Mother4Jesus

Catchy title, eh? I'm really enjoying Sarah. She has a smile that can melt butter and she glows when she smiles. She wakes up smiling...even when she' s hungry..she smiles while i'm changing her diaper.She smiles in her bath. She's going on 3 months old...what a fun age. This is also the time when I start letting them cry to soothe themselves at night. I'm not looking forward to it but it's necesary. She is trying to sit up...which is funny because although she does much better holding her head up...she's still not holding it up all the time. I laugh when she tightens up her tummy muscles in an attempt to sit up. How cute. She drools like a faucet. What's up with all the drool? There has to be some use for it? I wonder? We could bottle it and see if there is a use for baby drool. She produces about a gallon a day. I have to change her clothing and mine through out the day. sheesh. People ask me..."OH is she sleeping through the night yet? "......

My due date was 8/25/08, but I knew I wasn't going to last till then. Thursday I actually thought I was going into labor…it turned out I was wrong…Or was I? Thursday I was having tons of contractions. When nothing happened I just assumed they were Braxton hicks and didn't think about it. Friday morning I woke up and it was a very quite day, no contractions. I wasn't feeling too good, uncomfortable because the baby was big but other then that…nothing that would lead me to think I was in labor. We went and picked up a mattress for her crib and got her crib together..not that she's going to sleep in there for a while anyway. I just wanted to have it all set up. While we were in Babies R' Us, I got a Braxton hicks contraction…at least I thought it was. It was a strong one, but I just thought it was normal. Usually at the end of the day I would start to get more contractions. I just figured it was my body's was of telling me to rest. That evening my son, Bobby had hi...

Apparently my daughter, Stephanie is a detail person. While I was in labor with Sarah , she kept a timed list of what she felt was notable. With her permission I'm going to post it. Sarah's birth story with pictures will be on another blog post...when I can get to it. Aug. 16,2008 4:41am - "Our mommy is in labor. She's having some minor pain but all in all she's excited. I'll keep you updated. I love you; I'm so excited." 4:44am - "Mommy put on Christian music to sooth you during the birth" 5:12am - "Mom finally got into the birthing pool. Her contractions are closer together and are more painful 5:19am - "Aunt Lorrane just got "Schooled" by the mid-wife. Martha's exact words were, "Pizzas get delivered, babies are born." You should've seen Aunt Rainys face,it was priceless!" 5:22am - "Mom's longest contraction in the water. I'm not exactly sure when it's going to end." 5:42am...