Baby Video

Welcome Wayne David Katzenberger!

I can't write well enough to express what an amazing experience having this beautiful baby boy was for us. The surgery went very well and was amazing to have about 15 medical people all in one room just to work on me and the baby. Everyone was friendly and upbeat and seemed to be having a good time helping us bring Wayne into the world. Alex was there holding my hand and telling me stories from our years of dating - memories of trips and fun times we had - it all made the surgery more bearable. The moment when the held our new boy over the curtain was one I wish I could have had in my camera to show everyone, but it is in my memory so well I will never forget it. He was crying and covered in stuff, but he was so beautiful - if that's even a good enough word - that we just started crying. We had not chosen his name yet, we had our top 3 contenders, but when we saw him, we knew - it was Wayne, our Wayne. Our new baby boy that God gave us. He is beautiful, angelic and so peaceful that we fall in love with him more and more each moment. Here are some pictures from our first day.

One last picture with Peanut inside my tummy

Alex's first time holding Wayne

My first picture with my beautiful angel He's finally awake!
He loves his daddy!

Peanut's birthday is planned

So, after our attempts to get Peanut to flip over, he has decided he likes his position in my tummy and does not want to come out the old fashioned way. So, what Peanut wants, Peanut gets! We went to our doctor and he had not changed his position, so she sent us to the hospital for an appointment on Monday, August 18 so we could meet with the doctor there and schedule an appointment for our cesarean. We figured we would ask to have it on the 30th, which was the original due date. Needless to say, when we went to the hospital and the doctor gave us the date she wanted to do the surgery, we were taken by suprise. She said she wanted to do it as soon as possible and that Wednesday would be the best day. We thought she meant the 27th, but she meant the 20th - that was in 2 days! We had to agree because Peanut was finally done baking and needed to come out of the oven finally!

We went home and got everything ready and went out to eat at our favorite steakhouse to celebrate Peanut's upcoming delivery. One last picture of him in my tummy - he's already pushed my belly button out - so he's ready to come out. Yeah!!!

Oh - to all the dads in the world, you will appreciate this. Being pregnant means you are hot pretty much all the time - especially at night. Fortunately, Germany has had some odd winter-like weather and lots of really cold nights. Unfortunately for Alex, that means he has to bundle up to handle my keeping the windows open. :)

How to flip a baby...

Well, as anyone who has been pregnant knows, the baby is the ruler of the show and does things their own way...

We had a doctor's appointment and found out that Peanut's favorite position in my stomach is not the position he should be in for a natural delivery. So, our doctor has asked to see us in ten days to see if he's turned around. If he hasn't, we will have to deliver him via cesarean instead. This is not something I was ready to hear (not a huge fan of surgery) so I was ready to try everything I could to turn him back on his head. I read about excercises I could do - swimming, walking, and this yoga position called an Indian bridge - and our doctor even recommended accupuncture. (We were going to do accupuncture anyway because it is supposed to be good for your recovery after delivery). So, fingers crossed that he flips over again!

Getting ready for Peanut

So the countdown is on and we have been working hard to "pimp" our baby! He has 2 strollers and 2 beds and a carseat- apparently a small baby needs a lot of things! We have been enjoying the last month and trying to eat out and do things we won't be able to do for a while once he arrives - like sleeping through the night. I have already started having weekly contractions (had no idea - thought it was just a small pain in my hip) so we have packed our suitcases for the hospital and have our midwife on speed dial for when Peanut tells us he's ready to come into the world.

His basinette - kept warm by his furry friends!

His offroad stroller

His carseat

The view from a table at our favorite Italian restaurant - one of the last meals out for a while!