5 Months Later...

Its been 5 months since I last posted and, wow, has alot changed. Baby came, dog died, husband is back, moved to a new house...it is no wonder that I have been so neglectful of my blog! I will dedicate this entry to our newest addition - Jacob. Born in September. I never thought I would have a baby alone - but that is exactly what I did. Jeff was deployed so there really was no other option. I did make a great decision however and hired a local Doula to help me out. She was fantastic and I dont think I my experience would have been nearly as good without her there. My mom was supposed to be there but her plane was delayed and she arrived at the hospital 20 minutes after the baby was born. That was probably for the best though - because my labor was NOT a pretty thing to behold! I tried to go "natural"...and let me tell you - I wont be doing that again. Been there, done that, not for me! Here are some pictures of our little man - these are pretty old though and I will follow up with another post with more recent pictures: