* Surprises for Daddy*

So funny story..... As Eric was changing Zoe on the changing table, he's doing the normal deal cleaning her up, getting ready to switch diapers and BOOOOOM the biggest fart of all times, and Zoe shot poop out all over Eric and across the room HIT HER SWING!!! hahahahaha Seriously the funniest thing I have ever seen!! Lucky for mommy, this stuff never happens to me. Eric gets peed on, pooped on, and spit up on ALL the time. Me...not so much ;) And every time she does these charming bodily fluids for daddy..she delivers them with a BIG ol smile on her face! Can't help but LOOOOOOVE that! hhahahaha Thank you baby Zoe for being nice to mommy and saving all these surprises for your daddy!

* Dedicated *

Yesterday Zoe was dedicated at church and it was a truly amazing experience for Eric and I both. Zoe was such a happy little baby up there too, smiling at everyone. The pastors prayed over each baby, gave us a certificate and a copy of the prayer to say over Zoe everyday :) Our pastor also stated that Zoe is going to be a peacemaker :) Which is so amazing because the whole time I was pregnant with little miss Zoe, I prayed over her everyday that she would bring peace and joy into my grandparents house hold every time I took her there to visit. Both of my grandparents are ill and not going to be around much longer, and I really just wanted Zoe to bring new life back into their home when she was there...to light up their lives and give them peace. And that is exactly what was spoke over her. A true testimate of just how amazing God is!!!! :)

*Some random pictures of Zoe*

*Beautiful Baby Zoe*

* 7 Weeks *

I cannot believe that it has already been 7 weeks!!! Time really is flying by. This experience has been a frustrating, amazing, stressful, blast!! Zoe is the perfect baby. Happy all the time except when she is hungry or has a burp. She doesn't even get mad when she has an icky diaper. She smiles all the time now when you talk to her...big beautiful smile with big dimples!! She also talks to us all the time now which is so sweet. When we put her in her swing she coos and talks to the animals on the mobile. She isn't a big fan of belly time because she can't push herself up which totally frustrates her, but she does last a little while. Zoe sings herself to sleep every night which prevents me from falling asleep...I have to stay up and listen to her it's so adorable!! Now that I have her, I really can't picture my life without her. I don't know how I ever felt complete before...I most definitely was not!! She is sleeping 4 hours a night now which is really nice, although last night she slept 6 HOURS!!! It was amazing, but I woke up freaked out...which is totally normal because I hear all moms say that first time their baby slept longer then like 4 hours they freaked out thinking something was wrong. Hopefully this is something that she will keep up...fingers crossed :) Eric is the best dad!! He is totally comfortable with her now in every way and has really done an amazing job for someone who has never really been around babies. Zoe just adores him too....she smiles so big every time she hears him talk. I love watching him with her....I fall in lover over and over every time!! Being a daddy suites him perfectly!!

*Newborn Pictures*

We had Zoe's newborn pictures done and they are beautiful. Although we didn't get all the shots we wanted to get because she got really frustrated and we couldn't finish. The photographer did however get some amazing ones.I don't have them all on the computer yet, but here are a few of them :)

*Beautiful Baby Zoe*

FINALLY! She arrived. Zoe was born August 7th 2010 at 4:16 am. She was 6lbs 14 ounces and 20 inches long. Absolutely perfect in every way! She looks exactly like her daddy (although she does have my lips and ears) hahaha.

I was 5 days after my due date when I went into the hospital on August 6Th at noon to be induced. We went straight into our room, they got me all set up and hooked up to the patosin to get the labor moving. At this point I wasn't even having contractions. After they monitored the baby for a bit, I started to walk around to speed it up. Hours went by, and the contractions started to kick in. I was doing great, no meds or anything for the first 6 or 7 hours. Then they got pretty intense so I had them give me a small dose of Nubian to help relax me. It worked really well, and I was doing good. Breathing with the contractions, not making a sound haha. I never made a peep. My mom was almost convinced they didn't bother me that much......they hurt for sure! lol I was just totally focused on the breathing and kept telling myself they only last a minute....they only last a minute. More time went by and they were peeking, very close together, and SOOOO intense. At this time I was dilated 6 1/2 Cen. When the nurse came back in I was going to get another shot of Nubian but she had another plan for me. She spoke to my Dr. who informed me that Zoe wasnt flipping (she was faced out instead of facing my back) which is why i was having such intense back labor, and I had stopped dilating. She then told me my worst nightmare, that I really needed to get an Epidural to relax my body so I would dilate all the way and so the pain wasn't so intense when I gave birth because of how Zoe was positioned. So they gave me the Epidural which I totally hated!!! I did not like the feeling at all. I did however end up sleeping for about 2 1/2 hours which was nice. I woke up to the nurse telling me it was time to push. Long story short on that, it took about 2 hours or so of labor...I was throwing up the whole time, and then I literally puked Zoe out. I had my face in a bucket as they put Zoe on my chest. As I looked up at her....words can't even describe the feeling I felt at that moment. I don't remember much after I was REALLY out of it. Other then getting the epidural and the back labor, it really wasn't all that bad. I didn't find the pain of labor all that horrible. Yes it hurt, but it wasn't intolerable. I would have been fine without the Epidural (I think haha) ......It was by the far the greatest experience of my life!!!!!