The Schaffarzicks

William Reid arrives at last :)

Studying up for mama's VBAC!

Almost!!!

Imitation is the best form of flattery, right?

It's a great day for an induction!

This was my "natural' birth experience!
I also believe it was my last smile as my

CRAZY contractions started shortly after

the pitocin started. After 10 hours of long

hard labor I opted for an epidural...

Will, my nurse and my doctor were extremly

relieved that my mood was on the upswing,

in fact my doctor mentioned, as I began to push,

that I might be the first patient to ever

"laugh" her baby out, I nearly did!

The whole experience was AMAZING,

something I will never forget.

In all of his glory :)

Unlike my first experience, this time I was

able to hold and nurse my baby immediatley :)

Teagan gets her first glimpse :)

And she's moved on to goofing off!

Suddenly our baby girl is a giant!

First family portrait, notice how gaunt

and exhausted Will "the doula" Schaffarzick is!

Swaddling!

The long wait...

Grams and Teagan making the most out of the weeks and weeks of mama on bedrest. Grams was kind enough to be our "live-in" while waiting for Reid to make his appearance.

Although on bed rest, my doctor allowed me one last night out! My also pregnant friend Betsy graciously gave Teagan and I tickets to Seattle's Nutcracker. The four of us had a ball and hoped not to go into labor while at the show :)

All excited for her first night at the ballet.

There's Reid :)

She LOVED the rat!

Ready to get the babies out!

LEMON MAN!!!

We first saw "lemon man" in the Fred Meyer (a local grocery store here in Seattle) meat and fish department. Teagan somehow spotted them from about a mile away and started squealing "LEMON MAN". Of course all the old ladies in the dessert aisle nearly fainted from the comotion as I tried not to laugh. It was nuts. Here's Will's version of the little citrus wonder...