11 Weeks Already?!

Well, the time sure does fly by! It's been two months since we last posted anything. For the first time we were able to spend Christmas in Atlanta at our house with our families coming to see us. Nez was back in the hospital for a few days a second time, but was discharged on December 23 and is now feeling great!



Andy had originally planned to take off the first week of school after Christmas break to stay home. We really lucked out with the fact that the Sunday night before he was going to go back, Atlanta was covered with snow and ice. He was able to spend an extra week at home with Nez and Jordan without taking time off of work because Galloway ended up closing for all 5 days!


That doesn't exactly bring us up to date, since we should have posted that over a month ago. Since then, Jordan has been to the doctor for his one and two month checkups and has had his shots. He's growing like crazy; 7 lbs at birth, 10 lbs at 1-month, and he's now at about 14 lbs at almost 11 weeks.

He's getting much closer to sleeping through the night now, usually waking up once to eat and then goes right back to sleep. Jordan is also becoming much more responsive to us. A month or so ago he was smiling on his own, but now he's smiling as a reaction to touch.

Last weekend Jordan made his first visit to the Georgia Aquarium. He loved seeing his cousin Amelia and all the fishies at the aquarium.

After the aquarium we took Jordan for a short walk through Centennial Park for some good photo ops. We also discovered the perk to having to park on the 12th and top floor of the parking deck downtown...great view of the city!


I'm going to wrap this up with the promise that we are going to be better about updating the blog more frequently. We are off to the photographer for his 1st set of pics.

Jordan on the Internet

Shortly after birth, Jordan was already all over Facebook, thanks to his two aunts, Lindy and Rayne, who were very bored in the surgical waiting room for several hours in anticipation of Jordan's arrival. We've also set up a an online picture album at http://gallery.me.com/crosby.andrew#100275 that we will be updating as we take more pics. So bookmark it and keep checking!

It's a Boy!!

On Monday December 13th at 8:36PM Jordan Andrew Crosby officially made his first appearance as the newest member of our family. He weighed in at exactly 7 pounds and was 20 1/4 inches long.

Nez had a scheduled doctor's appointment in the morning and they found that her fluid was pretty low. Since she was already full term, they decided that they would be cautious and go ahead and send her to the hospital to have him by scheduled c-section. She called the school to tell Andy what was going on, so he got the lesson plans ready for his sub and headed over to the hospital for the 7:30 appointment. At 8:36, the doctor said, "Ok dad, stand up; get your camera ready!" And there he was...

1 month to go!

So, the last week has been a busy one for us all. On Nov. 20, we traded in Andy's 2-door Altima coupe and got a more practical family vehicle...a new Nissan Rogue! Very nice and roomy SUV so our munchkin will have more room and we'll have more space for all his accessories as well...LOL!

On the same day, Andy's sister, Lindy, and her longtime sweetie, Ross, got ENGAGED!!! So exciting for both families! Nez was jumping out of her chair all day long she was so excited! Wedding plans are in the works now, people!

On November 24 (day before Thanksgiving), we went back to the OB for another ultrasound to check fluid levels. Andy's parents were in town for Thanksgiving so they were able to join us and see Jordan on the ultrasound for the first time. It was very exciting, although the only person who knew what he/she was looking at was the ultrasound tech! Fluid levels shot up for this visit, and are well in the normal range now. The OB cleared Nez to resume all normal activities, so she can do all her normal stuff at work and at home!

The only thing now is that Jordan is still breech, with his tushy down instead of his head, so we have another ultrasound at our next appointment on Dec 6 to see if he is still in the same position. If so, then we will consider our options, such as possibly scheduling a cesarean for the week between Christmas and New Years. So, still waiting to see what our little munchkin has in store for us this holiday season.

Thanksgiving was really nice, though Nez missed her family. Andy & Lindy's parents were here and so was Ross' family, so it was still an exciting and large family holiday. It was great to have both families together, to celebrate the holiday and the new engagement. There were lots of good food, good fun and good games to be had.

As of today, we are exactly one month from our due date, so not too much longer to wait! For now, waiting to see what next week has in store for us at the doctor's appointment. Will be sure to post as we learn more about our little man.

Update on Nez's Progress

First off, Thank you so much to Lindy and Heather for such an awesome baby shower! The games were hilarious, the food was DELICIOUS, the decorations were, of course, very appropriate, and the gifts were fantastic! We had a great time with all our family and friends who came to show their love and support for our little Jordan. You can view the photos from the shower in our online gallery.

Also, we recently had a great shower hosted by our friends, Brittany Dunlap and Loren Roberts, from Chamblee First United Methodist Church. Several ladies came out to celebrate with Nez and got us a lot of nice goodies. To see the photos from that shower, click here.

Ok, for the baby progress report. So, Nez went back to the OB yesterday (11/17) for another ultrasound after a week back at work after bed rest. Amniotic fluids are still within "normal range" but on the very low end. So, she was allowed to continue working, with the stipulation that she sit and do as little standing and moving as possible and when at home, she is basically on bed rest. Another ultrasound and OB appointment are scheduled for next Wednesday (day before Turkey Day) to see how things are progressing. The goal at this point is to keep fluids within a safe zone so Nez can make it to 37 weeks. We hit that benchmark on December 11, and the docs are not ruling out a possible early delivery at 37 weeks if the fluids don't go up significantly before then. We'll see how things go, but for now, Nez is relaxing comfortably, while poor Andy has to do all the shopping, cooking, cleaning and puppy-care duty.

Bed rest was temporary...we hope

Nez was on bed rest for what we hoped was only a week. When we went back to the doctor, they said she could return to work and just take it easy. They did another ultrasound and therefore we now have another baby picture to add to the collection. (The picture above is not it.) We've added it to the online gallery for Jordan.

We are very excited for the baby shower today for Jordan. Lindy and Heather have been planning like crazy and we can't wait to find out what they have planned.

32 weeks down...long way to go

Well, we've made it 32 weeks and are anxiously awaiting Jordan's arrival in less than 8 weeks. Nez has been put on what is hopefully only temporary bed rest for a week. We are heading back to the doctor on Monday so they can tell us whether Nez can return to work or will need to stay on permanent bed rest. Cross your fingers and keep us in your thoughts and prayers while we wait to hear what the next couple of months will be like.