Happy Anniversary!

Happy Birthday, Momma!

Happy Birthday, Toree!

Miss Toree was born on a Thursday morning. I had traveled cross-country by car at 8 1/2 months pregnant and here I was over a month later, still pregnant as my due date had come and gone. My dr wanted to induce me, so we went in at 2 1/2 weeks overdue for inducement. When I got there the nurses said I was having regular contractions and started me on a very low dose of pitocin. I felt my first contraction at 7:05 am. Time went on and I happily sat there filling out birth announcement postcards. I started feeling contractions and ordered my epidurel as I knew it would take a long time for them to get there. As it turns out there was no need for one after all. An hour later at 9am she showed up to give me the epi. She prepped me and started mixing the solutions to give me when the nurse came in to check me. That little nurse started yelling about the baby already coming and to call the dr all the while my epi lady started packing up her things without giving me the epi. I was having a hard time believing the baby was really coming as I felt the need to push but it didn't hurt - something new to me. Dr. Bull came running in as best she could at 7 months pregnant and told me to start pushing. I argued with her to wait because my mother in law wasn't there yet with the video camera. So Dr. Bull told mom to grab her camera and start snapping as fast as she could cause Toree was making her entrance despite my protestation and lack of pushing. I finally started pushing when I realized she was coming with or without help. Mom got to click three shots - from crowning to full birth. Sure enough, my mother in law, sister in law and my dad all walked in not long after Toree made her entrance. They had been in the parking lot when I was arguing with Dr Bull!

Miss Amber Victoria "Toree" was born at 9:41am weighing in at 7#3.3oz (my biggest baby) on her great-great grandfather Fernander's birthday. She was named for her great-great grandmother Fernander (Victoria).

Happy Birthday, Shaun!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Nick!

Happy Birthday, Morgan Haley!

Miss Morgan Haley Christine was born on a Monday morning. I knew I was having a little girl and since both little girls were late and both boys early, I was a little surprised to find myself having little miss 2 weeks before her due date. We had joked around that Sunday night or Monday morning of Spring Break would be the perfect time for her to be born, as then I wouldn't have any activities to worry about with the kids or anything for a full week. Well that prior Saturday Momma and Deddy came to watch Christian's baseball game and Momma had the flu (unbeknownst at the time). So when I woke up throwing up in the wee hours of Monday morning I thought I had the flu as well. Little did I know, I was having a baby. After all the throwing up was over a couple of hours later, I finally settled in to go to take a nap before everyone got up. A wee little push was felt but after 20 minutes or so when nothing else happened I was on my way to dreamland again. That's when a ferocious push overtook me and I hollered for Paul which brought Toree running. From that point to birth was a whopping 15 minutes!! It was the most incredible experience ever.

Miss Morgan Haley Christine was born at 6:35am and weighed in at 6#14.2oz. She was named for two aunts that died in infancy ... Peggy Mahaley Maner and Christine Fernander. She is the first Maner baby to be born at home since Peggy Mahaley.

Happy Birthday,Tyler!