My not so laborious labor

        From 4:00-8:00 I listened to Lucys heartbeat on the monitor and watched Todd and my Mom try to sleep curled up on their little chairs. I cried because I had such a full heart at the love that those two amazing people had for me. I was shivering uncontrollably for most of the night which was maybe the worst part of labor.They started me on Pitocin at some point and things progressed until at 9:00 they told me I could start pushing if I wanted to. I was shocked that it was already time to start pushing. I hadn't hardly felt any contractions and had only had one cup of ice!The cart was prepared, the midwife gowned up. Todd helped with one limp leg the nurse helped with the other and we were ready to go...

Second Family

This is my childhood family. My second mom Shari, my best friend Mauri, my good friend Kristi (who got married yesterday) and of course mi madre Jill. I think we had a totally picturesque childhood. We spent our days building forts in the woods, selling rocks from our clubhouse and floating the river. We ran around the country without shoes on and slept on our tramps at night. We played dress up, we biked to Lloyds store every day, we followed our brothers around, we always had Mauri's dog Frankie with us, we did 4H. It was the perfect country upbringing. We played half the time at my house and half the time at Mauri's. Because of this we truly grew up with two moms.  My mom and Shari. I know that Todd has two moms as well. His mom, and Kathy Neilson. I know that these people who helped raise us have played a role in making us who we are today and I am so grateful for them. It makes me wonder who my little girls second mom will be? Whoever she is, I'm grateful for her and can't wait for her to come into our lives.