Introducing Andy!

Andrew "Andy" David Gabriel Lanteigne was born at 3:42am on Thursday, June 26th. He weighed 7lbs 14 oz and was 53 cm (20.75") long. He is perfrect!

Here he is with Dr. Madill.

This is it!

I am in labor! My contractions started at 4pm abd by 6:30 they were every 10 minutes apart, It is 10:45pm now and they are still 10 mins apart, but the contractions are long and strong now! We're going to tough this out at home for as long as we can, but I am 99.9% sure I'll have a baby before noon tomorrow. It looks like June 26th is the date!

If you see the facebook update or get a call about the baby being born, than YES - please come visit us at the Hospital tomorrow. We would love to see you there!

Keeping busy

I have been busy making plans to keep myself busy as this baby doesn't seem to want out quite yet. Yesterday, while Owen went to daycare, I went shopping with my Mom, then we got pedicures and went out to dinner with another girlfriend. Today I had a friend come over for coffee and muffins and a visit. Tonight I am going to Gabe's ball game. Tomorrow I have a nice long walk scheduled with my Mom and Owen. And Friday my sister-in-law is coming overto clean my house while I finish sewing Owen's curtains. Saturday I am going golfing with the girls from Club and then having a rockin' night as to hope and get things going if labor hasn't started by then already.

And then it is Sunday again. June 29th. A week past my due date and my Moms birthday. So we will probably take her and Dad out for lunch, or make them lunch, or go there for lunch, Somehow we will all have lunchy together on Sunday. Monday is June 30th, and Gabe is home from work, so we'll have a nice day at home (or maybe at the lake if the weather is hot like they predict it will be). I think I might get together with Stacey and her boys that day too. Tuesday is the holiday (so Owen and Gabe are both home with me again). And Wednesday is my next Dr's appointment. At that point... well, we'll see if I even get to that point.

But as you'll see, With the holiday long-weekend coming up, it would be terribly conveneient for this kid to come in teh next few days. A lot of people will be able to come visit us then as they have Monday or Tuesday (or both days) off work. My husbandand Mom included. So Gabe could be home with us (me, Owen, and baby) for a whole week withouth really having to take a week off of work. Hint hint baby - that would be very conveneient for us!!!!!!!!!!

Today's Doctor visit - a very weird visit!

Well I had a very weird appointment today - VERY weird. First off, my Dr wasn't there. SO I asked where she was. Wanna hear this??? She is on holidays until July 2nd - 2 weeks!!!! She never told us she would be away! Even last week when I made this weeks appointment we talked about how she would do an internal exam and we could talk about ways she may be able to help labor along (sweeping membranes, induction dates, etc.). So this new Dr (can't remember her name) looks at my chart and says "Ooooh, you've gained a bit of weight". SO NICE! That is NOT what you say to a pregnant lady who is overdue. And I say "No, actually, I haven't. I gained 60 with my son, so 30-35 is perfect for me." Bitch. She checks my blood pressure and listens to the heartbeat and all is good. And she goes on and on about how this baby is sooo big. So I tell her that I am measuring small and my Dr said this babe may be 7lbs something. NOT big.

Anyways, then she looks at my file again and says that due to my 17 week ultrasounbd, my due date should have been June 30th, so I may easily go another 2 weeks without being "overdue". And then she does the internal exam (I asked her to see if I was thinning or dialting at all as I have had so much pain and pressure down there in the last few days – it would be nice to know I am getting close... or not). She says the head is so low that I could go anytime now. And that is why, she thinks, I am measuring small – because half the baby is lower than my fundus even measures – so really I have a huge baby in me, but because the head is so low it measures small... and I could go any day now, or still wait 2 weeks. And then she said “I know that doesn't help you much”. Nope, it doesn't.

Tomorrow is my due date...

... and no baby yet.

Looking to pass the time

So now I have done everything on my list of things to do besides read the breastfeeding book, go through the 2 rubbermaid containers of baby clothes given to me, and finish Owen's curtains. I am procrastinating with the curtains. And I have baked and cooked and frozen it all 3 times now. So I am looking for more things to do. Any ideas on what can pass the time? I would normally be napping every day, but if I do I can't sleep at night. So no more naps.

Contractions

Contractions started today around 1-1:30pm. By 6:30pm they were every 10 minutes and getting stronger each time. By 7:30 I had called everyone to put them on "yellow alert". And then they were over. And not once since then. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Maybe they will start again tomorrow.

Stupid blogger won't let me post properly, so read the comments below to see my actual post...

Making a list and checking it twice...

With just over a week before my due date with Baby2, I made a list of stuff I still need to get done before labor begins. I also made a list of what Gabe needs to do. Lets see who gets done first. I have already done a few items on my list. Today I completed #4- Bake and cook a lot and freeze it all. I made 2 lasagnia's and am now starting a zuccini loaf. I also made a list of the ingrediants I need to make banana bread, which I will do later.

Plus. I did dishes, landry, cleaned out the microwave, and cleaned the entire house (vacuumed, swept and mopped all the floors, cleaned bathrooms, tidied, etc.) with the help of my sister-in-law this morning as well (she did most of it).

And tonight I will work on #2- Get all text done in Owen's 2 scrapbook albums. I have about 1/4 of this done, and hope to get that 1/4 all done, so I will be 1/2 done by the end of tonight.

This is nesting, right, so that means I am close to having this baby, right?!?!?????

On the lookout for new names

I am re-posting this old post on names as Gabe told me last night he didn't like any on our current list. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

So please, if you have any good names, that fit the profile, please, please, please let me know!

Names for Baby2

Becasue we can't call him/her Baby 2 forever, we are shortlisting some of our favorite names. Please add some goodies if you can think of any, but here are my requirements:
1. The name must be gender specific
2. When you hear it, you should know how to spell it, and when you see the name, you should know how to say it. And I like original spelling - nothing spelled 'funky' or 'new'. Just give me a good old basic name.
3. The name must be just that - a human name - not a car part, a fruit, or a day of the week. And nothing made up either.
4. I don't want anything too popular (I don't want this little one to go to kindergarted with 6 other people in the class with the same name)
5. It must go with Lanteigne (So Lilly Leila Lanteigne may sound nice, but it is out - she'd have to be a super hero!)
6. And I don't want to use a first name that is already in our immediate family - I can be somewhat original

See, I have a lot of rules, but what else do you expect from me? :)

Ok, so here are our names so far:
Boy Names:Andy

That's it, so if you can think of more, please let us know!

Girl Names:
Penny
Evelyn (we'd call her Evy)
Monica
Brigette
Natalie (my recent favourite)


After that post we made a few changes. The girl names we liked were: Juliet, Penny, and Natalie. And those are the ones Gabe decided he didn;t liek anymore. Mind you, he went through this old list (the green one), and our list of names for Owen if he was a girl (Annette, Paige, Juliet, Evelyn, Helena) and didn; tlike them either. He hasn't come up with any new ones EVER so he is definatley one tough cookie to please!

No sleep for the wicked...?

I had the worst sleep last night in months. I don't know if I went longer than 30 minutes at a time. I tossed and turned, and nothing was comfortable. Owen got up 3 times and I got up twice to pee as well. I am very glad we aren't going to the aquarium today as planned.

Last night I decided to go to bed early and I couldn't. My belly was so hard and tight, and there was so much pressure. I was sooooooooo uncomfortable! And the baby was moving like crazy – and there isn't enough room in there for her to move like that! She hasn't danced around inside me like that for a long time now. Hopefully she is getting ready to come out soon. I cried last night I was so uncomfortable.

Close, but not yet...

A message to my baby at 38 weeks:

Well you may not come out today baby, or even this week, but we are getting closer! Dr LeGresley said you might come this week, but probably in the next 2 weeks for sure. My fundus is still at 34”, so you should be a nice small baby (thank you)! And you were awake and moving today with a hear rate at 150 beats per minute – that is the highest we have ever heard you. Your Papa and brother came to the Doctors appointment with me today, which was neat.

I told the Dr about everything that happened this past week (including a red swollen bump on my hand that turned out to just be a bug bite) and she said that is all normal and means we are getting closer.

And Sarah Hewlett, our Doula, came over tonight. We went over our birth plan, discussed what happens in a normal labor (I didn't have that with Owen), and I feel more prepared to have you now. I also feel like you may be closer to your due date, or my guess date of June 26th. So if you come early that would be nice, but I am not betting on it. Sarah told me about a few physical changes that will happen to me before I go into labor, and I don't have them yet. She figures I am 2-3 weeks away from having you still. And with 13 days until my due date, June 26th is looking pretty good. I did pack my Hospital bag today however.

See how I have dropped?!

I can push the top part of my belly down now becasue the baby has dropped, and now that top bit is all squishy (probably some internal organs that just LOVE getting puished around) :)

14 days until my due date... and counting!

A message to my baby

June 5, 2008

Hi Baby! Yesterday was a fun day for you and me – we got our pictures taken! Auntie Stacey came over and took a bunch of preggo pics of me. And today I blew one up, framed it, and put it in your room.

Also, yesterday (and so far all this morning as well), I have been having contractions (not real though) and pain. I think you are dropping and getting into position. I think your head is rubbing up against my pelvic bone. And it hurts! But at least you are getting ready to come out, so that is good! I am VERY ready for you to come out; we all are. Please come out soon!

- Mama

More pics from yesterday...

37.5 week photo shoot