~The Winner Is...~

Okay, so I forgot to add something to my last entry...

Thank you Cat -Saving Sanity- for reminding me...

A while back, I had asked everyone to make a guess about what they thought Mr. Zachary would weigh and how long he would be...

Well, I went back to the entry (titled Stats) to check and there were some really close guesses...

The person that came closest though, was Ms. Jackie of Small Town Life... She guessed that Zachary would weigh 7lbs 10oz and would be 19 1/2 inches long.

Well, she was only 4oz off of his weight and exactly on for his length... So, Woo Hoo to Jackie!

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Today has been a pretty good day.

Zachary's doctor appointment went well.  He is gaining back his weight that he lost in the hospital very quickly... He went home on Friday weighing around 7lbs and 5oz and is already up to 7lbs and 12oz!!  The doctor said he is doing great and that he has some really big hands and feet :)  Plus, that he was a cutie!!  LOL.

He did get circumsised though... Poor boy.  The doctor said he did really well during the procedure.  I'm just glad they don't make you go with them when they do it.  When the doctor brought Zach back out to us, he was looking pretty good and not crying.  I could tell he had gotten upset... Due to the new scratch marks on his face... But once I got him back to the room and started to feed him, he just started bawling.  We haven't heard him cry sooo much since the day he was born!  I swear, all he has been doing today is sleeping, eating and crying... But who can blame the poor boy??

Oh well.  He'll be fine in a few days...

Zach and I did take a nap on the couch this afternoon while Derek (yes, I'll be refering to him by his name from now on... Previously known as Hubby) and Rowan went off to Lowe's to purchase a Storm/Screen Door.  It was nice to just lay there with him and not be bothered...

Derek and his father have been trying to install the door since 3pm today... It is now 6pm!!  Oh well... I swear, he is a great cook... But just not the handiest man around.  Lol.

Well, I've gotta run.  I've got some dinner to heat up and a baby to feed.  I hope everyone enjoyed the pictures of Mr. Zachary.  I swear, I'll be posting more as soon as I can!!

Many Hugs and Love to you all...

Jennifer :O)

~A Quick Hi and Thank You's~

Hi All...

I just wanted to take a quick moment... while it is quiet here at my house to say Hello and Thank You for all the wonderful well wishes...

Things here are really great.  I was able to come home on Friday and it was nice to be home, let me tell you.  The hospital stay wasn't bad mind you, but I was really ready to come home to my bed and just be with my new family.

Zachary Justice Matthew is doing really great.  Friday night was tough, but we got through it.  We had a check up already at the doctors office, to make sure that he isn't getting jaundice... Something common in breast fed babies??  I don't know... But he is doing well and is gaining the weight back that he lost in the hospital.

We have an appointment tomorrow morning at the doctors to get him circumsised (sp?)... I really wish they would have done it in the hospital, but I'm told that it is the doctors choice to do it there or in the office... So, that is what we have to look forward to tomorrow... Woo Hoo.

Rowan is doing soooo well with being a big sister.  She is very helpful... Always wanting to get the diapers and wipes when I change him and sitting next to me when I feed him (which is going well too... but I won't go into detail...lol).  She does want to hold him often, but she rather do it on her own than with help... But that doesn't happen :)

I'm really behind on everyone's journal, so I appologize for not visiting and commenting.  It will probably take a while for me to get back up to speed on life in general... So be patient with me and the journals :)  I do hope to get on here as often as I can to keep everyone updated and share pictures...

Speaking of pics, I've used AOL to add some... I can't seem to get my computer to work the way I'm wanting it too... ARGH!!  Hope you enjoy them...

Gotta go now... Little Man is wanting his Mommy...

Hugs to all... And, thank you all again!!

 

He's HERE!

Hello to All! I promised Jennifer that I would do her entry for her announcing the arrival of Zachary, so here it goes.   Shortly after 1 p.m. today, (2/22) Jennifer gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He weighted in at 7 lbs 14 oz and measured out to 19 inches in length.   Jennifer was up early sometime around 5 a.m., not much sleep but much worry. She arrived at the hospital at 10:45 a.m. by 12:30, they had her hooked up to an I.V. and were walking her down the hall to where she would have the baby. Shortly after that we learned that Derek had to leave the room, because the doctors decided to put her under a general because she was feeling too much. Later this evening we learned that they should have given the upper more time to work.   She is doing fine but is very tired. She was surrounded by family and friends all day, but I think the one who tore at her heart strings the most was Rowan. She had a hard time seeing her "Mommy" in such a way. Rowan had many melt downs and leak (aka cried) a lot.     Rowan is very curious about her brother and held him twice already, of course with help. She wanted to do it her self and when she was told no, she had another melt down.   I will rap this up for tonight but I promise pictures tomorrow!   Jennifer's Mom, Jill

~Tomorrow, A Road Block, And Beaten To the Punch~

Okay, so there is no graphic today, due to the fact that our home computer has crashed and I'm having to use the Hubby's laptop to do this entry... So, sorry it is so boring.

Tomorrow is the big day... I just want to thank you all for the well wishes and for caring so much about someone you've never really met.  It makes me think there are some really great people out there!  I would have never thought that I'd get such an outpouring of wonderful people visiting my journal... So, thanks again!

We've been doing a bunch of cleaning today.  I've actually been up since about 845am and its now after 130pm and I'm just taking a break to pay some bills and catch up on here...

I really don't think that I'll be able to make it to everyones journal before tomorrow, so please forgive me... I've been a nervous reck all day... And last night I was up from 215am-430am!!  Argh... I guess my nerves are getting the best of me...

I just don't want to see how I'm going to be tonight.  Thank goodness Rowan will be able to get a good nights sleep at my parents... That will be the best thing for her, tomorrow will be a very busy day for all of us.

Okay.  So, there was a road block about how my mom was going to do an entry for me.  Their home computer also took a dive, but luckily my dad was able to fix it.  I'm going to give her instructions today/this evening on how to post an entry so that you all get the news about Zach.

Oh yes.  About the "Beaten to the Punch" part in my subject line.  I mentioned in my last entry that my friend Jolene who is also pregnant was supposed to have her c-section on Wednesday.

Well, I guess her son wanted to come a little sooner because she had him on Sunday morning!  So, instead of our sons being about 20 hours apart, they'll be about 2 days apart... OH well.  He is a healthy baby, 8lbs 9oz, and both he and the mother are doing fine.

Congrats to her and her family...

I just can't believe that tomorrow, my family will be a family of 4 instead of 3... Holy Moly.  There go my nerves again!!

Well, I've gotta run.  I have plenty to do and I need to get Rowan down for her nap... She has gymnastics tonight!  Woo Hoo... Gotta catch it while I can :)

Many Hugs to you all...

Be back when I can... HEHE

::Jennifer::

~Where Oh Where Has Jennifer Been?~

Oh where oh where has Jennifer been?  Well, the question is, where hasn't Jennifer been lately??  LOL.  The last few days have been mighty busy here... And if truthfully, if I wasn't doing something productive, I was seriously just enjoying my time on the couch!  LOL.

So, Thursday wasn't a very busy day.  We actually got a pretty late start.  Rowan and I were up around 8am, but didn't accomplish much around the house if anything at all.  I had DVR'd "Mona Lisa Smile" the other day and I watched that.  After our family nap in the afternoon- the Hubby had worked the night before- we all got up and got dressed.

At 5pm... See!  I told you we got a late start!!... We dropped Rowan off at my parents house so they could watch her so we could go do the Valentine's Day shopping that I had promised the Hubby.  So, we were off to the mall!  Let me tell you something, we haven't done shopping for him in a while, so he was pretty happy.

But, he did have a suprise for me in store too!  Once we did go to the mall, he stopped by the jewelry store that we always buy our stuff from to 'pick something up'... He had gotten me a suprise... He had originally intended to give me this suprise the day after Zach was born, but because he felt he was in 'the dog house' for all the work he had been doing, he wanted to give me the suprise then!

Oh, let me tell you something... This boy sure knows what I love...

He had purchased me a Mother's Ring.  Yep!  I have a Mother's Ring!!  It is beautiful too.  There are three birth stones set in it... One representing me (in the middle), and stones representing Rowan and Zachary on the sides.  It is gorgeous... I'm really glad he gave it to me before I was in the hospital, because now I'm able to enjoy it more!!  It would have been such a lovely suprise to get it in the hospital, don't get me wrong... But now I'm able to wear it for a few more days!!

So, he perked my spirits up big time giving me that... And he is a smart little cookie too, because he knew if I had gotten something NICE like that, I would be "willing to spend more" on him... lol.  What a rotten bugger...

Well, we did go and spend some dough on him.  It had been a while since we went shopping for him (we actually couldn't remember the last time we went shopping together like that!!)... So, he got plenty of goodies, let me tell you.  He was very impressed with how I just let him go...

He ended up getting 3 pairs of jeans, a few shirts, a pair of new boots and a new Fossil watch.  Let me tell you... He looks mighty cute in them too :)

After we were doing shopping, we decided to go to dinner.  There is a new place around here called "The Elephant Bar" and we decided to try that out.  He had been to one in Sacramento before, but I had never been... It is a really neat place with some really good food too.  As we were sitting there, enjoying our food and chatting, we both tried to remember when was the last time it was just him and I at a resturant... We really couldn't remember that either!!  I guess we'll be needing to go on some date-dates in the future...

Thank goodness I have such great parents that are willing and waiting to watch the kiddos for us... :::Love You Guys:::

We really enjoyed ourselves on Thursday... But we did miss the Survior premire!  We forgot to DVR it... And now we are kicking ourselves in the booties!  I just hope they have a repeat of it like they usually do... Guess I'm going to have to keep an eye out for that...

Hmm... Okay... What else...

Oh yes.  Friday morning I had my pre-op interview/appointment at the hospital that I'll be having Zachary in.  My mom went with me, because the Hubby had dog training, and I always like to have a second pair of ears gathering information!  Well, they informed me that I'll be checking into the hospital Tuesday morning at 1045am and the surgery is scheduled for 1220pm.  Woo Hoo!!  It is coming sooo quickly now...

Well, after my interview with the charge nurse there... I had to go to the lab and give blood.  Always a fun fun thing to do.  Well, the dude that was taking my blood forgot he had to take a vial for the blood blank and I almost left with out it having been done!  So, in the end, I had to be stuck in both arms (yeah, really pretty!!) and now I'm wearing a blood bank wrist band until Tuesday!  He told me that I CAN'T LOOSE THE WRIST BAND or I'd be screwed... Basically, if it falls off, I better be finding a way to put it back on!  lol... Let me tell you though, it is getting kinda annoying already and I have a few more days of wearing it to go!!!!

After we left the hospital, my mom and I went and got some frozen yogurt again... Hehe... I'm sooo bad... But I only have a few more days left to 'blame it on being pregnant'... Hehe. 

We ended up having my parents for dinner last night too.  We didn't make Baked Potato Soup the other night, so that is what we had last night... Along with Chicken and Green Beans.  It is nice to have my mom and dad over... To treat them to dinner, because it always seems that I'm having dinner at their house :)  Hehe... So, of course Miss Rowan enjoyed having her Grandpa-pa and YaYa over!  I did buy an apple pie for dessert and sent some home with them too...  But of course, I've already enjoyed a few pieces... lol... See, I told you I was being bad!!

My friend Amy (Auntie Amy to Ro) came over to visit last night.  I haven't seen her in a while.  She has started her Student Teaching as the last part of her college schooling... So, she has been pretty busy. 

I did also get a phone call from my friend Jolene in Washington... See, we went to school together, then she got married to her Navy man and lives up there.  Well, she has a son that is about 6mons older than Rowan and is now pregnant with her second son.  But the kicker is, we are at the same stage in pregnancy and she is in fact having her baby the day after Zachary comes!!  It has been sooo awesome to have somone to talk to everyday (via IM) about the aches and pains... The nervousness... The excitment... So, we heard from her last night.  It was great to actually talk to her, because most of the talking we do is via the computer!  I'll definetly be calling her after her little man is born to see how she is doing...

Lets see... What else can I ramble on about??  It seems like I've been away forever... Oh yes... I'm waaaayyyy behind on journals, so if you don't see a comment in your journal and I'm a regular commenter, I'm sorry.  I'll try to catch up, but these last few days are going to be very busy here at "The Pickle Jar" as Barbie likes to call it ;)

Oh!  I'm going to have my mom post an entry probably on Tuesday night or Wednesday sharing information and pictures about Zachary.  I just hope I can explain how to put the pictures in (Via AOL... much easier, I'd think) with out confusing her too much... So, keep an eye out for that!

Tonight and tomorrow night are the Hubby's last two days at work for about 6 weeks.  He will continue to do dog and SWAT training, but nothing else!  Except for being at home and taking care of me and his kiddos :)  He seems really excited about that... I just hope we don't kill each other being in such close conditions for so long... lol.

I'm going to go finish cleaning Rowan's room today/tomorrow... I was doing that the other day, but standing and bending got to me.  So, that is my main goal for this weekend.  Then on Monday, the Hubby will be off, and we'll be cleaning our room from top to bottom and anything else in the house that needs a last minute cleaning before Tuesday... Doesn't that just sound like a bunch of fun!?!?  Nah, it doesn't to me either... Oh well, its gotta be done.

Well, I think I've truly rambled on and on much about nothing... lol.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 

::Hugs::

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~Tired Girl Today~

 

I'm tired today.  I think I've just done a little too much... LOL.  Who knows... Sleep is coming less and less... And I'm still pushing ahead like I would normally, so, a nap is sounding really good to me right now.

Lets see.  We didn't go shopping yesterday, like I knew we wouldn't.  But thats okay.  The Hubby and I cleaned for a bit after he got home from dog training and then after some lunch, we all took a nap!  Woo Hoo.  Rowan and I got up about an hour and a half... But the Hubby took in some 3 hours of sleep.  Probably a good thing, or I would have been dealing with a big ol' monster!

We didn't do much for the rest of the evening.  The Hubby did go and get some pizza's for dinner... Yum Yum.  I've been wanting pizza... Well, I've been wanting baked potato soup too... But pizza is what we decided would be the easiest on us last night since neither of us wanted to go to the store to get what we needed for the soup...

Oh well.  The pizza was good enough.  Besides the fact that they messed up on my order.  I wanted pan crust on both pizzas, but only got it on one... And because the Hubby picked them up, he didn't realize.  Oh well.  Life goes on... With or without pan crust :)

We just basically hung around last night and watched tv.  I was pretty tired by the time I hit the bed last night... But of course my body wasn't being nice... I was hit with so many hip cramps and I was soooo hot that I ended up back out on the couch.  Anyone know how to stop hip cramps (besides eating banana's?)???  I know how to fix the leg cramps, thank you Barbie, but hip cramps are of a different sort!

This morning, the Hubby had some more dog training... But once he did get home, we were off to Target!  There were so many things on my list to buy that we ended up spending sooo much.  I swear, either we don't buy a thing or buy the whole darn store out!  LOL.

Actually, the things we did buy were pretty much needed.  We picked up Rowan her 'gift from Zachary' with out her noticing... hehe.  We got her a Graco 3-in-1 baby stroller system and then a Graco Baby that sits in a car/booster seat.  She has ruined her old baby stroller, so we thought she'd enjoy something "like Mommy's" to play with after Zach gets here.  This way, when I'm doing something with Zach, she can do it with her baby too!  I'm sure she'll be a very big helper, but there will be times that she won't be able to help, so hopefully having her own baby will come in handy then.

I also picked up some stuff that I'll be needing in the hospital.  You know, like shampoo/conditioner, soaps, lotions and other toiletries for my stay... I'll more than likely be there for three nights total... So, I'll wanna be able to clean up!  Not going to get stinky :)

We did make it down the baby aisle too.  I picked up some binkies (or ruff's as Rowan calls them), a grooming set, and some onesies that I just couldn't pass up because they were too cute.  I also grabbed some wipes that were a pretty good price.  6-72count refills for only $8.50!!  Of course they are the Target brand, but who cares!  We didn't get any diapers though... We will be getting those from Costco after we find out how much Mr. Zachary weighs!!

With Rowan, I ended up taking back about 7 or 8 bags of Newborn diapers because she didn't fit into them... So, we won't be doing that again!  The Hubby will pick up enough of the right size right after he is born and then we'll stock up once I'm ready to make a trip out of the house... Or I can always have him do it or get one of my loving family members to go ;) hehe

Of course there were other things that we purchased from Target to make our bill so high... But nothing too interesting, unless you like hearing about Draino and Toilet Bowl cleaner... lol.  So, thats pretty much our Target trip!

We did go to Jamba Juice afterwards, since it is rightthere and I figured we all could use the healthy vitamins in them.  Miss Rowan enjoyed her "kid" cup... I'm still kinda up in the air if she has another cold or allergies.  She has been sneezing more and has an awful runny nose.  I've been giving her meds, so they seem to be helping... Plus, with the nap she is taking now, I hope she feels better!  She can't be sick too long either... Because she won't be able to come to the hospital to visit us if she is sick!!  And that just won't do!!!

Speaking of the hospital.  I was supposed to go for my Pre-Op appointment/interview on Monday... But the airhead that made my original appointment didn't realize that it is a holiday (Presidents Day) and that the Same Day Surgery center would be closed... Soooo.  I go on Friday for my interview (or so they call it) at 1045am.

Unfortunetly, because my Hubby doesn't know what a Day Off is, he won't be able to go with me.  He is doing more dog training that day, and because he arranged everything between departments, he can't back out!  Thank goodness my Mommy loves me and will come with me :)  And yes, today is his day off too... And he is working tonight!!  Argh... So it is just me and Princess Rowan.

But if you can believe this... He isn't doing a thing tomorrow that has to do with work!  We are still planning on going shopping and having lunch, my Valentine gift for him.  I just don't know when, since he'll probably get home late again tonight (330am!).  I'm thinking it will be an afternoon date... lol.  Oh well... As long as we get to go out, that is all that matters.

I've been working on Rowan's room this afternoon.  It is funny how a three year old can tear up a room sooo quickly!  Plus, she has sooo many clothes in her drawers and closet that she doesn't wear, so I'm cleaning them out.  I filled up a 25gl plastic container with clothes!!  The other container I picked up today will be filled with toys that she doesn't play with... That way I can put those away for a while and then bring them back out later, so she can play with "new" stuff!  LOL.  Some of the stuff that I do have, Zach will be able to play with later on too... So hey, it all works!

I'm just tired.  And my back is killing me from standing up so long trying to clean her room and doing my shopping!  So, I think I'm going to go and sit on the couch and rest while Miss Rowan is taking her nap!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday...

::Smiles and Hugs::

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~It's Tuesday Already~

      

Oh I would so love to go soak in the tub right now... Heck, I wish I could go soak in my hot tub, but that isn't the best thing to do while being preggo.  So, I'm guessing that a soak in the bath will be something I do later tonight... hehe.

I'm so achy and feeling old right now.  I swear, I must look like a 70 year old woman when I try to get out of bed.  The cramps in my hips are getting worse and worse, so the mornings are getting harder and harder.

This morning I was up at 730am to get ready for my doctors appointment.  It was really hard to because I slept pretty bad last night.  I swear, my mind was racing with things that needed to be done and stuff I want to get done, so bad that I wasn't sleeping.  And then when I finally went to sleep, I was waking up every few hours to use the potty!  I'm complaining, I know... I'll stop now :)

So, my doctors appointment went pretty well today.  Because I'm 37 weeks along, they made me get 'checked'.  YUCKY.  Well, it was for no good too, because I'm not even close to going into labor he said!  LOL.  I guess that says something... But other than that, my blood pressure was great (120/74) and my weight is a little more than I wish it would be, but I only have 6 more days...

Then I had to fill out paper work and sign my name on the dotted line to consent for the c-section on the 22nd.  That is the last time that I have a scheduled appointment at the doctors office until after the baby is born... I do have a pre-op appointment at the hospital on the 21st, but I won't be seeing the doctor again until the morning of the c-section!  Goodness gracious!  How time flies...

The Hubby and I were supposed to go shopping today as his Valentine's gift.  I really don't think that will be happening today.  He didn't get home from work until 420 this morning and then was up again at 615am to go to dog training.  So needless to say, he will be in a pretty cranky mood until he gets a nap!

Maybe tomorrow will be better... Who knows.  Plus the weather is so icky here, I'm really not in the mood to be going out in the rain.  I do have some house work that can be done, so maybe after a family nap this afternoon, we'll do that... Cleaning house is a whole lot easier when there is more than one person doing it.

Oh yes.  I think Miss Rowan has allergies... Bummer deal.  The almond blossoms have started to bloom and she is getting stuffy and had a little cough last night as she was trying to sleep.  I hope they aren't too bad if she does have them, because living where we live, she'll be miserable (sp?). 

And yes, we did make her gymnastics class last night.  She did okay... Last night she was kinda in the 'Monkey See, Monkey Do' attitude... So seeing the other two girls in that class go wild didn't help her.  I had to give her the "LOOK" last night a few times to straighten her out!

Well, the hubby is home... Gotta go.  Have a great day.

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