Baby Joshua is here

Hi! I'm sorry I don't have time to write very much right now... as I'm needed by my little one. But I wanted to post some pictures for your enjoyment! Here is the first week with the newest member to the King Family!

Getting prepped for the c-section... and very, very nervous I might add.
Doesn't he look cute in scrubs!

While in the O.R...

In recovery... very proud mommy

Our baby boy... and in the homemade hat that the nurses gave us.
Our little family :)

Both my boys.... oh so cute.

It's like looking in a mirror...

After I was able to put some make-up on :)

I love this one...

Oh, I love this one so much...

This one too :)

Big yawn

Our first family outing... to the arboretum in Fullerton

If you can't read Joshua's onesie... it says: Handsome, just like daddy :)

And me, feeling a little bit more rested after being able to take a shower at home.

That's all for now... There will be tons more I'm sure. And I'll post our delivery story soon too I hope.

Love,

Sarah

May 23rd it is!

Well, this Friday is the big day! It's so surreal... I can't believe we're going to have a baby in two days! yikes! Based on my doctor appointments last week, my fluid levels have grown even more, and it has affected my blood pressure, so they had told me they really want to get me delivered this week. I was pushing for earlier in the week, but the doctor/hospital's schedule would only allow for Friday. Because of the baby's projected size, and my fluid levels, and the fact that I'm not dilated at all... they don't want me to go another week. Which, to be honest, I'm more than ok with. I think I'm pretty much done with this... although, now that it's set in stone, I think I might miss it a little bit. So, I'm very excited and nervous at the same time. I did nothing but dream about it last night, as I tossed and turned. I just have to keep reminding myself that people do this everyday, and everyday babies are born... I'm not the first one to go through a c-section! I just keep asking God to calm my heart, and help me rest in Him.

That being said, I'm SO unbelievably bummed that I'm going to have to miss my very good friend, Amber's wedding :( I was really hoping that I'd make it past it, or at least deliver early (like the doctor's had been hoping for) so that I could at least be at their wedding. It truly sucks to have no control over this particular situation. Sort of bitter sweet, because I'm SO excited to have a baby, our very first baby... but I'm bummed that I will miss Amber's very special day.

Last Saturday, I got up when Jude got up to go to work, so I could get my glucose test done ... it was really early! I had to fast for this test, so the doctor told me to go in the morning. I thought, getting there by 7am would be perfect... in and out... NOT so much. I got there, and the line was out the door. I waited an hour and a half just to have them call my name and get my paperwork! THEN, they drew blood and I had to drink that nasty solution stuff and wait ANOTHER hour for them to take more blood. talk about a nightmare. And the only reason I had to do this again was because they wanted to make sure that I wasn't diabetic... which would explain my high fluid levels. The doctor called me on Monday and said: we got your results from the glucose test, and everything's normal. GREAT, so I wasted my whole Saturday morning for no reason! I'm not bitter!

Just thought I'd rant and rave a little bit! :)

Anyway, I think that's all for now! Please keep us in your prayers this Friday, and in the weeks to come. So Crazy!! :)

Love,
Sarah

The Baby's Room :)

Well, here are pictures of my favorite room in the house! Like I said before, Jude surprised me, and painted the baby's room all by himself. I wasn't aloud in until he finished! I thought we were just doing a chair rail, but he went above and beyond (as usual), and did a white picket fence! He painted a beautiful tree, and clouds all throughout the room. It's simply adorable! I hope you can get a feel for how amazing it looks by the pictures I'm about to post! The only thing we're missing at this point is curtains... which my mom said she'd make for us. And once we get our crib, my mom made all the bedding for us, and I know it'll look adorable too! So here you go... in no particular order... our baby's room!

If you look closely, Jude put our initials in the tree :)

and in the clouds... :)

I think Bosco is a little jealous!

I love the tree!

This is what you see as you enter the room

There it is! I love to just sit in there, and look around! We're all ready for Baby Joshua!

Here I am at 36 weeks, and half of Kyla's head :)

Sick + Pregnant = grouchy!

Well, my second week of maternity leave, and I'm sick :( I'm hoping the worst is over, and I'm on to recovery... I really hope so anyway. And it is nice to not have to worry about work... as Jude said: let's look on the bright side! :)

Last week was so great, being off of work! I slept in, I nested, and just relaxed for the most part... it was wonderful! I've been going to the doctor three times a week now, and I had my first pelvic exam last week. The testing sessions are a breeze, baby Joshua is very healthy and active, and the placenta is doing it's job. I do have a ton of fluid however... I don't know what term they use to measure the fluid, but "normal" is 8-10, and I have around 30. yikes! haha! They have no idea why some women have excessive fluid... unless you have diabetes, which I do not. Anyway... I'm not dilated at all, and my cervix is closed. Today at the doctor, she said that next week, we'll talk about delivery, and get me delivered next week. So that's exciting! I'd prefer to schedule a c-section, especially since my cervix is completely closed still. So we'll see about that next week. The nurse during testing today really wanted a reason to get me delivered this week... which was kind of scary... but exciting at the same time. She said if the baby wasn't looking so healthy, we would have done it today!

The baby's room is completely finished, and I love it so much! Jude surprised me, and worked feverishly to get it done within a week. We took a ton of pictures of it... I should post some! Will and Jessica threw us a great "couples shower" last Saturday, thankfully, before I got sick. It was lots of fun, and I can't believe it's all over already! We got our travel system, and lots of other great gifts. THANK YOU to everybody who came, we had such a great time! And THANK YOU to Jessica and Will for being so kind to throw us a shower! I had my very first mother's day on Sunday as well... it was very nice. Jude bought me a bouquet of flowers, and got me the sweetest card! We took our first mother's day photo at UP too... so that will be fun to frame!

I'm feeling bigger by the minute! I look at pictures and think, holy cow! HA, literally! I think that God made pregnancy the perfect length... because I think I'm ready to be done with it. However, at my doctor appointment last week, I actually lost four pounds! I was excited about that! I forgot to ask her about my weight today. So, according to last week's doctor visit, I've gained a total of 25 pounds. Not too bad if I do say so myself.

Today I got kind of sad thinking about going back to work... I literally had to shake my head to make myself stop thinking about it. It's going to be very hard to leave my baby... (sigh).

Anyway, I better get going, I hear Bosco getting into something. Please pray that I get better soon!

Talk to you all soon!
Sarah