A&M baby!

Duck cage

Corey's duck cage for black East India ducks we will be getting.  Wyatt will have baby ducks by next Spring!

Sleeping with dad

Wyatt spending some quality time with dad.

Post bath happiness and cuteness

Cute pictures of daddy holding a much happier baby.

First sponge bath

We are not allowed to give him a full bath until after his cord falls out but we could give him a sponge bath. So last night, we cleaned the little guy off for the first time and he did not like it one bit!!  He pretty much screamed the whole time.  I know he will love his baths later.

The middle name

So in case anyone is wondering how we decided on the middle name, it all had to do with being born on the fourth of July.  We decided if he was actually born on the 4th that we would make it a patriotic name.  In this case, after our favorite president Theodore Roosevelt, which was on our final list of middle names anyways.

Wyatt Theodore Roelke has arrived!!!

Corey and I are so very happy to announce the arrival of our son Wyatt Theodore Roelke.  We were set to be induced on Monday July 6 but went into labor naturally on Friday July 3, 2009.  I had been having serious contractions off an on all day but they started to pick up in intensity around 8 pm.  By 10:30 pm were headed to the hospital because I was bent over in severe pain.  Upon arriving at the hospital we found out that I was only 2 cm dilated. Needless to say I had a mini meltdown because I was in so much pain and did not want to be sent home yet again.  Plus, I was positive that we were finally in real labor.  Well, the doctor on call said that if I changed in an hour we would be staying and that is exactly what happened.  In 45 min I progressed to 3 cm and they admitted us.  First, I must say that the nurses and doctors at Arlington Memorial Hospital were amazing.  They got us checked in and got me set up with epidural very quickly.  By 9 am July 4, 2009 I was ready to start pushing and push I did for an hour.  At this time my epidural had worn off and they did not want to give me anything because they wanted me to be able to push.  Needless to say I felt like climbing the walls.  Anyways, after an hour of pushing we had not made good progress and the nurse asked me if I would like help from the doctor.  I was ok with it as long as he did not use forceps.  They then busted out with the suction cup and after only 15 minutes of me pushing and the doctor pulling we got Wyatt out.  He was born at 10:17 a.m., weighed 8lbs 6oz., and was 21.5 in long.  He had a suction mark on his little head but by the next day the mark was hardly detectable.  It turns out that he had a very short umbilical cord so we would not have been able to get him out without help from the doctor.  Essentially he was tethered to my womb!  I will be posting many many photos so keep checking back for updates! 

To hear the song....click on link below

http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/alo/waiting_for_jaden/

STILL waiting....

We are still waiting for the little guy to get here.  It is almost unbearable and sooo difficult to be patient.  It reminds me of a song by Animal Liberation Orchestra "Waiting for Jaden".  

The telephone was ringing Grandparents
were frantically running about
And everyone kept asking
"When's that baby coming out?"
Well, Earth Day 2000 was her due date
But by May the 4th, Jaden was late

So we were waiting, waiting for Jaden, oooh...

We wanted to have you naturally
So we searched out all the possible remedies 
Hot sex, nipple stimulation, castor oil, and gory movies
And by that Friday
They were threatening to induce
And we pleaded with you to come out
And call it a truce

Jaden can't you hear what we say, your mother and I want you to come out and play

It was Cinco de Mayo
And while patriots were cruising the boulevard
Your mother was pushing
And she was pushing hard
The stroke of midnight
And she pushed once more
And at 12:02 on May the 6th

Jaden was born

Now were elated, elated for Jaden, oooh...

 

Anyways, we will be going to the Dr tomorrow morning and will know then if we are to be induced. 

Little scare today

Went to the hospital today because I am paranoid and had not felt the baby move as much as he normally does.  Well, everything ended up being just fine.  He was just sleeping or not as active today for some reason.  Of course, when we got there Wyatt started to move alot and was very active.  He already is scaring his mom!  All the vitals checked out great and we were sent home in less than an hour.   I really like the labor and delivery room nurses.  They are awesome!

This is what happens when I get bored....

Middle Name??

Ok folks,

Here is our list of middle names that we are thinking about

Fischer (this one is ALL Laura)

Xavier

Theodore (not the fat chipmunk)

Fox

and (this one is ALL Corey... ) Tiberius.  Any guesses as to why he likes this name??? Yes I married a giant Star Trek nerd. :o)

Diva thinks that this is her new deluxe cat bed.  

The First Post

Hi Everyone!

I have decided to start a blog site for our soon to be new addition to our family, Wyatt Roelke. The middle name is still under heavy discussion!  I will post more on that later! :0)  Anyways, welcome to our blog!!  I will be posting updates and pictures, so check back often.  We both CANNOT wait till he gets here!  Only 1 week and 2 days left to go! Yeah!!!