Leland Jack Metheny

Leland Jack made his grand entrance into the world on January 20th 2013. My first labor with my DD was very quick, so I was trying to very aware and mindful for contractions this last week or so because I was worried about how quickly this labor would progress. I had been sick most of the week before he was born, so on Saturday I was finally feeling better for the first time in awhile. DH took DD and I out to dinner and then we spent the evening resting up and had made plans to drive about 2 hours the next day to visit my brother who is in college.

Our plan was to leave on Sunday morning around 10, I woke up to get ready about 7. When I got up I felt off, I wouldn't say that I thought I was in labor, just that I felt off. Well about 8 I decided that I was having contractions, I started to time them, and they were all about 5 minutes apart. I immediately called my mom who was supposed to be going with us to let her know that I thought that I might be in labor, and she and my dad headed over to get DD. I then woke up DH and told him that I thought that I was in labor. I told him that I was going to take a quick shower and see how the contractions were progressing. While I was in the shower my contractions went from about 5 mins apart to 2 mins apart. We only live 2 blocks from the hospital in our small town so I wasn't overly worried about getting to the hospital. We told my mom, who was planning on being in the room with us, to head home with my dad and DD and that we would call her once we got checked in and knew where I was dilated too.

We got to the birth center after a small debacle with the car. My car starter shorted out and we had to wait 15 minutes to get the car to actually start. Once we got to the birth center at the hospital they took me to triage to get me checked but decided based on my previous quick labor to just skip this step and just check me in. We got checked in at 9:40 and the nurses told me they were going to check to see how dilated I was. At this point I was thinking that I was at about a 5. Well I was actually complete at a 10 and Leland's head was entering the birth canal. We called my mom and told her to come as quick as possible. Thankfully she lives very close and she came as fast as possible. My DH called her at 9:43 to see where she was at and she was running in the door at the hospital. She made it to our room at 9:50, and I started to push. Leland Jack entered the world at 10:00 am on the dot. He weighed 7lbs 3oz and was 18 inches long.

All in all it was perfect :) and so is Leland. Ava and Leland get along great, and Ava is the best big sister in the whole world. She is helping with everything, and she is such a great helper. I don't know what I would do without her.

21 Weeks Already?!?

I can't believe how quickly time is going with the pregnancy. We are very excited to get our little one here. Lots has happened since my last post. The biggest news is that we are having a boy!! We are very excited to have a new little guy around the house. Ava was very excited to find out that baby was a brother, and she managed to yell on the walk home from the hospital, "I got a boy WOO HOO!!". She is going to be such an awesome big sister. I truly can't wait to get him hear just so that she can love all over him. Little guy is going to be named Leland Jack, Leland is for my grandfather and because we just loved the name. Ava now calls him Leland every night when he gets kisses. It's cute to me that they are already starting a relationship. She did already ask once though later the night we found out, "will it be a sister tomorrow?" We then had to explain that no he will be a boy forever. She has really though been pretty excited about it all.



Baby Leland!



Here is a shot of the belly that we took this weekend. Just before the end of week 20, this is pretty accurate to how I look now. He is sticking out there making sure that everyone knows he is here to stay!

First Day of Preschool

Ava has started Preschool and Dance!! So this has been a very exciting week at our house. She loves both, so that is great. She did really with with preschool, she would have walked herself there if I would have let her, but she was very good about just heading in and meeting her new classmates. It made me realize how grown up she is though. She really is getting to big! She isn't a baby anymore that is for sure. I'm just glad that we have awesome parents and family that will help us get her from point A to point B throughout the week. Without them our children wouldn't be able to do anything! After Papa Leigh picked her up this week from Preschool he asked her if she had a good day, she said "Yes! I didn't hit anyone and I didn't get in any fights"! She is her fathers daughter!



Ava Knocked Out!



I will try and keep up with more regular updates, we have just been so busy with bean and work, and chasing the boys with football! Here is to a great fall!



Gary and I at the Kinder Wedding

14 Weeks!

Weeks: 14 Weeks Today!

 

How big is baby: Baby is about the size of a lemon, about 3 1/2 inches and is weighing a whopping 1 1/2 Oz's.

 
Weight gain: nothing to significant yet. :)

Stretch marks: NO!

Maternity clothes: Certain clothes are starting to get tight, but as of right now I'm still wearing my everyday clothes.

Symptoms: Still having an aversion to meet and I'm still tired. Other than that I'm feeling great, and I'm just so happy that I don't have morning sickness this time.

Movement: Nothing yet, but we are anxiously awaiting some movement from little one! 

What I miss: Nothing at this point, Eating meet I guess.

What I'm looking forward to: I am looking forward to my next appointment when I should be able to get my next ultrasound scheduled.

 

 

No pictures yet, but maybe next week. I am starting to get just a little bump, but I really look more like I ate one to many cheeseburgers. Ava is loving every minute of talking about being a big sister. She is constantly asking what is the baby doing now? Or when the baby gets here is it going to cry? She is also very interested in whether it's a girl baby or a boy baby. She doesn't quite understand how we don't know yet. Her innocence makes me smile.

 

Gary is now home from drill, we are so glad to have him home again. I missed having him there. That was the longest he has been gone since he was deployed and honestly I'm so glad that we are done with the Military. I am glad that he can be mine all the time, and I don't have to share him with the government any more!

 

 

A Family of Four

It is still strange to me that we are going to be a family of four. I am so excited about having this new little life, but it is still going to be an adjustment. I love that Ava is so excited about being a big sister. She has to kiss her baby brother/sister every night before she goes to bed and she has to make sure that she gives the baby lots of hugs throughout the day. She is growing up so fast, and she just amazes me every day.

The other night we were eating corn on the cob at my parents house and my mom had put the holders in the end of her corn so that she wouldn't burn her fingers. She started to try and eat when she stopped and asked my mom what those things were for. Grammie explained that they were there so that she didn't burn her fingers, she looked right at my mom and said as serious as could be, "Grammie I can't eat my corn under these conditions". Really?! You are 3! Her vocabulary just amazes me. She is so smart far beyond where she should be. She is so excited for preschool and I can't wait to send her. She is going to learn so much more and just continue to grow into this amazing child.

We have been spending a lot of time at the library. She loves going there and playing with the toys, doing crafts, and looking at all of the books. She loves that we get to pick out books to bring home and read together. She isn't really a big fan of having to take the books back to the library, she thinks that she should be able to keep them all since she picked them out to come home.

Gary has been gone with the Military for the last 2 and a half weeks, and we are so ready to get him home! We have missed him so much. This is the first time since his deployment that the has been gone for a long period of time, and Ava really is confused. She keeps asking if we are going to get to talk to daddy soon. She was happy to pull out her daddy doll so that she could be with him even though he wasn't here. It amazes me that she still remembers all of that!

Well that's the Methenys in a nutshell, look for more updates now that we have baby Metheny on the way!!

New Addition

So here we go.. :)

There are going to be lots of changes in the Metheny Household! Gary starts his new job on Monday, he will be working over her at State Farm with me in Kalamazoo. I am very excited to have him over here, and I know that he is excited to be starting. With that means that Ava bean is going to be in Daycare with Ms. Bernie now 5 days a week so that is going to be a lot of change for her. She is so used to her daddy days that I think she is really going to miss the time, but at the same time she is going to love having us both around during the weekends. I finally feel like we are going to be a normal family. We as normal as we can be, we are the Methenys after all.

The big news in the family currently is that Ava is going to be a big sister! We are expecting again and couldn't be more excited. I am over the moon with joy. Ava is so excited, and she wants to be a big sister so bad. She wants to help with everything. She already keeps telling me that she is going to help with baths and with feedings. I don't think she realizes all of the changes that a baby will entail, but she will be a good big sister, that I am sure of! We are currently being told that I'm due on January 31, 2013. I will have a doctor's appointment here soon, and should know more then.

So that's whats happening in the Metheny Family, so we should have more updates soon!

I'm Back!!

I have been on a blogging hiatus. Oops! :)



Uncle Spany, Ava, and Miss Kayla



Life has been busy, but I have lots to update on. Ava has been 100% better so that's a good thing, and it has made life 100% more relaxing. We have been chasing Spencer around watching him play baseball. It made me realize how much I truly miss watching baseball all summer long! Blake has is done with school for the year and is home so we have also been catching up with him.

So here is an update on the Metheny Family :)

Nothing really new is going on with me :) I'm just boring like that.



Beautiful Girl



Gary has been helping out around my dad's shop, and trying to keep himself  busy. He is the newest member of the Marshall Fire Dept on a paid on call Status, and He is also going to be starting a job at State Farm in Kalamzoo as a PIP claims processor. We are so very proud of Gary and all that he has done. It has been a very exciting last few weeks for him as he gets ready to start all of these new endeavors.

Ava is going to be 3 in less than a month and she is getting sassier by the day! She is the light of my life and I can't believe that she is going to be 3 already! It truly just seems like yesterday that I was having her! We are happy to have in our lives though and every day she is an adventure!

God Momma, Jordan, and Ava Bean



Yesterday we got to drive to Michigan City, IN and meet up with Ava God Momma and one of my closest friends, Kristi. It was so nice to catch up with her, and it made me realize how much I miss her! We also had the pleasure of meeting Baby Jordan, who is so stinkin' cute that I could hardly stand it. I guess that since I miss her so much and he is so cute we will just have to make a trip down to see them soon!



Baby Jordan and Ava Bean



Ava and her Cousins



Other than that we are just getting ready for a busy summer with Spencer graduating, Friends weddings, and some other very fun events with friends. We are just trying to enjoy this summer and see where life takes us. I promise not to stay on hiatus!! I am back blogging world!

Is it Possible?!?

I think we might finally be over all of the sickness in our house. Hurry knock on wood! Lets hope that this doesn't jinks us! I am just so glad that baby bean seems to be doing so much better, but I suppose that if I had a penny stuck in my throat and it was then removed I would probably feel better too. She is finally off of all of her medications, and is just doing breathing treatments when neccessary. She is breathing much better and isn't coughing too much at all anymore.



Ava and Uncle B!



Mom and Dad are off in the Dominican this week with Spencer for spring  break. So we had Sammy at our house all weekend. He was happy to be with us, but I think that Ava bean was driving him crazy and that he was ready to get back to my parents house last night. I think we will get him later this week for a little bit just so that he doesn't get too lonely.

Blake was around this weekend and spoiled Ava rotten, which is what uncles are for! Ava was excited to get to spend some time with him, and as you can see they really are like two peas in a pod!



Ava's hat that Uncle B put her name on





Gary had an interview this morning, so here is to hoping that something good is coming for him in the future!! Keep him in your thoughts and prayers!

I am getting geared up for this weekend, my good friend Jillian is going to be in town and we are throwing her a baby shower! I am so excited to see Jill and to see Baby Brewer :) Other than that, this weekend is just going to be Easter fun with mom and dad, and giving Ava some love from the Easter bunny. Hope that everyone has a good week!



Happy Easter!!