He's Here!

It was a little bit of a surprise, due to the fact that I hadn't had any progress at my appointment 2 days earlier--and I always have progress by that point. I didn't worry since my doctor left town until the 1st and I just worked on my mental state to hang in there for the next couple weeks.



Keith told me not to have the baby on Friday--which I didn't--but he said this weekend was off-limits. I told him not to tell me that. At work, Western Petroleum has a new building and everyone was moving in on Friday, which meant Keith had to work hard and crazy to get all the servers and networks up and running for Monday. He was almost done for the day when my water broke--oops! I really tried not to let the contraction do that.



Thanks to Heather for having my boys over for movie night while I went to the temple and labored in peace, and thanks to Spence and Gabby for staying with the boys while we were at the hospital (and all the cleaning and folding you did, too!)



I was in labor all day--I didn't think it was the real thing--and with 3 kids, who has time to time contractions? I did realize at the temple that night that things were at least consistent. After the temple, I was able to go for a 7-11 run with Keith and visit for a bit at his office while he worked late. Then I picked up the boys at Heather's, at which point I started thinking I could have the baby soon. So, I got the kids home and Keith helped me get them into bed before running back to work (he was thinking I could have the baby too, so he came home and checked on me). I just dozed off to sleep for the night about 11:30 pm when I was awakened by the contraction that broke the water--aahgh!

It took a few minutes to get Keith home, call Spence and Gabby, and get myself situated to go to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital about 12:15 am and our little boy was born at 12:48 am. The doctor actually made it in time, but wasn't fully dressed for delivery and allowed the nurse to do what she was doing to get the baby here.



That was the adventure we weren't expecting this weekend, but it worked out well. Keith was able to finish up what he needed to at work. Lucky for him we weren't at the hospital in labor for a long time--I'm such a nice wife :)

I'm at home now and just taking a minute to update the blog for everyone--here are some pictures. The boys are cute, just don't look at the mom, I really don't like my post-baby pictures.



Name: Keith Birch Caldwell, IV
Why: He's the 4th boy, so why not? He's our first baby that looks like Keith did as a baby--how could we not? No other name fit, and WOW, Keith really fits this one.
Weight: 6 pounds 11 oz. Smaller than I expected--thank goodness!
Length: 20 inches Our longest boy yet!
Hair: Blonde, he's our first blonde at birth, the others have had dark hair

Forgotten Pictures

I uploaded some pictures not long ago and found some that I totally forgot I had taken, but was sure glad I did. The first few pictures are of Joe after a nap. The funniest part about them is that I had just seen some pictures like it on a friend's blog the week before and died laughing at the predicament her child got into--then it was mine and he wasn't happy about me thinking it was so funny.

The other pictures are a real treasure, as we don't ever see this side of Josh. He is always calm and collected and doesn't let loose and play crazy, especially for pictures that may be embarrassing later on. It is normal crazy for the other two, but the whole activity seemed to be Josh's idea and he seemed to be in charge of getting everyone ready for the sumo fight. Lots of fun for me, and I still laugh every time I see the pictures.

Quick Update on Baby

I went to the doctor yesterday and everything is fine. I am down to my weekly appointments, so really, any day. My doctor informed me that he will be gone for about a week and a half--right during the time I will probably deliver--GREAT! I barely caught him in town with my last baby. Doesn't he know he should schedule his life around the coming of this baby as I have? Somehow I have always had a feeling he wouldn't be around for this one, oh well, what can you do? Everyone needs a life outside of work.
The good news is that I lost a pound (which I don't really think I lost, I was wearing lighter shoes and slacks instead of jeans, so that is probably where the extra weight went). But after the 6 pounds I had gained the week before, I was glad there wasn't anymore. I was a little surprised since I was sure I was bigger, which I was, I grew 2 centimeters. The doctor also told me that I had the about most normal urine of any ob patient he's had--I've never had good news like that before, but good news all the same.
Now it is just the waiting and enduring that I need to do. Everyday is a struggle to walk around as the weight and position of the baby greatly hinder my mobility in the hip area, which also hinders my patience with little ones who get in trouble and cause me to chase after them. I'm trying to keep my head on straight and take a Vitamin B here and there to keep my cool and get through this. I know a new baby isn't easy, but I'm really looking forward to that end of things! I guess my point is, the baby isn't here yet but we are both healthy and things are looking good. We are hoping to see the little guy by his due date, November 2.

New job, and truck

Keith recently changed jobs, and I forgot to mention it. He has been at the school district in the tech department for a couple years and has been happy. He has done work on the side for Western Petroleum for several years and they made him a full-time offer as their IT guy. He has been really busy with the new job because they are in the process of moving into a new building and he's hoping to get a lot of things done before the baby comes so he can take a little time for the family. He's been enjoying the new job and, from what I've heard, everyone seems happy to have him around to take care of the problems when they happen instead of when he can get to them. We love it when he's able to work doing what he loves--everyone is happy.


The new truck! This isn't an actual picture of our truck-it was easier for me to just grab this one off the internet. Ours is white and it has a shell. We just barely started looking for a truck when this one came along in the price range we were looking at. Keith was looking for something smaller, but I talked him into the quad cab for family purposes. Our little car has been "old reliable" but is nearing its last days. It is the first vehicle I've seen Keith in that I think really fits him--that is including the cadillac that he just loved. I love the truck, too. Shockingly, it has a smoother ride than the van and I told him I'd drive it right now if I could get into it. My legs aren't as easy to lift up right now and its a challenge to hop in the truck. Joe has loved the truck from the moment he first sat in the back seat. He has always said "It fits me!" And the boys love it when their dad takes them for rides. Joe has a hard time if we go as a family somewhere and its not in the truck. He sure loves his daddy and his truck, or as Joe says, "ruck, I wove it."