Into week 3!

Arthur turned 2 weeks old on Wednesday the 28th, one day after his original due date. He passed with flying colors at his last doctor's appointment and is now 7 lbs 4 oz which is 4 1/2 ounces over his birthweight. This is very good.

On Saturday the 31st, Aunt Jane and Cousin Johanna stopped by to meet AC for the first time. They have decided to accept him into the family since he was such a sweetie during their entire visit. Shortly after they left, while screaming during a diaper change, Arthur peed all over both his parents and the changing table and the floor. At least he saved this for after our company had left. You can find pictures of that visit by following the "Arthur week03" link to the right.

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Arthur has had several visitors in the past week.

The boy is not even two weeks old and already he's had more visitors than his mom & dad have had in the past several months. Grandma & Grandpa Sherwood stopped by for a night to meet their new grandson on Monday the 17th. Then Ed & Julia stopped by with a beautiful yellow afghan made by Julia. Then Barb Northrup stopped by to give Arthur a wonderful safari themed blanket which she made. And then Holly, Aron & Simona stopped by to say "Hi" and to give the boy a book and CD. Some of these visits were recorded in photos which you can see by clicking the "Arthur week 02" link to the right. And today, daddy had a little too much time on his hands and just had to play with the new video cam.

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We've posted some new Flickr photos

Follow the link below to see more pics. He pretty much sleeps, eats and cries while his diaper is being changed so the photos don't have much variety but we want to keep everyone up to speed as he changes. Has he changed yet?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teeohdoubledizzle/sets/72157612862372703/

And remember to view the blog entries directly for best results. You can do that here toddsherwood.blogspot.com

Arthur turns 1 (1 week that is)

Well, it's happy birthday...sorta. Arthur is now a full week old! After a few days of losing weight, he's starting to gain weight. He's not back to his birth weight, but he's headed in that direction. He's a handful, but we're having fun and can't get over how lucky we are. And, while the photo is pretty bad...trust me that the first few efforts were even worse. So the pic you see is the best we could get. Sorry.

Meet Arthur Clayton Sherwood!

Well, Cathy did not make it to 40 weeks. On Wednesday morning, she suggested I put our bags in the car...hmm. Later that day at 4pm, she called me at work and said her water had broken. She had been feeling some nausea on Tuesday and Wednesday but had thought it was the flu. Well, suddenly she was having major contractions 4-5 mintues apart. And she thinks she's a whimp. I rushed home from work, we rushed to the hospital, an ultrasound showed that the boy was breech (much to our surprise), and an exam showed that Cathy had dilated to 5 cm. A C-section was scheduled (hospital policy for any breech baby) and by 6:34pm little AC was born.

Arthur Clayton Sherwood

Born January 14, 2009

6 lbs. 15.5 ounces, 19.5 inches long.

Uncle Chris came to visit and brought a teddy bear which can be seen in the last photo which proves that I was there too.

Here's a video of Cathy and the little boy. And more photos can be found by following the link below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teeohdoubledizzle/sets/72157612650833854/

Week 37...will she make 40?

40 weeks is full term but Cathy is starting to show signs of nesting (which pregnant women often do when labor is coming soon) and, as you'll notice, Cathy's shirt can no longer contain her tummy. Cathy is pretty much ready for the boy to make his appearance since he feels about the size of Vermont.

We had some other excitement this week. We had new railings installed, and we're very excited. Here's a couple of photos of the new railings.

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The countdown has begun...

....as Cathy moves into week 36! Sore back, poor sleep, discomfort, constant trips to the bathroom. It will all be worth it....right? Right?