Reid's First Trip to the Bouncy House

Here We Go AGAIN!!!

Baby Neuschwander #2 will be here on or around July 12th!! Things are going well and we are more than half way there!! Once again it’s been a fairly easy pregnancy (thank goodness). I didn’t feel real well during the first trimester and weeks 6-8 were terrible, but I got over that just in time for Thanksgiving and have been able to eat—probably too well—ever since J My belly is definitely bigger this time around, as my stomach muscles have done this before. I’m also carrying this one a lot lower, which I don’t mind but now I am starting to have some ligament pain to remind me that neither way is exactly comfortable. I never thought it could happen, but this baby is actually more crazy than Reid and moves around all of the time; especially around 10 p.m. when I am trying to sleep. Whereas I was confident Reid didn’t have his days and nights mixed up in the womb, I am certain this one does….oh great!! We had our 20-week ultrasound a couple weeks ago and chose not to find out the sex. This will certainly make for an even more exciting delivery and I’m glad we went this route this time. I’m fairly convinced that I am destined to have boys, but we will wait and see what happens!

Reid has no idea how much his world is going to change, but if you ask him where the ‘baby’ is, he points to my tummy, gives it kisses and wants to see my bare tummy all of the time (a little awkward in social gatherings J). It’s cute, but he doesn’t fully grasp the concept. Poor little guy is going to have his world turned upside down a bit I think. He is getting so big and learning so much each and every day! He continues to amaze us and is transitioning nicely from baby to ‘big boy’. Along with the arrival of his new brother or sister, Reid will get his very own ‘big boy’ room! We are going to start working on the room this month and hopefully will have it all finished by May. Like the baby in my belly, Reid doesn’t understand the big boy room or his big boy bed, but once it’s done we are hoping he will really like it and want to give up his ‘baby’ room. We have some time though and will switch him over when the time is right; either a month or two before the baby comes or a month or two afterward. The nursery will stay decorated as-is (on the boy side of neutral) and we will add some magenta accents if this little bundle is a girl J

As far as the name game goes, Nate is once again adamant that we will keep the name a secret until he or she is here. We have it narrowed down to one boy name and between two girl names. Given all my pregnant friends right now, I’m a little concerned about name duplication, but people have the same names all of the time, so we will just cross our fingers and hope for the best. It's so hard for us to agree on one name, let alone one for each sex....yikes!

So...it's been awhile

So it's been awhile and our little man is growing up! Reid will be 6 months tomorrow and yes, we are scheduled for more shots at the Dr. tomorrow afternoon...poor guy! He is very busy learning how to move himself around--very good at going backwards and sideways and just learning to go forward. We have to watch him like a hawk! He is becoming a MUCH better sleeper and has learned to put himself to sleep at night. He still wants to eat once each night (around 1 a.m.), but seems hungry, so we go with it. We are starting to settle back into somewhat of a normal life and enjoying every second with him! I'll post pics soon!!

SUCH a big boy!!!

Our little man is almost 12 weeks!!! We can't believe how fast he is growing....he changes each day! We are so in love with him :-)

He was baptized today. It was a wonderful mass and we were very blessed to share it with our family and friends...pics to come soon!!!

Our Little Reid - August & Sept

Ok, so I owe this blog a ton of pictures....I have gotten into facebook and been doing much better keeping things up to date there...whoops!
Reid is doing great and was 13 lbs, 10 ounces and 24 inches long at his 8 week check up on Sept 3rd. He is now 10 1/2 weeks old and still growing....

Nights are going much better, as he goes to bed around 9 p.m. and sleeps until 4 or 5:30, eats and goes back to sleep until 7ish. We are hoping he will someday get to the 12 hour sleep stage (does that really exist?), but for now we are counting our blessings and enjoying the nice block of sleep we are all getting each night!

We had a couple of family trips this summer; went to the beach house twice and we also took Reid down to Gold Beach.....you should have seen the look on the hotel manager's face when he asked me how old our 'one child' was....6 weeks!!! :-) It was an adventure, but nice to get out of town and away from the heat.

We are all settling back into a routine now and are getting back into the swing of work and school....and of course, Beaver football :-)

Reid's First Trip to the Beach!!

We escaped the heat last week and headed over to the beach house. Reid did great in the car; though we had to stop about 10 miles outside of Waldport to change TWO diapers and feed him. He just couldn't wait!! Mommy is even learning to sit in the front seat with Daddy instead of the back seat :-) The weather was awesome at the coast; 62 degrees and sunny when we got there on Monday and about the same and foggy when we left. It was nice to wear 'real' clothes and even Reid seemed more comfortable. Grandpa Dale, Grandma Sheri and Grandma Karen went with us, so little Reid got plenty of attention!

Reid's First Week

I'm back!!! I finally found some time away from the sweet little munchkin to post some more pictures. Reid will be one week old tomorrow and to celebrate, here are some photos of all the fun we have been having over the past few days. First, I have to say thank you to Kara for doing such a great job with the blog while we were in the hospital. I finally got to look at it when we got home and she did great! We came home from the hospital on Friday to a house full of help and good food (thanks everyone!). After spending 2 nights in the hospital, we were all glad to be able to rest up at home. Our first couple of nights here at home were very rough--up pretty much all night trying to get the hang of feeding. The past couple of nights have been better and last night was great. It's amazing how a good 4-5 hours of sleep (not all at once of course) can make you feel like a functioning person again. Reid is an absolute angel....we had our first doctor's appointment yesterday and though he screamed the whole time, he was given a glowing report and has gained 7 ounces in the past two days! He is up to 7 pounds 14 oz and on his way back up to his birth weight--he will be there before we know it. His Daddy and I are absolutely head over heels in love with him and are enjoying our (often sleepless) time at home and getting to know our precious little boy. We would like to thank all of our family and friends for all of their love, support, advice and well wishes!