I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...

Sorry for the lack of picture on this post, but I just needed to write something. Okay, so tonight is the big night...Myles sleeping in his crib for the first time. I always said I would never take my baby into bed with me, but that is the only way he would sleep for an extended period of time these past couple of months, but tonight is the big night for him to learn to sleep on his own. I've spent so much time thinking and worrying about how to get him into his crib and now I'm sort of sad that he won't be in my arms tonight. He's such a sweet baby.
I sang him his songs and rocked him to sleep then gently put him in. He started crying 5 minutes later, which I expected. I let him cry for 5 minutes, went in, patted him, gave him his pacifier, and left. I promised myself that is the only time I will go in. So if he starts crying again, it's up to him to get himself back to sleep. Unless it's the time he usually eats, then I will feed him and put him back in. This is so exciting and scary all at the same time. I really hope he still smiles at me in the morning.

Boxer Baby

So we gave Myles a bath the other day and afterwards we decided to put him in his duck bathrobe and slippers. He looks likes a little boxer with his robe on. I just love these pictures of him! Now if we can only catch him when he's smiling! :)

And then he fell asleep after we took a million pictures. And yes, he's sleeping on a pillow. So far that is the only way he will sleep without one of us holding him. Silly baby!

A Baby Story

Okay, so this has taken me forever to write but here is a shortened version of our little Myles' trip to Earth.

My Contractions started at 1:30 am. I wasn't sure if they were the real thing because they were coming fast and long and it was just weird. So, I started working on the paintings I had made for Myles' room. That didn't last long, because I got sick and ended up in the bathroom.

I woke up Kenny and we left for the hospital and got there at 4am. Everything moved super fast. I was at 3 cm when we got there and by 10:30am I was dilated to a 10. All the nurses were so excited and kept telling me I'd have the baby before noon. However, the doctor wanted me to labor down for a while. So we waited for Myles to move down more. At 12:45pm I started pushing. The nurses, once again, thought Myles would be born within the hour. We were super excited and rearing to go. I was pushing and doing a good job. Things were progressing. Then the stumbling block hit, a new nurse came in to give our nurse a break. This new nurse was very nice, but not helpful. She kept talking and missing the contractions, and then she had me turn on my side to push. That just threw off my groove. Our spirits were low as we saw the clock reach 2pm. Our old nurse returned, but she was disappointed that no progress had been made since she left.

The doctor came in to check on us and she told us that Myles was face up and that's why he was so hard to push out. She tried to turn him, but he wouldn't budge. Finally, around 4pm everyone was excited again. The doctor was amazing! She really got me going and everyone else. She was really encouraging! Then finally at 4:48pm our little Myles was born screaming! :) He had such a big cone head, but I am happy to report he has a nicely shaped head now. :)

All in all, it was such a great day! I never understood why some women would say it was such a great experience, but I loved that day. Even though the pushing was forever long, I loved it! I never want to forget any of the details. And Myles is such a joy to us! The first time I held him his hand was doing that Star Trek, "live long and prosper" thing. It was funny. He's the best baby in the land!

Our Christmas Babe

Merry Christmas to everyone! So I wanted to write about Myles' labor and delivery, because I've been meaning to do it but as soon as I sat down he woke up. :) So due to the fact that I am now typing with one hand, that story will have to wait for next time. But for now I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today is our 4 year anniversary! I am the luckiest girl to be married to Kenny. He is so sweet and perfect for me! I can't believe it's been 4 years already. We've made some great memories so far and I know that will continue in the years to come. Kenny surprised me today by coming home 4 hours early from work. I love my Kenny! He's the best!

More of Baby Myles

As you could probably tell from the last post, Kenny wrote it. He is so cute and sweet to do that, because he knew how badly I wanted to share photos with everyone of our new son. However, he didn't put any of him and Myles together, which are some of my favorite.

So this post is for my amazing husband who helped me every single step of the way in labor and delivery and our cute new addition, Myles Benjamin Ludwig.

I love them both very much! Kenny is already such a great dad!

BABY MYLES

Baby Myles is here!!!!!! 8lbs 2.5oz. 20inches long.

He was born 12/10/08 at 4:48pm

This is a really good picture of him. His Aunt Tyra is holding him

Here's Jandi holding Myles on Thursday. Sorry you can't see Myles, but doesn't Jandi look super cute? (I'd say smokin hot, but super cute is a bit more apt for replies).

Here he is in the car seat. He really likes it. He is wearing his going home outfit. The hoody says "Mommy's Little Monster" on it. He likes to burrow his head when he is wrapped up so a lot of the times his beanie covers his eyes.

Here is Jandi and Myles at home today. We got home and my parents were puttin' the screws on me to send them some pictures. I turned to ask Jandi a question and found this. I quickly turned on the camera and snapped a shot.