We have a new home!!!! Yeah! We bought a trailer, yes a single wide mobile home to put on our land. We are so excited. Our home on our land. Scott is working like a mad man to get us in. We are still building our house, but it's a bit slower now. Well Mr. Daniel decided to wake up. Gotta go

Well it's been awhile since I've written. Lots has happened. Daniel has gotten big! He was 15 1/2 pounds at 3 months! I'm back at work and doing well. I wanted to let you know that I have lots of pics posted on walmart's website here's the link. http://photos.walmart.com/groups/mulebarn if you would like to look at the pics email me and I'll send you the password. I can't post directly to the blog yet. I'll have to work on my connection.

Back to work!
I am currently spending my last few moments as a stay at home mom. Tomorrow I go back to teaching. My other team members tell me my kids are ready for me to come back. I'm not really ready to go. Yes I miss my kids, yes I feel a responsibility towards them, but I don't want to leave my baby! I hate the thought that someone else will see his firsts. It stinks!! I think I'm going to pretend that the first time I see anything will be the first time it happens. It does help that the person taking care of him has 3 kids of her own and is a member of the church. I don't want to pack my stuff, I don't want to make sure I have clean clothes, thinking that if these things don't happen I won't have to go. I know I should be happy that we only have 9 full weeks of school left. I should be happy that I don't have to work 12 hours a day. But none of that makes it any better. Any way, this is what is happening. I know many moms that work and their kids turn out okay. I'm just glad to have working mom buddies.
Tomorrow will stink for me, I think I'll make it through, but I know Daniel will be okay.

Well Daniel is almost 2 months old, guess I'd better let you know how he got here.

We were very fortunate to have an easy pregnancy. Our due date was December 20th, one day after school let out for Christmas break. I was able to work until our last day. Boy were my co-teachers happy. We had one huge Christmas party with all three classes, parents kept asking me if I was having twins! Then next day was my Dr. appt. My blood pressure spiked that day. I had been swollen for several months, but with the blood pressure spike they became worried. They sent me down to the lab for blood work and a non-stress test. We talked with our Dr. before the test and we agreed that the best course of action was to schedule an induction. We decided I would come in on Friday evening (the next day) and we would induce on Saturday. They baby showed he was doing just fine, but my blood work was not too great. They let me go home anyway if I promised not to do anything.
We came back on Friday evening and got all ready for the induction on Sat. They started the pit at 5 am. Our Dr. came in a couple of times to check me, but I never made any progress. I used my self-hypnosis successfully. I was never in any pain. By 10:30 or so our Dr. came in and checked me again, still no progress. We made the decision to have a C-section a little before 11am. Boy did things move fast. Daniel was born at 11:28am. I didn't feel a thing. I am not a needle person, in fact I'm terrified of them. Because of my hypnosis, I was able to calmly take my spinal block.
Daniel had some problems with his breathing and he had fluid on his lungs. I did not know any of this until later. He gave the nurses his very first gift.... he peed all over them in the OR :) Due to Daniel's breathing problems I didn't get to see him until late Sat. Scott stayed with him and taped him for me. He would bring the video to me and let me watch.
Well I have more to tell, but I need to eat.

Hi all. This is my first blog and first post!!! Just wanted to create a place to keep family and friends updated. Daniel was born on December 22, 2007. I'll post more about his birth and some pics later,right now I'm typing one handed. Bye for now.