+2 Weeks

Happy Birthday Logan!

At 9:05am a 9 lb 4 oz 21.5 in. Logan Lee was brought into the world, and mommy and daddies life got quite a bit brighter. Our little Angel and mommy are both in good health and good spirits. Thank you Lord for a healthy baby and mommy.

For those who are wondering Gavin gave the baby a big kiss the first time he saw him.

38 weeks 5 days

Two more days and Logan will be here. I forgot to mention the name is settled! Woohoo! I am so excited! You keep feeling your belly and trying to figure out what you are feeling in there because the doctor said it was a head and it doesn't feel right to you from the outside so you are worried. I will admit I am a little worried myself but just because of the paranoid parent in me not because I believe anything is actually wrong. Even if something is wrong we will be able to deal with it together. I know we can do it. I love you with all my heart.

38 weeks 1 day

We finally moved all the stuff from the bedroom downstairs except for the computer desk which I forgot to have Richard help me move. Sorry! :( I got so tired I had to go to sleep or risk passing out. I can't wait for this baby to come! I am getting so anxious! I don't remember feeling like this with Gavin. It's crazy I am all overwhelmed again in a totally different way. Not to mention that West Dundee is processing me for Full-time you just started work at the new rink and my Paramedic test is the 19th. No pressure. Arghhhh!!!

37 weeks 5 days

You had some contractions again last night we were hoping for the babies arrival, but to no avail. Coincidentally, I put the baby seat in the blazer last night so we totally would have been ready to rock. I am worried about the sharp pains you have had a few times. I tell you its fine but still I worry. I want him to be healthy so badly. It's horrible to be so vulnerable. Gavin and I pray for the baby every time we pray. I want you to go early now more than ever. I can't wait till we can bring him home and take care of him.

37 weeks!

The baby is officially full term! I am so excited I am jumping out of my skin. :) You on the other hand are having to sit up just to sleep about half way through the night. Poor thing! :( Tomorrow you have a Dr. appt so they say if you are 3 centimeters they will just do the C section immediately. We are hopeful. I am so excited!

We were talking the other night and it is still just so crazy that we will have a second child soon. A few weeks at the most and he will be here. Even tho we have done it before it is still so hard to get your head around.


"...at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

-Matthew 19:4-6

36 weeks

Little baby on the way,
Getting bigger every day,
Kicking mommy here and there,
God please listen to our prayer.

Keep our baby safe and strong,
Let his time with us be long,
Help us teach him right from wrong,
And we shall praise thee all day long.

This little one, though not yet here,
Is loved so much, has grown quite dear.
Delivery time is growing near,
That's why we pray our plea you'll hear.

Please help up Lord, we pray to Thee
With thankful heart, on bended knee,
To raise this child that he might be,
A happy child because of me.

-Tina Greenfield

35 weeks 6 days

Last night you freaked me out! You woke up in a lot of pain a sharp pain in your abdomen. You didn't know why you thought because you were sleeping on your back and rolled over. I remained calm, but all I could think of was abruptio placente. I was scared to death. Tomorrow is 36 weeks but still you would be a week before full-term if it was labor and I was just so worried for you. Good news is I didn't get feint like I have before when I saw you in a lot of pain. The simplest thing is probably the explanation like a tendon getting strained or something, but for a moment there I was hurting for you really bad. I love you so much baby.

Love,
Me


Lord God please watch over my wife and baby boys.

34 weeks 6 days

34 Weeks Gestation
The ears have begun to hold shape.
The eyes open during alert times and close during sleep.
There is a very good chance of survival with a low chance for long-term disability.
The weight is about 4 to 4 1/2 pounds.
The length is about 17 to 18 inches.

A couple more weeks and you will be full term. From the looks of things you got another big baby in there. :) I don't dare tell you that, because you would take it the wrong way even tho I think the belly is cute. Tonight is graduation for me and still no sign of a state test although Governor Blagoyavich (I know its spelled wrong) has found time to give himself and other lawmakers a 10% raise. I passed the CPAT test so I can test for Algonquin Fire Department on the 29th so I am excited about that. All bullshit aside I am still very excited. I love you.

33 weeks 5 days

I passed my final for Paramedic school and we took a little vacation before the baby gets here. If he is blonde I am going to make you stick to our deal. His name will be Logan if he is blonde and if he has dark hair it is Garrett or Grayson whichever you like. While on vacation I got a letter saying I did not make the top 60 candidates for a fire department I really wanted to be on. To be honest I was prepared for the bad news so it didn't affect me like I thought it might. Up until now I had been amazed at how these guys with their career on the line keep it together when they get denied at the last interview. While I am sure they are disappointed they just keep plugging away at it. That's what you gotta do to do the job.

32 Weeks 4 days

Thursday will mark my 45th straight work day. So Friday I took off and we are going to the Dells before the baby gets here. I wanted to do something for us that we could enjoy together before our new arrival. We need some fun time together where we don't have to come up with what we want to do around here. Also for the future I was looking at this place to maybe go camping during the summers with the boys. I know how much you like camping and this place looks absolutely AWESOME! Get this. It has a golf cart drive-in movie theatre. How cool is that!? Anyway, I love you and I am constantly thinking about you.

30 Weeks

Last night I was rubbing your belly and the baby pressed himself against the part of your stomach where I was rubbing and for a few moments there daddy got to rub his unborn babies back. I really enjoyed that. Grayson or Logan or whatever we decide to name you it will be just the right name for you. "I want to rock with you! All night!"

I have been debating letting you post on this blog so it would be a little different from Gavin's blog, but I am still undecided and the weeks are draining by I suppose we will see.

I love you baby!

28 weeks 4 days

I'm struggling. It has been weeks since I have had a day off and to make matters worse I don't know if we are even going to be able to sit for a state test before this baby is born. God forbid he is born I am really worried. I try not to let you know it, but I know you can tell I am distant and spaced out. Running on autopilot if you will. I am sorry I am not doing better. I just want to make the best life possible for you and I feel my grip on the wheel just slipping. I am praying again. Maybe God has brought me to this point for a reason. I have to depend on him to make it because I can't make it on my own. I can see that now.

27 weeks 4 days

It has been too long since I posted here last. My schedule is crushing me right now, but I am doing this for you guys. This weekend I went to work Friday morning at 6:30am and went straight to the Pediatric ICU to do clinical time came home about 7pm. Saturday I worked a 24 at the fire station and went directly to the ER Sunday morning to do some more clinical time and got home at 6pm Sunday night. So it hasn't been easy.

I'd like you to see like my dad would have liked me to see why i run this race, but you won't understand it for a long time. You are not even born and you help to motivate me every day to keep going. I run this race for you -- not only to win this race for you, but to show you how to run it.

How can I fail? You and your brother are counting on me. I love you both so much I fear death now.

25 weeks 5 days

Baby,

Lately when we put your big brother to bed we make him kiss you goodnight. He walks over and kisses your mommies belly and then we go upstairs and read a book. It is the sweetest thing ever. We can't wait to see you and read books to you too.

23 weeks 6 days

Dear Baby,

Your brother and I prayed for you last night. It was our first time kneeling down and praying before bed time. Your big brother doesn't know what to expect, but he knows where the baby is when we ask he points to mommies belly. We are really looking forward to your arrival. My world is beginning to be viewed with 2 children in it instead of just one. I look at Gavin in front of the TV in his chair and I imagine you sitting next to him imitating his every move. I see toys and friends and fights and a big brothers watchful eye. I like what I see. I love you.

Love,
Daddy

21 weeks

My Son,

I just wanted to let you know that you have the most wonderful mommy in the world. Daddy got really lucky when he snagged her. :) He doesn't know it yet but your big brother is going to love having you around. I already know it. Daddy has a big brother and a little brother too so go easy on him. Big brothers deal with some nutty stuff with parental expectations and having to look after the little ones and what not so give him a break eh. I am sure my tune will change once yer here and laying on the charm so disregard. :)

Love,
Daddy

20 weeks 5 days

This boy thing has really thrown us a curve. Now we are scrambling to find a name. There are lots of options of course but none that have really jumped out at us like Gavin did. Names that we both seem to like are Gabriel, Wyatt, Grayson, Logan, Hunter, Drake and Garrett. Names that I like are Gunner, Coda, Carver, Judah, and Ezekiel, but you don't like any of those. hehehe

Today I got the most giddy feeling in my stomach thinking about the baby coming. Knowing the sex of the baby (and it kicking me recently) has really brought it to the forefront of my mind. I am so excited for the new babies arrival. 4 more months! Yikes! Look at it this way Elephants have 18 month gestation so we are kinda lucky. :) (easy for me to say huh?)

20 weeks 4 days

IT'S A BOY!

We just found out on Saturday that it's a boy. While shocked we are still excited. However we do not have any boy names that we are dead set on yet like when we picked Gavin. :( Crap! Darn babies throwing us a curve and Chinese birth calendar betraying us! *shakes fist* :)

20 Weeks!

You scheduled the ultrasound for Saturday morning so we get to find out in 2 days if we are having a girl for sure or if the Chinese birth calendar is wrong and its another boy. We are both very excited to find out! It will be good to put the twins thing to rest too. Some people say there are very few real suprises in life and this is blah blah blah. We don't care. :)