Raising a Miley and a Zoe: ONE!

Yesterday Miley turned ONE! She is officially a toddler no longer a baby. We spent the day together which I LOVED, I wish we could spend everyday together. First we slept in after the ordeal of the trip, I'll post about that later. Then we went to the YMCA to swing, had lunch with Mimi, and went to Toy's R Us for some big girl toys, a balloon, and a birthday crown. Then when Daddy got home, we went to Chuck E. Cheese. All of this activity and she still took 3 naps.

The big birthday party is on Saturday, her 1 year photos are this afternoon, and her 1 year check-up is Thursday. Can't believe it's been a whole year, she is such a big girl. I remember the day she was born like yesterday. The Friday before (the 19th) I was running around getting all my short-term disability paperwork signed because my midwife wanted me to take the last week off to relax. When I got home, Stephen and I went to the mall to get a CD and have our rings cleaned. Around 7 pm while eating Tator-Tot Casserole, the contractions started. Every 15 minutes at first then 10 then 5 and they were all in my back. At midnight they were about 3 minutes apart so Stephen and I went to the hospital. They checked me out but I was only 2 cm so they sent me home with muscle relaxers and a pain killer saying it could be a few days. A FEW DAYS!!! There was no way I could have dealt with that for a few days. Anyway, got home around 2:30 and went to bed still having the contractions. Stephen went to work at 5 but didn't stay long. At 6:30 my water broke so Stephen rushed home and we went back to the hospital. I was now a 3 but they had to keep me since my water broke. At 10:30, my Mom, Dad, brother, his girlfriend, Grandma, and Grandpa arrived and I got my epidural. So magically, I no longer felt pain and slept. At 3:50, I started pushing FOREVER! Then finally after 21 hours of labor, Miley was born at 4:56 pm on Saturday October 20th (the Sweetest Day). She was so tiny and warm and had hair, we couldn't believe it. Here's a photo of Miley minutes after she was born: