Holy Canoly!

I have lost 72 lbs so far! Only 35 to go! Yipeee!!! I am getting so close! I just did a before and after pic on PW and I couldn't believe how much I have lost! The first pic is Dec 04 and this one was 2 weeks ago. I cannot believe how different I look!

Before:



After:



I have to say I feel so great! I can play at the park with my kids, and swing and go down the slide. I have never been able to do that with m,y kids. I saw such a look of happiness in Dawson's eyes as I was playing on the slide w/ them it totally warmed my heart!

Looky, Looky!!!

I can't believe it! I have lost 70 total and 50 since I started weight watchers!! I am so happy. I cannot believe it 37 lbs to go! That is not much at all!! I can totally do it before we start TTC!!!

I have been so busy with school! I cannot believe that the semester is almost over! So far I have all A's. I just have to ace my last 3 tests and I will have straight A's for the semester!

Going back to school at this time in my life has not been easy. I have been amazed at the discipline that I have had! I had a few days here and there were I was overwhelmed and burnt out. I wondered why in the heck I went back to school and I also wondered if I was gonna survive this semester, but so far so good!

I am still babysitting. Not my fave thing, but it keeps me home with my kids. I have had some hard days with Dawson. He is really testing his independance. I have had a few days where I thought that maybe I couldn't handle another child yet, because of the way he has been acting. He is getting better though.

Through it all, Mike and I are still planning on TTC at the begining of the year! I cannot wait to have another baby! I love my kids so much and can't wait to have another one to be amazed by. I seriously don't know how I was so lucky to get the kiddos that I got. I sometimes sit and watch them and just think how lucky I am!

Hopefully in the next few weeks, we will start redecorating the house! WE have been approved thru 2 places for a home equity loan. However one has an option of a 30 year variable rate that will start at 6.26, but who knows how high it might go. They gave us the option of a 15 year @ 7%, but we do not want the payment that we would have. So we went ot wells fargo and got approved, but the lowest rate we could get was 8%. I cannot believe how high the rates are getting. We are gonna try Lending Tree I have heard they have really great rates. So we shall see. All I know is that I want my berber carpet, laminate wood flooring, painted walls, new furniture and finished backyard soooooooo bad! Please cross your fingers for us that we can find the loan that we want.

Wow, it's been ahwile! I hope I still have readers..lol!

Finally, I have time to post....

I so wish that I would have finished school before I had kids! I kept procrastinating and changing my major, so I ended up giving up last time. I am glad I am going back, but it has been hard. I have to find uninterrupted time to do tests, study, etc. I tried to finish an essay while the kids were up, never again will I do that. It was way too hard. I did finish it tonight though, yipeee!!! By tomorrow, I will have a few days of no homework! That sounds so good to me. I have straight A's so far. My 1st 2 essays in my Rock and Roll History clkass have gotten 98%! My computer class is just getting started, but seems like I will be able to do decent in it. My Intro to Theater class is really easy. I am done with the 1st module 2 weeks early! I might finish up on the 2nd next week to free some time up for my other 2 classes.

I started going back to the gym last week! Mike is happy since I will be using what we have been paying for again, lol. I just finally feel comfortable going there again. I have been doing weights and cardio. I wake up so sore in the mornings, so I know I must be doing a good job. My little Bro is going to go with me on Monday and get a workout routine going for me. He is Mr. Muscles, so he should know how to help me.

I was able to really make the Gym sound enticing. I have been so stressed and needing time alone lately, but with babysitting, my kids and Mike in school and working 2 jobs, it has been so hard. So I decided that the Gym is my time alone. They have a daycare there, so my kids love that! I do my workout and have time to think by myself. I also get some of my school reading done while I am on the bike or treadmill. It has really been nice and makes going to the gym feel like a reward or a get-away.


I am pretty happy, but I am still finding myself being too judgemental on myself. Losing weight has made me feel better, but it ahs been hard too. I am having to notice some of the problems taht I used to escape by eating. Sometimes, especially lately I have noticed that when I get stressed or feel inadequate, I grab for food. I need to really focus on other solutions. Sometimes I am afraid to face the problem or try to change though. I just ahve a lot of faults and it is hard to change them.

Mike and I did have a good talk about that a few weeks ago. He did help me put some things in perspective. He told me to think of the problems I have in terms of things I can control and things I can't. It has helped. It helped me realize I am doing better than I thought I was. I have always admired the way that he can brush tings off and not let them bother him. Also I wish I could speak my mind the way he does. We decided taht together we would make the perfect person...we could speak our mind, but be tactful..lol.

I am at 51 lbs lost since January! It is harder lately. I have days that I totally mess up. I just need to start over sooner and not let it ruin my whole week. I finally got back to my W meeting this last week and that ahs helped alot. I am at a size 16, just one size away from being out of plus sizes. YIpeee!!!!

Total Inches Lost since April 2nd!

Junes inches:




Waist: 36 "(2 inches lost) (Onlt 7 inches to go!)
Chest: 42"(same as last time) (Only 6 more to go!)
Hips: 45” (lost 2 Inches) (9" to go)
Arms: 13” (lost 2") I hit my goal, but would like to lose 2 more inches)
Thighs: 25” (lost 2") 3" to go

Total inches lost since last measured: 8


Total left to lose: 27
Total lost since I began: 27

Wow, I am halfway lost on my weight and my inches!









Here are my Feb and April stats!

Here are Feb's measurements:

My measurments on February 16th 2005:
Waist: 44” (lost 3") 15" to go
Chest: 46.5” (lost 3.5") 8.5" to go
Hips: 52” (lost 2 Inches) 14" to go
Arms: 15” (lost 0") 2" to go
Thighs: 27” (lost 2") 5" to go


Here are today's!

Waist: 38" (6 inches lost in 6 weeks. I had to measure it 3 times before I believed it)
Chest: 42" (4.5" lost)
Hips: 49" (3" lost)
THighs: 26 and 3/4" (1/4"lost)
Arms" 14" (1 inch lost!)

Total lost this 6 weeks: 8 and 3/4 " lost!
Total lost since Jan: about 19"!
Total left to lose: 35 left to lose!!

Hooray for Lauren!!!

I am just so happy. There is a little from my March 2004 birthclub that was born with heart problems. She had surgery a month ago, and it wasn't looking good for a few weeks there. In the last week she has recovered so well that she is going home finally! It makes me so happy. I just cannot imagine what she and her family have gone thru.

I finally hit a weightloss milestone!

Yesterday was such a breeze babysitting. JOnathan went to San Diego w/ his grandparent's. So I just had my 2 kids, Kaitilyn and Allie. When one kids is gone, doesn't matter which one, it is always a little easier. MY son had no one to whine with or yell with or run all over the hhouse with or fight. It was alot more quiet! They are all here today and so far so good.

I finally talked Mike into exercising with me. After it cooled down last night (It cooled down to 90..so sad!), we went to our favorite park. WE walked a very brisk mile around the Park. Mike had the harde5r workout, he had to push the kids in the double stroller. My legs burned, and we definently had a good workout. Then we played at the park with the kids. THat's my milestone!


I did something I haven't done since before we had kids, but always wanted to do. I swung on the swing! I took Emm on with me. She still isn't too sure about this crazy swinging thing. She whined a little and the clung to me. Then I gave her to Mike and I swung some more. It was actually a good workout. Obviously Dawson had never seen me swing before. WEll, he got off the slide and came over to watch me. He looked so excited to see Mommy play on the playground too. IT almost brought a tear to my eye. THis is one of the reasons that I wanted and still want to continue losing weight, so I can play with my kids on the playground and anywhere else.

Well that's it for now. Please go back to your regularly scheduled lives..lol.

Stuck at 35 lbs lost..grrr!!!

I am up .4 lbs, grrr!! I was very faithful with my points and charting them. I was talking to my WW leader last night. I was saying how even though I am still losing I feel somewhat stuck. Since April 1st I have only lost 8 lbs. Usually I lose 8-10 lbs a month. I have been within a few pounds of being under 200 lbs for weeks now. I just wanna get under. She suggested that I might wanna get more faithful with exercise and also since I am within 3 lbs of lowering my daily points from 26-24, that I might as well do it now. I started today and I hope that it makes a difference. I wanna be under 200 next week.

I want to be close to 170 by labor day. We go up camping up north with Mike's family every labor day. I was thin only the first time I went up in 2000. So I haven't been in condition to Hike or do anything fun since I have had kids. So if I can be close to 170 by then I know I could handle hiking again.

I also wanna be atleast 150 (my WW goal weight) by December 21st, my birthday. Mike wants to take me to the Hyatt Compass room for dinner. But only if I fit into my bridesmaid dress from my Best Friends wedding by my Bday. I am sure I could fit into it at 150 or even 160 lbs. I think I was 145 at the time of the wedding and it was a little loose.

I also need to be more dedicated to exercising. I am always so tired from the kids that I can't get myslef in the mood. Isn't it funny you have to exercise to get extra energy, but where do you get the energy you need to start? I am trying to talk Mike into exercising with me. He is fine how he is to me, but he tells me he wants to lose the extra 5 lbs in his belly (I think it's cute!). So I am trying to get him to do it with me. He just s doing workout tapes. So I am trying to talk him into buying a home gym and a treadmill. Walmart has a knock-off bowflex for $200 something dollars and we could probably find a used treadmill for $100. Since we cancelled my gym membership..no time to get there now...We could put the gym dues in saving and make up for buying the stuff in about a year. Mike is really hard to talk into taking money out of savings though. BUt I am getting closer to him agreeing to it.

After I hit my WW goal wait I wanna lose an additional 5-10 lbs. Then Hopefully by this time next year I will be preggo or atleast trying. I can't wait to have another baby. Emmalee is still so my baby, but she is getting big fast. So while I am not totally ready for another one (I have to lose this weight for health reasons before we have another baby) I am really starting to miss the sweetness of a new baby. It is such a special time.

Well that's all for now. I feel more inspired after writing new goals down.

Good-Night!

I forgot about my weight loss...

I have lost 31 lbs so far!

Inches lost in March 2005!

Wow I lost alot this month!

Here are Feb's measurements:

My measurments on February 16th 2005:
Waist: 44” (lost 3") 15" to go
Chest: 46.5” (lost 3.5") 8.5" to go
Hips: 52” (lost 2 Inches) 14" to go
Arms: 15” (lost 0") 2" to go
Thighs: 27” (lost 2") 5" to go


Here are today's!

Waist: 38" (6 inches lost in 6 weeks. I had to measure it 3 times before I believed it)
Chest: 42" (4.5" lost)
Hips: 49" (3" lost)
THighs: 26 and 3/4" (1/4"lost)
Arms" 14" (1 inch lost!)

Total lost this 6 weeks: 8 and 3/4 " lost!
Total lost since Jan: about 19"!
Total left to lose: 35 left to lose!!

WE had such a nice night last night. Yesterday was our "eat Out" night. We have 2 of those a month. WE went to a nice little mexican restaraunt called Top Shelf. A in my weight watcher's class suggested it. They had a light menu. It was really good. I only ate 3 tortilla chips (It was so hard to control myself but I did it!). I left feeling satisfied but not bloated or super full. I was proud of myself! Then we wewnt to golfland. It was Dawson's first time goofy golfing. It was so cute seeing him golf. It was so much fun. We just don't get out enough as a family. We have decided that we need to do stuff like that more. We had coupons for the restaraunt and golfland so it was super cheap..Thank You Entertainment book! They also have a kids playland at golfland now. We let Dawson play in it for about 20 minutes. Mike went in and played with him. There was only like 1 other kid in there, so I let Emm play around the entrance of the gym. She liked climbing up the gym mats! We got a lot of cute pictures of it. If I can ever figure out how to post pics I will add them. Actually I think I figured it out. We'll see.. Then we went to Cold Stone creamery I was able to get a nice sized ice cream w/ candy and a waffle cone for 10 points! I had to use flex points, but that's what they are for! It was a lot of fun! I really like doing family outings.

Babysitting is going better. The little I watch is getting easier. I was gonna start watching 2 more kids, a brother (2.5 yrs) and a sister (16 mos) from 7 am to like 6 pm. I was feeling iffy about it. Mike could tell I was tense thursday night and I ended up crying and telling him that I just didn't think I could take on 2 more kids. He said if I feel iffy don't do it. So I have to call her (I wouldn't be starting for a few more weeks) and tell her no. I feel bad, but I just can't do it. Their dad just left them and she admitted that they are very hard to handle and fussy because of that. I just can't do it. I feel like my 2 kids and the little I am watching are alreday almost enough. I could handle one more kid, but that is it. So I am going to put some new ads up and hope to find one easy full time kiddo. I am so relieved that Mike understandfs. I just didn't want to become a basket case and cry all the time like I did last time I babysat 2 years ago. I was watching 3 kidsplus my own son and it was hard. One more kid and that's it. Mike can quit his 2nd job then and we both will be happy!

I am going to try to post our pics from last night now. I was looking at them and I was shocked. MIke took a pic of me. He said that we need pics of all my stages of weight loss. I really have lost a lot of weight! 27 lbs so far!!!!


The men in my life, Mike and Dawson golfing:


Emmy our audience!



Dawson has learned to cheat just like Mommy! I am so proud! He drags the ball to the hole..lol.



All done with our fun filled night of golfing!




Here is a pic of me golfing weight 211:


Now here is a pic before I started losing weight. Dec 2004, Weight about 238-240 (yikes!):

The Math....

I went in for my Weight Watcher's weigh in today I am down 2 more pounds! I am down to 221 lbs. That is 4 lbs from prepreggo w/ Emm weight, 5.5 lbs to my 10% goal and 76 lbs to go. I have lost 17.6 lbs in 6 weeks. That averages out to about 3 lbs (it is rounded up a little ;). So if I keep an average of 3 lbs a week, then by Labor Day (we have a campout/family reunion w/ Mike's family labor day every year) I should be either somewhere around 170-145 (or less! I might go beyond my goal weight when I hit it, I'll decide then!). That is only 6 months away! I have been playing with the numbers and it is exciting. Ofcourse I know that I might hit a few plateaus, but I know I will for sure be below 200 lbs by then. I want to go hiking and just do the things I used to enjoy while camping (before I had all this extra weight on me). I am so excited about this. I will feel like myself again. I am so glad that I finally said enough is enough.

I have been takingthe kids for walks atleast every other day. I haven't felt up to that in ages. Not just because of my weight, but my mood. I am feeling better in some aspects :).

I know the weight alone won't make me feel better. I am also trying to better myself. I am trying to be a better mommy and a better friend. I am having a hard time in one aspect with losing weight. I don't eat as much as I used to for emotional reasons. So now I have to face some of my problems and things I don't like about myself. It has been hard.



Well, until next time..buh-bye!

My current Stats!

My Begining Weight: 238.6 lbs
My current Weight: 223.2
Total Lost: 15.4 lbs
Total left to lose: 78lbs
My current Goal: to hit my 10% weight of 215.6, 7.8 lbs to go!

My measurements on Jan 12th 2005:

Waist: 47”
Chest: 50”
Hips: 54”
Arms: 15”
Thighs: 29”

My measurments on February 16th 2005:
Waist: 44” (lost 3") 15" to go
Chest: 46.5” (lost 3.5") 8.5" to go
Hips: 52” (lost 2 Inches) 14" to go
Arms: 15” (lost 0") 2" to go
Thighs: 27” (lost 2") 5" to go

Total Lost: 10.5"
Total left to lose: 44.5"

Week 5 weigh in:

I lost 4.6 more lbs. My grand total for 5 weeks is 15 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not too shabby! I am feeling a lot better. I have more energy and I am happier because I feel in control!

The Schedule Day 1......

It is almost 1 pm here. We have gone by the schedule all day. So far so good! I cut my computer time down. I have almost all my daily chores done, except my flylady missions for the last 3 days..lol. I will do those when I get back from my Weight Watcher's meeting tonight. I have spent more time with Dawson today..it has been nice. I usually eat lunch standing up and grabbing a little here and there or infront of the TV. Today I sat at the table and ate with Dawson, it was really nice. We talked and laughed!!! WE did preschool too. I had a lesson on body parts and how they help us to see, hear, run and play. WE did some songs about the subject, then I put one of my walk away the pounds tapes on and had him do some of the workout with me so he can notice how his joints bend, etc. Then we cut out parts of faces from magazines and made a person collage. It was really fun and he loved it. He and Emmalee are in her room playing right now. Soon we will do story time and then it is nap time for Emmalee & quiet time for Dawson. Then I can fold clothes and make a few bracelets. I haven't felt like a chicken with my head cut off today..like I usually do..lol. I will admit, I yelled at Dawson once today. But then apologized and he apologized for not listening.

All in all it has been a peaceful day so far...there is still 5.5 hours till the kids bed time..lol.

it's a start...

Okay, I have had a shower before 3 pm for 2 days in a row!!!! It was great. It really makes me feel like doing things after I showered. I didn't pray or read my scriptures though. I am really gonna try tomorrow.

I was watching Nanny Rescue (or whatever it is called on ABC). First off I could not believe how disrespectful those 4 yr old twins were. I don't know how their parent's didn't lose it with them!!! Especially when the told her mom to back off and called her a butt pie. I am old fashioned and that would have been grounds for a swat on the hynie! Then you feel so bad for that poor little boy! Always the scapegoat for the things that his sisters do. That made me so mad!! It made me realize that Dawson isn't as as I thought too.

Anyways, I really liked the corner. I have done time out and it didn't really work. Probably because I would never get on Dawson's level when I would take him there. Then I would keep talking to him and tell him to face the wall, etc. I like how they made the s apologize afterwards and the parent's said they loved them afterwards today. I tried the nanny's method today. It worked. dawson stayed in the corner, and I never had to raise my voice at all! I raising my voice at him, it makes me feel like a bad mommy.

Then I really liked how she wrote out a schedule for the family. I am such a dork, but I made a schedule today. I am really going to try to stick to it too. That means less computer, but I wanna see if it will help me feel more structured (I don't like structure, but being the procrastinator that I am, I need it). I am also hoping it will help the kids and help me to spend more time with them. There are many days when I don't. I am either cleaning or on the computer and I feel bad about that. I alloted spaces for me to shower, workout, do my scriptures and prayer, and cleaning. Then the whole evening will be to relax..I like that! I hope that it works!

I just have to say that that was my first time watching Nanny rescue, but I really liked it!

We'll I need to fish cleaning so I can watch Gilmore s! Good night all!

Looking forward to things......

I have had a thought running thru my head for days now. It all began with an overwhelming feeling of being burnt out. 'Burnt out from what?", you may ask. If you are a SAHM like myself you wouldn't even have to ask that question

I just feel that my days repeat themselves over and over again. Dawson wakes me up every morning. I get up, feed the kids, try to figure out how the house got messy between now and last night when I cleaned it.

Somedays, I get right into my housework and it seems like everything is in-sync, and I feel that I have control over the housework. I don't get y with the kids, nothing gets to me. I love those days. That might last a few days or a week, but then I am back to my other days.

Those days I wake up and feel burnout. Another day of housework, grumpy kids (and grumpy me!), a day with out order. I may wake up and the house is clean, but by noon, I feel like I have to deep clean the whole house again. I don't even want to do it, but I will. I clean the whole house. The whole time I am being interupted by one of my kids every 5 minutes. When I am finally finished, I know that I wasn't as thorough as I would like to be. Who has the time for that? I know there are still dirty clothes in the laundry room, or the clothes need to be put away. I just can't do anymore. I stop and still feel guilty. Finally, it is 8 o'clock p.m. and I can get out of my pajamas (I have had them on all day) and take a shower. Then I put on the clean pajamas that I will wear all day the next day.

How did I let myself get this way? I do it because I love my husband and my children. I wouldn't trade them for anything....BUT What about me? Do I even know who I am anymore?

I never had the perfect self image, but at one time I was pretty confident with myself. I worked on my hobbies such as sports, scrapbooking and singing among others. I could find time to curl up and read a good book (I miss those days). I took care of myself and loved to do my hair or get new clothes.

Fast forward to now. I have more pajamas and grubby clothes than I do normal clothes, My favorite hairstyle is pulling it up in a pony tail or just doing nothing to my hair at all. Yah I wear make up, but usually it is yesterdays leftover makeup. Gross I know, but sometimes I am too tired to wash it off at night. I have a lot of extra weight, I don't even look like me anymore.

Where is the balance? I need the balance between my DH and kids, household duties and time for myself. Sure I watch TV or play around on the internet, which I enjoy. What about the other things, like reading, singing or building on my spirituality? I have put all that on the back burner.

That is when I realized that I have to somehow find some time for myself. NOt on the computer or watching TV time, but actual quality time. I read somewhere that not finding time for yourself can cause depression and other problems. We all need to LOOK FORWARD TO THINGS . Even if it is small things.

I am going to start with Taking a shower every morning (Or atleast as much as I can). I always feel more in control when I do that. I am more awake and I feel like the day can start. I need to do one small thing a day. Make some jewelry..which I have been making more time for lately. Singing. One thing I absolutely have to do is Read my scriptures every day..even if it is a verse or two. I need to pray..even if I have to hideout in the bathroom with the door locked. I have to do those things. I need to find good books to read and small projects to do. I need to wake up feeling like I have something..even if it is small, to look forward to, I need to just stop and not worry about the daily problems for a few minutes a day.

My first 3 things to work on are Praying in the morning, reading atleast a few verses of my scriptures and taking a shower. I will then add on as those things become habit.

I challenge all of my internet SAHM friends to find just a few sall things to do for yourself every day!!!

Holy Shnike!!!!

Week 3, I lost down 2.6 more lbs!!! My total loss for 3 weeks is: *drumroll*: 11 lbs!!!! I am 227.8 now!! 12 more lbs and I reach my 1st 10% goal!! Next month baby!! I will do measurements next week (scary!).

I can't believe how much difference I feel 11 lbs lighter. My clothes that cut into my tummy 3 weeks ago are comfy! I am so happy and amazed that I did this!!! There are 11lbs that I will never have again. The best feeling was calling Mike and telling him how much I lost! I love how supportive he has been!

Some Happy Bloggings... My children's birth stories.

The Birth Of Dawson Michael Price

Dawson was born on 8/13/2001 @ 12:19 am

He weighed 6 lbs, 5 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long

The last trimester of my pregnancy was very slow, since I was on bed rest for most of it. It was a very special time though. I loved to feel Dawson move around. I especially loved when I could see my stomach move. Mike and I would spend lots of nights talking to Dawson and trying to make him move my stomach.

I knew for a few months that I would be having Dawson early because of my pressure problems. So I was so excited when I got the call to come down to the hospital to have my baby. I started crying a little. I came to the hospital scared of what to expect during delivery. I was very fortunante because I had a very easy and safe delivery. I had been dialated to 4cm for a few weeks (without going in to labor), so I had an advantage right there. Once they gave me the pitocin ( to put me into labor). I quickly got the epidural so I never felt too much pain. I just remember having the shakes a lot (which really scared me. I was very fortunate to have my mom, Tiffany Larsen and Lanae Udall in there with Mike and I during the labor (everyone but Mike and my Mom left during the delivery). All in all my labor was only about 5 to 5 ½ hours. And then We had our little Dawson. I was such an incredible feeling to see him. I remember crying and just feeling so peaceful. He came out with the biggest pouty face. He wasn't crying too much at first so that scared me a little. But he was just fine! It is amazing how much love you have for your child from the moment you lay eyes on them. He was so perfect. He had a headful of hair (which he later lost!) and big, big eyes. He is the most beautiful baby. After a few weeks mother hood was not scary (once I got the hang of it) It has been such a wonderful time in my life. I love Dawson so much. He is such a special person. We are very fortunate that he has been a really easy baby. He has slept through the nite (12 hours) since 2 ½ months, he hardly ever cries and when he does it's not for very long. He is always happy. He wakes up smiling. Where he inherited that I will never know. He is so much fun, always smiling and giggling. Everybody always comments on howcute, happy and good he is. I feel so lucky to have him as my son. I look forward to having many more children with Mike. Having Dawson has made my love multiply so much for Mike. I love him so much. He is truly my best friend.

Emmalee Monique Price's Birth Story

Emmalee was born on 3/10/2004 at 3:27 p.m.

She weighed 7 lbs, 9 oz and was 20 inches long

Emmalee is finally here!!! We are so happy to have her and feel that sweet spirit only a baby can bring to a home! Here is how she came to us:
On Thurs March 4th, I went to my weekly OB visit. I told him how I had been starting to see stars (or flashes of light) and my pressure was kinda high. I had the pressure problem with Dawson too, and so my doctor knew to watch me. With all those problems,He was really concerned. He told me to go back on bedrest that weekend. He said that he was going out of town in a few hours or else he would have put me on the induction list right then and there He made me go to the hospital and get a non stress test and work , to check for toxemia. He wanted to deliver my baby. So I went on bedrest and went in again on Monday. My BP was 163/90. It had been high at home too. So the first thing my doctor said when he cam in was "it's time for you to have this baby", (I was 38 weeks preggo). So he stripped my membranes (OUCH!), which never put me into labor, but it was worth a try. He prefered for me to have her that day, but I never went into labor. He also put me on the induction list and more BP medicine. Well, wednsday morning, March 10th at 5 am I got a call from the hospital to come down to get induced. We got there at 6:30 am. They gave me pitocin at 8:30. OH and i was already dialated to a 3 and 85% effaced. So I would go into labor fast w/ the pitocin, right? Wrong? I had contractions, but they hardly hurt. I wasn't in labor yet, grrr... At 1:30 Dr layton came and broke my water. I figured we would have a baby maybe by 6 that night. 20 minutes later I was ready for the epidural. I had to wait a little while until the DR came to give it to me. He tried forever to get it in, but couldn't get in the right spot. So I was in pain. Well, finally he got it in. The nurse checked me and I was at a 9 1/2. Whoa!!!! The epidural never kicked in. It took a little edge off, but I was still in pain big time. The pressure was so unbelievable. My doctor came, I pushed thru three contractioins and at 3:27 pm, On March 10th 2004, Emmalee Monique Price was born! 3 minutes shy of a 2 hour labor. Thank goodness it was short. because it was so painful. Emmalee weighed in at 7 lbs, 9 oz and was 20 inches long. She is so beautiful!!! I think she looks a lot like her Daddy! I am so loving having a boy and a !

*Oh a side note...right beofre I was to push, I told Mike that this was our last child. I was in that much pain. I absolutely meant it at the time. Ofcourse now I want 1 or 2 more. The things we say whiole we are in labor.