Big Sister and her Little Brother

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New Pictures

There are some new pictures of Henry that have been added over the last couple days. Be sure to check them out by clicking on the link to the right, or by clicking here.

Mary Sings a Song or Two

Mary got a new guitar for Christmas and decided to sing a couple songs!
Welcome - Version 1
I Love the........
WELCOME TO MY SHOW
Mary sings a Medley (5 min. long)
"I'm not Ready to Make Nice"

Like Brother, Like Sister

A day in the life.....

All is going well at home. Much better night of sleep last night. We're off to the Dr. this afternoon for our first checkup.

Mary is still enamored by Henry and gives him way more kisses than Henry could ever need, but he has yet to complain! ;-)

Home

It's good to be home. We are so proud to have Mary, and now Henry, as part of our family. Keep checking this site in the future for updates, pictures, and more from the Widener Family.

--Joey, Amy, Mary, and Henry

Heading home...

Just waiting on the Dr. to come by to give us the final OK. Henry is doing great, and we are looking forward to having everyone home for Christmas.

A Day with Henry

Today was a good day for all. Henry is quite the content baby. Someone told us near the end of the pregnancy that a baby that moves alot in the womb is quiet when they get out. That certainly seems to be the case with Henry. The only times he seems to make a peep is when he is hungry or when his blankets get taken off him for some reason, or when his diaper is dirty.

Mary gave Henry many kisses and hugs. Anytime that Henry makes a peep, Mary is right there saying "it's OK baby Henry, you'll be alright." It's great to see Mary embracing this newest member of our family.

If all goes as planned, we should be heading home Monday afternoon, just in time for Christmas! Mary is super excited to help Henry open his gift from her, and we are super excited to have another little one to share Christmas with.

Amy continues to recover, and fight through some of the pain that comes along with childbirth. What a trooper. Men are sissies when compared to what women experience with childbirth.

Happy Holidays!!

Update from the Hospital

Everyone is doing well, although Amy and I wish we could have gotten a little more sleep!

Henry is doing great, feeding like a champ. Amy is recovering well, but still a little sore.

Now if we could get a little free time without interruptions from nurses, doctors, etc. we could catch up on some sleep!

All is well....

Amy is doing great and Henry has been sleeping most of his life. Trying to wake him so he can eat, with no luck. We think he is simply pooped from the day as well. We're trying to get some sleep ourselves, and will report back with more info in the morning.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
Amy, Joey, Mary, and Henry

Daddy and Henry

Mom and Henry

Mary and her little brother.....

All bundled up

And nothing to do but sleep!!

All cleaned up

But not happy about it!

Please Welcome

Henry James Widener
8lbs 14oz
21" tall

Heading to the OR

4:05. We're heading in.

Waiting.....

Checked in at 2:15. We're in Labor & Delivery.

Another quote from the Dr.

"Are you contracting? Well go straight to Labor & Delivery!"

So we're off!! Looks like we might be having a baby today!

More to come.

Nothing happening yet....

Does not seem like the eggplant did the trick. :-(

We're about to head out for some walking to see if that will help. Wish us luck.

EGGPLANT PARMESEAN!!!

Work your magic!!

Baby's Room is Ready

Crib is up, bedding is washed and on, rocker and changing table are ready. Now we just need a baby!

Could this have been the last Doctor visit?

We went in for our last ultrasound and our weekly Dr checkup this afternoon. All is well and the baby is measuring ~9 lbs 5oz. The baby continues to be very active, and we even saw it moving during the ultrasound. We got some great glimpses of the face, nose, ears, and hands. Still no answer on the gender-we've waited this long so what's another week or so!

Our Dr is on call on Friday and encouraged us to call in the morning if Amy is having any contractions. The schedule at Piedmont is full for planned c-sections so we're hoping that Amy will show enough signs that we'll be able to go in and have the baby delivered. They won't turn us away if there are some contractions and our Dr will be there to deliver. Otherwise we wait for real labor to start (and have another Dr in the practice deliver) or until the 31st for a planned c-section with our Dr. Based on the baby's position - head is down but still very high-our Dr isn't convinced that Amy will even go into labor before the 31st! So tomorrow we're off to Scalinis a local Italian restaurant that promises to send full term pregnant women into labor with a serving of their eggplant parmesan. Wish us luck!

If you have any other suggestions feel free to let us know by posting a comment via the link below. More updates to come soon.

Updates

Just wanted to let you all know that when we do go into labor updates will still be posted to the website in real time. Whenever there is news to report I simply send an email from my BlackBerry and voila, it is added to the website. So no worries, you will be informed.

Global Warming - What Should We Do?

Ran across this video on YouTube. Thought it was worth sharing with others. If you have comments, share them!

A long day of playing....

....makes one tired!

Getting Ready

Buying groceries for the week.

Eggplant Parm

At the Re/Max Christmas Party and Amy just finished her 2nd helping of eggplant parm. We'll see if the 'old wives tale' is true!!

A recent family photo

Quotes from the Dr today

"Buy a shirt that says I am not having twins"
"You are measuring 42 weeks"
"Maybe your body will say 'I can't take it anymore'"
"I am not delivering this baby early, unless we have a reason to"
"Don't blame me, it's your genes that are producing a big baby"
"It's a good thing you're having a cesarean, there is no way we would be able to deliver this baby"

So we wait.......we have one last ultrasound scheduled for next week, so we'll provide additional updates when needed.

'I love the baby'

Mary is very excited about becoming a big sister. Every morning before we leave for school Mary tells 'Mommy bye-bye and the baby bye-bye' and gives them both hugs and kisses.

"I think I am having contractions!"

Nothing to get excited about yet, but we're getting more and more signs that Amy must be getting closer to the birth of of the baby. Back to the Dr. on Wednesday morning for our weekly checkup. Updates will be provided as appropriate.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

If there was ever a reason to want to have another child, this is it....

No News is Good News......

Back to the Dr. for the weekly checkup again today. All is well. Baby is still head down and still moving all the time. Dr is happy with everything she can see/feel/hear, so the wait continues.

Cramps.....Could it be Contractions?

What a difference ~24 hours makes. Amy is feeling much better this morning. No more earaches, just a cough every so often. More rest than normal is still required.

During the day yesterday there were many times when Amy felt what might have been early contractions. We could be having this baby sooner than we all thought!

In Sickness and In Health......

Amy started feeling something coming on last week. We went to the Dr. Friday to get a checkup. Dr. determined that there was something going on and gave a prescription for antibiotics. After chills, coughing, stuffiness, and other symptoms, we held out until Sunday when Amy woke up with a painful earache. After checking with multiple Dr's and the pharmacist, Amy is now on a regimen of twice-a-day antibiotics. We'll keep you informed on the status.