finally... the story of Caiden's birth

Caiden Christopher Lee. Born 8/11/08 at 3:00PM. Weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 21 inches long.

He looks a lot like Chris (if you cant tell from the pictures).

Sorry, I haven't updated in so long. If I was my friend I would be irritated with the way I've been putting it off. Its just so hard when he eats every two hours. I feel like I dont do anything besides feed myself, feed him, try to spend time with Addysin, keep the house clean, and lay around all day. Usually my blog is a number one priority because its the closest thing to a journal that I keep, but I've slacked. Well, here is the story of August 11, 2008. I will post pictures soon.

I woke up and got ready for the day on Monday morning. I packed my hospital bag, ate my last meal of being pregnant, then got Addysin ready for the day. We went to the hospital at 9:30 AM after taking Addysin to a friends house (thanks Meggan!). First thing we did was get an ultra sound to see if he had flipped and was head down and he was! I was so relieved that I didn't have to have a c-section. It took untill 12:30 to get going. I was so anxious! Finally the Dr. broke my water. Right after that I got an epidural. Then I got the potosin which made me start contracting around 1 or 1:30 PM. I was already numb so I never felt a thing. It was heavenly. The epidural made me VERY tired and I slept on and off for about an hour. Then at 2:30 the nurse came to turn my dose of potosin up so my contractions would get stronger but she had to turn it down because I was moving along too fast. Then she checked to see if i was dialating and I was fully dialated and effaced! We were all pretty shocked. She called the Dr. and I had Caiden at 3:00 PM. So basically it was a breeze. Actually having a baby is super fun and relaxing when you have an epidural and it goes so fast. Oh I forgot to mention that I didn't even push. I think I am blessed with great deliveries because I have 9 painful months of pregnancy. I would definitly switch it around if I could choose. Oh well, I am just so happy to not be pregnant anymore.

Caiden is the most wonderful baby. I dont know how he could be any better. I am also very blessed with great babies. Addysin was very easy as well. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mother. I think everyone should have a baby as soon as they can because it brings me so much joy. It definitly has changed our lives and the way we do things but only in a good way. We never feel restrained or confined by our babies. We just take them along and have a good time. I love having a newborn, but I am so excited to watch him grow up like Addysin has. Its just so fun. I'm thankful to have a wonderful husband that loves children and wants a lot. I just dont know if I can have as many as he wants. He says he wants 20 and I really dont think he is kidding.


This is right when we got home from the hospital. Chris was just exhausted. I'm not really sure why but it made a cute picture. Meanwhile my mom, Emily, Ashley, and I looked at all the cute stuff my mom had bought for Caiden. They came from Washington to help and stayed for almost 2 weeks. It was fun to have them for so long. It went by soooo fast and I cant believe how old Caiden is already.