New Posts Are Finally Coming!!

Ok, so I know that it has been far too long since my last post on here. This is an official declaration that I am done with my sabbatical and I am finally going to start updating my blog again. I know that in the past I have not been very good at keeping this current but since I just had a milestone birthday, I have made a few goals for myself. One of my new goals is to have a new post on my blog every week. So, now every who reads this is my witness. You can all feel free to nudge me and encourage me if you see me struggling in the area. I figure since I am really bad at writing in my journal this will be my way of capturing the memories of our family.

Anyway, bare with me as I try to catch up on the things that have happened since Ben was born. It is crazy for me to think that he is 7 months old now. Wow, time is really racing on.

Here He Is!!!!

BENJAMIN WALTER LUND

Benjamin Walter Lund was born on March 29th, 2009 at 2:41 am. We was 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and 20 in. long. The labor and delivery was pretty normal but Mom had some scary things happen after he was born. Real briefly I will give the run down. About 20 or 30 minutes after he was born, my blood pressure started to drop really low. I was really light headed and dizzy and extremely nauseated. My nurse was really great and very attentive to what was going on. They gave me some medications to help and then started to push on my uterus to make it contract. When they did that I started having enormous blood clots and a lot of blood come out. After several times of this happening, they started to weight the amount of blood that I was losing. Then they called in the doctor who helped deliver Ben. (Much to my disappointment my doctor wasn't working that night.) The doctor then decided that I was losing too much blood and they were going to have to take me to the OR to explore why I was bleeding and clean me out. During this time they found that a piece of the placenta was left inside so they cleaned everything out and gave me a bunch of medication. When I was sent back to Jackson, they took a sample of my blood and found that I had lost about 50% of my blood. So, then they had to give me a blood transfusion to replace some of that blood. After all of that I finally started to stabilize. They watched me very closely in the hospital for the next couple of days and my OB visited me several times. He told me that it will take quite a while to replace all of the blood that I lost so I have to take it really easy because I am going to be really weak for a while. On a very positive note though, Ben is absolutely perfect. He has had no complications and has been such a good eater and sleeper for me!! It is so nice to have such a beautiful baby. (Alex had a really rough delivery and came out not looking very pretty.) We feel so blessed to have our 2 wonderful little boys. It is amazing how the new ones that come to us just seem to fit right into the family. Alex has been so sweet and loving with Ben. I really hope that continues!! We can't thank everyone enough for all of the prayers and love that we have received. We are truly so blessed!!!

Finally Back

Wow, it has been such a lond time since I have able to post anything on this! Our computer has been crashing on us since just after Christmas so, we finally broke down and used some of our tax returns to buy a new computer tower. (You don't realize how much you need your computer until it isn't working.) Anyway, I have missed so much so it will take me a while to catch up but I will try to update this with what has been going on around here.

The Results are in!!!!

I went in for my routine ultrasound last friday and finally saw the sex of our baby. We are having a baby boy!!!! I am so excited to finally know and be able to plan now. Alex has been so cute about it. The two weeks before I went in he had been telling me that we were having a baby boy and as we dropped him off at his grandparents, he told me again that we were having a baby boy and that I could count on him because he knows. Obviously he knew more than I did because I felt pretty confident that we were having a girl. (So much for mothers intuition.) I am really thrilled to have another boy though. Alex has been such a joy to have and I can't wait to see how this new little man will bless our lives. Now we just have to decide on his name. We are leaning towards Benjamin Walter Lund but there are a couple of others names that we are tossing around. Benjamin is really the only one that we both seem to agree on so I think that we will probably stick with that. Things can always change though, so stay tuned for any updates. Now I just need to make it throught the Holidays and I will only have three more months to go. It seems like such a long way away until I get to see him.

Boy or Girl?

Yay, I finally have the date for my ultrasound. It will be on November 14th at 11:30. I can hardly stand the anticipation. I feel like this has taken a long time to finally get to this point. Maybe that is because I already have a child or maybe it is because I have some pretty strong feelings (just like with Alex) that I know that sex of the baby already. Anyway, I thought to help me pass the time, it would be fun to take a poll and see what other people think we are having. Obviously it doesn't really matter because we are so excited to be having another child. I just think that it is fun to see what others think. I am not one of those people who can wait to find out the sex of the baby. I love to plan ahead and have the nursery all decorated in the gender specific style that I choose. (I have already been looking at things when I am at the store to see what I like that is out there.) So, let me know what your feelings are on the matter. I would love to hear what you think.

Who do you vote for?

I have been debating about this post for quite awhile now. I don't usually like to discuss politics with a lot of people because the conversations tend to get a little heated and passionate, which usually makes me uncomfortable. However, this presidential election is different. In the past elections I have always had a clear feeling on who I should vote for. This elections is different though. I have been researching the candidates and listened to their debates, but I don't have a strong feeling for either one of them. So, here is what I am asking. I would like each of you take a minute and tell me who you are going to vote for and why. I could really use some help and value your opinion. If you don't feel like doing this that is fine. I just thought that this would be helpful for me. May God bless us and America during these changing times.

Morning Sickness?

Whoever decided to call it morning sickness is totally messed up. It must have been a man because there is no way that it is just in the morning. Throughout this first trimester, I have been really struggling at night (and other times of the day) with "morning sickness". Tomorrow I will be 12 weeks and hope that this will get better as the pregnancy moves along. I am constantly surprised at the differences between this pregnancy and Alex's. Not only am I showing a lot sooner than I did with Alex, but all of my problems and symptoms seem to be heightened. Everyone tells me that I must be having a girl then. It will be interesting to find out if that theory it true. I really just hope that during my second trimester I can feel a little bit more energetic and the sicknesses will mellow out. Even if they don't though, as long as the baby is healthy and doing well that is the most important thing.