Will likes to sleep on my chest.
Me and the little guy taking a nap. Our favorite thing to do together.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
A few more pics of the little guy.
This is the baby van that they brought us home from the hospital in. This is the biggest van I've ever seen in China! It had 4 TV's inside.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
New Arrival!
Today at 3:30p.m. Beijing standard time baby William was born. Both Big Willy and Jen are doing great. As you know Jen was due last Friday so they scheduled for her to be induced today, Tuesday 9/15, at 9am. They broke her water at 9:15 and then at about 10:30started to give her some petosin (sp?) to start the contractions. They thought that by 5pm she would probably be dialated to a 2 or 3 but by 1pm she was at a 7. Then she got the epidural. Although it seems that the epidurals in the US are a little more potent than here because she could still feel a lot and she can move her legs and walk around immediatley after.
She started pushing at about 2:45 and by 3:30 the baby was out! He is 9.12lbs and 20.9 inches long. That's why we call him Big Willy. All of the doctors and nurses were amazed at how quickly and easily Jen could push out such a big baby. I told them that she was a distance runner and has been swimming a lot. They all said that was a big reason as to why it all went so smooth. He has big hands and big feet and dark brown hair, but kind of thin - nothing like Tyler's baby. He is a major conehead right now but that should change soon.
Breast feeding has not been a problem. About 45 min after he was born they brought him in to try to feed and he latched right on and has been eating for the past hour and fifteen minutes. Looks like he'll stay a big boy!
He's been alive for 2 hours now and everyone is doing great. I just downloaded pictures to post but the great firewall wouldn't allow it. I'll have my family post them.
She started pushing at about 2:45 and by 3:30 the baby was out! He is 9.12lbs and 20.9 inches long. That's why we call him Big Willy. All of the doctors and nurses were amazed at how quickly and easily Jen could push out such a big baby. I told them that she was a distance runner and has been swimming a lot. They all said that was a big reason as to why it all went so smooth. He has big hands and big feet and dark brown hair, but kind of thin - nothing like Tyler's baby. He is a major conehead right now but that should change soon.
Breast feeding has not been a problem. About 45 min after he was born they brought him in to try to feed and he latched right on and has been eating for the past hour and fifteen minutes. Looks like he'll stay a big boy!
He's been alive for 2 hours now and everyone is doing great. I just downloaded pictures to post but the great firewall wouldn't allow it. I'll have my family post them.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
still nothing....
The little guy is three days late now and showing no signs of wanting to come out and play. We go back to the doctor this afternoon. Hopefully there will be more to report about later.
This past weekend we had Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Anothony Perkins come to Shanghai to visit our district conference. It was awesome. We had a Saturday and Sunday session with them. Our district here has over 500 members. All of the members are foreigners. The locals are not allowed to meet with us. The meatings were great.
This past weekend we had Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Anothony Perkins come to Shanghai to visit our district conference. It was awesome. We had a Saturday and Sunday session with them. Our district here has over 500 members. All of the members are foreigners. The locals are not allowed to meet with us. The meatings were great.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
No baby yet...
We went to see the doctor the other day and they said "come back next week". I guess this baby isn't ready to come out yet. The due date is this Friday, September 11 but we won't go back to the dr until the 14th for a checkup. They said that if she goes 5 days over the due date then they would consider inducing her.
The good thing is that Jen still feels well, is still swimming, and the baby won't be born on 9/11.
The weather is finally getting better here. It has been so hot and humid for a long time but this week it's been in the low 80s and it feels great! Hopefully we'll get some pictures loaded up on here soon.
The good thing is that Jen still feels well, is still swimming, and the baby won't be born on 9/11.
The weather is finally getting better here. It has been so hot and humid for a long time but this week it's been in the low 80s and it feels great! Hopefully we'll get some pictures loaded up on here soon.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Must be in the Blood
I just checked out blog for the first time in over a month. We are still unable to check the blog at home. But the past month has been busy as ever. Last week we moved to a new apartment. The locals here don't hardly ever move. Some of the people in my office have an hour and a half commute each way to work and I've asked them why they don't just move. They always look at me like I'm crazy. When we signed the 1 year lease I knew that we would move at the end of the year. I only intended to be there one year. Anyone who knows my family knows that we have no problem moving.
At first I thought it was just the locals that thought it was weird that we moved after one year. But then we told our friends at church and many of them gave us the same strange look and asked why on earth we would move. My response was simple. Why not? Plus, there was a light bulb burnt out in the old place and it seemed like a good reason to move. We love the new place! We are on the 22nd floor of a 31 story building. In our complex there are about 6 of these 31 story apartment buldings. The new place is only a few minutes away from our old place.
A few weeks ago I had a long business trip. I didn't like to be gone so long but I had to get it out of the way before the baby came. All of the countries were close together so it made sense to do it all at once. The countries included Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. This was my first time to 3 of the 4 countries. It was so interesting to see the differences in each place. Interestingly enough, my meetings in each country were in Chinese. Who would have guessed?!?
Jen has turned into a fish lately. She is really enjoying swimming. She has been swimming about 1,000 meters per day. The baby is due any day now but she did another 1k this morning. Most of the men at the pool know her by now and tell her that she is awesome but most of the women still give her strange looks. Her belly sticks out pretty far. From behind you can't tell she's pregnant but then she turns sideways and HELLO there it is. Looks like a skinny girl stuck a basketball underneith her shirt. We'll post pictures later. She has been having a few contractions but not a lot. We are hoping this baby comes sooner than later since the doctor estimated last week that the baby was already 7.92lbs. Big Boy.
That about sums up our last month or so. Once the baby comes we will post pictures.
At first I thought it was just the locals that thought it was weird that we moved after one year. But then we told our friends at church and many of them gave us the same strange look and asked why on earth we would move. My response was simple. Why not? Plus, there was a light bulb burnt out in the old place and it seemed like a good reason to move. We love the new place! We are on the 22nd floor of a 31 story building. In our complex there are about 6 of these 31 story apartment buldings. The new place is only a few minutes away from our old place.
A few weeks ago I had a long business trip. I didn't like to be gone so long but I had to get it out of the way before the baby came. All of the countries were close together so it made sense to do it all at once. The countries included Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. This was my first time to 3 of the 4 countries. It was so interesting to see the differences in each place. Interestingly enough, my meetings in each country were in Chinese. Who would have guessed?!?
Jen has turned into a fish lately. She is really enjoying swimming. She has been swimming about 1,000 meters per day. The baby is due any day now but she did another 1k this morning. Most of the men at the pool know her by now and tell her that she is awesome but most of the women still give her strange looks. Her belly sticks out pretty far. From behind you can't tell she's pregnant but then she turns sideways and HELLO there it is. Looks like a skinny girl stuck a basketball underneith her shirt. We'll post pictures later. She has been having a few contractions but not a lot. We are hoping this baby comes sooner than later since the doctor estimated last week that the baby was already 7.92lbs. Big Boy.
That about sums up our last month or so. Once the baby comes we will post pictures.
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