What a Woman!

I can truly appreciate the woman that my wife has grown to become. She is an amazing fountain of strength and love. As we continue to crawl our way into parenthood I can say with 100% certainty that Jamie will be a fantastic mother. She is already proven to have the never ending stock pile of strength and we are still early in the game of labor. She is so anxious to meet our new baby. I know that in her head she is already thinking that if we have a girl she is going to be putting our daughter in all these poofy dresses. And if we have a son she will be dressing him up to be the most handsome little man in the world.

I have seen my wife in a whole new light through the last 8 months and especially in the last two days. She wants only the best for our child. She has prepared a beautiful home for the baby to grow in. She has been calm and collective the last couple days. She is taking each contraction as it comes knowing that each one gets us closer to the arrival of our bundle of joy. There are really no words that I can put down on this page that can describe the joy and love that I have in my heart by looking into Jamie's eyes. I am truly grateful and humbled by this whole experience. I am proud of Jamie. I love her more today than I did yesterday which makes tomorrow more exciting than ever.

You are my EVERYTHING and my ONLY thing!

I love you,
Patrick

Our First Night at the Hospital

We are all checked in to our suite for the next couple of days. The accommodations are great. The staff is wonderful. Even the food service sounds delicious. I have uploaded a picture of Mom in her very flattering hospital gown. She is doing great! She is so positive and excited for the little peanut. She is going to be a great Mom. Keep checking back as I will try to keep this updated as much as possible.







Until Nex time,

Patrick

Our Last Weekend as 2

What do you to pass the time when you are told you have a great present but you can't have it just yet? Well that is the question that we have been dealing with all weekend long. We have been enjoying it to the fullest extent. We also have been staying busy to keep our mind off the anticipated present we will be receiving in a few days.

We have enjoyed the relaxing weekend we have had, the last weekend of 2. On Friday night we celebrated Jamie's birthday downtown with a nice steak dinner. I knew that we wouldn't have the opportunity to dine at a fancy restaurant anytime soon!

The remainder of the weekend was spent running last minute errands, packing our bags, and relaxing!!

We just cleaned up dinner and got the call from the hospital. 6pm is our check in time tomorrow night! It is hard to believe that we will soon be announcing, "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!"

Keep checking back. I will have my laptop with me so I can continually keep everyone up to date and upload a picture of the new bundle of joy!

We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers.

Until Next Time,
Pat

THE DATE IS SET!!!!!

Today was torture! It felt like we were little kids waiting to start heading to the airport to go to Disney. We were so excited to have our Doctor appointment today to find out when we get to start the party. So our Doctor comes into the room. Says hi. Says well I have a date for you. Jamie was so excited she said, "Well, when is it?". Our Doctor smiles and says well what are you doing MONDAY!!!!!!!!!! Jamie and I both looked at each other and said "MONDAY!". The Doctor then got nervous and said well do you have anything going on that day. We both smiled and said No, I guess we are having a baby! So the plan is to bring us into the hospital on Monday night to start the induction process and then Tuesday hopefully have a baby.

That is right Monday the 16th. Monday 5 days from today! Monday!
So Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, Get Ready!
Because we go in on Monday!
Stay Tuned for the ever anticipated announcement of Boy or Girl!

Until Then,
Patrick

37 Week Dr Appt

**Head shot of baby face up. The bumps are the lips and nose!**


Wow, another weekend has come and gone for us. Where is all of this time going? Pat and I had a very successful weekend! I am a big fan of “to-do” lists, and we were able to check off quite a few things on our list. Pat and I ran a few last minute errands, packed the diaper bag, packed the hospital bag, finished cleaning the house, unpacked some last minute items in the nursery, made some meals to freeze, and managed to flop ourselves on the couch to catch a few shows we missed out on watching last week. It was an eventful weekend, but we had such a good time doing it all. Can you picture Pat hiding in the house testing the baby monitor while I am in the living room watching TV and listening to his whispers? I can already tell that he is going to have a blast playing with all of the baby toys!

Yesterday we had our very last ultrasound at Children’s Hospital! We made sure to tell the tech that we didn’t know the sex of the baby hoping that she wouldn’t slip up at all. She was awesome and did a great job referring to this baby as “kid!” She did make a comment on how active our little one is – hmmm, who does he/she get that from???? We got quite a bit of information on Baby Froh yesterday:

Weight – 6lbs 4oz
Heartbeat – 167bpm
Head – 9.2cm (That is going to be a tight squeeze!!)
Belly – 10.5cm
40th percentile for weight
Twinkie/No Twinkie? – We are unsure; we turned our head when she measured the legs!
Lodged under right rib – a baby butt
Lodged under left rib – baby feet
Head – VERY low and in place

It was fun to see our little one moving all over the place in there!!! Before we know it, that little peanut will be in our arms moving all over the place! My blood specialist told us yesterday that he wants the baby out at 38 weeks. . . ..well folks, that is next week! Tomorrow we have an appointment scheduled with our OB to determine the official induction date! A part of me wants to bump the appointment up earlier in the day because I am so excited . . . . .but I wont!!

Tonight’s activity – installation of the car seat at the Wauwatosa Fire Department! I am sure that we will drive around for a little bit in shock that there is a BABY CAR SEAT in our vehicle! Just one more thing getting us closer to D-Day!
We will be posting our induction information as soon we know it on Wednesday. . . .stay tuned!

Thank you for all of the continuous love and support – we REALLY appreciate it!
XOXO

THANK YOU!!!!!

To all the wonderful people who made the special trip to celebrate Jamie's Baby Shower. For those that were not able to attend but sent their love and well wishes Thank you as well. I was astounded with how much we had to try and fit into our house. I am still trying to figure out where to put all the stuff. I have taken some pictures to give people an idea of what the room looks like and what some of the items look like now that they are put together. Again thank you again to all. A special THANK YOU goes out to all those who had a hand in putting together Jamie's special day!

The SUV Stroller All the Stuffed Animals etc

The Bedding on the crib

The "lil" Lamb Swing

The Baby Bouncer

Belly Shots!!!

And these do not involve a shot glass, salt, and a lime! A few short weeks ago, Pat and I had some maternity shots taken. I was a little hesitant to do it as my belly looks like WW2 from the daily injections, but Sarah (photographer) insisted that she could take care of all of that for us! Boy was she right!!!! Pat and I really had a wonderful time as Sarah and Steve snapped shots left and right. I must admit, when I am having a bad day, I go to their website and take a look at our pictures because they bring such a smile to my face.

Take a look at the pictures:
http://www.spottswoodphotography.com/wordpress/?cat=11

I am looking forward to this couple capturing our little one when he/she is born!