Today is Gracie's 3rd birthday. We had a rough start with child #2 but time has improved things :) When I was pregnant with Grace our first ultrasound revealed a problem with the fetus' throat. The Doctor told us to come back in a month and he'd check again. We worried about our baby not having a throat for a whole month before going back for ultrasound #2. The Doctor looked at us and asked why we had come back - apparently he thought he told us to go straight to Calgary for an ultrasound. The Calgary ultrasound showed that our baby was just fine. Alot of stress over nothing!
When I was about 7 months pregnant I was hospitalized for a week in Edmonton and diagnosed with unsustained ventricular tachyardia. I was given a round of steroids in case I delivered early and we joke that Grace experiences "roid-rage."
One bright and beautiful Sunday morning, I started having contractions. I was in a hurry to get ready for church and so I ignored these contractions. Before church started, my friend commented that I didn't look very comfortable and maybe I was in labor. Being induced with Ally, I had no idea what labor felt like. We left Ally with our wonderful friends, the Hall's, and went to the hospital. Four hours later Grace was born. She weighed in at 5'10 ounces. Karen and Richard were on there way to visit us anyways so they were able to visit us in the hospital and take care of Ally. The first night we brought Grace home was rough. The four adults took turns walking with Grace throughout the night. The next morning, Richard left leaving us all wondering how Karen would get home. We joke that Grace should behave around Papa or he will leave ;)
Happy Birthday Grace!!