Lake Time

Brandon has been begging to go to the lake and ride the jet ski for months now. So it was the perfect time to do it when the Schawe family was down at the lake and Jared Mikeska was visiting us. I was wondering how well it would work out with how hot it has been and having Autumn down at the lake. It seemed to work very well and all of Brandon's aunts were very helpful so that I could go out and have some fun myself. Brandon wanted Autumn to ride the jet ski and I kept telling him no she was too little so we compromised and let her sit on the jet ski in the garage. It was so cute, she is so little and the ski is so big!

So on Friday night we put her on the jet ski and then went to DIA to pick up Jared. It was the first time he met Autumn and kept saying he couldn't believe that we had a baby. We woke up early the next day and drove down to the lake for a day of fun. Autumn was so cute in her swimsuit and eventually got used to the water. She didn't like it at first and screamed but soon warmed up to it. The water was really warm so it was the perfect day to introduce her to it. She slept well after she went into the lake and with it being so hot. Autumn also loved Jared, it seemed he could always make her smile just like her Daddy.

Our Family

Since we have a new addition to our family we decided that we needed to get some family pictures taken and of course get pictures taken of our precious little one. I knew I wanted these pictures but I wanted to be sure I didn't pay a lot of money and I could get prints of all the ones I wanted. I knew that this wouldn't be the last time I would be getting pictures taken so I needed it to be cheap and worth it. I hadn't researched anyone to take pictures yet because lets face it having a new baby keeps you very busy. Well we were at Tami's college graduation (congratulations Tami!) and I was going into the restroom to change Autumn when this lady was chasing me into the bathroom saying "Ma'am, Ma'am". I thought I has lost one of Autumn's socks and I turned around. Well the lady handed me a card and says I love to photograph babies.

I though this was a little weird, however I went home and looked up her website. I loved everything I saw on the website and I loved the price for the package and to top it off we get a cd with all the images and the copy right. It was everything I wanted. So I called and booked an appointment and we got the pictures taken. I love them and I plan on going back when she is a little bit older.

Autumn Leigh

Well it has now been over a month since we were blessed with our little angel. I knew that our lives would change once she arrived but I don't think I expected it to change this much. I absolutely love every thing that has changed and would not ask for anything different.

The day before Autumn was born I wasn't expecting that I would be a mom the next day. The school nurse at my school took my blood pressure and told me I needed to go and see my doctor because it was 158 over 124. So I left the school and met Brandon and we went to the doctors office. When we arrived there we were told to go to the hospital and we would either be induced that day or the next. By the time we arrived to the hospital I started contractions naturally. So it was official we would have Autumn in the next day or so. We called and told our parents and before we knew it all of our immediate family was there. As labor progressed everyone got more excited. At around 7 the next morning they broke my water to speed things along and Autumn was head down ready to join all of us. At about 10:30 they checked and gave me the epidural and then the next thing we knew was our doctor was telling us we would be having a c-section within 10 minutes because she was breech. That was a little overwhelming for the both of us and not what we expected. We did not have much time to adjust but we quickly had to accept it and off we were. At 11:44am Autumn graced us with her presence. She weighed 6 lbs and 10 oz and was 19 and 1/4 inches long. Our new miracle was now in our lives and we couldn't be happier.

When we left the hospital she weighed 5 lbs and 13 oz. It took a little bit to adjust to having a new baby in our lives but we love it. Autumn Leigh Schawe is now 5 and 1/2 weeks old and still growing fast. She now weighs 8 lbs and is 21 inches long. She is developing her own personality and it is coming out more and more each day! I absolutely love being a mom and would not change it for anything in the whole world. I'm not sure how I will be able to leave her to go back to work in August.