Two prayer requests

1) I need my milk to come in. Eli is a great nurser...I am just not making enough milk for him right now. Things look promising, I just need my body to take last step.

2) In the meantime, we are supplementing his feedings with formula. Over the last 48 hours he has been getting really fussy after eating and spitting up more. In our heads we know this happens with babies and their immature digestive systems...but our hearts remember Noah and all of the struggles he had with feeding and we can't help but feel a little fear.

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More Pics of Eli...

Nice and toasty under the warming lights

Totally relaxed in dad's arms

Hooray! We're going home!

Look at my big hands!

"the thinker"

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Welcome to the world!

Elias Jacob Lauer

Born 12/2/09

3:25 pm

9lbs 7oz

20.5 in long

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Guess what?

We're headed to the hospital!

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39 Weeks!

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The room is ready!

Just inside the door... hooded towel central.

Where all the business takes place!

Still waiting on a cushion for the rocking chair,

but this will be our little snuggling nook.

(The picture hanging above the chair is a print of a illustration done by a friend from college...he is extremely talented and has Christmas cards selling at Barnes & Noble and Papyrus!)

The crib... hopefully where the little guy will sleep though the night at a young age!

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Starkville is better than space...

The volleyball season is winding down.

As I write this, Josh is with the team in Baton Rouge, LA preparing for a 1:30pm match against LSU.

Next Friday, the team heads to Starkville, MS, for their last match of the season against Mississippi State... which is also the last possibility of Josh being out of town when I go into labor.

However, after reading this article, I decided that Josh being an hour and a half away when I go into labor is a whole lot better than some other possibilities! =)

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And so it begins...

How far along? 36 weeks

Labor Signs? Frequent braxton--hicks contractions... enough so that I am 50% effaced and about 1 cm dilated as of yesterday!

Sleep? Some nights yes, some no. I've found that I sleep great on the couch where I can prop myself up against the back pillows.
Best moment this week? Josh NOT having to go on a recruiting trip on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Movement? Yep. Even as we speak.
Food cravings? Frozen yogurt... cools that pesky heartburn and we have a great new place in T-town (Yogurt Mountain)
What I miss? Having more that about 3 outfits that actually fit on my body, two of which include sweatpants
What I am looking forward to? Having T-Von in my arms.
Milestones? Under 30 days until my due date!

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