A few more pictures...

At some point tomorrow, it is my goal to get some pictures of Noah in clothes that do not belong to the hospital... but until then, here are a few I snapped today once we finally got moved into a recovery room.

You may not be able to tell from this picture, but Noah has some pretty big feet!


Noah seems to like to sleep with his hands up by his face-his hands here are trapped inside the overly long sleeves of his shirt!


Dad was busy taking pictures yesterday (some none too flattering of me)...so I finally managed to snap one of him!

Welcome to the world, Noah Jackson Lauer!

The entire saga will have to wait for another post as I simply don't have the energy yet to record it... but here is the brief version. Noah Jackson Lauer arrived in the world at 4:23am on August 17th. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and measured at least 20in long in his dad's approximation.

Noah's journey began when I went to my doctor's appointment on Thursday at 1:30, only to find out that I was in the beginning stages of a nasty disorder called preeclampsia. Because I was already full-term, my doctor decided it was wisest to induce due to the potential dangers to my health... including seizures and liver damage. Yikes!

So, with many thanks to God's provision for my safety and Noah's, we welcomed him into the world and our little family.

Here he is:


Here is mom and Noah, talking on the phone to Grandma Reckase:

Stay tuned...

Little Lauer is on his way!!!

The baby's room...

A few parts of the baby's room are still a work in progress -- the well loved rocking chair will be replaced in the next few weeks by a swivel/glider/recliner and I still want to add some touches to the walls -- but all the practical aspects are in place and ready for little Lauer to arrive! Which is good as the countdown is 10 days!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 39th Anniversay to my parents!

1/2 cm at a time

Little Lauer seems to be making his way into the world 1/2 cm at a time... not the fastest entrance, but who am I to complain? 2 weeks ago at my doctor's appointment, I was 1/2 cm dilated. Last week, I was 1 cm and this week (yesterday) I was 1 1/2 cm dilated. Slowly, but surely.

Josh and I are both hoping for a early delivery...although we are prepared for anything. Josh is consumed by his collegiate volleyball pre-season right now (2 weeks of 2 a day practices)--the day after the baby is due he is supposed to be leaving with the team for Joplin, Missouri and the first pre-season tournament. Unless the baby comes early, everyone (us, the team, his assistant coaches, the athletic dept) is prepared for him NOT to go to that tournament. This is particularly tough because that first tournament includes 4 regional matches... the results of which will affect the team's NCAA rankings. Worst case scenario is that we sit around waiting for me to go into labor that weekend and nothing happens... no baby and no tournament. Stinky. Hopefully that will not happen. I set Aug 27th as an induction date with my doctor... so if little Lauer has not arrived in the world by 5 days after my due date, we will encourage him along at that point! Not the ideal, but at least there is a firm end in sight!