Mr. Big is Four Weeks Old!

We have lots of nicknames for Grant--they change every week as he does something new and different. The first week we had him home we called him The Oned Bandit since it seemed he would open his right eye look around to see if anyone was watching him and if we were he would immediate close it and go back to "sleeping." The second week we called him Wiggle Worm which is pretty self explanatory. The third week, we started calling him Triple H for Hungry, Hungry Hippo--after we went to the doctor he had put on a lot of weight and wanted to eat all of the time. Sometimes during the day, he would want to eat about every hour which is sometimes known as cluster feeding. We are estimating that he now weighs over 10lbs. Now, we are referring to him as Mr. Big or Big for short. No matter what the name, he is the sweetest little boy I have ever seen. Tim and I are totally in love with him. We are lucky to have him!

Grant's New Slideshow

We've added most of the pics we have of Grant. You can click on the pic in the slideshow and should bring up the album or you can click this link http://picasaweb.google.com/JL.Alderson/GrantsPics

Time is already flying by!

I cannot believe it, but tomorrow Grant Alderson will be three weeks old! He is growing and filling out so much. We went to the doctor this week for his check up, and Dr. Froman said Grant looked perfect in every way which made Mom and Dad feel good. He weighed 8lbs and 9oz which was awesome, but not surprising since Grant has quite an appetite. His umblicial cord fell off on Tuesday, but we cannot tell if he is going to have an innie or outie yet. He is sleeping pretty well at night. He sleeps about two to three hours between feedings, so I am having to get use to the new sleeping schedule. Tim is such a good daddy! Tim has been amazing about making sure that I am getting sleep during the evening and early in the morning when Grant is ready to play. They are big snuggle buddies. It is no surprise, but Grant already has Tim wrapped around his little pinkie.

I will try to do better about posting pics and comments, but I have been a little busy the last two weeks trying to keep up with Grant. Enjoy the new photos.

He is here!

Well, we didn't have to wait the full four weeks. Our precious baby boy, Grant Walker Alderson, made his arrival on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at 10:37 pm. It all started as a normal Saturday morning, Tim & I were going to breakfast, to pick up the crib and dresser for Grant's room, and to finish getting all the necessities for my hospital bag. While sitting at breakfast, my water broke. Since it was not the big gush that you always see on TV, I was not absolutely positive that is was my water. So we ran home to grab a few things just in case, and headed to the hospital. The nurse checked me and sure enough my water had broken. The unfortunate part was that I was only dilated to a 1 cm and 0% effaced. Dr. Emily Hinton was the doctor on call at Willow Creek for the weekend, so she came in to talk to Tim & I to let us know that we would have our baby boy in the next 24 hours. I was admitted to the hospital and given pitocin to start the dilation process, but after 9 hours I had only progressed to a 1.5 cm. At that point, we talked with Dr. Hinton and decided we would like to deliver via C-section. About 45 minutes later, we had our baby boy! I hope you enjoy the photos!