Easton Corey

He has arrived :) 

Easton Corey was born on Wednesday August 17, 2011 at 6:11 p.m. He weighed 6lbs. 14oz. and was 20.5 inches long. 

My labor and delivery went really well and I was in labor for only 10 hours. Easton was definitely ready to enter the world :) These past 10 days have been a learning experience. I am definitely running on a lack of sleep, but he is so worth it! He has had a few doctors appointments already due to his weight dropping significantly. We are supplementing formula to get his weight/energy back up and it seems to be working :) He is slowly becoming a good little eater! 

I can't get over how cute he is. Of course I am biased, but he is such a little stud :) He has quite a bit of hair (I guess all that heartburn was for a reason ;) and is just a little man. I can't believe how instantly I fell in love with him. It's true what they say, "A mother's love is just different than any other love." I couldn't agree more. Little babies are miracles :) 

Enough of my rambling... I have some pictures that I will upload for everyone to see. Easton had a little photo shoot in the hospital (compliments of Methodist, thank you :) and he was very photogenic. Here are some pictures:

I also took a little video of Easton yesterday. Enjoy :)

Video

So here are a couple videos of Baby A moving :) Pretty neat!

Couldn't decide which one to upload, so there are two. Enjoy :)

Back to Work

I go back to work TOMORROW! I can't even believe I am saying those words out loud! I am very excited to get back into a daily routine, as well as see my students! This summer has gone by extremely fast and it is crazy to me that it is already August. I expect month #8 to go just as fast as the last two and I am realizing that I need to cherish every day I have.
By this, I mean cherish the final and last days of my first pregnancy. I think I have gone through these past 9 months with the thoughts of a baby, but never actually took everything in. I found myself just sitting in the glider in the nursery today with my hands on my stomach, feeling my baby move. There was definitely a calm that came over me in that moment. It's a difficult one to explain in words, but the feeling was something I have never felt before. I am so content with where I am at in my life right now and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little boy/girl. I have been blessed with an uncomplicated pregnancy, and for that I am very grateful. Sure, there has been the weight gain, constant heartburn, breaking out, lack of sleep, pain in places I didn't know existed, and the feeling that my organs are in my throat; but I look back on the past 9 months and find myself smiling. Marcus has been a blessing to me throughout my pregnancy and I have no doubt that he will do great through labor and delivery. I am making a point to myself to try and cherish these last couple weeks (hopefully less) before our little one arrives. I want to take in the moments that Marcus and I have - just us - before our family of 3 (counting Kona) becomes 4. Our lives are going to change forever in a couple weeks and I can't wait for the challenge :)

Almost 38 weeks!