Welcome to the world Suri Jean!

On January 5th at 4:47 pm, Suri Jean was born! She weighed in at 8 lbs exactly and was 20.5 inches long!

The semi- short version of the labor story: Seth and I decided to go on one last date night on January 4, since my family would be coming in the next day and it would be the last time it would ever be just the two of us. So we went out to Truluck's in La Jolla, a steak and seafood restaurant (with amazing chocolate cake!). During the dinner, I was feeling a lot of pressure but didn't think anything of it. Thought it was just cramps basically. Then on the car ride, they were getting a bit more intense. When we got home, I was pacing back and forth across the room as the "cramps" seemed to get more intense and more frequent. Seth started timing the contractions (duh sarah!) and said, "um, yeah I think we need to go to the hospital!" me: "are you serious?" haha...I was in disbelief that this was really about to happen. LABOR. We got to the hospital around 9:30 pm and I was at 3.5 cm - so we were instructed to stay at the hospital, but to walk around for two hours! So we did and when we returned, I had progressed to 4.5 cm. The contractions were getting way more intense and when I was admitted to a Labor & Delivery room, I asked for an epidural and received one at around 5 cm.

Then we hit a wall. No progress for quite some time. So they decided to help it along with pitocin. Eventually I made it to 8 cm and the doctor came into break my water. So from that point on, there was LOTS of pressure & it was getting close to pushing time! At 10 cm, the nurse had me do some "practice pushes" & with those baby's head was already visible. The nurse called the doctor who was over at her other office and stuck in the parking garage!! lovely. I could feel tons of pressure and said to the nurse, "um...I think I need to push!" Suri was definitely ready to come out, but the hospital staff was not. The nurse told me to breathe to keep the baby in! Ok now. Really? I wait 9+ months and take a freaking childbirth class to learn how to push her out & you want me to hold her in?! Thanks a lot. At this point, it's getting much harder to hold her in and they call the in house OB. He comes and suits up and as soon as he's about to tell me to push - my doctor comes in. Now we wait for her to suit up - and just as she puts her glove on and says push - which I do - there is beautiful baby Suri! The cord was wrapped around her a bit, but they quickly fixed it. Daddy cut the cord, and then they placed our beautiful little baby girl on my chest!

It was the most amazing experience ever! Seth was the most wonderful labor coach in the world!

Now we are a happy little family & we are enjoying every minute with our precious girl! She is absolutely beautiful & we are so in love <3

Suri's Room

We have just about finished Suri's room. The only other thing we have left to do is hang some pictures on one of the walls. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival.

maternity photos...

just a few shots my wonderful hubby took the other day. hoping to maybe do a few more, but we shall see if we have the time... or desire to do them. but i LOVE these ones! seth is such a wonderful husband! 5 years of marriage & a baby girl on the way! we are so blessed <3

the bump grows...

it's been quite some time since i posted a new blog... so here's a look at my growing bump that you've been missing! it goes from june 26 - august 7 - sept 15 - sept 29 - oct 8 - and today, nov 13!!! sorry the one from today is a bit dark and the bottom of my bump is kinda hard to distinguish - but it's definitely getting BIG!!! and little Suri is moving SOOOO much! This week I will be 33 weeks - on friday is how it goes by the doctor (Seth and I go by thursdays). That means in about 7-8 weeks - she will be here!! we are soooo excited & can't wait to meet her & see what she looks like!

what you've been waiting for...

A PIC OF MY BUMP!

sorry I look like such a bum...we were headed to the old apartment to clean it...haha. oh well! too bad I don't have photoshop to touch up my imperfections :)

and well, here are some pics of the new place.... it's amazing how messy it looks in the pictures, but in real life - it seems pretty clean! except for the bedroom :/

these are pictures of the living room and dining area... the kitchen is to the left of the dining area, and I did upload a pic, but it mysteriously vanished... hmmm.

this is our "messy" bedroom/office

this is the guest bed/ Suri Jean's room

it obviously needs a lot more styling :)

and a quick shot of the bathroom - mainly cause I love my shower curtain

So I'm hoping for a lot of changes in the nursery - obviously. but besides all the baby stuff, I want to get a new bedding set for the guest bed that will coordinate much better. sorry nate berkus... ya gotta go bye-bye for now :( [speaking of which, I cannot wait for his new show to start this fall!!] So I'm thinking a more muted bedding, definitely creams and browns, nothing to overpower the room or the baby's stuff, and to make it more relaxing than the bold orange :) my hopes & dreams - too bad they require $$$

xoxo <3>

Baby Suri's Nursery

Well, after long deliberation...I have finally figured out what Suri Jean's nursery will look like... hopefully.

where to start: the crib - is from Target, and Seth's mom is getting it. We love it because it converts from a crib to a toddler bed, to a daybed to a full bed. And the attached changing table will save room in our tiny apartment :)

Next - bedding: We were going to stick with neutrals, so we could keep stuff for Baby #2, but we started looking at girl bedding & my mom said she would take care of it. So we have neutrals on our registry & secretly...(not so much now)... mom's going to get the girly bedding.

and with that bedding are the decor accessories: the lamp, musical mobile & diaper stacker.

then gifts from my sis-in-law, ashley & BFF carla mae - very talented ladies!

Ashley is making Suri a quilt with this fabric:

and Carla Mae found fabric from the same collection and made this adorable stuffed elephant:

I can't wait to get everything and put it together!

It's A Girl!

We found out we are having a baby girl!! YAY! We are sooooo excited! Seth got teary eyed in the ultrasound room when the tech said it was a girl :)

As soon as we got out, I called my mom & she was super excited! Seth's dad shouted, "WOOHOO!" and then we sent mass text messages to everyone we knew! Everyone is thrilled for a little girl!

Then we came home and talked about names....for about 2 straight hours!! And finally came to a decision... Suri Jean! A beautiful name for a beautiful little girl! :)

And then came questions like, "Did you pick that name cause of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes?" Umm...absolutely NOT!! Suri is actually a nickname for Sarah, and Jean - we just liked it from the beginning with Suri. Seth likes it cause it gives her a bit of a tomboy edge!

She was so adorable to watch during the ultrasound because she made little sucking motions with her mouth, her little heart was beating so fast, she flexed her little muscle (to show daddy she's strong), and then she was reclined and kicking like she was relaxing at the beach & playing in the water! What a California girl! :)

We cannot wait for her arrival on (or around) January 7th! She's gonna have Daddy wrapped around her little finger...