Humble beginnings

Well finally decided I should begin a blog about my adventures, struggles and many blessings of being a newly wed and newly mom :) But first a little bit about me and how I got to this fabulous point in my life :)

Im 26 years old and was married on September 26, 2010 to the love of my life to my tall dark and handsome husband James. We started dating in June 2005 and plan on living happily ever after with many little ones in tow


Our wedding...

My Pregnancy and delivery

To some up my pregnancy in some FAQs...

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yes!!
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? yes, for only 3 months :)
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? i was ecstatic! jim was a little nervous
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? nada
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 26
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?  well, since we were trying to have a baby waiting to test was the longest 2 weeks of my life i swore up and down i was pregnant, i tested and got a negative and was devastated. i was a wreck, thats all I wanted for christmas. after a miserable and exhausting  christmas and new years, on january 2nd I made Jim drive me to walmart in the middle of the night for a test, and sure enough +
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? jim and our family
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?  no way! it was soooo much fun to not have any idea. but then again after delivery i was told it was a boy and shes a girl...lol...not sure how you mix that up...haha
9. DUE DATE?  9-5-11 was my first due date, but during the first visit they couldnt find the baby so they did an ultra sound and found her. but they decided to move my due date to 9-18, but i knew they were wrong, but all the sizes matched up with her time after time. well guess who made her appearance right when i said she would...lol
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? yup for 7 months and heart burn like i was on fire!
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? big macs and i hadnt had mcdonalds in prob 5-6 years and havent since. and hard boiled eggs
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? almost everything...but i was a house cleaning maniac.
 13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Girl
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? i wanted a girl soooo bad but swore i was having a boy.
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? i think i peaked around 18 lbs!!! 1 week 1 day i was back to normal and today 10 weeks after im less then where i started, what a diet!
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes...a huge baby q pool party :)
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? it was at my house so i knew, i loooove planning parties
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? not till the end when they thought shed get stuck and to do a c section. im so glad i didnt she was so tiny
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? new virtua Hospital, which is fabulous
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 19 hours, pushed 45 mins
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? jim. he went to work and i had a dream with horrible pain and woke up, tried to waddle and go to the bathroom, but stood up and my water broke. i called him in a panic and he had to take a taxi to get home in time. he drove like a mad man...lol
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? jim, my mom and rachel
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? epidural baby, i wasnt winning any mommy of the year award that day
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6lbs 13 oz
26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? 2 days or 2 weeks early... september 3rd 2011
27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Zoey Jane
28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 10 weeks old