Pictures!

Proud daddy

Exhausted, but happy mommy

My boys!

Going home outfit. I thought a newborn size would fit, but he was swimming in it!

Meeting Grandma Tanner

So sleepy and peaceful

David gave me the necklace that I'm wearing the day after Will was born. It has a garnet in it which is both mine and Will's birthstone.

My favorite picture so far. He was sitting in his bouncer seat.

Grammy and Grampie Mackin

The grandparents and parents (and Cody!)

The new Tanner family

Grandma and Grandpa Tanner

We survived our first weekend at home! My parents were here Thursday thru Saturday and David's parnets were here Friday-Sunday. It was so fun to see them interacting with Will. They are all going to be wonderful grandparents (even my dad held Will!). It was nice to have some extra hands to help with laundry, cooking and taking care of Will. But I'm also excited to be on our own (ask me on Tuesday if I still feel that way!). It's so hard to believe that just 4 days ago, Will was inside me. I just can't get over that concept. We are overjoyed with being parents and excited about what that entales.

William David

We are happy to announce that our son William David was born January 7, 2009 at 10:17am! He weighed 7lbs 10 ozs, and is 20 in long.
I started having contractions at 4am on Tuesday. They lasted a few hours but were never regular so we didn't go to the hospital. After I made David leave the house and go to work, the contractions pretty much stopped. My dear friend Sarah suggested that I bounce on an exercise ball to help with contractions, so I spent the afternoon bouncing. At 1:30am on Wednesday I started having contractions that were 5 minutes apart, so David and I packed up and went to the hospital at 2:30am. We got admitted and all checked out, and disovered I was 6cm by 3am, and was given an epidural right away. My contractions weren't too painful but let me just say the epidural was a god send! David and I 'rested' from 3am to 8am. I say 'rested' because somebody was in our room checking on me every 15 minutes so I really didn't get any sleep. I started pushing around 8:30 and baby Will was born at 10:17am. They offered me a mirror to watch the event, but I declined. David did witness the event, and cut the cord. It was a little overwhelming having Will put on my chest and being told he was my son, but we were very excited to meet him. Especially since he was 6 days late.
Our first day/night as a family was good. We are learning how to be parents. He's really adorable, and we just love him. Both sets of grandparents are visiting us this weekend so we will have lots of help (especially with cooking!). Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. It's a total cliche, but I can't really imagine loving anyone more than Will. He's perfect!
I'll post pictures after this weekend--I'm sure the grandparents will take at least one or two :-)

Eviction notice

Baby Will has eviction papers for Jan 8 at 8am unless he decides to come earlier. I'm hoping he comes earlier as Jan 8 is the National Championship and he won't be able to wear his OU onesie if he's in the hospital. (it's okay to roll your eyes at that reason. My mom said that's dumb too.)

Out with the old and in with the new!

I can't believe how fast 2008 went by! We don't have any exciting plans to ring in the new year as we thought we'd be playing with a baby, but I guess that's not happening. So we'll just order in food and watch a movie.

I've been thinking about all the fun we had in 2008. Here are some highlights!

• Finding out we are going to be parents! And then finding out it's a boy.
• Spending a week in paradise (Captiva Island, Fl)
• Bolder Boulder with the family
• Cody and Sadie are alive and well!
• All of our friends who have welcomed children into their lives (so many girls!)
• Successful adoptions (Cate and Ava)
• Spending time with friends in Omaha
• Reconnecting with old friends via Facebook (cheesy I know!)
• Celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary in July
• Concerts- Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts
• Baby showers
• Being able to spend 2 weeks in Tulsa with the family
• Retirement!
• Going through this pregnancy with the love and support of family and friends. Especially the love of my husband

Exciting things for 2009

• William David Tanner
• All of baby Will's firsts (smile, laugh, crawling, etc, etc)
• Having our friends and family meet our son
• Sooners winning the National Championship (Jan 8!!)
• Me turning 28 and David turning 29 (almost 30--yikes!)
• Our 10 year high school reunion (if it actually gets planned)
• Losing the baby weight by training for the Bolder Boulder
• And everything else that happens that I can't plan!

I hope you have a wonderful and safe New Years!

Nothing!

That's right--no contractions, no baby, no nothing! I really thought maybe something would happen Sunday night as I was feeling crampy and tight, but nope. Other than that, I've been feeling perfectly fine. I do have a fear of my water breaking somewhere random like Walmart, but I don't really think that will happen. Sarah told me that if you have a goal in mind, once you accomplish that goal, the baby will know that you are relaxed and then he will come. So I guess baby Will is waiting for us to find somewhere for Cody to stay so we don't have to keep him in the car. Tomorrow is my "un-official" due date and Thursday is the hospital's due date for me. I have a doctor appt on Friday when we'll take about induction. Looks like there's a big chance that Will and I will have the same birthday (mine's on Monday)!

Less than a week to go!!

I can't believe that Christmas is over! David and I had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays in Colorado although we did get off to a rough start. We went to Christmas Eve mass only to find that it was overflowing with people. We had to sit in the foyer and weren't able to hear anything. Then we tried taking pictures in front of the Christmas tree and our camera fell off the chair and broke. We had filets for dinner, but the oven was heating up too fast and the smoke alarm kept going off. After dinner we drove around looking at lights and then watched a Christmas movie in bed. Waking up on Christmas morning was a little strange as it was just us and Cody. But we made cinnamon rolls and eggs and started opening gifts. Our families were very generous this year and we were given some great things. David got me a Chi flatiron which is going to take me a while to get used to as it's super hot! I got him some new shoes as his were falling apart! Baby Will got clothes, toys, and a really nice baby book. All in all, it was a great Christmas!

Last night we went to the movies to see "Marley and Me". I'm a complete dog lover so I was super excited to watch it. The puppies were so cute! The movie was hilarious (especially because we have Cody to relate to!), but be warned that the ending is really sad. I think I used 6 tissues and even David cried. But I'd recommend that people see it.

I had a dream last night that we brought Will home on Jan 2nd. So maybe that means he'll actually be born on his due date of Dec 31 (I changed the "official" due date from 1/1 to 12/31). I had a little progress when I saw my doctor last week, but nothing too exciting. I go back on Friday if I'm not in labor. Then we'll schedule a date for induction. For the past 9 months, I kept using Christmas as a get through date- "I just have to get through Christmas and then I can have a baby". Well, that time has come and passed and now I'm totally freaked out about everything! Are we ready? (too late now!). Do we have everything? (we can always go to the store later). David has been good about calming my fears, but they still pop up!

I have everyone's email addresses and I'll send out an email or post on the blog whenever we go to the hospital.

Single digits!

I can't believe that I have less than 10 days left of being a non-mommy! It's funny to think that I never knew when I was 9 days pregnant and now I only have 9 days left of being pregnant. David and I are getting very excited to meet our little guy. I have a feeling that he will be a late arrival. I'd love for him to arrive on Dec 28 (because then it would be an even day, on an even month, of an even year--I have a thing for even numbers). Or he might arrive on Jan 2 which is my niece Cate's birthday or Will and I will share a birthday on Jan 5. It's all up to Will and the big guy in the sky. As long as he's here by Jan 8 so he can wear his crimson and cream to cheer on the Sooners in the National Championship (we start 'em young in Sooner nation!).

I took my car in for repairs today. The other guy's insurance is paying for everything since my car was parked; including a rental car. I think the total was around $600--new bumper and taillight. I'm very happy that they had the parts in stock and that I don't have to rely on a rental for more than one day. It's a Chevy Malibu, which is very nice, but is really hard to get in and out of when you are 9 months pregnant. I miss my Jeep!