Conrad Has Arrived!!

You've all probably already heard that Conrad Kai Li Leckie arrived on July 12, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. He weighed 8 lbs 3 ozs and measured 21.3 inches long.

My water broke on Friday July 10 at 9 p.m. Was admitted into the hospital that night, but contractions weren't consistent until they gave me Pitocin on Saturday at noon. I asked for the epidural which was great :) I could still move my legs and feel the need to push. After 3 hours of pushing, Conrad's heart rate was getting tachycardic. OB suggested use of the vacuum and he was out with one push!!! The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck twice really tight, NICU staff was there to check him and luckily he didn't need to be admitted. He is healthy and doing well, what more can a new mommy ask for?

Pregnant Women Are Smug

So, "What are you going to name him?", "Oh we know, but we're not telling...mmmm...".
LOL!! lmao!

I Gots Da Baby Fever!!

Check out the thighs on these cuties...

My Pretties...

So the one question I keep getting alot is "Have your feet swelled up?". It didn't before this weekend. After some cleaning around the apartment and partly due to the hot weather we're having here lately, I think they finally did!

I now have "hobbit" feet and "cankles". Kyle has fun poking at and putting dents in them. Check it out!

Independence Day Parade

Happy 4th of July!! We walked to the parade in downtown Kirkland today to witness the all American Independence Day parade. Here are some pics of the parade:

Starting with all the kids and parents walking/riding the route with their bikes, strollers and powerwheels :)





We didn't make it to the fireworks held at the Marina Park in Kirkland this year due to my swollen ankles but managed to watch bits of it from our balcony, darn tree was in the way.

Catwalk

I got a cat leash for Frosty a couple weeks back since he's been having outdoor fever. Always trying to escape when the front door opens especially since it started getting nice out. I guess being cooped up in our apartment doesn't help coming from the Betzner mansion and all.

On the first try, indoors with some treats for distraction, he managed to keep it on for 3 minutes before biting at it. Every few days I'd put it on him for longer periods of time, with treats as a distraction and he'd drag the leash around before attacking it.

The last few times Kyle has taken him out for 5 to 10 minute stretches in the backyard and he did fine. All he'd do is sniff the plantings and walk on pavement, never on the grass. The goal is to get him used to it so he could accompany us on walks with the stroller...imagine him just prancing along the side, LOL!!. Yeah...I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!...eh!

Yes, it's a real holiday!! unfortunately not here in the US, it's business as usual. Kyle and I planned a lunch together at the Microsoft campus cafeteria in hopes that they would serve poutine, like last year. Alas! they did not :(, not in the two cafeterias we checked. My poutine craving goes unsatisfied. What I wouldn't give for a New York Fries Poutine or even better, a roadside stand Quebec poutine...sigh! oh! Canada...