4 weeks and counting!

Baby Max,

You are 4 weeks old now and we are figuring each other out! You had your 1 month doctor appointment on Friday and weighed in at 9 lbs 6 oz and measured 21 3/4 inches long. Your little cheeks are getting chubbier, but you are still so small!

You are a good sleeper...you usually do two 4 hour streches between feedings for us in the night, sometimes even a 5 hour stretch if we're lucky! Daddy is so good to us both, he sleeps in the room with you while I sleep upstairs...I hear every peep you make and then lay there and can't fall asleep. So, he calls me when it's time to come down and feed you and that's only one time in the middle of the night...THANK YOU!

You have been fussy and spitting up a lot after feedings, so the doctor put you on some medicine...I think it might be working because we've had a delightful weekend with you and you seem a bit more comfortable. I hope that this is the answer!

Just like your brother, you like looking up at the bears on your changing table. It's fun to see you tracking objects...now we're just waiting for you to smile!

Love you,

Mommy

Happy Birthday!

Dear Maxwell,

Happy Birthday...you're finally here with us!!!! You were born on November 21, 2008 at 11:08am. You were 7 lbs 9 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. You are perfect! We went into the hospital at 3:30am and you were born 7 1/2 hours later. It was a smooth delivery and that rash I had went away as soon as you entered the world!

You've been here for a week and a day and so far you are an angel baby! You sleep and eat really good and have gained all your weight back and then some in the first week. You had your first doctor appointment yesterday and you weighed 7 lbs 10.5 oz! You're an eater..just like your brother!

Speaking of your brother...he LOVES you! He loves to hold you, pet your head, and push you in your swing. He can't wait for you to get bigger so he can have a playmate!

We are so happy you're finally here with us....I love my family full of boys! This Thanksgiving was the best one yet!

Love you,

Mommy

You Stinker!

My Max,

You have really caused quite a stir around here the past few weeks. Not only did you want to come early and made me go on bedrest for 6 weeks, but then, when it was ok for you to come, you don't! Your due date is in 6 days and you seem to be quite cozy in my tummy.

You got your Daddy and I so excited last week...I started having contractions every 5 minutes for an hour and a half, so we called our neighbor, Carol, to come over and stay with Noah until Annie could get here to spend the night (it was 11:00 pm). By the time we got to the hospital I had been having consistent contractions for two and a half hours...but NO, you didn't want to be born that night and they sent us home! We got home around 2:30am and were so disappointed.

To top it off, since then, I developed a full body itch rash called PUPPS that can sometimes happen in the late stage of pregnancy. It's supposed to go away once your born, so come on already and relieve me! I'm also getting a low grade temp every night around 6:00pm and it last throughout the night. It makes me feel like I'm getting sick, but luckily it goes away by the morning. However, I am exhausted by the morning from itching all night and tossing and turning. Poor Mommy!

So, if you aren't here by Friday, we're going to the hospital to be induced. That means that you'll be born 4 days before your due date to put me out of my misery and we'll be so excited to meet you! You better be a little less maintenance once you're born...not sure that's in the cards though based on how this pregnancy has gone!

Can't wait to meet you...your room is ready and we're all waiting,

Itchy Mommy

Big Guy!

Hi Maxwell,

We had a doctor appointment this week and things are looking good! Since you (and me) have behaved for a month, the doctor gave me some freedom back! I can now do one outing a day and then in about a week and a half I'll be off of bedrest and we'll try to get our life back in order.

When I was at the doctor on Monday my tummy was measuring small, so the doctor wanted me to get another ultrasound the next day to make sure you're growing enough. Now, I knew you were since my stomach seems HUGE, but I wanted to see you again anyway, so I got the ultrasound yesterday. And, like I said, you are definitely NOT small! You already weigh 5 lbs 11oz (average for this stage of pregnancy...34 weeks... is 4 lbs 12 oz)! So, you are in the 73 percentile for weight as of now...perfectly fine to be born early if it were to happen! What a relief!

Take care big guy,

Mommy

We're hanging in there!

Dear Little Max,

This is the fourth weekend I've been on bedrest and we're all hanging in there! You are behaving (for the most part)..you're staying put, but you still give me a scare every now and then. Last night you were pushing quite a bit...you just have to stay cozy for 2 more weeks and then the doctor will take me off the medication, and if you decide you want to enter this world, you can!

Your big brother, Noah, talks about you everyday...we got a few letters from his teachers at Mom's Day Out and the sitter saying that he says your name a lot with a big smile on his face!

We're excited to see you (in a few weeks),
Mommy

Hang on buddy!

Baby Max,

You aren't even born yet and I'm already begging you for something.....you seem to want to

come into this world NOW and you have 10 more weeks until your due date (November 25th). I went to the doctor yesterday and found out that I have to take some medicine and stay off my feet (bedrest) in order to keep you healthy and safe for the next 6 weeks at least.

We did get to see you on a 3D ultrasound though! You love your hands and love to move! You're an active little guy! We can tell you have different features than your brother, but when we compared the pictures, there was a definate resemblence! We're so excited to see the two of you together!!!!

The top picture is you and the bottom was Noah when he was in my tummy!

So, I'll be writing you letters during these weeks of bedrest begging you to stay put and relax for us. We want you to be healthy and ready for this crazy family of yours, so rest up!





Love,


Your Mommy