AVAH FAITH WELCH!

Welcome to the world Avah Faith Welch! She was born at 11:00 on Tuesday March 31, 2009. She weighed in at 6lbs 14 oz. She is 20 and 1/2 inches long. She has beautiful blue eyes and super long eyelashes! We are both doing great! She is also a pro at nursing! The labor and delievery was super easy. We checked into Fairfax at 7:30 they started the pitocin drip at about 9:00 I labored with very mild contractions until about 10:00 they checked me and I was already 5 centimeters dialated. After they checked me they broke my water which immediately made the contractions 20 times stronger. I cannot believe I was actually considering going natural..lol. After they broke the water I labored for about an hour received the epidural and she was on her way. In a matter of three pushes our beautiful angel entered the world. I have a tear but it is the same tear I had with Christian and is not that bad. I have already been walking around and am ready to go home to see Christian and be back in my own bed. He has not seen the baby yet because me may get discharged tomorrow mid-day. Other than that we are all doing well. Colin was an amazing coach! He did a super job at filming and just being my rock. He is currently passed out on the side of me lol. We cannot wait for everyone to meet out little girl. And I thank god every minute. She is truely an angel!

Dr.'s Apt & Our last weekend as a family of 3!

So as I stare at the photo above it brings back sooo many memories. This is obviously our first family picture as a family of three. By Tuesday we will be a family of four. Which is a huge blessing! God has been so wonderful to me over the past few years. I hope that I make him proud.. I cannot believe that two and a half years has gone by already since they day we took this photo! I'm nervous, anxious, excited, ready and scared all at the same time. Nervous if she comes unexpectedly early before Tuesday morning, Excited to see what she looks like and to hear her first cry, ready to get her out of my belly before it blows up (The doctor guessed her weight yesterday and said she's about 7 to 8 lbs. LoL I was hoping to stay away from those number eights so we shall see) and last but not least scared as to how Christian will feel about his new little sissy. This past week I managed to put up the swing and the bassinett in our room. When I was upstairs in the bathroom Christian thought it would be fun to SIT in the swing. So needless to say we are now letting him figure out that this is not yours and this is your sissy's! My mother-in-law(aka) Gunga will arrive on Sunday night. She will be staying with Christian while we are in the hospital. I really just wanted to thank all of my friends who have so lovingly stepped up to take Christian whenever we need! Thank you so much. My mom(MIMI) and sister (Coo-C00) will be getting here on the 10th. Well as for now are are back to the waiting game.....

Induction:
Inova Fairfax Hospital.
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, Va 22042

We have to be there at 7:30 and the induction will start at 8:30!
Also, we would love visitors as when we were here with Christian we knew abs. NO ONE. The downside to Fairfax it's 5.00 cash!

p.s. we still have no OFFICAL name yet and we feel as though whatever we name her was suited for our family and not for anyone else's family. :-)

What's going on?!?!?

Last night at around 12 o'clock I had a huge contraction and then they started about every 4 minutes apart for about 45 minutes. Some were strong and some were weak. I knew that it couldn't have been real labor because they wouldn't have stopped. So we almost had a false alarm. This morning i'm super sore and was wishing that I would have my Dr.'s apt today and not tomorrow! I will update tomorrow and see what the Dr. says.

Maternity Session!

We recently took pictures with a wonderful photographer! She did an excellent just and just wanted to share the web album with you. Every time I see the slide show I cry because she has done such an amazing job of capturing our family!! Thank you so much Lisa!

Email me if you would like to see the gallery!

Dr.'s Apt!

We went to the doctor today and i'm 2 to 3 centimeters dialated and 75% effaced. We will be induced on March 31st at Fairfax at 7:30! So she will be here in less than 13 days! YIKES! p.s. She could surprise us and come earlier than that!

Future UFC Fighter!

Anyone dare to take on this kid! He's ready to defend his lil sis "bubbles" And look at that face! Who would want to mess with this kid! lol. He's ready alright but I think that he has no clue as to what is about to happen within the next two weeks. He def. knows that there is a baby coming and that mommy looks like "Po" off of the movie Kung Fu Panda. lol. I am really excited but also sad. The closer we get to the due date the shorter our time gets! Sigh! I love spending time with Christian he is such a character now. He can be Christian one minute then Avatar, Mantise, Tai Lan, and other characters that i'm not sure even he knows who they are. Christian is really into crafts which I really enjoy! He asks everyday after his nap, "Make crafts with ME mommy." Christian is also very ready to start school. I'm just trying to take in every minute of the time we have together before our little Bubbles gets here!

Looking back!

Looking back at when I had Christian I am no where near as big as I was last pregnancy. This one is me at 37 weeks with Christian. I honestly can say I don't remember being that big! lol. This little gal will be much smaller. Thank God! We are at 37 weeks right now with baby number two. I have a Dr.'s apt. on Wednesday and will post belly pictures then! I'm looking forward to comparing pictures lol.

Dr.'s Apt!

Well we are at 35 weeks and had a Dr.'s apt. today! Everything is great! The doctor said that there is nothing that can be done about the soreness. Each pregnancy after the first one becomes more uncomfortable faster! Yuck! Now it's just a waiting game....