He's Here!!

On March 12th, at 11:21 am, our little Drake made his entrance weighing in at 8 lbs and 19 1/2 inches.  It was the most amazing experience for both Cody and I! We are so happy he is finally here!  It only took 31 hours of labor (19 hours in the hospital), pitocin, possible C-section, an amnioinfusion, 2 hours of pushing and forceps to get him here, but I would do it all again, even without the epidural (maybe).  

He is such an amazing little boy. I never knew how much I could love my baby, but I'm overwhelmed by him.  We are having some difficulty getting him on a good sleeping schedule, but hopefully he soon learns that nights are for sleeping!  We love our little guy and Cody can't wait to take him hunting...in a few years.  (More pictures to come...)

Christmas and New Years

First...Christmas. For some reason this year, I was not way into Christmas. I felt really "blah" about it, which is sad since it is Cody and I's last Christmas "alone." I think this was because both Cody and I worked on Christmas Eve and Christmas. The hospital is a depressing place to be on such happy days... However, we made it through, and still got to see our families...at least for short periods of time.
On Christmas Eve, we went to my Grandma Ridge's right after work for soup, monkey bread, and gifts as is tradition. It was nice to see my awesome Grandma...the money she gave us was also nice!
Then we headed to the Finch party. It is always a huge party with tons of people, but it is a lot of fun! We opened more gifts, and even the baby got one (thanks Lana)!
After the parties, we went home. It was kind of depressing. It was great to be with Cody, but this is the first year ever that I have not listened to my Dad read the Christmas story in the Bible and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Sad...
After our own little Christmas morning at home, we headed to my parent's house (I'm still amazed we made it) and opened all the gifts from Santa with my niece and nephews. They are hilarious; I forget how awesome the belief in Santa is! Plus, my parents got us food storage, which was going to be one of my goals for 2009 (thanks!).
Then off to work...where I got to be yelled at by a patient's drunk son. That was great...it really put me in the Christmas spirit...
And finally, one more Finch party! It was a lot of fun to sit around the table and tell/listen to stories!
It was a pretty good Christmas, that came and went too fast!

As for New Years, we are boring. We went to dinner, came home, and went to bed at 10:30! We sure know how to ring in the new year. However, we are both soooooo excited for what 2009 will bring. We are so anxious to meet our son, and learn how to be parents. I'm sure I will be much more in the Christmas spirit when I have a little one to share it with!