Party On

We did it! That's what I kept saying after Anias was born, and I still can't believe it. We did have to be induced with citotec and pitocin, but once we got going we really got going. Our final pictures as a family of 3! Anias' Birth Story We were scheduled to begin our induction September 11 at 7pm. That morning we went to church at 8am, grabbed a huge brunch at Cracker Barrel (pumpkin spice pancakes people!), and did a little shopping before naps and packing up the bags. Eli was hilarious. We finally told him after his nap that we were going to the hospital to get Anias out of mom's belly. He said, "hold on I'll get my shoes" and refused to accept that he would not be going. So little man helped me load up the bags then got in his seat wearing rain boots, a diaper, and a button up shirt. I told him he needed to stay and take care of Papa and Grandma, to which he replied with obvious annoyance, "I'm in my seat!"  After arriving...

Today marks one week since Eli’s birth. I can hardly believe that. In some ways I feel like he was just born yesterday, in other ways I can hardly recall what life was like without him. My life is upside-down, but only in the best ways. Here’s a bit of Eli’s birth story… On January 6th we went to the doctor to have a check-up. The doctor stripped my membranes while we were there, but it didn’t do a thing. Not one contraction followed but, we had a great Bishop score, so we set up an appointment to start induction on the 10th, the day after Eli’s due date. On January 8th, Josh and I had a big finale dinner at Fleming's, the kind of restaurant you wouldn’t take a child, to celebrate his upcoming birth. While we were there we ran into some of Josh’s co-workers who graciously took care of our check. What a blessing! I think that was the meal that started it all. On January 9th, Eli’s due date, we went to go pick up my parents from the airport. While we were there, I started having ...