A little update

I decided it was time to update since I will be heading back to work in 2 weeks and life will be even more crazy!! I am actually looking forward to heading back to work- I have never been good at staying home, as much as I whine about being a working mom, I don't think I could do the 'stay at home mom' thing for very long.

Connor is such a sweet boy, but he is NOT a good little sleeper. He takes about four 20 minute (yes, only 20 minute) naps during the day and still wakes about 3 times per night... he is a little chunk- complete opposite of Carson!

Steve and I just returned from a 3 day 'adult time' trip to Vegas, it was so nice! I really missed my boys but needed the few days to recharge! Thanks Nanna and Pappa for always taking care of the boys when needed!!

Here's a few pictures to share:

New Addition to Zimmerman household...this time it is the real thing.

Welcome baby Connor Wesley Zimmerman, born 11/09/09 at 2:24pm, 7lb12oz & 20 inches.  Our family is doing well and enjoying time together.  Carson loves his baby brother and is very protective of him. Any time Connor cries, Carson is right by his side telling him "It's ok Connor!"  With our new addition, we're just trying to adjust to life with two children.

Connor preparing to come home from the hospital.

Carson giving Connor a kiss for the first time.

Carson holding Connor for the first time.

Our first family pictures.

Daddy and Connor.

Mommy and Connor.

Nana and Papa with their great grand children.

Grandma Gail holding Connor.

Carson rock'n out to guitar hero!!

New addition to Zimmerman household... not a baby though :)

Ever since our trip to the pumpkin patch and Carson's death grip on the bunny he has talked about bunnies and I have considered getting him one... so while we were out trick or treating at the stores yesterday in a moment of insanity I bought him a bunny! He is so cute!! His name is BeBo- BeBo is a word that Carson used to always say and we could never figure out what it meant. He would use it in a phrase to tell us what he wanted, but we never figured it out... so it's bunny's new name. Carson loves him, but I think I love him more :) Here's a few pics of BeBo and of Carson as the doctor for Halloween.

Finally updating!

The family members who don't have facebook have been asking for pictures...so I decided to post some pics of our pumpkin patch fun.

The baby is due in the next few weeks, but I am currently dilated to 3 cm and contracting pretty frequently- so I am hoping it will be soon! I am feeling/looking HUGE!! I am sure once baby comes I will think about how easy I have it now- but I am miserable!

Here's a few pics of Carson helping make daddy's birthday cake:

Terrible two's in ful force!!

I don't know what has gotten into Carson lately but he is on the verge of driving Steve and I to the looney bin!

Carson has been throwing spitting and screaming fits about EVERYTHING! He literally will spit all over himself over things like the ball not being in the exact position he wants it in. A few days ago he threw a fit from the time he woke up to the time he finally went to sleep.

We have tried 'time out' in the naughty chair, he has gotten a spanking and we have tried just totally ignoring him. Time out seems to just enrage him even more. The spanking worked well for a few minutes, but I feel like I am a hipocrite when I spank him and tell him not to hit immediately afterwards.

I am so anxious to see what his behavior is going to turn into when the baby comes... if he thinks he's starving for attention now- he is in for a rude awakening! We are trying to enroll him in a preschool/childcare program a couple days a week where he can be exposed to other children and get acquainted with not having the adult's undivided attention!

Any advice on how to deal with this 'phase' would be greatly appreciated!!

Update....

Thanks for reminding me to update Kristy-- it's been a busy week for sure!!

First of all, Carson's surgery was successful!! He officially is through it and doing well! It was very stressful right after his surgery, we were in the room immediately after he woke up from anesthesia and he kept choking and holding his breath. I picked him up and held him in my arms- at first he just melted into me, then he got painful and started thrashing around and at one time he held his breath from the pain until his lips turned blue and his oxygen level dropped to 68% (should be 100%)... so I freaked and grabbed the oxygen mask from the nurse's hand... thankfully it only lasted seconds until they gave him some iv pain medicine. Kids are so brave a resiliant... he has bounced back beautifully! He only needed pain medication in the first 24 hours and he has adjusted very well. The area is still bruised but looks great!!

I had 10 days off work to 'take care' of Carson and since he has recovered so well we have had a busy few days! Steve and my 5 year anniversary was 5/22 so we tried to spend time together and celebrate on Sunday by spending the night at Kah neeta- Steve went golfing while I got pampered at the spa- it was much needed relaxation for both of us!

We took the boat out on Friday and Carson had a blast!! He absolutely loves the water and the boat! He wants to drive it all the time and sits in my lap saying 'weee' the whole time! Here's some boat pics:

Carson with grandpa!

Here's a few pics from Steve and I spending time with Randy and Traci riding ATV's on saturday- it was really fun, but VERY dusty!!

ps. I am currently 15 weeks pregnant, Steve is still adamant about not finding out the sex of the baby, we'll see if I can stick to it in a couple weeks at the ultrasound appt. :)

Surgery

As many of you might remember- when Carson was about 4 mos old the drs discussed him needing surgery to rebuild his tubule that holds his testicle. Well... the time has come and we are going to send our little guy into surgery on May 19th. He also has a hernia in the same area- so the surgery will consist of fixing the hernia, reconstructing the tubule, and circumcision revision (because it was NOT done right). Our poor little bubba's man parts are a mess :)

Think lots of happy thoughts and send prayers our way on the 19th- I am REALLY nervous!! Today at the dr's office I was getting my blood drawn and I burst into tears talking to the nurse about it! (OK, some of the emotion is crazy pregnancy emotion) I really wish at a time like this that I did not work in the healthcare industry and was not exposed to the things that could happen. I have such empathy for parents whose children spend so much time in and out of the hospital- I feel so blessed that we have not had to deal with this on a greater level!!