Hospital Day 2

Aaron and Mary came to visit and brought dinner...too bad I couldn't have solids.

LOVE THEM!!!

What a face...

Some of my Young Women from church
Don, Mindi, and Corinne came to see Max
They're the BEST!!!

BMK

Birth (Warning, lots of pictures)

To make a long story short and very simple I went into the hospital Sunday night to be induced. They started Pitocin, broke my water, and after contracting for 9 hours our little guy was not wanting to budge and my blood pressure didn't want to be normal so I had to have a c-section.

So I'm not one of those people who think all babies are cute. And to be honest, we were a little worried with this guy. Don't get me wrong, he is adorable...now...but look at those big lips, that big nose, and that kinky hair. Micah and I joke about how "ethnic" he looked.

Don't get handprints unless you want your baby to
look like he's been playing in the mud The first time I held him back in the room Still has ink all over
First bath I LOVE this one. Looks like he's relaxing and making a funny face on purpose.

Let's Have a Baby

Since my blood pressure was high my OB decided to induce me. So with one last picture of being pregnant (in Max's room) we went to St. Vincents Sunday night to start the induction.

The view of downtown Birmingham from my room
Huge, uncomfortable, swollen...I'm ready to have this baby!

HBP

As my luck would have it my blood pressure went up. I am about 38 weeks and my blood pressure is in the high 120'/80's. Not high for a lot of people but for me it is. During my last appointment my OB admitted me to the hospital and of course it went back down after Micah ran the 10 min. from school to the hospital.

Micah's sweaty back
Swollen feet :0)
My OB put me on bedrest and said an

induction is probably in my very near future.

Name My Blog...please

SO.....
Max will be here before we know it and I will need to join the RANKS of cool family blog names.

SO....
What are your ideas? I mean all of our names will start with an "M" it shouldn't be hard right?

If I choose your name I probably wont send you a cute, crafty prize because chances are you could make something cuter, but I'll love you forever and publicly thank you. =)

SO....
Get to work




p.s. This will not cut it anymore...sorry

Max Update

I went to the OB this morning and Max is head down and weighing an estimated 6lb 10 oz. which puts him in the 66th percentile. We all know that this information is just a guesstimate but that's what they told me.

I think he has my nose...

and my lips...what do you think?

They also admitted me to the hospital today because I had high blood pressure. It was in the 140's/90's which is high for me and I think my OB is being overly cautious since I am considered "High Risk". Anyway, they put me on bed rest for the weekend and I have to go back to my OB on Monday. I feel just fine and think it's a little ridiculous but I'll be good. ;)

It's been a fun anniversary, lying in bed...poor Micah!

HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY

5 years ago today I married the most thoughtful, caring, and loving man

I love you Micah

Here's to more fun then ever in the years to come

Alabama Baby Shower

Have I mentioned how cool my life is? ;)

I had three baby showers and to end all the baby bliss was the shower thrown by three of my closest, coolest, bestest friends here in Birmingham. Mary, Alicia, and Mindi did such a great job and I will never be able to fully thank them!!

I love you girls and thanks again!!

Each of them made one of the letters...

Mary's diaper cake...as if she didn't do enough...;)

Soup bowls for the soup bar...SO COOL!
Beautiful deccorations....
Not even half of the food that they had...

I stole this picture from Alicia's blog, she made me this blanket and

I LOVE it so much!

The girls I LOVE!!

Mary, Mindi, and Alicia!!

VA baby shower

My wonderful Virginia baby shower.

I am so blessed and have such a wonderful mother!

I loved this wrapping paper...

NC Trip

I have the best Sister-in-Laws EVER!
Micah's sister Kim threw me an AMAZING baby shower in
Greensboro, she's the best!

I wanted to buy this for Max SO BAD!

Micah and Blake at Daisy Scouts

Always Shooting

Bryan's Soccer Game

Book of Mormon Read-A-Thon

Our YM/YW read the entire BOM starting Friday night
and ended Saturday night.
They stopped only to pray over the food
and when they left to sleep.
Only a couple missed the weekend and with the
whole ward helping with food
it was a HUGE success!

The kids actually left their cell phones out in the hall. I told them I didn't care if they texted when they got up to use the bathroom and it really worked out!

I made little goody bags with bottle water, crystal light packets, candy, red scripture pencils, and gum.

I should've taken a picture before all the youth arrived to show how nice it all looked.
We ended up have around 22 kids in attendance.

Adult "guest" readers would show up periodically to give the kids a break but the youth really liked to read and would go sit on the couch when they felt like reading a couple chapters.

WE DID IT!!!
I couldn't have done it without all the help from the members who brought so much food, it
was an unforgettable weekend!