The Night Before Judah was Born

The afternoon before Judah was born, we headed to the creek for the evening. I was not in labor at all. No contractions or nothin.' We had a great time like usual, and I never suspected anything would happen. A couple hours after getting home and getting the kids to bed, my water broke. That had never happened to me before, so it was very weird, and I still wasn't sure if I was in labor. I still had no contractions for at least another hour and a half. Finally they started up, and we decided to go to the hospital. After dropping the kids off with some friends, we headed to the hospital. Judah was born speedily. It was a total of five hours from when my water broke to when Judah was born. I am very thankful for that. 

Anyway, here are the pictures I took on our last creek trip before Judah was born. 

Jacob and I built this dam/wading pool. Picking up lots of heavy rocks may have helped things start up.

Some Pictures from Before Judah was Born

Garden flowers

Taliya and Jacob on a walk in our neighborhood. 

Taliya's 4th birthday.

Jacob took this picture

And this picture. : )

My grandma got Taliya Duplos for her birthday. Both of the kids have loved them. 

Our backyard does not drain well. 

I love my flowers.

My last solo trip to the creek. It was beautiful.

Judah is Born

Today is Judah's due date, but he came early in a quick delivery on Tuesday morning, July 28. 

Flowers and the Creek

Fixing Up the Living Room

We have had the same old cheap fouton the whole time we've been married, and when we moved into our new house, I decided I really wanted a couch. After a couple months of deliberating, we finally settled on a $250 Amazon couch. Way fancier, haha! I took some before and after pictures of our living/dining room. We really do enjoy our new couch. It does make the space look neater and nicer. 

I moved the reading nook to this corner. 

Otter Creek and the Ohio

 

This park is a little more wild than the park we usually go to, which makes it fun. It's a little farther away, so we don't go too often. I am really thankful for the beautiful parks in our area.