Going back to work!

I haven't updated our blog in a long time(I guess I have an excuse with a newborn). After 4.5 months off work with Sophia...I'm finally heading back to work! These have been the most cherished months of my life and we've enjoyed every minute of the journey. We've been lucky enough to take some road trips so our little Sophia has been up and down California already! Now we're off to celebrate Sophia's first Turkey Day in Las Vegas!

Sophia Lillian Tees born 7/19/08

 

 

 

 

Our beautiful sweet pea was born at 8:51pm on Saturday July 19th weighing in at 7pounds2oz and 20 inches long!It was my last day of work the day before and I felt so great I thought for sure it would be another week at least. Sophia had other plans!
I woke up at 1:45am with the beginning of labor pains. Felt like bad cramps in my lower back so I wasn't really sure what was going on. I woke Brian up at 3:15am with contractions 15 minutes apart. I continued to labor at home until 3:30pm on Saturday. Well, actually at 10:30am Brian and I made a trip to The Coffee Bean AND a trip to Sears to take advantage of the last day of their appliance sale and then to El Pollo Loco until finally making it back home around 1:30pm(in full labor at this point). All the while we were running errands Brian was making notes of how far apart my contractions were. When we got home Grandma Paola had arrived and contractions were 7 minutes aparts. They quickly went to 4 minutes apart and Brian and Grandma insisted it was hospital time! We took Coldwater Canyon over to Cedars Sinai...not a labor friendly canyon road if anyone is taking notes!! Too many twists and turns!!
When we arrived at the hospital at 4:30pm(after 13 hours of labor at home and Sears etc) I was dilated to 6cm. The nurses were very impressed and informed me I must have a very high pain tolerance and suggested on the next baby I try and get to the hospital earlier!! I then progressed very quickly to 7cm and the moved us all to a giant room with all windows and a view. I started pushing at 8:20 and at 8:51 our beautiful baby girl was in our arms. The entire experience felt like a miracle. Having held this baby in my tummy for 9 months was an amazing experience but holding her in our arms is a feeling we could never imagine. We had lots of visitors in the hospital on the night she was born, Grandma/Grandpa Tees, Frank and Sarah and Emily Tees, Grandma/Grandpa Paola and my good friend Marta from work who walked with me nearly every day of my pregnancy! The next day in the hospital Marta came back with goodies and Becka came with a pink plant and yummy chocolate:) Our good friends Kelly and Ryan visited...poor Ryan has a phobia of hospitals and had to lay down on the floor of our hospital room!
Sophia is truly a blessing and Brian and I just stare at her in awe! We've cried so many happy tears together this week. She's sleeping a lot and eating a lot...and pooping a lot of course(ha!). We are in love:)

Now THIS is a belly!! 38 weeks 1 day 7/13/08.

 

It's official...I've made up for all those months I wasn't showing! I've got quite the belly now and even have a little prego waddle. Tomorrow we have an appointment to find out if we've made anymore progress from last week. Our doctor goes on vacation on Thursday so we're hoping for baby before that! Otherwise...she needs to hold tight 'til next Tuesday when doc is back in town! If only it were that easy..ha:)

Baby Shower thrown by Grandma Tees 3/12/08!

 

 

 

 

What a perfect afternoon! Grandma Tees had wonderful food and yummy cheesecake for everyone. She gave Papa a special gift box of some of his baby items and some pink clothes that were given to her for Brian before they knew he was a boy! She swears he never wore them...ha! She also made a very special quilt for our little sweet pea which is now on the crib. Nana Paola won the "left/right" game and Sarah whipped all our butts at unscrambling baby words! It was a perfect afternoon with family and friends. Thank you Grandma Tees.

Progress at 37 weeks 3 days!

Our last doctor visit was this past Tuesday(37 weeks and 3 days pregnant) and we have progress! I was 1cm dilated, 80% effaced, and baby is -1 station. It was all Greek to us but basically the doctor thinks our sweet pea will be early! She assured us that this is all great news and our next appointment is this coming Tuesday so we'll see if she's made anymore attempt to come a little early:) The doctor actually said "Oh this is going to be a great delivery"...not sure how she knows that but lets hope she's right. We have our hospital bags all ready to go. Wish us luck!!!

***4th of July weekend****

We had a great 4th of July weekend. We spent the 4th with our good friends Kelly and Ryan at their new house in Redondo Beach and watched fireworks from their living room! The took us on some crazy 2 hour walk up and down hill which proved very challenging for the mommy-to-be but I made it(a lot of sweating was involved). On the 5th we had lunch with Christy who was visiting from New York and Julie and Greg drove up from San Diego with their beautiful baby Andrew.

Becomming Domestic at 37 weeks pregnant(July 3)!

Here is me "nesting" as they say. I made a few pies for the 4th of July festivities while Daddy Tees built sweetpeas crib. We have finished her nursery now we're just waiting on her arrival.