Six Months.

Oh. My. Goodness. I feel as though London has changed so much over this past month. I took off work last Monday so that I could take him to his six month check-up. I haven't been to one of his doctor visits since his one month check-up. It meant a lot for me to be able to take him this time. Per usual, London looked very healthy and he looks to be growing just as he should be. He weighs 15 pound, 12 ounces and is in the 10-25% for his weight. He is 27 inches long and is in the 75% for his height. He had to get 3 shots at this appointment which of course was probably more traumatizing for me that it was for him. He cried for a few minutes and the nurse gave him a little squeaky toy for being such a big boy. :o) Our pediatrician gave us the go ahead to start giving London baby food. So far this week we have introduces oatmeal cereal, green beans, and squash and London has liked them all! I seriously cannot believe that my baby is big enough to be sitting in a high chair and eating baby food. Time is going by way too quickly! Speaking of time going by quickly...I am hoping that the next 4 weeks goes by quickly! That's right, only 4 weeks left until school is out for the summer!!!!!!!!!! I cannot even contain my excitement! I am so looking forward to all of the quality time I will get to spend with my little family. Thanks for reading! Until next time...


Hugs, Meredith 

Picture Update!

I have not done well in the way of updating lately. It always that keeping up with my blog just slips away from me. London will be 6 months old 2 weeks from tomorrow! I can hardly believe it! He is at such a fun and entertaining age right now. He is rolling over (back to front) and trying to sit up. He has two tiny teeth on the bottom, right in front. He is still a very happy baby both day and night. He sleeps through the night still and is an all around easy going little guy. This morning we had him dedicated at church and all of our family was there to celebrate with us! It was such a special day! We will be headed to Orlando, FL next Sunday for a week long trip with a few other couples from our church. There is a conference we will be attending while there. Below are a handful of pictures from the past month or so. I will update again after we have London's 6 month check up. Enjoy!

Happy baby playing at aunt Lyssa's.

Dad dressed me up in this cute outfit.

Taking a break from our 11 hour road trip to St. Louis. London wanted to test out the front seat while mom was in the gas station.

First Easter! (He really was happy, I promise!)

Mom and London. <3

Cousins hanging out! Love them!

Playing hide and seek with Dad.

Pool day.

After London's baby dedication.

Yay, I got dedicated today!

Four Months.

Today London went for his 4 month check-up. Once again, he checked out perfectly! He is in the 25-50% for his weight, weighing in at 14 pounds and 4 ounces. He is in the 75-90% in height, measuring 25 5/8 inches long. His pediatrician was very impressed with how well he could sit up and also keep control of his neck and head. He has to get 2 shots and Justin said he only cried for a minute and as soon as he picked him up London was all smiles again. :)

I really cannot say it enough how blessed we are. London is such a happy and easy going baby. He smiles and giggles all the time now which is just the cutest thing in the world! He has found his feet...rather foot. He only holds on to one foot so far and it is the same one every time. So cute! He is still sleeping through the night...YAY! He typically sleeps for about 8-9 hours. I could write SOOOOO much more about all of the cute, amazing, funny, silly, crazy things that London does but that would take alllllll night. This mama needs to get some rest. I will try and post some more pictures on my next update. But let's be honest, I already post a ton a pictures on Facebook so you can check them out there. :)

Hugs,

Meredith

Three Months.

I cannot believe that my baby will be 3 months old on Tuesday. I feel like we just brought him home from the hospital. He is still a very laid back baby with such a sweet personality. He is sleeping through the night most nights now and is awake a lot more during the day. He has started staying with my sister two days a week and has so much fun "playing" with his cousin Brooklyn. Here are some recent pictures of my cutie pie! Enjoy!

London and his girlfriend Wake.

Clean baby!

Such a sweet face.

Cousins chillin in their carseats.

Happy boy!

YAY! I'm SO CUTE!

Holding on to mommy.

Two Months.

I thought I'd take the opportunity to write a quick update while little man is snoozing. It's hard to believe that London was two months old on December 31st! This had been the most amazing two months of my life. Justin and I have felt so blessed with all of the love and support we have received from our family and friends.

We had a wonderful Christmas and got to spend a lot of time visiting with my family. We stayed in town and spent Christmas day with my mom, dad, Blair, Lyss, Joseph, and Brooklyn. It was so nice to be able to relax without having to do a lot of traveling. We did miss seeing Justin's family, but we got to spend time with this past weekend which was great. I am so looking forward to next Christmas with a little one year old! :)

Of course like every good thing, it must come to an end. This past Monday I went back to work and I will say that this week has been one of the most difficult. I miss London and Justin so much during the day. I am really trying to have more of a positive attitude about going to work everyday, but it will take some time. Justin is keeping London during the day, which is a huge blessing! I am so blessed with such an amazing man. Alyssa will start keeping London for two days out of the week starting the week after next. Justin is going to be working at the church office on those two days.

Justin took London to his two month check up today and everything is looking great! London weighs 11 lbs and is in the 25-50 % for weight. He is 23 1/2 inches long and in the 75% percentile for height. He had to get two shots and has been a little cranky, but as soon as he is being cuddled he is perfectly content. I love my little boy more than anything and I am so grateful to God for giving us this blessing.

Until next time...

Hugs,

Meredith

One Month.

As I'm sitting here watching London sleep, I can't help but wish these past 5 weeks would have gone by a little slower. It feels like just yesterday I was holding him for the very first time. To think that he is already a month old blows my mind. Yesterday we had London's one month check up and everything looked great. He weighed 8 lbs and 15.5 oz and he measured 21 3/4 inches long. He also rolled over (back to front) twice while we were at the doctor's office. His pediatrician said he was being a little show off since that was the first time he had done that. ;) He also had to get a shot which completely broke my heart! As soon as it was over I scooped him up into my arms and held him as tight as I possibly could. Although I hated more than anything to see him in pain, it was an indescribable feeling knowing that I could bring him such comfort. Today we took London to have his picture made with Santa at Northlake mall. I was excited that he was actually awake for the picture! Of course, as soon as the picture was over he went right back to sleep. London has been such a good baby from the moment he was born. He is so laid back and really only cries when he is really hungry. He usually goes between 2-3 hours in between feedings during the day and between 3-4 hours at night. I am still breastfeeding, but we have also started supplementing some formula. London does really well with both. This makes things a lot easier, because Justin can help with feedings. Tomorrow we are heading to the beach to visit grandma and grandpa for a few days. The rest of the family will be coming on Friday/Saturday and we will be celebrating grandpa's 80th birthday. I'm really looking forward to being there and having some time to relax with no agenda before I go back to work. Speaking of going back to work, Monday is the day. I will work the entire week next week and the two days (teacher workdays) the following week and then will be out until January 2nd for Christmas break. Even though I'm only going back for a week, I am still feeling sad and anxious about returning to work. I don't want to leave London. I know that it is going to be a difficult transition, and I'm just trying to prepare myself for that. I know I will cry, a lot. But, I also know that God will carry me through and He will give me the strength I need. For anyone that is reading this, I would greatly appreciate your prayers. Well, I am going to feed little man and then head to bed. I will end with some pictures of my sweet boy. Until next time...

Hugs,

Meredith

Happy Halloween!

I'm finally getting around to posting about baby London! I'm not sure how long this post will end up being because the little man is going through his first growth spurt and may need to be fed soon.

Let's start at the beginning...

Justin and I arrived at the hospital on Sunday, October 30th around 6:00 PM. We checked in and within the hour the Dr. came in and gave me cervidil, which would work to soften my cervix overnight. This was quick and painless, and all that was on the agenda for the night. I was hooked up to the fetal monitor which would continuously monitor my contractions as well as London's heart rate. I was also attached to a blood pressure cuff that checked my blood pressure every 15 minutes. An IV was put in, but nothing would be hooked up to it until the next morning. My mom, dad, Blair, Alex (her bf), and Justin's mom all stopped by to visit that night. Around 11:00 PM I was given an ambien to help me sleep. I honestly don't think I slept a single hour that night. With all of the attached cords, my blood pressure being checked, and having to unhook the cords to get up and go to the bathroom multiple times, it was quite an uncomfortable night.

The next morning I got up and showered and was given pitocin through my IV around 7:00 AM. I was not in a lot of pain and was not having very strong contractions at that point. My Dr. came in around 8:30 or so and broke my water and checked to see if I was dilated. At that point I was 2 cm and he gave me the go ahead to get an epidural whenever I wanted it. Needless to say the anesthesiologist showed up about 30 minutes later to administer the epidural. To make a long story short and to spare you from all of the gory details, my epidural had to be administered twice because it didn't work the first time. All day long my epidural kept wearing off, about every two hours. We think it was because of the placement of the epidural in my back. So, after being in and out of comfort all day long, at about 8:15 PM my epidural had worn off completely and there was no getting back. I was 9 cm at that point and I started pushing at 8:30. I pushed for about and hour and 20 minutes and I felt everything! It was brutal! Justin was such a great coach and I had some amazing nurses to help me through. At 9:48 PM on October 31st, 2011 it was all over and all worth it when I got to meet my little boy for the first time. Justin and I were so overwhelmed with love for this little guy from the moment we laid eyes on him. London Starr Evans weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz and was 20 inches long.

London is 2 weeks old now and we have loved being at home as a little family. Minnie loves her little brother so much and she is doing great with him. Of course it has been an adjustment for all of us, but we are settling in to a routine now and we are enjoying every minute of being new parents.

I am going to try and be diligent about updating my blog with posts/pictures as often as possible.

Until next time....

xoxo,

Meredith