sick!

my poor little family has been sick as of late... all four of us.
it started out as a tickle in my throat and has evolved into full on fever for harry and a crippling head cold for mama.
not only does it suck to be sick, but i am really starting to go stir crazy. being stuck at the house for multiple days in a row is horrible.
so, hopefully in the very near future we will be healthy, happy and get out of this place.

right now i am:

-thankful for a double stroller so that getting out of the house is actually possible.

-having body image issues. i just feel gross.

-loving sunshine and summer-like weather.

-happy that the house is pretty quiet.

-pretending that i am not hungry so that i don't have to get up.

-loving my amazing husband who has come home early everyday and is taking friday off.

i love these boys

i am really trying to get life back together....
today is my first day without anyone else here. this should be interesting. thank god for nick jr.

one week

It is crazy that just 6 days ago I had a baby.

The past few days have gone by SO quickly.... and yet, I haven't once gotten overwhelmed.

Scratch that. Today in Target I got overwhelmed... but I blame that on my poor timing. I took a tired two-year-old and expected him to remain calm and happy the whole time we were there.

However, in spite of the one meltdown that we have had, the past week has been lovely.

Stephen and I just look at each other at the end of the day and can't believe how easy the transition has been... (watch everything change now....)

I love having my two little guys at home together. It just seems right. Harry loves his little brother and is constantly saying "Hi, baby" or "Baby, where are you?"

It's really sweet.

Today my mother took over Stephen's role of "helper" and hung out with us. Westley had his 1 week appointment and is gaining weight like a champ. 8 ounces in 4 days seems pretty good to me. He is almost at his birth weight and isn't even a week old.

As for recovery, I am not sure how I feel. Tired? Yes. Some pain. Yes. Like I just had a baby? No.

So, for now, life is beautiful. I fully plan on not taking any of this for granted.

as you wish...

we have been very busy for the past 2 days...

meet Westley John Gwaltney. He was born March 25, 2010. He was 7lb3ounces... (he's lost an ounce or two) and is short compared to his brother being only 20.5 inches long.

I hope that I will have a birth story together in the next few days....

but for now........ I'll leave you with these:

behind

so....
now that i actually have an end in sight, i realize how completely behind in life that i am.
sure, the nursery is done and my laundry is no longer piled sky high, but as far as everything else goes....

i have thank you notes to write, an application for graduation that should have been mailed out about a year ago, insurance papers to fill out... and the list goes on and on and on and on....

so.

dear westley,
sleep a lot when you actually do get here. my to do list is still pretty long.

ps. i love you.

ready???

i had a doctors appointment this morning and was not expecting what i was told.
apparently all of those annoying contractions aren't just making me miserable. they actually serve a purpose. i am 3 cm. I never made it to 3 cm with harry on my own... and here i am almost 38 weeks and well on my way to having another little guy.

she also said that if i don't make it there by next thursday they are going to break my water. so....
c'mon, little man. it can't be that hard to just make it one more cm on your own.