Just me and my papa

Thank you to my hubby and son for their patience with my obsessive picture taking.

I look a lot like my dad

Cache in daddy's baby clothes

Steve's Baby Picture

Besties

Best Friends

I have the best friends in the whole world!

This picture was taken before Chantelle left for Equador to volunteer at an orphanage (told ya I had amazing friends).

I love this picture because it is a representation of how they have helped me through all of this by always being there for not only me but my new little family.

I also love that I can tell so easily who hand is who's.

Bottom: Cassie's tan (even in February) basketball hands.

Right: Anna perfectly manicured hands with fashionably bangles.

Left: Ashley's hand with a cute ring (she always has the cutest jewlery)

Top Left: Chan's dainty hand with a ring a special someone made her.

This present never gets old.

Everyone was asking me what I wanted for my birthday but my mind was a complete blank. Life is so amazing right now I couldn't ask for anything more. I just love being with my son. He is the best gift EVER!! Cache is already two weeks old and he makes me happy everyday. Now that is a fabulous present. We went to the doctor on my birthday and Cache weighed 8.10 pounds and was 22 inches long. Cache is a healthy, happy baby...what more could a new mom want? Maybe for time to slow down a bit. Cache is growing soooo fast! I love spending every second with him. 

Taking a nap with dad

Cache with his duck. 

Cache often sleeps with his mouth open 

Oh what stinks?

So sleepy after another long photo shoot with mom

I am taking pictures of Cache with this doll to compare his size to it. Cache really doesn't know what to think of this...thing?

Precious

Baby Grey Eyes

First Bath

One of the MANY things I was excited to get home from the hospital for was to give Cache a bath.My mom came over and gave Cache his first bath. He was calm at first and then he really didn't know what to think. But he smelled so yummy after! I love the smell of babymagic!

Best Dad and Husband Ever!!

Could I be any more blessed?

I just can't get enough!!

On the way home in a cute, warm hat. Cache didn't cry at all on the way home.

Looking at grandpa

Today Cache is 1 week and 2 days old!! We love him sooooo much!

On Monday March 2nd Cache rolled over! He REALLY was not wanting tummy time. 

We love his precious baby smiles, sweet personality...pretty much everything about him.

 I will write more later when I have two free hands. This boy loves to be held.

Hospital Visitors

We were at the hospital for 4 days. That is right 4 long days.

Although it was a long stay, we were excited to see everyone welcome Cache. Here are pictures of some of Cache's visitors.

Auntie Darcie

Uncle Jared

Cousin Kaleb and his family came

Auntie Dorie and Uncle SaeJoon

Uncle Isaac and Amberlee (future Mrs. Isaac Cranford)

Hottest 6th grade teachers ever! My team

A very excited Uncle T.J

Happy Grandparents

The Grandpas

Granmma Jamie ready early in the morning for pictures.

Auntie Cassie and Auntie Anna were also there super early in the morning with balloons and yummy treats. 

Cache

I never knew you could love someone so much, so fast. Cache was born on February 24, 2009. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Steve and I are so happy to have him, it is an unexplainable experience. 

I was scheduled for a c-section for Wednesday 2/25/09 at 7:30 am (which was Cache's original due date). I went to the doctor the Friday before and seeing as nothing was happening and Cache was getting bigger and bigger the doctor thought it best to do a c-section .

Monday was my first day off of work. I finished Cache's room, I cleaned the house and I slept... a lot. I thought on Tuesday I would organize the office and dust everything one more time. I was excited to know the time so I could do my hair, put on make up and be ready for new mommy pictures (you have to know me to understand this). Little did I know my son had another plan.

At 1:00 am my water broke.

"Steve!"

"huh, huh, uh are you okay?!"

"I think my water is breaking."

"Are you sure?"

I stood up and sure enough it was definitely breaking.

I took a quick shower, got dressed (skipped the whole cute hair and make-up plan), steve made sure we had everything and we were off at about 1:45.

I got out of the car and apparently my water was not done breaking. We went into the labor and delivery and before Steve could even finish the sentence to ask where to go, the security guard looked at me and said, "Level 5." 

I was clutching my purse in front of me hoping I could cover the water. By the time the elevator doors opened, someone answered the phone to let us into labor and delivery, my pants were soaked. One of the nurses gave me a blanket to wrap around me. While the other nurse started giving me papers to fill out (which I didn't know if she was serious because I had water dripping down my legs). 

At 2:50 they checked everything, called my doctor and he decided to go ahead with a c-section because Cache was still to high. I asked the nurse if this would be happening in a couple of hours and she said, "Nope this will all happen within the hour." 

I was shocked. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. Steve called his parents and mine to let them know. I don' think they knew how fast this was all going to happen, but they all made it. 

The epidural was in, they wheeled me down the the operating room. I kept digging my nails into my tummy to make sure I wouldn't feel anything. I didn't If you were wondering if my husband could handle watching them cut me open...oh yes he could. He was fascinated.

I heard my baby cry. They showed Cache to me over the curtain. I started to tear up...of course. I wanted my son. After they cleaned him up a little they showed him to me again for 30 seconds :( and then he went to the nursery and I went to recovery. 

2 HOURS later they finally brought Cache to me. He was and still is the most precious thing I have ever seen! Holding him was unreal. 

That's Right!

I'M A MOMMY!!

Not just a sister

Not just an Auntie

Not just a cousin

...

A Mom.

Best Feeling

Best Experience

Best Blessing

Ever

Giving In and a life changing surprise.

       I had to give in. So here is our family blog. Now that we are having a baby it is pretty much essential that we create this blog...right? 

SURPRISE

June 2008 brought us a major surprise. We weren't planning on this surprise but we are thrilled!

 After 5 tests it finally hit us... 

we were going to be parents!

Whey so many tests? Didn't see this coming... that is why.

Test 1: "Steve I think this is broken. There is kind of a second pink line but not really. I could just be seeing things."

Test 2: "Um... shouldn't the pink line be really dark? Maybe this box is defective." 

"I'll go get another box." (said Steve)

Test 3: Steve came back with a box of two digital preggie tests. 

I did my thing, we waited.

"It says...oh wow is says yes."

Test 4: I took another one the next day just to make sure.

"I'm going to be a dad!"  says Steve

Test 5: Dr. Fonseca's office at 7:00 in the morning. I wouldn't have gone but everything said that you need to make a doctors appointment as soon as you find out. I did and guess what...I did there what I had already done 4 times at home.

   Now we have just experienced our last weekend as a married couple who can pick up and go whenever they please. We are definitely ready though. We can't wait to meet you Cache!!