Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving! We went to my parents house for dinner and had lots and lots to eat! It was a very fun day of relaxing and visiting! My Christophers both looked so handsome!!!!

SAY CHEESE!

So, as I said in first post about Christopher- TIME FLIES! I started to post pictures the other night but I swear the baby has like a radar on me-- if i sit down to eat something or do something fun he starts to cry. Ok, so not seriously but when I do finally have time to sit at computer I have just caught up on reading other peoples blogs and then it is time to change a diaper or something fun like that. So,......I just set him down to sleep with a full tummy and clean diaper that means I should have time to post some more pictures. hahaha.


The past month has been an absolute blast! sleepless...but a blast. I am so thankful for our sweet little baby. He is growing SOOOO fast. It is crazy! He has already grown to inches and gained two pounds. Christopher is such a sweet baby. He does lots of smiling when he is awake and when he is asleep. It is so cute! He really only cries if he needs a clean diaper or he is hungry. Other than that he is a very easy baby.

Here are some more pictures of our Lil man.
Happy Halloween!

Christopher's outfit said little monster. The hat was to big and he kept wiggling like he was trying to get it off.

shirts with collars are hard to wear when you don't have much of a neck hahaha

Daddy thought it would be funny to make it look like I was watching football with him.

Well, while the baby is still sleeping I am going to hurry and eat some dinner. I hope all is well for everyone. I will try and stay more up on this blogging thing.... no promises. Dirty diapers seem to take precedence these days- and we are loving every minute of it!

WELCOME CHRISTOPHER!

WELCOME

Baby Christopher Bendtsen Meier

He was born October 7, 2008 at 2:52. He weighed 7.2 and was 20 inches. He has been such a joy to have in our home! I have so much fun just looking at him, and cant stop kissing him! Everything went well with delivery and we are so thankful for that. It was so amazing to be sitting there right after this birth watching Chris hold him and think that we are now parents!

THE BABY IS COMING TOMORROW!!!!

So Ocotber 5th....... HAPPY DUE DATE! COME AND GONE WITH NO BABY!!!! but i do have a BABY UPDATE! I went to the Dr. today and after they tried to monitor the lil guy for 2 hours they gave up on that plan and sent me for an ultra sound. They then found that he doesn't have much fluid which made my Dr say--- ok times up--- HE IS COMING TOMORROW!!!! Everything is fine for both of us but she doesn't see a good reason to keep waiting for him to come on own since that may create problems due to the fluid level. So, I have packed, repacked and repacked my hospital bag this afternoon. The house is vacuumed, laundry done....now sitting here waiting till I call the hospital to see what time I am supposed to check in tonight. I have to spend the night there with monitors on baby-- and some medicine to help labor along and we will have a baby tomorrow morning. At least that is the plan. So, we will keep everyone updated! We cant wait to meet lour little baby boy! WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!

Hope for next week!!!!

So, yes I realize about all I have posted about it baby-pregnancy updates. Sorry to bore you. It kind of is a big topic for me. hahaha.

We finally got all the baby stuff- crib, swing, and stroller and stuff all put together. Actually, Chris did. I watched. We had to order some replacement parts for our crib and they finally showed up last friday. His (the babys) room looks so cute. Actually there is not really any decor-just cute crib bedding and his swing and dresser. I am still looking for some wall decor. All the cute stuff I find is for girls rooms and that just is not going to work! So, still shopping.

I had another doc visit today and found out that she will be out of town for a week starting the day after my due date (Oct 5th). SOOOOO??? What does that mean? It means that if things are looking ready at my appoint next tuesday then I may get to be induced the end of next week so that she will be the one delivering our lil guy. OH LETS HOPE SO!!!!! Plan B (which I am refusing to think of as even being a plan or option) is that he comes late and either another doc delivers, or Plan C- if I havent gone into labor by the time she is back then my doc will induce labor seeing as how I will be over a week past the due date. We dont really know exactly how much this lil guy weighs (it could be off) but her estimate is he is 7lbs now and will be right about 8 by end of next week. OH BOY!!!! PRAY HE COMES SOON!..... and that plan "b" and "c" dont even get to be considered!

Other than baby news everything is going great. Work has been lots of fun. I am being serious. ha ha--- I am a dork but I love working. Tons of cute new fall clothes---and now I actually care to be looking at them because I am hoping I will be able to wear some of it again soon. Chris has been a good sport about me not wanting to do a whole lot but sit around when I get home from work. This has meant some odd dinners- of whatever we have in the house or a place that we can find something that sounds good for takeout.

Chris is playing soccer again this season. I have not been able to go watch because his games though because they have either been really late (and I want to stay home and go to sleep) or before I am off work. He loves playing- and its great exercise. His team is pretty good- and they win most weeks.

Other than that not a whole lot. Oh wait... How could I forget. Its football season. I have mixed emotions about this time of year. Chris lives for BYU football, so the past few saturdays I have hung out at home relaxing while he went to the games. He has had so much fun going to watch. This year we even have a BONUS round going on. (I say that with sarcasm) Chris is playing fantasy football with some friends. I really just dont get being that into watching sports. (And I have come a heck-of-a long way since we got married! I went to my first game ever with Chris. Now I know names- of college and professional players. So, I'd say I am pretty supportive of his intense love for the game). Whatever. Thats about all I can say. It is fun to see him get excited and go have fun so ...whatever. hahaha. Well, this has turned into a fairly lengthy post. Sorry if its boring. Its whats going on for us. Hopefully we will have some fun news--and pictures of a little boy to post soon. VERY VERY SOON!

LESS THAN A MONTH!!!!

Not that I am counting or anything....ha ha ha ha Yeah right! Of course I'm counting down!!!THERE IS ONLY 27 (saying he waits till due date to arrive) days till the baby comes! I went to the doc again this morning and everything is still going great! My hand hurting is even normal. The doctor informed me that the good-bad news is that it just kinda aches, it could go totally numb, and that would still be normal for pregnancy. SO, I guess I'm lucky.

It feels like life has been put on super fast forward lately. I guess that means Chris and I have been having fun and working hard. Chris is back in school full time. Monday and Wednesdays are school days. We don't see each other until he gets home from school and falls asleep from the long day. But its all good, he is in his third year of electrical school already! Only one more year after this! I am very proud of him! I am working full time still. I have been so blessed to feel well thru this pregnancy. It makes it so that I can keep having a paycheck that I am so tempted to spend on cute little baby clothes! I don't know what I would do if I was having a baby girl!.....oh wait yes I do....I'd be looking for a second job. Why? Because baby girl departments of stores are way bigger than the boys and I have a hard time with all the boy stuff there is that I would love to buy.

So, along with working hard, Chris and I have also been playing. Saturday I had the day off. Chris went running errands with me in the morning. It was fun to be out and about together. We found bumpers for the cradle so now the baby has a place to sleep. Then we went home so Chris could watch the BYU game. Saturday night we went to a friends house to watch a UFC fight. It was fun to see friends and hang out for the night! Thanks Brooke and Jesse for having us over!

Other than that bit of rambling about whats up nothing super interesting has been going on for us. Just getting more and more excited for the baby! Life is great! I hope everyone is doing well!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Apparently I am having a baby...hahahaha! It still doesn't seem to click for me some days. I think that is because I have felt so well that I haven't had to much to worry about. Life is great! I was opening baby gifts last night and it still seemed weird to be doing that! It felt like--this is really cute stuff but, why do I need it? oh yeah--i am having a boy! Time flies when you're having fun!.........and wow is that the truth. I can not even believe Chris and I have been married 3 years already. OR that the baby will be here in less than 2 months. I have had wonderful baby showers, and want to thank all of my wonderful friends and family!!!! The love and support Chris and I have received as we are preparing for our lil' guy to arrive has been so wonderful. We really appreciate all that has been done for us! I don't know what else to say but THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I have loved all the advice that friends and family have offered. Even though I feel like I have taken care of and been around babies a fair amount, but now that I am soon going to be taking care of my own-- I feel like I know nothing! So, I have really appreciated all the tips and advice that has been offered. I joke with Chris that I hope I am not one of those moms that people just watch and say "poor girl- she has no clue what shes doing". IF I am...please help me hahahahhaha. Seriously tho-The real point of this post is to say THANK YOU! To everyone! I LOVE YOU ALL! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I am so excited for my little baby to get to meet all the wonderful people that Chris and I have the opportunity to call family and friends! You are all amazing! Thanks again for all your love!