One Month Old....

Seamus is a month old today and had a great check up.  Here is how he is growing:

• Weight: 10 pounds even, 50th percentile
• Height: 22 1/4 inches, 75th percentile
• Head: 39 cm, 75th percentile
• Still waking up every 3 hours at night to eat...but all in good time...hopefully.
• He will follow things with his eyes...when he feels like it...and focus on us.
• He is not a fan of tummy time but he will move his head from one side to the other and he lifts his head and moves it around when we burp him in the sitting position.
• And he is finally starting to have days where he stays awake for most of the day.

Unfortunately he will have to start his shots at his 2 month appointment...we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.  For now he is a happy, snuggly little boy.

Seamus Michael...picture perfect.

Seamus Michael Steele is here....and perfect!

Seth and I finally got to meet our little man Sunday at 8:30 pm.  My water broke at 7:30 that morning and it was pretty smooth sailing from there.  I would say I had a smooth labor and delivery and hopefully a fast recovery.  I am happy he came a little early, even almost a week early he still weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and measured 21 inches in length.  His head measured at 14.5 inches around, pretty sure he got that from Seth.  He is precious and perfect in every way and Seth and I are over the moon!

Finally Full Term!

I thought this day would never come.....and yet it will probably be the longest 3 weeks of my life!  Seamus is officially full term so he can technically come any time now....but I'm trying not to get my hopes up.  My doctors don't think I'll make it to my due date, but you never know.  Thursday's appointment updates: he is fully engaged (dropped into the pelvis), 70% effaced (thinned), but still 0 dilation...so who knows....except maybe Seamus.  I want him to stay in there and take as long as he needs....but at this point I think I'm more ready for him to come than him taking his time!  This last month is not the most comfortable and more than that I'm just ready to meet him!!

Shower weekend with family and friends.

We had a wonderful weekend back in Cleveland County.  I am very thankful to my wonderful family for taking time to put together baby showers for me. I was blessed with two showers, a Steele shower and a McRorie shower.  Seamus is ready to go now...or should I say we are now ready for Seamus to come!  Below are some pictures from the festivities.....

Seamus' two cousins: Brooks and Desmond.  Only about 3 months older than Seamus will be.

Our wonderful nieces coloring while waiting for the shower to wrap up.

Clearly the drive from Raleigh to Lawndale wore Seth and Jae out.

Apparently I look much bigger than I really am to most.....

I don't care what anyone says....boys clothes are adorable!!!

Showers are a Go!

Went to my OB Thursday after noticing a lot of tightening the past day.....more than 6/hour.  They put me on the monitor and I was having contractions....but luckily not dilated at all.  So they told me to drink more water than humanly possible and come back this morning to go back on monitors and then they would decide if they wanted me traveling over 3 hours away.  Went back...still having contractions...now more cramping with them...but there is no pattern to them and still not dilated at all so they said I won't go into labor the next two days so go ahead.  I was going to be pretty bummed if I had to call my family and say we couldn't go this weekend.  I have a checklist for preterm labor and when I need to call...but they think I should make it to full term, which is in two weeks, but probably not to my due date!  Never a dull moment with Seamus already!!  Hope to post some shower pics after this weekend!

34 weeks and still sitting way up there....

My 34 week appointment went well.  Stomach measuring perfect, despite no weight gain in a month, Seamus is moving like crazy, and heart rate at 148 during appointment.  It was cute, when the doctor did the doppler for the heart he had the hiccups.  He is getting so big, head is still down...just not far enough in my opinion.  His little bum would be the culprit for my rib pain and popping lately.  I know he is running out of room because his movements are now uncomfortable for mom.

Mom isn't in as tip top shape as baby, but still doing well.  Still fighting this dang head cold.  Doctor said if start coughing too much to call them for a prescription because it can trigger labor and if I go in to labor after another week I'll be far enough along that they won't try to stop it....talk about home stretch!  My iron levels are back down so now 2 iron supplements on top of my prenatals.  Everything else checked out great.  Now I'm ready for our newborn basics class next week and my baby showers! 

Can't wait to meet my little boy!