Getting to know YOU!!

Hey everyone I cant believe the weekend is almost over! Its like I check in on  Fridays for 5QF and then before I even blink its sunday and time to wrap up the weekend with Getting to Know YOU with Miss Keely!  I am going to soak up some family time today. Not sure what we will find to get into but I am sure it will be an adventure :)

Alright lets get down to biz-ness. Here are the questions for this week:

1. Would you rather bungee jump or sky dive?
I am not deathly afraid of heights like Keely or anything but I am a huge chicken remember! My answer is neither. No way! No how!


2. When using a public restroom to you squat over the seat or sit?
Depends on the restroom! No matter where I am at I always try to hold in until I get home if at all possible but if worst comes to worst then I usually use a seat cover or wipe off the seat and then go. I prefer to hover but lets be realistic that is hard. I mean if you can keep the baby from touching all the nasty stuff in the area and hover you got some mad skills! ;)

3. Favorite flower?
I love all things Daisy but my fav. would have to be a Gerber Daisy. Love them

4. Pedicure or manicure?
Both please! If I have to choose I could I would say mani :)
5. How many siblings do you have?
I am the oldest of 4. I have two brothers and a little sis

6. Do you pee in the shower? (gasp!)
Gross Keely...lol  I try to take care of my business before I get in the shower but sometimes you have to do what you have to do!

7. Bikini, tankini, or one piece?
Used to be bikini all the way. The past two summer I had to resort to a tankini. I would so sport a one piece if I thought I could pull it off but for some reason they look worse on me?!! Makes no sense huh!

8. Where do you hate to shop at, but go there anyway?
Wal-mart! I too prefer target but usually.. I hate to admit it..and do NOT tell me husband (bc then he would make me go to wal-mart more) but wal-mart is cheaper :(  I did totally score Emma a cute Easter dress there (at Target) for 18 dollars though! I was pretty proud of myself
 
I hope all of you girls have a wonderful week coming up!!

Five Question Friday

Hey everyone! I was to tired to stay up last night and snag the questions a little early so I thought I better get started early this morning so I was not behind ;) Head on over to Mama M's blog and join the fun if you have not already!

I hope you all had a good week but I hope you have an even better weekend. It has been a pretty good week over here. We went and looked at a house (needs a ton of work.. but good for the price.. so we will see) and got the stinky news that we have to PAY on our taxes this year rather than get a return..total bummer! In other good news though dad was able to recieve his treatment this week!! Very exciting news! Thank you all so much for your prayers and sweet comments.. you are the best!! :)

Alright enough small talk lets get down to business. The questions this week are:

1. Do you sing karaoke? If so, what is your go to song?

No! I love to hear others sing karaoke though. If there is one thing the Lord did not bless me with it is a singing voice. My dad used to always tell me "we poured lots of money into activities for you but vocal lessons was def. one we missed" ;)  The bad part is I love to sing. The good thing is that Emma doesnt know that I can not sing! So we totally rock it out when nobody else is in the car. I sing and she dances.. we could be our own show at the karaoke bar!

2. What is your favorite coffee drink?
I know you all are going to think I am crazy but I dont drink coffee. I just dont like the smell of it or the taste. My morning treat is a soda. Terrible..yes I know but hey your coffee isnt that great for you either ;)


3. If you could choose your own name, what would it be?
Hmmmm... I dont know. I would love to have a name that is a little more girlie. Alot of times when I am out they are looking for a boy when they call my name. I mean honestly how many girls do you know named Tyler. I mean I guess that it is good because it is unique and all but cant it be unique and girlie?!


4. Were you ever bullied?
Not that I really remember. I am sure at one point or another I was though. I mean what kid doesn't have to go through that during their childhood. The good news is it obviously did not make a huge impact on me because I can not even recall an episode. Sorry! Boring answer I know.


5. How often do you eat fast food?
Way to often! Esp after we did the Hot and Healthy Through The Holidays with Mama M and Keely. Mama M specifically let us know what was in all that junk! I totally should never eat fast food again.. I would be a much healthier person but the reality is I prob. induldge about once a week...aaahhhh! There I said it.. please dont think I am a lazy fat good for nothing bum ;)

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure and head on over to Mama M 's blog and join in the fun! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend :)

Picture Wed.

I wont be too wordy this week I promise ;) Here are a few more pics that I took the second day I was down in Florida. Boy do I miss those warm temps. and that sunshine!

Me and Dad

Dad calls this "Tree Street".. I loved it... so pretty!!

This was the cutest little man .. he rode up and down the street and played music and all his little monkeys danced. Emma would have loved him!

Well that is the end of my Florida pictures.. until next time anyways ;)

Florida Getting to know YOU fun!

Alright girls! I did not want to miss Keelys "Getting to know YOU" fun two weeks in a row so I am going to sneak in a quickie ;) I am down here in sunny Florida hanging out but since Dad is napping thought I might could take five myself and sneak in a blog post. So lets get down to the action!

The questions this week are:

1. How often do you wash/change your sheets?
Usually about once a week or so. Sometimes every other week just depends on how froggy I am feeling that weekend.


2. When is your birthday?
I am a summer time baby! August 4th

3. Have you ever met a bloggy friend in real life?
Nope. I think it would be super cool bc alot of you I feel so close to! I will one day though...we need to plan a big blogging party sometime! How much fun would that be?!!?

4. Brad Pitt or George Clooney?
Brad Pitt if we can take him back a few years... like back before miss thang angelina jolie. He has turned a little crazy for me since she has come along.. but I could look past that if I had too! I mean come on it is Brad Pitt!!
5. If you could change one thing about your body what would it be?
Tummy fo' sho! I feel no matter my weight my stomach just wont go back to pre-baby flatness. Oh well I will I would not trade her for the world. The tummy can always be covered ;)

6. How often do you wash your hair?
I used to have to wash it every day because it would get oily. Now that I color it more it gets pretty dry and usually have to keep it down to every other day or else it will be a fly away frizzy mess!

7. Do you have pets?
I do. A seven yr old 95lb boxer. He is more like a horse than a dog. He is the most gentle animal I have ever been around but boy does he shed and drool....eeewwww

8. How many social networks do you belong to..if you had to give up one, what would it be?
I am on Facebook, bloggy world, and Twitter. I guess if one had to go it would be twitter. I mean only if I HAD to choose because I am pretty partial to all three ;)
 
Alright girlies... going to pack up and spend the last forty five minutes of my time here sunny florida with my sleeping daddy!
 
Thank you all so much for your prayers and support this weekend. Will post more on this weekend a little bit later.
 
Hugs!

Helllloooo Mr Sunshine

I am sitting down here in sunny Floride. It is pushing 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky (well except for a few whispy ones here and there.. but lets not get technical). Last night we didnt make it to the house until like 130am. Ummm if any of you (esp my twitter peeps) know me then you know I am no longer a night owl.. I mean I am usually crashed by 10:30. So it was wwwaaay after my bedtime and my sweet daddy was already in his room so I did not get to hug his neck last night.

This morning however I awoke to his sweet face. He is so skinny. It is so hard to see. Oh how I wish he was healthy! He was in good spirits this am and wanted to take me out on his fishing boat (very small falling apart fishing boat that he has named Miss Emma Lee... after my emma.. sweet huh!?) So we headed out. Went to the bait store and picked up everything we needed and headed out to put the boat in. Let me just show you this little tiny fishing boat that he wanted to take me out in the OCEAN in! ummmm.. what was I thinking!

Here is Emma Lee in all her glory!! ;) (still on the trailor)

So we got the boat in the water and ready to go.. not an easy ordeal for a man trying to battle cancer ya know!? He is headstrong and wanted to share that moment with me so by golly we were going to go. Got the boat in and started.. piece of cake! THEN my friends.. the sterring column in the boat went out :( my heart broke for him. He wanted nothing more than to get out there on that water and fish. We worked on it until he could work no more..bless his heart. Took Miss Emma Lee back home and dad has headed up for a much needed nap.

While he has been napping I headed out to get some of my fav. bloggy friends a few great shots of the beach and sunshine! Enjoy. I will work on a few more pics and another post after dinner and stuff. Going to cook him a steak dinner tonight. Hope he is able to enjoy it with me.

Daddy working on the boat

A boat or two

A pigeon that came OUT from UNDER my table at lunch.. a little close for comfort ;)

Sorry about the terrible pic... this is what five hrs of sleep gets ya!

Paradise!

Talk to you all later!

Five Question Friday Fun!

Wooo Weee! So glad the weekend is finally here!! :)  Today is a day full of mixed emotions.. I will be boarding a plane this evening to go and see my Dad. I am thrilled about 70 degree weather, a walk on the beach, lots of time with my wonderful daddy, and just to hang out and soak up the moments. I will be missing my little one terribly! I have never been apart from her for this long. Also will miss my spectacular Derek but I know they will hang tough and somehow manage through with out me ;)

Well lets get down to business and hop on board with the fabulastic Mama M and do some Five Question Friday fun!

The questions this week are :

1. Have you ever hit an animal with your vehicle?

Oh gosh... do we even have to go here. This is one of the most terrible stories I have. I was driving down a long dark road (like the kind where wooly boogers live... ) and talking on my phone and paying about as much attention as a normal 16 yr old does. This little dog walked right out in front of me. I slammed on breaks but it was too little to late. I wasnt sure what to do.. I was scared to get out bc the wooly boogers may have came out.. so I drove like .5 miles to the boyfriend at the times house and was bawling my eyes out. I told him what happened so we got back in the car...went and got a neighbor and they came out and took him to the vet. The good news is the pup made it! The bad news I was a slobbery boogery mess in front of my boyfriend.. bummer! ;)

2. When you see a string on your clothes do you pull it off or cut if off?
Pull baby pull! If that doesnt work then I break out the scissors... but I am lazy and try to do as little as possible.

3. Did you have your own room or share a room when you were young?
I had it alllll on my own for a mere 11 years. Just my brothers shared. Then mom had my little sis (we are 11yrs apart) and we shared a room for a couple of years. It was hard sharing a room since we there was such a wide age range there but I love her to pieces now.. ya know now that she is out of my room and all ;)

4. Would you rather wear the same thing for the rest of your life or eat the same thing for the rest of your life?
Can it be yoga pants and a t-shirt? If so then that would be my choice. The thought of eating the same thing for the rest of my life would be just plain gross. I dont even like to eat the same thing two nights in a row if I dont have too.

5. What was your favorite TV show as a child?
hmmm. I am not sure but I loved Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Full House and those type things later on. Cartoon wise I loved the teenage mutant ninja turtles, smurfs, carebears... ya know that type stuff!

Alright girls off to rest up.. and  get everything ready for my trip this weekend. I will be checking in via twitter this weekend.. not sure if I will have time to post or not... we will see!

Picture Wednesday

Alright so I am not so good at being wordless.. so wordless wednesday does not really work for me. I do have a few black and white's but not a ton so I am making up my own thing here and starting Picture Wednesday.. lol

Here are a few pics that I took last weekend when we had a snow day (hopefully our last here in the south.)

Me and my girl sledding

Me, Emma and My Sis Lauren enjoying the snow

Never to old to enjoy a good snow angel ;)

My little sis

Emma got an early valentine while we were visiting.. she loves a card!

this pic is a little blurry.. but pure joy on that baby girls face!

Hope you enjoyed "Picture Wednesday"!! Thanks for stopping by :)

Tid and Tads

*I have been really slack in bloggy land. I do read alot of the times but my commenting has been lacking a tid bit lately. My writing as been as well. I even missed Mama M's 5QF and Keely's Getting To Know YOU sunday fun. Promise to do better this week!

* Emma has started "letting me know" her diaper is soiled on way or another. If it is stinky she will walk around and wave at her nose and say "shooo" (this my friends it too funy to watch!) and with a wet diaper she will squat and squeeze her diaper and saying a ton of jibberish that I am yet to understand. But I assure you that is what she is saying.  My mom tells me its time to start potty training..I say I am not sure?!?!

*I am leaving this Friday evening to go down to Florida for the weekend and see my Dad. I am super excited. I am a tad bit sad though as Emma will not be making this trip with me. We have never been apart that long. I know it is for the best. I def. need some one on one time with my dad. Emma and Derek will def. be missed though by me and my dad!

*As I type this the girls have learned how to cut the radio on and both of them (I nanny for a little girl that is only 3wks older than Emma) are dancing their hearts out and loving life. What I would give for that spunk and carefree lifestyle again.

* Valentines night (we actually celebrated on Fri. night) went really well. He was so surprised!I used Patti's idea and scattered love notes all over the house and had alot of candles lit. He walked in and as he started reading his notes a huge grin just came over his face. I never thought he would have been so excited over the night as he was. Def. inspired me to do it again sometime soon

* I only have about 3 1/2 months of work left. Very scared and excited about the changes that lie up ahead. The financial challanges prob. scare me the most. I have worked (and worked very hard) since I was 16. I know nothing different. Since I was little my dream was to be a SAHM. I know in order for us to make it on one income there will be many sacrifices but I believe the benefits will far out weigh the sacrifices. Will go more into detail on that as the time approaches.

*We had another snow day this past Saturday. Have I told you all how ready for spring I am!!! Usually I am the one begging for snow.. but we have had three snowfalls this year and that is more than this southern girl can handle. Bring on sunshine, flip flops and spring flowers! :)

* Alright I think I have given you enough tid and tads of what all has been going on lately. I really hope to have time this week to catch up on everyone's blog. Thank you to a couple new followers that have stopped by recently. I really appreciate you!! I will be by this week to check you all out :)

Going to give this a shot?!

I joined a bible study with a small group of girls at church in the fall of last year. Last time we studied all about the woman's role in marriage. How to be a better wife and those sorts of things. This go round we are furthering that study into one of our biggest weakness as a woman. You know girls.. that three letter word..SEX! I was mortified at first. I didnt know what to expect at all. I was thinking there is no way I am going to go into this group of girls share a bunch of bedroom secrets and then leave. I did not really understand what sex and a bible study had in common. As we kicked off this study I began to understand the relationship with the two. I am starting to understand the importance of this to my husband on a different level. I am not going to go into all the details of everything we are learning.. bc that could get long and possibly boring to you.

What I am going to do is tell you how the study has prompted me to try and plan a valentines date night for my husband. Now let me just tell you I am not miss romantic at all. I like someone to be romantic to me. I like him to bring me flowers or take me to a nice dinner and things of that sort. But this girlie here is just not a spur of the moment plan something romantic type person.

So in planning our date night... here is what I have come up with so far......

My mom is going to get Emma tomorrow afternoon (Derek doesnt even know she will be away) and she will spend the night with her.

We are a little strapped financially right now so I am trying to think of what to cook for dinner. Thought about steak and baked potato?! Sound good or a little go plain? (he isnt a big fan of salad even though I know that would be a more complete meal)

Here is where I need your help! What else should I do? Do I just leave it as a quiet dinner and a night at home? Do I try to be romantic and light some candles at the dinner table or would that be super cheesy?

Feel free to chime in with any suggestions.. like I said I totally suck at planning these type things!

Sorry...

Hey girls! So sorry I have been missing from twitter land and bloggy world for a few days. I wanted to stop in and give you all some  updates and hopefully do a normal post tonight or tomorrow sometime.

*The new meds I am on suck. That is putting it nicely ;) They are giving me headaches and making me really tired. Cant wait for my follow up visit so I can tell him I am not a fan of this stuff. So that is why I have been MIA for a while.

* Emma is doing great. She is blossoming everyday and changing so much. I love it and hate it at the same time. I love that her little personality is booming right now but so sad to see her grow up and know she isnt quite a baby anymore

*My dad has missed two treatments now :( his platelets are dropping and they have had to stop chemo for a while. They gave him a shot to try and boost his white blood count. He says he is starting to feel very run down and sick. This breaks my heart! I hate to know he is sick and nothing I can do about it. Please be in prayer for him. As you all know cancer in your liver is terrible anyways but not being able to get the treatments in on time makes it that much harder to battle. I am trying to plan a trip down to see him next weekend. Hoping finances and everything falls into place.. not sure if he needs me but I know I need to see him and hug his neck!

Thank you all so much for the email and tweets asking about him and us. We are all hanging in there and waiting for these storms to pass. I know storms are part of life and our walk with God. I will continue to pray for his peace.

Love to you all!! Promise a fun post later on ;)

Sunday Funday blog hop

Happy Superbowl Sunday Girls (and guys if you are out there.. dont really think I have any guy readers so... ) Today I am going to join in with Miss Keely in the "Getting To Know YOU" blog hop fun! She also has a little giveaway going on but dont even bother checking it out.. I am claiming a win over there ;)

Lets get down to business since I have not even made it to the grocery store and we only have 6 hours till kick off!

The questions this week are:

1. How many piercing's do you have?
Just my ears. I used to have my belly button pierced but that was before I blew up like a balloon and deflated. The belly area is not so cute anymore.. def. dont need a belly button ring attracting more attention to the flab ;)


2. I love the sound of.....?
DH and Emma playing in the playroom. Nothing is sweeter to my ears than to hear those two having a tea party or just laughing and playing. I think I could sit and listen to them all day (it is even cuter when they dont know that mommy is listening ;)  Also love the sound of a laughing child.

3. Favorite city?
NYC! I heart NY. My aunt lives in the city (central park is her backyard!) and I have been several times. So fun and always something new to see. Such a different lifestyle than here in NC. I love the hustle and bustle of the city. I love the melting pot of cultures. I love the unity you feel there since 9-11. I just love NY and all it has to offer.

4. Colts, Saints, or could care less?
Saints all the way baby. I know they are kind of a long shot but it would be great to see them win. Just something about the underdog.. gotta pick them everytime!
5. Frozen yogurt or ice cream?
Ice cream... any flavor any number of toppings. Just need sprinkles on top please!

6. Favorite appetizer?
I love a good app. Spinach dip is always yummy. I would have to say cheese sticks are a fav. to though. Fried cheese.. just doesnt get any better than that :)

7. What item in your closet currently makes you the happiest?
Nothing really... I am in a clothes rut big time right now. In between sizes and needed a total wardrobe update.

8.Favorite facial moisturizer?
I use Clinques three step system to clean and moisturize. Basic I know but it does the job.

Alright girlies sorry to cut it short but I have to run to the grocery store before every hoodlum in town steals all the chips and dip!

Go Saints!

The Par-tay!

Alright time for the Best Day of Our Life part 2. If you did not see the first post check it out here and get all caught up.

After our ceremony in the church we headed to the reception site. It was beutiful both inside and out. We ate (well I didn't eat much because of nerves and excitement) and danced for hours. Oh yea and maybe had a few drinks but not to many ;)  Here are some of my fav pics of our celebration!!

The Reception Site

Our Cake

First Dance

Love him to pieces

Neat shot I thought

Let the fun begin ;)

Twist with the kiddos

My Grandaddy and his two girls ( me and my sis)

I dont know who captured the pouty lip shot.. but its pricelss..hey it works!

Alright girlies! I hope you enjoyed a small peek into my wedding. I am so excited to be able to have access to these pics. Meant alot to be able to share them with you all. Hopefully you enjoyed them as well! 

Be sure and come back tomorrow for a little "Getting to know YOU" fun with Miss Keely @ Mannland5

Happy Saturday

Fabulastic Friday Fun!

So glad we have made it to another Friday! Is it just me or did this week drag on to you as well? I am talking went super slow. Anywho! before we get down to business I wanted to say a big thank you to all the sweet comments some of you left on my last post! I am considering (if I could figure it out) how to put a new comment system on here so I can respond back to your comments (prob Disqus.. what do you think?) But again.. Thanks! I have the best bloggy friends ever :)

Now lets get down to the fun stuff. As most of you know and if not then you have been hiding under a rock somewhere very far away that Friday is the day for Mama M's Five Question Friday blog hop! Head on over to her blog and check it out. Be sure to link up!

So without further rambling lets get down to business! The questions this week are :

1. What are you most afraid of?

Well beside bugs, the dark, somebody taking me, my crippling arthritis, death (not really after I die but how I will die more than anything), basically EVERYTHING! lol. I am a scaredy cat! Its ok there has to be one out of every bunch right?

2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron?
When I actually take the time to fix my hair its flat iron all the way. I have this pain in the arse natural wave going on. If I dont flat iron my hair you will think I stuck my finger in a socket to dry it and walked out the door. Honestly!

3. Hands-free or phone to the ear?
Phone to the ear. Prob should look into a hands free device but havent quite made it around to that yet.

4. Do you have a matching bedroom set?
Umm no! We dont even have a headboard for our bed and our dresser was my husbands when he was in high school. Our end tables do match though (each other.. not the other furniture.. dont get crazy;)

5. Do you believe in the paranormal?
I am gonna say no on that one. I mean I have never had an encounter with anything like this. I know some people claimed to have had these expierances.. so I am not knocking their exp. just saying I have never had an expierance like that. To each their own!
 
Alright girlies.. there ya have it! Cant wait to see what you all had to say this week. 
 
Oh yea and one more thing.. Go Saints!!!!

Looking back on the best day of our life!

I have been really sad since I started this blog that I have not been able to share our wedding with you all. I recieved my computer after we were married and all my wedding photos were just hard copies or in a book ya know?!! My sweet Grammy who is like a picture addict (and thats saying it very lightly..) she went out and bought me a flash drive and uploaded tons of our wedding pics.. from our engagement pics all the way to honeymoon pics. I was so super excited to have all these pics once again!!

First our engagement- We were engaged in Dec. of 2006. I think I shared that story before so we wont go back through all of that... here are a few of our pics though.

Sorry the pics are kind of grainy.. we copied the professionals so we would have them on PC ;)

Have I mentioned to you all that I am a huge daddys girl? Daddy's only little girl. So when it came time to planning the wedding he told me to plan the wedding I had dreamed about. So plan I did! It was alot of hard work and very stressful but fun! The day was everything I could have imagined. The ceremony was more simple but sweet. I poured all my time and energy into the reception. Not that the ceremony wasnt important but I thought the day I married the love of my life called for a par-tay ;) So here are some of my fav pics from before the ceremony 

The three girls: My mom, Me , Grammy

somebody forgot to tell me to bring a robe.. so I literally had a table cloth wrapped around me while I waited to put my dress on! I didnt look to happy about it either ;)

I was really calm during the whole getting ready process and even right up to the final moments. It wasnt until I saw my dad and he began to cry that reality hit me. I was parting ways with him and leaving the nest. I will always be daddys little girl but it will be much different once I walk down that aisle. I regained composure and got goosebumps when those big church doors opened.

Once I made it down the aisle and saw Dereks face all the nerves left my body. I knew marrying him was no mistake. I know that God placed him in my life to balance me out, to laugh with me, to be my strength and be my best friend!

Mr and Mrs. Huffstetler and our Pastor (yes I was sick of forced pics by then ;)

Does it get any cuter than that! That is my godson Landon and fav. little flower girl Kelsey

We had a wonderful ceremony! I didnt want this post to get too long so come back this weekend and I will post some pics of our celebration! We had a blast!!

Wordless Wednesday

Emma and her Pappy (my dad)

What a sweet little duo these two are when they are together :)

Nobody told me....

***UpDaTeD**

I am still linking up with the one and only Mama M but this time we are doing a Mother's Day Mania!! I already had this post so just thought I would link it up.. enjoy!

Today I am joining in with Mama M and doing a little blog hop where everyone shares their birthing stories. So be sure and join in the fun.. head on over to Mama M's blog and link on up!

I am not sure exactly where to start my birthing story since I had several things that kind of lead up to the main event so I will back up a little bit.. but no worries I will get there ;)

While pregnant with Miss Emma (in case you are new to my blog.. is my one and only little one.. 17 mo old) I had a pretty normal pregnancy. What I thought was normal anyways.. until about the 7th month. I woke up one morning and noticed I had a TON of swelling in my feet and hands.. I am not talking just a little bit of swelling that is normal with the heat (it was July). Or the type of swelling that you get after working all day and proping your feet up does the trick. This type of swelling was after I had been asleep and rested. I could push my finger into my foot and like leave a finger print. Oh it was terrible and painful!

So I headed on into the doc.. long story short it turned out to be the beginning of some mild pre-eclampsia. I had the whole high blood pressure and everything going on as well. They put me on bed rest and was supposed to go to the doc twice a week.. yada yada yada. Well after being in and out of the hospital three times and a small tear in my placenta (talk about freaking out.. try waking up to a ton of bleeding while you are 8 mo pregnant.. total freak out!) Yes I was THAT sweet young mother that Mama M talks about  in her shop talk ;)

After a long 27 days of all this mess going on they finally decided it was in everyone best interest to go ahead and induce. I had waited like a month to hear those words but when she finally said it is time to head on over to the hospital.. I became a nervous wreck! I had wanted this baby for so long. Dreamed about meeting her BUT now she was about to be here and there was no stopping it! AHHH

My hubby rushed home from work.. we picked up the bags we had packed and headed on to the hospital.  I got all checked in and started the Pitocin. I was having some minor contractions but nothing major. A few hours later the doc came in said I had dialated to about a 3 (not very  much) and that she wanted to go ahead and break my water.

Alright so I was kind of excited.. lets get this show started is what I was thinking! I will never forget that feeling of having my water broken. I was so embarassed. I know I know.. he has seen and is about to see alot worse than that.. but my gosh it was terrible! I felt like I had peed all over the place.. ugh that was one of the worst parts! The very next contraction was like none I had ever had! OMG it hurt so bad.. it was instant! I asked the doc. what the heck did you do! She started laughing and said "now were cooking" gee thanks!

I then proceded to have four very long hours of back labor. It was the worst pain.. but I had the best nurse in the world. She was to good at getting me to calm down and to show my husband things to do to help as well. I will forever remember her sweet face. I remember after only 10 min. of these hard contractions asking for an epidural. She told me I needed to make it to at least a 4 before we should give the epidural. So relucantly I said ok. For the record YES I am a weenie! I dont like pain and did not enjoy those contrations! I am an epidural all the way girl :)

Four long hours later the best man in the hospital walked in. No I am not talking about my husband. The Anes. Doc (not I dont know how to spell that but you know what I am talking about.) I did not care how long his needle was I did not even think about the possible side effects.. all I could think about was give me that drug and give it to me now!! After my epidural it was nap time :)

Hard to believe I could nap after all that I had been through and all that was going on with my body but this girl was exhausted. An hour later I had fully dialated and was ready push. Who knew that would be the easy part?! Four or so pushes later and they lay the most beautiful, perfect little girl on my chest. The look on my husbands face is forever etched in my memory. He was in love at first sight. We were both so happy she was here and safe. So happy to be embarking on the journey of parenthood  together. So happy to just be our little family!

She was super tiny! (considering all the weight I gained I was hoping more of that would have been her and not mine to loose ;) She was 6lbs 2oz and 18.5 inches long. I remember having to buy preemie diapers for a while. Oh how I would love for those diapers to be that small again :)

Nobody told me It would be love at first sight. Nobody told me I would instantly forget all the things I has just been through. Nobody told me she would be the best thing to happen to me!!