Nawlins here we come...Again!

So, we are super excited to be traveling back to New Orleans.  Mustafa booked an episode of Common Law that comes on the USA network, and N.O is where the show films.  We are heading down tomorrow and I cannot wait to be in warm weather with the best fried(yeah I'm healthy like that) seafood you could ever put in your mouth.  BUT, I am totally freaking out about leaving Phoenix for 5 days.  He is staying with his MiMi (my mom), but 5 days in mommyland feels more like 5 months!  Alas, I am sure we will have a slamming time-did I mention that you can walk down the street with an adult beverage? Its like Disneyland for adults. Here are a few pictures from our last trip.

Welcome Baby Jaxon!

A few months ago my dear friend, whom I have been friends with since high school asked me if I would be in the delivery room to photograph the birth of their first born child.  Needless to say, I was beyond thrilled and honored to share the extremely precious moment with her and her family. She has no clue, but I actually shed a few happy tears after we got off the phone.  I know I know it sounds so sappy, but since I had Phoenix 6 months ago I have turned into little miss waterworks. Anyway, the entire month of December, Jaxon gave everyone the run-around.  I surely thought that he would bless his mommy and daddy with his presence before Christmas, but this little guy was comfy and cozy.  However, his mama was quite the opposite!  Finally the big day arrived and Mustafa and I literally sat around the house all day trying to wait for the shindig to really kick-off.  If you have kids or know someone that does, then you know that labor is anything but quick. Mustafa and I headed to the hospital around 9ish and waited through the night.  Finally, our dear friends welcomed their little boy Jaxon Stanley into the world on Jan. 6th, 2012 at 5:32am.  He weighed a surprising 9lbs. 1oz, and is beyond sweet and PERFECT!  Mustafa and I are beyond thrilled to have our close friends join us in this journey called parenthood and cannot wait to watch Jaxon and Phoenix run around, play, and occasionally beat each other up.

Congratulations Katie and Dave! We love you guys!

 

Wait, is Christmas really over?!

It seems like just yesterday that I was sitting around watching my body grow day by day thinking, I should start a blog and document my pregnancy as well as the joys and struggles of being a new mom.  Well, now I am sitting here looking at my son completely in awe and slightly sadden by the fact that he has his first Christmas under his belt and in 2 days he will be 6 months old!  WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE???

Lighting Speed

So, it seems like just yesterday that I was sitting around watching my belly swell wondering if we would be welcoming a little girl or boy into this frightful world.  I never gave the wicked ways of this world too much thought until the day that I found out that we would be bring another life into this madness. My pregnancy was a breeze up until the last 2 weeks when I literally felt like my hips were going to shatter into tiny little pieces.  After having contractions for 2 days and 40 weeks and 4 days Phoenix finally decided he was ready to make his grand appearance.  Mustafa and I stayed awake the entire night timing contractions waiting for them to get closer. To aide us in our wait we decided we would look online to find the longest movie we could to watch for FREE. So after a quick search we settled on Malcolm X (thank you Spike Lee).  As soon as the film was over (3am) it was time to head to the hospital.  Fast forward to me laying in triage praying that they don't send me home when the nurse comes in and checks to see how much I have progressed in the past hour. WELL there was progress as well as the presence of meconium (poo).  This discovery resulted in the dreaded c-section UGH!  Nothing against mamas that opt for c-sections, but it just wasn't the way I had envisioned the delivery of my child.  We had arrived at the hospital at 3:30am and had a baby in our arms at 8:18am.  Later we found out that the cord was wrapped around his neck twice and had I tried for a vaginal delivery the outcome more than likely would have resulted in a c-section or worse.  Needless to say I have never been so thankful for poo in all of my life!  Now, I am sitting here completely in awe of the fact that Phoenix is 6 months old and he is the happiest, sweetest little guy around.  I feel beyond blessed. Can someone please tell me where the time has gone???