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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Im It.

Looks like I have been tagged by my buddy, Holly over at Life in the Fun Lane.

So here are my 7 random facts:
1. I never cared for dogs - honestly, just didn't like em - until I met Daisy. Now Im a self-professed crazy-in-love dog owner.
2. There really aren't any foods that I won't eat. Im the polar opposite of picky. Its a problem.
3. I love the smell of my husbands deodorant. LOVE it.
4. I never file away my photos or put them in an album. They rarely get printed or even make it to frames. Its sad really.
5. The high school I went to had computers at every desk and we had to pass an internet class in order to go on the World Wide Web. They even gave you a 'license to surf' when you passed.
6. 4th of July is my favorite holiday - its in the summer and theres fireworks - doesnt get better than that.
7. I love being a wife and a mom more than I ever thought was possible.

And now I am tagging these awesome ladies as well:
Mrs Cole at All Things Ordinary
Mindy at A Bean in My Belly
My post-partum inspiration over at Running Through Life

Expecting Mom at Our Family Is Growing By Two Feet

Stylishly Pregnant Mom at Baby Skiv

By far the Coolest Family at Rocking Our World

and lastly My Labor Buddy Jamie at SubURBAN Urbanite

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Feel Like I Will Never Catch Up ...

The world is going on around me and I've lost all concept of whats going on in it - I cant even keep track of what day of the week it is.

Don't get me wrong - its all for a good cause ... and im enjoying every minute of it but will I ever catch up?

Thursday, November 6, 2008

My Sleeping Beauty

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Brooklyn's Birth Story - 7lbs, 14oz, 21 inches

Saturday night was the only night I wasn't hopeful of going into labor. I felt nervous about it because of the rain and everyone that would be rushing to the hospital in those bad driving conditions. So sure enough, I woke up at 130am after only an hour of sleep with what I thought might be contractions. I decided pick up a little around the house a little, just in case. They started to get stronger so I took a bath and brushed my teeth - mainly to distract myself in case it wasnt the real deal after all.

At about 2am I started timing my contractions - they were about 3 1/2 minutes apart consistently but they were only 30 seconds long. I could talk through them and walk through them so I still wasn't convinced that it was anything more than early labor - if that.

But by 230am I called my mom to tell her what was going on. She told me to call the L&D and tell them and call her back. The L&D nurses told me to come on in and get checked out. I woke up Kalina and David and called my mom to tell her to head down here.

Kalina was so excited - in her half-asleep state she said, "I'm so excited! I thought this day would NEVER come!" David was very calm and collected as he grabbed the carseat, the bag and tried to calm Kalina for my sake. It took a quick 5 or so minutes and 2 contractions to get to the hospital.

By the time I got into the exam room, around 3am, the contractions were quite strong and it seemed they were coming more quickly. The pressure was intense and all I could do was focus and breathe through each contraction. After a couple contractions they started to double up on each other so the nurse finally did an internal exam. She determined that I was at least 8 cm dilated and would be moved over to the delivery room. I started to cry because I realized at that very moment what was *really* going on. I was going to have to get this baby out - come hell or high water. And trust me - it was going to feel more like the fires of hell than anything soothing like water. I cried "David - I can't do it. I can't do this. F*#$."

I whined like a little baby and then they moved me over to the other room.

My mom arrived, as did my cousin Vanessa to take Kalina out of the room. My mom and David stayed with me and helped talk me through the rest of the delivery. My mom reminded me to slow my breathing with each contraction and when I screamed she reminded me to focus the energy into pushing. David kept telling me I could do it - as I screamed, "ooooh noooo - I cant do this!!!" He reminded me that if I could put up with him - I could do ANYTHING. ;)

5 pushes later my sweet baby girl was born. Just like that.

No epi and no episiotomy, just a few curse words, awesome labor coaches and a lot of ... I dont know ... good luck? - It was just like I hoped for but wasn't sure could happen. It was amazing. I still hurt when I think about it.

She was born at 430am, a mere 3 hours after I went into labor. And worth every second of it. I couldnt be happier right now. I have been blessed with one of the greatest blessings in life - family.