Due Date/Bath Time

Isaac had another sponge bath today. He really hates them...or at least hates being naked. If you can believe it, today is his due date. Instead I have a 16-day old baby, have changed over 100 diapers, have been peed on I don't know how many times and have even been pooped on once. Now I'm getting spit up on multiple times a day. It's still better than the alternative of still being pregnant right now. We're happy we got him when we did because he has brought us so much joy (not just messes)!

Ready For Church

Isaac and I had our first solo outing on Sunday because Lance had to work. Somehow we managed to make it to church after getting very little sleep the night before and it happened to have snowed a fair amount the night before so I had to clean off the car, etc. He looks as tired as I felt.

Dog Gone Cute

Hanging Out

So Isaac, Grandma, and Mommy have had a nice time just hanging out for the last few days. Unfortunately, Daddy had to go to Chicago and Nashville since leaving the hospital and is off to work today. I was lucky to catch Isaac awake for a change, so I thought I'd snap a few photos.

More Hospital Pictures

Isaac at the Hospital

My friend Katie was sweet and took some photos of Isaac at the hospital. The pictures turned out great (I guess I may be a little partial!)

Isaac Randall Lindberg

Isaac Randall Lindberg decided he couldn't wait any long and came 16 days early and was born Monday Feb 1st, 2010. He weighed in at 6 lbs 11.5 oz and was 20 inches long.


Both baby and mom are doing well after about 9 hours of labor. How come they think they need to come in the middle of the night?

To our surprise he has a pretty good little head of hair. It looks almost strawberry blonde.

Now this was a surprise...

I had a doctor's appointment this morning (I am just over 37 weeks).  I haven't had any real notable "symptoms" lately, so the doctor gave me the option of whether or not I wanted her to check my cervix.  She didn't feel it was really necessary at this point.  With Lance being out of town next week (he has two '24-hour' trips leaving Thursday night and Sunday night), I thought it would probably be a good idea just to see where we are at.  I'm not sure who was more surprised, me or the doctor.  She said she could feel the head down pretty low and that I was 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced and that I may not make it to my appointment next week.  Talk about a shocker.  She also said it might be 2 weeks before he's born, but I'm most likely not making it to my due date.  I wasn't sure if it was good news or bad news with Lance being in both Chicago and Nashville in that time frame...I'm still in shock.  I just hope he either comes really soon or waits for Lance to get done with his travels!!

It's FINISHED!

I finally finished the little baby afghan I designed for our new little one. I made it out of super soft bamboo yarn. I think it turned out really well! I guess we're going for the brainwashing method to get him to like our same hobbies ;)

What Happened??

All of a sudden I have burst at the seams!  This baby must be growing out of control (or at least I am!).  Lance took a picture of me last night to document the belly progress and I was shocked how much bigger I've gotten since Christmas.  Here's a visual of how much I've changed:

21 weeks

29 weeks

32 weeks

36 weeks

Yes, the basketball is for real...or that's what everyone says my belly looks like these days.  I didn't know it could be so perfectly round.  I can't believe he/we have another month or so of growing to do!  Where is it going to go??

Thank you Lindbergs!

Here it is...our baby boy's bed for the first 5 months. It was one of the group gifts from the Lindberg shower. We figure we can buy a real crib when we move to wherever we are moving in June! Thanks everyone!

The Lindberg Baby Shower

My sister-in-law, Lisa, hosted an awesome baby shower the day after Christmas while we were in Salt Lake City. It was great to catch up with the Lindberg family since we missed the Lindberg family Christmas party by a few short hours. Thanks to everyone for doing announcements, food, and for coming! I promised to post a picture of the group gift once I purchased it. I have the crib, but am still waiting to pick up the stroller. Thank you all so much!

Our 3rd wedding anniversary

Poor Lance has a heck of an end to his year...every year. He has my birthday November 17th, our anniversary on December 13th, then Christmas less than 2 weeks later. I have to hand it to him, he did a great job this year. He surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of lilies and cooked me dinner (and did the dishes--even though he had to work all morning). He is such an awesome husband! I'm not sure how I lucked out. This was our last anniversary before the kids start rolling in; I'm sure it's just going to keep getting better!

Merry Christmas

We actually have a fireplace this year for Christmas so I had to hang our stockings (a.k.a. some wool socks Anna brought back from her mission to Ecuador...they are a little big to actually wear). Luckily we brought our handy-dandy Christmas tree. It's in the lower right hand corner if you missed it. At least it makes the presents look bigger!

Gingerbread Houses

I thought I was going to miss our annual gingerbread house extravaganza, but it turns out it was scheduled for the Sunday I was in town. Everyone's houses turned out looking great (even though Greg and Alyssa's had some structural issues!). It was fun to spend time with my family (even though it was a zoo) and eat candy until I was sick (as much a tradition as actually making the houses).

My first baby shower

I had my first baby shower on December 5th when I went home to Salt Lake City. It was so fun to see friends and family again after being away for almost 6 months. Everyone was so generous-our little boy has so many cute little things already! Now he just has to come (well, in about 9 weeks.) My mom did a great job planning and hosting. Thanks Mom!

Courtney Bryant

I was lucky enough to see my newest niece, Courtney Bryant, when I was in town earlier this month. I was sure to ask my sister, Kristin, about all the important details of childbirth while they were fresh on her mind. Even though she was only 1 day old when I saw her, she seemed huge to me, but only because I couldn't imagine another human being that size inside of my body. She came naturally a few hours before she was scheduled to be induced-talk about timing!