Bela Girl

Ethan's Run is this Saturday!! Details Kids Zone (bigger and better) 2 jump houses, an inflatable game, rock wall, face painting, and cotton candy. Children 4 and older will be $5 this year and that includes both the Fun Run and unlimited Kids Zone. All CHD kids are free (just show us your zipper). Pancake Breakfast $5 or $20 per family. It will be provided by a scouting organization and proceeds go to Ethan's Run Fun Run is 1.3 miles. We encourage friends and family of heart warriors to band together to represent thier loved one. 10K is the same route as last year and chip timed! 1/2 Marathon goes through Las Sendas then out to McDowell road, around north east Mesa, and finishes back in Las Sendas . This 1/2M is also chip timed and in process of certification. Please go to www.ethansrunaz.com or active.com to register and get more information . A note from Ethan's mommy: Please help spread the word and raise CHD awareness! Sometimes I question myself for putti...

We got to the hospital early Thursday morning and it was FREEZING! Luckily we were at Gateway and had to walk all of 30 steps from the parking lot. I started pitocin at about 7 and Dr. Huish came and broke my waters at about 9 and things finally started rolling. On our way I was doing fine getting through contractions and the nurse came in to ask about an epidural at about 10:30. I told her I was fine for now, then the very next contraction about took my breath away. From one to the next they were all the sudden WAY more painful and coming every 2 minutes. So I said, nevermind, give it to me! It took about 30 minutes to get the anesthesiologist in there and ready.. They were coming every minute and he had to keep waiting for me to get though a contraction to give it to me. For some reason the relief was not very immediate this time around.. It took a good 45 minutes to kick it, but I had a 'window' as they were calling it in my lower right side that I could still feel e...

Ruth Jane Milne 6 lbs 13 ounces 19 inches long Ruthie is perfect. I will post more pictures and words later. For now....we are home taking turns loving on her. It has all been so perfect. I am SO IN LOVE, for the third time.. :)

Benson told me this morning that he feels like I've been pregnant for 10,000 years. It totally made me laugh.. I completely agree with him! From the sick beginning to the uncomfortable end, it does seem close to 10,000 years sometimes. She is quite content in there! I got my membranes stripped again the beginning of this week and nothing still! My dr. and I talked about inducing and although I really was hoping to go into labor on my own this time, we decided to set up an induction for tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. Benson was born at 37 weeks and 6 days and he weighed 7 lbs 12 ounces. So if the average baby gains a half a pound a week and I'm 2 weeks past that, I could have a seriously big baby. I was 8 lbs 15 ounces. I'm just a tiny bit nervous about having a 9 pounder.. Now hopefully I just don't get pushed back (which I know could happen) and we get to meet our angel tomorrow! Besides having her in my arms, I think I might be most excited to not feel my stomach...