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?

On to week 35...

And the nursury is really coming together. As you can see in the photo--just behind Cathy's belly--we now have a crib. With Bonnie's great work on the Africa themed design, the boy can't help but love his new room.

And, to show that we are indeed responsive to comments from our readers, here's a video of Spike. You'll even catch a quick glimpse of Boo.

Until next time...

Week 34...

...and we're going high tech by adding video! Now we can thrill you with hours of endless bordom via video in addition to photos and lame writing. We can't wait.

Week 32...

Wow, we managed to post two weeks in a row. Cathy is nearly through week 32. Tonight we had our hospital tour. It's starting to seem more real every day.

Into week 31...

...if I'm counting correctly. We've had two wonderful showers (sorry, but no photos taken of the most recent shower in Tekonsha) and we've gotten many wonderful things. We can't wait to start using it all instead of just admiring it. Stay tuned...

Week 29 is nearly complete!

Getting closer by the day. Mommy is starting to look bigger all the time, although many people still tell her she doesn't look pregnant. How big must you be these days to look pregnant?

Week 27!

Oops, we missed a week. Busy busy. The 2nd trimester is gone. Bring on the 3rd and bring on the birthing and the poopy diapers and the lack of sleep and....hmm.

On to week 25

Week 25! Nearing the end of the 2nd trimester. Isn't mommie-to-be cute?

Cathy is into week 24!

Does she look any more pregnant than before? Not really so much, huh? Well, she is. It's now week 24 and the boy has been quite active lately with many kicks to mommy's belly. The doctor says her weight gain is on track and on Monday the baby's heart rate sounded great. Very exciting.

Cathy enters week 23

Another week past and another week closer to parenthood. Mom to be hasn't bought a new onesy (onesie?) in a few weeks now. So we're still stuck at about 40....maybe not that many.

We're over half way to being parents...

The pregnancy is coming along well. Cathy is feeling better (most days) and starting to feel the baby move a little.

Here's Cathy at the start of her 22nd week (40 weeks is full gestation).

Africa vacation

We travelled to Africa - Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe. Fantastic. We saw a lion kill but missed out on the Big 5 (no rhino). Incredible place. Incredible people. Check out the photos here
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I think Cathy had a bad day.....

.....yesterday, at work. Did she? Is she thinking of becoming a nurse again? Is fainting every day at work a good thing? Maybe.

My little Lugie seemed a little under the weather today. He was uncharacteristically lethargic this morning. He never once bit at my ankles or jumped at me around the corner. He didn't even greet me in the hallway or join me in the shower. Hmm.

I hope you have a better day today. My crabapple trees have bloomed. Nice.

First entry

Why am I here setting up a blog? I don't even know what one really is. What can I get out of this other than lost time?