Caleb Lincoln Giles

Caleb is finally here.

1:48 PM on 10/8.
6.5 hours of labor. no epidural just some morphine which took Mommy to a happy place. Mommy did so great. She thinks it was her coaches but all I did was let my hand be squeezed so hard that I have to type with one hand.... :)
8 lbs 13 oz - so big already!
20" long
2 dimples and a full head of hair!

Car ride home - he was crying the whole way. Guess we need to work on that one.
First night at home - he is a little uncomfortable but he has been doing better. A little gassy... Luckily we have a lot of good help from the Walkers and Alisha these first few days.

Current favorite activity - eating! The lactation specialist called him the barracuda. Is it good that he has a firm latch but poor kimmy...

Sleeping - over the shoulder. I wander around and he just is sleepy, and I just keep smelling his gas which makes me pretty sleepy from the fumes....



on our way home!

The time has come...

We had our doctor apt today and my blood pressure shot up and i am pretty swollen in the feet and hands :( the doctor doesn't want it to turn into toxemia so since i am full term...we will be heading to the hospital tonight at 11pm and they will induce me tomorrow morning 6am! Oh boy we are so excited. We will be seeing you soon lil g.

Dear Lil G

We are ready for you to come and meet the world! We know you still have one week of potential bake time but we won't be disappointed if you decide to make your appearance a little early. You have a lot of people that are very excited to meet and hold you, give you lots of kisses and hugs. Mommy and Daddy have been working hard to get our home all ready for you. We haven't solved the spider problem completely, so you will have some unwanted friends that may visit us in the night. You probably won't mind as much as we do. Your room is all ready and cozy. Daddy likes to call your room the Pooh Room...but we know the real reason he calls it the "poo" room. Your mommy loves to sit in her rocking chair and hold her belly, just spending time loving you. We are so happy God chose us to be your parents. We will love you always. Any day now, you can come, although it seems like you are enjoying your time in Mommy's belly because nothing is happening! Not dilated, no dropping, nothing...just a few contractions here and there. We have our bags packed and are ready to go to the hospital, we are that excited. If you decide to come Friday you will have lots of excited people waiting to greet you. All your grandparents,aunties,uncles, great aunties and great uncles, great grandparents too, are excited and so are we!...well keep baking lil one!! We love you oh so much and can't wait to meet you soon.


Just so you know...

We are ready for all those dirty diapers...Daddy is still a little nervous, but Mommy knows he will get the hang of it right away.

Daddy worked hard to build you your crib and put together all your baby furniture that your grandma and grandpa giles bought for you. You are one loved little guy!




Your bassinet is all ready to go for your first few months of life...


And your crib is ready too...for when you get a little bigger...



Mommy can't wait for the many hours she gets to spend holding you in this very comfy chair.


We love you always.

Mommy and Daddy

38 Weeks...almost there

We are so close to meeting the newest little giles! We are so excited but for now I am enjoying and treasuring every little kick even the ones right up my ribs. Feeling the baby kick has been my favorite part of being pregnant. Oh boy, we can't wait to meet you little one!

Adventures of the Lost

I just have to vent about my horrible sense of direction and the troubles it can cause. I was feeling rather adventurous this morning and decided I would walk to daily mass. I google mapped it and felt very proud of myself for figuring out how to get there without having to consult my savvy husband who knows directions like the back of his hand. I wrote them down and set out. Now...I should mention it would be a 2 mile walk...just to get to the church...but I thought maybe this will help little G to drop down in position and get my labor going...a little too presumptuous to assume but I was hopeful!
So off I go. I am walking along a very very loud noisy highway for a very long time, almost 40 minutes (and the directions say it will only take 40 minutes so I was beginning to wonder when the road would end and I would reach the downtown area. Then I hit a point where there is no sidewalk to walk on and I get a little concerned so it is then that I decide to call my direction savvy husband and figure out if my directions were right. Thank goodness he picked up! Turns out I missed the turnoff for the right street about 5 minutes into my walk and walked a wee bit out of the way!
As I begin crying because by now the blisters are hurting and mass has started Dave calmly tells me to turn around and somehow leads me the right way and I am able to make it to mass only 30 minutes later than planned.
So I learned two things. Never again decide to go on a 4 mile walk without first making sure my directions are correct and I know where I am going! And secondly make sure there are plenty of bathroom stops along the way!
Two good things came out of my 2 hour jaunt.
1. The great and wonderful Starbucks saved the day. Cozy seats, air conditioning, food and ice water. Who cares about the coffee!
2. I at least made it to mass and caught the last 15 minutes and now I know the correct way to get there.
Well maybe three things. Thank goodness for loving husbands who can help their poor prego wife out when in tears.

Photo Shoot with Auntie Jen

37 Weeks...
Thanks Jen for taking these photos! They look so cool :)

Finally Homeowners!

Our house finally closed on Friday! We spent the entire weekend painting away. Well, Dave and my sister actually. I was on prep/clean up crew and my mom made the entire house shine while my dad took care of all the plumbing problems. Next weekend we actually move in thanks to Dave's dad and his very handy trailer! We are so thankful for our amazing families!!
We were so excited the moment we got the word that the house is officially ours!



Working away...
The amazing cleaner (who can make black grout white within hours)


The perfect plumber (who can fix all)

The joyful painters (who could be heard laughing away despite the heat and fumes)

and the prego who tried her best to be productive but was easily distracted by the wonder workings of everyone around her...

We still have a lot to do, but it is so worth it. We can't thank our families enough for all their help!