One Week

I can't believe that my baby boy is already a week old. He has been a joy to bring home. The two dogs, Mya and Sobe, seem to be slowly adjusting to the fact that they are no longer on the top of our priority list. Colton sleeps well and seems to have his days and nights right. He does wake up about 2 or 3 times at night depending on when we actually go to bed. Of course the last wake up is around 5:30 AM so I usually don't go back to sleep after that and some times neither does he. Bath time is a little hard but I think he will adjust to them quickly. I love being a mom and we are enjoying our experience at parenthood!

Colton Leon Cotner

Our Baby Boy is here! Colton Leon came into the world on Oct 18, 2008 at 5:36 in the evening. We are stoked he is finally here so we can see his face! Parenthood for both of us has been nothing but exciting so far! Anyways here are some pics of the little man! We appreciate all the prayers and congratulations! We will write more soon.

Induced!

Well, I had my last NST test today and my fluids are still low so they are going to go ahead and induce me tomorrow. That is, unless something happens tonight. My doctor is out of town just for tonight so if I have the same luck as my mom I will go into labor at 6:15 PM, but oh well at least it will be over! Wish me luck!

Still Pregnant...(sigh)

Well, I'm still pregnant and here is the proof!

Man do I look tired or what??

I would really like to get this over with and to finally meet my baby boy! My NST test today showed that my fluids are still low but my blood pressure is good and so is the baby so they sent me home. On our way out we saw 2 couples carrying their hospital bags in and I have to say I was very jealous!! Tomorrow I will have another doctors appointment and then another NST test on friday.

Found the snake owner....

Well, Will was concerned about letting the snake go in the hills above our house and called one of our neighbors who knows a lot about snakes. It just so happens that it was a snake he caught while he was working and his kids left the lid off the cage he had it in, so it ended up in my yard, which after all the fuss I guess was a good thing. It is not a native snake to our area and would not survive our winters. Our neighbor is planning a trip to somewhere warmer (California, I think( and will take him there. So goodbye snake, it was fun..... The NST test I had on Thursday went well. The baby had no trouble passing but my amniotic fluid was low so I really have to decrease my activity. So I am really BORED!!!!! I did try some crocheting today but got a little frustated and gave up, for today at least. Maybe tomorrow I will do more.

Wahoo! Single digits...

Well, we have made it to single digits as far as the count down goes. Today, however, it may be less than 8 days. I had another check up and found out that I have high blood pressure and have to go on bed rest, but that means my maternity leave officially starts today. Too bad I still had things left to do at work, I guess they will have to wait for 3 months..... I will have to go to the hospital tomorrow for a nonstress test (NST) to see how things are coming along but will keep everyone posted. For some other exciting news, yesterday I found a 4 foot Rat Snake in my back yard.... I thought it was a rattle snake or python or something really bad because it hissed really loud, I have not been that scared in a long time because my dogs were outside with it. Here is a picture of the culprit, notice the happy look on Will's face, he was way too excited to come home and catch it when I called him in a panic.