Thankful

It sounds so funny to say, but I am so very thankful to have my normal feet back again. Here is a before and after birth picture of my feet.

I am also so grateful that I'm slowly getting my body back. Here is a picture of me at 38 weeks and a picture of me at two weeks post partum. My body totally amazes me. I didn't think I'd look this good ever again :-)

Peter is doing fantastic. We are both getting more and more into the routine of nursing. Honestly, it has been harder then I thought it would be. I was thinking about how hard it's been this morning and compaired it to having to know the bitter to taste the sweet. I'm glad I've stuck with it. Peter seems to enjoy it too. Here is a picture of him sleeping. He loves to sleep with his arms straight up.

Confessions of a new mother

Wow, motherhood really keeps you busy. I had no idea what I was in for when I signed up for this adventure. Thankfully Peter is a pretty content baby - I know I could have it much worse.

We took Peter to his one week doctor appointment this afternoon. The Doctor was very impressed with Peter's weight. He is a hefty 9 pounds 1 ounce (he's only lost 4 ounces). I guess that is pretty impressive. The Doctor applauded Mom for doing a great job at feeding him. It's been a hard week with lots of pain where I never thought I would have pain before, but I think the worst is behind me now.

Yes, I will sit down and write the birth story for those who are interested. It's a great one and I must do it for Peter's baby book anyway. The hardest part for me was watching Brandon get light headed because of the blood. Poor dude. I also promise to post more pictures soon. Bran has had a HUGE assignment for school this week so I haven't had much computer time.

TTFN.

Baby Thomas is here!

Peter Brandon Thomas decided to make his arrival on November 6th (Thursday) at 4:22 in the morning. We are so glad he is now here! Peter did a great job coming out and Mommy was only at the hospital for 4 hours before he was born. Thanks to an epidural Mom survived the experience.

Peter is a strong, healthy baby. At birth he weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces. Holy Cow! Thank goodness he didn't wait until his due date (7 days later). He is 20.5 inches long and he has the most incredible brown hair and appetite. After 48 hours at the hospital recovering we are now home trying to get back into the swing of things.

Here are some pictures of our little guy in all of his glory. We are both so happy and love him so much.

Tagged by Mari

I am...very, very pregnant
I know...logically this baby must come out sometime
I want...to be a good mom
I have...an amazing husband and family (I love you all!)
I wish...everyone could find happiness
I hate...being clumsy and forgetful
I miss...my brother Kent (who is in Georgia now)
I fear...I won’t be a patient mother
I feel...very warm
I hear...my computer fan humming
I smell...air
I crave...pasta and Bran's garlic and cheese mashed potatoes
I search...the internet for things I don’t know
I wonder...how I can become a better person
I regret...not helping more people
I love...warm baths and sleeping in
I care...about my hubby
I always...try to complete the obligations
I am going...to go to Japan someday
I believe...in a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

As far as an update, baby hasn't made any moves yet. I think he is quite satisfied where he is at :-)

38 weeks

My 38 week appointment went well this past Wednesday. I got the results back from my Strep B test and they are negative. Yea, one less thing to deal with on delivery day. She checked to see if I was dilated and I was 1.5 and 90% effaced. I guess that's not too bad as far as the effacement goes. It's weird how many new terms you come to know when your pregnant. Here's the most recent picture I've got of myself. I feel big, but I can't tell if the babies dropped or not. What do you think? Brandon took me to the park yesterday and we snapped a few pictures. This is one of my favorites.