6 months old today...

Oh my!  How the time does fly!  I have heard that so much from new moms - but it really is SO true!  I wasn't sure I would continue this blog after my pregnancy... I guess I saw it more as something to do for family and friends; to journal about how things were going during the pregnancy and all that travel!  A good friend reminded me that she does still follow my blog - but there hasn't been anything to read!!!  I will continue this as best I can, and as often as I can.  It will be to my Hunter.  Here goes...

Hunter - my lil man... I have SO much love for you!  I am on my first trip away from you, away from daddy, and away from home.  I miss you terribly!  I miss your daddy, the doggie, and home.  Today you turned 6 months!!! You are doing so many things now - you are sitting up on your own, you can stand and hold on to something, like the couch, or someone.  You love to try to crawl... you are scooching backwards in your efforts right now.  You really like to take things apart - you have these little stacker toys that I build for you and you tear down.  Hunter you don't like the pacifier, never really have.  You do like skin, however.  Sometimes you suck your fingers, sometimes your thumb.  Sometimes your thumb through your sleepsack or any cloth.  You have been rolling over for a while now - you mastered the hard one first, or so Dr. Goldberg says.  You rolled from your back to your tummy on your 5th month bday... and have been doing it since.  Last weekend you rolled over in your crib from your back to your tummy.  I was pretty nervous about this b/c it is safer for you to sleep on your back... Today, Daddy told me you flipped over and after two minutes he went to put you back on your back and you were asleep on your tummy - you must like it :0).  You are also quite the talker... Hunter babbles.  Sometimes you sound like you are singing a song, the tone and pitch go up and down.  You screech, squeal, all in delight!  Hunter you also love books!!!  Especially, "How Big is Baby Elmo" - He is SO big and on the last page out pops a large baby Elmo w/ his arms up in the air. 

What a blessing you are!  You are a happy baby boy - one of the happiest babies I have ever been around.  And I love you and love you and love you and love you!!!!

Blog followers - pictures to come when I get home and can upload some new ones.

Hunter Scott Gillespie

Born Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 at 10:14pm, weighing 6lbs 6oz and measuring 20 inches to the very blessed and proud parents - Scott and Sarah Gillespie.

The story began on Monday around 5pm... Mommy's water broke! Daddy was making dinner and Mommy just got out of the shower. You were about to make quite the entrance...

We were SO excited that it was time to meet you! We got to the hospital and once we were admitted, nothing really began to happen... no real contractions started until about 2am and even those didn't hurt mommy that bad. They had to give mommy something to speed things up - but it didn't really speed things up. You didn't want to leave mommy's womb. Around 2pm, I started to have some regular contractions about 2-3 min apart and we thought it would be time soon. Well, many hours later mommy was only 5cm dilated and you started having trouble with the stronger contractions - so the doctor decided to deliver you via c-section. Mommy and Daddy couldn't have been happier!!! We wanted to meet you and make sure you were okay. So, after being at the hospital for 28hours you finally entered the world! We love you more than you will ever know Hunter!!!

Here are some pics from your first few days...

Baby Bump - 37 1/2 weeks

37 and 1/2 weeks preggers - Due date November 17th - when will he make his entrance into the world??? Post your guesses! Mommy thinks late, especially since he has not dropped yet. He seems pretty comfortable to me....So, my guess is November 20th. Daddy thinks he will arrive on his due date. What's your guess?

Baby G's Nursery

Baby G's Nursery is almost complete! We still have a very special painting to hang. It is the one of clouds and a plane that Shea had everyone at the Colorado Baby Shower help create. We also get new windows this week! Sorry that the picture with the crib and planes is SO bright.... Baby G's name is surrounded by the planes. When he enters the world in a few short weeks, we will reveal his name! Can't wait to meet him... he will be here before we know it - :0)

Hee - Hee - Hee - Hoo!

So... we had our Childbirth Express Class at Sky Ridge the other day. Plenty of breathing techniques were taught, and we learned all about what to expect. Okay, I read most of it already, but it was still good to hear it all. It was great to take the class together to practice breathing, etc. Scott is going to be a great coach!

My checklist is growing shorter and shorter... Pediatrician - check, Childcare - check, finish Nursery - check. I still need to finish packing my hospital bag and cook and freeze some meals so once he arrives we won't have to cook for a few days. Scott is getting the car seat inspected... so now we just wait for this little guy to come and change our lives forever! So exciting!

Colorado Baby Shower

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Sleep...

It's overrated! I have actually been sleeping pretty good since the travel stopped last week. We get to bed pretty early, and I think I have been recovering from 10 wks of jet lag. But tonight, not so much. We went to bed pretty early, but aches and pains woke me up. All this extra weight can make even my favorite, most comfortable Tempurpedic bed feel like I am sleeping on the ground. Multiple restroom visits to pee a teaspoonful, and with Baby G moving around... I couldn't sleep anymore tonight. I guess it is all in good time - a little preparation for the sleepless nights in my very near future once he arrives. I still can't wait! :)