On December 1st 2011 at 3:15 pm our lives were forever changed...
A week OVERDUE and so ready to get the show on the road with my scheduled induction. Nerves were high, but surprisingly enough I was pretty calm considering how scared I had been about the whole situation the entire 9 months prior :) Everyone told me the more miserably pregnant you get, the less scared you become and your just ready to have that baby out of you. Thank goodness the last half of pregnancy was MUCH nicer to me than the first 4 months so I never really reached that stage. I was just thriller daily in the last trimester to have my head out of the toilet bowl :)
When Dr Chalmers came in and broke my water to hurry things along I was surprisingly very calm and collected... well that is until I was dilated to a 7, then the "calm and collected attitude" got thrown right out the window and all I cared about was to see my nice Drug Doc with those Heaven sent Drugs ;) Yet another reason I'm grateful I wasn't a pioneer, I surely would had died!
The paperwork that morning seemed Endless!
Our nurse was sweet enough to help up "capture the moment" before things got really crazy :) So anxious for whats about to come...
Best Moment of my Life! Words can't even describe... I love everything about this picture
I was so glad I was able hold her immediately after she was born, a memory I Will cherish Forever even though it was only a few short moments before things started going wrong really fast:( We were just so grateful everything with lil B looked fabulous!
I have a few friends that are expecting their first baby in the next couple of months as well, and I just try to put into words what the whole experience is like and will be like to try and prepare them and honestly all I can ever think to say is it's a moment/experience that only you and your spouse can truly understand by going through it personally. The feelings and spirit that you have and feel during the whole process is without question remarkable and one that I hope to never forget! Tiny babies are the most amazing Miracles on this earth and we are without a doubt loving this little girl and the sweet spirit she has brought into our home! I don't get much accomplished these days because all I want to do is just snuggle up and stare into her baby blues (Yes she has her daddy's eyes) YAY!
Love at first sight:)
She came out sucking her thumb/fingers, so tender!!!
A few hours after delivery just hanging out in the room. Right after I had her, I got the Shakes SOOO uncontrollably it was Crazy!!! I felt like I had hypothermia, I could not get warm for the life of me, even my Jaw was sore from all the teeth clattering. I ended up getting a Super scary high fever (due to the complications), that wouldn't come down all evening so lucky me, I got to get ice packs and stick them ALL Over my body :( NO Fun!
Brrrrrr This was a few hours after delivery. Lookin a little rough if I do say so myself, I may have even been a teeny bit tired... Wonder Why??? One INTENSE day thats forsure :)
But this moment right here made it All Worth it. All of the
-Toilet hugging
-dry Cracker eating
-ER crying
-Body Stretching
... and the list goes On and On, point is I would do it all 20 times over just to snuggle this little bug!
Her cute little hairs :)
Berkley had So Many Visitors, here are just a few... Somehow my Dad managed to be there for the first 2 days after she was born and we didn't end up with ONE picture with him and her :( I'm still sick about it, Ugh!!!
Uncle Brady
Grandma & Grandpa Shakespear
Grandma Camille
Aunt Lacee
Day 2: Nyxon came to meet his new cousin, they'll be pals soon enough :)
Aunt Angie, she was so excited to get there and snuggle up with her new niece.
Uncle Dal... Derrik was concerned he wouldn't know how to hold her so he gave him a pillow to help, haha not awkward at all :)
Uncle Adam, he's a natural!
Our First Family Picture :)
He's been absolutely Smitten since the moment he laid eyes on her. It melts my heart just watching them interact :) LOVE
I may even be a little smitten myself
Our Precious Baby Girl!
We had to get pictures of Berkley by the Christmas Tree since she officially made the cutoff of being a December/Christmas Time Baby! So, there will be many snowflake birthday parties to come, I'm excited for another excuse to party during the Christmas Season :)
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