the BIGGEST adventure part 1

I checked my email one day, and saw these comments on my new blog post... I had been M.I.A. from phone, computer, etc. so that was a surprise to me! I got to enjoy the surprise of cute baby Deborah's pictures with the rest of you! Thanks Tanya! ;) Besides the normal healing/getting used to baby's schedule, I seemed to have gotten mastitis and some sort of flu or really bad cold - so I've been achy, coughing, sneezing, sinus headache-ing, and throwing up - which really aggravates those stitches. ;) I'm starting to feel a bit better, and wanted to document the blessed event before too much time past - so here it is. Part 1. I'm thinking a 3 part adventure story should cover it, so for those interested in the birth story - stay tuned. ;)

Rewinding life back a bit to November 19th, we were super excited to welcome my mom to our home! She was coming to help with the new baby, and had a ton of fun together. We took the wrong road the scenic route home from the airport and ended up got to showcase some of the SF sights around town. Here are some sights she captured. The "Magic" bus is definitely SF. ;)

Derek also made some very tasty bread. :)

We took walks up our hill, 'round Golden Gate Park, went shopping, and got halfway through sewing our family Christmas stockings! It was so much fun! I just love spending time with her - she's a blast. I'm blessed to have my mom as one of my best friends. She also took some *very* pregnant shots 2 days before the big event.

A little goofy



He's a vampire. That must be the reason I got so sick during the pregnancy.

Plus there are those really sharp canines he has.



Tuesday night, November 22nd I was lying in bed and could not sleep. Could NOT sleep. Tick tock, tick, tock. I was hungry and got some food. Tick, tock, tick, tock. I layed in bed thinking about Christmas, then made a list of those I needed to still figure out Christmas presents for... 12:30 am... I was about to make a blog post about how I couldn't sleep & share some of the recent going-on's when -

**WHOOSH!!**

And there went my water. Though I sopped through about 3 towels before it started to peter off to where I could move around without a flood. Boy they weren't kidding about that excess of amniotic fluid. ;) When I stopped to think about it I realized I'd been having minor contractions for a while, but had been having contractions for so long I had pretty much taught myself to ignore them. We got ready for the hospital, gave them a call, and headed off to have the baby! :) We were SO excited and thrilled. :)



It's time!!! (taken after the water broke)



I wanted to put up both because one shows our excitement really well, but the other has great lighting. ;) Then we were off!!!

Stay tuned for the hospital!