August 2008

AND BABY MAKES 4!

This month has been magical. I wanted to do as much with Chloe as possible before baby brother got here so we were out and about everyday. We went to the parks around town with friends in the mornings and did crafts at the house in the afternoons. On Saturday the 2nd i took her out to Carmel Valley Village for the Fiesta. I used to love the Fiesta when i was growing up so it was fun to take my baby there to play. She loved the bounce house (surprise) and the fast train ride around Tularcitos. They had a petting zoo and lots of food so we both were happy :o)

My 38week Dr. visit was on the 4th and we scheduled to meet at the hospital on the 13th if the baby doesn't come on his own before then. We're getting closer.....
In the meantime i had my "last supper" with the girls (Jennifer, chrissy and Lauren) at Robata's on the 6th and it was great. Great food, great company and as usual, lots of laughs.

On the 11th we had our 39week visit with the Dr. and he gave me the "ok" to drive up to San Jose to pick my dad up from the airport. Chloe and I had a nice little ride up to get him and she bonded with him by the time we got back to the car from the baggage claim. He stayed with us for a week and it was much needed. Chloe had never really spent much time with him and she just thinks he's a blast. I think he's pretty special too so he's got two fans.

Dr. Ramseur told us to call the hospital at 7am on the 13th to see if they had a bed for us. We called at 6:59am and they told us to call back at 9am. Bummer.
We called back at 9am and they told us to call back at 11am.
We called back at 11am and they told us to call back at 1pm.
We called back at 1pm and they told us to call at 3pm. (are you catching on here?)
Then, we got a call from them at 2:30pm saying to come right in! But, two minutes later they called back and said they couldn't take us quite yet and to call back at
4pm if they hadn't called us yet.
When we called at 4pm they informed us they were still full and that "maybe" they could get us in by Monday the 18th. FIVE DAYS FROM THEN!!! Everyone was so stressed out from the emotional roller coaster all day we figured we would just order a pizza and relax. Wouldn't you know it, by the time we hang up from ordering the pizza, the hospital calls and tells us to be there in 30 minutes!!!!! We cancelled the pizza and took off. Chloe stayed at the house and watched movies with Grandpa Ken until she went to stay the night at Grandma Shelley's.
Two epidurals and twelve hours of labor later, Wyatt Timothy Coe was here!

Wyatt was born on August 14th at 10:30am and weighed 8lbs12oz. He was 21ins and adorable! My little Leo has arrived.
He came out with his eyes wide open and as plump as can be, adorable.
He was eating within the first few minutes and that's pretty much all he wants to do.
He looks just like daddy and is the sweetest. Chloe thinks he is the best and wants to love him.....to death almost. She asks to hold him all the time and just wants to smother, i mean, cover him in kisses. I can tell this is going to be interesting.

We went home from the hospital the morning of the 15th and the visitors started to flow in. We were so happy for everyone to meet our lil' Wywy.
Thank you to Grandpa Ken, Grandma Shelley, Grandma Nancy and Nanu, Kory and Merissa, Susie, Jay, Aedan & Brit, Chrissy, Lauren, Erin M., Erin J. and Joel for coming to welcome us home. To everyone who brought us meals for the next 3 weeks, we love you all!!!!!! If it weren't for you we would have starved.

Of course Brian got called to Jury Duty on the 25th and ended up serving (he got called the week after Chloe was born too) LMAO! That's ok, the $25 he got paid for two days of work in SALINAS was totally worth it. Luckily he took 5 weeks off work to be home so it wasn't too bad.

Wyatt had his first weight check on the 19th and only went down to 8lbs7oz. Not bad!
By the 27th he was back up to 8lbs14oz. He's an eater! (and a sleeper, god bless him)

I want to say Happy Birthday to Merissa on the 11th, Lauren on the 14th, Uncle Tony and Aunt Thelma on the 15th and Grandma Nancy on the 28th! Now we have a new birthday to add to the list!

July 2008

This is the month of swim lessons! Chloe is now loving swim lessons, Monday thru Friday for 45 minutes. Her first session she was so fearless that they let her move up to the class for 4 and 5yr olds. Now i don't have to get in the pool with her (at 8mos pregnant) Yea!!

We met our friends at Caledonia Park for the 4th of July and enjoyed the bounce houses. Chloe and Cole used it as an opportunity to wrestle (of course). That night we enjoyed the fireworks over Monterey Bay with the Montgomery family. Needless to say the kids slept good that night!

My baby shower was on the 12th at the Rio Grill and i was so blessed to have my family from the bay area join us for a wonderful lunch. My mom did a beautiful job at organizing the whole thing and i really enjoyed the time with all my friends and family. Such gernerous and wonderful people! I am so lucky.

Chloe also started a new dance class the morning of the 12th and she had a blast! Girlfriend loves an excuse to throw on a tutu :o)

On Monday the 14th we had another ultrasound to check babie's growth. He is still growing a week ahead of schedule so we want to keep an eye on him so we get him out before he's big enough to shave. We got some cute pictures to share.....and yes, he's as big as he feels!

This month we have the Red Bull Grand Prix at Laguna Seca and Kory came into town to enjoy the festivities. He brought Merissa with him so we got to spend the evening with them on the 17th and Kory came over with Jonathan Burns on the 18th. Chloe loves it when they are here! On firday night all the bikes are parked down on Cannery Row for show so we took Chloe down there to check it out. She let us know what all her favorite bikes were.
Sunday the 20th, Brian and Joel got up at the crack of dawn and were at the races by 7am! They spend the whole day out at the track and had one of the best days ever. Like two kids in a candy store. It was Joel's first time out and he LOVED it. Brian was so happy to have someone willing to get up as early as him to be there first thing.
On the 21st we had dinner with Merissa and Kory and got to relax and enjoy their company before they left to go back to Oakland.

Saturday the 26th was Chloe's friend Merrick's 3rd birthday. He had a great little birthday BBQ that evening and we met up with the Montgomery's after for the Feast of Lanterns at Lover's Point. It was soooooo cold but the kids were great. They loved the fireworks and show over the water. They were actually paying attention to what was going on this year. I can't believe how big they are getting.

It was an action packed month and we are gearing up for the arrival of the new baby. Chloe can't wait to meet her little brother and either can we!