A Year In Review

Ok, so I am the worst at blogging. I really thought I would be better at this, but I'm not!

So in this post I am going to try to catch up on our little pups first year! What a ride this has been! He was born on March 2, 2011 at 3:16 am; weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz and was 19 inches long. He was technically born 2 weeks early, his due date was March 15th. The day I went into labor was kinda crazy. I felt my water break at 6 am but really wasn't in a panic since I had just read the night before that you can have up to 24 hours before the baby would come. So, since my husband had to move from one storage unit to another that day, I really didn't rush us going to the hospital. Plus, I had things to do, no seriously, I did. I had to do laundry for Drake and take my Mom to Target. However, about 11 am my water REALLY broke and I knew I should probably get my hubby moving! So I called him and let him know what was going on. Then off to Target I went with my mom. That's when the contractions started. Imagine me in the middle of the store having to stop every few minutes to let them pass! Finally I was able to complete my errands, get my laundry and head home to meet up with the Dawg and head to my Dr. Appt. Oh, did I forget to mention that I had one and that I went, yep, I did. You can their surprise and they immediately sent me to the hospital. I got there about 3:30 pm, serious labor started about 4:30 pm, epidural came about 8:30 pm and Drake arrived at 3:16 am. It was quite the ordeal. He had the cord wrapped around his neck twice and once it was removed he was taken down to the NICU for 4 days (3 days of observation and 1 for jaundice). And then we brought him home!

He was the best newborn ever! Only cried when he was hungry or tired, still does! He never really cried for a diaper change, which I found interesting. He started to sleep through the night at about 5 months, stopped breastfeeding between 6 and 7 months, started drinking from a sippy cup at 6 months, started crawling and saying Dada and Mama at 7 months, started walking at 10 months, and started saying bye-bye, done, Gouda, and ball at 11 months. He makes the cutest facial expressions! His surprised look is over-the-top and oh so funny! He raises his eyebrows when he questions something and his super observant! And boy does he love to scream. I mean like, SCREAM!! He is sooooo loud! He loves to chase Gouda around and has learned escape through the crack in the door we leave open for Gouda, even though the door is chained! Smart kid! He is growing up way too fast! We love him more then anything before!!

Will there be another one...we'll see!!!!