Introducing...Sophia Rose!

October 2... Mine and Nate's one year wedding anniversary! We had a plan to go to dinner at Texas De Brazil, just the 2 of us. It was going to be a time to reflect on the last year, and spend some one on one time together before little miss Sophia got here...
I was almost 39 weeks pregnant, and we had been scheduled to be induced on Monday (today!). I was already 4 cm dilated, and had been contracting for WEEKS already! I couldn't believe that I was even still pregnant! But by Thursday, I talked to Sophia and I told her that we had a busy weekend ahead of us, and to just stay put until Monday when we would force her out via pitocin. Well well well, look who doesn't listen to her mommy already! -
We had gone out for a Going Away party on Friday night, and while we were sitting at dinner, I was having some really uncomfortable contractions. But I didn't say anything to anyone because I had been contracting regularly for about 2 weeks, and I just figured my body was messing with me again. So we picked up the boys from Carol and Dan, took them home, and put them to bed. I had fallen asleep with Jake, and woke up at 1:30 to go into my own bed. Nathan was awake when I walked in there, and neither one of us could sleep (he must've had a feeling his little Princess was on her way). By 3 am I realized I was having contractions every few minutes, so I got up and walked around, drank some water, tried laying back down. Nothing was getting rid of or slowing down the contractions. So at 3:30 I woke up Nathan to let him know that if I was going to be awake dealing with contractions, so was he. I think he knew I was being serious because I started cleaning the house. Nathan got up and showered, and finished packing our hospital bag. By this time it was only about 4:15, and Nathan was totally dressed and ready to go. He sat down in his recliner, turned on the Ryder Gold Tourny, and told me to let him know when and if I wanted to leave. By 6 am, I knew the contractions weren't going anywhere, so he called his parents to come hang out with the boys.
It wasn't until I sat down in the car that I realized how strong the contractions were, and once I realized that, I asked Nathan to please hurry, being that our hospital is about a 35 minute drive away. But wait! Nathan was hungry. Priority stop - McDonald's. The cashier was practically leaning into the driver's window and asked when I was due. I said "like right now"... I don't think he thought I was serious :)
We got to the hospital at 7:30. She hooked me up to the monitors, confirmed I was contracting hard every few minutes, checked my dilation and confirmed I was at a 5, called the doctor (not MY doctor, because of course he was out of town that weekend), and got the doctor's permission to do what we needed to do to deliver the baby that day. Before we got things rolling, I had to make sure of 1 thing - was the anesthesiologist on site? The answer? Yes. Yes he was.
By 10 am, I had my IV drip, bloodwork done, and my epidural (which I did need by that point!). I was still at 5cm after I got my epidural, so the nurse broke my water to get things rolling. Shortly after, our entourage started filing in.
Around 11, Kay, my nurse, checked me, and I was at 6cm. I hadn't progressed as much as I'd liked, but that was ok. I was being entertained by the boys and our family, so it was taking my mind off of my body. At 12:15, Kay checked me again and I was still at 6cm. I was disappointed, so I decided that I was just going to lay there and relax, which was easy because most everyone had gone downstairs to eat. At 12:40, I was talking to Kay and Carol, and all of a sudden I felt this hard pressure, so I told Kay immediately, and she looked at me and said that I just had a variable (when the baby's heart rate drops as she slides further into the birthing canal), so she checked me and said I was complete - aka= 10 cm! It was BABY TIME!
Nathan, Jocelyn, and Carol stayed by my side as we (I) so easily (and gracefully I might add) pushed little Sophia out. It was with hardly any effort that she flew into the doctor's arms. I hadn't cried yet, but the second I saw her face, and she was a spitting image of Jake, I lost it. She was so beautiful, it took my breath away!
Sophia Rose was born at 1:09 pm, weighed 7 pounds and was 19.5 inches!


Happy Anniversary Nathan!! I got you a baby, what'd you get me??

Sophia is so precious, and more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. As I looked at Nathan, the boys, and Sophia last night, I was completely overwhelmed with love and happiness. I am so blessed, and feel like the luckiest woman in the world (I still feel like that even though I'm sleep deprived, that has to say something)!
Click on this link to view pictures of our beautiful daughter:
http://picasaweb.google.com/WillandJake08/MeetSophiaRose#
Much love,
Sher

Yellowstone/Seattle Roadtrip!

So back in June we went on this amazing roadtrip... but I'm a slacker as we all know, so pic's have not been posted (click on the link below to view our pictures!).

Here's our trip in a nutshell:
We left Vegas and drove up to Yellowstone National Park. We spent a couple nights in the park, hiking, exploring, and most importantly - avoiding bears. When we left Yellowstone, we started heading west to Seattle, but stopped at some caves first. Once we got to Seattle, we had LOTS going on! We spent 98% of our time visiting family (which we LOVE to do!), and did some other fun things too, like... go to a Mariners game, visit the Seattle Science Center, and go to Snowqualmie Falls. After a week and a half, Nathan, Jake and I started heading home while Willy got to continue his trip with Grandma Carol, Grandpa Dan, and Auntie Sarah, and visit Glacier National Park, and Gem Mountain. Will got home JUST IN TIME to celebrate his 7th birthday, yeah!!!
Here is the link to check out our pictures from our roadtrip:

http://picasaweb.google.com/WillandJake08/YellowstoneSeattleRoadtrip#

Me and my lil man at his family bowling party :)

Will relaxing after his super fun pool party!

Congrats to a gorgeous girl!

My little sister Michelle graduated from Coronado High School last night... it was great to be there for the event!

Next time tell me its FREAKING cold!

Nathan bought us a tent trailer. Yes my friends, he did. We used to camp alot when I was pregnant with Jake, but haven't been since. I know Nate and Will love to camp, so I like to appease them and tag along on the trips.

We decided to take the new toy out for Memorial Day weekend. Before I started packing for myself and the boys, I specifically asked Nate "what is the weather going to be like in Utah", and I QUOTE, he said "It will be cold". Well, its practically June, it can't be too cold. So I pack up a couple hoodies for us, and we get on our way.

As we are driving up the mountain, there is a ton of SNOW on the ground. I'm thinking 'no way'. To sum it up, it was 27 degrees that night. Between being frozen and being afraid that Jake was going to suffocate under the 3 blankets I had on us, I could not sleep. We decided the next morning to pack it up and head home. I told Nate on the way home "Next time I ask you what the weather is going to be like, and its under 50 degrees, tell me its going to be FREAKING cold". I think my new rule is: No camping for me unless I'm NOT pregnant, and our kids have to be over the age of 3 :)

Needless to say, when we got back to Vegas, it was HOT HOT HOT! So on Memorial day, we took the boys to a little waterpark and swam in the pool. I can honestly say it was a good holiday weekend!

My work day

So right now I am watching my good friends kids during the days. Kylie is Jake's age, and Katelyn is 7 months. Like in all jobs, we have a our good days, and our bad days (though every day is LOUD!!). I thought I'd post a few pictures of the babes, bc although it can get HECTIC, I love them like they are my own, and will enjoy the next few months we have!

It's a....

GIRL!

Sophia Rose is due on October 11, and the 4 of us could not be more excited!

Will and Jake (mainly Will) decided that getting bunkbeds and sharing a room is the way to make room for Sophia... I have the sweetest boys ever! This way the nursery will stay the same (with some obvious pink additions to it), and we can keep the family office :) Only 18 weeks to go!

Maier Madness

Ohhh to be blogging again!

So first things first - as you notice, our url has changed from www.our2boyfamily.blogspot.com to www.maiermadness.blogspot.com ... there is a perfectly good explanation for this; we are no longer going to have a 2 boy family ... we are either going to be a 3 boy family, or a 2 boy/1 girl family. Yup, that's right, I'm pregnant! Surprise!

The last time I was actively blogging was about a year ago. Life got me carried away, and by popular demand (meaning the same 3 people who ask me every week why my blog isn't updated), I'm baaaaack!

Let's initiate a quick catch-up session:
Nathan and I had a beautiful Catholic wedding on October 2. We were luckily enough to share our special day with many family and friends, who came from all over the states to support our marriage. It was a beautiful event, and we are so blessed to have shared our love in front of all the people we care about.

Although our wedding was a fairytale, and the honeymoon further solidified our fairytale, reality did eventually take over. We had to say goodbye to a wonderful woman - Grandma, you're forever in our hearts. We also suffered a miscarriage. And those sad events are ok, because life goes on. We have an amazing family, incredible friends, and 2 very beautiful, healthy, smart children. We are lucky in love, and as a family, we can overcome many obstacles.

Nathaniel -
Is now a national claims manager for the company he has been with for almost 10 years. He travels to Chicago for about 8-10 days a month, and he seems to be enjoying his job. He likes to golf, and loves spending time with Will and Jake.

Will -
Is in 1st grade, and doing amazingly at school! He is a smart boy (and I'm not just bragging, seriously), and is definitely exceling in Math especially. He is really active, and is very passionate about whatever activity is interesting him at the moment. As usual, he tries his hardest to make people laugh, and because of it, is becoming our own little social butterfly. He is so full of love and kindess, it makes me tear up with pride.

Jake -
Is almost 18 months old, and is our little monster angel. He is the most active child I have ever known, and I just can't keep up! He is hilarious, and truly a joy to be around. He wants to do everything that his big brother does, and its easy to see that he is going to be the risk-taker of the family. He says a few words, but loves to babble-talk. He's a smarty for sure, and I pray that his free spirit doesn't give Nate or I a heart attack one day.

Me! -
As of the beginning of January, I now stay at home. But don't let that fool you - I watch my best friends little girls (Kylie is a month younger than Jake, and Katelyn is 6 months old). So between the 3 babies, and getting Will to and from school, my days are packed! I am 16 weeks pregnant, and baby Maier is due on October 11. The title of our blog is now Chaotic Bliss... the word 'chaos' had to be used. It just had to be.

Maier Out.