Welcome to the World CJ!

After 40+ weeks of being pregnant and being stuck in the "latent labor" stage for a week, we finally got to meet our 2nd "surprise" baby!! On Feb. 10th my water broke and the active labor began. Mid-way thru the labor baby had compressed a nerve that sent a message to my brain and told me to stop breathing, turn white and pretty much shut down. I am so thankful for the nurse and doctors God gave me that night! Once I "came back" they started Pitocin... can you say contractions from hell?! After I was stable for a few hours, they gave me an epidural. From that point on I went from 6cm to 9cm in less than 30minutes! James went to get coffee and was gone less than 15minutes. In that short time I fully dilated and was ready to push. When the nurses found James and he came back it was time to meet baby. Four pushes later and CJ was born!!! (Less than 10min. of pushing- including the practice pushes.)

Chester Josiah Winton was born on February 11th at 7:33am.
He weighed 8lbs 15oz and is 21 inches long.

36 wks and counting

Well, I've made it to 36wks and still NO complications!!! A few days ago I had a check-up appointment and ultrasound (to check the position of the Baby). Everything looks great! The Baby really doesn't like to show it's face or gender... The doctor I've been seeing was really curious, but the Baby had it's legs clamped shut. So, it is still a surprise! Aside from that Baby is growing great and heart looked really good. Oh yeah, Baby is head down. :)
Something I'm really happy about is I didn't gain any weight! So, my total weight gain has been 20lbs... quite a BIG difference from the 110lbs I gained with Will!

Otherwise, we are all doing good! We have just about everything ready for Baby's arrival- crib, changing table, bassinet, etc. all set up. This past Friday I even scored a free spare infant car seat cover! Its nice- shades of brown. And to top it off, I found the perfect nursery set (that I've been trying to get the whole pregnancy, but its real expensive and no one ships to Guam)! Best part is it is 1/2 the price of the new set and comes with twice as much! Only monkey wrench is its in Postfalls, ID. So, I called my parents and asked if they could pick it up for me... not only did they say "Yes", but they are making it their gift to the Baby!! To say I'm happy is a HUGE understatement! The only thing I really want/need to get for the Baby is a Moby wrap. I had planned on making one, but I can't find the material on island. Looks like I may need to order it online and pray my parents can get it to me in time.

Anyways, here's the latest ultrasound picture and comparison pictures of the Butterballs. :)

 Baby #2 at 35wks

Baby #1 (aka Will) at about 34wks (I think)

Baby #2 at 36wks.

Four years ago...

I can't believe that its been 4 years since we got married! In those 4 years, we've only spent 3 anniversaries together (James was deployed for our first). Here's some pictures to see where we began to now. (Sorry, no picture for 2007.)

 2010

 2009

 2008

 2006 (shortly before we said "I do".)

 August 2006 (our first picture together)

Bumbershoot 2006 (our first concert together)

34 wk OB check up

Baby is doing fantastic! James was actually able to go to an appointment with me for once. Poor guy was use to male OB doctor I had with Will and was not prepared for my "thorough" nurse practitioner. It was funny (plus, we saw a friend in the hall and she scared the heck out of him)!
Anyways, Baby's heart rate was in the 130's bpm and measured 2wks ahead- which is still in the normal range. My blood pressure was perfect- 114/59!! And I only gained 1.5lbs since my last check-up.

With all of this wonderful news also came a reality check... the team of OB doctors are crossing their fingers that I'm able to make it to 37wks without delivering. Why? I had Will at 37wks and had been having steady contractions (and dilated) for the entire week prior, plus all of the other complications I had with him.

At my next appointment (in 2wks) they will be doing a position check and an ultrasound. The NP is so curious as to what we're having that she wants to "take a peek". (Even though we still don't want to know... we're so close now, what's a few more weeks?)

Anyways, we finally have a boy and girl name picked out!! For a boy- Chester Winton; and a girl- Keialani Vanessa. Now, all we have to do is put the crib together!!
I'm excited to find out if we'll be bringing home Chester or Keialani home sometime late January/early February.

Christmas

We had a nice relaxing Christmas (aside from James breaking his toe the day before). Here are some pictures of everything. :)