What I do know about this whole boy situation is this: I have never been so incredibly happy in all my life. I spend hours laughing until my stomach hurts and taking on new adventures. We get along fabulously and know each other well enough to know when something is wrong, when to leave the other alone and when one of us just needs a hug. We are both incredibly broke and find comfort in knowing that we do not have to go out to have a good time, we can just sit around a camp fire or by the fishing hole. I know that his health savings account has more money in it than his actual savings/checking account and that he is not someone I ever pictured myself dating.

I am taking things slowly and putting one foot in front of the other.  I do not want to rush into things and find myself getting hurt in a couple of months, but I also do not want to move so slowly that I regret missing out.  So for now, I am taking things slowly and enjoying myself.  I will not settle for second best anymore.

Why am I discussing weight, you might ask?  Because I have so many amazing friends, who are bigger, that think they’re single due to their size. While some of that may be true, not all men want a twig.  Some men like a little more meat on the bones.. and this got me thinking, how can I help my friends find someone who could love them for them, instead of their looks?  So I started searching and I stumbled upon a site called bbw dating. Hopefully with this site, my friends can find some BBW Romance?

Sites like this one give every woman hope that there is someone out there that’s meant for them.. especially those who have low self-esteem. 

Ethan was spoiled with toys, clothes, diapers, formula, books, cds, dvds, and a cd player.  It’s amazing how a childs stuff can take over a home so quickly!  His closet is jam packed..  so we’ve been putting some of it in the back of our closet! 

And with all of the new gadgets our son has accumulated, we’ve decided we’re going to redo some rooms in our house.  We’re going to move the wall in our bathroom back up into the laundry room..  which in turn gives us a much larger bathroom!  I know that you probably don’t understand this because you’ve never seen my house, but it will make such a difference.  We’re also going to have more cabinet space in there, as well as a new bathtub/shower unit.  We were planning on getting a new shower anyway, so this is perfect.  We’ll also close off the old bathroom door in our kitchen and relocate it to the other wall.  This will close off our kitchen and allow for more cabinet/counter top space.  Who doesn’t need a bit more storage?

Also.. my parents house is almost near complete.  We’ll be giving them back their dresser and queen bed out of our guest bedroom and buying ourselves a nice daybed set and some shelving units for the guest bedroom.  These shelves will have books across the top shelves, but baskets on the bottom shelves for more of Ethan’s toys!  Our son was seriously so spoiled that we’re now having to be creative in our storage options.  I can’t complain too much though.. it was nice receiving all of these things.  It’s much less that we have to buy him for a while. 

Jeff and I were somewhat spoiled this year, as well.  More so Jeff, but it’s okay.. I got the best birthday and Christmas present this year!  I got a bunch of clothes, some dvds, a new purse, a new printer, and board games.  Jeff got clothes, dvds, a coffee maker, and pajamas.  Together we got some new sheets, a roaster, some more dvds, coasters, picture frames, gift cards, money, etc. 

Speaking of Christmas.. Jeff’s mom and my Aunt got Ethan some pajamas and they are so adorable!  The sad part is that they’re 6-12 month in size and he’s already close to out growing them!  Sometimes, I wish he wasn’t so long.. then some of the most adorable outfits alive would fit him a little longer.  I’m impressed by how quickly he’s growing and developing.  He’s holding his own head up pretty regularly now. 

And I’ll end with the worlds greatest Christmas present I received…

 Ethan slept 9 1/2 hours on Christmas Eve!  He did it again last night, too.  Am I a lucky mama or what?

P.S. – I added pictures to my coppermine gallery, so check it out!

I never updated about a major event that took place on Sweetest Day.  My sister-in-law is now engaged!  I am so excited for her and cannot wait for the wedding.

Anyway, I went to my classes today.. both of them!  It was so nice to be able to attend my classes, which I have not been able to for the longest time.  Well, not both of them.  I also finally got caught up in the psychology course, but now need to catch up on my assignments for my women in a changing society course.  I even got around to doing some research for my final paper and looked it all over to start my paper sometime soon.

Next weekend is my Grandfather’s wedding.  Jeffrey isn’t sure he wants to go and his sister is praying that Ethan screams through the entire event.  I’m seriously praying that he can behave himself.    No one likes a fussing baby!

The house is slowly falling back into place.  We are getting things picked up and cleaned.  It has been somewhat hard to get things accomplished.  I’ve managed to keep up with the laundry and dishes.  Now I’m trying to progress onto keeping the floors mopped and swept… don’t get me wrong, we have kept the floors clean, it’s just keeping them up everyday like we used to.

Onto the sad news… we got rid of one of the cats this afternoon.   I did not want to get rid of her,  but we had to.  She always wanted to jump on Ethan and that’s just not acceptable.  It made me nervous and I was seriously afraid that she was going to smother Ethan.  We do still have our other cat and dog.. and they’ve done amazing!  Meep likes to lay just close enough to Ethan that he can touch him.  Rocco likes to play watch dog and keep people away from Ethan.. it cracks me up.

Well, this has been long enough.  Add me to your flickr account if you’d like to see Ethan’s baby pictures.  I’m keeping a close eye on who I’m allowing to see his chubby cheeks.  Goodnight folks..   By the way, we’ll have a real update soon.  Ethan’s progressing so much and I’d like to share it with everyone!

 

He arrived Friday, October 13th at 10:25 p.m.  He weighed 9lbs 2oz and measured at 22 inches long.

We went in Friday morning around 8:00a.m. to begin the induction process.  My doctor arrived and put a gel on my cervix to try to get the ball rolling.  After almost eight hours of discomfort, I was heart broken to hear that nothing progressed. 

Around 5:30 p.m., my doctor came in and discussed the possibility of breaking my water.  At this point, I was game for whatever they were going to throw my direction.  Contractions began intensifying and becoming more regular, so we called in my nurse to get an IV drip.  I didn’t get much pain medication, but enough to allow me to relax for a little while.

Jeff and my mom left the hospital to grab something to eat and while they were gone, I kept telling my dad I thought the baby was coming.  He kept insisting that I take deep breaths and try to focus on something.  I was pretty well relaxed for the most part, but the pain was still gradually getting worse.  Once my mom came back from dinner, she called my nurse in to see about getting me something more.  Once the nurse checked me, she had a saddened look to her eyes.  At first, I thought she was going to tell me nothing progressed, but instead, she broke the news that I could no longer have any medication.

After about twenty minutes, I started feeling the urge to push and sure enough, it was time!  My nurse came in and checked me, then paged another nurse.  They rushed around to get supplies ready and to get ahold of my doctor to begin the pushing.  We began pushing and after about fifteen minutes, Ethan’s head had poked through.  At this time, I’m panicing because my doctor has yet to arrive.  A little more time goes by and he walks through the door, scrubs up, and we began.

Even though I never wanted to deliver completely natural, it was the most amazing experience ever.  The pain disappeared once Ethan was out.  I am actually glad I was able to deliver naturally and know what to expect for our next child.  He did do a little tearing, but nothing a few stitches couldn’t take care of. 

I’m going to miss the movement in my tummy and the sound of his heart beating, but nothing beats having him actually here!  I’m enjoying every second of every day with him.. =)