Baby Walker

Walker Karl Banks was born on August 12, 2008 at 5:46 am. He was 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches long. He came about a week before his due date, which was what I was praying for, but when labor did come I decided i wanted to wait another week for this. Too bad! He was coming whether I was ready or not. He came with a little bit of a surprise. My doctor had told me at my last check up that he was head down, but when I got to the hospital after my water broke he was coming arm first! What a stinker!!! Already making things difficult. So, I had to face a c-section. Which I won't lie was a huge let down, but I definitely wanted him here and safe so I swallowed my pride and we went for it. For some reason the on call doctor didn't want to come until 5 in the morning. I was there at 2 in the morning and OF COURSE my doctor was on vacation. So, I sat there for 3 hours dealing with meaningless contractions (he was coming out c-section anyways), but I figured I wanted to experience the contractions for a little while so I didn't feel completely jipped. By the way--I find myself pretty lucky doing it c-section because those three hours of contractions were hell. Kudos to those of you who dealt with them for a much longer time. So...he came. He is perfectly healthy!! Marshall and I just love him to death. The first week has DEFINITELY been rough. I guess it will just take time to get the hang of this 24/7 responsibility. He's a good little guy though. Anyways... here's some pics!

The Baby Crib

I am so excited to FINALLY have the babies room all set up! I had to wait until two weeks before my due date to do the one thing I was looking forward to most. So...as some of you may know we moved into a new-old apartment. New to us, but VERY old (1915) building. The walls in the babies room were already painted blue with white stripes. Which... doesn't really go with my crib, but it could be worse. And I am in no mood or condition to re-paint right now. So.... it will have to do. I love my crib! It was a cheaper target crib, but it looks just as good as those really expensive ones! So I am pleased! The room is a little bit hodge podge right now, but maybe with time I will get it all coordinated. I had this idea of doing a hunting theme, but it didn't really work out. I kept changing my mind all the time, so now I have part hunting theme, part brown paisley, part circus. I'm sure baby Walker doesn't mind one single bit. He'll love it!

New to blogging

Okay, I have been putting this off for months but it is finally time to start blogging. Baby Walker will be here any day now and I figured i had better get this started now before the craziness of having a baby comes. I want to be able to share all the exciting things that are to come with everybody and now is better than later. So... be patient while I figure this thing out.