Picture update

It is hard to believe that Zak is already 3.5 weeks old! We are all settled in and finding things to do each day while I am off of work. I will go back part time after Thanksgiving for 3 weeks then have Christmas break off then full time after Christmas break. It is actually more time that I had off with Kendall and I can actually enjoy my time off with an infant this time instead of all the things that came along with building a house when Kendall was born. Kendall still goes to daycare on Mondays and Gymstars on Friday mornings, other than that we find plenty to do. She still loves to hold Zak and talk to him.

Julie and Kyler came to visit one morning. Hopefully we will see more of them with Julie and I both not working you would think we would have lots of time to see each other.

Shane got to go to Gymstars the week he had off when Zak was born.

Notice she has her flamingo (named dodo) tucked in with Zak.

Her halloween costume from last year that she wouldn't put on. She likes to dress up in it now and it still fits so I think we will use it this year if we do anything for halloween.

Watching the full moon rise on our back porch with popcorn.

Home!

We got home Monday evening the 24th. My Mom met us at our house with Kendall and she was so excited to hold him and see him again. It has been a pretty easy adjustment for the most part and so far it has been good the past 2 days with Shane back to work. Though I have had it easy, she is still going to go to daycare every Monday then Tuesday she went to Grammy and Papa's for the morning to play. I love these first few pictures of Kendall holding Zak for the 1st time. She thought he was really funny !

Hospital stay

More pictures of our hospital stay. Zak meeting Kendall for the 1st time. We did a really bad job of getting pictures of everyone that came to visit. Zak's visitors were; Kendall, Grammy, Grandpa & Grandma, Kyle & Michelle, Tia Erin & Jonathon, Julie, Kassi and The Chambers family.

Zak's birth pictures

Zooza, Zozza, Zizza.....ZAK!

As you all know, Zak Patrick Stacy came into this world at 8 lbs and 3 oz. Unfortunately for us, we forgot to take the camera into the delivery room so I will do my best to bring you as close to the action as possible. I know that Courtney usually does these posts but she has been suffering from what they call the baby "blues" so I have been basically raising this family, and doing everything all week. Sorry that this post is so late but surely all of you mother's out there understand what I go through to raise this family: Saturday, September 22nd. 11:30 a.m. Courtney's contractions get so bad that she begs me to take her in. I tell her I need to mow the lawn first. As all you ladies know, you want a clean nest when you bring home the new one, and a lawn is no different.

Saturday, September 22nd. 1:00 p.m. With the lawn mowed, I finally determine that Courtney's pain, while tolerable for the average male, is hindering her ability to function so I take her in to the birthing center. THE LAWN:

Saturday, September 22nd. 1:30 p.m. After a quick check to see if they should admit Courtney, the nurse determines that she is dilated to a 6, and they admit her right away. This room was really cramped and there was actually only one chair in the check-in room so I only had this view:

Saturday, September 22nd. 3:00 p.m. The doctor comes in to disrupt the college football game that I am watching to check Courtney once again. Since I am off to the side, I don't have the previous "bird's eye view" but can still see that Courtney's water has broke.

Saturday, September 22nd. 4:45 p.m. The doctor comes in due to some irregularities in the baby's heart rate. After checking once again, she finds that the baby's head is pressing against the umbilical cord. I quickly speak up and say, "That means she has a pro-lapsed cord, let's call a Code Purple". The doctor agrees and half a dozen people rush into the delivery room to unhook Courtney for her ride down to the operating room. In fact, the doctor was so concerned about the cord getting pinched that she rode the bed down to the O.R., keeping the baby's head off of the cord the whole way down. The doctor quickly described what was going on and this was all I could think of to give you an idea of what the baby was going through:

Saturday, September 22nd. 5:05 p.m. It was tough to see Courtney in so much pain as they sliced her open and attempted to subdue the pain at the same time. If you have ever seen the closing scene in Braveheart, when Mel Gibson is on the "rack", then you know what sort of pain she must have been going through.

Saturday, September 22nd. 5:10 p.m. With 11 people in the O.R. with various duties all eyes were fixed on the surgeons as they announced that the baby was finally free, just 12 minutes after unhooking Courtney from the delivery room. With a baby crying in the background, the doctor exclaimed, "You have a red-head!" WTF? I quickly remember that Courtney's dad has reddish hair so I am put at ease (Remember, my best friend has red-hair). Anyways, that is how Zak came into the world. He even has a scalpel mark on his temple to remind us of how hurried the doctors were to get him out. Hopefully, we will be able to use some other people's photos for our next post but until then, I hope this will do.

Kendall and Izzy

I just got these pictures from my Mom from when we were in Crescent Bar camping. Kendall playing with Izzy, her best friend.

Enjoying this nice weather!

No baby yet, so we have been soaking up this great September weather! I am all ready at work to have my sub take over so he can come any day now, but I wouldn't say I am getting impatient yet.