Hunter Rockne Kindt!

He's here! Hunter Rockne Kindt was born January 30th, at 7:38am by cesarean section. He weighed in at 7 lbs 7 ounces, and is 21 inches long. Last but not least, he came out with a head full of DARK hair! We still can't figure out where that came from...

Sawyer is so amazingly wonderful with him! "I love you bro-ver!"

Paralyzed with Anxiety

Today is Joe's birthday! Happy birthday, Joe!!! You are a fantastic husband and father, and Sawyer and I are lucky to have you. I'm sure hoping now that you've been out of high school for a decade, you won't be mistaken for being under 18 ever again.

In other news, TOMORROW is the big day!!! The c-section is scheduled for 7am, and we have to be at the hospital at 5am. Luckily (if that word applies), I haven't been sleeping the last 3 nights anyway; being somewhere at 5am won't be a problem. Now that it's less than 23 hours away, my heart is racing and I'm basically just paralyzed with excitement/fear/anticipation/anxiety; luckily I have a few things that HAVE to be done today, to hopefully distract me. Joe's mom comes into town this afternoon, which will also be a nice distraction. I've got a cake to assemble for Joe, and I think we're going out to eat this evening as well. Time is going to FLY!!!

As for all of you who may be excited to see baby pics/info asap, I'm not sure what to tell you. I'll be in the hospital, sans computer, until probably Tuesday. I might be able to convince Joe to put something on here or Facebook over the weekend, but can't promise you anything. I'm sure that starting next week I'll be flooding this blog with new baby pics anyway, so be patient! Wish us luck!!!

WHAT do I DO?!

Well, I feel like I'm missing something amazing that I should make sure to do before having a second child. Aside from continuous cleaning and home preparations, "stocking up" on rest (I wish sleep worked that way...), and going out on a few dates with Joe while we only have to find a sitter for ONE kid, I'm kinda out of ideas. Maybe that is enough, though. I've accomplished nearly all of those things, though, and I still have 5 days left. If I JUST sit around resting for 5 days I'll go crazy. Give me your ideas, please!

You know what, though? Last night I had a fantastic dream where I was holding my new baby boy. Then this morning I woke up by having Sawyer come into my room with his blankie and crawl up into bed with me to snuggle for about 15 minutes before getting up (Joe is gone for Scouts). It sure was wonderful and made me so grateful to be a mom! Maybe my list should just be to spend more time snuggling Sawyer before the baby takes over. He's the coolest.

Tribute to Sawyer

We were really blessed with an amazing little boy, Sawyer. I can't believe this first picture was 3 years ago already, or that I'm about to start over with a new little boy next week. Here's my little picture tribute to Sawyer through the years:

(4 days old & yawning)

(a week or two old)

(5 months)

(10 months)

(18 months)
(2 1/2 yrs)And about to turn 3 in 3 weeks! Scroll down for those most recent pics, if you'd like.

One More Blankie for our Baby Boy...

So... I have an addiction. I love turning yarn into things.

I had knit that blue, brown & cream striped blanket last fall, and I loved the result, but it ended up being pretty big and chunky. It's more of a crib blanket, instead of a "blankie" that a little guy would be able to drag around with him. I decided to make something a little smaller and thinner. A friend had just taught me how to crochet, so I was excited to try it out and make a project on my own. The edging may have made it a little too frilly/delicate looking, but it was fun to do (you can't do stuff like that with knitting).

9 DAYS LEFT!!!

So, it's less than 10 days now. It's next Friday. Surgery... Hospital... Two Kids... No Sleeping... excuse my language, but, HOLY MOLY!

I had an appointment yesterday, and I'm already dilated nearly a centimeter. I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions extremely often (5-10 a day ever since the car accident, and dozens a day since Sunday), so I was kinda expecting it. I just hope I don't go into labor for real! Hear that, baby? Stay in until next Friday, when the doctor takes you out!

I absolutely cannot wait to meet this little guy! It's still so weird thinking that he'll be an entirely different person from Sawyer. Part of me keeps envisioning a Sawyer repeat, but that won't be the case I'm sure. I bet he'll be wicked cute though, and I can't wait to cuddle a newborn again. I don't really hold other people's babies, just my own, so it's been awhile.

So I have my lists of stuff to get done before next Friday. I made separate lists of things to get ready for baby, to do around the home, to do for family, errands to run, and finally a list of stuff to do for myself. Here's my list, and help me if you think there's anything else that should be added to it:

For Mom:

-Cut & Color Hair

-More Dates with Joe

-Create a diet/workout plan for after baby

-Buy new slippers, for in hospital

-Mani/Pedi

-Pick and read a book on newborn sleep training

Three Year Photo Shoot!

My baby is turning 3 in less than a month (Feb 12th)! I figured I'd try taking some portraits myself before the baby comes, since his professional pics last year didn't turn out well anyway. I don't think I got the perfect one yet, worth blowing up and giving out to family, but I still thought I'd share some that I took that turned out fun.

Tagged! 7 Random/Weird Things About Me:

1. I have a serious love of ice, particularly the frosty pellets that are so easy to crunch. I don't even care if all of my crunching bothers people around me, I can't stop.
2. I've refused to eat at McDonalds ever since I was 13 and saw how they made my hamburger (from a nasty yellowed bin full of hamburger patties, sitting in the microwave). I'm a serious Burger King lover ever since working there as my first job.
3. I spill fairly often when I take drinks. Just drip right down my shirt... I don't know why I can't catch on.
4. I actually enjoyed my 4 day hospital stay during my c-section recovery. I'm actually looking forward to it this time, and was slightly bummed when my Dr. told me it'd probably only be a 3 day stay if all goes well.
5. I don't think I like ice cream as much as most people do. Give me a brownie or cookie.
6. I'd still really like to be an architect someday (not with little kids though). I was top of my drafting classes over all the "guys" in college. That felt awesome. And I love love love home design.
7. I sleep with a fan on next to my bed. We used to have a ceiling fan right above us in our old house, and now I can't do without it; I love the fresh air over my face and the sound lulls me to sleep better than any other method.

The 3 I tag: Shanda, Lauren & Amy