6 Weeks already?!

JJ's face is hilarious!
JJ at 6 weeks

Josiah made 6 weeks yesterday. Holy cow! And he is getting so big and handsome. He has started cooing and smiling. Jonah NEVER smiled this early, but it is so cute. I have reached my weight pre-Josiah and am now working to lose the extra pounds from Jonah. I am considering a personal trainer, but it's very expensive.

We are so excited that we found Joash a commuter car to drive to work! Woo hoo! It's a 97 Toyota Avalon XLS and it was very well taken care of. It is very cute. And Toyotas are always reliable.

I can't believe it's almost the middle of October. I am making my nieces and my friend Sarah's daughter Jalen Halloween tutus. They came out pretty cute. Before we know it, Christmas will be here! I can't wait for december because my parents will come back to visit and I think I will make a trip to Hobbs to see friends and family. I really miss my grandparents. Derney isn't doing very well. She fell again 2 days ago. It is so sad!

Joash and I started an NFP class last night. Praying it works! We can't afford another baby for a LONG time!

Things are settling down around here as I am trying to get the hang of 2 babies. Yesterday was a really rough day. Jonah has been so fussy/whiney since JJ came. He acts out and it is not fun, especially in public. He is also too young to discipline so it frustrates me because I don't know how to communicate with him. I just love him, that's all I can do. Thank God JJ is such a good baby!

Woo-hoo!!!

I just have to share why I'm so excited! I stepped on the scale this morning and I only have 4 more lbs to lose before I'm at my weight when I got pregnant with Josiah. How exciting! He made 2 weeks yesterday, so it's coming off pretty quickly. I owe it to Isagenix, and of course Breastfeeding! I can't wait another couple weeks when I can work out and try to lose about 30 more that I never got off after having Jonah. I think I will start beginning of October and hope to have it off by the time Joash and I go on our supposed cruise in February. Yay!!!!

Josiah is 2 weeks today! And Jonah is singing!

So things have settled down a little bit at the Caraballo Household. We were sad to see my parents leave this past Saturday, but really enjoyed their company. Mom was here a whole 5 weeks! It flew by though, maybe not to her. haha! The good thing is that Mom and Dad got skype now, so we can video chat which helps a ton!

Josiah had his cardiologist appointment yesterday to look at the hole in his heart. We got a good report- it is half the size it was when he was 2 days old in the hospital. So it looks like it is going to close after all! The doctor doesn't want to see him for another 2 years, so that's great news. :)
He weighed 7 lbs .09oz and was almost 20" long! He is a growing boy!

Jonah has been a little more curious with the baby. He will point at him and say "baby" and he is now kissing him and saying "awe". It is too cute. I still get nervous though because Jonah will try to sit with him in his small bassinet, he could really hurt him! So i keep a close eye out. Jonah also started singing his little heart out. He sings a song from "yo gabba gabba" called "babies". It is the funniest thing because he will use jibberish for the words he doesn't know until "babies" comes along. :) I love that little munchkin.

I wish I could update more often and post more pictures, and go into more detail, but my hands are literally full now! Til next time....

Josiah Jahdiel's Birth Story

My induction was scheduled at 8am the morning of Tuesday, August 31. At 6am I received a phone call from the hospital asking me to not come in at the scheduled time because someone had just arrived in active labor and took my nurse. I was pretty upset considering what had happened to me a few days earlier when I was SUPPOSED to be induced. They assured me that I would be admitted that day. I went back to sleep and got up and went about my day not thinking I would get a phone call anytime soon. But then I was pleasantly surprised when my phone rang at 9:15am asking me if I could be there in the next hour and a half. The game was on! I rushed in and out of the shower, and got Jonah ready to go off with his Tio Jorge. Mom and I frantically got our hospital things and rushed out the door.

Joash had been at work about an hour when he had to leave and come meet us at the hospital. I was admitted about 11am and my nurse got me in the room and hooked up my IV which was unexpectedly painful! The monitors were also placed on my belly, and come to find out- I was contracting 1-2 minutes apart without realizing it. I had a really sweet nurse named Arceli, she was very calm and sweet. My mom and Joash were in the room wit me and we were just killing time with the tv and talking, anticipating the new baby!

My midwife Judy came and broke my water at 1:38pm. She also checked me and I was at a 4 (which was no progress from the exam 4 days before). We also started the pitocin drip.
At 4pm, my epidural was administered. That was seriously the worst part of the whole experience. I was extremely nervous. I even asked my mother-in-law to pray with me to try and calm my nerves. She had just got there right before the anesthesiologist came in. It took him 22 minutes to administer the epidural, which was such a long time because I couldn't be real still. It was so aggravating because I couldn't make my body not react to what he was doing back there. It is scary! But at least Joash got to be in the room with me, and my sweet nurse was excellent at calming me down. Right after we got the epi going, the nurse checked me again and i had progressed to a 5! Yay! halfway there! She also had to put in the catheter which wasn't as bad as I supsected.

We waited some more and by 5:22pm I was at a 7.
At 6:30pm I was finally at a 10! I couldn't believe it. I had progressed so quickly. The nurse said I was ready, and she sat me up so the baby could come down some more. It was shift change time at 7pm so I got another nurse named Joan. When she came in, the midwife Judy also came in and got everything ready for delivery. I was shivering like crazy and I felt the contractions this time, unlike when I labored with Jonah. Judy asked Joash if he would like to catch Josiah and he actually agreed! So he got his scrub gear on and we all got ready!

Mom held my right leg, the nurse Joan held my left. Joash and Judy were at the foot of my bed waiting for the big moment, and Illean was recording the birth which I am so thankful for!
I started pushing at 7:11pm and pushed for 3 sets and by 7:17pm, Josiah was here! Only 6 minutes!!!! I was so relieved and so happy that it wasn't painful and it was so quick. I felt pure Joy when I saw him and immediately thought that he looked just like Jonah! Joash got to put him on my chest and then he cut the cord. It was an awesome experience!

We were in the hospital for 2 nights and got to go home by 7pm on Thursday evening. I was so ready to come home and see Jonah. We had a few visitors when we were at the hospital. Briana came to see us after work on Wednesday and after her, Wilfredo and Jorge came for a visit. Thursday morning Dannella came to see little Josiah. Everyone is so happy he is here!

TOMORROW is the big day!

Yesterday- 39 weeks, 2 day belly

I finally got a hold of my midwife last night and she told me that I was on the books for tomorrow morning at 8am. She couldn't believe that one of the nurses hadn't called me! So I am very relieved and I truly hope that they do not have a busy night/morning and I can go in at the scheduled time. I really want Josiah to be born tomorrow because if he is born later than that, him and Jonah will be 2 years apart in school. I really want them to just be a year apart!

I have just been enjoying my last day as Jonah's exclusive mommy. He has been such an angel. I love that little baby. Tonight we are going to celebrate with a great meal at Outback. It will be Joash, Mom, Jonah and I. I am hoping that I will be able to get a good sleep tonight.

My feelings right now about the induction- excited, ready, scared, nervous, happy, a bit sad because of Jonah, but so ready to meet this angel! I know he is going to be a great blessing and I can't wait for everyone to meet him.

Praying that things go well tomorrow and are quick and as painless as possible. =)

Supposed date of induction is here!

So I went to the doctor yesterday and my midwife told me we can schedule an induction since I was a 4 and pretty much 100% effaced. She scheduled it for 5am this morning. We busted our butts cleaning last night and getting the house in order, and we dropped Jonah off at my mother-in-laws so he can stay the night. I went to bed very calm, and woke up to a phone call at about 3:15am. It was the hospital calling to tell me they need to delay my induction since a couple girls came in last night and there were no beds for me. She told me that it would be late morning and they would call me again to come in. Well I was fine with that so I could sleep a little longer. Joash and I woke up about 8am and I showered just knowing my phone could ring at any minute. At about 9:30 after breakfast I decided to call the hospital to see if they could give me a time estimate. The charge nurse said they have a few girls at 8cm and were waiting to deliver them, and also waiting on recovery rooms to open up for them so she was HOPING they could fit me in today, probably afternoon-evening time. It is now about 3pm and I haven't heard anything. I might try calling again later. I am so anxious! But I am enjoying these last moments with Jonah. We had to go get him from his Abuelita's because we missed him so much last night!

I'll be glad when I can update and have my little JJ here!

It has sure been a while!

A lot has changed since I blogged last. Since Jonah's baptism, Joash and I got married and are expecting our 2nd baby boy! He is due next week, but I'm hoping to have him before then. His name is Josiah Jahdiel. Him and Jonah will be 16 months apart. I can't wait to see my sweet angel! I hope Jonah isn't too jealous of him, I feel a bit guilty for having 2 so close together. We live in St. Cloud, FL now! Joash found a job at a realty company and I still get to stay home with Jonah. I am planning to take a couple of pre-req's at Valencia Community College here to try and apply for their sonography program next fall. I really hope I get in, I hear it's very competitive! We like living here, we have a really nice, spacious townhome that is close to everything! We enjoy having Joash's family so close also. I do not being so far away from all of my family though. But at least my mom is here awaiting Josiah's arrival and Daddy will be here when his shift is over at work in a little over a week.

So this pregnancy has been wonderful! I cannot believe how well I have done with it this time. It is way better compared to what I went through with Jonah. I have no blood pressure problems, nor swelling. I have gained about 16 lbs, and that is much better than compared to 70 last time with Jonah. I had found Isagenix, and that's what I owe my healthiness to. I couldn't have done it without discovering this amazing stuff. It gave me natural energy that I needed especially while i was in school last semester. It has been nice being able to keep up with Jonah and not sleep my days away during the whole pregnancy. I wanted to blog about it because we are hoping it will be some years before having another baby, if we decide to. It is nice to always compare pregnancies. Thank goodness I didn't have to be put on bedrest this time! Thank the Lord! This pregnancy is also different because I lost my plug over 2 weeks ago and ever since then we have been anticipating the baby coming! I really thought he was coming about 3 weeks early. Especially because after the plug fell out, I started having some pretty consistent contractions. Even during my baby shower at Illean's the day after (Aug 8) I was having some pretty regular contractions but I'm guessing they were just Braxton Hicks. I didn't even have those one time with Jonah! So they are pretty annoying since they kinda get our hopes up with the baby coming!

I absolutely love my midwife, Judy. I am thankful to have found her and I will be delivering at Celebration Hospital and am very excited. My sister in law Dannella had 2 babies there, and she loved it! I am a little bit nervous about the epidural procedure since I freaked out about it last time, but I am praying that God will help calm my nerves. Especially when I realize that I only make it harder on myself. But everything else I'm pretty much excited for. I am going to do Kangaroo Care, which is practically Skin-to-Skin right after delivery. I am not wanting the nurses to whisk him away and bathe him and examine him when he can be having special bonding time with mommy. Supposedly the babies who do this will start doing a breast crawl and try to find his food. I can't wait for this special moment! The toughest part these last 2 weeks has been the waiting game. The contractions and knowing that I've been dilated this whole time has really got me up at night just waiting for the labor to start. Since I was induced last time, I didn't have to go through all this anxiety! When I went to my appt last week, I was 3-4cm dilated! I coudln't believe it. My sister and my dad were here that time, so we were hoping that I was going to labor before they left on Saturday. Josiah never came, so I am kinda bummed. i'm not sure when Shea will be able to meet her nephew. I really wanted her in the delivery room with me! But I am sure that Joash, my mom and Illean will be there cheering me on. And hopefully it won't last that long anyway.

So during this time, we also found out that my BFF Emily is pregnant with her first! I am so excited for her and Robbie! It is nice that she is able to call me with questions and that we are pregnant for a short time together. She is coming to visit me labor day weekend (next weekend) and I cannot wait! It will be nice for her to hold a newborn and see what it is all about. My sister in law Janice also got pregnant while i was and sadly, she lost the baby. The whole family was devestated! But God has a plan and we know that they can try again if they want to. We loved that angel baby even though we never met it yet. I feel bad for her and Jez, but they are strong and have a lot of Faith.

Shortly after we moved here, Joash's brother Jonathan got a townhome in our same complex! So his wife Karla, and their 2 girls moved in our neighborhood. We are very happy because now all of his siblings are living in the same place. Jonathan has been deployed for a few months in Germany and is expected home soon. He will be getting out of the Air Force, so no more tours thankfully.

I am backtracking now, but Jonah and I got to fly to Dallas in June to watch Sheababy graduate! I am so proud of her. She has her Bachelor's in Interior Design. Sadly she does not want to do anything in that field, and she is now studying to try and get certified in Personal Training. That is more up her alley I think.

I will try to write more when the baby comes but I just wanted to do an update. I like the fact that I will be able to come back and look at this months and years down the road and remember this special time in my life. :)