1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

This past Sunday, May 31st, was Josh and I's one year anniversary. It is amazing how fast time goes and how much can change in a year! Since Josh's parents were in town they offered to babysit for us so we could go out and celebrate. For the occasion Josh bought me some beautiful diamond earrings and took me out to eat. Here are some pictures of our wedding day...one of the best days of my life. I love you Josh!

Of course I can't do a post with out pictures of my little angel.

We got a brand new car! This is Josh's dream car. I'm normally not a car person, but I love driving it myself.

ETHAN'S 2 WEEK BIRTHDAY

Today is officially Ethan's 2 week Birthday. It's hard to believe that just two weeks ago he was still in my belly. He has already grown and matured so much I can't believe it! Everyday he is more alert and has a little more personality. Also I am happy to report that he is starting to get his days and nights in order. Ethan is sleeping for an amazing 5 hours at night then after a quick snack he's out for another 3! Plus he is a fabulous napper during the day! I never thought I would be so happy to get 5 hours of sleep. He is such a good boy and a happy baby. We love you Ethan!

I love his facial expression here...












Cat nap with dad...

He always looks so concerned...

Maybe it's gas :)

This past weekend Ethan got to meet his Grandma Laura, Great Aunt Martha, and Aunt Sarah. They drove 10 hours from Texas just to see him!

Ethan and Grandma Laura...

Ethan and Aunt Sarah...

And of course Ethan and Aunt Martha...

After getting showered all weekend with hugs and kisses who wouldn't be tired...

HE'S HERE!!

PLEASE WELCOME...

ETHAN JOSHUA WOODWORTH

BORN:

MAY 6TH 2009 AT 8:38PM

WEIGHT:

6LBS. 11 OZ.

LENGTH:

19 INCHES

My water broke (or should I say flooded) at about 4pm...

Josh and I waiting for our little boy to arrive

I have the best friends....
Bri, Mel, and Steph came to see me in the hospital.
They brought pizza for Josh and stayed all the way until the birth









As you can see from the above picture the doctor kept making me lay in various positions to try and alleviate any pressure I was putting the cord. After the baby's heart rate dropped twice while I was in labor I was taken in for an emergency Cesarean. It was terrifying and emotional for Josh and I, but as you can see the baby was born safely and that is all that matters.

Holding my son for the first time!








I love the silly faces he makes










This is his cranky face...its my favorite!










Josh looking at his son for the first time.













Our little man... literally
6lbs. 11 oz.










The proud papa!









Our first family photo









He's already got a killer grip...
Josh is excited for him to hit the
weight room with him :)









I love my little boy!










They are the best when they are asleep...
Josh and I call him the sleeping lion.
Since he still has his nights and days mixed up
he tries to sleep all day and he is rilled up all night









Leaving the hospital...finally

Ethan in his swing for the first time...

He doesn't look like he is loving it.

On the way to his first doctor appt. where I

am proud to announce he is perfectly healthy...YEAH!

Happy 1 week Birthday Ethan.

We love you so much!

SURPRISE BABY SHOWER

So to give you a little background before I tell you about the shower, Josh is an executive management partner at Cintas. With this position Josh is in a two year "training program" which requires him to rotate through numerous jobs before he takes over a location of his own. About 6 months ago he worked in the plant as a production supervisor. When he left that job the people he worked with threw him a going away party, which his boss told me, they had never done before for any other supervisor. Anyways, it's been six months since then and still these people care for and respect Josh enough to reach out him and his family once again.

Yesterday morning Josh called me at around 8am and told me that he wanted to go to lunch with me and I HAD to be at his work by 10:15am. First off I was cranky that he woke me, because as all you other pregnant women know sleeping is hard enough as it is. Anyways, I dragged myself out of bed to meet him like he asked. When I got there he told me to come with him to the break room (which again I thought was weird) where I was shocked to find a surprise baby shower waiting for me. The shower was filled with numerous homemade Mexican dishes, a delicious cake, and gifts. The ladies also made me a pin to wear as the mom to be. It was so wonderful and so thoughtful I just couldn't believe they all took the time to organize this party for Josh and I.

What was even better was as I sat there and talked to many of these women they just went on and on about what a wonderful boss and person Josh is. They all kept telling me how sad they were when he had to leave to his new position. I just felt so proud and so blessed to have a husband who managed to impact that many people in such a short amount of time.

Here I am cutting my cake...
By the way this cake had the best frosting I had ever eaten!









Some of his old employees...
Sorry the photos are blurry








Opening gifts...








39 weeks...
I figured this would be my final profile shot.
I can't imagine getting any bigger over the next week.
By the looks of it he is going to a big boy,
or else I am just huge for no reason!











Random...
I just thought my dog Kiwi looked so stinkin' cute here.
I was looking everywhere for her, and I found
her nice and cozy in our blanket!

THANK YOU

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who responded to may vaccine post! I already feel SO much better. I always planned on getting him vaccinated, but I just wanted to get the facts on why kids need so many more shots now compared to when I was a kid. I guess you can't help but worry when it comes to your child's health. If anyone else out there still has opinions or experiences to share I'm still glad to here them. A new mom can never get to much advice. Thanks again :)

VACCINES- FRIEND OR FOE?

HELP!?

Now, I'm not some hippie who is against vaccines, but the more research I do the more scared and confused I tend to get. Some articles make vaccines sound safe and others make it seem like we are potentially overdosing our children and falling for some pharmaceutical money making scheme. Granted most of my research thus far has been done over the Internet (I haven't asked my pediatrician yet), but still I can't help but worry.

One article I found said that in 1983 (the year before I was born) only 11 vaccines were given to children by the time they were two years old. Now 20+ years later a total of 36 vaccines are given to kids by that same age! Also Autism has increased from 1 in 10,000 in 1983 to 1 in 80 presently. Although the majority of the research I've found says there is no direct link (I'm sure it could be a number of factors), it still makes me nervous and question.

Anyways, since most of friends in the "blog world" have children I thought I would throw this question out to you. Are there any vaccines you and your pediatrician have omitted? Or have you just given your kids all of them? Any side effects? Any advice you guys could give me is appreciated. I know our little guy born yet, and I'm sure our pediatrician will guide us, but I figure the more I know the better off I'll be. I just find it funny that a baby needs a Hep B shot...I mean I didn't get a Hep B shot until I started working in the psychiatric ward and if you saw the patients I worked with you would know why that shot was necessary:)

Hope to hear from you guys soon.

READY SET BABY

So after our little scare two weeks ago we figured that there was no time like the present to finish up the nursery. The room couldn't have turned out cuter! Now all we need is our little bundle of joy to put in it!

Josh setting up the crib....thank goodness for handy husbands!



















Here is a sneak peak into our little boys closet.
How can someone who isn't even born yet have so much clothes?!
You should see how full his dresser is also :)












In case you can't tell in the picture. The room has a sports theme











Here is his crib that his daddy worked so hard to set up! Isn't it cute?!