Life In a Mountain Town: And....She's here!!

Skylar Rae was 4 days overdue...but perfectly on time! All grandparents were on deck and got to see Miss Sky the day she was born on March 12, 2014.

Flashback to Tuesday 3/11/14....I went and worked out at the Y, saw my friends there and they all joked with me about still exercising....I did a kettlebell workout on my own. Later that afternoon, my parents and I went to an early dinner at Rico's. I had minestrone soup and salad. My mom gave me a taste of her eggplant parm. Lucas, meanwhile, had a normal day of work, ice hockey at noon (his new thing) and then he went to trivia at the Sawtooth Brewery that night. While he was at trivia, Noi came to hang with me and then Bonnie showed up too. As we were chatting, I started to think, "Hmmm, maybe something is happening here." I didn't think much of it until the pain was intense enough that I couldn't concentrate on their stories....Lucas' team won trivia and then he went to the Cellar for a celebratory "last drink before I'm a dad" and a shot of tequila. At that point, I texted him saying to hurry home because I thought this may be the real deal. Nothing like a little alcohol on the breath to ease the going into labor jitters!

Flash forward and it was the real deal....we arrived at the hospital around midnight. My parents awoke and arrived around 2:30, post epidural :) We had a hard time getting a hold of Lucas' parents (their phones were going straight to voicemail) but Bonnie was able to come shortly after her birth. Jim has been sick so he was on antibiotics and had to wait to see our girl. Skylar Rae was born at 5:12 am and let out the cry that was music to our ears! Her full head of dark hair surprised the doctor and nurses (and Lucas a little bit too, I think!) but it was no surprise to me! I had the same locks when I was born. Later one nurse nonchalantly asked me if I had eaten eggplant parm...and I said, "Actually, I did!" That is one food she swears sends ladies into labor--I had no idea :)

And here she is.....since Wednesday, we made it home, made it through our first night and first doctor's appointment, and 2 walks! We've had some visitors (Noi, Rob, Jen, Ben, and Jo) and lots of grandparent time!! Here are some highlights from our first week as a family.