Finally A New Post:)

Wow!! Our lives have completely changed! God has blessed us so greatly. On February 9,2010 I woke up around 7 am. When I stood up my water broke. I told Joel I thought it had broke. He says "Are you sure?" and I say "I think so" and he proceeds to roll over and go back to sleep-not the reaction I expected at all:) So I went and took a shower, got dressed and called the hospital. I told them I thought my water had broken but wasn't sure. They said come on in since I was due in 5 days. I told Joel so he rushes to get ready and we head out. After being admitted they confirmed that my water had broken and Sadie would be arriving that day. We were in complete shock-we knew the day was fast approaching but couldn't believe it was actually here. I started having mild contractions around 9 or so. Wasn't long before I requested the epidural. By 1:00 I was ready to push and Sadie made her appearance at 2:07pm. Everyone always told us how much our lives would change once she arrived but we had no idea how right they were. Being a mom is even better than I imagined:) I am so glad I got to experience pregnancy and childbirth although there is still a place in our hearts for our little Ethiopian boy. Hopefully someday we will be able to proceed with bringing him home.
Sadie is the best baby anyone could ask for. The first few weeks home were a blur-we were so exhausted (Joel only got one week off). At 6 weeks Sadie started sleeping through the night and has ever since, which has been wonderful. She is starting to laugh out loud and is always smiling and "talking". She is amazing:)

Practice Run

What a way to start the new year!! Joel and I were getting ready to go to my great uncles funeral last night when I started getting a horrible pain all over my right side. No matter what position I was in it would not stop hurting. Needless to say I was terrified something bad was happening so I finally talked myself into going to the hospital. Joel drove me there like a madman and they sent me to labor and delivery. The pain was so bad at that point I didn't think I could walk anymore. I was so scared! After I laid down in the hospital bed I felt much better and felt crazy for even coming to the hospital. The nurse hooked me up to the monitors and said I was having contractions. They gave me some medicine to stop my contractions and did a couple tests to see if I was close to delivering. Luckily all the tests showed I should be fine for a couple more weeks at least. The Dr. said her size is fine if she was born but she needs a couple weeks for her lungs to develop a little more. The Dr. told me to take it easy, don't do much walking or moving around and drink lots of fluids.
Thank God things turned out okay. I do feel a little more prepared now for knowing what to expect and I don't think I'll panic as much when the real time comes. I definitely am going to pack a bag though to be ready-we ran out of the house last night and didn't take a thing-even forgot our cell phones. Good thing my baby showers are next weekend. I was afraid she would be attending her own baby shower:) Here is our latest ultrasound photo-she weighs 5 pds. 8 oz. and is in the 90th percentile for height: