Two Months Already

I can't believe that two months have passed since we brought Michael home. One one hand I feel as though he has always been here and then I think that the time has flown by. We had a low key day, we woke up around 5:30 for breakfast and then it was time for Michael to take his nap on me while I caught up on some reading. Aunt Lulu and Uncle Craig came over and we baked cup cakes for Michael. Then it was time for some FSN football bowl classics. Of course Michael slept through most of it but he finally woke up as Mommy and Daddy were getting ready for bed. He kept smiling around midnight but everytime I would take the picture of him smiling he would make this crazy face at the camera. He'll get used to it in no time.

One Month Old - A Month Ago

Well, Michael will be two months old this weekend but I am just now posting pictures from his one month birthday. We went shopping and searching for a big box of diapers. What a day. Needless to say he wasn't quite awake the whole day and he slept through his cake but I will always remember his first shopping trip. I was nervous about people being around him and sneezing etc. I worried about him getting too hot or being too cold in the stores and then I was trying to wake him up so he would eat. I wonder if I will ever calm down? He is much stronger than I think, I have to remember you won't break the baby! So enjoy his one month pics and this weekend we can see his two month pics. He has grown, I don't know where his gets his long torso from, maybe he will be tall!

What's in a Name?

In all the frenzy I never posted how we chose Michael's name. First of all I can remember that the weekend we found out we were pregnant we went to Barnes and Noble to sip on Starbucks and browse through baby name books. It was so much fun, dreaming about if we would have a boy or a girl. It was decided before we were pregnant that if we had a son his name would be Michael Dean. Michael is for Derin's father and Dean is for Derin's grandfather. What better way to honor someone you love? As a teacher it is difficult to find names that don't remind you of students that were, well lets say a challange. Anyway, I know Michael will make his grandfather and great grandfather proud as they watch him grow up from heaven. I hope he has Mike's kind heart and that he has Dean's ambition. I do know one thing, he has my dimple when he smiles!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Is Ballgame all one word? Well last night we finally had the chance to go and watch Derin play softball. We have been waiting because the weather has been so hot but thanks to a cool breeze it only felt like it was 99 degrees last night. Either way it was some fun time with Mama Lu, Aunt Lulu and Uncle Craig. While he had no idea what was going on, he sure did look cute in the baseball outfit Nana and PawPaw bought! I love the little baseball on the bottom!! While most of the women there went to watch their husbands play, Michael stole their attention. Of course, just look at that baby! Daddy won both games so afterwards we all went to DQ for blizzards! Any reason is a good reason for icecream right?

Michael's First Week

Well, I know he is already 5 weeks old but here is what we did his first week of life. Of course we had to go see his doctor to find out just how perfect he really is. She is so sweet and I am happy to know that she will be taking care of him for years to come. Then of course we went back home. For the most part Michael's days consist of sleeping and eating and then sometimes sitting in his chair with his eyes wide open. It seems that the more I try to have a schedule the more I realize that he just isn't into planning things right now. So much for my "to do" list. Right now it consists of trying to sleep when he decides to sleep and hoping that I can cook dinner before 8pm.

My mother was here for a week after Michael was born and I have to say that she was amazing. What a selfless person! She cooked and picked up and when Michael wanted to stay awake at 3 am, she lovingly took him and snuggled with him on the couch or in the rocker. Ah, the bliss of three hours of sleep IN A ROW!!
Before Momma left we took pictures to commemorate Michael's first week. What a miracle! I cannot begin to explain how sweet life is even if you never sleep again!

Baby is Here!

Well, actually baby has been here I just haven't had a chance to sit and blog about him. Michael Dean was born in June 22 weighing 6lb 4 oz and measuring 19 inches long. He was three weeks early. Here is his birthday story: Early Monday morning I started having contractions but they weren't anything unusual since I had been feeling that way all weekend. For some reason I decided to start timing them and writing them down. I started timing at 1:37 am and sure enough at 2:38 am my water broke! Thank goodness Derin and I are planners because our bags were already packed! The doctor said that I had time to shower and take it slow driving to the hospital. So I showered and then stood in the closet for five minutes trying to figure out what to wear. Who does that when they are in labor? Anyway, we arrived at the hospital around 4:45 and my contractions were about four minutes apart. I was in a lot of pain so I asked for an epidural. I was told I needed to have two bags of IV fluid first. I was 2 cm and then an hour later I was 3 cm. No biggie, labor was progressing as expected for a first delivery. Then about thrity mintues later I felt awful and started screaming. It took some time to get the nurse because of the shift change but when she came in I told her I had to push. She said it was too soon. I then asked her to check again and sure enough I was 9 1/2 cm. I asked for the epidural again but it was too late because I couldn't stand to sit still long enough to take it. It gets even better! My doctor was stuck in traffic. She was on the phone with my nurse telling her to keep me from pushing, seriously, how do you tell a woman in labor not to push? Next thing I knew, she literally came running into the labor room and forty minutes later we had Michael. He is perfect and so beautiful! Totally worth the au natural delivery. So here are our first pictures. We have so much more so stay tuned!

Better Late Than Never!

Well, I have resisted blogging or any other kind of posting, even deleting my myspace account. However, the closer we get to actually having our little boy, the more I feel the need to show the entire world! I get it now, I really do. My loving sister-in-law Brittney set up the account for me and even added pictures of my first baby shower. Thanks Brittney, I will need you to help me make the page all that it can be! So here is my first post, just a bit out of order.

From the first pictures on you can see that I am pregnant. Derin and I are expecting our first baby, Michael Dean DePalermo. He is due July 7, but who knows! Lately I have been thinking about how we found out. Funny thing is, I just knew. Remember how you "knew" you were going to marry the person you fell in love with? It was just different somehow, maybe more peaceful. I had thought we might be pregnant, or maybe just hoped we were but after the test said no, I guess deep down I already knew we weren't. However the week of Halloween was somehow different.

I had hoped we would be pregnant so that we could have our baby in the summer. My plan was pregnant by September, but well, I am learning that you just can't plan this kind of thing. Halloween week was crazy at work with all of the activities and our huge Thriller Pep Rally. Practices at night, dress rehersals, I was tired, oh and late. Thing is, I didn't tell anyone. Somehow I felt that speaking it out loud would somehow change things. I remember sitting in the cheer office eating dinner with Derin before the football game. Yep, nothing but high class romance for us! I wanted to tell him that I thought I might be pregnant but I stopped myself. I didn't think I was, I "knew" I was. Just like I knew I would marry Derin. For some reason I wanted to keep it to myself. Little did I know, Derin felt the same way. Communication in a marriage..hum just a thought. Anyway, I was sitting on the sidelines of the football game and I just didn't care about anything else around me. I just kept thinking that I was going to have a baby. So, the next morning November 1st, I lept out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I couldn't wait any longer. I took the test and crossed my fingers. I didn't even set it down, I just watched the little hour glass icon blink on the screen. I kept saying please be pregnant, please be pregnant. IT WAS! There is was in plain text, pregnant. I ran out of the bathroom and flipped on the lights, poor Derin it was still dark outside! I kept telling him to get up and he jumped out of bed to see if I was sick or something. I yelled out "We're Pregnant!!" and he just sat there. Bless his heart, not exactly awake yet. I grabbed his glasses and showed him the test. We both just sat there stunned and excited. Weird, I was speechless. I cried and he laughed and then just to be sure I took two more tests. Yep, it was official.

We called family asap because well, I'm not very good at secrets and here we are. Six and a half months pregnant, waiting on our baby boy. What a miracle. Sometimes I just sit there and think about how lucky we are. He is doing very well and is VERY active. Little guy sometimes I feel like he is playing soccer in there. That is all for now. Here are the pics we have of our little one. I will take some of the nursery soon. That is a WHOLE different story.