I just had to post this because I felt the need to brag :-) I started having close contractions at about 8 in the morning on the 23rd but they weren't as painful as I thought they should be ( I've never been in labor so I imagined they'd be much more painful ). Well I happened to have a doctors appointment at 11:30 so I decided to just go about my business until my appointment. By the time 11:00 rolled around my contractions had consistently been 4 minutes apart for about 3 hours but I was still determined to go to the doctors office first, I didn't want to go to the hospital for false labor :-) I had called my mom and told her at 9 what was going on and she was having a fit because I wasn't going straight to the hospital, she just kept telling me " I hope Chris knows how to tie off an umblical chord " but I kept telling her that it was probably false labor, I mean hey, I'm still not due for 6 more days, it was 3 weeks early and everyone kept telling me that when you have your first baby your usually over due. At 11:30 we finally got to my appointment and I got right in (there was no wait, thank God) and the doctor asked me why in the heck I wasn't at the hospital because I was having a baby... I must admit, I felt a little dumb, but I did not want to go to the hospital and waste time. So we got to the hospital pretty quickly, I was admitted at noon and dilated to a 5, they gave me the epideral 20 mintues after arriving, the doctor came in at 1:30 to break my bag and I was dilated to a 6, when he came in he told me things were going quickly and that he would probably be back in around 5 or 6 to help deliver our baby. As soon as he left I started dilating a centimeter every 30 minutes so the nurse had to call him back pretty quickly. I had Christian at 3:21 in 3 sets of pushes it was the easiest thing I've ever done and it terrifies me because I just know that I will never have such an easy labor and delivery again! By the time they sent me home 2 days later I definetly did not feel like I had just had a baby! The lord really blessed me with him :-)
I had to post my last belly picture, it feels weird not having one anymore!
It's amazing to say the least how very much the day you were born has changed my life forever. You are loved and cherished by so many people and it is so fun watching you grow. You turned 12 weeks old on Tuesday and these past couple of weeks you have been learning some fun new things. You have this amazing smile that shines all the way to your eyes and these ginormous dimples that melt my heart (and everyone elses) you laughed once last week but I can't for the life of me get you to do it again! You have started screaming at me when you want my attention, at this point I think it's cute but I'm sure by this time next month it will be driving me crazy. Your big sister is amazed by you, she loves blowing rasberries at you and watching you smile and try to do it back, she makes sure to give you hugs and kisses everynight before she goes to bed and I think when you cry it breaks her heart because she runs to you and does everything she can to cheer you up, sometimes she is the only person who can calm you down. Your daddy couldn't ask for anything more than having two beautiful children. He basks in his glory everytime someone tells us how much you look like him, which is often.....very often.... He loves to play with you and is so excited for the day that you will be able to go fishing with him. We love you more than words can say and we're so blessed to have you in our lives. 
