Before and After

Baby Slade and Big Sis Morgan

Morgan is so excited to be a big sis, she is always saying, I hold baby Slade, or I kiss baby Slade and showering him with lots and lots of love and really being pretty gentle about it!

The New Fam

And then there were four....

Announcing SLADE JOSEPH HERRUD born Wednesday, May 20th at 4:45pm weighing in at 7lbs 9oz and 20 1/4 inches long! He has blonde hair and blue eyes and in our opinion is the most adorable newborn out there.

This was a planned induction so we went into the hospital at around 8:30am and checked in. They tried to start the IV for the pitocin but the nurse couldn't get the needle into my arm so we had to wait for a different person from IV therapy to do it instead, and that took a little while for her to come up and do it..Sandy that is. So I didn't get the pitocin until about 10:30am and then we kinda hung out for a while until they broke my water about 2pm I think...can't remember exactly but then after that it didn't take to long until my contractions were getting pretty uncomfortable and I was dilated to about a 5-6 then. I let the contractions get a little regular and hurting until I got the long anticipated epidural that every women on earth deserves to have. I got the epidural at about 3:30pm and the anesthesia guy ended up being LDS which was pretty cool, he was making small talk with us while getting everything set up behind me, and he was really funny and made the situation easier for me to relax in and Trev thought he was pretty cool, he even said I was too skinny...which I am pretty sure he was being sarcastic but hey I'll still take it anyways! After that I was feeling very very good and very happy again to be feeling no pain just pressure which is fine with me. I was at about a 7 at like 4pm and then the next thing I know the nurse comes back to check me again and she was like oh here is the head I can feel it! I was not expecting that so soon, I thought for sure it would be longer than that so I had to get geared up really quick. We waited a couple minutes for my midwife to get there and then it was show business. I pushed like 6 times probably and within like 5-10 minutes baby Slade was here! Overall it went really well and I couldn't be more happy how things went and the nurses that I had the whole time. He also scored a 9 on his apgar test! We think he is pretty good lookin, I mean look at his parents! So after I had him and the epidural wore off I wasn't sure how I would feel but surprisingly I felt really great without much pain. I am still feeling good now just a little crampy and such. I will post some pics too. We came home the next day at noon.

The Joys of Pregnancy....

So last Thursday I went to the baby doctor and I was dilated to a 2 and then that day and the next I had contractions and then.....nothing on Sat and Sun. Then I went to my appointment today and this morning I was at a 4 with some small contractions, kinda annoying. So here I am waiting, anticipating being all excited with the expected arrival of our little bundle of joy and then nothing happens. But the good thing is that I know for sure I will have a baby on Wednesday, yeah!! and we got his room done in time so that is a bonus, I really need to post some pics. Updates to come....

New House

So we are all moved into our new house, YES! We are excited to be on our own again and on time to get things settled before the baby comes which is in less than 4 weeks, officially May 20! That is my induction date unless he comes sooner on his own. I do have some things I would like to get done before that though. All is going well, just a bunch of organizing, uhh!

Target...the other love of my life.

I just wanted to take a sec to send a shout out to my bestfriend Target! Target is always there rain or shine, good days and bad, I can always count on Target. I am so glad that out of all the stores we don't have in Selah or Yakima we do have our Target. I wanted to thank Target for the wonderful post Holiday sales that I have been able to benefit from off of the 75% off rack in the infant/toddler section. I often scope out the great deals and made my way to this one...I happened to get some really nice sweaters for Morgan and a sweater dress, each for $3.24 each, what a steal of a deal..those are like goodwill prices...and not to mention the cute little man stuff I got for the up and coming little man, polo shirts for $!.98, sweaters for $3.24 and little man pants for $3.00...how amazing is that! I know what you are thinking, it is a hidden talent of mine, what can I say. I was so impressed when I went to Olympia this past week to visit Trev while doing duty at the capital I had to stop by the Target there also to see if there deals were just as amazing, and they were! I found a couple more things just as good of a deal as here! maybe I will take some pics so I have proof cuz I know some of you may be doubting me and my talent for shopping the deals! I might not be able to play the piano but man can I shop!

Drum Roll Please...

And we are having....A BOY!! We couldn't be more excited and thrilled about the news we got this morning at my ultrasound, especially Trevor, all the male bonding moments to come he can barely stand it! I was hoping for a boy and was thinking it was a good possiblity cuz my pregnancy has seemed a little different this time around vs. carrying a girl baby! All I have to say is...let the shopping and bargains begin! It is so fun knowing that we will have one of each and can experience the joy that both will bring, dirt, trucks, frogs, mud..here we come!