And two became three . . .

Your Dad and I were married for a few years before we decided it was a right time to have kids. There were a few times that we were close to starting a family but something came up and we decided to wait.  In the fall of 2006, we finally decided it was a good time.  I immediately became pregnant, which caught us by surprise that it happened so fast.  Even after seeing a positive on a home pregnancy test, we were sure the test was wrong.

On Sunday, November 19th, I went to church as normal.  During church everything smelled so strong and I felt nauseous. The smell of Cool Water, my absolute favorite perfume, made me sick.  I went home, slept on the couch for the rest of the afternoon and woke up with a hunger for mustard.  Yes, mustard. I sat on the couch eating mustard by the spoonful until your Dad came home.  With being tired, sensitive to smells, and having crazy cravings, I went out and bought a pregnancy test.  I tested that night and had the faintest of faintest lines but a LINE IS A LINE!!!

We were so excited and I was so grateful that God Blessed us so soon. Mimi was in Scotland so I had to wait a few days for her to come home before we could tell her. Waiting until Wednesday night seemed like an eternity.  We made a cute card for her that had a poem that read:

I do not have a face to see,
Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss.
I don't yet have a name.

Not yet can you hold my tiny hands,
Nor whisper in my ear.
It's still too soon to sing a song,
Or cuddle me so near.

But all that will change come this July;
When they say I am due.
I am your newest grandchild;
And I can't wait until I meet you!

All I ask between now and then
Is your love for me to grow.
I promise I'll be worth the wait;
Just think of all the joy we'll know!

So as you're waiting patiently,
Please pray lots of prayers for me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this wonderful family!

She teared up before she even started reading it and was so excited.  She called EVERYONE to share the news.  We gave the same card to Abuela on Thanksgiving and she was just as excited. 

All of our family and friends were excited for us.  We were together and I for so long before having a child that many were just as anxious as us.  We were Blessed enough to have four showers!  Mom, Aunt Debbie and Aunt Kandi planned one, Vivian planned another, Hannah, Lori Irwin, Kristi Lawrence, Betty Douberly, and Peggy Brown gave one for the church and my pal at PwC gave a surprise shower for me, too.  So there were a ton of celebrations!! 

Mimi went to every single ultrasound with us and cried along with me at the first sight of Isabella.  She went crazy shopping and I could barely control her. We headed straight to Babies R Us after finding out the we were having a girl.  That was the first of many shopping sprees and the beginning of Mimi's obsession buying things for you and later Christian.

 

At the time of my pregnancy there was quite the baby boom at Highlands.  Hannah and I announced our pregnancy the same night at Monday night ladies Bunco.  At the same time Hannah and I were pregnant the other mommies to be were Susan Griffies with Jonah and Claire, Molly Cote with Kaden, Dana Bright with Logan, Kelly Hoyt with Emma, Beth Abrams with Kendall and I'm sure there's some that I'm missing!

My due date with Isa was Saturday, July 21st.  I worked up until that Friday but because I'm a huge procrastinator I still had a ton of work to complete that I was planning to do on Saturday.  My plans changed when I started having labor pains Friday night.  I had to get in gear and finish up my work.  I was sending out emails until 3am, dealing with contractions. 

We drove to St. Joseph's Women's in Tampa around 8am on Saturday.  We called Mimi on the way there and she got there before we did and was waiting for us. Unfortunately, I jumped the gun and was sent home so the labor could progress.  We waited the day at Mimi's and went back to the hospital later that night.  Isabella Adair Cano was born at 4:48am on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007.  That, along with the day Christian was born, was the best of my life.  Isa was so sweet and I couldn't hold her enough. 

We came home a few days later and Mimi stayed with us for the first week.  She was a lifesaver and walked us through everything from changing diapers to her first bath.