Lucas Gregory Bisek

Our little Lucas joined the Bisek family on Friday, July 13th at 1:35am.  He is a pretty big boy at 8lbs 3oz and 21 inches.  He arrived right on his due date, which didn't surprise his Type A, timely parents.  My water broke on Wednesday night and we headed to the hospital with our packed bag.  After lots and lots of waiting, they induced labor to get things moving.  All in all, the labor was a great experience (how quickly you forget the pain....) and the nursing staff was incredible. 

Our first family photo....

We have been very lucky to have lots of visitors thus far.  Ya-ya (my mom) came and stayed with us for a week.  Everytime we turned around she was washing another piece of clothing, making a bed or filling our freezer...we miss her very much!  It wouldn't have been a visit from her without a happy hour...and yes, Lucas was along for the happy hour too!

Hanging out on our front porch...

Our first walk to Starbuck's...

 

The day my mom left we were lucky enough to have Grandpa and Grandma Bisek arrive!  Jim and Ginny love projects so they set about staking trees, making big pots of soup and watching Lucas so I could head to Target.  It is sure going to be strange when it is just Lucas and me.

 

 

 

Lucas has been sleeping for three hour stretches at night so we are not feeling terribly sleep deprived.  He is a very content baby and loves to go for walks which have to be worked around the 95+ degree heat.  We are loving parenthood and enjoying all of Lucas's little facial expressions and noises.  We are looking forward to our next visitors who arrive in 2 weeks - Auntie Sarah and Uncle Jeff!

Getting Impatient (39 Weeks)

You know you are starting to really get big when strangers start asking you how many "days" you have left until you are due or when everyone in the women's restroom line insists that you go next or when co-workers are disappointed when they see you arrive to work each day and exclaim, "No baby, yet?!".
 

It feels like a constant countdown but we are trying to enjoy the last few moments before Baby Bisek arrives.  This past week, we found ourselves not making plans or doing much of anything in case the baby would decide to come....and then we found ourselves very bored of looking at each other and talking about when the baby might come.  So, this weekend was full of activities - 2 farmer's markets, swimming, a trip to Boulder, an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, one last visit to our favorite oyster bar (I had to just watch Zach eat the fresh oysters!) and Zach even got in a 14'er, Mt. Bierstadt.

The nesting instinct again has been kicking in.  Since I don't like to clean and the house is pretty well organized with the recent move, the freezer is now jam packed.  I knew I wanted to make some frozen meals so who else do I call but the family Martha Stewart, a.k.a. my sister, Sarah.  Of course, she had recipes, websites, tips and tricks for all things related to freezing meals.  I told her I was going to make all the recipes she sent me in one day....she laughed and told me to pace myself.  It took me three days.

Chicken Cordon Bleu

    

Banana Bread

French Market Sandwiches

 

Mozzarella Basil Stuffed Chicken

 

Mexican Lasagna

Southwest Grilled Pork with Vegetables

A very full freezer!

People at work have really gone crazy throwing baby showers for me.  Today was the third shower I had at work - I guess that is the benefit of working with so many different departments throughout the hospital.  The cake says it all....



A Typical Bisek Weekend (37 1/2 Weeks)

I just love our weekend routine.  Saturday mornings start off with coffee on our bedroom deck, followed by a delicious made-to-order breakfast by Zach.  Then we get on our bikes and head to the rec center for our Saturday morning swim.  Really I just walk in the lazy river and Zach actually swims laps.  Being in the water has been absolute bliss for me during my pregnancy and I have even attended a few water aerobics classes (I am still too scared for water zumba class).  Saturdays usually consist of errands, a nap and a trip to the frozen yogurt shop. 
Our neighborhood has an area 2 1/2 blocks from our house called "The Green".  There are lots of different activities happening there including Saturday evening outdoor movies, concerts and the Sunday morning farmer's market.  The last two Saturday evenings we have attended movies and concerts on The Green and every Sunday morning we go to the farmer's market.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE our new neighborhood?!

We can actually see the farmer's market tents right from our house!

Sunday evenings we love to go to Jazz in the Park at City Park.  We bring our picnic, sit and enjoy the music and watch all the kids running around.

Our weekend routine may change a bit after the baby arrives....but I am hopeful once things settle down we can get back to our routine with the baby in hand!

37 1/2 weeks (yes, I am counting every day now....)

The Tree Farm and Circus Fun (36 Weeks)

The Tree Farm has always been this far off place we have heard about through its catchy commercials on TV.  On Saturday, we actually got to experience it.  Why not go and purchase trees on the hottest day of the summer?  Zach's boss lent us his truck and off we went.  It didn't have a/c or automatic transmission - did I mention it was 95 degrees and Zach is more confident in my stick shift abilities than his own?!  So, I drove the truck 45 miles to Longmont, CO and arrived with a completely soaked shirt and a bad attitude. 

Once we arrived however, it was pure bliss.  They actually drove us around the 40 acre property in a golf cart as we sipped ice cold water.  We left with 6 trees crammed in the bed of our little truck...Zach was a little shocked when I insisted on hitting up the drive through for ice cream before I got back on the interstate.  However, he has learned not to get in between his 8-month pregnant wife and food....and look at the beautiful trees we have!

On Sunday, I hosted book club.  We read the book, The Night Circus and our food theme revolved around circus food - carmel corn, carmel apples, corn dogs, peanuts, animal crackers, ice cream cones, corn on the cob, root beer floats, chocolate covered bananas....we went a little crazy with the food theme!

After the food, the ladies threw me an impromptu baby shower....I love my book club!

Baby Bisek is going to be a reader with all these wonderful books...

36 Weeks!

Check!.... (33 weeks)

I am told it is normal at this point in the pregnancy to start running through the checklists in your mind....childbirth classes check, carseats check, daycare reservations check, newborn photographer selected check.  Zach and I LOVE lists (correction: we really like to make lists) so our baby list keep growng and growing.  There are so many things to think about and add to our list...

I think we have enough burp rags...37 sewn, to be exact. (Attempting to save our clothes from massive amounts of spit up, check!)

Glider has been painted and re-upholstered....thanks to Nate and Nikki for the chair and Adam and Emily for the footstool! (nursery, check!)...

This past weekend Zach and I enjoyed some time together just the two of us at the Denver Botanical Gardens (alone time, check!)....

Big smiles and lots of excitement, check!

Santa Fe (32 Weeks)

We had such a relaxing time in Santa Fe this past weekend.  Did you know Santa Fe is second to New York City for the number of art galleries?  We definitely got our fill of art for the next 2 months!  Here are a few pictures of our time there...

Can you ever really be prepared? (31 Weeks)

We survived our first birthing preparation class. A few things we learned:

1. All the other first-timers are just as clueless as we are.

2. "Acting out" birth is probably much funnier compared to the real thing (we couldn't stop giggling!)

3.   We still have a lot to learn….and there is only one more class!  (Good thing we still have infant CPR and Zach is taking a daddy preparation class.)

Zach has been busy getting the nursery ready….

 And I have been busy sewing or successfully avoiding other house projects (how cute are those little owls????)...

Tomorrow we are headed to Santa Fe for a weekend getaway.  We are looking forward to lots of good food and exploring museums and art galleries!