hello world

my name is lorenzo david jacinto hart,
but you can call me enzo.

on saturday, november 21st at 8:28pm, i arrived weighing 7lb 15.9oz and measuring 19 inches. my hair is dark blonde and i have grey-blue eyes.

i really like to cuddle and sleep and i am told i am a super chill baby. that's me. i am just cool like that. when i am awake, i have a very quiet and serious observance of my surroundings. my cry sounds like a little mouse squeak and i have chicken legs.

my mama "might" have more to say about me later. so i'll just end this post here and leave it to her.
hope to meet you soon!

the cashew is here

at 8:28 pm, our boy finally made his out of utero debut.

mama and baby are healthy. more detail to come.

post via papa hart while annalea slips into a benadryl induced slumber

and the wait begins. . .

as if we haven't been waiting up 'til now. :)

here is a peek of our morning so far.

we'll keep you updated.

ishmael comes for a visit

on his way out of town for thanksgiving break, little brother cameron made a stop at our house while waiting for his ride (little sister maura). being gone for the week requires bringing home his pet gecko, ishmael. much to the children's delight, he made his home in our bathroom for a few hours today.

i call this photo, "mama, can we get one?"

24 hour distraction

once again. . ., originally uploaded by annaleahart.

thanks everyone who voted for our room! we didn't make the top 3 vote getters, but are pretty much okay with that. :)

hey friends, family, and unknown, but welcome strangers!

once again, we need your votes.

our nursery is one of the finalists in ohdeedoh's "small kids, big color 2009 contest." yay! for only the next 24 hours, voting is open. the winners will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

thank you so much for helping us make it to this point. every vote made a difference in the first round and that again is true now.

please visit the post here and give us (baby cashew's mix & match nursery) a big thumbs up. we will love you forever. i guess that is true even if you don't vote, but it would be awfully nice of you. :)

needing this 24 hour distraction,
love,
annalea
xoxo

overheard

while sleeping off the remainder of last night's tylenol pm (the only way i can sleep through the pain and unproductive contractions at night- even if the medicine does make me nauseated, jittery, and groggy all at the same time), the sounds of arguing little voices drift up to my bed this morning.

luca: "i am not wrong. i am right. you are wrong."

gia: "i am not wrong. you are wrong."

luca: "no, i am not wrong. I AM RIGHT!"

gia: "i am right."

luca: "gia, you are wrong. i am right. i am right because i am older and that makes me right. YOU ARE WRONG."

i have no idea where they get their stubbornness.

how about saturday?

we went to see the midwife today - never thought we would need this appointment at 40.5 weeks. it was possibly our most action packed time at the office - starting with luca's mega-fit in the waiting room, which turned into a punching, scratching, and screaming match while the nurse was checking my weight and blood pressure. fun stuff.

baby boy sounded good, but it seems like he might have decided to plump up this week. according to this midwife (we see a practice of 6 and rotate between them for appointments), the little guy might weigh in bigger than gia's 8lb 9oz. yikes! almost this entire pregnancy we have been told that we were looking at the smallest of our babies. time will tell.

and that time is coming sooner than expected. while at the office, our induction for monday was unable to scheduled. seems like labor and delivery is packed full at the beginning of next week (pre-thanksgiving babies galore). so we were asked, "how about saturday?" as much as i am praying fervently that i can go into natural labor before an induction, i responded, "great."

so, in less than 72 hours we should be meeting our cashew!!!!

the tenth month

guess what?

no, not that. that is not the cashew. just remembering what a sweet newborn face looks like. lucciano, march 2005

just letting you know that we are patiently waiting for this boy. last week was pretty ridiculous. contractions all the time and constant exhaustion. but thursday night they started to subside. upside being i was able to catch up on much needed rest. downside being labor not happening.

this morning i woke up feeling so much better. best night sleep i have had in two weeks. my attitude for this week is much improved as well. i am having fun as a mama, working on christmas gifts, and keeping the house somewhat clean.

on friday, we discussed the possibility of induction with the midwife. the plan is to wait until this coming friday when i am just about 41 weeks. at that time, i will have a nonstress test. for about an hour, i will be hooked up to a monitor checking the baby's resting and active heart rates. i will also have a sonogram to check his movements, the placenta and amniotic fluid levels. depending on what these show, they will either decide to induce then or wait until monday. meaning i have at most one week remaining in this pregnancy. after 40+ weeks, i think i can handle that.

looking forward to seeing this again soon.


giavanna, december 2006

we made it

our due date is here! too bad that doesn't mean much to this little boy. he is still not ready, regardless if we are. :)

looking ahead and looking back

just wanted to let you all know that we are still waiting for the boy to make his appearance. this week has included two trips to labor and delivery. ugggh. every night i feel like i am in the beginning stages of labor and every morning i wake up in my own bed at 7am. are they making a sequel to groundhog day? have i been casted? i am exhausted physically. i am nervous about the state my body will be in when i actually have to deliver this little guy, but all i can do is rest all day.

this week has been tough for another reason. exactly a year ago tonight, jesse and i were sitting in the emergency room waiting to hear the heartwrenching news about our little harehok. i have been really struggling at this bittersweet time - the continued sorrow over our loss and the anticipation of such happiness.

i appreciate the prayers said for us and the kind words sent to us this week. thank you all. i might not get back to you before the cashew arrives - spending my time focusing on what i need to get through - but know that our hearts are touched by your love.

in case you were wondering

we are still here - at home - with no baby born. around 5pm yesterday, the contractions started coming regularly again (the third time since thursday night). they were averaging 4 minutes apart by 10pm, getting progressively stronger, but then they tapered off around 3:30am. a long night, to say the least. my body is pretty exhausted from these last few nights. i know it is all doing something though and i keep praying it makes the labor at the hospital more efficient.

the strength of the contractions is increasing again this morning and i am still hoping to make our way over there today. pray for us. we need it.

we'll let you know when the cashew arrives. xoxo

soon

soon a tiny (and most likely hairy) head will fill this hat. soon may be tonight or soon may be several days from now. my contractions started last night about 10-15 minutes apart and have been increasing in strength and frequency since then. the baby has dropped - the bonus being i can now breathe easily and walking across a room doesn't leave me wheezing. we have prepared the kids to not expect us in the morning. :)

i sewed the hat this afternoon. something i have been hoping to make for sometime. just needed the proper motivation i guess. i love it. look for it in our coming home from the hospital photos. ;)

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out of order halloween

so i started with photos from the end of our day and now i move backward in time to the afternoon. this is the first time i have ever carved a pumpkin on halloween itself. i tend to jump the gun and suffer the consequences of mushiness and decay. it made the day super fun and festive.

photos of saturday morning at the pumpkin patch to come.

being silly, staying busy

for some reason, i have convinced myself that this boy will be born today. don't ask me why. well, you could and i would tell you that everything is set up for me to be comfortably gone from my home for a few days without worry - an organized and fairly tidy house, laundry caught up, day of rest yesterday and a great family weekend behind me, no projects pressing to be finished. luca and gia are healthy. i think 11.2.09 is a nice birthdate (makes my mathematical side smile). i am showered. my hair looks nice. the camera battery is fully charged. the champagne is bought. the bag is packed.

if the day ends and no baby has come, i will just have to take a deep breath and get ready for the next 11 or so days of waiting. but today will be hard. i am a bit stir crazy.

so i am taking that pile of things that have collected in my craft closet needing to be mended and i will become a stuffed animal doctor, a restorer of books, an amateur cobbler, and a seamstress for ripped pants knees, fallen hems, and a wounded dragon's tail. just trying to stay busy. maybe while eating halloween candy.

yes please!

for the next few months of the easy hair pull-back - this set would at least make me feel pulled together.

Becky Mae Poppy Fields Necklace and Earring Set GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!