Happy Easter!

It's my first Easter and I woke up very excited. The night before Mumma B and Mumma K told me that the Easter bunny would visit at night and leave me a basket full of surprises. This morning I woke up and found this!

I think that the Cadbury chocolate egg train is the best!

Mumma B and Mumma K thought that it would be fun to put me in a basket to celebrate Easter. I'm not sure that I want this to become an annual tradition. I'd rather just eat the chocolate bunny.

This afternoon we're going to Great Aunt Gil and Great Uncle Craig's house. It will be great to get plenty of cuddles.

I hope that everyone has a Happy Easter!

One month old

I'm sorry that I haven't blogged in a while, but I have been very busy for the past month. I've also been eating more and more. I've been getting longer and putting on more weight. I spend more time during the day being awake than I did when I first came home. I love having a bath and gazing at Mumma B and Mumma K when they talk to me. I also like it when Mumma K and Mumma B sing and read to me. I enjoy going for walks in my pram and going for rides in the car. I like spending time on my space mat, but I prefer spending time lying on my belly.

Mumma B and Mumma K have been getting to know me this month. They're getting much better at working out what my different cries and sounds mean. They definitely know my hungry cry, because they always supply me with food after that cry. I wish that they would supply the food a bit faster...it's something they can improve on next month. They also know when I have gas pains; they are very good at cuddling me and telling me that it's going to be okay. Sometimes I cry a bit just to get attention when I'm lying alone in my hammock. I've worked out that Mumma B and Mumma K will come and check on me when I do that. Sometimes I smile at them when they peer into my hammock because I'm excited to see them (and I think I'm just a bit clever).

I've had a lot of visitors this month. I have also spent time on Skype with grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins and friends who don't live nearby. I appreciate that everyone wants to spend time with me. It makes me feel very loved. Thank you!

Mumma B and Mumma K have put photos and videos on Flickr of my first month. Make sure that you check them out!

Day 2 in the life of Wyatt

I slept very well my first night. Mumma B and Mumma K didn't sleep the first night because they spent the entire night staring at me.

In the very early morning, our lovely night-time midwife, Carol Lea, helped to unhook Mumma K from all of the tubes that she had going into her body. Mumma K was happy because she could get out of bed and cuddle me more easily. Mumma B was happy because it meant that Mumma K could help with my nappy changes.

Rhonda, our funny and nice day-time midwife, Rhonda, helped us to have my first bath in our room. Our room was cold, so I didn't like getting undressed or dressed. I did like being in the nice warm bath water though! I liked having my ears, upper body and lower body under the water. I especially liked it when Mumma B would move me back and forth through the water. It reminded me of being inside of Mumma K (only I had a lot more room to move in the bath!)

After we finished the bath, Mumma B dressed me for the first time in one of my outfits (instead of the hospital singlets and gowns). Don't I look cute?




















In the afternoon Dude and Pappas came to visit me again. Pappas had been to the shops and had picked out this toy especially for me. It has a mirror and makes lots of noise. I love it!

Nat and Rhean also came to visit me in the afternoon. I felt very special to get so many cuddles.

That evening Gil, Alex and Gemma came to visit me. I slept through their visit, but loved all of the attention they gave me.

Gil made me an amazing monster quilt. I feel very lucky to have been given one of Gil's beautiful quilts. Mumma B put the quilt in my cot as soon as we got home.

Otherwise I spent most of the day being cuddled by Mumma B and Mumma K and eating. The nurses and midwives checked my blood sugars after each feed. I was very brave about having my foot pricked by a needle. By the end of the day, my blood sugar levels had normalised and I didn't need to be checked anymore.

I'm here, I'm here! Wyatt Harrison Osterberg is here!

On Tuesday, 28 February 2012, Mumma K and Mumma B arrived at the hospital at 6am ready to meet little Peanut. This was the last photo of Mumma K with Peanut in her belly.

Mumma K and Mumma B were taken to the surgery theatre and about half an hour later, at 8.26 am, I arrived. I came out with a lot to say. I had nine, quiet months inside Mumma K, so I had to let everyone know what I was thinking immediately. Mumma K and Mumma B said I screamed down the theatre. 

It didn't take long for me to settle down. Mumma B cut my umbilical cord. She thought this was awesome. 

I was so excited when I got to have a cuddle with Mumma K and Mumma B while they fixed Mumma K's tummy. They were super-surprised when I looked right at them when they talked to me. I don't know why they were surprised, I knew who they were right away.

After a little while Mumma B and the midwife, Rhonda, took me to the nursery to check that I was okay. I weighed 3.275 kg (7 lbs, 4 oz) and measured 49cm (20 in) in length.  

My blood sugar was a little low, so Mumma K was allowed to leave recovery early to feed me and try to raise my blood sugar level. I was so excited to see her because being away from her felt really strange. Mumma K loved cuddling me. 

Mumma K and Mumma B spent a long time just sitting and staring at me. I was really tired. It was a big day, so I slept a lot on the first day.

Dr. James came to visit me in the afternoon. He is such an amazing doctor. He kept me and Mumma K safe for the entire time I was in Mumma K's tummy and he also helped to get me out!

 That afternoon I met my grandparents, Dude and Pappas for the first time.

I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone. Stay tuned for my update about Day 2!

New delivery date

We saw the OB yesterday and went through the results of the scan. The placenta appears to be lower than they had previously thought. This complicates the pregnancy and delivery. As a result, our OB had moved our delivery date forward to 28 February (37.5 weeks gestation). It is likely that Peanut will have to be delivered under general anesthesia (as opposed to a localized epidural). Sadly this means that Mumma K won't be awake for the birth and Mumma B may not be allowed in the delivery room to be a part of the delivery. However, we have great confidence in our OB and know that his delivery plan has the ultimate goal of keeping Peanut and Mumma K safe. On a bright note, we get to meet Peanut a week earlier than we had expected. Only 2 weeks left to wait!

Scan of Peanut at 35 weeks

Yesterday we had our final growth and well-being scan. They were checking on Peanut's size and also on the location of the placenta. Peanut continues to be healthy and falls in the high average range for size. As was expected, the placenta is still low at the cervix.

We got to see his face this time. He has some cute, chubby cheeks! In the image below, you can make out his forehead (at the top), right eye socket, his right cheek, his little chin and the bridge of his nose. The left side of his face is mostly in shadow. You can see his left hand just over the left-side of his chin/cheek (directly after this image was taken he put his hand at his mouth and covered the lower half of his face).

We had an amazing opportunity to watch him practising breathing; we saw his chest expanding and contracting and we also saw him opening and closing his mouth. They estimated that Peanut weighs 2.72 kilograms (6 pounds). At this time in the pregnancy babies usually gain about 450-500 grams per week. Considering we have another three weeks before the c-section, he could gain another 1.5 kilograms (just more than 3 pounds). That could mean a 9 pound baby at just 38 weeks gestation!

Here's a photo of Mumma K on the day of the scan. There isn't any room left!

We have an appointment with the OB on Monday to discuss the results of the scan. The location of the placenta isn't much of a surprise (though he was hopeful that it would have moved). So, it's likely we'll continue with our existing emergency plan and delivery plan. We'll keep everyone up-to-date if anything changes.

We have just three (and a bit) weeks left before we get to meet him!

Delivery date!

We had an appointment with the OB today. Peanut is doing really well. He's a big, healthy baby. We'll have another big scan on 10 February to check on the placenta and Peanut's growth. Finally, we wanted to let you know that the OB locked in a delivery date. Peanut will make his arrival (if all goes to plan) on the afternoon of 6 March! We're very excited. That's only 5 weeks away. We're counting down the days.