didn't say a word. He did laugh at me a few times, because I said some ridiculous thing during those 20 minutes of what I thought was going to be the death of me :) Colty looves his daddy & it's evident that Andrew loves him just as much. He miiiight still be in shock though.
Since Colten's birth, we have been busy! My recovery has been perfect, so we've been out an about. We left the hospital saturday morning, stopping by Andrew's parents on the way home. I took a nice nap, we headed to my parent's for a photo shoot, and then we went to wally world.
On Sunday we went for Colten's very first walk.. well, not including our walk around the 6th floor of the hospital. He liked the stroller other than the huge bumps we hit constantly on Harrington's wonderful sidewalks.
Finally, we ended our long weekend by going to our church's annual Memorial Day Picnic. It was a great time with delicious food, fun activities, and wonderful friends.
(First trip to the pediatrician.. this little piggy is already back to his birth weight)
Thank you to all of our family and friends who have been so helpful & loving as we welcomed our new love into this world. Andrew and I are blessed beyond words.
12 weeks :)
20 weeks- I seriously thought I was HUGE.
25 weeks.
26 weeks.
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28 weeks.
30 weeks.. getting big!
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35.. erased 36-38 off of my phone last night- thought I sent them to my email. Oops!
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40! We're hoping there's not a week 41 to photograph next week. This little boy is a little too comfy in there.. :)
...and say hello to THIS :)
Light green 2006 Toyota Sienna XLE. You have to admit, for a minivan she is a beauty. I'm already excited about how much space we have in the van! Now bring on the baby!
