2 week pictures

Here are a few of our 2 week pictures.

You have to turn your head; I don't know how to change that yet.

Zach has got his birth weight back on him. He weighed in at 8lbs and 8 ounces on Thursday. So, he is eating well. He likes to eat every 2.5-3 hours. We got the go ahead to not wake him up at night to eat, but he still likes to wake up and eat. I hope and pray for 4-5 hour stretches at night.

My friend, as she gave us a bag full of cute Texas Tech outfits, said that Proverbs 22:6 says - "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." We feel that one of our obligations as parents is to show him that one of the ways he should choose is the Texas Tech way.

Suction

Zach has some congestion. He sounds like a little pig snorting around some times. It is not too terribly bad yet. I had to get the bulb suction thing after his little nose to help him sleep and eat better last night. He HATES it. He screams and wiggles and tries to push my hands away. It breaks my heart. I know that I will be doing things that he does not like but are for his own good a lot more as he grows up. But, it is SO hard.
He slept all night in his bassinet. This is the first time. He has ended up on my chest. I know this is a terrible habit, but in the wee hours of the morning it works for us both to sleep.
We have discovered the benefit of gas drops.
He is still eating very well.
We have a 2 week dr. appointment on Thursday. He will get shots and some test run then.
I am recovering very well. I can go way past the 4 hour time limit without my pain pills. And sometimes Tylenol will fix me up as well as the pain meds.
James went back to work on Monday. We miss him terribly, but Mamaw Betty is here. She does all the laundry, ironing, and cleaning. We are going to be so spoiled when she leaves.
I told James today that it would be nice if we were independently wealthy so he could stay home with us every day. ;)
This baby has really increased my prayer life. I have always struggled with praying continually. I can not help but pray for him and with him when he is in my arms, when I am listening to him breathe before I go to sleep, while he is swinging, etc, etch.

home sweet home

I love this face! Ignore my shoulder.

We have been home sense Monday afternoon. That same afternoon, a 'mini-tanning bed' for babies called a 'billie light bed' for Zachary. His jaundice levels were too high when we left the hospital and the dr. wanted him under the light until his levels went down.
Well, today (really yesterday sense it is technically Friday now) we received news that his levels are down, and he does not have to be in his 'tanning bed' box any more. The company will pick it up some time on Friday. The nurse said it would not hurt to keep him in it until they picked it up. So, he spent his last night in it.

We now have to start over again in a sense as far as getting him to go to sleep on his own. The bed had an amazing calming effect on him. We don't know if it was the lights, the low humming sound, or both, but he would be fussy and then lay in his bed and be content.

Being first time parents, we worry like crazy about him. Someone has been awake 'watching' him in his bed to make sure he is okay. Tonight should be interesting as he will be sleeping in his bassinet and/or pack and play.

He can finally start to wear clothes! I must confess though that I really like him in only his diaper. I can stare at his little feet, hands, legs, etc. for hours.

I must blog for a minute on my wonderful husband. Seeing James as a dad has made me fall deeper in love with him. His love for his son is something that is so precious and can be seen in the way he looks at him. James has been wonderful in taking care of me and his new baby. I have changed very few doctors (I meant diapers, Thanks Leah!) and been able to rest thanks to James.

I want to blog about this being my first mother's day, but know it will be an emotional one. I think I will put it on hold considering I just started crying thinking about James.

I am feeling a little better each day, just soar. I must start walking, even if it only a little ways. I have been walking and up a lot in the house.

He's HERE!

Zachary was born at 12:58 on Friday, May 2nd. He was 8 lbs and 21 and 1/2 inches long.

We are both doing well.

I will bost more and better pictures later.
Did you know...the hospitol blocks the use of myspace and facebook? Just and interesting fact.
Thank you all for praying for us.
Much love!

Friday is the DAY!

We did not get to do the amnio this morning because there was no room or pockets of fluid. We got a shot of steroids to make sure his lungs are ready. Both doctors feel good about delivering tomorrow.
So, tomorrow afternoon our baby Zach should be here.
On another note, I have a cold. I am getting better but have definitely felt better. I have not been sick this entire pregnancy. I am hoping and praying that I am fully recovered by 1:00 tomorrow.
Please continue to pray for us.
We will update with pictures and info. as soon as we can.