Awna- My Story, My Life!: Happy FIRST Birthday to My Little Love Bug

A special little girl turned ONE today! I can not believe it! Did a year really go by that fast? It was one of the BEST years in my life so far, and I know it can only continue to be great.

I still can't get over how my little love bug went from being 7 pounds 1 ounce and 19 3/4 inches long to now being 22 pounds and 2 ounces and super long. Not for sure on the height just yet... We will be going to her 1 year check up soon, which I dread because of those shots they will give her. :( *tear*

I remember the day so perfectly and I pray I never lose that memory of how my baby girl made her debut into the world. Here is the story: (Pre-Warning....TMI)
"It all started on Monday 9*21*09, I wasn`t feeling good, so me and daddy went to the hospital. They hooked me to the monitor, checked my cervix and I was completely closed, baby still high up but 50% effaced. I was a little sad, cause due date was right around the corner and I wasn`t making progress. So me and daddy come home and do the *nasty* =] and we went and walked on the treadmill for a mile. Then on Tuesday, I woke cramped on and off all day, wasn`t thinking anything of it, due to me having sex the night before. Well me and daddy wanted to make things happen, so we did the *nasty* again, and went and walked for a mile and half on the treadmill. I got in the bed at 9 p.m. and daddy was on the floor playing his xbox, and I sat there watching him and talking to a few of my friends here on IAP. =] At 12 a.m. I noticed I was getting these cramps again (not painful what soever) and they had a pattern. So I went to contraction master.com and timed them..and they were coming sporadically but still with a pattern of no less than 7 mins apart. I told daddy and he was like lets go to the hospital and I told him no, they don`t hurt and I don`t want to go and get sent back home like we did yesterday. He said well if they keep going for two hours we are going. I said fine. Well at 2 a.m. they were every 5 mins...Still not painful and we started towards the hospital. When we get there they hook me up, check my cervix and I was already 4-5 cm dilated at 75% effaced! WE were SHOCKED! Greg was like its really happening!!! They called my dr. and he said if I haven`t made any progress by 6a.m. to start the pitocin. Well it seems like everyone was having their babies that night, (it was so full, I`ll tell you later on that) but they came in and checked my cervix and 7 a.m. and I was still at 5 cm. So they started the pitocin, asked me if I wanted the epidural and I said no, I`m doing good. The nurses and all were impressed cause I talked through all my contractions. At 9:30 a.m. the nurse came in and said your dr. wants us to break your water. And after we break it, the contractions will probably come a little closer together, so would you like the epidural. I said sure. The dr. came in broke my water, and then the anesthesiologist came in and administered me and epidural. (It wasn`t as bad as I thought, just burned, but when the tube is out..my back is sore.) My nursed up the pitocin speed and at 10:45 a.m. I called my mom and was like where are you, the nurse checked me and I`m at 7 cm. My mom arrived at about 11 at my contractions were coming every 3 minutes. At 11:30 I dilated to a 9 and the nurses came in and said we are gonna do some practice pushes. My contractions were literally one after another. We did a practice push and they were like hun your gonna have to push harder than that, we do the next one and they were like your doing great, I see her head, then we do two more and they were like she has a lot of hair, they bring me the mirror and I saw where her head was crowned. After those 4 practice pushes Aliviyah decides she wants to come out on her own. The nurse was like she is trying to come and is pushing her head back in waiting for the dr. Well Greg looks at me and says `Awna are you pushing?` I said no, why? All the nurses looked and was like come on she is coming with out the dr. And Aliviyah poked her head out and her hand at the same time. I didn`t push at all. She came out all on her own, and they just pulled her body, then my dr. walks in and stitched me up. I tore naturally. Got 4 stitches. But all is worth it and I felt no pain! Aliviyah was 7 lbs 1 oz and 19 ¾ inches long. She was born at 12 p.m. It was by far the BEST experience I have ever been through, and Greg and I would totally do it all over again. =]"

We didn't throw a her a party because me and her dad thought it would be special if we just did a little family thing for just the four of us. So that is exactly what we did. :) She had a pretty good time.

Her Uncle Corey sent her some pretty amazing gifts! She loves them. One in particular is a lawnmower that plays music and that is by far her favorite. I'm gonna end this post with a few pictures. :)

Here she is loving on her awesome build-a-bear from Uncle Corey. :)