I certainly didn't plan to take a month off from blogging. In fact I probably had a lot of things I wanted to blog. But instead we lived, prepped, celebrated, and grew (both in size and in number). November has been an amazing month, a month I will probably look back on as one of the fondest of this time in our life. While there are some BIG things I need to blog over this week for the memory book, here is a little recap of the month.
We started the month being full term with Finnegan. Not knowing when he would arrive, we planned a little vacation for Rowen to grandma and grandpa's in Massachusetts when I hit 38 weeks. Being away from our families, this made things a little easier logistically. Grandpa came down on November 8th, and introduced Rowen to a love of Trains, and we now have a Christmas train that is currently a work in progress!
On Sunday, November 11th, we sent Rowen on his way, and for the first time since he was born we said goodbye to him for more than two nights. At times throughout the week we were lost without him, but I know it was good for him to spend time with his grandparents and aunts and uncle!
Without our little man, Rudy and I saw our first movie together since December 2010, it was magical. We saw Flight, which was sooo good! It definitely wasn't what we expected, but a great movie nonetheless! It definitely was an odd week for us, but it reminded me so much of the calm before Rowen was born, simply waiting and watching for signs of labor starting. The difference this time was we knew what having a baby was like, and at least for me there was soo much anticipation of meeting our new little man!
The same day we said goodbye to Rowen, I began to suspect that I was 'leaking', which is what also happened with Rowen. I didn't want to just go to the hospital so I waited for my normal appointment on Tuesday, at which point they sent us to the hospital. After a simple test, which did not show a leak, the ob/gyn sent us on our way, but told me if I still thought I was leaking she was on call again on Thursday and would be happy to check again. Flash forward to Thursday, the 15th, and I still was concerned so Rudy and I headed to the hospital once again, and this time we did not leave without a baby!
Finnegan James Rivera joined us at 8:41 pm! I will save the details for his birth story, but we are absolutely smitten with him and fall more and more in love with him and his big brother each day! We went home on Saturday, and on Sunday Grandma brought Rowen back. So far he is in love with his brother and has been very gentle and is curious about him!
our first attempt at a family of four photo
Since then we have been enjoying our time as a family of four. Today Finn is 12 days old, and yesterday Rudy and Rowen returned to our 'normal' routine, and it was my first day of just Finn and me.
Right now, my heart is incredibly full. Words cannot describe the love I feel for my little family and it continues to grow.
Right now, I feel complete, whole, and loved far too much by my family and friends.
Right now, our life is magical....
