Totally Randoms...yes RandomS

First of all. Who watched Survivor this season??? HOW FREAKING AWESOME! It was my first time watching Survivor. And who wins? Jud! Jud who? Jud aka Fabio aka a guy who went to my high school aka his sister and I cheered together! How cool is that?? Anyways....

Christmas is almost here! I'm excited. Our first Christmas together (with Liam)! I've seen weather predictions though and I'm not so sure I like it....70% precipitation on Christmas Eve when we're going to be at my mom's house....no thanks. I'd rather have Spring and Fall.

So I hardly ever get sick and guess what.....I think I'm getting sick! Headache, elevated temperature, sore throat (the lumpy feeling kind)....BOO! Syd has a nasty cough (what's new). and Jimmy is starting to get pretty congested....cross your fingers that Liam doesn't catch something!!!!!!!!

I'm excited for Syd to go on "winter" break. I just hope she isn't a crazy person the whole time...ya know...6 going on 18. OMG. She is such a handful sometimes. I can't believe the things that come out of her mouth, or how many eye rolls she can give me in 5 minutes. YIKES! I have a lot of fun to look forward to for the next 12 years!

Anyhoo. I suppose that's all for now!

Am I a slacker?

No....I'm just busy!!! Busy as in a newborn. Ya know. So let's see....what's new with Liam? He is going to be 6 weeks old this Thursday (I can't believe it!) The time moves by so much faster when they're here versus when you're waiting for them to arrive. What else is he doing.....he smiles a lot now! He coos. He started rolling over from belly to back 2 weeks ago. I know! How crazy is that??? And at first I thought it was a fluke, but he started consistently doing it, so I know it's the real deal!! Jimmy got on the scale, and then got on the scale with Liam and the difference was 13 lbs! That means he gained 3 lbs since he was 2 weeks old!! What a little chubby bubby! I measured him on a changing mat (by marking on the mat when he was laying really straight and relaxed) last week and he measured 23 1/2 inches....that's 1 1/2 longer than when he was born! He also is going 4-7 hours in the middle of the night without a feeding. What a good little boy :-)

What's new with me? Well....I'm getting more sleep. Jimmy has still been getting up with Liam in the middle of the night :-) I've lost 33 lbs of my baby weight! Yahoo! I think that's pretty good for 5 weeks! Only 14 to go!

Miss Sydni is doing well! Still LOVING school. She is such a good big sister. Everyone keeps asking me if she still likes Liam.....OF COURSE she does! Why wouldn't she??? She likes feeding and holding him. She talks to him allllllll the time. She likes reading books to him and explaining what the pictures look like so he knows what's doing on in them since he can't see them. She is my big helper in putting his binkie back in when it falls out, and wiping up spit up when she sees it. It couldn't be any better!!!!

Blogging + Newborn= Not very much

Well, howdy.

It looks as though it's been a while since I've last posted. I'm not sure what new things I have to tell, but I'll try to figure something out.

Liam is one month old today!

I can't believe it's already been that long! He does lots of tummy time and can hold his head up a long time! Sydni wasn't doing this until she 3 months old! They say that bigger babies tend to do these things faster because they're stronger! YAY!

At 2 weeks old, he was 10lbs3oz. I swear to you, he has to be at least 12 lbs now....the kid is a spitting image of his father!

He's awake a lot more now, too. I'm so glad, because now I can see his big beautiful eyes and funny faces!

Sydni is doing AMAZING with him. No jealousy issues yet. I think it has a lot to do with the age difference. She is very independent and doesn't rely on all of our attention, and she doesn't have to fight over anything because she's 6, not 2! I'm so glad....

Sleep has been better. Jimmy has been getting up with him in the middle of the night! :-) :-) :-) That definitely deserves more smiley faces but 3 will do for now...

So I've been getting pretty good sleep. Liam sleeps between 4-6 hours at night, so just one nightly feeding works for him so far! He's drinking 5oz already! And he's already wearing 3-6month clothing! YIKES!

On another note....a random one at that, I'm super excited to be celebrating Christmas with both of my children (so weird to say children!!) I can't wait!!!

It's been a while....

It seems like it's been a while since I've posted...probably because I have been taking care of a newborn!!

It's kind of what I remember, and it's not at the same time. I just know it was way easier when I was 18...even though that sounds so weird! I love it though!

He is sucha good baby, just like Sydni was! He sleeps 4 hours, sometimes 5 1/2!!! He eats like a little piggy. He sucks down 4-5 ounces every time he eats!! He weighed 9lbs12oz when he was born, left the hospital at 9lbs5oz. Weighed 9lbs6oz at 1 week, and at his 2 week appt he weighed 10lbs3oz!!!! What a big boy!!

Sydni is just in LOVE with him. She kisses him goodbye when she leaves for school in the morning. She loves holding him and helping out, like packing his diaper bag, getting the diaper and wipes ready for a change, etc.

I'm so glad he's here!!! :-)

Liam James Marshall!!!

Liam made his arrival very quickly!! I was induced on November 4th and started my petocin at 10:10am. By around 2pm I was 5-6cm and they broke my water. By 4:15pm I was 8cm, and by 4:25pm I was 9.5cm! I started pushing soon after and by 5:06pm, he was here!!! Piece of cake!

And his big sister was so overwhelmed! She didn't know what to do or say and was afraid to touch him incase she hurt him.

She came around the next day and now she can't get enough of him!!

38 weeks and 3 days to be exact!

PregnancyStats:

How Far Along: 38w3d weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Ugh. 47lbs I think? Oh well. It's worth it!!!
Maternity Clothes: Whatever fits!
Best Moment this week: When my doctor told me he would induce me TOMORROW!!!
Gender: Allllll boy....it's been verified 3 times!
Movement: He's dropped, so my ribs are getting a little bit of a break (key words, a little bit). He's still all over the place, but I like it like that!
Food Craving: A COLD regular sub sandwich. Can't wait.
What I miss: Not feeling like an old woman....I have so many aches and pains, you'd think i was 65 and sleeeeeep!!!
What I am looking forward to: TOMORROW! I am sooooooooo excited!!
Exercise: I'm scared of exercise now because of Lactic Acidosis!! So I still just hang out at home. Everything feels like exercise to me.

Tomorrow is the big day!!!!!

BEING INDUCED TOMORROW!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I'll post pictures!!!