Master Jamieson has arrived....

This was my birthing team...Jennifer Rogers (birthing doula) and my dear friend, Erik! I was at a Wisdom Course work party when my water broke! Sandhya and Erik brought me back to my apartment where I met Erik and off we went to the hospital.

I had been laboring for almost 14 hours at this point! Breathing the contractions down were becoming a bit too much. After 17.5 hours, they had to induce me, which caused me to have back labor. That's when I requested the epidural!!! God love the epidural!!! They let me rest for about 45 minutes and then it was time to push. An hour later, Master Jamieson came out weighing 6lbs and 18 inches long!

Erik was coaching me at this point on breathing and staying present and focused on my body.

I love this picture...it represents the modern day single mom...out of the shower, the bluetooth earipiece, the cell phone and the peanut! This was the night I got home from the hopsital. My parents came for a little while and then Erik stayed with me until the we hours of the morning! He watched Jamieson while I got some rest.

I actually woke up and found him sleeping on the job! :-)

We finally got to Maine and the peanut was sunggled up with me. I'm completely in love with this little guy...my son!!! ;-)

To my perfect and unstoppable son...I loved you the moment I found out about you and was soooo excited to finally meet you on October 9th at 7:35 in the evening. You came out and immediately recognized my voice when I said, "Hey Peanut...it's your mom...I love you"! You looked right at me and your intense crying became a light quiver. You were surrounded with everyone that loves you...Nana, Auntie Kari, Auntie Laura and Uncle Erik! Tatone came on Sunday to surprise us and I cried and he fell in love with you at a first glance.

I love spending hours watching you sleep, listening to all your different cries for all your different needs. I giggle at how you take your bottle. You fight it at first and then you wrinkle your nose and wiggle your head back and forth while sniffing all at once. It's so adorable.

You are surrounded by so many people who love you. I can't wait for all your different stages of growth and development! Thank you for blessing my life with your beautiful being! I will love you until the end of time!

The King's Quarters....

Here ye, Here ye, let everyone see the "King's Bed"!! (Laughing)...This is where the little peanut is going to be resting. Now, it has been a transition for me. It has been YEARS...YEARS...since before I was in highschool, that I've shared my room with anyone. And because I was the oldest, I got to have my own room growing up after doing "time" sharing it. Now, I know I'm not a mother yet but I can get on some small level, what parents will give up for the love they have for their children. This is my first BIG "giving up" some of my personal space and sharing it with Jamieson! Ha, ha, ha, ha!!! It's temporary and it works!

So, this is the crib that my Mom, sisters and mom's friends all went in on and got for me!!! The bedding came from my Wisdom Course Work Group!!! And, it's all together. With the help of Dad and Paul, the crib was errected a couple weeks ago and the bedding just came in on Friday!!! Everything has been washed and is waiting for the little peanut. I even ironed the dust ruffle!

Brittany and I went shopping at Joanne Fabrics and matched up some flannels that her mom is going to make crib sheets from!!!! He's going to have one of the coolest cribs on the block that all the kids dream of! (I can't stop laughing as I write this). And the sad part of all of it, is he won't even care---just me! Ha, ha, ha!!!

Either way, thank you everyone who has contributed to this amazing, beautiful bed! It has made a huge difference for me and will be a part of his life for a long time! Got to love that it turns into a headboard and a footboard!

Love to you all!!!