Surviving the first week...

Well, we survived the first week of parenthood. The first two nights were pretty crazy...with lots of feedings, some baby belly aches and sleeplessness for mommy and daddy. Since then Clinton has been sleeping at least 6 hours a night. Sometimes it doesn't start until after 3am, but still 6 hours. We've even had a couple of 8 hour nights...with one quick feeding in the middle.

Clinton is becoming much more alert and giving us a couple of hours of awake time in the morning and again in the afternoon. He had two doctor's appointments this week. He had his initial appointment and then a follow-up appointment to test his billirueben (sp?) levels. Everything looks good. His continuing to gain weight and eating like a mad man. Mommy had a little doctor's visit of her own. I took a little visit to the ER last night with severe pains in my abdomen...something I had been trying to tough out for several days, but finally gave in. Turns out everything was fine, just some normal post partum complications that can be fixed with a pill. I'm feeling much better now.

We'll keep you posted as Clinton reaches new milestones.

Chillin' with Daddy.


Snoozin' all day.

Hanging out with my cousin Emma.

Snoozin' in my car seat...

Mommy took my 1 week old pictures.

Introducing...Clinton Robert Williams

Praise God! We have been blessed with the most beautiful and healthiest baby boy. He weighed in at 8 lbs. and was 21 1/4" long. He is the longest and skinniest newborn I have ever seen. Labor and delivery went well. We were actually scheduled for an induction Thursday morning, but Clinton must have been as anxious as we were. Thursday morning I woke up at 3 am with contractions which continued until we arrived at the hospital. Once we arrived we had to register, get settled in our room and then I had to "get dressed". Around 9 am they started the pitosin (sp?) to make the contractions stronger, around 9.30 am they came and broke my water, and around 11.30 am I reached my breaking point and received my epidural. I was scared of the epidural so I waited a while before getting it. Then, of course, the epidural was a piece of cake and my attitude drastically improved. Rodney's dad stopped by several times to check on us and spent most of the day in the waiting room. Mother and Cathy (Rodney's mother) arrived around 1 pm and hung out with us in labor and delivery for the afternoon. We watched A Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby and the breaking news about Anna Nicole Smith. The nurses had predicted an 8.30 pm "go time" for pushing, but Clinton and I surprised everyone by being ready at 5.30 pm. When we got ready to push they informed me this process usually takes a couple of hours....try less than 45 minutes. So at 6.22 pm on February 8, 2007, we had a beautiful new son. Rodney and my mother stayed with me for the delivery. Rodney surprised everyone by being able to watch the entire delivery and cut the umbilical cord...I was so proud of him. My husband has a bit of a weak stomach, but he was able to take in and appreciate every moment of this miraculous event. Check out some pictures below of our wonderful new blessing!

Mommy and Daddy enjoying new baby Clinton.

Checking everything out from Daddy's arms.

Sleeping like a baby...my favorite thing to do!

Look at this beautiful face!!

All ready to go home!

Clinton's coming tomorrow!!

Sorry...this is going to be a short post, as I have a million things I'm trying to get done. We went to the doctor today and everything looks good so we're going in tomorrow morning to be induced. I've already heard plenty of objections to being induced, but everyone will just have to live our decision. :-) This way my mother can be here with me which is a moment I would really like to share with her.
Rodney and I are so excited we're not even sure what to do....so we're going to go out and eat. I will post Clinton's picture on the blog as soon as we get home. If you're in the area, please feel free to come visit us in the hospital after the baby is born.
Love to all! ...and say a little prayer for us!

We got snow! (...and we're still pregnant.)

Friday morning (maybe it was Thursday), we woke up to what seemed like tons of snow. Having been through an unusually warm winter, mostly 60's and 70's, and hearing about all the snow my family was getting in west Texas, we finally got some snow of our own. Most of it was gone by lunch but it was pretty while it lasted....and Gracie Mae loved it. I've posted some pictures below.

As far as the pregnancy goes...we're still pregnant. Of course, our due date isn't until Valentine's Day...but numerous painful contractions and a lack of space in my torso is making us eager for him to arrive now. The doctor is hopeful that we might be able to induce on Thursday...but we'll have to see if I have a favorable cervix at that point. We'll keep the blog posted to let everyone know when little Clinton gets here...