tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11408892969579987272024-02-19T05:42:47.764-05:00Pregnancy: The Final Frontier“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do"- Dr. SpockWillamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-47618773403303791472012-10-15T10:02:00.003-04:002012-10-15T10:02:47.592-04:00Yay Crawley!Ok horrible at updating I know. I will try better, I swear!<br />
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I just wanted to send a congrats out to the Crawley's on the birth of their son, we shall call him K-Craw! <br />
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Yay MC2!!<br />
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I promise I will update again for real in the next couple days.Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-45950230127436208502012-07-19T16:29:00.001-04:002012-07-19T16:29:56.672-04:00Honest Toddler--Laughing always helpsRecently I have started to read the blog <a href="http://honesttoddler.wordpress.com/">Honest Toddler</a>. This is one of the most hilarious blogs I have ever seen. It is funny regardless of if you are a parent or not, but it certainly makes me feel better to read some of the same issues that have come up with JW. I love the writing and the fact that its written from the toddlers point of view.This is one of my <a href="http://bit.ly/MpYzWy">favorite</a> entries<br />
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Also if you have twitter and facebook, follow the Honest Toddler...hilariousWillamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-68808331444319617842012-07-16T16:47:00.002-04:002012-07-16T16:47:56.768-04:00Almost a year oldOk so an absurd amount of time has gone by since my last post. I have been super busy and really it hasn't even dawned on me to post. I will work tonight on a couple posts and promise to be better about posting going forward.<br />
For now please enjoy some pics of the little man who will turn 1 year old next month! Crazy
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<br />Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-71899578497765558232012-05-03T11:37:00.001-04:002012-05-03T11:37:14.488-04:00Full Night of Sleep!!Yay for a full night of sleep! That's two of the last three nights that we have been able to sleep through the night. <br />
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Small victories, but man I feel so rested right now!Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-44043599092949362462012-05-01T16:51:00.002-04:002012-05-01T16:51:55.314-04:00Daycare/Sick babies suck!I actually starting writing this post about a month ago, but things just got so hectic I couldn't finish. The reason they were hectic, you guessed it....starting daycare, followed swiftly by getting sick<br />
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First off there is nothing wrong with sending your kid to daycare. I hate reading about blogs and websites that caution against daycare because "the place a baby learns best is with its <i>mother</i>...". Now the fact that mother is always specified aside, daycare is a very useful tool for the working parent. JW goes three days a week and seems to really love it. The staff is nice (although the morning lady is a bit odd) and JW gets to see other babies, something he doesn't get to experience at home.<br />
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Go and visit your daycares before you send them. Get references! Make sure to properly explore all your options before making a daycare decision. Also don't let people guilt you into not taking price into consideration. Price is a consideration and just because something is more expensive doesn't mean its better. JW goes to the middle of the road option and seems to really love it.<br />
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Now the next big thing is be prepared for a month and a half of everyone in your house getting sick! There just isn't any avoiding it. Your baby has been in the safety bubble of home, where the amount of germs is greatly limited. Once he goes to daycare he is exposed to everything, so be prepared. Now that isn't saying that your baby getting sick is a bad thing either. Our pediatrician said we had two options; either he gets sick now or he doesn't go to daycare and gets sick when he starts kindergarten.<br />
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Just hang in there. We went through about a month and a half of really tough sickness going around the fam but we seem to have finally (knock on wood) gotten through it.<br />
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<br />Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-26805741980204157092012-04-24T11:19:00.002-04:002012-04-24T11:19:51.837-04:00How was waking up two of three times a night so much easier a month ago??Hi all! So I very much apologize for the delay in postings. I have just been very busy/in a slightly weird place so the blogs got neglected. Not only that I have had a sever case of writers block! I think the best solution is just to write and if its not the greatest writing whatever<br />
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So JW has started to pretty regularly sleep through the night (he may wake up once, but the majority of the time he goes right back to sleep.) This has been one of the greatest things to happen so far! However I feel like I have lost some of my parenting powers! let me explain<br />
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2 months ago we were waking up every couple of hours on a very regular basis. At the time it wasn't fun, but it also wasn't the end of the world. If he got 4 good hours in a row before he woke up, we felt like rockstars! Now if he wakes up two or three times at night the next day I feel like a zombie!<br />
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Its amazing how fast the human body gets used to things. Once we started doing longer stretches of time with JW asleep our bodies reverted right back to wanting to sleep for longer periods of time. None of this wakign up every couple hours thing!<br />
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Stay positive and just work through the tired! Remember that a couple months ago 4 hours at a time would have felt like paradise. Laugh as much as you can and enjoy the little guy!<br />
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Again hopefully writing will get better as i update more.Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-6605507033541541052012-02-27T11:54:00.000-05:002012-02-27T11:54:19.816-05:00God I hate 4am...worst time everFor the last couple of weeks JW (formally a very good sleeper at night) has decided that he is done with the whole "sleeping through the night" thing. Instead he likes to wake up every hour, just to make sure that everything is ok. Although a pain, most of the time we can just put his pacifier back in and he drifts back to sleep, except at 4am. For some reason 4am just seems to be his favorite time of the night now.<br />
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Now to me at the moment it seems that this will go one forever and how can we possibly make it through much more of this. However I know that this is just a phase and the big thing is just to stay positive. The thing that i would always recommend in times like this is to keep a good relationship with your significant other. At least then you have someone to share in your late night/ early morning exhaustion. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outdoor adventure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey lil guy!</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-87354329809294741902012-02-10T09:42:00.000-05:002012-02-10T09:42:06.473-05:00Naps part 1Sorry for the delay in updates everyone, things have been crazy lately. I figure the best way to get back into the groove of writing is to write about something excellent...I give you napping.<br />
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Anyone who has ever been to college (especially MMA) knows how amazing the nap is. Probably the single most powerful thing in the universe, its even more powerful when it is a baby. Right around 4 months our pediatrican, Dr. G, said that JW was really just crying to get attention and that, if we wanted to, we could start to let him cry it out a bit.<br />
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I know that there is a split in the parenting world about letting your baby cry it out. Some view it as harsh and think that it will build trust issues between baby and parent. I am going to call Shenanigans on that. Anyone who has been a parent for more than a month knows how drained and exhausting having to hold the baby at all times is. Yes its wonderful and fun, but it also can kind of suck. Being able to put him down, even for an hour, gives mommy and daddy a much needed rest. <br />
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We did a bit of a modified cry it out method. After we had our bedtime routine (food, bath, books, song, bed) we would leave the room, putting JW down awake. This is key to this method, putting them down awake starts to teach them to put themselves to sleep. Then he would cry....<br />
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Yes your baby will cry. No way around it there will be crying. At first there will probably(definitely) be a lot of crying. Then, as time goes on, the idea is that crying gets less and less. Eventually your baby will be able to put themselves to sleep. The thing that I have found is that its not the real time frame of the crying that should bother you, its the type of crying. Obviously 45 minutes of crying is a pain, but remember you can always go in and give him a pacifier or rub his back for a minute. The only time that you should pick him up is when his cry hits a level that you know he isn't going to go to sleep anytime soon. You can hear it in the tone of the cry, there will be a change. Once that change happens MW or I go in, pick up the baby, and burp and rock him for a minute then put him back down. Follow this routine and, hopefully, your baby will begin to cry less and go to sleep easier<br />
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Now here are some things that we read online that just don't happen (or didn't happen to us so really bank on them not happening. If they happen great!)<br />
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-Do not bank on your baby being able to put himself to sleep in a couple of days. Its probably going to take longer. Even if it doesn't take longer remember that things can change at any time and he could all of a sudden have trouble going to sleep again.</div>
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-Limit checking on the baby. It gets heart wrenching to go up every 2 minutes and try and put the pacifier back in. Don't do it! Try and wait at least 10 minutes before you go up and try to calm the baby. Also if they are just fussing a bit leave them. They won't learn until they practice and practice=time and crying</div>
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-Don't put your monitor on full blast. Monitors are great, but having the volume turned way up will just stress you out and make you want to go check on them more. Our model of monitor has a camera and a light that shows when the baby is crying, this has been great for us. I turn off the volume all together and turn the monitor off. This allows a quiet environment for the parents, but i can still see how much the baby is crying by looking at the light bar. I am not saying you have to shut off the volume, but the more relaxed you are the better.</div>
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Sorry for the bad writing/disjointed thought. Been a while since I wrote, but I will write more and hopefully it will get better!</div>
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Also I am going to write a couple more posts on naps, as they really are important!</div>
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<br /></div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-33367969008900717282011-12-13T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-14T09:57:24.175-05:00Photo Post<br />
Ok so the last post made we want to post some more pics! The first couple pictures are done by Chris Gaines, a fantastic photographer. If anyone is interested in him taking some photos please let me know!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JW and Mommy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of JW's speeches, complete with hand gestures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey look! Feet!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maddie and JW at CSL for Haloween</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying for back to back Stanley Cup wins for the Bruins!</td></tr>
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MW and I have had a couple of times where we sit back and say "What?" The best way that we have found to deal with unsolicited advice is pretty simple. Assess what the person has to say and if you don't like it don't worry about it. You aren't going to stop people from giving you advice.<br />
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Take what you think is good from this advice and assimilate into your parenting style, everything else throw on the garbage heap. Try not take this advice personally (I should be one to talk) and just move on. You have plenty of things to be upset about and it is easier to just ignore people.<br />
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(left and below) MW and JW on our quest through Woodstock VT. He loved the suit, but the hat took some getting used to. He is going to be a little mountain man before we know it. O yea did I mention he decided walking around town was a good time to take a nap...yup<br />
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Recently I went on a company trip to Montreal for a week. A ship was up in Port of Montreal and I was asked to go to Montreal, spend the week onboard, and really learn how repair work and steel work happens. Any other time of my life I would have jumped on the oppurtunity to get onboard and learn this stuff, but I had to face a decision. To travel this late in MWs pregnancy or to pass up the opportunity to get onboard and get some real shipboard experience. I decided to go for it.<br />
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The biggest issue for me was not so much the fact that I thought I would miss JW's birth. That did weigh on me, but really the biggest thing was that I was not going to be there for MW. Its very stressful in the last month of your pregnancy and it killed me to know that MW would be just waiting by herself while I was running around onboard ship. We spoke every day and luckily her family was around and spent some time with her but seriously reconsider before you travel that close to your baby being born. <br />
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Pre-birth travel was stressful, post birth travel was one of the biggest deals of MW and my relationship. I had made plans months before to travel to Baltimore soon after JW's birth to attend a green shipping conference with a colleague. I had discussed it with MW and we decided it was a great opportunity and that she would be ok with it. Pre-birth thoughts and post birth reality are two vastly different things<br />
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It was one of the most difficult things to have my wife (my exhausted and hormonal wife) at home in Boston with a brand new baby, while I was in Baltimore. Overall I think that MW handled it amazingly, with very little freak outs, but I realized that it was really not worth putting her through that all for a silly conference. After birth I suggest clearing your schedule at least for the first 4 months or so. At 2 months you feel so much more comfortable with baby and I would imagine by 4 months things have really started ton feel like a routine!Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-4218026362602937872011-10-11T14:27:00.000-04:002011-10-11T14:27:07.462-04:00Staying fluid is the keyThe biggest thing that I have noticed with having a baby is the lack of control. There is ZERO ability to plan anything (anyone who says otherwise is just plain wrong). Just when you think you understand the way a baby work he decides to do a 180, just to spite you. That being said there is one thing that I have noticed has really helped me feel better about zero planning, staying fluid.<br />
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You can have things you want to do and still do them with a child, they just aren't going to come about in the way that you think. Don't worry if things do not go even close to plan, just go with the flow and don't worry about it. For people who are very planning oriented this transition is very difficult, but just keep it in your head that this baby is legit doing everything for the first time. This time two months ago JW was not even a baby yet. He had never taken a breath, eaten food, pooped, anything. That is the thing I try and keep in my head for when I get aggravated (and you will get aggravated, pissed off, etc.)<br />
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Fluidity is key in the advice that you get from others as well. Advice is awesome and really you should take in as much as you can, however don't listen to 3/4 of it. Everyone knows everything about kids when they are giving advice, but in reality almost all of it is opinion to take it as that.<br />
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Parents are great, but they are one of the biggest advice givers. Listen to them, take what you like and ignore what you don't. In our cases our parents haven't had babies in 10 years, which doesn't seem like a lot, but really is. Don't be bullied by your parents...you are the parents now!Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-62157305780768290702011-10-05T14:59:00.002-04:002011-10-05T14:59:25.665-04:00Sorry for the delay...raising a baby is hard!Hi all, sorry for the delay, but raising a baby is hard!<br />
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Things have been going well since JW was born, but man it is a tiring exercise. Having to get up every couple of hours to feed, change, burp, and sooth back to sleep certainly takes a toll. After the first couple of weeks he has started to fall into his own routine as well, which sometimes means all the rocking and soothing in the world is not going to get him to sleep. <br />
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This being said the best advice I can give you is keep your sense of humor and remember that your partner isnt out to get you. Sometimes those late night feedings get aggrivating and sometimes anger seems to appear out of nowhere. Remember you have an awesome little person to take care of! Also it does get better, at least that's what I am told!<br />
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(sorry for the delay/crappy update. It has been difficult to get back into blogging, but i will get there)Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-89099845191555328062011-09-20T10:55:00.000-04:002011-12-14T09:58:32.407-05:00The first 3 weeksSo here I am 3 weeks into being a dad. I had the first two weeks off from work, but I am back now.Many times I have opened my laptop, opened blogger and then blanked out, but I promise I will get there.<br />
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Thinking back on the first three weeks the biggest thing I can remark on is the speed of the whole thing. At the time it seemed as if things were dragging by, but now I am looking back saying where did the time go? So far we have a fantastic baby. Sometimes he is fussy at night, but really he is pretty good for the most part.<br />
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Once you get out of the hospital the real fun/learning begins. Although the things that they tell you in the hospital are important, they really dont seem to help much once you are home. Things happen that you never thought to ask about and it seems much more difficult when you don't have a nurse to buzz. Just relax and go with it. The baby only has a couple of needs so run through the list and try and find out whats wrong<br />
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Those are the 5 things that 95% of crying is related to. It gets very easy to forget this list (which seems silly, but its the truth) so just take a breath and go through it. Everything will be ok.<br />
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1) Don't feel bad about sending the baby to the nursery<br />
2) Don't get pushed around by nurses/doctors/lactation consultants<br />
3) Ask questions, no matter how dumb you feel<br />
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6) Don't be afraid to have people over, but DEFINITELY don't be afraid to tell people not to come<br />
7) Sleep is great, but so is relaxation<br />
8) Paper plates and silverware, the last thing that you want to do is dishes when you are home<br />
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Most of these are self explanatory, but the biggest 3 are 6-8 Guests can be the greatest thing in the world...or they can be a physical and mental drain that you really don't need right after bringing home a new baby. The biggest issue is those guests that you have to entertain and that come in and ruin your routine. Having a baby is all about routine, especially if you are using your breast pump often. Just stick to your routine and let everyone else do their thing.<br />
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Sleep is great, get it. At the same time relaxation is almost, if not equally, as important. Take a minute when the baby is napping to do something you really like. Watch a move, listen to music or read a book. This will let you burn off some steam and then you will sleep that much better. <br />
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Paper products are KEY! The last thing that you want to do right after you have a brought a baby home is dishes. You ultimately will end up doing dishes but if you can cut out the plates and cutlery you will have noticeably less things to wash.Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-60429265920689699152011-09-04T20:43:00.003-04:002011-09-04T20:47:05.048-04:00Now entering the game, batting 3rd, JWHi all sorry for the lack of posts, but our little guy arrived! I wanted to post something here with all the details<div>
<br /></div><div>He was born on 29 August at 0354 in the morning. Labor took about 14 hours and we arrived at the hospital during the height of the hurricane, although the hurricane really didn't hit us to bad. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Everyone is doing fine although MW and I are still catching up on sleep and trying to figure out how the hell to be parents.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Once I am a bit more with it I will post a couple of times on labor and delivery, recovery and bringing him home.</div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-52228391418724653002011-08-25T15:27:00.002-04:002011-08-25T15:31:25.160-04:00Ok so here is the planOk so we had our appointment with the OB today and MW is 1 cm dilated and 50% ephased (softening of the cervix) the plan moving forward is as follows.<div>
<br /></div><div>We will continue to monitor MW at home for any changes/ if labor kicks in. If on Sunday the baby hasn't come we will go into the hospital and get a cervix softening gel put on. This gel further softens the cervix in preparation for delivery. MW's OB said that sometimes this gel causes woman to go into labor (about a 20% chance) After some monitoring we will go home and see if the gel does the trick. If not we are set up for an induction at 0700 on Tuesday!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>All the while we will try and dodge the pending hurricane. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Its the final countdown!!</div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-15098780828011531442011-08-24T09:53:00.001-04:002011-08-24T09:54:48.971-04:00Hurricane watchSo apparently the northeast has a possibility of being hit with what is left of Hurricane Irene when she comes up this way.... great great. Come on baby, lets get out before high winds and rain ok?Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-88071555560255873042011-08-22T11:18:00.002-04:002011-08-22T11:27:09.749-04:00Week 40 updateWe are almost at our due date! Saturday 27 August is the current due date for our little buddy, but at the moment he seems quite content to just hang out and relax.<div>
<br /></div><div>The biggest thing I have noticed in the past week and a half is the fact that both MW and I are VERY ready for pregnancy to be over. Sure having a newborn brings a whole host of different stresses, but at least they will be different stresses! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>The plan right now is to go until Monday and, if the baby doesn't come before then, have a meeting with the OB about the plan moving forward (ie induction)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Hopefully it will not come to that, but I will keep every one updated.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Also my buddy MC is back in the US which is awesome! Maybe our little buddy was just waiting for his Crazy Uncle Crawley to get back!</div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-22778897304008392422011-08-15T09:29:00.002-04:002011-08-15T10:54:26.323-04:00we're waiting for you, we're waiting for youSo we have been eagerly awaiting the coming of our little guy, but it seems the time is crawling by. Our due date isn't until August 27th ( its the 15 right now) but by the end of pregnancy all you want is the baby to come. Your partner is sick of being pregnant and probably really wants it to be done, but in my experience its slightly different for a dad to be.<div>
<br /></div><div>My biggest issue has been the want to connect with the little guy. MW has been carrying him around for almost 9 months now. She feels him kick every time and feels him moving around in there. I can feel him kick (which is awesome) but feel slightly disjointed from the whole experience. For the dad there is a lot of hurry up and wait in the pregnancy process. I am excited to get to the part that I can be directly involved in the babies life!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Although waiting is a bit tedious, just keep on trucking. Eventually he will come and I expect there will be times where I will yearn for the quiet of pregnancy again.</div>Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140889296957998727.post-4575531306856199912011-08-08T10:21:00.000-04:002011-08-08T11:03:35.401-04:00the countdown has begunAt 37 weeks we are now considered full term! How crazy is that, really could happen at any time now! Hopefully he is in there for a couple more weeks (although MW may disagree with that at this point)Willamsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822567825387217654noreply@blogger.com0