More sleepless nights.....

It has been said that a baby will follow the same schedule as they had when you're pregnant....and I'm convinced that Kevin read that memo! He is awake from 11:00pm until 6:00am - the exact same schedule he had when I was pregnant! I sleep a lot during the day (thanks to Ben!) so Kevin and I can have our 7 hour slumber party. We have really good talks and when a Maverick game is on - I explain the rules of the game to him. He's very interested...trust me!

I'm learning what is on TV and what is not during this time. Thank you Discovery Channel for showing Babies: Special Delivery at 4am every morning. I love that show and it makes that last stretch of time go by fast. Ben goes back to work tomorrow so we'll see how well I do by myself. Ben has been great!!!! He fixes every meal, does the laundry and cleans house. When he knows I need a break - he holds or changes Kevin. I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband and Kevin has a great daddy. We are definitely going to miss him.

Here are the latest pictures of our sweet (and sleeping) baby. I should start taking pictures in the middle of the night when he's awake : )

Daycare decision and Ben's experience!

We decided on a daycare for Kevin. We will be taking him to a center right across the street from my work. It is a very nice place, great staff and of course it's location makes it convenient! We turned in our application and registration money this morning - so Kevin is on the list.

After dropping that off, we went to my mom's work to visit her and let her show Kevin off...which she did like a pro! He did great and let everyone hold him - after my mom insisted that they all wash their hands before touching him!!! We left there and went to visit Ben's mom at her work. She didn't want to share Kevin at all but let everyone come in and see him.....it was all G-mama time : ) Kevin actually woke up for this visit and enjoyed being held and loved on. It's funny to watch everyone comment on "all his dark hair" and then ask who he got it from. I understand the amount of hair but the color..seriously? Look at us - is there any doubt? We're home now and Kevin should be waking up to eat and then we nap. Ben goes back to work on Sunday so we'll see how well I do by myself.

Now..for Ben's diaper changing experience. I wish I had my camera when it happened but I think everyone can use their imagination. Ben changed Kevin last night while I was in the living room. I hear him tell Kevin "you think that's funny don't you?" Apparently, he wasn't finished going poopy when Ben took off his diaper so he put a wipe under his bottom to catch what was coming out. Kevin thought it'd be a good time for him to go tee-tee, too. Ben tried to cover it up but when he lifted his bottom, Ben laughed and all I could hear him say was "old faithful!!!!" He had poop on the changing table, urine on his arm, diaper genie and wall (not to mention on Kevin). It was too funny!!!! I gave Kevin a bath to get the urine off his little face and chest and Ben cleaned up the nursery. Now we're both cautious when we change our little guy so we don't get another surprise...and in Ben's case - 2 surprises! Way to go Kevin.

Kevin had a great night again. He only woke up 3 times to eat and then went right back to sleep. He really is becoming a good baby - regardless of what I thought last week when we got home. Kevin is becoming a thumb sucker - it's the cutest thing ever. I've taken several pictures of him sucking his thumb that I'll post later.

Off for our afternoon "snack"....

A great night and daycare dilema

Kevin and I had a GREAT night last night. From 7pm-7am, we got about 8 hrs of sleep! I would wake up after an hour thinking he'd be awake...but he was fast asleep.

I think we wore him out yesterday. We were informed Sunday night that the girl who was supposed to watch Kevin is not going to be able to now. I was in total shock and of course cried about it for a while. I just kept saying "are you kidding me?" We're had her lined up since I was 4 months pregnant and we find out a week after he's born that we have nobody to watch him. We'll be "daycare shopping" the rest of this week to find somewhere for Kevin to go when Ben returns to work in April.

Here's a picture of the girls checking out Kevin. Jersey doesn't really care that he's here. Meghan is our baby watch dog! When Kevin sleeps, she stays in the nursery and sleeps, too! It's so cute. When he cries, she is right there "helping" us change him or feed him.

Can't get enough pictures!

We had a good day...after a not so good night. Kevin's tummy was not feeling good and he spent most of the night spitting up, crying or eating. After all that drama, he slept most of the afternoon and is having a good evening so far. Things are starting to come together and we're figuring out this parent thing a little bit at a time. It's hard to believe a week has almost gone by.

More pictures coming soon.....

Kevin William Sasser is here!!!!!

Kevin William Sasser entered the world on Monday, November 5th at 10:34pm weighing in at 8lbs 7oz and 19 1/2 inches long! Enjoy the pictures. I'll post more about our labor and delivery experience later - Kevin only sleeps about 30 minutes in his crib before letting us know he's not happy.

Almost a family of 3.....

Our last weekend of "just the 2 of us" was great! We ran some final errands Friday night and went to bed early - my kind of night. We attended a friend's wedding on Saturday. The reception was held at the Mira Vista Country Club. Can't think of a better way to spend an evening than surrounded by million dollar homes, great friends and expensive food.

We went to church this morning and made our way to the hospital for my pre-op. I had a great nurse who took so much time explaining to me what was going to happen tomorrow. She pretty much assured us that we were good to go at 10:00 tomorrow morning!!!! They have plenty of rooms and one person that was scheduled for tomorrow had her baby this weekend.

We ate dinner with Ben's mom and sister tonight and now we're home watching the Cowboy game. Our house is clean and bags are packed. I can't believe we're less than 24 hours (hopefully) from holding Kevin. Ben has rubbed on my belly more today than he has the past 5 months : ) I have loved being pregnant and am very grateful for such a smooth and uneventful pregnancy - but I am very ready to lose the belly.

Our prediction of Kevin:

Candi: 7 lbs 10 oz and 21 inches long born at 6:25pm
Ben: 7 lbs 2 oz and 19 inches long born at 8:30pm

We both predict he'll have a head full of dark hair!!!!! Can't wait to post pictures of our new baby. Keep us in your prayers.

3 more days!!!

I talked to my nurse today and we are officially scheduled for Monday at 10:00! Still doesn't seem real and probably won't until we're at the hospital and in a room.

I'm spending this weekend resting and cleaning. I am attempting to attend a wedding on Saturday - we'll see how that goes. Our doctor's appointment went good yesterday. Dr Maxwell laughed at my huge swollen feet and said "yep - those are big all right!" Kevin's heart rate was great and he estimated he was 7 lbs.

Today I woke up to get ready for work and realized this is one of the last times I wake up and just get myself ready! And probably the last time I wake up to an alarm clock and not a baby crying : )

I'll update more before Monday....and will post final pictures of my belly!