Special Delivery!

So, I need to catch up on blogging. I decided to start with my labor and delivery with Corbin. (:

On January 7th I had a doctors appointment. I was 38 weeks and 6 days. Two days further then when I delivered with Alister. Luckily, the doctor decided that my body was ready enough to be induced in the morning. I had to be induced, due to the fact that I was on blood thinners. I had to stop the medication for 24 hours before delivery. Well! You can imagine that we were so happy to be having our baby boy the next day. (: 

We got up at 5:30am so we could be at the hospital by 7am. It felt strange driving to the hospital to deliver a baby when I wasn't in labor yet. I mean, I was having some contractions, but nothing really consistent. Plus, I was nervous. I didn't really know anything about being induced. So, I didn't know what to expect. 

Once we got to the hospital and into our room, the nurse took a bunch of information. It took probably close to an hour. She then had me get dressed in my fashionable hospital gown and hooked me up to the monitors. They checked my cervix and decided to give me medication that thins out the rest of the cervix. Which was confusing to me because I thought the doctor had said I was thinned out enough. But, I let them do what they thought  best. I'm glad I did too! Because, it was enough to really kick start my contractions within a couple of minutes. Then maybe and hour later my doctor came in and decided to break my water. One of my least favorite parts. I laying in bed feeling like I just wet the bed. A lot. That water just keeps coming out, man! So uncomfortable. Anyway. Within another minute or two, my contractions intensified like crazy. Later on, I got an epidural. Which was nice. (: unlike the first time, I could still lift my legs. With Alister, I couldn't feel anything from the waist down. This time however, I was able to feel when I needed to start pushing. Which was very helpful actually. So, when that point came, I was able to push when I needed to. Unlike with Alister, where I had to be coached the whole time. 

So, I have to say, that even though pushing was extremely painful for me and I screamed a lot, the pain was absolutely beautiful. I've never been in that amount of pain before. Thankfully, Corbin was worth every minute of it. 😊 

When he finally arrived, we knew his name should be Corbin. We had struggled with deciding on a name the whole time. But, it was no question when we saw him. He was Corbin Joseph Briggs. 

Labor and delivery is, of course, hard. Any of us who have had children know, that all that pain, is well worth it. And, with out hesitation, we would do it all over again if we had to. Because when you meet your little prince (or princess) you know you would do anything for them. ❤️

Morning of delivery

Delivery Room

Family of Four

I must confess, growing up I never imagined only having two kids. Half the time I couldn't imagine having any kids. But, now that the decision is made, we feel complete in our little family. We love having just the four of us. Adam grew up with one sibling a and loved it. I love having my boys. Did I want a girl? Sure. When I was first pregnant, I wanted a girl. Was I sad to fine out we were having another boy? Absolutely not. I was thrillied! There's a special sense of pride for a mother when she has just boys. At least, there is for me. It's a sense of pride I can not describe in simple words. But, it does not make this feeling any less true. 

Some might say "But you need girl." I beg to differ. Honestly, we both believe having a girl would be very difficult for us. I might be a girl, but that doesn't mean I understand them. Plus, she wouldn't be allowed to date until she's thirty. So, there's that. 

We're both so happy and proud of our boys. We couldn't imagine life any other way. :)

Christmas 2013

This year, we spent Christmas with just the three of us. Nothing special. Just a quiet day at home. It was really nice. We spent some time on Skype with each of our families. It was a good Christmas. 

34 Weeks

Today, I am 34 weeks pregnant. (: Thank goodness. I am So ready to have this baby. I am scheduled to deliver January 6th, which is now less then 5 weeks away! I can't believe it! I excited and nervous to have two kids. (: I'm also excited to have a newborn around again. They just don't stay that small long enough! Don't you agree? Anyway, I've already been having contractions. For a few weeks now I believe. But that past few days they've increased in number. Not as many today but the ones I did have were fairly painful. My body is prepping for delivery. Adam and I both feel that he's going to come a little sooner then the 6th. But we'll see! Any bets on the due date? I hope to get some maternity shots done this weekend. So hopefully I'll be able to post those next week. But, for now, here's a 34 week picture from today. (: 

Take Luck!

Another Birthday

I am now 24 years old. (: I had a good, simple birthday. We had the missionaries over for lunch, and we bought a small cake. I had Adam and the missionaries sing "Happy Birthday" to me. That was enjoyable. (: Adam and I were able to go on a date. We went and saw the new Hunger Games at the IMAX. That was fun. It was a really good movie. (: and, of course, I got a few gifts. (: So, it was good. 

Thanksgiving 2013

This year I made the turkey. How did it go? You may ask. Well... It didn't thaw out as long as it needed to so while prepping to cook it, we had to thaw out the inside a bit more with hot water to get the neck out. My wonderful husband did that part for me. He thought he might become vegan after that experience. ;) after it was done cooking, we loaded up to go to our friends, the Alexander's, house for dinner. Once we started carving, we discovered that the turkey was, in fact, not cooked through. So, we threw the turkey back into their oven. We decided to start dinner so the other food wouldn't get cold. Mistake. We forgot about the bird. It over-cooked. 

Beautiful isn't it. We still had fun. They have a son who's only a month older then Alister. So it was fun for them. (: 

October 2013

Well to be perfectly honest, we didn't do a lot to celebrate Halloween this year.  But, that's okay. I think part of it not having any place to put decorations. We did however go to our ward Halloween party. Which was also a Chili Cook-Off. That was fun. I was going to enter a chili but I got there 30 minutes late. No biggie though. People still ate my chili and the pumpkin brownies I brought were devoured. (: so that made me happy. Hopefully next year we'll find the Halloween spirit. 

I dressed as a lumber jack with a beer belly. Alister was a little monster. I can't upload those photos yet and I don't have any on my phone at this time. So, I'll try for that soon. We left the hat at church so one of the Elders has it right now. But here's a couple of my beer gut. Which I worked really hard on. ;) I also drew on a beard which is a bit hard to see. But I was told it looked pretty real. (: