3 weeks old, 40 man roster, big league invite!

What a crazy week for us! Ella turned 3 weeks old on Monday; time is flying by waaay too fast! Anyone know how to freeze these moments?!?! She is so strong already. She can lift her head from side to side during tummy time, she can kick her legs in and out from under her belly & she loves to look at her giraffe and rattle monkey; always makes her happy :)

Yesterday we got such great news for Steven! This year he will not only be protected on the 40 man roster, but he will be joining the big league team for spring! Needless to say, ella and I will have to go shopping for some gear! ;) We are so excited and so proud of him!!! Gods timing is always perfect and we will continue to trust in his plan for Steven & our family. He has blessed us with so much this year; we have so much to be thankful for!! Gooo Sox!!!

Yesterday we also got some saddening news. Stevens mentor, and our dear friend, Frank Pastore was in a motorcycle accident where he was hit and thrown off his bike. He is in a medically induced coma & we would greatly appreciate your prayers for him & his family. We know The Lord is there & He is the ultimate healer! We are so thankful that Frank is in His hands. Thank you for joining us in prayer :)

Ella Grace is 2 weeks old!

The time passes waaay too fast!! I keep telling this munchkin to slow down! ;) She has already gained all her weight back and grew a 1/2 inch! This week she had her first play date at the moms group & a wonderful breakfast with Bex and Liz :)

Finally! Ella grace :)

Wow! Those of you who blog while having a newborn, I need your tips! ;) I feel like we only have time for sleeping, eating and changing diapers... But it's all worth it!
Ok, the story:

My water broke on Sunday oct 28th after the giants won the World Series... My sister thinks Ella was just too excited about them wining she busted through lol... I checked into the hospital about 10:05 and thanks to pre-registration I was takin back within minutes. After I got to my room and got my lovely hospital attire on, I called Steven as calmly as possible to tell him to get his bum on a plane ASAP!
After talking to his gm only moments before my call, he could now not get a hold of anyone. He called for 2hrs before calling a friend to help him book his flight! Thank you TGCW!!!
I made it through the night with only minor contractions and after 18 hours they were telling me I needed to let my body have those contractions or they would have to give me pitocin. I kept telling them they had to wait till Steven landed! By 5pm Monday night, I was finally talked into getting hooked up so I could get my contractions going. In my head I knew Steven would be there soon and I could let my body start doing its thing. Before 1/2 of the first dose kicked in, I was having heavy contractions that were getting closer together. They checked to see where I was at and I was still only 3cm (after being 3cm for 3 weeks already). This is when I was talked into trying a different position. Since walking in the hall was not what I wanted to do I jumped in the shower and stayed there for the next 30 min. This time I knew I was making progress. After getting out and making my way back to bed I heard Stevens voice. From this point on I was relaxed and ready to go. I went from 3-8 cm in 30 min and the baby was out an hour later! Thank you Lord that Steven made it!!

I think we were all so excited that Steven was there that we forgot to check out if our peanut was a boy or girl... With a few moments everyone yelled, "wait! Is it a boy? Or girl?!?!" And there was miss Ella Grace :) we fell completely in love in a matter of seconds!