how we spent july eighteenth.

 so in the last days of december, maybe the first weeks in january... i can't really remember, we discovered a sweet little surprise -- 

well hello there little one!

sorry to not know you were even around for almost three months.

my bad. i love you.

we told all of two people when we realized what was going on - and lucky for us, those two could keep a secret and didn't tell a soul until we were ready.

we found out we were having a 

B-O-Y 

a few weeks later!
 

people had no idea how long i prayed and prayed for you.

and just like we did with kiddo numero uno, we kept your name a secret too.

gotta give the peeps something to look forward to.

 {21 weeks}

i wasn't sick at all. 

and i ate A1 on everything. 

like it was going out of style.

 {28weeks}

i stayed in the a/c as much as possible.

or in the pool. 

had me a nice little tan going on.

{36 weeks}

this is the last shot of the 'ole belly.

it'll be the last one EVER.

so glad i chose to take it in the bathroom mirror...

july eighteenth two thousand eleven

oh my goodness - a baby in july. are you serious? so hot. so huge. and so ready.

so i didn't tell anyone i scheduled myself to be induced.

because i seriously couldn't take any more.

and i didn't want to hear anyone elses opinion about it. 

so there ya go!

d.might and ava dropped me off {oh yes - dropped me off} at the hospital at 6am.

since we didn't tell anyone - ava came with us.

after they dropped me off, they went to breakfast.

it's not like i could eat anything anyways! 

so i just napped.

the eating thing and the napping thing would be the theme of the day.

i napped on & off most of the day.

d.might & ava came & went as they wanted.

while they went to moe's for lunch, the dr. broke my water.

and then i napped some more.

around 4pm the nurse came in and said 

'you should probably call someone, you'll have him anytime!'

so we did.

ashes was the first to arrive.

followed closely by pops & gigi.

and they got there just in the nick of time.

ashes snapped this pic of the three of us.

the last pic of just our little fam of three.

i love ava's sweet little hands.

and then they kicked everyone out.

mimi & pawpaw joined them in the waiting room.

now, here's were there are two different version's of this story.

which is why i'm blogging the CORRECT one.

yes, it is true i napped literally all day.

yes, it is true that i continued to press the nurses button to come check me because i was hungry and wanted him out already.

i hadn't eaten all day!
and i was getting HA-ngry.
not good, y'all. not good.

that is still considered labor, people.

and at 6:00pm - on the dot. 

{just in time for dinner}

he decided to make his appearance...

ava was the first person to get to come meet him! she loved on him and open presents by herself first.

and then we had her go out to the rest of them and announce her baby brother was here.

dax william {d.dub} weighed in at 8lbs 9oz and 21' long.

my little linebacker.

we immediately subjected him to crazy fam pics, despite his persistent crying.

i only put this pic on here because my hair looks pretty and oh so shiny.

and you can see my sticker ava gave me for being so good all day.

true story.

sweet baby boy.

oh man, my mom makes stupid faces, too?!?!

why you no like the duck face, d.dub??

he'll learn.

back to the eating part of the day.

i kid you not, i was so hungry.

i couldn't make up my mind if i wanted a supreme pizza, a tunafish pita, or some cake.

and texted my sister a ridiculous amount of times trying to decide.

she had her fill, i guess.

because she brought me all three of them!

and yes, i ate them all.

and i'm pretty sure i hear the hallelujah chorus over my chomping.

the night wound down with a visit from my kwim and ethan.

my heart was so happy that she came on his birthday!

the next day was what i like to refer to as a 'parade of visitors' and it lasted all day long - but i was so happy to have everyone i loved the most there! 

ninner, papa tv, and sissy came first thing the next morning, and kiki, and massey and kel, and uncle b. {bearing sweet tea that i'm sure was Heaven sent}, and monkey, and nan, and friends and cousins and well wishers galore.

even well wishers i have yet to meet, but i'm pretty sure are fantastic.

and this little gem... well, i have it framed.

my sister keeps the best company.

dear bolivia, can we be bff's too? i'm just as cool as my sister.

i swear.

'um, yes, waiter?'

'table for FOUR please'

and that is how we spent july eighteenth.

fin.