May 11, 2009

It all started the night of Mothers day when mike, Grandma and I came home from eating out at the Olive Garden. A few hours after having been back I began to have contractions. Grandma (Leyva) and I tried going for a few walks and waiting it out. However, when the contractions were about 15 min apart we had to wake daddy up and head to the hospital. When we got there I was 3cm dilated and in pain! They were very busy that night at the hospital with some emergency births that by the time the nurses came back to check on me I was 5cm. So they moved me in to a birthing room and we waited. Keeping in mind none of us had slept by this point. So morning rolled around and I hit 8cm. I stopped there and the nurses decided to give me some medicine to help move the birth along. Finally, after only an hour of pushing Brayden Joshua Zakrzewski graced us with his presence at 12:14pm weighing 10lbs 11.9oz. We had a few bumps along the way but Brayden has brightened up our lives one hundred percent! Here are a few pictures from the hospital:
This was the happy couple at the Olive Garden This was mike, Myself and grandma in the birthing suite waiting for Brayden to grace us with his presence. Pretty sure this was after the epidural :-) Daddy cutting his sons umbilical cord Mommy getting to hold her son for the first time
Brayden's fan club! Brayden was in the NICU at this point getting X-rays done on his shoulder Mommy and Daddy visiting their son in the NICU


A few hours after the birth we were moved into an overnight room where they brought us our little bundle of joy! Of course we didn't sleep at all that night but we wouldn't have traded it for anything else in the world.
Hey where am I We are now on our way home to visit with Grandma, Aunt Rachel, Uncle Troy and Little Cousin NOIE! When we got home we had visitors waiting for us. Brayden was already a little super star :-) It was great having everyone there helping out and cooking for us. When we got home we had a full cooked meal waiting for us, it was definitely appreciated! Thanks Grandma Here are some pictures Brayden meeting his new family. Grandma and cousin Noie meeting with Brayden Uncle Mike meeting is Nephew Noie for the first time! Here are the siblings with their sweet baby BOYS! How special :-) Uncle Troy and Aunt Rachel not wanting to give Brayden back hehe! SO cute

It is amazing to think all that has changed for Mike and I these past few months. Mike has returned from a 15 month deployment just in time for his son to be born. When we think back to when we first found out I was pregnant this day never crossed my mind. It seemed so far away that I could only dream about this. The time definitely flew by faster then I ever imagined and am truly thankful for that. But now that the time has come where both Brayden and Michael are here I truly feel blessed to have such wonderful men in my life! I am so thankful that Michael was able to be here in time so he could see his first son born.