Still Going Strong

Jack has done a great job continuing to wake every four hours during the night. This has made it extremely easy on Ben and I. Who knew that together we would create a really great sleeper? We even have to wake him to eat during the day! Hope I didn't just jinx anything.

We also experienced the power a little boy has when you remove his diaper. Ben got christened, and I am assuming since I laughed so hard, I will be the next victim. It was worth it though.

Ben and I are enjoying all of the visitors and reading the comments on our pictures. Grandpa Wayne comes tomorrow and Grandma Jeanne will be here Sunday. All three of us are eagerly awaiting their arrival. Finally some family time! Maybe they will do some house shopping while they are out here. ;)

Love to all!

I'm not awake much, but when I am I'm pretty content!

It's my turn.

Well, day four and this baby hasn't broken me yet! As many of you know, I am a big fan of sleeping, and anyone that gets in the way of that sees a very ugly side of me. Turns out this little guy is the only one who can.  Sleep when the baby sleeps, yeah right. I would've missed a great Twins game last night if I would've done that! Priorities folks.

Anyhow, Ben and I have learned some interesting things about our new addition. He loves foot massages and getting his hair brushed. It leaves him completely comatose, just like his mom. He also gets a great case of the hiccups after drinking too much, just like his dad.  When he is hungry, he needs to eat immediately or he gets cranky. That one could be both of us, but I think that's just because he's a guy.

Bath and a hair brush. I look good, huh?

How can you be sleeping? We are in extra innings!!!

Back at home

The past two days have been wonderful!  Jack has been so content and calm that the transition back home has been remarkably easy.  The nurses at the hospital (who adored this little guy) imparted their years of collective baby wisdom onto us, and Angie and I loaded Jack into the car with more confidence than we ever would have expected.

Since we've been home, Angie has done a fantastic job.  We know this is mostly trial and error, but Jack has been great, and Angie has become a wonderful mother already.  I've done some feeding and changing too, and we're just working as a team to see where this takes us.

We feel so blessed to have gotten the phone calls, emails and texts from family and friends sending good vibes our way.  The outpouring of love and support has been overwhelming, and we truly appreciate it.

Below are some more pictures from Jack's first few days..

 In the hospital room

Godfather Danny stopped by for a visit

  The second night in the hospital

A well deserved nap at home

How he got here.

Angie had a very rough night's sleep on Friday night, with contractions waking her up constantly.  By 6 o'clock Saturday morning, she was pretty sure that Saturday would be the day.  After a quick bath, some breakfast, and some impromptu breathing activities  (birthing classes?!  what birthing classes?),  we headed to the hospital.
Everything went perfectly from there.  We watched the Final Four tournament while Angie's epidural worked its magic, the contractions picked up and she dilated to 10 cm.  At about 9:30, she began to push,  and 20 minutes later, Jack was saying hi.

Below are some pictures of the day.

We're thrilled, happy, tired, nervous, and so blessed to have family and friends who care so much about our new little family.

Hey!

Here he is!

Jack Henry Reinhardt

Born April 2nd, 2011 at 9:51 pm

21 inches long      8.46 pounds

Mom and baby are doing great!

The Waiting Game

It has been a while since I have posted, and in the meantime we have worked on getting the nursery together, made a trip to the hospital for some false labor pains, and seen our friends welcome their new babies into the world.
And we're still waiting.
We were quite aware that a 'due date' was speculative at best, and the doctors all decided to throw caution to the wind and tell us that there was "no way" that this baby was going to make it to his due date.  We were going to have a March baby.  No questions about it.
We made it to April, and I've included some photos of the mommy-to-be and the nursery that is waiting for a new occupant (besides the cat).
Hopefully, the next post will include pictures of the baby.

Angie at 8 months

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Something's Definitely in There

Today, Angie had her second ultrasound, and everything is looking good.  We got to see some movement, some fingers, and the doctor and technician said that everything appears to be normal.  We even got an indication that it's a boy that's making Angie so sick.  We won't know for sure for another five weeks, but our ultrasound tech seemed pretty confident.
We were able to see some 3-D images of the baby during the appointment.  Some were almost terrifying, as it looks like an alien is growing.  I've included one for the blog.

We really couldn't be more excited at this point.