welcome to the world, anderson!!

anderson atley clark decided to arrive at 9:27 am on wednesday, may 13th, 2009. he was 6lbs 10oz and 19.5 inches. i labored for 22 hours, mainly because he got stuck in the birth canal and had to be vacuumed out..he's had a rad bump on his head that is slowly going away. that was my luck. thanks, son. appreciate it!! i was all worth it though. jakob and i are undecided though if we're going to have another one this way!! it's still a little too early to forget about the pain. we'll revisit the topic at a later time. like, 3 years from now.

we're doing great. he's passed all of his tests so far..he even got his first certificate for getting 100% on his hearing test! he's a good sleeper, right now. we'll see how that turns out later on. hopefully he'll keep that up. he loves being held, of course! and most of all, he's the most beautiful baby ever born! we both can't stop staring at him! this whole 9 month ordeal was amazing. tough, fun (at times), and especially rewarding.

now, here comes the fun, stressful, scary, and interesting part. raising our son. here goes nothing!!!!

full term and a gift

37 weeks! he's now officially full term! hopefully he will realize that and come out next weekend. i'm probably going to be wrong but i feel like he's coming in the next week or 2. i have a doctor's appointment wednesday, so we'll see if there's been any action this past week. cross your fingers and say a prayer.

jakob and i heard from the architect that's doing our house. they've started on a few houses in the development and he says that they will be breaking ground on ours the end of this month. we'll see. i'd like to believe him, but i'm not getting my hopes up! i know it may be september or october before this is all over with. which is fine, because anders will be a little older when we move.

i know you've all heard it by now, but i have a fantastic story to share. jakob and i were doing yardwork yesterday and i noticed (after being outside for 30 minutes already) that there was something growing in the dirt beside our front door. i walked over to it because i thought maybe it was a weed i needed to pick. the thing is, that whole area was dug up back in january because we had some drainage issues. they filled in the area with dirt and it's all dry and covered with leaves now. there's no grass and it hasn't rained here in 2 weeks. anyway, i walk up to the "weed" and notice something familar about it. i'd seen it before and then it hit me. they were easter lilies. my grandmother's favorite flower. my grandmother died 4 years ago. i almost passed out in my driveway. jakob makes fun of me all the time because i do believe in "signs" from loved ones that have died. as crazy as it may sound to some who don't believe, this was a gift from her to me. i truly believe it. jakob and i replanted them in a pot on our backporch and they have now bloomed. happy mother's day to me, huh, grandma?!!

come on down..

35 weeks, 4 days!! i think i may have dropped a couple of weeks ago. i can breathe alot easier now and my appetite has picked up! i had a doctor's appointment today. dr. eduardo could feel his head and said my cervix was closed. she said everything looked good...now, anderson just needs to get ready to come out in the next couple weeks!! jakob and i went and stood in his room last night..we can't believe that in probably under a month, he'll be here and in his room! we cannot wait.

how much longer???!!

i just got back from my doctor's appt. everything is looking good! i asked the doctor if she could "guesstimate" how much anderson weighs right now and she said she would guess almost 5 pounds. but, she DID say that there is more stuff in there to factor in than just a baby. he is still head down...YAY!! and she doesn't think he'll move from that position. he's running out of room in there!! i asked if i was getting another sonogram and i cannot remember what she said!! ah, i cannot wait to get my brain back! i think she said i would, but then again, i absolutely must've blanked out because i don't remember!

the pic above is me at 34 weeks. this is getting a little uncomfortable! if he decides to go to his due date, i'm going to be very upset with him!! i think 38-39 weeks along is perfect for him to come on out!! PLEASE don't disappoint your mother, anders!!!! (please excuse the mess behind me in the picture..our office has just kind of been collecting stuff!)

size small

so my friend josh came for a visit last week and brought jakob and i mississippi t-shirts with designs by ginger on them. they are both size small. i put this one on as a joke because i didn't think i could fit in it...but....I CAN WEAR A SMALL!!! so i decided to dance around in complete joy and had jakob take pictures of me enjoying the moment. i look like i have a basketball underneath my shirt!

33 weeks and counting...

here i am at 33 weeks!! i know he has several more weeks to bake, but i couldn't be more ready for him to get the heck outta there!!! i feel absolutely HUGE and know that it's only going to get worse! i can't imagine being any bigger. i feel like he already weighs 8 pounds. i go to my last 2 weeks appointment next wednesday and then after that, it's every week!! yaaaay! i can't wait to see him!

skylar and her crown

just thought i would share the funniest conversation i've EVER had in my entire life. it was with a 4 year old little girl named skylar at a restaurant the other night, standing in line waiting for the bathroom.

i'm standing there, waiting, and into the hall walks a little girl wearing a handmade crown.

me: "heeeey, i like your crown."
skylar: "i like your baby."
me: "thank you."
skylar: "can i see it?"
me: "well, you can't right now because he's not ready to come out yet."
skylar: "well, i want to see him."
me: "he's still too little to come out. he has to stay in there a little bit longer."
skylar: "i like your baby in there."
me: "thank you."
skylar: "can i poke him?" (she points her finger towards my stomach)
me: "um, well..."
skylar: "he'll cry if i poke him."
me: "yep, that's right."
skylar: "i like him."

she then skips around the hall and we're still all waiting for this one person to come out of the bathroom. she goes up to the door and yells: "somebody musta had to POOPOO in there!"

i swear, if my kid is as funny and cute as this little girl was, i'll be happy.