Inroducing Miss Grace

{only 5 weeks late on this post}

My best friend, Holly, gave birth to her rainbow baby,

Grace Gillian

on 

August 24

She is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever laid eyes on

Within a couple hours of her birth, during her bath, one of the nurses noticed that Grace was breathing rapidly. They took her to the nursery to evaluate her and then she spent the next 11 days in the NICU. After a few scary moments, one dose of surfactant, many sticks, pokes and prods, Grace told the NICU it was time for her to go home because she didn't belong there.

Grace is home and capturing everyone's heart. She is so easy and so loveable. Now, I just need to find some time to hop on a plane up the East Coast to go snuggle, love and kiss this sweet baby girl. Isn't she stunning?

Choo... Choo... Someone's THREE!

I remember that morning, December 27, 2007 when I I held the first pregnancy test up to the light in the strangest way because I was certain I could see the faintest line if I held it just like so... and then taking another test and after what seemed like hours that word popped up "pregnant."...

I remember anxiously calling my doctor and getting bloodwork... I also remember that sick feeling when they called back and said things didn't look so good...

I remember impatiently waiting for the next 2 days to go by and getting another beta done and my hcg level being 39 (it had tripled!)...

I remember the first time I fell in love with you...

I remember the days you lived within my womb...

I remember seeing you for the first time at 6 weeks - a little teeny, tiny sak - we couldn't see your heart beating yet...

I remember seeing your heart beating and I remember hearing it beating for the first time...

I remember at 15w2d pregnant, finding out that you were a boy and not being able to control my tears of pure happiness...

I remember your first moments of movement that I could actually feel - it felt like 3 little knocks. I wasn't sure if I was really feeling you but then you did it again and I knew it was you...

I remember waking up at 2:45am on August 28 to a very odd feeling - upon going to the bathroom I realized my membranes had ruptured and I will always remember the way your daddy flew out of bed when I told him...

I remember driving to the hospital because I am a control freak like that...

I remember waddling with a towel between my legs through the parking garage... through the hospital... to the elevators... into Labor & Delivery...

I remember having to pee in a bedpan... and on the 4th time, coming down too quickly causing your daddy to spill my pee everywhere...

I remember reading all of the well wishes pouring in from our friends and family... and then

I remember them saying it was time to have a baby...

I remember going into the OR... and more importantly, at 10:11 am on August 28

I remember your first cry

I remember the first time I saw you

I remember the first time I fell in love with you all over again

I cannot believe that my baby is already three (well 3 years and 1 month ;) )










Baby boy... I mean BIG boy - I love you so much. Happy 3rd Birthday!