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Owen is doing great! He is such an amazing miracle, and I am pretty sure that we are addicted! He is 5 days old and I feel like he has already changed so much. The first night home from the hospital was rough, but each night/day seems to get a little easier. I have neglected to call many people back who have called...we are just in survival mode at the moment! I am pretty sure that I have never been quite this exhausted, but obviously all worth it. My sentences are not making much sense and the clock seems to speed up every time I look at it. We are so happy and proud of our little boy and can't wait to show him the world and introduce him to everyone who is special to us!

OWEN MATTHEW HAKE is here!!!

No more waiting! Brooke gave birth to our son, Owen Matthew Hake, at 10:44pm on Oct 14th. He's 8lb 6oz and 19 in long. Brooke and Owen are both doing great. We just came home from the hospital this evening. I'll try to upload some pics of our ride home sometime tomorrow...for now, we're gonna try and get a few minutes of sleep ;)

Still more waiting...

So after the much anticipated appointment on Wednesday, we are still waiting! I had a few contractions on Friday night, and was dilated some, so my Dr. doesn't want to throw me on the operating table just yet. Matt and I had a chance to practice some breathing the other night when I had the contractions, and although he can tell the story better than I can write it, it was an experience for sure. Apparently I snapped at him and told him not to tell me what to do! I barely remember my tone, but he says it didn't go so well. So if I snapped at him on one contraction early on at home, he might be in for a treat in the delivery room! Here are a few pictures of the ever-changing nursery. We still have a few things to move around, but this is most of it. My mom got here this week and it has been so nice to hang out with her during the day while Matt is at work. We have another appt. on Monday:)

Patiently Waiting...

This is not the most glamorous picture of me, but oh well. Matt took this last night after we got home from our last "prepared childbirth" class. We now know EVERYTHING there is to know about having a baby...HAAAAAAA!
I also had a Dr.'s appt. yesterday. She said I don't have "the look" that a pregnant woman close to labor has. All of the signs lead to waiting a little longer. If still nothing by next Wed., then we will discuss scheduling a c-section. I am almost 38 weeks. I have accepted the possibility of both, and am anxiously anticipating the arrival regardless of how he/she arrives.


Here is the baby's room as of this morning. We will be getting the crib soon, but otherwise things are pretty much ready. The wall to the right that you can't see has Matt's guitars hanging and the music gear all nice and neat underneath. It looks pretty cool!

I think I'm ready

Well, we had our 36th week appt. this past Tuesday. The ultrasound said our "little" munchkin is already 7 lbs. We know that this can be off somewhat, but we are still dealing with a bit larger than average baby. Because of a condition I have where my ligaments are relaxing TOO much, and delivering naturally could cause permanent damage, we had to come up with a game plan. Our Dr. does not want me to deliver a huge baby with this problem, so if I have not started labor on my own by the end of next week, we will schedule a c-section for the following week. Fear of the unknown has set in and I have been a bit "sensitive" the last few days. I think I am ready, but we still have some things to do around the house to prepare for our little one and for company:) We are at the peak of the roller coaster and getting ready to drop...fast! We'll be in touch. P.S. this pic is from several weeks ago...the baby and I are both bigger now:) and Matt's bib says, "I can't be good ALL the time"...isn't that the truth!

5 weeks and counting...

...and the belly is still getting bigger! The baby's movements (tumbling, squirming, punching, full-on dropkicks...) are also getting stronger. I've actually seen Brooke's whole body move while sitting on the couch just from the baby exercising in there.

As the belly gets bigger and the pregnancy progresses through the last few weeks, Brooke gets less comfortable and sleeps more fitfully - which means I sleep less. But the positive side is that we talk more between midnight and 4am than we ever used to.

























And then it gets really, really, real! Yep, I took some time this weekend to assemble our new stroller and infant car seat. I walked around the living room carrying the infant car seat to get the feel of carting our little one around. I'm realizing that we'll NEVER travel light again.

This week Brooke and I took a tour of the maternity floor where she'll be delivering. As part of the tour we stopped by the nursery and saw some newborns... I couldn't stop staring. How completely amazing. As the "real-ness" continues to set in with strollers, car seats, diaper bags, etc... so does our excitement about holding our little one.

First Day of School

This picture was taken this past week on the first day of school..for me. I am now 34 weeks. Time is flying by and our weekend "to-do" lists just keep getting longer and longer. Ok Ok-MY weekend "to-do" lists. Matt has corrected me. HA! I am quite uncomfortable these days and sleeping/sitting/reaching...just about everything is getting harder and harder. We have started our "prepared childbirth classes." Funny how they call it prepared childbirth when all I hear is that you really can't prepare for what is going to happen once that baby decides it wants to join the real world. No, but really the classes are fun. We watched a movie the other night on birth from start to finish...the pregnancy hormones kicked in and I cried during the rest of the class and for the hour or so afterward. Great times. Not sure why exactly I was crying...just crying.
We have an appt. this Tuesday. Hope I don't cry:)