Abel is napping and I was just reminiscing about how last year at this time I was just MISERABLE!!! Ok, I was miserable my ENTIRE pregnancy, but the end of May/first of June was the absolute worst (as it should be, right?). I started having contractions on May 31 that didn’t stop until Abel entered the world on June 4. I love having this blog as my own little journal, so even if no one ever reads it, I can go look back and remember what was happening in my life at that time.

I was never much of a journaler (is that even a word???). I always had good intentions. Many times I would receive a beautiful new journal and the first few entries would be great, but then that was it. I always wanted to be like all those wonderful journalers out there, and now I can say I am a JOURNALER!!!!

I looked back on May 27, 2007 and here is a little paragraph from that entry.

Blog entry from 5.27.07

“I am only 20% effaced so it doesn’t look like he is coming this week, which I know could change at any given moment. Seth and I are just prepared that if it happens now, we feel as ready as ever. Next Monday, June 4th, we should know more if and when I am going to get induced.

As for me, I’m can’t sleep. I’m pretty much up all night peeing and then around 4:30/5:00am I just can’t sleep anymore. So, I usually get up b/c I can tell I am keeping Seth up.”

And what do you know…he came on JUNE 4th. For all you new readers or readers that forgot, my due date was June 18th, but because my little 5 foot body got so swollen and there was no room left, induction was going to be necessary if it didn’t come by June 15. Praise God he came 2 weeks early!!!!

And because I know you all want to see what I looked like back then….here ya go!

Taken on May 31, 2007


Oh my gosh, I was HUGE!!!!

Amazing what a year can do. Abel is walking and saying words like, “tractor”. And Thank God I am now 50lbs lighter!