Happy Birthday

Marc!!

Well I wanted to send a shout out to my husband yesterday as it was his birthday and he turned 31!!! But unfortunately this little boy of ours decided to steel his thunder. Yesterday we had quite an eventful day, the morning started out as normal, Marc opening his gifts, having some lunch and Marc heading to the office. Mom and I were doing our thing, having tea and watching our daily lineup of TV shows when she casually mentioned that my belly looked different today and questioned whether or not I thought I had "dropped". 10 minutes later I took one of my many trips to the bathroom and noticed some "show" (I am not going to explain what that is, as it may gross out some of the male readers, but if you care to Google it please feel free). I called Marc on the cell asking him to turn around and called the Dr, saying I was heading to the hospital. We all really thought this was "it" and baby and Daddy would share a birthday. Anyway mom and I proceeded to gather our things to make our way to the hosp... it was pure entertainment watching mom scurry around getting everything in order, from making sure the dogs were feed to making sure she was dressed. At one point she had all the bags in her hands and car keys ready and I had to ask her if she was going to get dressed, she was too distracted making sure I was okay... we were finally making our way out the door when I asked if I could borrow her cell phone, she searched her bag and handed me the hand sanitizer instead. However, believe it or not we made it to the hospital safe and sound!! I was even impressed with her driving, safe but adequately quick... mom has a tendency of staying in the "slow" lane whenever she drives and does not believe in overtaking the ever so slow trucks that are also in that lane. Anyway we made it to the hospital and I was put on the monitors. My contractions started to increase and they became a bit more painful... to tell you the truth I think I may be a bit of a wimp. So the contractions continued but the "show" did not increase. They continued to monitor me for 6 more hours and decided it was best for me to go home, as I would not get any sleep in the case room. After many "special" exams it was determined that my cervix has shortened and we now stand in limbo... this could be the start of a long labour or it could be nothing at all. So here I am again lying in bed waiting for something to progress. Here is hoping he can stay still till 33 weeks... only 4 more days!!

Anyway I want to wish my amazing husband a
Happy Birthday!!

Marc,
Your son and I love you so very much and can not thank you enough for all that you do. You are an amazing caregiver, encourager, advocate and friend to us both. We love.

Love Always

Natalie and Your Baby Boy!!
xoxxooxoxoxo