Mia Isabel DeMichiel has arrived!

We have a healthy and beautiful baby girl!! Mia Isabel arrived at 6:43pm on May 29th, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 19 inches long. I ate Skipolini's "prego" pizza on Thursday for dinner and started having labor pains at about 2:30am....that pizza has worked twice for me! I went to the hospital on Friday morning around 7:30am, as I was scheduled to be induced. They gave me a little bit of Pitocin to progress things, but it still took a while! I pushed for 45 minutes, which was SO much better than the 2 hours and 45 minutes with Jake! We have giggled at the fact that she has as much hair as Jake did at a year and a half! It's very dark and who knows, we might even be able to get a bow in there soon! We are recovering well so far and are just thrilled to have this new addition to our family. Jake met his sister this morning and we're pretty sure he was more excited about his donut than his new baby sister, but he did seem to like her! He noticed that "baby come out of Mommy's belly", and gave her some love too. Here are some pics....can't wait to introduce you all to her!

Farmer Jake

This is one of Jake's new favorite hats. When he puts it on, he insists that we sing "Old MacDonald"....or "e-i-e-i-o" as he calls it.

Why wear one hat when you can wear two?

As many of you know, Jake is obsessed with hats, helmets, and will even wear buckets on his head if no hats are readily available. Today I caught him outside with his baseball hat on, and then his helmet on over it.....and the helmet was backwards. What can I say.....the kid knows how to make me laugh!

Cousins

It's so fun having family close by! Jake and Grady are two of the cutest little guys around (I'm not at all biased) and it's going to be so great watching them grow up together!

37 weeks

I'm 37 weeks pregnant and ONLY posting these belly pics to appease those of you out-of-towners who insist on seeing them! When Jake gets a peek at my belly button, he cringes and says "a yucky mommy" and covers my tummy back up as quickly as he can. I can't say that I disagree with the kid! At my Dr. appointment last week, the Dr. said that if baby (yes, we still haven't named her) hasn't arrived by 5/30, she will likely induce. I'll keep you all posted!

Bailey 2002 - 2009

It's taken me some time to be able to make this post, but we lost our Bailey in March. Our lovable companion is gone and while it pains my heart that he is no longer with us, I'm so grateful for the love and laughs that he brought to our lives. He was of course, the best dog EVER....the sweetest, cutest, dopiest, goofiest, and most lovable dog we could have asked for. We made the decision to put him to sleep, as he was not eating. And for a dog who would get his head stuck in the bottom of the BBQ trying to reach one sliver of leftovers, that was a red flag for us that he was not feeling himself any longer. We cherish the memories that we have of him and thank him for all of the stories that will make us laugh, always!

Here is a link to some pics that were taken by our friend and neighbor.
http://pambiasotti.com/blog/2009/03/28/good-night-sweet-bailey/

Jake's Birthday Party

Well, we didn't get very many cute pictures at the party (we were too busy having fun!), but I have to post something!! We celebrated Jake's 2nd birthday with lots of family and friends. The bounce house was a big hit (with kids and adults alike!), and so was the pinata. We had so much fun celebrating and just can't believe that our "baby" is TWO! Where does the time go??!! Thanks Auntie Kelli and Uncle Rob for ALL of your help!