White Lily MT

Oh boy, has this last year been a busy one!  On the home front, this past October my husband got a new a job, which meant we had to move.  As much as I loved our home in Michigan, we so badly needed a change, and the economy in Michigan is not exactly at it’s high point.  Under normal circumstances, moving would not have been a huge deal, but I was about 7 months pregnant!  So, that caused some extra complications.  Not only was I emotional about moving, but the physical limitations of being pregnant and moving added a new challenge.  I had to pretty much sit back and watch while my family did all the heavy lifting and packing. To some degree that was great since I had the perfect excuse not do any work, but it was difficult to watch all my stuff get packed up and I couldn’t help.  When we finally got to our new place of residence (I’m still struggling with calling it our home yet!), I realized why I felt like I needed to do the packing myself.  Everything was everywhere.  I found boxes that were labeled “random” thanks to my sister-in-law (love ya!), and they definitely held random items from all over the house.  There are still some things that I haven’t found yet, but that might be because not all the boxes are unpacked yet.  We just don’t have enough room here for everything.  The garage, the place where the cars are supposed to go, is acting like a storage unit at the moment.  Oh, and did I mention I was trying to work full time during all of this?

After getting moved and somewhat settled, things didn’t settle down at all.  The holidays came and went, and before we knew it, it was February.  We were so excited!  My due date was February 1st, but that day came and went.  At my last 2 doctors appointments, my obstetrician was very optimistic that I would go into labor at anytime.  Well, not so much.  On February 7th, I was instructed to report to the labor and delivery floor at the hospital to be induced, and on February 8, 2011 we welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Hannah Miriam, into our lives.  She was 8 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long with TONS of dark brown hair! She arrived by cesarean section at 10:17 p.m.  It was love at first sight or should I say first cry.  The whole family was anxiously waiting in the waiting room to meet her.

After coming home, I was certain that I was going to return to work in 4 weeks.  That quickly became a joke.  Not only was I recovering from the C-section but 2 weeks after Hannah’s arrival I had to have my gallbladder removed as well.  So I put off my return to work for another 2 weeks and by then still didn’t want to go back.  Working full time and taking care of a newborn have proven to be the hardest things I have ever done but wouldn’t give it up for the world!

Hannah at 2 days old!

Mommy and Hannah at 3 months old.  Look how much she’s grown!!

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