I had no idea...

This time last year I was hanging out playing WOW with Jay, and complaining to Dana (my sister-in-law) on Facebook, that I was "NEVER" going to have this baby...ha!, I was still 3 days away from my due date and very ready for baby Jude to make his appearance, but since I was induced with Annalee, I just figured I would go over with Jude too...I was wrong...

At 10:45, I got up to go to the bathroom, as you often do when you're that pregnant, and I prayed almost jokingly, as I had done a million times a day for a couple of weeks "Lord please just let my water break so I don't have to wonder if I'm actually going into labor"...and guess what...it did! Whoo Hoo!!

I yelled out "Jay! My water just broke!!" We were both completely freaked and just wandered around the house for a few minutes not really sure what to do!! Eventually we got phone calls made and my mom and Andie came to stay with Annalee, and we headed to the hospital. Still no real contractions, just some uncomfortableness in my back...but I was scared they would start and me with no medication anywhere in sight!!!

We got to the hospital around midnight, and of course they had to put me in the pretend room, where they see if you're just over anxious or really in labor...an hour later and a half later, they tell me yes in fact I am in labor...DUH


Another hour later we get our own room and contractions are really beginning, and since it's the middle of the night the on call doc doesn't want to come in, so he says no pitocin, but I can have my epi!! Yippee! I'm only a 4, and it is now almost 4am, so we are hoping to get some sleep before anything real happens...

Got the epi, but it ain't great, can still feel a lot on the left side, and there is no resting in between contractions...I keep hitting the button to make sure I have absolutely as much medicine as possible...still not working...they roll me over for a little while, still didn't help...so after complaining to the nurse again, she decided she should check me...and check me, and check me, she is in disbelief, because I went from 4-10 in less than an hour...Did the same with Annalee, but thought it probably had to do with the pitocin...

Well it is now about 5 am and I am full and ready to go! But we had to wait on the doc, thank goodness for that epi!!

At 5:45 am little jude ame into this world, 9 lbs even 21 inches long and with a little bruised up face...







We were so unbelievably from having been up all night, but so happy to have our baby boy!! I can't believe it's been a year already...

More posts and pictures to come of the birthday boy and his party!!

My Tiny Dancer

Annalee started a dance class about a month ago, and she LOVES it! For now it's a mommy and me type class, since all the little girls are just 2 years old, and the poor teacher would spend the whole class saying "back on your magic spot" etc...and be totally ready to rip her hair out after the 30 minute class I'm quite sure...

I am super proud of Annalee though, she has done so awesome! The first class she had a bit of a hard time obeying each of the teachers requests, stand on a magic spot, sit against the wall, wait you're turn, etc...but I knew it would be good for her, and since then, it has gotten better every time, and she is possibly the most obedient little girl in the class!!

She loves practicing when we're at home too, they learn a new dance stance or move about every other time (none of which I can spell, or I would tell you what they are!)

She has also learned how to do a log roll and is working on a forward roll! I'll have to try and get a video of her practicing at home and post it...

But by far my most favorite part of the class, is her little outfit!! She is so stinkin' cute I can barely stand it!!

Of course she did not want to do any poses for me...so...this is what we got

Sitting on the couch resting up with yah yah before class...






Doing everything she could to get out of me taking her picture...





Finally at least being still...





Trying to show me one of the stances, but was to preoccupied with Diego....

My girl

I love this girl so much...






Even with scrambled egg on her shirt ...

Entertainment...

Typical nightly entertainment in our house... Dinosaur Daddy...








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