Dylan's First Christmas

Dylan celebrated his first Christmas!  He made his first trip to Grandma's house in Algona.  He was a very good baby for the car ride.  He slept the entire way, only waking up to eat.  The bulldogs came along for the ride as well.  They rode together in a crate and slept most of the way too!  We were in Algona for a week.  He got to meet almost all of his family while we were there.  We did not get to see Santa Claus this year, we thought he was a little small to be making the trip to stand in line at the mall.  We had a great trip and hope all our trips are as easy as this one.  Dylan started showing off his beautiful smile just before we left so the family in Algona got to see this smile as well.  Here are some pictures from Dylan's first Christmas.

Meeting Uncle Trav and Molly

Uncle Matt-I had a blow out while he was holding me :)  HA HA!

Great Grandpa and Grandma Wagner

Great Grandpa Struecker

With Great Grandpa and Mommy and Daddy

Merry Christmas!

Dylan is here!

I am finally getting to this, things have been a little hectic around here.  Dylan is officially 1 month old.  At times it seems like it is going really fast and at other times it seems like it was so long ago when we were in the hospital.  When I think about how long I have left before I go back to work it is going by too fast. We are all doing well, Mommy and Daddy are a little tired but we have adjusted to only sleeping in 2 hour increments.

Dylan is a wonderful baby.  He is starting to get more fussy but that is to be expected.  He has kept us up a few nights but for the most part he sleeps really well. He has lost his little voice and seems to be a bit stuffy so we might be working on a little cold.  But he seems to be feeling fine otherwise.  He has been growing like crazy.  At 3 weeks he was up to 10lbs 5 oz.  Hopefully he'll slow down a bit, otherwise we'll have a 50lb 1 year old!  I might be a little biased but he could be the cutest baby in the whole world. 

Dennis is back at work, he stayed home for two weeks.  Dylan sleep most of the day so I get to sleep in and take a nap most days to make up for the limited sleep we sometimes get at night.  We are heading back to to Algona for Christmas.  We leave this Saturday and coming back the 27th.  It will be a nice trip and it looks like Dylan will get to see a lot of family and friends while he is there.  The drive should be interesting.  We have the doggies coming as well.  Should be a wild ride. 

Here are some pictures of Dylan at 1 month.  A friend of ours gave us this idea so we will be taking pictures beside this teddy bear to see how much he grows.

Hope you are all doing well and have a safe and happy holiday!

Love~Dennis, Angie and Dylan

Update!

Hello Everyone,

He is not here yet, but I am being induced tomorrow night. I have had a pretty uneventful pregnancy until this last week. Last week Wednesday I woke up in the morning with terrible pain in my right side. I called the doctor and they asked me to go to Labor & Delivery to get checked out. They monitored me and baby, did an ultrasound, gave me some antibiotics for a minor infection and sent me home. They said the pain was probably a positional thing (baby pressing on something). I was having irregular contractions which I couldn't feel at all so they sent me on my way.

Yesterday, had my last scheduled OB appt. My blood pressure was high, I had a rapid weight gain and protein in my urine all major signs of preeclampsia so they sent me to Labor & Delivery for the second time in less than a week. Of course when I get there, all tests and my blood pressure were fine. Contractions again this time I can feel them but they are not regular yet. So I was sent home for the second time. Before we went to the hospital my doctor said they estimated during the ultrasound the baby is approximately 9 lbs (AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!). This is approximate so he could be a little smaller (hopefully) but also could be a little bigger (let's hope for the former). So even if I wasn't delivering last night she wanted to start inducing me this week. So I go into the hospital tomorrow night at 6pm to start induction. Hopefully things go well and he will arrive sometime on Thursday!

It couldn't have worked out any better, my mom will be here to see her first grandchild come into the world. She should be arriving Wednesday night. Myself or Dennis will send out the announcement and pictures as soon as possible! I cannot wait until this little man arrives.

Love~Angie, Dennis and Baby Scavnicar

16 days

Hello Everyone,

16 days and counting them down! I had a dr. appt today. I was so anxious all day to find out if I was getting close. But I was extremely disappointed to learn that I am not even a little close. Nothing, nada, zero, zilch!

I am not one who likes to wait and am getting very impatient. But I guess at least I know that it doesn't look like it is going to happen anytime soon.

I will keep you posted!

3 Weeks to go!

Hello Everyone,

I am finally posting some pics of our floors. This is just before we moved everything back in. But I just haven't taken any since. Also, this is me about 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Three weeks until the due date! I am counting down the days. I am also very convinced that our little guy has been making preparations as well. He has dropped in the last two days. Which is good in some aspects, bad in others. I feel a bit more comfortable, easier to breathe, less heartburn. But his new pillow is my bladder so every time I stand up I feel like I might have an accident. Maybe I should get some Depends :)

We are getting ready for baby. We have had two showers recently. Dennis' work threw him a shower last week and Dennis' mom had a shower for us on Sunday. We are thrilled with all the gifts and can't wait to put them to good use! His room is set up and ready to go. I have started laundering all the clothes and blankets we will use right away.

We finished our classes at the hospital. We took a Prepared Childbirth class and also a Baby care class. Both were informative but I've read a lot of books over the course of this pregnancy so it was also repetitive as well. But I feel prepared now!

I am just getting so anxious for him to come I feel like I am trying to will him out of me. I don't think it will work but I try everyday! My luck, he will be arriving 1 week after his due date and they'll have to induce me :)

I will keep you all posted on my progress and send/post pictures as soon as our little turkey arrives. Hope you are all doing well and say a little prayer for our man to come soon!

Love,

Angie, Dennis and Baby

Finally!!!

Here are a few pictures of the babies room! We are far from complete, but furniture is there and things are making it into the drawers and all that. Pardon the mess on the dresser. Haven't decided where everything will go. Niblet was looking in the crib in this picture. I thought it was cute, soon he'll find something in there besides Peja!

7 weeks to go!

I think I might need to start counting down the days instead of weeks soon! I have finally been grounded at work, I took my last trip to Denver last week. Good to be home and know that I will be staying home. However, it has made me realize how much stuff we have to do before the baby arrives. Our house is still not put back together since the floors. we only have a spot in the garage for one car b/c the other side still has boxes and furniture. Oh well, we will get it done one day. Hopefully this weekend.

Things with baby are going well. He is a mover and a shaker. Whenver I am lying down or sitting around he starts jumping around like crazy. It is quite fun and doesn't hurt yet so I am enjoying all the movements. I had a dr. appt this week and things are going well and looking very good. I am starting to get a bit uncomfortable, especially at night. I know it is only going to get worse. I am not looking forward to it!

My friends threw a shower for me this weekend in Des Moines. It was very nice to see all of them and enjoyed catching up. They gave me such wonderful gifts I cannot wait to get everything organized and the baby here so he can use them! I can't wait to dress our little guy up in some of the outfits. So precious!

We have the furniture set up in the room now (sort of). Peja decided the crib was a nice place to take a nap today for the first time. Hopefully he doesn't make a habit of it, I kicked him out but couldn't resist a picture first.

Butters has decided over the last two days he is no longer potty trained so he is in trouble. He has had several accidents and we aren't quite sure why. He hurt his leg and was limping a bit, so he might just be upset from that. Hopefully it feels better soon and he remembers where the potty is (OUTSIDE).

We'll keep you posted on how things are going. I am very ready to meet our little guy and hopefully he comes soon but not too soon! Love-Angie, Dennis and baby....