We got discharged today around 2pm and had an uneventful trip home (with a stop at Costco for some gas). Overall a very good afternoon. Now we see the first night and see how it goes with the night shift.
Adam and Mom ready to roll
Chillin'
Nick and Adam
Mom and Adam
Dad and AdamFirst feeding: 3:00am - 22ml
Second feeding: 6:20am - 30ml
First diaper change for Dad: 6:35am - poop
His vitals are:
Adam Kenneth Andresen
Born December 30, 2008 @ 2:17am
Weight: 9lbs 5oz
Length: 21.5"
Head: 14.6"
Chest: 13.6"
Update 1: The doc just broke the water but doesn't expect anything until around 5:30. Baby is doing very good so far.
Update 2: No change except for pain. The pain anty has been upped, no epideral yet. Waiting for 5pm now when the doc is going to come.
Update 3: Epideral is in. Waiting for things to progress and the doc to show up.
Update 4: 8:30 and not much progress, no doc earlier but he is expected tonight... Looks like Dad might share his birthday.
Update 5: 9:30 and the doc just visited, upper the pitocin and was cautiously optomistic that it would happen soon.
Update 6: 10:45 a visit from the doc, 7cm and looking better. I think we are 1-2 hrs away. Mom will be happy when she is done!
Roboclock
Well we didn't decorate the trees per se but we did get the lights up and all the presents wrapped (of course Santa's presents were already wrapped). Here is a picture of the family tree and Nick and baby's tree.
Merry Christmas
Bonus picture: The little boy picture.
Yesterday we took a trip to the Mormon Temple in Mesa to view the Christmas Lights they have. Pretty impressive and overall a good experience though there was a slight conversion attempt but it was no biggie. Nick wore himself out by running up some stairs and down a ramp.
Reflection pool
Family Picture
A first for all of us, a gingerbread house. Ok so it was prefabed ginger bread it was still fun and Nick really enjoyed the frosting which somehow kept getting on his fingers and in his mouth.
I could easily see a from scratch version reeking havoc in the house. The gingerbread house was a success and we are looking forward to eating it in the coming days.
Architect in the making
The completed structure
The daycare has a program called Play Sports where a company comes in and teaches the kids different sports and develops their skills (for a price of course). Nick just finished his first session with them and got his diploma (his first?). He did great in everything except catching which I can believe. When he catches he puts his arms out and looks like we are asking him to catch an airplane to which he is not too interested.
1 of many to come
Good job Nick
This Saturday was the great Xmas tree hunt. We found a good tree after 15min of looking so not to bad. Nick enjoyed running in and out of the trees. Nick also found a tree that he and the baby could share so we got them their own tree as well. Pictures of decorated trees to come later (when they are actually decorated). A video of Nick's adventure is over at youtube if you would like to see.
Who is this big kid?
Nick helping Dad carry the kids tree.
Wooo Mama!
Nick and Mickey
Through the grapevine I hear that Cori had her little boy so congrats to the Gagnons.
Uno, dos, tres...
The video can be seen on the youtube site (see link on the right side) as google won't let the embeded video be HD. So click over to youtube and when it starts look for a link that says "Watch in HD" on the bottom right of the video (do have a fast connection to watch it in HD).
Enjoy the mid mountain stop and a view of Phoenix from the top of the mountain in the video.
The good story is from Tuesday when I picked Nick up from daycare. We generally go outside and play in his playground for 10-20 minutes and then leave via the big room exit. In the big room now is some art and thankgiving pictures. So we went through the pictures and he named them all except for a pumpkin which he said was an apple. So I told him it was a pumpkin and he responded by saying "ohh, trick or treat". I thought it was pretty good that he remembered where he saw pumpkins and what he was doing as well.
The bad, very bad, story was today - tonight rather. Fortunately for Jen she was out at Toys R Us trying to get a train toy. Dad was home to watch the kiddo and give him a bath (is that a hint or what?). Sometimes I will stick my feet in the tube and Nick enjoys having Mom or Dad in the tub with him. This time however the water must have been just the right temperature cuz all of a sudden he squatted and pushed and out came a present! We were out quick thankfully and a quick rub down with a wash cloth cleaned him up, but not his mess. That was a fun present for Dad. They really should make young people clean poop out of a tub before they are able to have kids, it is very good birth control if you ask me.
The obvious answer is Yes, the also obvious question is "Did Dad need a beer after that?"
So the holidays are upon us. We actually have everything (I think) for Nick that he will be getting (courtesy of Mom on Black Friday) . We are getting everything in place for the next one as we hope to get a good deduction this year - come on baby, Papa needs a new [insert Gadget]. Our first rite of holiday passage is Zoo Lights. Nick enjoyed the "pretty lights" and the talking Giraffe. He even stayed awake till 9:30 when we left and was in a good mood the whole time. See Nick, if you take a nap the rest of the day is Better!
Nick by the pretty lights.
What would a trip to the zoo be without hitting the carousel?
For those observent types you might be wondering why we didn't clean his nose. Actually he did something overnight and rubbed a layer of skin off his nose so that isn't a nose bleed, it is a scab. Hopefully to be gone soon so we can get a nice Xmas picture.
Well the new guy is certainly making our lives interesting. We moved Nick into his new room to make way for the new kiddo and Nick loves it so far. We are still working on a few things but it is 99% done.
Jen went to the doc this week and got plenty of information. First is that the baby weighs 6lbs and per the ultrasound is 36 weeks in (versus the 32 it "should" be). Also the baby is breech right now so Jen is doing some exercises to try to get him in the right spot. Ultimately this leads us to believe we may have a scheduled birth this year though the doc still says Jan 12. We shall see soon no matter what.
The little squigles say the baby has plenty of hair.
Also, seeing as the baby may show his little face sooner then later we need to figure out a name. The leaders as of today are: 1. Adam, 2. Andrew, 3. Neal, 4. Matthew, 5. Kyle.
If you look close you will notice something that has never happened and god willing won't happen again. Mom beat Dad at golf! while Pregnant!!! 8 months Pregnant!!!!!!
What can I say, job well done.
This past weekend was sporting event outings weekend. On Friday we went to the Roadrunners (closer and way cheaper) to watch some hockey. Nick had a good first period but the second period proved to be his undoing so we didn't make it to the 3rd (the game started at 7pm so we didn't really expect to make it much longer). Overall he loved the Hockey game and he learned how to yell so he liked that too.
Then on Sunday we took him to his first Cardinal game. Unfortunately he didn't take a nap on the way so it took a toll (on all of us :O). Nick was excited to go to the Football game and clap. Parking was easy, the walk was a little long but no biggie. We stopped for a few pictures at the big 1 and then on inside. We were pretty high up and tickets there weren't cheap, the Cards must be raking in some cash these days. We had a good time but left at the beginning of the 4th and beat the rush out (we didn't miss much as the Cards took the 4th quarter off). Of course Nick was out in 5 minutes...
The Big One (and the important 2)
Ohhhhhh Pizza
We did a lot of this.
Funny anecdote: So hockey is one of those sports where you learn colorful language. After a goal by our team the crowd cheerfully notes to their goalie: "He shoots, he scores, hey goalie, You Suck". Guess what part Nick picked up on... So at the football game while we were walking around he was clapping he would again cheerfully say "You suck". Lovely.
So when you've got something that works keep it rolling. Nick loves the outdoors (known) and now loves Hole in the Rock. So this time the whole family went and enjoyed it (well Mom worried about crazy Nick a little). Below are a couple of cute pictures with the little guy that we got - not such a little one anymore...
Mom and Nick in the windy spot.
Nick and Dad playing it cool.
The other news is that while Nick's room was ready to go we noticed that the bed we just got for Nick was crack on the side. Seeing as it was the second time and Nick only slept on it once (yep, he took a Nap! on it) we decided it had to go. Luckily Mom remembered that the crib actually is meant to turn into a toddler bed so it should work out pretty good. Still need a crib for the new kiddo but Nick can stay in his crib until he desires to change it to the toddler style.
There are two major sources of noise in the garage door, the wheels and the door opener itself. We had metal wheels and a screw type garage door (we bought thinking it was quiet). Lacking the desire or skill to replace the door opener we had a professional do it, we replaced it with a belt drive Liftmaster model. When this was done the difference was striking but not quiet enough. So we had him change out the wheels. And here is the trick, he removed the guide on one side and rolled the door down and popped out each wheel and replaced with a nylon wheel. Very quick and easy. This is a trick that I had not seen anywhere so I was a bit disappointed in Home Depot and Lowes when I saw how easy it was. Anyway, after the nylon wheels were installed the door openning is Very quiet.
Seeing as we have two doors and no desire to pay for another opener, I just changed out the wheels. It is quieter but not nearly as quiet as the Liftmaster. So for those out there looking for a quiet door get a belt drive door opener and replace the wheels with nylon ones. If you think it is still to loud you are insane and should get some help.
Now Nick can get some sleep and we can open the garage door without fear! A new day at the Andresen household.
Just a little closer...
Tractor, need I say more?
My friend Pepper.
Hole in the rock, first visit!
Nick and Mom spending quality time together.
Also, the due date for the next kiddo got moved up from Jan 20 to the 12th. The doc also said the baby was big so they may want to induce even earlier. Maybe we will get a tax break this year, yeah team.
Meet little Tigger, aka Nick. Yesterday was Halloween and may I say, Nick's first real attempt at it. Other then scary stuff at some houses he did awesome. He walked almost the whole time and said Trick or Treat and thank you to everyone. We stayed out for 40minute and he really enjoyed it. Once we got back he even helped Mom and Dad pass out candy to the other kids. A very successful Halloween.
Little Tigger
Meet Big Tigger
Once the "park" was finished someone had to play on it. By chance it was Nick who had a good time exploring and throwing things off of the bridge. He also enjoyed going into the tunnel like Thomas (the train).
Nick surveying his kingdom
Looking out the portal
Last Friday was the Fall Festival at Bright Horizons. The weather was great, food was ... okay, and there was a bouncy house. Nick had a great time. Some kids wore their Halloween costume like Micah and some did not, like Nick. Both looked adorable while holding hands for the picture taking session.
Micah and Nick are best friends.
Today was quite an active day. First there was a garage sale, followed closely by Marina's party. After a little relaxation we went to Schenpf Farms for some fun and pumpkin hunting. We were unsure of the place as we had never gone but overall was very impressed (how can free carousel rides go wrong?). Nick rode an airplane, a bee, the carousel and a choo choo train. Though the line was long Dad got to have some chilli which is never a bad thing. At last we ended with a couple pumpkins; Nick's, Nick's for daycare and one for home. A long an tiring day!
At the entrance.
Nick and Dad on the choo choo train.
Nick in the bouncy house.
A video of Nick showing his climbing prowess.
As the weather gets better there will be more outside time to play. Since we basically didn't have anything besides the pool we decided to get Nick a playhouse outside. As soon as he saw it he got really excited and called it Nick's park.
It comes in a lot of pieces... Need some help.
Finished product.
We had a busy Sunday today. First we had to go shopping for food and also pick up a book rack for Nick's room. Then Grandma and Grandpa Taylor came by to visit. We went to Chen's for lunch and then to Freestone park for play. This is where Nick took his first solo ride ever! He also rode the carousel with Grandma and fed the ducks some Cherrios. After that we went to the Phoenix Roadrunners game (they lost but a good game). All were tired at the end of the day.
Riding solo and enjoying it
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Hmm, Peter Piper Pizza.
Measuring up to Amare.
Tony, Jen, Nicholas and Adam
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My Name is Tony and my beautiful wife is Jen. I have 2 adorable boys named Nick and Adam.
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