It's a BOY!

Logan Matthew Eich ended up coming on his own time (thank you baby!), arriving at 12:29am on Friday, June 28th. He was  8lbs, 4 oz (huge for me!!) and 20.5 inches. He's super cute and we're already so in love!

How it all went down:
As I wrote about before, I had been having lots of contractions in the night that either didn't last long enough or weren't regular or painful enough, etc and never amounted to a trip to the hospital. Contractions began regularly again Thursday afternoon. They weren't painful enough to not be able to talk through them (as true labor pains are) but they were regular and painful enough that I thought they warranted a call to the doctor. They were 4-5 mins apart. The doctor thought that since this was my third baby (what they like to call the wild cards) and rush hour was nearing, we should head to the hospital to check things out. Andrew came home from work, I took a quick shower, finished packing my hospital bag (just in case- the cynic in me was sure the doctor would end up sending us back home) and our sitter Becca came over to stay with the kids (I'm so glad I didn't have to call her in the middle of the night!) We got to the hospital around 5pm and I was 4-5 cm dilated and declared to be in labor- hallelujah! I won't go into all the details but things went pretty smoothly (minus the horrible pain part) from there. And then- A BOY! I burst into happy tears! I still can't believe I have TWO sons (and one amazing daughter!)

Last pregnancy pic- bittersweet ;)

Here he is! He looks so much like Connor did as a baby.

Proud Dad.

Sweet baby boy.

He's lost most of the puffiness/chunk since coming home from the hospital but here I thought he looked just like a little Buddha baby.

Awake!

I really love his little old man hands.

And Andrew's finger toes are passed down once again.

Sleepy baby.

Friday Connor went to his last day of baseball camp in the morning (he told me he was so excited to tell all his friends that he had a new baby brother!!) and then they all headed over to the hospital to meet the baby. Andrew sent me this cute video.

Proud big sis!

Brothers!! Connor is so pumped that it's a boy!

They came back to visit again Saturday morning before Andrew took them to the pool and then to a birthday party (total Dad duty!) Then they picked my Mom up from the train station before coming back to the hospital to have dinner with me.

Saturday morning, the kids helping to pick Logan up from the nursery:

Logan's new reality! This happens to him a lot.

Since the baby was born after midnight (by 29 minutes!) I was able to stay in the hospital until Sunday morning which was so nice. It's an awesome hospital and was nice to have the help from the nurses, lactation consultants, etc.

Our "celebration dinner" the night before going home- filet and lobster!!

Sunday morning, ready to go home! He makes this face a lot. I think it looks like a "where the heck am I and how did I get here" face.

My beautiful flowers!

More pictures to come of our first few days at home. We're so happy to be a family of five- the gang's all here! Feeling extremely blessed!!

Due Date!

Just a quick update- it would appear that for the third time in a row, my due date will come and go without seeing any baby action. At least these babies are consistent! I had a doctor appt. this morning and am now 3 cm dilated however the baby's head is still very high. They've put me on the induction schedule for a week from today (Tuesday, July 2nd)-- of course hopefully the baby comes on it's own before then! My Mom will get here on Saturday and Andrew's Mom (and then Dad) two weeks later. Bringing in the reinforcements!

Didn't get a belly shot today but it's way large and in charge per the usual. I kind of got a kick out of saying "today" when people asked me when I was due today (as I'm asked 50+ times a day)- I thought one lady's eyes might pop out of her head! I realize it probably freaks people out.

Couple pics from today- Connor is doing the Bobby Valentine Baseball camp this week with his buddies Michael, Ryan and Wes. I knew I was going to be a less than mobile Mom this week
(with or without baby) so thought this would be a good week to do a camp. He's been having an absolute blast!

Took the kids to the pool after naps this afternoon, and Andrew met us there after work. The pool has this great restaurant/snack bar with healthy options for both kids and adults so it's nice and easy to shower the kids there, have dinner and then pop everyone in bed the minute we get home. And I'm loving nice and easy these days ;)

Pool Time!

On land or in water- she's so fast!

And Connor! We're probably a little behind on this- but are getting serious about his swimming this summer. The summer has only just begun and he's already doing so great. Can't wait to see where he is by the end of summer!

Belly Action

A little in utero acrobatics :)

Please excuse the language in the background, Andrew and I have been on a big Soprano's kick for the last couple weeks which we were watching when I took this video.

  A little freaky right?

Silverman's Farm

Still no baby news, my due date is tomorrow. Just lots of contractions that keep me up for hours in the night but never amount to anything. I love being pregnant- until right around now ;) Pains and discomforts of which I will not go into are in full force now- just walking is a real chore. Turning over in bed at night feels like turning the Titanic, ha! Hoping not too much longer now. The good news- since we're in total waiting-for-baby mode- we had a really nice and relaxing weekend that involved zero plans- we spent it mostly at the pool. Love weekends like that.

Wanted to share some pics from Friday- I took the kids up to Silverman's Farm in Easton, CT to feed the goats and see some baby animals- so cute! The kids just love going there. I love it because it's not that huge of a place so I wasn't having to walk around a ton.

Connor chooses his own outfits, love the way he's rocking his socks and shades ;)

Leyla was nervous at first but then thought feeding them was so cool.

We still haven't managed to kick Connor's thumb sucking habit, something I really want done before he starts kindergarten. So now that school is over, he's back to wearing his thumb guards again. He's such a good sport!

Baby goats- my favorite.

 Feeding the deer.

Leyla's favorite animal- I think it was a buffalo. She asked if she could climb his horns and ride on him- girl is fearless!

Driving Miss Daisy.

After lunch and Leyla's nap at home we spent the afternoon relaxing at Jenny's pool- so nice. Connor and Tristan:

Crazy hair.

That night Andrew and I went out to dinner and then to see the new Superman movie (basically Andrew's perfect date night)- a really fun day/night!

Iphone Pics

Random shots of our days...

While still a good sport about it, Connor always gets a little nervous before haircuts. He thinks she might accidentally slip with the scissors and cut him. Here's Leyla repeatedly telling him what a great job he's doing, how proud she is of him and how handsome he looks. My Little Mommy ;) The hairdresser got a real kick out of her.

The superhero poses never get old to me. The boys made these "Ironman" costumes out of a cardboard box at school.

I had my book club on Tuesday night so Andrew put the kids to bed. He texted me this picture, saying that he went to check on the kids and found that Leyla had snuck into Connor's bed. She hasn't done this since we first transitioned her to her big girl bed. Two peas in pod!

 Out for a walk with my girl! Note her first barrette ;)

One of my favorite things about Andrew's job here in town- I can text him from the playground at 5:30 and if there's nothing crazy going on at work he can be there to meet us 5 mins later. A far cry from the way things used to be and I will never take this for granted!

First pool day! Water was still pretty cold but they still had fun!

 That's Connor sunning himself like a lizard in the back.

Andrew and Connor on one of their "man Saturdays"- I think this one included baseball, haircut for Andrew (Connor tags along), Home Depot run (of course), and then home to work on the basement (Andrew has let Connor help every step of the way!) Here they were for a quick lunch stop at the Diner. They sat at the counter and Connor got to order pancakes, both of which he thought was way cool.

My handsome boy- looking so grown up these days!

My current bedside table, which makes me laugh. In the process of a quick review ;)

Much to my dismay, since I'm a crazy brusher and flosser of the kids' teeth, Connor had cavities (between two teeth). Andrew took him to get it filled and apparently Connor was a total superstar. Andrew texted me this picture (since I was very worried) and I got such a kick out of Mr. Relaxed with his legs crossed. And loved Andrew holding his little hand!

Playdate at Michael's yesterday (while I went to my doc appt). C dressed as Wolverine, his current favorite superhero. That will become important later ;)

And so it begins?? Registration for fall ballet classes began on Tuesday at 11:00. So naturally, we arrived at 11:00. And found ourselves 75th in line! I was so not prepared for that kind of scene. Luckily we managed to snag the last spot in the class we wanted. I think Leyla's more of a gymnast than a ballerina but I thought we'd give it a try (I think I really just want to see her in her leotard and tights, ha).

More pool action yesterday afternoon. She really loves running through those fountains.

Out for a scooter walk with Leyla. Even headed straight up hill she's so fast!

Cutie!