Dellin Parker Fillmore

This is Sterling guest blogging to post some pictures of our new baby boy while Jessi is still in the hospital. He was born on January 29, 2010 at 6:57 pm in Fairfax, VA. The labor went well. Jessi's contractions started around noon, and she only had to push for about the last half hour, if that. He was born posterior, looking up at the ceiling (same as his dad).

Dellin tipped the scales at 8 pounds, 6 ounces (same as his dad) and measures 22 inches long. He's been really active from the get-go with his eyes open from the time he came out (like his older brother). We think he looks a lot like Sterling Henry. Let us know what you think.

We feel so blessed to have the pregnancy and delivery go so well. We are also very grateful for all our friends and family for all their support and offers of help. Thank you so much.

Enjoy the pics.

3 VERY GOOD THINGS!

My mom got here on Tuesday night and we are having so much fun. Sterling Henry cannot get enough of her and wants her to do everything with him!


Today is my due date... obviously.

AND... I am being induced tomorrow! Little baby Dellin will be here soon. We can't wait to meet him.
(I love how my baby countdown thing says, "It's go time!)

BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS MORNING

You may or may not remember my post about Christmas morning and how little Sterling Henry threw up after opening his first gift. It sort of made the whole morning seem a little weird. We sort of recreated Christmas morning this morning only the reaction was AWESOME! It might have helped that the gift we got Sterling Henry was way cooler than the gifts Santa brought. (I guess we know him better!)

Ever since we went to train exhibit over the holidays Sterling Henry has been absolutely obsessed with trains. All he had was a three pack from Ikea and he LOVED them. He carried them everywhere and even slept holding at least one of them. We played with the idea of getting him a train set but felt like it was too close to Christmas and didn't want to SPOIL him.

I went to the temple yesterday morning and the boys stayed home and played. When I got home, Sterling asked me if I ever get bored of the toys we have and wondered if maybe I wanted to get something new to play with. How kind of him right?!? He wanted to make sure I didn't get bored playing with the little man all day. The next thing I knew, we were buying the coolest train set. Sterling had done lots of research and we decided to go with the Melissa and Doug set. It helped that it was on a killer sale. Anyway, we carried it out to the car and put it in the trunk and Sterling Henry threw a fit. Dad saved the day and put it on the seat next to him so he could touch the box the whole way home.

We got home late last night after hanging out with friends but set it up anyway. When he got up this morning it was the BEST! The reaction was everything I had hoped for and more. Here is a little video of how happy he is with his new choo choo!

*I will try the video again later. It is not working for now.


CHOO CHOO!


This picture is far and away my favorite. He looks so delighted in this picture. He has been this happy all day! I have to admit that this was the look I was hoping for on Christmas morning. Instead, we got it a month later.
Totally worth the wait!

39 WEEKS... REALLY?

I sort of hate these kinds of pictures but I never want to take pictures at night when Sterling is home so this is going to have to do for now. I snapped this just minutes ago if you couldn't tell.

I thought I would do a pregnancy/feelings post.

How am I feeling? GREAT! This pregnancy has flown by and I cannot believe that my due date is 7 days from now. Yes I am tired and having a hard time sleeping and completely uncomfortable. All things considered, I feel great.

I have gotten all sorts of comments and questions from people when they find/found out that I was pregnant again so quick. Are you excited? How old will Sterling Henry again? Did you plan that? How close will they be? Wow, that is going to be crazy huh? We did plan it and we have been THRILLED since day one.

I have always wanted to have lots of kids and have them really close. Getting married at 25 was later than I imagined (not old by any means). Sterling Henry didn't join us till I was 28 and after our 3rd anniversary which was WAY longer than we had wanted. But after three years of wondering if we would have kids, we were ecstatic when Sterling Henry joined our family . So the thought of waiting was not something we wanted to risk. We were lucky enough to get pregnant again so fast and cannot believe we are going to have our second baby.

I get so excited just thinking about the new little cub who will be joining us shortly. Will he be like Sterling Henry? What will he look like? Will he be a champion sleeper? What will he weigh? How will my labor go? How will Sterling Henry handle having a new little brother?

In just over a week, most of those questions will be answered and we will have kids. Not just a kid, but kids. Our lives will be crazy and hectic and I cannot wait. That is what I always thought being a mom would be like. Motherhood is the most amazing thing. I absolutely LOVE it and cannot imagine anything else I would rather be doing.

There you have it, in case you wanted it. Seven days and counting...

BABY CELEBRATION

One of the best things about where we live is definitely the friends we have made. We have been lucky enough to meet amazing people while living out here. I have the best group of girlfriends. They are the type of girls that you can count on for ANYTHING!

Two of my best friends wanted to have a little party for baby Dellin (yes, that is going to be his name). They went above and beyond. The food was delicious. They really went all out!

YUMMINESS!

There was a train theme which I loved. This train cake was adorable!

These were the cute little train cookies that they gave out as favors. The detail on them is unbelievable.

For as much as I hang out with these two, you would think I would have more pictures but I don't. This is from when I was pregnant with Sterling Henry but I pretty much look the same.

Thank you so much Taryn and Jessica (and everyone else who helped and came). You two really are the best!

15 MONTHS ALREADY???

I really can't believe that our Little Man is 15 months already. We went to his check-up and here are his latest stats.

Weight: 25 lbs. 12 oz (75%)
Height: 34 inches (97%)

Sterling Henry is constantly on the move these days. He doesn't like to pose for pictures anymore so here you go. (I had to buy him some sweats, they remind me of my little brother Josh and I couldn't resist!)

Here is the latest with Sterling Henry...
He is all over the place.
He always tries jumping out of my arms when we are going up the stairs now.
He LOVES to walk up them, which sounds great but is tough to do when I have the diaper bag, and the million other things I carry up the stairs so as to not make more than one trip.
When I do help him, he likes to take two at a time!
He has 12 teeth.
He is still sleeping like a champ (except for last night).
He loves friends! He likes to play with kids and usually ends up loving them a little too much.
He loves to wrestle with dad.
He LOVES anything with dad actually and follows him around like a little shadow. I love it.
He sings all the time and even dances to music.
He has turned into such a little chatter box. His favorites words are dada, baba, mama, soos (shoes), no, no no no (not sure how cute that one is), yes, ball, and many other noises that no one would understand but us.
He LOVES balls, trains, cars, Legos, shoes, and anything that makes noise.
He also is very good and fetching things for you. I don't take advantage of this too much!
He loves to give kisses, especially to mommy.

He still manages to melt our hearts everyday. We love our Little Man so much and cannot imagine a second without him. Which, is probably why we still take him everywhere with us and have not been out on a date (other than the temple), since he has been born. We know things are going to get a little crazy around here when baby boy #2 arrives, but we know Sterling Henry will love his little brother!

WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE WINTERTIME?

It has been FREEZING here. We pretty much look like this when we leave the house.

Two things are helping us enjoy staying indoors. Thanks to homemade yummy pizza

and Legos, we are surviving the cold weather. (And of course friends.)



Seriously though, how could we not have fun when dad is making the coolest Lego creations for us to play with. We might just need to buy MORE Legos so that we can have even MORE fun. Oh and have dad stay home from work because mom does not have the Lego vision that dad does.

I never would have thought to make a Lego robot or guitar.

MORE TRAINS PLEASE

Every year the National Botanical Gardens has a HUGE train display for Christmas. We had never been until this year. We didn't make it before Christmas and decided last minute to go yesterday. We met up with some friends and had a great time.

Sterling Henry LOVED the trains. I have to admit that I was more than thrilled. It just seems like a huge milestone in a boy's life to love trains. (Yes, I am a gender enforcer in case you were wondering.)

Waiting in line to see the trains.


They had the trains going in and out of all these little scenes set up that were made of wood. This one was the three little pigs.


We have a lot of pictures with Sterling Henry's back to the camera. There was no chance he was going to look at the camera when one of the trains was going by.

Sterling Henry has LOVED having his dad around more over the holidays. This picture pretty much describes it all.

We did manage to get one good picture (thanks Jessica) with a train in the background and Sterling Henry actually looking at the camera. I look super hot in this picture with my two chins!!!

Another sweet shot of Sterling loving the trains.

I think the next step is going to be getting some trains for the house. That will be the perfect gift for our Little Man to help entertain him when the new baby comes!