HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Oakleigh's Newborn Pictures

Last week we were able to get Oakleigh's newborn pictures done. She looks so cute in all of them!! Thanks Kasey! (adamandkasey.blogspot.com) If you need a photographer I highly reccomend Kasey!! Oakleigh also turns a month old tomorrow! Time has flown by. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and to be her parents. I love her more and more everyday. I don't know what I did before I was a mommy, it is the best thing in the world!! I have to thank Daniel for all of his help, he is the best Daddy and is always willing to help, even during the night feedings! He is the best!

Happy Anniversary!

3 years ago today I married my best friend, I can't believe how fast it has gone by. I feel so lucky to be married to Daniel, he treats me like a princess! I am so grateful that we can be together for eternity and that we have Oakleigh part of our family now. I feel so blessed. I will never forget our wedding day, it was one of the best days of my life. Thank you Daniel for being my husband and making life so much fun. I love you with all my heart.

Oakleigh Elaine Smith

Look who is finally here! I guess I should post this since Oakleigh is now a week old now! Oakleigh was born on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 8:03 AM. It was such an easy labor! I would rather do that than be pregnant! So here is the story: I started getting contractions Monday night around 8 and I thought it was just false labor, so I went and took a bath and drank lots of water around 10. At 10:30 I went to bed with a little bit of pain nothing too bad. And at 11:30 I woke up in pain!! I ran into the bathroom, went to the bathroom and when I stood up i felt like I was peeing my pants! Yes, my water had broke! I was so lucky to be in the bathroom when it broke! I called for Daniel and asked him to call Labor and Delivery but when we couldn't talk to anyone I just knew we had to get there fast. I hurried and packed the rest of my bag and we were out the door. It was the longest drive ever!! We finally got to the hospital at about 12:15 AM and they had me changed and put me on a gurney so they could check me. I was a 3 1/2 and as she was checking me the rest of my water broke! It was like a water balloon popped! I then got me IV, which hurt so bad!! My contractions were about 2 to 3 minutes apart and they asked if I wanted my epidural, heck yes I did! I had felt those contractions enough! At around 3 I was dilated to a 5 and stayed that way for about and hour so they decided to put me on pitocin, that didn't last long because it made Oakleigh's heartrate go down. At about5 I was a 7 and and 5:30 I was a 9. I was fully dilated by 6:30 and we just waited for Oakleigh to get further down the birth canal. I started doing practice pushes at about 7:30. At 7:45 we started the real pushes and by 8:03 my baby was born!! I am so glad labor was easy! I felt really lucky. Recovery has been pretty easy and it doesn't even feel like I had a baby. Daniel and I are so in love with her and are so happy she is apart of our family for eternity!!