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Happy ending to the first full day with two young Krugs
This post is written by proud Gramma (Oli) — what a good day this has been. Filled to the brim, including going to Tripler with Ben for regular check-up, which he passed with no problem at all! And Sam and gramma went to Big City Diner for lunch where Sam wanted to sit at the counter. Sam could watch milk shakes being made, and all the people at the counter are friends just because they’re there. Everyone admired Sam and we talked with them about how he’s a big brother now!
Report from Ben on first full day at home . . .
 
This is the good life! We’re all doing well. Thanks for looking in on me!
I’M HERE!! Surprised ’em all at a hefty 10 lbs. 2 oz. and ready for life! /s/ Ben!
This post is from Gramma Oli :  Benjamin William Krug is here with a message for you:  “I broke the scale;  they had to bring in another one. It was 12:22 p.m. as I recall, that I muscled my way out. I let ’em hear about it, too! Everyone was all smiles, and I saw my big brother, Sam who’s very happy, but had just told Gramma that I would be able to crawl! I have some catching up to do, I think.
Daddy and Mommy have been holding me, of course, and I really like my swaddling blanket a lot. And my breast milk, too. Mommy and Daddy decided to let Gramma give me my first bath. What a kick that was! I heard her say, “He’s REALLY strong!” She finally got my arms pried up so she could clean my pits! I see I’ve got some training of these grownups I’ll have to do.
I might be home tomorrow afternoon. I can’t call — they haven’t given me my cellphone yet. But I’ll holler as loud as I can.Â
Thanks for praying for me and my family. It worked!
—- Love from Ben
 
ABOVE:Â First glimpse for Sam and Gramma — about an hour old!
ABOVE:Â Just the very beginning of all the fun and photos!
Good Progress
Things going well. Alli very comfy. Sam, Daddy, and I (gramma Oli) are keeping her company. It will be some hours yet. Go for a little jaunt. I’ll post again when Ben shows up. — Oli. At 9:40 am.
off again to hospital
We started labor Tues at 3pm, went home at 10pm – no dilation progress. Slept 2 or 3 hrs, then labor began again in earnest at 3am. We’re headed in now (it’s 4:45am our time). Ben is doing fine. My friend Cathi the nurse anesthetist comes on duty at 6am – looking forward to some pain relief this time! Thanks for your prayers for an easier and smoother delivery this time. Aloha!
a plumbing emergency – but not the one we were awaiting!
So the toilet in Sam’s bathroom broke this morning. Dave hadn’t even had a sip of coffee yet before he was dealing with gaskets and running to the hardware store to get a new toilet. Can you believe it? So will my water break, too? Before he gets home? Yesterday he managed to finish all kinds of to-do items that have been on his list for months while I lay down to keep an eye on contractions. Things have settled down as far as that goes but there are other signs labor is very imminent 🙂 We’ll keep you posted!
last call
You cannot believe…I would like to thank Dave and Alli for this wonderful adventure. I believe this picture speaks a thousand words. To all who visit, all my love.  Timmay
hmmm…something might be happening
I think I’m in pre-labor – I’ve checked with the experts (friends, mom, triage, etc.) and will keep monitoring. I feel like an idiot because I’ve had one baby already and should know the drill. BUT my early labor pain tolerance is quite good and I’ve been uncomfortable for weeks…so I am a bit worried I’ll miss the boat and be ready to push before I know what’s going on this time! (With Sam they were going to send me home without an exam because my face and my voice did not register pain after 10 hrs of labor and 4cm dilated.) I have pen and notepad in hand and am timing contractions. We’ll head over when they’re 10min apart. Dave had a suspicion Ben might come soon and decided to go ahead and start leave today. So he’s finishing up some nesting chores and then we’ll be ready. Tim leaves tomorrow. I wonder if he’ll get to met Ben after all?
Still waiting for Ben!
Just checking to be sure I’m all set to send good news from my BlackBerry when it’s time! —Gramma Oli
update on Ben
Sooooo…he is still not here! I had a bunch of tests done today and he is doing well. Amniotic fluid is totally normal. We will wait one more week and see if he decides to come on his own. If not, we’ll likely induce on Thursday (May 22). This is my brother’s birthday, so that would be fun. And my friend is on duty that day to do the epidural 🙂 Good day for delivery!
Broom hockey with Uncle Tim!
Uncle Tim making do with what he can find around here – inline skates, a broom and a kid’s golf club!
Sam is really going to miss his Uncle Tim. We had a banner day today – planting the garden that Dave built in the side walkway, including digging a big hole to plant a papaya tree I bought Dave for his birthday (in Dec!). It was so great to see (and hear!) Tim and Sam working away side by side. Sam took the empty planter pots and stacked them up out of the way, then he sprayed water in the holes before putting the plants in. I put him in a chair in the shade with water so he could relax and “help” Uncle Tim but within 30 seconds he decided he was done “relaxing” and wanted to work. What a nice boy. Meanwhile I was staining the deck and pruning the rest of the yard. Ben was due today…guess he decided it wasn’t time quite yet. Sam got to swim in the pool twice today – once after all our yardwork and then again when Dave got home. He loves jumping off the side and floating around under the water with his goggles on. He’s really working on teaching himself to swim and making wonderful progress. Soon we’ll do swimming lessons – but for now he’s very determined to teach himself and insists “no! don’t help me!”
Red pepper pesto pizza
Another Dave and Tim collaboration! This time with a thin crust 🙂 This is red pepper pesto with basil from our garden, sweet Italian sausage and possibly some other items…Dave promises to itemize everything in our Krug Kitchen pizza recipe post so we can make it again 🙂 We’re having a great time romping around, enjoying the weather and golfing (Dave and Tim) before Ben arrives. Dave took this week off so the boys could have some fun. Thankfully they got a few rounds of golf in before I go into labor. Could be any minute!
“no fire, no machetes, and don’t let Alli get in the kayak”
Those were Mike’s parting words to Angel as he left on Saturday for a few hours during the baby shower 🙂 Well – we complied with most of his directives. I didn’t bring my fire stuff over, and we decided against using machetes to crack open coconuts. But…as you can see…I did get in the kayak. I’m surprised it didn’t sink! We had such a great time. More pictures are in the album (click on photo or follow link in header).