Zach and Barb came home from the hospital today. All are well. Zach is eating well and sleeping in between meals (thankfully!). Barb is sore from the surgery and will need a few weeks to fully recover, but she’s in good spirits and is loving being a mom!
More pictures. (We can’t get the slideshow to work on the blog.)
Barb and I are excited to announce the arrival of Zachary David Wiens! He was born on Thursday, April 26 at 10.43 am. He weighs 7 ibs. 11 oz. and measures 21 in. long. Barb had a C-section after 24+ hours in labour. Barb and Zac are both healthy and recovering well. Everyone should be home by the weekend.
Here’s an initial picture. I’m sure plenty more will follow soon.
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Do I look any different than I did here?
Probably not.
Two days overdue now. When will this be over?
That was then (28 weeks):
This is now (37 weeks):
For those who are checking daily, here’s a long overdue update. I have been working (only about 8 hours/week now) and feeling good. I’m having the normal aches and pains, some problems sleeping at night, but overall, I’m feeling good. My last day at work will be Apr. 7–unless I go into labour early!
Our friends and families have been very generous to us and, through showers and parties, we have accumulated a ton of gear for the little dude. (Thanks everyone who has contributed!)
My sister Kristi comes tomorrow to visit for 5 days. I’m excited to see her, we haven’t seen each other in about a year.
Stay tuned for a birth announcement!!
BOY!! Dave and I went for my 20 week ultrasound and we found out that the baby is a boy! Everything seems to be going well. The technician told us that the spine, kidneys, heart, and liver are all in working order. We got four pictures and a video tape of our little guy! He moves alot but Dave still can’t feel it on the outside. The tech said that it will be at least another 4 weeks till Dave can feel it. I have started to show a little bit, but pictures of me will not be coming for a while! Not until I have alot to show!
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‘The Thinker’ (notice the hand on the forehead?)
My job at Starbucks is going really well. The people I work with are really nice and take time to show me and help me along. When I get a little stressed out I repeat to myself (in my head!) “It’s just coffee!” I have been working alot of morning shifts which start at 5 am. Dave has been very good to me and drives me there at 4.45a. Wow what a guy!
Well yesterday was my first ultrasound experience. I was a little nervous, to say the least. Even before the doctor came in to the examining room I had tears welling up in my eyes! I know I know “But Barb you cry at anything!” and while that is true I think this was a little different. I was thinking that they would preform the ultrasound and tell me “I know that you want to be pregnant soooo bad, but you have actually talked yourself into believing your pregnant! And your not. We’re sorry”
Just Kidding, being a little melodramatic!
Anyway that didn’t happen, but what did happen was totally amazing! We got to see “Little Tyrone” kicking and punching like something in there was attacking him/her! (When s/he comes out they’ll say “you shoulda seen the other guy!”) And we will be proud parents!
Dave was pretty excited too and I think I maybe saw a tear well up in his eye! This makes it seem more real. When I thought about being pregnant I actually thought that it would make me sick, that something is growing inside me! Yuck! But that’s not the case. It’s pretty amazing that God made it that way. The safest place for it to be is in my belly! How awesome. I am just amazed.
Any way, here is a picture for those who want to see. If you don’t and think it’s wierd just look away.
I have an announcement to make:
Yes, you’re seeing clearly. We’re expecting a baby! We don’t have many details at this point. We do know that the due date will be some time in April (not sure of the exact date) and that I am 5-7 weeks along. My first OB/GYN appointment is Sept. 22. We’ll find out more then. So, in addition to projects #1 and #2, it looks like I’ll also be busy with Project #3: Project Mother!
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