2 Months old

     Liam turned 2 months old on Monday, and with that, he received his 2 month shots. :( It was so horrible. He was enjoying the first vaccination he took by mouth, and was all happy and smiley, and that changed the second the nurse started in with the shots. I scooped him up immediately after and his screaming turned to relieved whimpering, and cuddled up on my shoulder. It was very...humbling...to know that I make such a big difference in his life and am responsible for what happens to him.
    Liam is changing so much every day and getting SO BIG! A whopping 12 pounds 3 oz. Big boy! He is now sleeping atleast 10 hours a night, but it's usually 12! I realize I'm very lucky to have a baby that is sleeping well, and we hope to keep it that way. We got him a Bumbo chair today and he's enjoying observing the world from a different view. He was getting flat on the left side of his head. He has always favored that side since he was born and even if I made him lay on the other side, he would keep going to the other side. I thought it wasn't that big of a deal and it would straighten itself out later, but the doctor said I really need to fight it, so we bought him this chair so he would have more time off his head. Joe thinks it's pretty awesome and thinks they need to make one for grown ups. :) He says it's the perfect gaming chair.
   We're having his blessing next Sunday on the 10th and my mom made the most adorable outfit for him. Anyone who wants to come is more than welcome. :)

Tummy time

Naked boy

Sad face

Sunday nap

With Aunt Anne

Zonked with Grandma

On dad's shoulder

Super smiley with dad

After shots

In his chair

                                  

Time flies

           It's been five weeks since little Liam has arrived and it is moving way too fast! He changes every day and I want it to slow down. He's still the sweetest boy ever and does so well. He now weighs 10 pounds 5 oz and sleeps so well through the nights. He would go 4 to 5 hours when he was first born, and he's moved that up to 7 or 8 lately. Is it bad that he's going that long? I'll wake up before he does and just pace waiting for him to wake up and worry if it's bad for him to be asleep for too long through his feedings. Joe reassures me that if he's hungry he'll wake up, but I still worry. But I am very grateful that I get plenty of sleep. :)
          We took him to the doctor 2 days ago because he was projectile vomiting everything he was eating and has done that a few times. We called just to ask questions about it and they had us come in before the weekend just to make sure everything was okay. They ended up sending us over to the hospital to get an ultrasound for his belly. Everything seemed okay for now and we're hoping he continues to do well.
            This is a lot of pictures but I couldn't choose only a few to show! :) Enjoy!

Cuddles after bath time-which he loves!

He gets into this funny trance when he's in his bouncer

My boys 

         He is a very expressive boy and is always making faces and funny sounds. The nurses all laughed because he was so wiggly and grunting and talking the whole time he was getting his ultrasound and while he was drinking his bottle. I sure have a cute baby :)

William Vincent Gutke

     After a long, long wait, our baby boy is here! He arrived Monday the 31st, 2011, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, 20 inches long. I was induced at about 5:30 am, and he was born at 5:09 pm. I had a very slow progression until the last hour I went from a 7 to a 10 and only pushed for about 15 minutes (thank goodness). It was very tiring... Near the end William's heart rate dropped in the 40's and the doctor was going to aid him out with a vacuum for the last bit, but the nurse didn't have it out, and I already had a 3rd degree tear, so he grabbed his scissors and performed an episiotomy. After that, Joe was able to aid his head and the rest of his body out. Joe was very happy and proud to be the one to deliver Liam. :)
     We are thrilled to have William's sweet spirit in our home. He is such a happy baby, very content. He has jaundice and we are waiting for his bilirubon (sp?) level to go down. He was in the intermediate high risk zone and is looking pretty yellow, so we're praying it's getting flushed out of his system.We're not taking any visitors for a while, the doctor says he needs to get stable and healthy and there are too many viruses out there right now, and they don't have immunizations for some of them, so we're going to be shut away in our house for a while. Recovery is tough for me...very painful. It's tough getting around and I've been sitting on a donut pillow to help. We've had to call the doctor for some pain prescriptions and some antibiotics because I got a UTI on top of everything. My swelling is finally going down, and I almost have no cankles!! :)
     Joe is a wonderful dad. He is so sweet with William, and he can calm him if he ever does get upset (which is rare). They are going to be best friends. :) We're glad Joe's surgery came at a good time so he can stay home and watch Liam grow, it will be tough to have him go back to work. Joe's mom has been here for about a week helping out and cooking some delicious meals and soaking up time with her new grandson.
     Life is wonderful, and we couldn't imagine not having William. He is our miracle. I love smothering him with kisses and feeling his soft skin, and smelling his sweet scent. He is the perfect baby!

Nursery

One of our major projects was to get the nursery finished...and that's the only one we've fully completed. Our house is becoming more like a home now that we've actually been able to move our stuff in, but we still have a bit to do in each area of the house. It was fun redoing the dressers for Williams room/guest room/art room/storage room/library... :) It will be nice to have a house where each of our requirements will have a designated room. Anyway, we're ready for him to come now!

The two dressers before

We didn't know our hand me down dresser had a broken drawer until we were sanding it down! :)

We added handles to this storage cabinet

 

1 More Day!

       All our bags are packed, we're ready to go! Monday morning at 5 a.m. I'm going in to get induced!! William didn't come early like the doctor predicted, and now that he's measuring 41 weeks and I'm only 39, he said we NEED to get him out. I'm in total agreement and hoping he doesn't weigh over 9 pounds-that's what the doctor is thinking he's going to weigh, and now I'm a high risk pregnancy :S But I'm glad he's healthy, and I'm super glad I will not be going home pregnant-we are getting him out here into the world one way or another! :)
       I haven't wanted to post any pics of myself this far along in pregnancy because I feel so nasty and huge...but I'm swallowing my pride and showing you all my 39/41 week belly-whatever way you want to look at it :)