It was a long night.... but i woke up in paridise!

Last night was a fun filled evening, the baby kept me up for about 5 hrs. She was playing and watching TV, it was almost like if she knew what was going on. I had to feed her and boy can she eat. The baby is upto 2 1/2 oz. and for a 4lb baby that's a ton of food. Mommy was so tired that as soon as i got home she was out like a light. Me and the baby whatched the movie Smoking Aces, i know i know it's a rated "R" movie but the baby does not now what she is looking at LOL! I was so tired once 4am rolled around that i told the baby, the Party is over it's time to sleep and she listened. When i gave her the last bottle she was like a drunk after an all night party... she could not keep her eyes open, that was my que to hit the sack. I had a good 4hrs of sleep and when i woke the first thing i saw was my baby and mommy sleeping like two angels, i thought i woke up in heaven. I would do it all over again if it meant waking up next to family.

Tired but could not be happier!!!!!!

Today I could not be happier, the day starts off slow but I have the energy of a 15 yr old, one look at my baby and that's all I need. My wife seems to love the whole mom thing and I could not be happier for her. Her passion in life is Grey Hound rescue but for now the baby is the only thing she can focus on and who can blame her. We have had non stop visitors for the past week; every one is so excited about the baby. Yesterday we had a few people over and also had the chance to get ice cream, what a treat that was. Our family and friends are of great support and we couldn't have been blessed more. I just want to thank everyone that has helped or supported us through these times; with out you we could not have done this.

Emotions run high!!!!!!!!

Today starts off a little on the rough side, very little sleep and missing my wife like crazy. As I walk out of the house on my way to the office I replay a conversation that my wife and I had this morning and I have a few things to think about. My mind set is a little off track and I need to put it in high gear and get back to where it was or it could be a bumpy ride. The baby slept most of the night but it felt like there was no sleep for my wife and I, we also really need some sleep! On a lighter note the baby is still beautiful and my wife has turned out to be the best mom on earth and she is a first time mom at that, I’m so proud of her. Today should be a slow day no doctor appointments and I go back to work after 9 days off. My wife has her hands full; it will be her first day alone with the baby for the whole day. I will be checking in with her from time to time but I know she can do it, she can do anything! My wife is the true backbone of our family and with out her I sometimes don't know what I would do. Today’s log is truly for my wife, she has been so strong through all this. I don't think I ever told her how much I love her for giving me something most people will never have, a family.

A trip to the doctors..... =)

Today was a fun filled day of doctor visits. On our first visit I took my wife to her Gyno. We love to visit him because he is so nice. He makes you want to go back, and I’m a man that’s funny right! I know what can I say, I never missed a visit while my wife was pregnant and I will not miss one now. The doc said she was as good as gold and just to take it easy for the next few weeks. Lucky her, I have to go back to work and pay bills talk about living on the edge hahaha! On our second visit my little bird had to see the doctor and make sure everything was running smoothly with her weight. As most of you might not know she only weighed about 4lb 9oz. The doctor said she was perfect, most babies grow in weight about 20 to 30 grams a day but our little bird has grown an astonishing 50 grams a day. The doctor says she is trying to do outside of her mom what she could not do inside, which is grow. As parents we were very happy to hear that she was growing at that rate and that everything was fine health wise with our little girl. This little bit of information I gave you today is just more proof that when you take the time to care for the other members with in your circle the only result from that is a healthy and loving family.

Tuesday 6/12/07 @ 6:15am what a beautiful day it was!

Hello every one my name is Ted and this is the start of my new blog. I just wanted to give everyone a little insight on who I am and how I feel about my family ENJOY!

Tuesday morning was a day I would never forget. I will take you through the events that bring us to that Tuesday morning, what a ride it was. My wife who is the most beautiful woman on this earth is now 9 months pregnant with my baby girl a.k.a "My little bird". I started calling our baby that from the moment I found out she was pregnant, I just envisioned a little bird as cute as can be, what can I say I’m a softy. We had a pretty rough pregnancy and around the time my wife was 6 months pregnant, the doctor said the baby would be very little and maybe under weight. This brought many thoughts to our head, is our baby ok, will she be normal etc. God is good and we always trusted that god had his hand over our baby's life so we went into prayer and put our trust in the guy upstairs. They had been monitoring my wife for weeks and taking measurements and the results were all the same but we did not lose hope. On June 5th 2007 we had an appointment to see the doctor again and the results of that visit were the same but this time the doctor said that the baby had not grown and he was worried that if we waited too long the baby could be harmed. The doctor set an appointment for the 11th of June to determine what the proper steps would be to make sure the baby would be ok but more than likely he would induce labor. Monday 6/11/07 @ 11:15 a.m. starts this rollercoaster which leads to one of the happiest days of my life. I picked up my wife from work and started that ride to the doctor which would turn out to be our last visit. My wife was really nervous about this visit but I told her that what ever happens it's because God wants it to be that way and we both agreed to stay positive and just believe in God. The doctor’s results were what I thought they would be, labor was to be induced and he sent us to the hospital right away. The hospital was just a few minutes away so we decided to go home first and get cleaned up and grab a bite to eat. Once we got to the hospital they went to work on my wife right away, a pinch here a pinch there and we were on our way to having a baby! The nurses at the hospital started a procedure to get my wife to the point where they can give her Pitocin which is a medication to make her go into labor; it was to take about 14 hours to get to that point. The baby was coming 2 weeks early so I had a task of getting the baby room finished with in the next few days and also be there to hold my wife’s hand when she needed me; talk about multi tasking hahahaha. I spent most of the night going back and forth from the house to the hospital and at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning I walked in to the hospital and they advised me that they were about to start the Pitocin. The nurse said it would be a while so I had time to freshen up and take a shower at the hospital. My shower was great, I was tired but was running on pure adrenalin, my baby was almost here! As I was drying my self off I hear a ton of screaming coming from the room where my wife is in, I open the door to see nurses running around and my wife shaking like if she had just seen a ghost. I immediately ask what was going on and why my wife was so scared. The nurse in charge of my wife said in a low tone "the baby's heart beat started to drop when we gave your wife the Pitocin and an emergency C-section must be preformed to save the baby." They gave me 20 minutes to get ready and dressed. They rolled my wife away and I started to pray. They came to get me about 10 minutes later and I was standing in the middle of an operating room with my wife lying on the bed and they told me to sit down and just be calm, I looked at my wife and just smiled. The doctors were cutting away and in about 5 minutes we hear a scream that was so beautiful, we both started to cry and at exactly 6:15 a.m. on June 12th My little bird was born. What a beautiful day it was!