Time surely flies.

Wow. Well, I kind of forgot about this thing. 8 weeks ago I gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy, Eloy Pina III. He is the sweetest little guy. Recently he has began sleeping through the night. He is awake and alert most of the day and he smiles so much. Life with two kids has definitely been a little challenging but amazing at the same time. Emily is such a good big sister. She loves baby Eloy so much. She is constantly trying to help me feed him, change him, play with him, and calm him down. Ill be in the kitchen washing bottles when he starts crying and before I even get over there, Emily is already talking to him and even trying to stick the pacifier back in his mouth. She has been making me so proud. I love watching them together and its such a blessing to see them grow together. At first I felt guilty about taking time away from Emily but now I know I have given her the best gift..a sibling.

My birth was fairly easy. I had a few false scares leading up to it so I wasn't sure if I was in labor or not. For days I had been feeling awful pains in my stomach and what felt like I had to take the biggest shit of my life. It was uncomfortable to walk, stand, sleep, and even just be awake. Monday, August 15th around 11pm I started having contractions. I thought it was another false alarm so I tried to get some rest. I was awoken twice with really strong pains and I got up to go to the restroom. I kept pushing and pushing because I felt like I needed to poop but nothing was coming out. I was so uncomfortable. I thought I was possibly in labor but didn't want to go to the hospital because I had already been about 4 or 5 times and I felt stupid. I had to make a decision because Eloy just got hired with the school district and had work the next day. Also my mother had work and would be a couple of hours away if I did go into labor. It was 1:30a when I decided to call the doctor and they told me to come in. I called my mom and she met us at the hospital. At the hospital they checked my cervix and I was 80% effaced and 2 1/2cm dilated. They monitored the baby for about an hour and I wasn't having any real contractions so the doctor was about to release me. The nurse came in to check my cervix once more before I was discharged and I was already 4cm and 90%. I couldn't believe it. I was going to have my baby today!! They got me set up in a room around 3:30a. The doctor came at 7:30a to break my water and that is when my contractions got very painful. I got my epidural at 9:30a and I was 5cm at that point. By noon I was 9cm. I was ready to push by 2p but there were several other births taking place at the time so I had to wait for my doctor which took another hour! I finally had Eloy Pina III at 3:37pm on August 16th, 2011. It was beautiful. He was beautiful. I was so proud and I felt amazing. Giving birth is the most magical experience a mother could experience.

And here we are 8 weeks later, loving our life with our new baby and our toddler. Our lives are complete.