It's a Boy!!!!!

I feel bad I haven't updated everyone but for those of you who have not heard our newest family member has arrived. He came 3 days late but is very perfect. Jackson Thomas Ortiz was born on Wednesday, February 18th at 10:30 pm. He weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce, and was 22 inches long. He is a very big boy but is a fantastic sleeper and eater. We are all getting used to parenting. Jaime is a wonderful father and has not once refused to change a poopy diaper. He rushes home after work to hold his son.
Jackson decided to listen to his mommy and wait until the 17th was over before he decided to make his entrance into the world. We had been talking while he was in my tummy and I had wanted to work up until the 17th to not loose some sick days. He actually waited until 2 in the morning of the 18th to start coming. By 7 in the morning my contractions were 15 minutes apart. We already had a doctors appointment set for that day so we waited until 10 to go into the doctors. Once there my contractions were down to 7 minutes apart. We were quickly admitted to the hospital and then the fun really began. The doctor gave me an epidural which didn't work on my left side so they had to redo the epidural. That one didn't work either. So I was left getting ready for the big push without much pain medication. I do not recommend this but I guess since my pregnancy had gone so well I guess 20 hours of pain is not too bad. At 5:30 that night I began pushing. I had to stop for one hour for my cervix to be completely gone but at 6:30 began pushing again. Finally at 10:30 Jackson made his big debute. It was a wonderful experience and we will do it again, I am not sure when but not too soon. Enjoy the pictures at the bottom of the page. I will try to update these soon. Jackson is very loved by everyone around him. Thanks to all of my friends and family who have supported us. My son is hungry so I will write more soon.

The Waiting Game

Hi Everyone,

I figured I would write a new posting to keep everyone updated on the progress of my labor. As of right now it is non-existant. I went to the doctor last Tuesday and she said I was dialated 1/2 cm, but that it could happen anyday now. Nothing has happened and I am actually pretty excited about that. I didn't want a baby born on the 13th, or 14th. I have been thinking the 18th or 20th sound like great days to have a baby. Jaime keeps saying I don't have control over it but we will see. I have been fighting a cold for the past two weeks but I finally feel pretty good. I do think I bruised my ribs coughing so much but I guess that it will go away once the baby is here. I have been relaxing this past weekend we had a very nice long 4 day weekend in honor of presidents holiday. If there is still no baby by Tuesday I will be going to school for 1/2 a day and then my maternity leave offically begins. I am hoping I get a few days off to relax and then I will be really ready for the baby. I will keep people posted if I can with baby news but this might be the last posting for a few weeks.

Baby is almost here!!

I have had a pretty busy past couple of weeks. I offically have 18 more school days until I go out on maternity leave. That has me working exactly 2 days after my due date but my doctor says as long as I am feeling good to keep on working. If I have the baby early I am set but I hate sitting around so I figure might as well work. This past week I had my last two showers. My co-workers spoiled me. I was amazed at how generous and nice everyone was. I was definitely very honored to work with such amazing people. I also had my friend/family shower this past Sat. It was wonderful, thanks to my friends who know how to throw an awesome shower. We have basically everything we need, we are just waiting for the baby.

I went to the doctor today for my 36 week checkup. The baby is still measuring bigger, it has slowed down some but aproximate weight is 7 pounds 3 ounces. The average baby at 36 weeks is about 6 pounds so still a little heavy but right on tract for a 9 pound baby. Everything else looked great. We have gone on our hospital tour and know where to check in. We also went to our birthing class. That was very interesting. I hope it will help Jaime when I am irrational and dragon lady comes out. The woman leading the class did say that women in labor tend to not always make the most sense. Well that is all for now, I do not have any new pictures to share. We are going to get some maternity pictures taken in a week so then I will look really pretty and show off my big belly.

Why a blog???

This blog is dedicated to my friend Stacy who has been asking me to start a facebook page. I figured that this would work just as well and since in a few weeks I will have some time on my hands I can keep all of my friends and family up to date with our family and it's happenings.

I am sitting on my couch enjoying the last part of my Christmas vacation (definitely a perk of being a school teacher). Milo, our adorable little dog will not leave my side, I think he is catching on that his place in our family might move down a notch once the baby comes. Jaime and I have still not decided on any names in particular, we are tossing around a few but nothing definite yet. We have about 7 weeks to wait until our lives change forever. We are both very excited.

A lot has happened since we were married two summers ago. We have taken some trips, Hawaii, Grand Canyon, and Norway. I will try to upload some images from those trips. We also have bought a home in San Clemente and have been very busy fixing it up. It needed some paint and new flooring but it is a wonderful home with a nice big back yard for the dog and the new baby.