Tucker James Hill

Tucker has arrived!!!! He was born on July 14th at 9:27am, weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20.25 inches long. The best moment of my entire life was when he was born. In my previous post I said we'll see if it's all worth it and my thought is...ABSOLUTELY! I admit it, everyone was right! I haven't forgotten all the complications or bad parts of my pregnancy but they don't seem as bad when I look at Tucker.

Our last meal as a family of 2:

We tried to eat at a fancy place, but had to be at the hospital at 5pm & none of those places were open yet, so we ate at Szechuan (our favorite Chinese restaurant).

My fortune:

Needless to say I cried! hahaha

Here he is:

His friend Rudder Mangum came to visit:

 



Our first day at home:

 

 

 



3rd Trimester in Review

Here are my thoughts from my 3rd Trimester (April-July). ***Just a warning, it's pretty honest thoughts!

*9 months is a LONG time to be pregnant

*Being pregnant is much harder than I thought it would be

*Everyone said it's worth it when you see your baby for the first time...my thought is "we'll see about that" ha!

*We're so blessed to have sweet family & friends to throw/attend showers & help us prepare for his arrival

*Braxton Hicks suck! I've had them the whole 3rd trimester along with contractions that were 2-4 minutes apart. Thumbs down for no baby yet

*Still in disbelief that I will actually be able to deliver this baby...is it a real baby or an alient?

*People say I'm glowing. What they're seeing is actually me sweating. It's 100+ outside & I'm burning up all the time.

*I can't get enough watermelon. When Ryan asked what it is I like about watermelon, I replied, "it's so watery & tastes like a candy melon" deep thoughts.... ha!

*I wish I had a sonogram machine so I could see him anytime I wanted.

*The weeks are dragging by, especially since I was put on bed rest for high blood pressure.

*I'm ready to see what our baby looks like! We can't wait to meet him!

Here's a picture of us after our 6th Anniversary dinner outside Eddie V's -

Second Trimester Update

Here were my thoughts at the end of my 2nd Trimester (Jan-Apr):
Project Central at our house! My to do list is a mile long & there's no end in sight. We have painters at our house so everything is in disarray & dusty. The nursery bedding was ordered from someone off Etsy & the furniture has arrived & sitting in boxes. Ryan is so helpful & so far my nesting hasn't driven him crazy yet! He's busy with softball & schola rehearsals

Work is picking up & I'm having trouble concentrating but am very thankful for the buisness! Fingers crossed that the biggest transaction of my career will work out.

The puppies are protective of me & Nickel wanst to check out everything I eat (maybe he's just hungry & clueless :) ha!).

I can't believe I'm 2/3 way done. I love feeling the baby move, but am so ready for him to be here so I can return to my smaller size & normal clothes.

Here is a picture of me in February (mid 2nd trimester) -

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This is our birth announcement. I'm trying to find time to address & mail them, but it's a lot harder than I thought it would be!