Lexie's Birthday...

So I thought I would through this story in here before it gets too late. Lexie was due to arrive on Augest 23rd. We had scheduled a repeat C-section for the 18th (after our DR tries to put it off until the 24th when he'd get back from vaca). Through my whole pregnancy, from the moment I found out when the baby was due... I wished for her to come on the 10th. I knew they'd never schedule it that early... but still I hoped. I wanted the 10th for silly reasons. Jason's birthday is 06-08-07... like 6...7...8... but out of order. So I thought Lexie being born on 08-10-09 would be so cool! This also would mean that they would be 2 years, 2months, and 2 days apart! Anyway I never thought I would actually go into labor and have her the exact day I wanted all along. I just can't believe it... I willed her to be born.

So on the 9th it was a Sunday and I noticed I started having very mild and painless contractions... at very regular intervals. I never had braxton hicks or flase labor- so I didn't know what to make of it. The following Monday I called the office and they told me to head to the hospital to get checked out. Even headed to the hospital I didn't realize we were about to have our baby. I dropped Jason off at a friend's (thanks Rachel) and told him I'd be right back :-( I later found out no kids can visit the hospital due to the Swine Flu! I didn't feel any contractions the whole way to the hospital and thought we were just wasting our time... but once we got there we found out they were infact coming every 2 minutes! After the DR (whom I had never met) told us we were having her that day, I thought we'd atleast have a few hours to prepare... I was wrong- we had her in less than one hour. Poor Mike had to take part of his CPA exam 2 days later! We were totally unprepared!

So with both kids I knew in advance I was having a C-section, and yet with them both I didn't know until the day they were born that they were coming. Even more crazy is that with both of them I didn't sleep the night before I had them. With Jason I was up all night because I was upset we wern't having him for another week... my DR said we were going to have him and changed the dates. With Lexie there were loud thunder storms all night coupled with my anxiety over what the DR would say in the morning.

We love our kids, and feel so blessed to have them!

So Big!

More Pictures...


Lexie is 2 weeks old here :-)

Jason is starting to love his baby sister!

:-)

Here she is almost 3 weeks old already! Too quick!

My beautiful baby girl! We love her so much!

Our New Life

We are adjusting to our family of four pretty nicely...


Here is Jason holding his baby sister for the first time... She is one day shy of 2 weeks old!


Lexie Nicole ... 9 days old :-)

I just love this face... "Are you lost little boy?"

Happy Jason!

Sleeping baby... look at all of that hair!

Jason is a lion!

...and a BIG brother!

Mommy and baby :-)

Jason filling up his free time- waiting for Mommy to finish feeding the baby AGAIN :-)

Jason's first trip to Niagra Falls. Mike and Jason headed up there with some out of town visitors.

Niagra Falls... Jason and Grandpa!

Home Sweet Home

The first few days home have been pretty relaxing. We have kept vistors away (sorry), and are napping a lot. Lexie is a wonderful baby so far. She only cries when she's is ready to eat, and is an excellent eater! If she stays this great, we are the luckiest parents in the world to get two great babies in a row! Jason is taking to the baby pretty nicely so far! He doesn't want to hold her or touch her really, but when he thinks we aren't watching he smiles at her and brings her his favorite toys! Here are a few more pictures of our "new" family.


Proud Daddy!

Lexie's first sponge bath at home.

Look at those cheeks!


New big brother!


Pretty little girl!


Again :-)


Happy to be a big brother?

Lexie's first pictures

Lexie Nicole

She's here! Lexie decided she wanted to come a little early- Monday 08/10/09 at 1:47pm. She weighed 8lbs 13oz and was 22 inches long. She is perfect. We're both doing well, and pictures will be up soon :-)