Silas Sightings

Silas' First HAIRCUT!

2010-01-21T18:45:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's already time for my little man to have his first haircut! But after my dad complained about how long it was for months, I decided to finally have it cut. Plus, it was starting to look like a mess and was getting in his eyes. So, this past Sunday Heidi (the fabulous girl that cuts my hair!) came over to the house and cut Silas' hair! He did so good! We sat him by the sink so that she could wet his hair, and then he ended up playing in the water the entire time. His haircut looks great... he looks like such a little man, but I'm missing the long curly locks a little bit! :) Here are some before pictures from the past couple of weeks, and then I posted pictures of during and after his haircut. Hope you enjoy!

This was right before his haircut... He was playing with Heidi's comb.

He was so good that I gave him a sucker! It wasn't pretty when I had to take it away though! :(

Surprise!! AN UPDATE!

2010-01-07T14:12:00.000-08:00

First of all, I want to apologize for being a HUGE slacker!! I haven't updated since March and that is so unfortunate. Silas is growing like a weed! Not only is he physically growing, but his personality is booming as well! He is walking, "talking", saying "uh oh", dancing, and just acting silly. One of Silas' favorite things to do is read... or to be read to. He has a couple of favorite books and he wants me, Nonna, Tuck Tuck, or really anyone who is willing to read them over and over and over again.

Silas loves playing with his cousin Arden. They are so sweet together! They are like siblings... and they get on each others nerves just as siblings do. There are a few pictures of the two of them below.

Silas turned a year old on the 3rd of December. It's unbelievable how fast time passes! This past year has been wonderful. I could not have asked for anything more when it comes to a child. He eats well, sleeps well (most of the time), he's sweet, cute, and VERY entertaining. He gives the sweetest hugs and kisses that will make anybody's day. :) I'm just so thankful for all of the blessings that have been given to me this past year.

I also am so thankful for my family. Every single member of my family has played a huge part in mine and Silas' life this past year. While I'm getting ready for work in the mornings, Silas hangs out with Nonna and Tuck Tuck in their room. Otherwise, Silas would be following me around crying for me to hold him. They are such a huge help! Nonna picks Silas up from Mimi's most afternoons since she gets off work a little bit earlier than I do. Even after I get home from work, Nonna is still very good about helping me give Silas dinner and get him ready for bed. And if she's not helping with that she's usually picking up his toys, clothes, etc. or playing with him while I get him dinner and ready for bed. Tuck Tuck is the entertainer--- Silas would sit in his lap and let Tuck Tuck read and sing to him for HOURS! I'm not kidding... Tuck Tuck has a way with Silas. Silas listens to him better than he listens to anybody else... they definitely have a special bond. I'm also so thankful my my sister, or "Aunt Lindy." She picks Silas up from Mimi's on Wednesdays, and she keeps him on Fridays... sometimes all day! Keeping one toddler isn't so hard, but she has her own toddler to take care of as well. But Lindy is willing to keep him for me and she has a great attitude about it! :) Also, Geoff and Melinda babysit for me sometimes so that I can have a break. That's always so nice because with the stresses of work and being a mom, I definitely need a break! And last but not least, my brother Nathan (or Uncle "Nay Nay") has been a big help. He likes to just come over and spend quality time with Silas, which gives me a little while to get some things done or to at least sit down for a minute and rest. Anyways, I had to give credit to my family for being such a big help! Thanks to all of you! :)

Now, for the pictures... which is probably what everybody is waiting for--- These pictures are from the Beach (August/September '09), the Iron Bowl, Silas' first birthday, Christmas '09, and then some pictures that have been taken since Christmas. It would have just taken TONS of time to go through all of my pictures and pick just a few from this past year, so I just picked some from our most recent events! :) I hope you enjoy and hopefully it won't be months before my next post!

Beach 2009

Arden and Silas (it's hard to get a picture where they're both cooperating)

Probably my most favorite picture of Silas :)

Silas, fish. Fish, Silas.

First walk on the beach

Mommy and Silas

Arden and Silas acting silly

Iron Bowl 2009

This is the only picture we have from the Iron Bowl... it was taken kind of spur of the moment but it was hilarious! They Silas was smooshing Arden up against me and we were all laughing about it. I love it! :)

Silas' 1st Birthday

Birthday cake and smash cake

Silas is unsure why we're all standing around singing to him

Enjoying his cake :)

Clapping for himself because we were cheering for him when he'd eat the cake

Christmas 2009

The tree with Silas' gift. Santa didn't wrap them this year because Silas shows no interest in unwrapping things--- but next year everything will be wrapped!

Silas walking into the living room to see what Santa brought him!

He squealed when he saw all of his presents! So cute! :)

Big Boy!!

Happy New Year! 2010 thus far

Mommy and Arden :)

Playing with Nay Nay--- That is a stethoscope that Silas has around his neck. It's a real one that belongs to Nonna and Tuck Tuck but Silas LOVES it and wears it around all the time!

Silas and Nat Nat

Yummy Yummy Yummy I've got love in my tummy...

2009-03-22T18:33:00.000-07:00

Last week Silas started to eat cereal. When I say eat, I mean he spit it out right after I put it in his mouth... so it would be all over his face, bib, and hands. (see previous post) :) Well... today Silas took a very long nap and after his nap he was very hungry. So instead of going straight for the bottle, mom and dad encouraged me to try cereal first (Usually I give him a little bit of milk before the cereal). I was very reluctant to do that because he was screaming and I knew that cereal wasn't going to calm him down, but I tried it anyways. He cried while eating the first few bites, but mom made him a bottle and would give him a sip between every few bites and he eventually calmed down and ended up eating the whole bowl of cereal in just a few minutes! By bowl, I mean he had a TBSP of cereal mixed with 2 TBSP of water... and we put in some applesauce to help him with his poop! :) So since he did so well with the first bowl, I decided to make a TSP of cereal... and he ate all of that as well! I am so proud of him! I was starting to feel like he just wasn't catching on to eating with a spoon... but tonight proved that he can really do it. And the best part is that he hardly spit it out! I was so excited that I just had to post about it... and also I'm trying to do a better job of posting more often! I hope everybody had a great weekend and I hope your week is as equally great! I probably won't be posting this week... I tend to not have as much time during the week when I have to work! :)

Spending the day at GG and Papaw's!

2009-03-21T18:00:00.000-07:00

Today we spent the day at GG and Papaw's and we had a great time! After I got home I realized that I didn't even take any pictures of the babies with their great grandparents, but here are a few that I actually did take!

Uncle Nate entertaining Silas

SO SO sweet! Nathan was determined for them to take a nap together :)

Checking each other out :)

They love each other... holding hands, how sweet :)

And a message to GG from Silas and Arden--- We hope your back feels better soon so that you can hold us! We love you!

3 1/2 months ALREADY!

2009-03-15T18:33:00.000-07:00

Silas had his 3 month check up Thursday... just a little bit late. :) He weighs 16 lbs 8 oz and is 26.5 inches long!! He's a BIG BOY! He's above the 95th percentile in weight and off the charts in length! So in other words, in a few years he's going to be taller than me! Silas had to get 4 shots and he did so great! He cried a little bit... but that was to be expected.

I can't believe how much Silas is changing.... just in the past few days it seems that his personality has developed quite a bit. He's laughing... and just acting silly. A few weekends ago we went down to the state championship in Birmingham and on the way back home Uncle Nate wanted to ride in the back seat with Silas. (He's such a sweet uncle) Well he was playing with Silas and had him laughing more than he ever had before! Those are the sweetest sounds! :) Tonight, mom was feeding him cereal and he was laughing at her because she was being silly.

That was more good news... Silas gets to start eating food! He is eating rice cereal now... and I've given him some apple juice as well. He's definitely having to adjust to the cereal... he wasn't a big fan at first, in fact he cried the first time we fed it to him (pictures below), but he's getting much better! I was very excited that Dr.Royster gave me the OK for him to start food because he's been getting up at least once, and sometimes twice a night lately. I know some of you mom's think that sounds great... but for a while Silas had me spoiled because he wasn't getting up at all in the night. In fact, I was sometimes having to wake him up to take him to Mimi's. (Mimi is the lady that keeps Silas during the week) So I'm hoping that the cereal will help him sleep through the night once he gets used to it and actually swallows more than he spits out. :)

So one issue that I'm having with Silas is excema. He has it all over his body and it is just pitiful! I've tried using a milder soap (Cetaphil) and not bathing him every day. I've also tried Aveeno lotion... but it doesn't seem to be much help. It started out just on his arms... and at that point his doctor told me to use hydrocortizone cream... and that seemed to really help. But now it's everywhere... and I don't feel like I should lather him up in hydrocortizone cream all over his body... something about that just doesn't seem right. So his doctor told me to get Carmol. It used to be prescription and now it is OTC. But I've been everywhere... Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS... nobody carries it, they'll have to special order it. So... I guess I'll do that tomorrow. He also has cradle cap... and perhaps some excema on his head as well. And he scratches and claws the fire out of his head... yesterday he woke up and when I went to pick him up he was bleeding! So I'm really hoping we'll have a solution for this problem soon. Does anybody has any ideas??

Well... that's all I've got for now. Enjoy the pictures... and the video at the bottom is of Arden. It is the cutest video EVER! Arden is getting so big and is developing a huge personality... I just love being around her. I'm so glad that Silas gets to grow up with his "sissy" and they get to be so close! I also want to bring up the fact that I appreciate my parents SO much! They have been a HUGE HUGE HUGE help to me... and I know that I can never repay them. I'm so happy that Silas will be so close to his Tuck Tuck and Nonna!

Silas snoozing with Tuck Tuck... I love how both of their mouths are open! haha :)

About to eat some cereal! :) yay!

Look at me mommy!

All smiles

yum yum!

This was Silas' first cereal experience... he wasn't too excited

Big smile :)

Silas and Tuck Tuck... hanging out in the morning :)

"What mommy?"

Silas' first snow... he wasn't too happy to be outside... he was very tired

SO cute :)

Silas hiding his face from Uncle Nate

He fell asleep with his hand in the air... so funny

CHEESE!

Silas holding the bottle himself... this doesn't happen often, but I thought it was cute

Silas' mugshot! haha

Silas in his exercauser! Thanks GG! :)

Video of Arden... PRECIOUS!

VOTE FOR SILAS!

2009-02-03T10:31:00.000-08:00

I entered Silas in the Valley Baby of the Month contest. Click here to vote for him! You can cast one vote per day, so vote as often as possible!

Silas rolled over!!

2009-01-26T18:24:00.000-08:00

So Saturday night mom laid Silas on his stomach in the floor to play. Silas has started kind of propping himself up on his arms and looking around when he lays on him tummy... so he was doing that and looking so cute, so mom told me I needed to go get the camera. Well, as soon as I walked out of the room I hear mom go "Oh April... he just rolled over!" Of course I was so upset because I wasn't the first to see him roll over... but I'm happy that mom got to see it happen. We laid him on his tummy again about 10 minutes later, and he rolled over again!... and I got to see him do it that time! So that was exciting! He hasn't rolled over since then... but I'm so proud of him! Anyways, I don't have any pictures from that night... but here are some good pictures that I haven't put on here yet. Enjoy! :)

Silas with Uncle Geoffy and Arden

Cute picture of Aunt Lindy and Arden

Silas in his bath... what a BIG BELLY!

I love this picture of Silas with GG

Sweet Silas

Sleeping Silas

Me and Tuck Tuck giving Silas a bath

My hairy little monkey sleeping :)

This is for Uncle Larry :)

2009-01-24T19:32:00.000-08:00

Ok, so if you know my family, you know that we are big Auburn fans! WAR EAGLE! :) Well... everybody except for my Uncle Larry. (We're still not sure what's wrong with him) Apparently when we were young, my dad would give my cousins Auburn gear, thus turning them into Auburn fans! So this Christmas, Larry decided it was time for payback and gave Silas and Arden their first (and only) Alabama outfits. We figured that we shouldn't be rude by throwing them directly in the trash when we got home... so we decided they could wear them for the Sugar Bowl. Well, Silas started to cry from the moment we put the outfit on him... and they were so upset about having their picture taken in these horrible outfits that they decided to protest with a "Go Utes!" sign. So... here it is! Sorry Larry... we really tried... we promise! :)

So much to say...

2009-01-23T14:22:00.001-08:00

Ok... so there's so much to update you on! Silas is growing so so so fast! He is now 7 weeks and 2 days old. Every day he does something new! He's full of smiles and is even starting to make little laughing sounds... I love it!! His newest thing is that he's starting to suck his thumb when he's sleeping!!.... It's so cute, I just hope it doesn't last until he's 10! Silas had his check up a week ago... let's just say he is a BIG BOY! He weighed 12 lbs 4 oz. and is 24 inches long! (Last time I posted about his appt I said he was 24 in, but that was a mistake... he was 23 in. then) He got a shot at that appt and he did SO good! :) I think he did better than I did! haha.

This week I started back to work. :( I did a lot better leaving Silas than I thought I would do. He is staying with a lady named Diane (or Mimi). She keeps her two grandaughters, and they call her Mimi, so I figure Silas will catch on to that and do the same. She is great with Silas, and I know that he is taken care of and in good hands. Every day I pick him up and he smells so good! Not that he smells bad when I take him, but I think she cleans his face and lotions him up every time she changes his diaper. :)

Ok... so for the extremely exciting part of this post... Silas had his picture taken by Heather Bookout yesterday. Let me just say that SHE IS AWESOME! I heard of her a few years ago, and so sometimes I randomly look at her website and just goo and gaa at her work. She is doing these limited edition sessions for $35 for a 10 minute sitting... and then the prices for the photos are lower than usual. A girl at work told me about these sessions because we always talk about how we love Heather's photos. So I called on Tuesday, and Thursday I took Silas to have his pictures taken for the Valentine's session. Here is one of the pictures that Heather posted on facebook! I love this picture and I can't wait to see the others! I also signed up for the baby plan... so I have 4 regular sessions for Silas... the first is in 2 weeks. So my little man is going to be a little model! Ok so all mom's... you need to check out her website: Heatherbookoutphotography.com. Also, she has all of the limited edition sessions listed on her blog: bookout.squarespace.com. Call and schedule soon because from what I hear, the spaces are filling up fast!

P.S. Silas is doing much better as far as the fussing goes! He's starting to get in a little routine, and I'm starting to learn what his cries mean. :) So that is good news! Oh, and more great news... last night Silas slept from 9:30 till 5 this morning!! It was such a blessing to get a full night's rest! Hopefully he'll keep this up!

Crying Silas

2009-01-07T14:37:00.000-08:00

So the last several days, Silas has been extremely irritable. It seems like he's only happy when he's sleeping. After he eats he's ok for about 30 minutes, and then he starts screaming again. I thought at first that maybe he has a rash and that was irritating him. When he was in the hospital he had some baby acne, and that has gotten much worse lately... to the point that I thought it was a rash because it's on all over his face, neck, and at the top of his chest and back. So I called the doctor today and they said to come in. The doctor reassured me that it was just baby acne, which was good because I felt so bad thinking that it could be a rash and that Silas could be itching so badly. But instead the doctor came to the conclusion that he needs to eat more often and that he could be having problems with gas... which makes sense. He doesn't burp really well after eating, and sometimes when he's fussy I can feed him and he poops while eating and then acts like he feels better. Anyways, the doctor told me to feed him every two hours and to give him gas drops before feeding him. So I feel like I'm pretty much going to be feeding him non-stop and I'm beginning to get a little stressed out. He's currently been eating about every 3 hours and I feel like I produce just enough milk for that. So I'm a little worried about not producing enough for him to eat every 2 hours. Plus, I'm going back to work in 1 1/2 weeks and I've been pumping so that I can continue nursing after I go back to work... and I'm wondering when I'm going to have the time to pump and if there's going to be anything to pump! haha. Anyways... I know everything will work out, I'm just beginning to get a little stressed out. Anybody have any advice or suggestions?? I feel completely clueless about how to handle this. Also, PLEASE pray for me since I'm having to go back to work and leave Silas with a sitter. I'm completely dreading it! Anyways, gotta go feed the little man!

Happy 1 month to Silas!

2009-01-03T18:45:00.001-08:00

I can't believe Silas is already a month old! It seems like just yesterday I was in the labor and delivery room, miserable and thinking that labor would never end. God has given me such a blessing by bringing Silas into my life. He is such a sweet baby... and my heart melts every time I look at him (even at 3 AM when he wakes me up to eat). Thank you everybody for your prayers and support. I can't imagine my life without Silas... this has definitely been the best month of my life! Hope you enjoy these few pictures... there are more to come I promise!

Bath time... or as I told mom today, "Silas needs a shower"... haha, mom then asked me when Silas started taking showers. :) My mind has been a little off lately!

All bundled up... going to eat at Connor's

Sleeping Silas... isn't he a cutie?

Me and Silas... I'm lookin a tad bit rough, I'm just a wee bit tired :)

Sleeping again... with his little booty sticking up in the air

The Holidays

2008-12-29T13:56:00.000-08:00

Alright so I know I've been horrible about updating... but I've been a little busy lately... I can't imagine why! I feel like I'm constantly feeding Silas, so any free minute that I have isn't used to update my blog. So anyways, Silas had his first Christmas and he was so excited! haha... actually, he slept the whole time so he wasn't even awake to open his gifts. On Christmas day we went to my dad's parents house. We had a great time and my cousins and aunt and uncle got to see Silas for the first time. On Saturday we went to my mom's brothers house and spent time with that side of the family for Christmas. We had a great time there as well... and it was really nice because my grandmother got to hold Silas for a really long time. She's been sick lately and wasn't able to come to the hospital when Silas was born so I know that she really enjoyed the time with him on Saturday.

Silas is growing so fast... when he was born he weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 21 inches long. A week ago he went to the doctor and now he weighs 9 lbs 12 oz and is 24 inces long! Me and Melinda looked that up and he is off the charts in length! He's gonna be a tall boy... and hopefully an athlete! :) It's crazy how fast they grow up... I'm just trying to enjoy every moment.

Last night Silas slept in his crib in his room for the first time. He finally went to sleep around 12 and didn't wake up until 4:45... so he slept for quite a while! Usually he wakes up every 3 hours... so the extra hour or so was really nice!

Alright well I guess I need to get some things done now! I got a new camera for Christmas so I've been pretty picture happy lately! So I put quite a few on here... and there are also a few of my niece Arden. So enjoy! :)

Silas and his "flying saucer passy"... he wouldn't take the normal looking passys... so this is what we had to go to... but I think it's totally cute :P

Arden loves to stand up! Especially in Uncle Nate's lap

Uncle Geoff and Silas

Sleepy Silas

Beautiful Arden

Silas just relaxin

Arden with Uncle Nate... he loves his niece and nephew

Arden and Silas with my grandparents

Uncle Nate with little Silas

Arden with my aunt Holly
My little Santa Clause

We tried really hard to get a good picture of both of them in their Mr. And Mrs. Clause outfits but Arden wasn't having it

My dad with Arden... she's got him wrapped around her finger

Arden being a cutie

My beautiful niece Arden giving a little smile :)

Little Man wondering where we are going!

Little Man in his carseat

I LOVE this picture... I have such a beautiful little boy :)

Update :)... and some pictures

2008-12-16T15:27:00.000-08:00

Ok so I stole these pictures from my sister's blog. I really haven't been good about taking pictures. And when I do take pictures, I take a long time to put them on the computer. So... here are just a few for now. I'll really try to start taking more pictures!

Things are going really well with Silas. He's such a good baby! He's awake A LOT for a newborn. Yesterday he was awake from 11:00-3:30 straight... he didn't even take a little snooze! And when he finally did snooze, it wasn't for very long. So I thought that since he was awake so much during the day, maybe he'd go to sleep early last night and possibly even sleep for longer periods of time without waking up to eat. Well... that was wrong. Haha! That's what I get for getting my hopes up! He still didn't go to sleep until about 11 last night and he woke up to eat around 2 and then around 5. So things didn't work out quite how I would have liked but that's ok. He's just too cute and sweet... I can't even get frustrated with his wanting to eat all of the time!

Today me and Melinda went to Target and the mall and took the little munchkins with us. They were so good... and slept most of the time, so that was good. Silas tends to want to eat about every hour when he's awake, so it's best he stays asleep when we're out and about. Anyways, that's all I've got for now... I promise I'm going to try and do better with the pictures!

Arden and Silas chillin on the boppy

Silas and Arden chillin on the couch :)

and again...

MaMaw and Silas, and PaPaw and Arden... this was at the hospital right after delivery!

Pictures for your enjoyment :)

2008-12-07T14:41:00.001-08:00

Pictures of my little man :) He is a cutie patootie!!

Silas and mom... she doesn't have a name yet :(

Uncle Geoffy and Silas

Snoozin with Tuck Tuck

Tuck Tuck holding Silas and Arden

Me, Silas, Arden, and Melinda

Me holding Silas for the second time... after calming down :)

Things are going well here at home... Silas has been a good baby so far! I feel so lucky to have this little man in my life... he is such a blessing. I'm also lucky to have awesome parents that have been such a HUGE help and I'm sure they will continue to be. Silas loves my mom and Tuck Tuck! He especially loves taking extremely long naps while Tuck Tuck is holding him. And he loves for mom to change his dirty diapers! :) haha... Or I'm trying to convince her of that anyways. Today I had a horrible headache and mom totally took care of Silas so that I could go to sleep to help the headache go away. She has been a great help! Please still keep us in your prayers, as we still have a lot of adjusting to do! :)

Update on Silas

2008-12-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody! This is April... just wanted to give an update on Silas. He's doing great! And he's a really good looking baby! He's eating well, and he's not crying as much... which is nice, because last night I wasn't sure he was going to ever stop. He was awake from the time he was born yesterday until 12 last night... I never thought he was going to go to sleep, but he did when the nurse took him to the nursery. Then after she brought him to be fed in the middle of the night, he went right back to sleep and slept well the rest of the night. :) Right now he's asleep... "Tuck Tuck" (my dad) is holding him so he's pretty comfy. Anyways, I'll put up some more pictures in a little while. I'm about to eat lunch and then we'll do a photoshoot! :) Thanks for thinking about me and praying for me! Yesterday was a little rough, but I made it through it! :)

Baby Silas Is Here!!!

2008-12-03T15:04:00.001-08:00

Baby Silas has made his grand debut into the world. He weighs 8lbs. 7oz. and is 21 inches long. He is very alert and letting us all know he is here with his wonderful "singing" (aka crying). Mommie April is doing well, just very exhausted from all the hard work she just went through. Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment!

Showtime!

2008-12-03T12:48:00.000-08:00

April is about to start pushing--she is still in quite a bit of pain so please pray that the delivery goes very quickly. I will update with pictures as soon as I have some!

Still Waiting...

2008-12-03T11:57:00.000-08:00

No baby yet. She is almost to a 10, they will be checking her again shortly. Please keep praying for her though--she's in quite a bit of pain, even with the epidural. The Dr. has come in twice to give her additional medicine but it isn't working like she would want it to. But she is definitely a trooper--I'm not sure I could have done it like she is :) Anyhow, we should have a baby very soon--for April's sake, I hope we do! More to come soon...

The Big Day!

2008-12-03T09:16:00.000-08:00

So the big day has finally arrived and April is a trooper! She just got her epidural and at first it wasn't working full force, but the anesthesiologist came back and administered some additional medicine and she is now feeling much better! She is 3cm so hopefully she will be at 10 soon! More updates to come--stay tuned!

Anxiously waiting...

2008-12-02T19:04:00.000-08:00

So tomorrow is the big day... I'm about to get ready for bed and I'm beginning to get very nervous. It's crazy that it's finally here... I mean, I knew it was coming, but it just hit me that he's coming TOMORROW! Wow! I'm very excited for him to be here... I'm just a little nervous about the delivery part. I'm not even sure why I'm nervous about that because Melinda had a pretty easy delivery with Arden... but then again, our entire pregnancies were completely different! Anyways, just please keep me in your prayers and I can't wait to update everybody tomorrow!

Inducing Wednesday

2008-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

Ok... so he didn't put me in the hospital today... I'm still only dilated to one, but he said the baby is very low. He scheduled to induce me on Wednesday unless I just happen to naturally go before then. I'm ok with Wednesday... my main thing was that I wanted him to be the one to deliver and he said that since it's scheduled, he will be the doctor there! So that was good news. Just keep me in your prayers... if anything changes, I will definitely be updating! :)

Earlier doctor's appointment

2008-12-01T07:06:00.001-08:00

Ok... so my appointment was supposed to be at 2:30 today... but I just called and got it rescheduled to 10:00. My belly is empty... no food since last night just in case Dr. Rushing goes ahead and puts me in the hospital! yay! Ok... so that's all... I'll definitely be reposting after my appointment, which will be within the next few hours!

2008-11-30T16:03:00.000-08:00

Ok... so I finally decided to start a blog so everybody can keep up with my progress easily. So my due date is today... but obviously, Silas has decided to hang in there a little bit longer (I must be a good host). Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment, and he happens to be on call... so maybe he'll go ahead and put me in the hospital which would be good because I'd really like for my doctor to be the one to deliver. As of last week, I was dilated to one centimeter... which was the same as the week before... so hopefully I will have made a little more progress by tomorrow.

I am very excited for Silas to be here. I've been able to kind of watch my sister with my niece Arden, who was born November 3rd... and so now I know a little bit more about what to expect. Hopefully Silas will be just as cute as Arden, but that will be hard to beat because Arden is a BEAUTIFUL baby! :) So since I don't have any pictures of Silas yet, I will just have to post pictures of Arden for now. Whenever I go into the hospital, either I will post on here, or I'll have my sister post for me. Mom will probably think that she will be posting, but this blog thing may be a little too advanced for her! haha... love you mom! :)

Just keep checking on here and you should be updated pretty well. Please be praying for me... especially pray for me to have an easy delivery! :)

Arden hanging out on my belly... chatting with Silas

Arden with Uncle Nate

The Happy VanZoeren Family :)

Sweet baby girl :)

Arden resting on my arm