My boy..........

BRECK JAMES BARRICK
Born @ 5:56pm Monday April 26th
6.9lbs~19.5in long


Brown Wavy Hair (with mini sideburns..longer then his daddies)

Loooooonnnng fingers & toes!

Dark baby blues.....

Button nose.

And ohhhhh so sleepy!


My precious sweet baby boy...I'm in love with.

Labor Painzzzzzzzz.

So yesterday @ 36.5 weeks
I started having contractions.

Up to the clinic w/ my mom to see my doctor which sent me to the
hospital for more tests & monitoring.
I told Jerod to stay at work..because I would rather have him take the time
off when baby arrives then sit there watching me in PAIN.
I spent over 6 hours there hooked up to machines for fluids, contractions,
baby heart monitoring, blood drawn, ultra sounds & anti-nausea med's
which had ME and my mom laughing! Lets just say I was feeling GOOD.
~something about the sound of the monitors bleeping had us in tears
you'll have to ask her~

When Jerod finally arrived, doctor came in and gave us the option of staying
and continue getting monitored, or go home and rest! EASY um go home!
Doctor wants us to TRY to wait for at least 2 more days...
1. I will be 37 weeks...FULL TERM
2. With every contraction babies lung become more developed
3. Baby boys lungs mature at a slower rate then baby girls
(I think this may be true for other things too ha)

So home we are! Resting. Still having contractions. Waiting.
Jerod has been super great...maybe to good...won't let me lift or do ANYTHING!
Maybe a little to cautious! Sure makes my mom happy :)

Oh BTW: I have more ultra sound pictures too from yesterday
I have to post them later~camera card is broke~ waiting for new one to arrive...
HOPEFULLY SOONER THEN WE WOULD HAVE LIKED!
But the pic's are so funny/cute! Still Breech, no room to move, so his face is
all squished up! and we saw his tooshy too!
Baby is doing GREAT...very active still...doctors were happy to see!

Oh another BTW: Doctor gave me med's to relax and sleep! Jerod said I slept
like a rock last night! Soo refreshed!
I'll take it while I can!
*Jerod informed me I woke the next night...asked if he had a window in his office...
he said no...i said...me niether...then fell back to sleep! I love good drugs:)
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

MiGhT have had a small melt down yesterday.

but you know what cured it?

It practically saved my life......

just ask my sis!

36 weeks and counting DoWn......

This picture explains how i'm feeling right now...
a little out-a-wack! and waddlie!

Had our apt yesterday.
Gained another 4 lbs. blood pressure is rising AGAIN...
along w/ puffy feet, hands, awwww I feel like my whole
body is PuFFy at this point :)
Just need to take it easy...feet up...have Jerod wait on me
and so far, he is doing a pretty good job on it! He's a keeper.

Baby is STILL breech..so it's offical..C-Section is in the future
Doctor laughed at my belly because of the odd shape of it.
Said she has never really seen such a belly
Baby is positioned on my right side, head in my ribs,
butt on the bottom!
~really, you can make out the WHOLE baby by looking at my belly~

We know we will be able to go a week early at this point
but will know the date at next Monday's apt.
VERY ANXIOUS, EXCITED, READY!

The never~ending name game!

Yes, it's true.

There may be in fact ANOTHER name change for baby Barrick!

This poor child may have his name changed every month for his whole life

~just as my blog background seems to be changed~

I've decided that naming a child is HARD...it will be his name FOREVER

so it has to be JUST RIGHT

and I don't want to screw this up!

Jerod hasn't given me a definate "like" or "dislike" on the name

He told me because he doesn't want to get to excited,

he knows me to well...and I may just change my mind...AGAIN! ha!

Sooooooo. I think that I'm not going to tell you all....evil huh!

One person knows

and I shouldn't have maybe told her, so she better shushhhhh

or no season 1 of Glee for you!

BTW: LOVE that show! Just started watching it, had to buy season 1

to catch up, going to have Saturday Marathon Day if anyone wants

to join us!

Another BTW: I had a dream last night baby had lots and lots and lots

of wild black hair....kind of funny googly looking! ha! Like this!

I LOVE IT! ha!

And in Jerod news.........

He was the College Basketball Bracket

CHAMPION

He's very pumped...

and I couldn't be prouder?!?!

p.s. Who's Brick? Thanks Zack.

The Finished Nursery!

The sllllllowww progress of the babies room....... Grandpa Tom & Jerod working hard!

And his room is finally finished! Now we just have to PATIENTLY wait for his arrival...
I hope he likes it ;)

I know I do!

Grandma Shirley made his quilt...making it even more special

Birds & Owls!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

These are a few of my favorite things!

Just a quick side note on life at the Barrick house:

Jerod got a membership to Snap...working out daily...

while I am doing this:

I told him "don't judge me!"

For my Little Pumpkin..

Isn't this SO STINKIN' cute!
Grandma Shirley made this hat for our little guy!

We are so lucky for her knitting talent!

I want 20 more little hats for my little man! She's going to be busy!

Belly Bump

I'm really not one to show off this growing belly of mine.

but I want to remember this so

HERE is what I saw today when I sat down in the rocking chair

for a quick rest! 34 1/2 weeks!

EnJoY

Just a quick note!
Thank you GOD.
My blood pressure is back to normal.
No bedrest!
Makes for one HAPPY little mamma!
5.5 weeks to go or soooooooooooner!
Night ALL.

Easter

Happy Easter!
This year. No bunny.
But I told Jerod, that come next year....he's back! Baby will be close to a year old,
and although he may not understand...I still think we need eggs and baskets of CANDY!



We had a great day with the family. Church ~tap, tap, tap (tap)~
Then brunch at the Jones family with the Smith/Jones families...with a wonderful egg bake,
monkey bread, fruit, and mimosa's!

We went to visit grandpa Erv a wish him a Happy Easter. Lately he hasn't been feeling so well
and is pretty quiet...but today
first thing he said to ME when the five of us walked in was
"wow your getting fat"!
THANK YOU! actually made me laugh...alot...and probably won't forget that!
Love you gramps!

Then our road trip on the way home...dad's crazy comments
&
driving had us all looking like this! Always entertained by that man!


It was a great day. Especially after a wonderful late afternoon nap!
And this picture...was after our nap...
I said "Jerod we didn't even get a Easter picture together"
and this is was his idea of a picture of us!
Will have to do!

Baby Shower

Saturday was our baby shower!
What a great day.
Before the shower I had a friend and her son stop by and drop off a gift, nice to

be able to visit, then off to Easter they went. Hopefully we'll get to see each other

again before the baby comes!

Then off to lunch. Jerod and I had a quick lunch date at Parkview

BEST burgers & fries EVER!
Jerod was rushing me to eat, watching the time, because....

I had a baby shower to attend in 2 hours...nope....

because he had a date with the golf course! First time out this year

and MANY more to come, now that he is a member. Never seen him so happy...not even on our wedding day! Just kidding, but wow, he's pretty happy we are back in town so he can play

golf with the boys!

Getting pamper before the shower by Miss Ellery.

I got my nails painted HOT pink :)

So many friends & family! It was a wonderful day!

We all enjoyed getting together to chat, eat awesomely delicious...not so nutritious DESSERTS

But soooo worth it. Strawberry dessert, special K bars, Butterfingers cake, Chocolate cheese cake, Chocolate covered Strawberries, Banana Split Cake, Cupcakes, and

an
OWL CAKE

~loved it, great job Meghan~

and of course

the

BABY DERRICK CAKE

~again thanks Meghan, you made my day!

The cake was SUPPOSE to say Baby Barrick...but when she picked it up...it said....

The day was filled with games, laughter, hugs, tears, and MUCH MUCH THANKS.

The girls who planned it did such a great job.

Decorations were so creative and awesome...using them in babies room!

Games had us laughing....

Some people thought they had the game figured out...but they didn't..cheaters! ha

Diaper cake made my wonderful cousin's up from up North! Love you girls!

And party gifts for all the guests included a mixed CD of songs that include the word "baby"!

Thank YOU everyone for such a wonderful day in which I will never forget

And Jerod, baby, and I are so lucky to have you all in our lives!

34 week apt...

me and my "maid" back in the day!
i love old pic's!

Today I went in for my 34 week apt. and came out with
a HEALTHY growing BABY in my belly,
a little disappointment and a bottle of medication!

Great news: Baby is growing like a weed
measuring 34 weeks
heart beating 130's ~slowing down as he is getting bigger..normal~

The disappointment:
Baby is still breech.
My doctor discussed with other doctors and w/everything else in my crazy
body...looks like we may have to get serious about having a C-section.
I'm ok with it..just thought maybe, just maybe he would flip.
There's still hope, but looking slim.

Blood pressure is getting high.
Causing puffiness and low weight gain ~gained one pound=total 16 pounds~
Need to get it checked next week...hoping it drops...or possible bed rest.
Makes me sad, mad, worried, sad, sad, and sad.
Praying for the best.

And all this with a nasty cold that started a week ago...
turned into a sinus infection with a fever!
Got me a bottle of antibotics, box of kleenex, and a cute maid...Jerod :)

Tommorrow: No work + No kids = resting on the couch with movies ALL day!
Hoping for: No cold + rest/relaxation = happy Hannah & ready for my baby shower Saturday!

Anyone around not working is welcome to join me! bring treats! Mini cadbury eggs and I'll be your best friend!