Addison Beverly Cawdell

Ask, and you shall receive.

After my last post, I didn't have to wait very long for as Addison Beverly Cawdell came into this world. That evening, October 6, 2011 -- we headed to the hospital after the Hockey game and Addison Beverly Cawdell was born about an hour later @ 11:03pm. Delivered by Irene Callander (the most amazing midwife) at Lions Gate Hospital, Addison weighed in at 7lbs 8oz, 51cms long after another very short labor. However, this time we were able to get to the hospital a little bit earlier.

Maybe it was the fact that I knew what to expect, or that we had Irene at the birth, or that we felt somewhat more in control because I wasn't about to give birth en route to the hospital, but this birth was COMPLETELY different than my first. The word I use to describe Audrey's birth is "Intense." For Addison's, it was more like "Pleasant." I know, labor is never "pleasant" but that was the first word that came to mind after she was born. No drugs, no drama and no crazy moaning like a cow (well, two moos). When things started to get crazy I remember Irene telling me that this was my job and I needed to focus my energy on getting this job done. That centred me, silenced me and got me through the next few minutes.

So now, we are a family of four. Here is the newest addition to our family:

Just perfect. We fell in love all over again...

This time we remembered to pack some clothes for the kid

Proud Papa and his newest daughter

My two beautiful girls!

It has taken two weeks to be able to sit down and write this -- Going from one to two has been very...busy! What have we gotten ourselves into...LOL.

Resurrection

It has been over two years and I've decided to put pen to paper (or rather, fingers to keyboard) and resurrect this blog again. Inspired by the birth of my first Daughter, my attempt at blogging was thwarted by the responsibilities and day-to-day business of our new little family.

However, with the impending birth of our second child I have been re-inspired to chronicle my thoughts of this new chapter of our lives. Some very exciting things are on the horizon that I think could be blog worthy:

Baby #2 is due Oct 11, 2011 -- the birth of my first daughter was a like a made for tv movie, so it will be interesting to see how this one arrives to this world! I already feel like she's bigger and ready to pop at any time...

Audrey will start preschool next week! I can't believe that my baby is turning 3 this year and that she is old enough for preschool. Unreal. Time really does fly by quickly. We chose a Parent Participation Preschool and I intend to blog about my thoughts on this model and the pros/cons of choosing this type of preschool for our daughter. We had our first new parent orientation last night and I already love the teacher, her philosophy and the classroom. But it will be a lot of work. Stay tuned...

Growing to a family of four -- definite anxiety there!

Some self exploration that I'm doing...stay tuned.

I just found out that a dear friend of mine is pregnant again with her second child as well. I love that all my close friends and I are having babies again at the same time. I grew up in a tight circle of friends the same age and I hope that Audrey and Baby #2 can experience that closeness in their childhoods too.

When did time start moving so quickly? Enjoy these last few days of summer!