Saturday, June 28, 2008

Perfect summer day

The air is thick and sticky. Almost like taking a bath but it surrounds you wherever you go. This is a welcome sensation in contrast to the bone chilling cold of winter. I hate being cold, I would much rather be hot with the warm sun heating me through while I sip a cold glass of iced tea. Today will be a glorious day. My family is all together and the day is free to work outside on the garden beds and lawn. The kids plastic pool will be filled and Popsicles will be consumed. Toes will be covered in sand and sticky fingers will attract all kinds of dirt. This will be a day of good clean fun. Maybe if the rain holds off we will top it all off with a campfire complete with the mandatory smores.
A no rush day without obligations, just us being a family. Oh how sweet it is.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Craziest hour of my life

Ok every woman love to hear and tell birth stories so here goes.

5am I woke up after taking a does of castor oil the night before with cramping (assumed it was just cramps from the castor oil) Went to the bathroom and back to bed.
5:10 Got back out of bed cuz cramps were to painful to stay laying down.
5:15 Woke up Ross after two monster contractions came on top of each other. Transition anyone. Yelled at Ross to call the midwife and get in the truck.
5:20 to 5:45 (roughly) Intense drive to the hospital where I prayed with every contraction that God would just let me get to hospital before the baby was born.
Felt baby's head descending. "Oh Ross, I can feel the baby Drive FASTER!"

When we arrived at the hospital security was waiting for me parking service however way no were to be seen. Ross had to go park the car while the guard tried to figure out how to get the wheel chair through the revolving doors. Yeah I yelled at the guard. " This my sixth kid we don't have time for this go through the other doors!!"

5:55 Got upstairs, Yelled out a hello to the nurses in my room while I made a bee line for the shower. The nurse asked me if I would at least let them know if I was going to push. My response was "Maybe."

5:58 Out of the shower as I was starting to feel the need to push. Ross was in the room by this time and everybody just kind of stood there and watched me labor.

6:00 roughly
I climbed on the bed and started to push by the time he was crowing my midwife walked in and asked if she had time to change her clothes. The nurses and my husband all said NO.

6:04 Ethan arrives and I thank God its over. Man does that ever hurt!!!!

Quick but not so painless however it will make for a great story for him to tell.

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

He has arrived!!!!!

Hello All!!!
Baby Ethan arrived at 6:04 am this morning at 8lbs 6oz. 20 in long with brown hair and deep blue eyes.
I'm in the hospital still and will post pictures as soon as I get home.

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.