In Love with Walker

We are in love with sweet baby Walker.  He is the most beautiful baby and we feel so blessed that God has given us another healthy baby boy.  I was so worried about loving another as much as I love Will and it was just instant.  We got home yesterday and the house is so quiet without Will.  I sure am missing him.  He is going to come back to Nashville with my dad tomorrow.  He was going to stay with my sister until Sunday but I thought it would be best for him to come on home and give Allison a break for a few days.  She is coming back on Sunday for a few days.  Allison asked Will if he wanted to go home and see his mama and daddy or stay with her and he said, "stay with aunt aisson"  That's what he calls her.  Walker is nursing and sleeping great.  He had a good night last night.  I'm doing much better.  My c-section was so much easier this time.  The only thing I wasn't prepared for was the MASSIVE swelling I would have after the surgery.  I think I gained 10 lbs of fluid after he was born but that is slowly getting better.  Dr. Myers wanted us to bring Walker in for a weight check on Thursday so I'm anxious to see how much weight he has put on.  He got down to 6 lbs 10 oz. in the hospital.  I just want him to stay tiny forever because I know how fast he will grow.  Thank you for all your prayers and sweet comments and for coming to see us in the hospital.  His birth was so special and we are so glad we got to share it with our family and friends.

A few more pictures from the hospital

Will is going to be a great big brother.  He is coming home tomorrow and we sure have missed him.  He loved giving Walker kisses in the hospital.

Bonding with Mama Sue in the hospital.

When we picked him up from the nursery Tuesday morning, he was sucking on his fingers like this.  I think they must have let him cry for awhile because he hasn't done it since.

Walker in his coming home daygown.  I don't think he likes it to much!

Happy to be leaving the hospital!!!

Walker pics...

Well, all is well with the Adcock family! Here are some pics I took today before we headed back to Montgomery with Will. Walker is just precious!!

Here is Will sneaking a peek at his brother...so cute!

Walker...

All the Donahoo cousins!

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Walker Allen Adcock is here!!!

Walker Allen Adcock was born at 1:05 p.m. weighing in at 7lbs 3oz and 19 1/4 inches long. He looks just like his big brother Will. Christine and Walker are both doing really well. Len and Will are so proud! I will hopefully be at the hospital tomorrow for a "little photo shoot" of the new family of 4. Here is what we have so far...there are a LOT of pics, enjoy!
Allison(Christine's sister)

Christine looks AMAZING!!

Here are a few pics taken this morning before Walker's arrival...

WALKER

IS COMING TODAY! 

Stay tuned for my guest blogger (sister) to update with information.  Please say a prayer for our family at 12:30 p.m. !

A few new pictures of Will

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Here are a few new pictures I took today at Lawton's birthday party.  Laura Beth is so creative!  I think she is doing some serious nesting!  The theme was Thomas the Train and Chad took the kids around on a gator type thing.  Laura Beth made the cutest cake and I had to take a picture of it.  She also made the cutest little cardboard Thomas Trains and drew faces on them and the kids got to take one home.  Will had such a great time that he threw the biggest fit when we were leaving and I had to carry him all the way to the car.  I thought I might go into labor after that little doozy.  I'm sorry to all of you that had to witness that one.  I think everyone just stood there with their jaws open.  It was not pretty!

37 weeks

Here are a few belly shots at 37 weeks.  Not much longer!  At my last check up, Dr. Crowe discovered that Walker is breach.  It doesn't really matter at this point b/c he will be delivered by c-section but I thought something was different because he gets the hiccups at least 4 times a day and I used to feel them really low and now I feel them under my left rib and he has been doing some serious kicking on my bladder.  He is still so active and I don't remember Will being this active in the womb.  Sometimes he rocks my whole body with his movements.  I can't wait for him to get here, but I have to admit, I will miss feeling him move like this.    

Will has had a rough week.  I think he has been bi-polar this week.  Just joking but some kind of demon has gotten ahold of him and he has had some terrible fits.  I think he's a little worried about everything that is about to happen so we are going to lay low with talking about the baby for a few days.  He either wants to do everything by himself or he wants mommy to do it.  He says, "I do it by myself" and then gets frustrated when he can't do something and screams at the top of his lungs at us.  He asks for help and then when we try to help him, he screams again that he wants to do it by himself.  Even if Len tries to hand him something, he screams that mommy has to do it.  It has been quite stressful.  My sister says he's just getting primed for the terrible threes.  Ugh!  I thought it was supposed to be terrible twos but apparently, three can be worse.  Please pray that Len and I will have patience in dealing with these mood swings.  It is very hard and I have shed a few tears this week.  

He has said a few funny things worth mentioning.  He came up to me the other day with what appeared to be a booger on his finger.  It wasn't but I asked him what it was and he said a "booker" and I said, How did it get there and he said, God.  I had to bite my tongue not to laugh.  My mind just went blank on the other funny things he said so I will have to post them when I can remember.

The Countdown is ON!!

Only 16 days until Walker arrives... I just have to say that I am so thankful for the wonderful friends and family in my life!   They are so generous and caring.  Thanks to my Bunco Friends and Dinner Group friends for the mini showers.  You are all so generous!!!  I picked up Will one day last week and Theresa surprised me with the most adorable diaper cake that her daughter, Lauren had made.  It had all kinds of wonderful baby goodies on it and I still have it perfectly in place because it's so cute.  My mom and sister are getting me a double stroller.  We are looking at the Joovy sit and stand.  If anyone has any advice on double strollers that will carry a Graco car seat and a toddler, let me know.  I would love to know what worked for you.   I have a Chicco side by side but it doesn't hold a carrier and I'm really going to be needing that for the pool this summer.

Today, I had one of the best surprises of all because it came from my sweet little 2nd graders.  Katie, my job share partner had told me that I had to work today (we had talked about switching days) and I didn't ask why and she didn't offer an explanation.  I just assumed she had planned something, well... when I got to school on Monday she had an invitation for a Diaper Drop for me at our school for next Friday so I just assumed she had gotten the dates mixed up.  Somehow we let snooze go on and on today and I didn't get up until 6:45 ( I leave the house at 7:10) and I was running terribly late and I didn't have time for a shower so I asked Will if he wanted to come to school with me today (Theresa lives less than a mile from my school and my planning time is at 9:10 so I thought it would be fun).  I wish I would have had my video camera.  It was hilarious.  I have never seen a child so excited to be at school with his mom and he didn't stop running around my classroom for the whole hour.  I'm getting off the subject but anyways after lunch today I was bringing my class back and I walk in and Katie was there and so were 4 moms with a cake, Target giftcard for a very nice amount, and a few other gifts including one for Will.  It was so sweet and I was so surprised.  I couldn't believe that my 19 little second graders kept it a secret!!!

On another note, Will just wore himself out this week.  He is asleep in his carseat in the garage right now and has been since we left Theresa's over an hour ago.  We went to eat with Grandma Nancy last night and she treated us to Cheesecake Factory and then bought Will and Walker a few fun things at PB Kids.  We didn't get home until 9 and Will threw a huge fit to take a bath with his new hermit crab and fish from PB Kids.  I just had to let him because I knew he had pictured himself taking a bath with them the whole way home.  He is so busy these days and just so excited about the baby coming.  I wish I knew what he was thinking and if he really understands what life is going to be like with another little boy around.  I don't think any of us really understands what life is going to be like!!!