365 days ago, I woke up to my same routine...got ready for work and came in to the same comments..."you're STILL here?!"...as if I wasn't antsy enough to have my baby! It was the 3rd day past my due date and I was VERY anxious to meet my son/daughter. But, there's no rushing these things. I went along with my work day knowing that in a matter of days either way, I would be a Mom! Later in the day while at work, I noticed I didn't feel the baby moving as much, so I called the doctor's office and they instructed me to do the 'kick count'. So, I left work early only to drink a pop and sit on the couch (laying on my left side) and counted the number of times I felt the baby move. After an hour, everything seemed to be within the range of movement, so I waited....
Dave got home shortly after I did, worried that maybe something was wrong and so we decided to do our regular nightly 1-2 mile walk with Sasha, figuring we'd walk this baby out of me. We ran into our neighbor that night, also walking his dogs and chatted a bit and then watched a little tv before going to bed.
Around 12:30 a.m. on October 11th, I woke up to what I thought were gas pains (TMI -too much information, I know), which went on for about 30 minutes before I finally woke Dave up to tell him, "I think it's time".....
That was my life 365 days ago from today - the start of a WHOLE new world for Dave and I, and I couldn't imagine it any differently! Tomorrow our little boy will be 1 at 10:48a.m. and I just don't know where the time has gone. All the struggles and heartbreak that Dave and I went through to get to this point in our lives are distant memories, when I think of all the joy that Ethan has brought to our lives in the last year. The little boy that we peek in at every night before we go to bed and just sit there and gaze at has captured our hearts FOREVER!!!
Tomorrow we'll celebrate his birthday with a little party and of course some cake and presents. I hope he enjoys the day as much as we do! :) We took him for his 1 year pics at JCP today and they honestly turned out GREAT...I can't wait to post the pics in a week or so when they're available online.
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HAppy 1st birthday to Ethan. I love your story, and especially how you highlight that the struggles it took to meet Ethan are distant memories, because you can't ever imagine that's possible, until it just is. Love to you all - you have a beautiful, wonderful family.
Happy Birthday to your precious gift from God. He is so wonderful and I'm so glad those hard days of waiting for a baby are over for you (and me!!). I just feel like crying tears of joy b/c I can hardly believe a year has already passed, sure wish Bella could help him celebrate!
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