Grandma Irene & Caden

Grandma Irene is here and she is helping us get the dogs acquainted and acclimated to the baby. As you can see they are very curious about our little bundle of joy. So far, we have had a lot of sniffs and a few licks. Piper is definitely more curious than Rocky is.

Caden's First Bath

Giving a baby a sponge bath is not easy! It took both of us to do this, 1 person to hold him, the other to wash him. He definitely didn't like it and was very wiggly. He let out a few wails before we were done.
As you can see, we are actually bathing him in the kitchen. It has good lighting and makes it easy for us to move around in. Also, a special thanks to our photographer - Grandma Irene. Without her, there would be no pictures of this event. My mom has actually gotten quite good with our camera. She has figured out how to zoom in and out, which is half the battle.

Tomorrow we will give him a real bath since the umbilical stump fell off yesterday while I was feeding him. It was almost a sex in the city moment since I couldn't get the stump and the dogs were eyeing it. Luckily, grandma came to the rescue and got it before the dogs did. Thank goodness for grandmas.

Caden at home

Caden is dressed in his fireman outfit. Just like grandpa he loves the firetrucks.

It turns out he is smaller than most of the clothes that we have (even the newborn size), so we are rolling up his sleeves and hiking up the pants. I am sure that he will fit in the clothes by next week.

Proud daddy Justin with his son. Caden is doing what he loves to do, sleep when we are awake.

Naked Baby! He looks a little yellow in this picture. It turns out he has a little jaundice, but it's going away.
Caden is keeping us busy. We are getting up every 2 hours to feed him and change his diapers at night. He prefers to be awake at night and sleep during the day.... Not the most convenient schedule for us, but we are trying to change that.

Life has definitely changed around here and will continue to change for us. We are looking forward to it! We love our little guy! His nickname is Popeye because he will open just one eye and look at you and then close it. Kind of like Popeye. :)

Introducing Caden Jacob!

Caden Jacob is here! He arrived on Wednesday February 7 at 10:14am. Weighing in at 7 lbs, 1.9 ounces and 21 inches long. He is our little bundle of joy. We think he even has red hair (it could change, but looks red right now). He has blue eyes.

Labor was intense, but relatively quick (9 hours). Once the water broke, the contractions were intense, but the epidural helped get me through that.

There was 3 rounds of 3 pushes each, the doctor had me push 1 more round, and out came Caden. According to Justin - "he shot out like a rocket!"

We will keep updating the photos, but this should give everyone something to look at for now.

Getting Induced

Well,

So far I haven't gone into labor on my own. That means I will be induced. The hospital will call anytime after midnight to let us know when to go in.

If you want to check on the baby, before I can post a picture, go to this website and see. Baby Finnegan should be on here most likely by 2/8. http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/hospitals/template/hospitalpage.asp?hospitalID=7165

Next post - Meet Caden Jacob Finnegan

False Alarm

So I thought I was in labor last night. I was having contractions about every 10 minutes, so we called the doctor. They said when they got to every 3 - 5 minutes, that we should go in. When it got to that point, we went to the hospital. They hooked me up to the monitor, and I had 2 contractions in 15 minutes. They un hooked me and told me to walk around for an hour. We did that, and when they hooked me up again, I had no contractions. Justin likes to say I was flatlining.

So, needless to say, we came home at 1 am with no baby.

Jeannette is here, so we are staying entertained and playing with Charlie. Justin is staying distracted with Charlie, so we are all having fun. Each time Charlie eats, Justin is tasting the baby food to see what it tastes like. So far, the meat ones, are not tasting like anything that it says on the label.

Here are some pictures of Charlie's visit so far. Sorry there aren't any of Charlie and Caden yet, we just couldn't make that happen yet, but we still have about 24 hours before they leave.

Last Day at work until April 16

Well, I made it at work until the bitter end. Today was my last day at work. I am now officially on maternity leave. If I could just have the baby, it would all come together exactly as planned. I guess now I hope I go into labor after Jeannette arrives tomorrow. Charlie is coming too!

It was hard working until the end, but I am glad I did, that's just more time with the baby once he is here. It's hard to walk around the hotel and check on your group when your stomach is so big and it's so uncomfortable to move. Also pretty great when 1 leg is swollen. Can't wait for my block foot to go back to normal.

For all the Seattle people, I look forward to seeing you in April. We will be up for a visit for my cousin's wedding 4/15, so I hope to see everyone on 4/12 or 4/13. I am hoping to stay at the Hyatt - I booked my room, but am not sure if they let you keep the comp room if you are on a leave.... Justin will be flying in on either 4/13 or 4/14, that is not determined yet. It will be everyone's first chance to meet Caden!

I had 1 contraction today. Hopefully I have more. Justin is beginning to think that the baby is never coming at this rate, especially since each day I tell him "I think that today is the day!"

Hurry up and get here Caden, we are tired of waiting! :)