The past month has flown by! We love our little girl so so much and can't imagine life without her now. Being a mom is something I always wanted and now it is a dream come true and the best feeling in the world!!
A step back in time: Last year around this time we started talking about seriously trying for a baby, after being married a little over 2 years and people always asking us when we were going to have a baby and our response being "after such and such trip," but then we would plan another one and so on. We went to Mexico the end of August 2010 to celebrate Jared's 30th birthday, this would be our last big trip for awhile. The 6th of November, we found out we were pregnant. I took a test, and it was positive and after looking at it in awe for a few minutes, I went downstairs and Jared asked if I was okay. I replied, "I have a question, are you ready to be a dad?" He didn't believe it either, he said "Really?!" and went up to look at the test. We were SO excited and I took 3 more tests to make sure it was really happening. We went to the doctor a couple weeks later and then had our first ultrasound in December, the baby looked like a little gummy bear and we also got to hear what would be our little girl's heartbeat for the first time. It was such an amazing experience!! The rest of my pregnancy seemed to fly by, I was very very lucky in that I felt great other than just being more tired. I didn't have any morning sickness, heartburn, headaches, or indigestion. My friends who were pregnant weren't so lucky and they hated hearing I was doing fine.
When we were dating we had created a "name list" of baby names we liked and Addyson was one of them and we kept going back to it, even after reading the name book and searching online. Her middle name Jane is after me, my mom, grandma, and Jared's mom. At least we covered our bases!!
On July 8th, our lives would forever change. At 3:30am I woke up uncomfortable and kept tossing and turning, made a couple trips to the bathroom, and had Jared get me a drink of water. He went back to sleep and then at 5:15am my water broke. It wasn't just a little, it was a huge puddle. I woke Jared up and since it was dark and he couldn't hear me, I tried to write on his arm with my finger that I needed a towel. He got frustrated and said "Just turn on the light!" Well I couldn't move, so I took his hand and put it in the water. That definitely woke him up and he realized we were going to have a baby that day. We got around and headed to the hospital, after showering and packing last minute stuff. My mom and Jared got to be in the room with me. I had to have a C-section because Addyson was breech. She was born at 7:58am, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19inches long. Our stay was great, the staff was amazing and we have amazing family and friends and were blessed with lots of visitors both at the hospital and at home. Thank you to everyone that helped us and visited us!! We love you guys!!
The first week Jared was off, the second week my mom was off, and the third week my mother-in-law was off. This was such a huge help and we are so grateful for our parents!! This was our first week on our own and it went well. Addy generally sleeps 3 or so hours at night between feedings and the daytime tends to vary. Today we got 1 month pictures taken and they were okay. It is hard to get a one month old to hold still, not cry, and perhaps get her eyes open. We took some home photos as well and will try to get those uploaded soon.
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