Heading home

We were fortunate to get to leave the hospital early Thursday morning. We were concerned we might be stuck there a while since they had 10 discharges. We were anxious to get home!

I could stare at this sweet face all day

Looking so handsome! Even though Blake is a big boy he doesn't even begin to fill out his little outfit.

Just waiting to check out

First car seat ride

My two precious boys!

Blake's birth story

Blake needed a little coaxing to enter his new world. Blake's due date was May 24th, but I had calculated that it was actually closer to May 28th. Well, May 24th and May 28th came and went without our baby. The weekend went by slow for us since we were anxious to go into labor. We spent our mornings at home and went to my parents to hang by the pool in the afternoons. It was a great time to spend with family and James before our new arrival. The previous two weeks I had been having lots of mild contractions and I guess what you would call false labor. Things would happen for 1-3 hours in the evening but then by 11-12pm everything would stop. On May 24th I had my last prenatal check up and on Wednesday the 26th I had a bio-physical ultrasound to make sure everything still looked good. Everything checked out fine with both appointments. On Monday the 24th I was already 2 cm. My dr and I talked about induction which I was against, but decided that we would set an induction date of Tuesday June 1st. She was very comfortable letting me go 8 days late since my first baby had been 8 days late. I never dreamed I would actually make it 8 days without going into labor. As Tuesday approached Todd and I discussed if this was still something that we wanted to proceed with. We ultimately decided that we should go ahead with the induction. We had to be to the hospital at 6am. We arrived early and were settled in with my IV around 7am. I was checked and was at a 3 by this point. They started the induction with Pitocin at around 7:30. I didn't really start feeling anything strong until 8:30. From 8:30-10am the contractions started getting stronger, but very manageable. I rated my pain at a 3 on a scale of 1-10. I was checked again right before 10 and was at a 5. I received an epidural at this point and was checked again around 10:15 and was at a 6. I rested for the next hour and was checked again around 11:15 and was at a 9. At this point my nurse told us they had tried contacting my Dr the previous 1-2 hours to let her know I was going fast and would be delivering very soon. Finally, Dr Doan called the hospital staff back around 11:20 and said she was on her way. She arrived at 11:45 and after 2 pushes Blake Michael arrived at 11:50am. It went as well as I could have imagined. James' labor last 30 hours and Blake was less than 5. Everyone said that the 2nd baby usually arrives faster/easier and this was definitely the case with me! We feel so blessed that our labor/delivery went well and more importantly that we have a healthy baby!

Blake Michael

Blake Michael was born today at 11:50 am weighing 9 lbs 8 oz and measuring 20 1/2 inches. Blake is named after my late grandpa Blake Lennon(my mother's father) and Michael is the same middle as my brother Seth. We are so overjoyed to have this new, healthy precious baby in our lives! Blake looks a lot like James as a newborn, but has darker and thicker hair. We have a feeling it will fall out in the next month and grow back blonde. Here are some pictures from our first day as a family of four!

First photo. Blake cried a lot after he was born. Very vocal!

Blake is a BIG boy! 9 lbs 8 oz. Everyone including me was shocked especially since I was measuring small. I must hide a big baby well.

Blake and his proud Daddy!

First bath. So much hair to comb.

James and Blake's first meeting. I think they will soon be the best of friends!

James did so well around Blake and is already calling him "baby Blake".

My 3 boys!

41 weeks

New Haircut

Well, I finally gave in to Todd and let James have a "big boy" haircut. I really liked it longer and shaggy, but Todd said it was time to trim it up. So off we went to the hairdresser. James does not like haircuts at all. This one took almost 30 minutes because he had so much hair to cut off and he cried on/off the entire time. Thankfully, Todd was there and held him during the process! Check out the new do! I honestly like it, but it is a big change. He definitely looks more like Todd now!

Schools out for summer!

Today was James' last day of school for the year! I can't believe it has gone by so fast. This is a James on his first day of school. He has changed so much in the last 9 months

This is James with one of his teachers Ms Sandy and his friend Macy. He has had such great teachers at We Care!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there! I had a wonderful day with my two favorite boys! We went to church this morning and I got to take a nap this afternoon and get some rest. Todd has been such a great husband during this pregnancy and has helped out with James so much that many days have been like Mother's Day for me! We had a fabulous dinner at my parents house and took these pictures in their backyard. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new baby and wonder when it will make its grand appearance into this world! I will be 38 weeks tomorrow and I'm ready anytime! I'm so excited to be a mom again! It is one of life's greatest gifts!