My two favorite men

Mike and Will getting a few more minutes of sleep before church this morning!

Love always

We are learning more and more about out little boy as he is adjusting to this new world! He loves being swaddled at night (I LOVE the SwaddleMe from Babies R Us!), hates getting his diaper changed, is sleeping about 3-4 hours at a time at night, and we are loving his rolls around his arms and legs as they are getting more and more pronounced. Will is eating really well, and keeps us busy with all the diaper changes. We went to the doctor on Friday (May 29th), and he is up to 9.4 lbs and had grown about one inch... about 60th percentile for his weight and 50th percentile for height. We were visited by the grandpa and grandma Gruennert and the whole clan over Memorial Day weekend, and enjoyed getting to introduce Will to his cousins! Mike and I have such an unexplainable and awesome sense of love for this little man, and can't wait to see more and more of his personality as he continues to grow. Here are a few pics from the last two weeks!

Bath time!

A few bath time pics...

Lookin' good for church- May 17, 2009

All dressed up for our first time to church! Will stayed awake the whole time in daddy's arms...

Blessings beyond measure

Mike and I have enjoyed getting to know our little man through these last two weeks... we are learning his little quirks and preferences, and have experienced the joys of learning how to correctly diaper a baby boy. Will's first doctor's visit with the pediatrician went very well (May 11th)- he had already surpassed his birth weight and weighed in at 7 lbs, 14 ounces! He loves being swaddled at night, and has had stretches of 4.5 hours of sleep (he already knows how much his parents value sleep). His eyes seem to be turning blue, and his hair has lightened up a bit... still has the crooked toe (poor kid was destined to have ugly feet, just like his parents)! Here are a few pics from the last two weeks... enjoy!

Our first few days together...

Here are a few pics from our first days together. Both sets of grandparents were able to make it out to Michigan to meet their newest grandchild!

William Michael Gruennert- May 5th, 2009

Our baby boy has made his arrival! William Michael Gruennert was born on May 5th at 4:57 pm, 7 lbs. 11 ounces and 19.5 inches long. I started with contractions on monday morning around 11 am and went to a routine doctor's office appointment that afternoon for a check-up of the baby for a non-stress test. Baby was doing well and I wasn't dilated any more than 2 cm. By 10 pm, the contractions were getting much stronger but remained about five minutes apart. We didn't really sleep through that night as the contractions got worse. We called the doctor around 4 am, and ended up at the hospital around 4:45 am... we walked the halls for one hour and they decided to admit us at that point. The doctor broke my water around 8:30 am and the contractions got stronger and lasted longer but still didn't speed up at all. I didn't progress at all past 3 cm for about 3 more hours and was having a harder time dealing with the contractions. The nausea and the shakes lead to an epidural around 11:30 am... at that point, I was FINALLY able to sleep for about 1.5 hours. I was checked and had gone from 3 to 6 cm. One hour later, I was fully dilated and ready to push! :) Two and a half hours of pushing lead to the most beautiful and precious baby boy ever! Our awesome friend Kari (from bible study... and a labor and delivery nurse) was able to be there as my nurse and helped deliver him, which was an awesome gift from God. She kept me calm and encouraged us the entire way through! Mike and I are thrilled beyond belief and can't imagine the love in our hearts for him. The lack of sleep has been completely and entirely worth every minute with him! Here are a few pics from the day of the delivery... Enjoy!

May 3rd

A photo of a tired and uncomfortable pregnant lady (at 40 weeks) who is hoping to meet our baby soon!

No news...

Just thought I would write a quick update. I went to the doctor on thursday, and she examined me to see whether or not this baby was on its way. :) Unfortunately, I'm not dilated at all and was told that she was being "generous" in saying that I was 50% effaced. The baby hasn't dropped yet, but all the conditions are right for the baby to be able to drop... it's just not the time yet, I guess. We will go back on monday for a non-stress test to see how the baby is doing, and then again on thursday for another non-stress test and ultrasound to check on the fluid levels around baby. At that appointment (if I haven't had the baby yet), we will schedule an induction for the following monday, tuesday, or wednesday. So, although it's our due date tomorrow, we don't have our hopes up that this little one will be making their arrival any time soon. I have been told that a famous line that comes out of my mouth on a regular basis is "just five more minutes"... so baby might just already be taking some cues from me. :) In any case, I finished my last shift for work on thursday night, and I'm happy to be done with working the floor... just asking for prayers for patience and a smooth delivery when baby decides, and of course prayers for a healthy baby Gruennert. Thanks so much for all the well-wishes and we will let everyone know what's happening when anything changes!