Baby (sponge) baths, tummy time, & Bully walks

Oh yes, it is all baby- all the time here at the Studer house.  We just can't get enough of baby.  So in order to let you know the kind of adorable cuteness we have to deal with each day; here are some of our favorite baby activities as of late.

Baby baths:  Since Grey still hasn't dropped his belly button cord yet; we are required to do only sponge baths for our little man.  Downside: he hates being undressed because he gets cold.  Upside: he looks so damn cute with his hair freshly washed and fuzzy.

So after we get him all wiped down, we wrap him in a sweet little hooded towel and he looks so sweet that Brandon and I are googoo gaga'ing all over him.  Seriously giddy with baby cuteness.  

Finally, when its time to unwrap him and put on some jammies, we discover why he looked so sneaky while wrapped up.  He left a nice little dump in his towel.  So much for the bath.

Tummy time:  One of my favorite times of day is tummy time because it means two things 1) Greyson is awake and not snoozing for 5 minutes 2) I get to brag to Bullet about how strong and advanced Grey is at the age of 7 days.  HAhaha.  Tummy time is all about letting Grey try to hold his head up and move it from side to side...which he can do...clearly meaning he is advanced for his age.   (hehhe)

Bully walks:  Bullet must have thought it was his lucky day to finally get a walk again after a whole week.  Poor Bully was probably thinking this baby was such a drag- but it was an absolutely beautiful day out today and we were able to take Greyson and Bullet out for a stroll.  Bullet was loving sniffing everything in sight and being is normal, nosy self.  Grey slept the whole time in the stroller, but it felt so good to get some fresh air and move around.  We have been couped up (due to weather and exhaustion) in the house for the past week, so it was a much needed break from the house.  Hopefully with spring in full swing (hehe) we'll be able to make these Bully walks part of our daily routine!

Happiness: A visual representation

Funny how someone so small can make everyone's hearts feel so big.

...and then there were three.

Its funny how life happens.  You are just going about your day, everything the same just as its been for some time...and then just like that the earth shifts.

On Wednesday, April 7th, Brandon and I were operating at normal (normal in 9 month pregnancy terms).  He went to work that day, I worked and then headed over to East Erie to take a walk with my good friend Jess and her baby Sam.  I was happy to get out of the house and move around- but really feeling miserable and so tired of being pregnant.  After our walk (I pretty much complained the entire time- thanks for putting up with me, Jess!) B was already at home and we started talking about ideas to induce labor...that's how miserable I was.  

So, take a guess at what I did....I googled it...obviously.  There were the standard suggestions:  castor oil, drive in a truck on bumpy roads, sex, spicy food....all of which I wanted nothing to do with at the moment.  Then we found a post that said she heard that eating macaroni&cheese with ketchup on it would induce labor, but she wouldn't know if it was true because while her husband was making it- she went into labor!  Well, I love mac&cheese + ketchup- so that's what we decided to have for dinner.

As Brandon was cooking it up in the kitchen, I hurried back to the bathroom mentioning something about watching a movie later.  As I was about to get off the pot (tmi?) I realized that something weird was going on....fairly certain my water broke.  I yelled to Brandon, "something weird is happening!"  He came in and I told him that I thought my water had broke and to call the doctor.  He started acting totally hilarious by being nervous/excited/frantic/crazy and called the doc right away.  I kept trying to get up from the toilet, but I just kept leaking (tmi again?!).  Something no one tells you (including the movies) when your water breaks, its not just a gush...its keeps on a'coming.  Once B explained to the doctor what was happening she said, "yep, come down to the hospital, you're going to have a baby"  So...I would also like to confirm that just thinking about eating mac&cheese with ketchup on it will make you go into labor.  It has worked in at least two confirmed instances!

We gathered our things up and headed to the hospital very calmly.  We both kept talking about how crazy it was that we were on the brink of a life-changing event.  We headed up to Labor&Delivery, got our room, and settled in for a long night.  Our parents, Kayla, and Juice all drove 3 hours through the night to make it in time for our little Studerbaby's birthday.  After plenty of deliberation, Greyson Rudolph Studer was born at 8:05am on Thursday, April 8.  He weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz and measured 21 inches long.  

Our hearts are stolen.