A Contraction-Free Easter

Sorry, but I have been meaning to post our Easter blog for about a month now. It's a little late, but you're getting it anyway. This year, I am happy to say that I was able to enjoy Easter Sunday pain-free!! Oh! What a blessing! :) Last year I woke up feeling very sick to my stomach. So sick, in fact, that I even called Ask-A-Nurse to be sure I shouldn't go to the doctor - thinking I was sick, though, and not yet realizing that I was actually having contractions. I went to church late, Sean had to be there early for choir practice. Just before I had called Ask-A-Nurse, though, my "stomach" cramped up so much that I had to brace myself against the wall. "Phew!" I thought, "How sucky to be sick on Easter." About half an hour later, as I was about to walk out the door my "stomach" cramped up again. This time I timed it, just on the off-chance I might be having a contraction. Well, it only lasted about 30 seconds or so and that was when I had my first inkling that this might not be food poisoning or the likes, but the early stages of labor. So. Long story short(er). I went to church. Did all of singing time in Primary, then came home and rested until it was time to leave for Grandma's for Easter dinner. By this time I still wasn't feeling too hot and Sean and I were beginning to think I was really in labor. We decided to take my packed bag with us - just in case. I made it all through dinner (a dinner that was later completely thrown up - every last bite. Gross!) faking that I wasn't having contractions. After dinner, I couldn't fake it any longer. The contractions were coming faster and stronger and I became the entertainment as everyone stopped to watch me deep breathe through a contraction every 6-8 minutes. The contractions never stopped and Ethan was born late in the afternoon the next day! So, you can see that after being in labor for over 24hours last Easter, it was very nice to sit back and relax this year.

Speaking of this year! Since he wasn't born until Monday, this was Ethan's 1st official Easter! We got him a little basket - just some story books and a couple of plastic eggs filled with puffs.

I left it on the coffee table the night before and he noticed right away the next morning. He kept looking at Sean and I wondering why we weren't stopping him from getting into it. Once he realized it was fair game, he happily tore into it. Earlier that week his Nana and Papa had sent some Easter gifts up from Cali. He got a pair of froggie camo jammies - which are SO CUTE!! And also some books and his first puzzle. He's still working on being able to put the pieces in, but he's a pro at getting them out! We went to church and then headed out to (great) Grandma's for Easter dinner. It was a fun family day!!