This is my last official day of being pregnant. One part of me will miss having the baby growing inside of me. The other part of me will be glad not to be so uncomfortable and to be able to hold my precious baby boy in my hands. The smile in the picture above is from nervous. This morning I woke around 4:15 and thought that my water could possibly be leaking. I wasn't sure so I changed clothes and went back to sleep. I woke some time around 5, wet again. I still wasn't sure so around 6 I woke again and thought this could be it so I got in the shower and started to get ready for the work out ahead of me. After talking to the doctor we got to the hospital and starting checking in round 8 am. When I got to the hospital my water was leaking and I was 6 cm along, so I had to stay. I tried to tell them I was schedule to have my induction on Thursday, but the baby had other plans. The hospital was great and the staff was awesome. The best part of the whole experience was my anesthesiologist Larry, you were right Trish, Larry took good care of me. What woman in labor doesn't love the guy who hands out the meds. For those of you who don't know I work at Red Bug with Trish and she forewarned her husband Larry that I was coming to his hospital soon and I would be looking for him. When I got there he came right away just to make sure I was comfortable and didn't need my medicine. I was really thinking that I could do it without meds, silly me I waited until we thought it was too late. At 9 1/2 cm I was yelling for them to find my friend Larry. He came in and they didn't think there was time for the epidural so the gave me a spinal, a shot of medicine in the back. Well that medicine started to wear off and I was getting uncomfortable again. They then had to start the epidural because they thought he as face up and it was going to be a long pushing process. All he got in me was my first dose and it was time to have the baby. It was only a few pushes and our very big boy 9lbs. 6 oz. came into the world.
Today Nick had his first day of second grade. I am so proud of him. It feels just like yesterday that we walked him to his first day of Kindergarten. He had such a great day. He has a great teacher (which will making going on leave easier), met a lot of new friends, and he is in a classroom right next door to me. 
Today Nick and I added a little color to our yard. Nick work so hard he planted all nine plants with little assistance from me. He was so proud that he knows how to carefully pull the plants from the small flowerpot. We had an opportunity to look at the roots learned why they were so important.
Overall, we had a wonderful time just the three of us.
Happy 4th of July!!!!
What does one do on a rainy summer day, when a tropical depression is on it's way???
For those of you who have been reading my blogger for some time, you may remember a class stuff animal named Bloomie. Nick was sad to see his friends go from first grade but even more he was very sad to see Bloomie go. At the end of the school year Nick's teachers raffled him off to one of the students. Nick of course was not that student. So he was determined that he too would find and have his very own Bloomie. We went to tons of stores only to find that we were not going to find him. So rather than wait for months and keep looking for him, Steven and I let our fingers do the shopping. After what seemed like a short shopping trip we found our very own Bloomie. We found him in all sizes and all colors. When Nick saw this he insisted on the tiny one. I guess by having the tiny one it feels like a baby.
On May 25th, our family went to our first ultrasound. The picture above is of our new baby boy. We really thought it was going to be a girl this time. However we were very wrong. If you are having trouble with the picture above he is on his back looking up. We watched how active he is inside. I of course could already tell that he will be a future soccer player, like his big brother. When we were there I thought it was suppose to be a 3D scan. I asked the tech person, but I guess I was suppose to ask for it and pay an additional fee. I guess she could tell that I was disappointed and just not aware because she ended up turning on the 3D part of the machine. She was so nice.
Check out the 3D picture.
By the time she turned on the 3D part he was getting a little camera shy. I think he also just wanted her to stop pushing on him. He has Nick's cute little nose. He is laying on his arms under his face. I was upset to see how skinny he looks, but as I was told from now until the end he will be gaining most of his weight. He only weighs one pound in this picture. His little head is not that big, he was swishing into the surrounding area and she was trying to turn the camera view. While we were at our appointment she measured and checked all major organs such as his heart and brain. Everything looks great.
We are all excited and can't waited wait until he is here!!!
Nick has finished playing his final game this season. Next season he will play with U8. When he is playing on his new team there will now be no girls. He will really miss his friend Courtney.
Today Nick went to his friend John-Michael's birthday party. He had so much fun bowling with his soccer buddies. As Nick gets older I can see his personality coming through. When kids are little they are like us. Nick has specific people he like and his friend John Michael is one of those guys. Nick wanted so bad to find the right gift for his friend. When he got home he was so excited and said John-Michael liked his the best.
