Big Debut, Part 2.

Here are three more of us before we came home. These are all large enough to have printed wherever you get your photos done. Don't forget to look at the post below for the rest of the photos.

Big Debut, Part 1.

As promised, many pictures and few words. Enjoy.

Samuel's Update.

It's been a long week in the hospital. Mostly because we've been away from family, friends and the comfort of our home, as we should have been home on Saturday. Though we really can't complain much, as we've had a nice "easing in" period before we bring him home this week. I can't compliment the staff of Baycare enough, they have been the greatest since we've been here. When Samuel or Becky needs something they've been right there to get it for us. Plus all of the encouragement and very useful advice...did you know you're not supposed to stroke a baby's head to sooth them? Holy cow...I didn't! You're supposed to hold your hand on their head and chest lightly to simulate the womb...that was a great bit of advice.

As of today Samuel will be getting his last dose of antibiotics and will have his IV removed...which is the last of the intrusive things that were attached to him during his stay. We'll be getting to stay overnight tonight with him for the first time...though we were never more than a phone call and a 5 minute walk away with the accommodations that the hospital has in place for parents. Then tomorrow morning we'll be heading home for the first time with our son.

I also want to thank everyone who had a chance to come to Green Bay to see Samuel and us during our stay, and all of the encouraging and supportive phone calls. You can still reach us here today. I always have my cell phone on, and the hospital knows the few places we like to hang out. Thank you for the fruit, snacks, beverages, etc. that were brought as well...saving me a trip to find the local discount store. And Thanks to the special couple that brought us Pizza one of the days...we were really craving it!

The next post...I promise(I'm sure I said that before) I will post more pictures. They'll be big enough to download and make prints of. Plus, the post will be shorter and mostly pictures.

Thanks again to everyone and have a Happy New Year!

Our Son...Samuel

Samuel Lawrence Sewacki was born in Sheboygan on 12/21/06 at 3:18 am. He weighs 7 pounds and is 22 inches. He is the most unbelievable little man. Over the last 24 hours we had some ups and downs, it all started in Sheboygan around 8am. Samuel is doing fine now but he got an infection in his lungs that needed to be treated. Sheboygan was not fully equipped to handle his situation, so he...and we...have been transported to Green Bay, where Samuel is getting some pretty awesome treatment. We're even enjoying a little with the fact that they have a hotel on the top floor so we don't need to be too far from him. As it stands Samuel will need to stay here for at least seven days. And as of now he is doing very, very well. We are both extremely excited to bring him home and show him off to everyone, though you all will just have to wait a little longer than expected. I'd post his pictures here, but I'm not currently able to access the internet with our computer. Most of you should have gotten and email with a couple of pictures anyway.

In a bit of irony...he shares a birthday (and most of his name) with a certain someone you can view here: http://imdb.com/name/nm0000168/ This, mind you, was not intentional...though, very f-ing cool. I hope you all are well and have a Merry Christmas!

Priceless Nursery

I thought it would be fun to do something a little more entertaining instead of just some pictures. If the image on top of this post is not animated, click on the image to open it in a new window and watch the show. It's just a small tour of the nursery and some of the items in it. Enjoy, and thank you again to everyone.

Baby Shower

Thank you to all our friends and family who came to the baby shower. Thank you also to those of you who could not make it, but showered us with gifts anyway. We are lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people who share in the joy and excitement of our new little one! We can't wait for our son to meet you all!

Annual Halloween Party

October 28, 2006 - Annual Halloween Party

Bun in the Oven

A child by any other name would be...

It's inevitable...when you start dating, everyone asks when you are getting married. After you are married, everyone asks when you will have children. And the next thing that I've found that everyone wants to know is what you're going to name your child. Well I'm happy to say that we're in the process of picking out a name. We have been for quite some time, and when we decide on a name we will let everyone know...after he's born. I'm curious as to what the next big question will be after everyone knows his name.

We've finally registered. You can find the link on the right to the Target baby registry. The link will take you right to it. You'll just have to enter our names to get the list. You can also go to Target and look us up in the computer kiosk.

The shower invites have also been sent out. The shower is Nov. 18th. I (Mark) have no idea what is planned, but I'm sure everyone will have a good time. I'll be staying safely out of the way that day.

Sorry, no pictures this time...the doctors don't take them on every visit. We'll all just have to wait a while for some new ones.

Oh Boy!

Yup, it's a boy! So one of the Grandmothers was correct...you girls can figure that one out amongst yourselves. Enjoy the pictures. I think my favorite is the fourth one down where he's covering his face with both hands. Keep the comments coming too, it's good to know that people are visiting the site.

First Portrait

The above photo as I promised in the last post. The arrow is pointing to where the heart is beating. If you click on it, the photo should open up larger.

In the Beginning...

We've started this a little late, but we figure we'll start from the beginning of the pregnancy instead of picking up from where we are right now. We'll post pictures as time progresses, and try to add new entries at least once a month.

We had been trying for a year and were told it may not be possible for things to happen naturally. We were preparing for our next step towards parenthood, when we received the wonderful, but shocking news, that we were pregnant! After the ups and downs of the last year, we were elated, but cautiously optimistic. The reality has finally set in now that we have made it past the first trimester and not a day goes by that we don't feel totally blessed!

4/11/06: Positive home pregnancy test.

4/12/06: Positive pregnancy test at Clinic (because we both needed to know for sure).

5/4/06: First doctor appointment. Did ultrasound and saw baby for the first time, then saw heart beating (We have a picture but I just found out today[8/4/06] that my scanner doesn't work with Windows XP. As soon as I come up with a solution, I'll post the image here).
6 weeks and 5 days along.

6/1/06: Heard baby's heartbeat for the first time.

7/6/06: Felt baby move for the first time.

7/25/06: Mark felt baby move for the first time.