Home Visitors

Here are a few pics of some of T's first visitors once we got home.

On Our Way Home

Here are a few pics of our journey home from the hospital with all 3 kids. We were very fortunate that a good friend and someone that has been watching the kids for 3 years was able to keep the older 2 kids while M and I went to the hospital.

He's such a proud and good big brother!

He's Here!!!!

Teagan Ford arrived on Monday, March 22 @ 5:34 p.m. He weighed 7 lb 6 oz and was 20 in long. The delivery went fairly quickly.

After getting stuck in traffic, picking up the kids something to eat, and then dropping them off at the sitters, we finally made it to the hospital about noon and was admitted about 12:30. Although I was having contractions, I had not dialated much more since my last Dr. visit, so they went ahead and started the induction. I got an epidural about 1:34 p.m. and 4 hours later, our precious son arrived with bleach blonde hair. K was SO excited that he was right about the baby being a boy. During delivery the Dr. told me I dislocated my tailbone, but much to my surprise, it hasn't hurt at all. Of course, I did send a prayer request out before I left the hospital so I'm sure that had something to do with it. ;-) God is amazing!

The past few days have been filled with wonderful company and a mile long to-do list, but the adjustment hasn't been bad. The kids absolutely LOVE their new brother and shower him with hugs and kisses. K loves to help get diapers for me when I change T and L just runs around screaming "baby".

T saying his bedtime prayers!

Maybe Today???

I'm scheduled to have an induction tomorrow, but I may not make it. I've been up since 2:30 a.m. with contractions and throwing up. I do have to say that oranges taste much better going down than coming up. I asked M to call in to work so he could stay home with me and help take care of the kids and get the van ready in case we do go in today/tonight. I'm planning on waiting as long as I can before heading to the hospital as I don't want to be in there any longer than I need to be. Of course, if I could get some rest in the hospital, that might be good too.

I guess I'm not going to get the oil changed in the van today. :-)

Either way, the next time I post, I'll probably have pictures of the newest blessing. I know K is ready as he keeps counting down the days until the baby gets here. It's really cute and he is SO excited about helping out.

2 Days Left

With only 2 days left until we meet our newest blessing, the names we had picked out have possibly changed, which is exciting to me. Now, we can meet the baby and then decide which name fits him/her best. I slept pretty good last night, but my back has been aching all morning as I prepared for church. I'm planning on taking my camera to church today just in case we end up in the hospital today. I'm not holding my breath, but it would be an ideal day for it.

The Fort

Ms. Alex watched the kids for us the other night so M and I could go on a date. When we got home, this was in our living room. K slept in it until about 4 a.m. and then got in bed with us because he was cold. I think they used every blanket they could find that wasn't in our bedroom.

A Different Perspective @ 39.5 weeks

39.5 weeks - notice my "outie" belly button. VERY obvious! There's no hiding it so I don't even try.

With only a few days left until my actual due date, my belly and baby are continuing to grow. Here's a different angle. To me, it looks like a movie belly; I just can't take it off when I want to go to bed. ;-)