Easter Weekend

We had a pretty laid-back Easter for AJ's first, but we got to spend it with lots of friends and family. AJ also made his first appearance at church, and was oohed and ahhed over all morning long!

AJ with his Easter goodies.

AJ in his Easter outfit. Doesn't he look handsome?

Mom, Dad and AJ

The Glandon Fam on Easter morning.

Grandma Glandon and AJ

Great-great aunt Ruth was thrilled to hold AJ!

Hanging out with uncle Eric.

Great-aunt Cindy and cousins Sarah and Megan with AJ.

Mommy and Daddy's friend's Megan and Jeff. AJ can't wait to meet his new little playmate due in November!

As Megan held our little baby, I held the "other" baby (our four-legged furry one named Nuge).

Aunt Aimee and AJ with Daddy and cousin Heidi.

Grandma and Grandpa Sauer with the grandkids!

Loved By So Many!

AJ is blessed to be loved by so many people! We apologize if you have visited AJ and we forgot to get a picture of you with him!

Grandma Glandon

Grandma Sauer

Grandpa Glandon

Uncle Eric

Grandpa Sauer

Aunt Aimee

Great-aunt Ruth

Great-uncle Ed

Uncle Dave

Great-aunt Connie and cousin Emma (1st cousin once removed I believe)

Great-uncle Mark

Great-aunt Beth

Great-aunt Barbie

Daddy's friend Dennis

AJ's Room

He are some pictures of the completed baby room!

The First Two Weeks

Wow! I can't believe two weeks have already past, and at the same time I can't believe it's only been two weeks (and to think my official due date is still two days away)! Brian and I are loving every moment with AJ, and are quite in awe of him. I am enjoying being home, and AJ and I are slowly settling into our own routine. Grandma Glandon helped us out tremondously the first week, but now we are mostly on our own!

AJ is a good baby, who really only fuses when he his hungry or naked. He's sleeping quite a bit, but does seem to be more awake during the day than at night. I have been having to wake him every four hours at night to feed him. He enjoys his bouncy seat and spending time on his tummy when he is awake. His favorite activities include eating and sleeping, and his least favorite activities are diaper changing and bath time (notice the common factor - he hates being naked)!

We just had his weight checked again today, and he has successfully made it back to his birth weight plus a few! He now weighs 8 lbs. 9 1/2 oz. I think I will let him sleep longer at night now!

Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks! ENJOY!

AJ's first Buckeye basketball game! The Bucks were playing their sweet 16 game the night AJ came home from the hospital.

My boys - Nuge, Brian and AJ!

AJ's first experience in the bouncy seat. He loves it when we turn on the vibrate button.

AJ's first walk (3/25/07)!

AJ's first Dr.'s appointment (3/26/07). He only weighed 8 lbs. and a 1/2 oz. at this appointment, and was still only 19 1/2 inches long.

"Who's that handsome guy in the mirror?"

AJ's first real bath. He hated every moment of it, and continues to hate them!

One of my favorite pictures. He looks so sweet!

Look at me!

AJ can already hold his head up and turn it from side to side. He seems to like tummy time.

WHO CAN RESIST A SLEEPING BABY?

Passed out after a good meal!

All snuggled up!

Both mom and AJ getting some much needed rest!

Here's AJ after taking a walk. He looked so peaceful that I just let him sleep in his carrier.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALBERT JOSEPH (AJ) SAUER!

HE'S HERE! And here early! AJ Sauer arrived on March 20th, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 7 oz., and was 19 1/2 inches long (good thing he was 16 days early, otherwise he would have been a 10 pounder)! Brian and I actually went to the hospital around 10:30 p.m. on March 19th because I was having trouble feeling AJ move. Everything checked out perfect, he started moving, and we were sent home. Four hours later at 2:30 a.m. on March 20th, my water broke (a gush not a trickle). Brian went into panic mode thinking I was going to deliver right then and there on the bedroom floor, but we both managed to get our stuff together and were on our way to Mount Carmel East Hospital a little after 3:00 a.m. We turned around once to get Brian's cell phone, and we did have to stop and get gas. The contractions started in the car around 3:15 a.m., and we arrived at the hospital around 3:30 a.m. The nurse that sent me home earlier was still there and was with me through most of my delivery. By the time I was settled into the labor and delivery room I was already 100% effaced and 3 cm. dialated. The contractions were bearable for a short while, but the pain was all in my back and quickly intensified. By 6:00 a.m. I was 6 cm dialated and asking for the epidural (there is a reason these Doc's are God-like on a labor and delivery floor). Brian later told me that he about gaged as he watched him insert the needle into my back (all I felt was the previous numbing shot). At this point I thought I might get a couple of hours rest as I relished in the joy of modern anethesia medicine, but to my suprise I was complete and ready to push a little before 7 a.m. I couldn't feel a thing as the pushing began, so the nurse had to watch the monitor for my contraction to let me know when to "bear down." An hour later, our precious, perfect little son was born! We have been so blessed!

Dr. Friday showing off our new son! He came out screaming!

It's cold out here... someone get me a blanket!

Our little addition.

All together as a family!

I look just like my Daddy.

Even though it said "newborn," my going home sweater was a wee bit big!

Going home!

Into Week 38!

I saw the Dr. yesterday and the only change to report is that I have dilated another 1/2 centimeter. Labor could start today or three weeks from today! Please pray that it starts SOON!

Baby Growth in Week 38

Babies size vary around the last several weeks of pregnancy, but most likely your baby is between 17 and 20 inches long and weighs 6 ¼ to 7 ½ pounds.

Your baby is continuing to grow, but the vast majority of his/her organs are mature and fully functioning. The only exceptions are his/her brain and lungs. These two organs are at a point that they will function outside of the womb, but will also continue to mature during childhood.
You may have an idea of what your baby will look like. Maybe you want your baby to have Aunt Ellen’s red hair, your partner’s green eyes, or your father’s long legs. You most likely will not be able to tell right away what color of eyes your baby will have unless they are brown. If they are brown there is a good chance they will stay that way. However, if your baby’s eyes are gray or blue, they can stay that way or turn green, hazel, or brown. Normally this occurs by the time your baby is nine months old.

It Just Keeps Growing!

My belly looks bigger everyday, and everyday I wonder how it can possibly get any bigger! Here I am at 36 weeks and 5 days. When I saw this picture I thought to myself, "I can't believe I am walking around looking like this!" It's ALL baby!