Brooks Vaughn Fitzgerald

Brooks Vaughn Fitzgerald joined our family on July 23 at 7:11 p.m. He is absolutely perfect and weighed in at 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20.5 inches long.   He had a head of dark hair (and hasn't lost any of it!)  We are completely smitten with this guy and love him so much.  

Labor was a little bit tougher this time around.  We were induced, as I was almost dilated to a 4 at 38.5 weeks.  I was in labor for about 11 hours and only pushed for about 20 minutes.  What made this round a bit different from the first was that my epidural quit working right when I was dilated to a 10.  Thankfully, after 10 minutes of strong contractions, the CRNA was able to give me a bolus to get me through.  

Our little guy was (of course) worth every bit of it.  He is so laid back and I didn't think it was possible, but he's a better baby than Reese. (And that sweet girl was a good baby.). He has a fussy period every night from about 6-9, but that's the only thing that upsets him.  He cries when he's hungry, and that's about it!!   We love this sweet boy so very much and have snapped tons of pictures the first two months of his life.   He'll have to get use to that camera!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Month Old!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Months Old!!

 

The joys of having a sister that loves stickers! :))

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Last Days as a Family of Three...

When you're in your last month of pregnancy, and that month is July, one would think you wouldn't get off the couch. However, when you have a 22 month old, you do your best to fill your days with activities and fun things to do.  I did come down with an upper respiratory infection and sinus infection that lasted about 3 weeks and really slowed me down, but we still managed to soak up some good fun before the arrival of our sweet baby boy. 

Matt and I went to see Pat Green and Darius Rucker at the new AMP.

 

 

I closed out my sales for the month of June and enjoyed catching up with these beauties before taking maternity leave.

 

 

We went to the LPGA out at Pinnacle one weekend

 

Reese took swimming lessons at Swim Ranch again and did GREAT!!

 

Pool time with Daddy!

 

Her favorite part...play time!  :)

 

We enjoyed summer nights on the patio.

 

 

We soaked up a couple more days on the lake!!

 

 

 

Reese and Pawpaw

Date Night at Bonefish and shopping at Pottery Barn

 

Another wonderful shower given by my high school friends and sisters for our sweet baby boy, exactly 10 days before he made his arrival!!

 

Play dates with these cousins!

 

 

Our last Saturday before Brooks came, we went to the square for dinner and fun at the fountain as a family of three.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maternity Pictures

It's no secret that I am WAY behind on blogging!!  I'm  really hoping to catch up before all the Fall fun begins.  Brooks has arrived safely and is 6 weeks old.  We are IN LOVE with our little guy and I hope to do a blog post about his delivery and arrival very soon.  In the meantime, here are our maternity pictures, taken at the end of June. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36 Weeks

Well, I am thinking this will probably be my last post before our little man gets here!!  We are winding down this pregnancy journey and I am really looking forward to meeting our baby boy very soon.  I am officially on maternity leave for the next 16 weeks and am doing everything I can to try and enjoy it.  I have been really sick with a sinus infection for the past 5 days and FINALLY got put on an antibiotic to try and help with it.  I've said it before, but this pregnancy has been so tough on me, I pray every day that God would give us a safe and easy delivery. 

 

 

 

 

 

How Far Along: 36 Weeks

 

Weight Gain: 24 lbs.

 

Maternity Clothes:  Yep!! And I don't care if I ever see them again ;)

 

Stretch Marks:  Amazingly NO.  I feel so much bigger with this baby than I did with Reese.

 

Best Moment: I hate to say there isn't one, because I've been so sick.  But Reese has been sick with a cough and ear infection, I don't sleep at all, and my shortness of breath continues to get a little worse everyday.  With all that being said, I am grateful for this guys twists and turns in my stomach.  I'm trying to savor every movement as this will be the last baby I have. (unless the Lord has other plans)  I will say it was a relief to hear his heart beating so strong when I went into the doctor for the second time in 3 days.  I worry that me being so sick has affected him, but he seemed to be doing good. 

 

Miss Anything:  Too much to list. :)

 

Movement: He moves all the time!!  Literally, ALL THE TIME.  People can just stare at my belly and watch it deform.  I believe he's going to be the one that keeps me on my toes!!

 

Food Cravings:  None. As all pregnant women know, when you get to that last month, there is no room anywhere to store food, therefore nothing sounds good.

 

Anything Make You Sick:  Nothing in particular, but I'm really not eating that much.

 

Gender:  BOY

 

Belly In/Out:  Oh, it's out there!!! 

 

Happy/Moody:  It depends on the day.  The last 5 days have been filled with me being so sick, I don't blame anyone for not wanting to be around me.  Other than that, I am happy.  Happy that we are about to be a family of 4 and happy that I am about to be NOT PREGNANT anymore. 

 

Looking Forward To:  Another baby shower for Big Man, and of course getting to meet him very, very soon!!!