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NOAH MICHAEL WARD

Well it all started 9 months ago...just kidding. Well not really but I will spare you all the details. But after a pretty easy pregnancy, ok well not the last 2 wks, but hey that is way better then the whole time (THANK YOU ISAAC!!!). Well Wednesday night about 11:30pm I started having contractions, pretty regular, but not to painful. I decided just in case things take off tonight, I better take a shower and get some rest. So with that done I went to bed at midnight. Well about 1 hr later I woke up in some pain manageable, but enough to wake me up. Sitting there awhile to see how far apart they were before I started to wake up the calvary. They were 5 mins apart, so I woke up John and he started to get ready to go as I called our wonderful friend to take Isaac for us. (YOUR the best, just so you know) So within 30 mins we were out the door and our way to drop off Isaac, minus the camera. Dropped off Isaac and off we go!! We arrived at Tripler get checked attached to monitors and what not and wait. As my contractions started to slow down. Well they asked where I live, being such a wait in traffic, if I was to go home, they decided to strip my membranes, and send me walking. So John and I did the opposite we went to a sit down place to eat breakfast. (Are you kidding me I know once they admit me I will not be eating until I had that baby). Then we walked around. Well the walking helped, every 3-4 mins intense contractions. So we went back to L&D as instructed at 5am. They hooked me back up and then left. By now I am extremely exhausted and want to close my eyes, so I try to sleep between contractions. Did wake up to John telling me that he is going to go to the waiting room, if I need anything. Which works cause the next thing I know its 7am, John comes in to tell me that the getting some stuff downstairs at the store. Next the DR comes in apologies for FORGETTING me in report, checks me and then admits me. I see 3 more people and within 25 mins I am in a new room, that we will deliver Noah in. Then another DR comes in tells me he will be taking care of me, that he wants to start me on pitocin, since my contractions have slowed down. I let him and ALL the nurses know that my husband is wondering around Tripler and will be looking for me. Little did we know that we will not find John for 2 hrs. In that 2 hrs they start the pit, do an Ultrasound, (which John wanted to see) and try to break my water, I kept begging them to wait. Finally around 9:30 John shows up, he had been in the waiting room this entire time. They break my water, and things really start to get rolling. Well sorta, after upping my pitocin a few more times. Around 11am I ask for an epidural, and request that it works on both sides this time. LOL Well around 12:30pm I start to feel alot of pain on my left front side. I tell the nurse who tells the epidural lady, and they try to fix it. Around 1pm my mom calls and tells me that my grandma is out of her back surgery and is doing well. As I am on the phone will her I feel TONS of pressure. OH!! and John had run to get the camera downstairs AGAIN, also to official admit me and stuff, and I am feeling alot of pressure. John returns shortly, then I start to push. 22 mins after my mom called and about 15 mins after John came back we had Noah Michael, he rushed home, flying half way around the world to almost miss it, and was in the same building!!! After 3 major pushes Noah slipped right out. The DR almost missed it too. He weighted 8 lbs 2 oz and was 18 3/4 inches long. And has BLACK hair. It was curly too, but has straighten out. Here are some pictures of Isaac meeting Noah. Since by then we had our camera and I could take some picture to post. (We have pictures of right after, but they are on the disposable camera, when I get them I will post them) Isaac is a great big brother, and is doing so well considering what has gone on in the last few wks.

Welcome Home DADDY!!

Well after a long wait we were able to pick up Daddy from "work"! That was what I told Isaac time and time again. It was great to see John again, and Isaac was so cute. Here are is a picture

Well John was like a kid waiting for the next morning. See he had bought Isaac a power wheels truck and John was SO excited to give it to him...Isaac loved it

The Happys and Sads LIfe

Today and tonight I am torn between emotions as I count down the hours until my husband returns to me, and as I deal with a tragic loss in my family.

I am a big believer in starting with the sad new so you can end with the happy news so you can leave with a sweeter taste in your mouth. And with that I tell you about my sadness...

My family recently had a huge 4 generation family reunion in Utah. I was not able to make it due to my current pregnant situation, but my family did attend and had a great time. Well on the way home from their extended stay in UT, my Aunt, my Grandma, and my cousin, who were in my Grandma's Durango, had a terrible accident. The Durango rolled over and my Aunt was ejected from the car. With the car on its top my Grandma and cousin were stuck inside of it. As i received the phone call to let me know of what had happened. I thought I just let them all be ok. Well within about 2 hours I received a phone call from my Dad and not my Mom (it's her family) asking if I was sitting down. I replied yes and he proceeded to tell me that my Aunt had died, that my Grandma had broken ribs and had back pain as well as other injuries, and that they were running tests to make sure she was ok. Now they were traveling with my Uncle and his family who were in their motor home a few miles ahead of them when they rolled, he turned his motor-home right around and was there to support and love my Grandma and cousin. With in hours family members from SLC where at the hospital in Beaver, UT to add more support and my Grandpa, who was in CA is currently on his was to Beaver. As sat getting my pedicure thinking of what a tragic day this was, and how someone so relatively young had died. A woman with 5 kids, and 10 grand kids, life had ended so suddenly, I couldn't help but think about the plan of salvation, and what that means to me and my family. The gratitude that I have that we are sealed forever as a family. The gospel is such a blessing in my life and brings such peace and happiness to me. It is still sad, but I understand what happens, and I know it is not the end, and that I will see her again. And so will her kids and grand kids.

But I am torn with emotions today as I count down literally HOURS until John is in Hawaii again. As I type this I realize in about 7 hours John will land in GA and be in the USA!!! for the first time in 7 months. He will call me from HIS cell phone and be able to talk to me for hours, if he wants. And within 19 hours 50 mins, he will be in the same state as ME!!! I will be able to hug and hold him for hours. I might not let go. Today as I drove to the store, Isaac and I talked about all the things that him and Daddy get to do. I asked him what he wanted to do with Daddy, and he said 1. "Fly Pan" (Isaac's new favorite movie Peter Pan) 2. "Park Slide" (one of the last things we did as a family was take Isaac to the park) and lastly he wanted to 3. "Stand" (he stands on John's back as John sits on the floor and bends over making his back as flat as he can). It was so cute how Isaac in his few mumbled words expressed his wants and desires of his time with his Daddy. This deployment has been the roughest when Isaac wanted his Daddy and couldn't have him. It made me cry when I didn't really ever think that it would hurt so bad to see my son want something so important, and me not be able to give it to him. BUT tomorrow, ok really TODAY!!!, I can take him to the airport and let him have what he has missed the last 7.5 months. Those will be preicous moments as he sees his Daddy again. I will try to remember to bring the camera and capture if I can. NO promises, but I will try.

HOME, but for how long...

So sorry to keep many of your worrying, I was released Sunday from Tripler, but with no interent at home, there was no was to BLOG it. So today, I got the interenet and decided to sit (really all I can do right now) and let you all know what is going on. Well my tests that the did as I was at Tripler all came back within normal range so I was released with the condition to take it easy, if I didn't want to have this baby before John came home. So I came home, but with a 2yr old, and a house in boxes that is easier said then done. I am trying my hardest to be good and try to stay off my feet and take it easy, but it has been hard. I have great friends who ran to Costco for me and call me every day to make sure that I am doing ok, and to see if I need anything. As for my pregnancy, it has been listed as COMPLICATED!! (What is it with HI and make my pregnancies hard??) So I make a trip to Tripler 3 times a wks, with 2 Non-Stress Tests, and a regular DR appt. And at my last DR appt I was told that if my BPs are high at the next appt, Non-stress Test or Regular Appt to be prepared to be induced. Well with my next appt on Monday, but John will be home by then...

And as for John and his return home, well it was moved up a week. So he is coming home on SUNDAY!!! Yes like in a few days, like 2 days 4 hrs and 51 mins. We will pick him up at the HNL international Airport at 7.52 pm HST. OH I can't wait!!!

Other than not doing anything, trying not to raise my BPs and trying not to cause any more contractions not much going on here. I will post more when I know more. And now that I have the interenet again (HOW did people ever live without it??) I can keep you more up to date. Until then take care...