tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85574645381854141992024-03-14T02:02:29.459-03:00S{Thomp}ing GroundBuilding a life, a family and a home one project at a time.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384086847126389753noreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557464538185414199.post-35688129972061392682018-04-06T20:26:00.000-03:002018-04-06T20:26:34.674-03:00Super Easy Foolproof Yogurt Making<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: start;">I’ve been promising to write out my greek yogurt recipe for so long and I finally decided to take some quick pics and post it! My Aunt shared this super simple recipe with me after telling me for sooo long how easy it was...and guys, it really is SO easy and saves us boatloads on greek yogurt! All you need is a large pot, a carton of homogenized milk, about 1/4 cup of plain greek yogurt called “starter” (I’ve used vanilla greek yogurt in a pinch and it still worked!) and that’s about it!</span></div>
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Start by pouring your milk into your pot. I use the whole carton for our house but you could use more or less! </div>
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Put the pot on your stovetop and turn the burner to medium. Now the first time you do this you will probably want to stay close by in case your stove runs hot, but I set my timer for 20mins on my stove and leave it to heat up. (The first time you make it you want to see how long it takes on your stove to look like the following picture.)<br />
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Once your milk is covered in a layer of bubbles like this (it should not boil), then take it off the heat.<br />
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For this next part I’m sure many recipes online say to use a thermometer, but my Aunt taught me to let it cool until I could stick my pinky in the milk and hold it for 10seconds without having to take it out from pain... Basically you want it still hot but not scalding. Be brave but also be wise. It takes mine about 17mins to cool to the right temperature but again for the first time stay close and check often. (I also use a heavy dutch oven type pot to make mine so it stays hot for a while).<br />
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Once it’s cool take your “starter” (greek yogurt) and mix it in a bowl with some of your hot milk to break it up and then stir that whole mixture into your pot of hot milk. You could probably just stir your starter right into the milk but I like to make sure it’s not lumpy. Then put a lid on your pot and wrap it in a blanket and leave it to incubate over night or about 24hrs.<br />
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Once 24hrs are up, check your pot and voila! Yogurt! I scoop mine into a glass dish to put in the fridge at this point.<br />
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The yogurt will probably be runny-er than you are used to and there are lots of ways to remove the extra whey. You can pour the yogurt over cheesecloth and save the whey for smoothies etc. or you can cover the yogurt with an old (clean) dishcloth to absorb the extra whey. You can replace the cloth over and over until you get a nice thick yogurt, or just absorb a bit for a thinner yogurt.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">You could make this recipe without the greens and it would still be delicious! I am going to try increasing the amount of greens to see what the breaking point will be to my kids eating them haha. It's such a great easy way to get some added greens in their diet! If you would like to order your own greens, feel free to reach out or visit <a href="http://melanieathomp.myshaklee.com/" target="_blank">My Personal Shaklee Website</a>.</span></div>
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I referenced about 3 copycat recipes to make this version (Linked below) but I adapted to our taste. For starters, I popped the quinoa. Some recipes said to cook it and others said raw, but I find that creates one extreme of softness compared to a very crunchy quinoa. Popping them makes them the perfect crunchy and flavour for me!<br />
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Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and then scoop into a mini muffin pan. This recipe makes 30 mini muffins!<br />
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*To make popped quinoa: <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Heat a large saucepan over a high heat. Add a few kernels of quinoa and when they start to pop add the rest of the quinoa. Make sure the quinoa is in a thin layer at the bottom of the saucepan, cook in batches if you need to. Keep the quinoa moving by tossing in the saucepan so it doesn’t burn. As soon as it turns a light golden brown colour add it to a large bowl.</span></div>
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<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pour 1 cup of rolled oats into a food processor. Process for about 1 minute until oats are pulverized into oat flour.</span></li>
<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Add in the remaining ¾ cup rolled oats, coconut sugar, dried apricots + raisins soaked in butter, flax seed, sunflower seeds, coconut, quinoa, chia seeds, and baking soda. </span></li>
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<li class="instruction" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="background-position: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Divide batter among the prepared muffin tin.</span></li>
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This smells amazing and will leave your hands feeling so soft and smooth!<br />
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1 Cup of Sugar<br />
1/2 Cup of Coconut Oil<br />
2 Bags of Tazo Passion Tea<br />
5 Drops of Orange Essential Oil<br />
1 tsp Grated Orange Zest<br />
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Cream coconut oil and food coloring then blend with all other ingredients and store in an air tight jar.<br />
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Elias and Henry were both born on their due dates, so I was very much expecting to have another due date baby. I was even convinced I might go early, but third time was not a charm in that area. The due date came and went and in the couple of days following I started to feel like this baby would never come.<br />
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Finally, four days after his due date I woke up super early with what felt like the beginning of labour. With Henry from first sensation to baby was less than 10 hours so I figured that early afternoon we could be meeting baby number 3! I was so excited thinking that my other kiddos could meet their new sibling before the end of the day.<br />
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When Elias and Henry woke up we all went downstairs for breakfast and I was making breakfast and breathing through some strong contractions but still bouncing around with excitement. I started packing up some things for the boys to be ready to stay overnight with my parents. As we got ourselves together for the day and packed up I felt like things were progressing well. I decided it would be best to have the boys spend some time with my parents so I could really focus on what I was doing. We packed up the boys and the hospital bags just in case and went to mom and dad's. That's when things really slowed down. Jetty was prepping for one of the tests he had coming up for his Air Traffic Control course (he had to write it two days later) so he decided to do some studying at mom's while I relaxed and waited for things to get moving. After a frustrating hour or so of nothing really happening we decided to go for a walk. On our hour long walk I think I only stopped twice to breathe through contractions. I had been hoping we would be leaving soon for the hospital but I was slowly realizing that this baby was taking his time. We decided to leave the boys and go out for a relaxing lunch,<br />
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I had a yummy meal at Cora's and had no notable contractions the whole time. I started to feel like maybe it was just a false alarm and that we would still be a few days. After lunch we went home to hang out and watch tv for the afternoon while I bounced on an exercise ball - I wasn't ready to give up and pick up the boys even though I was pretty sure that things were stopping. Through the afternoon I would have pretty strong contractions but there was so much time between each one. Finally it was supper time and I was hungry. We made a quick and easy meal and while eating and shortly after things really changed. Contractions were less than 5 minutes apart and were very strong. I was staying focused though and was able to breathe through them. I didn't really realize how much things had progressed until Jetty told me we should probably head to the hospital. He had been timing contractions and realized there was very little time between them.<br />
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Driving to the hospital was not fun but part of me was still worried that things hadn't really progressed enough. When I got to the hospital for Henry I was 5cm along and I really wanted to be at least that far along if not further this time around.<br />
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I took the stairs up to labour and delivery because I wanted to keep things moving along and a small part of me was worried things might slow down again. In hindsight that was a crazy thought because things were clearly moving along now. By the time I got checked in and answered the nurse's question, "How will we be managing pain?" with a friendly, "You're looking at it!" I was fully effaced and about 8cm dilated. I couldn't believe it.<br />
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We moved straight to the same room my other two boys were born and I continued to breathe through contractions. A few times I felt a bit overwhelmed but my nurse was awesome and she got me refocused and I was amazed at how smooth this birth was going. The Dr. who was supposed to deliver the baby made me angry the two times he came into the room with how he talked to me and approached the whole birth. The nurse could read it all over my face.<br />
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I wasn't looking forward to having him back in the room and so when I started to feel like I was ready to push the nurse helped me get through the first couple of pushes before she asked someone to call the Dr. with the speed at which I pushed Henry out I tried to slow things down this time so I wouldn't bruise up another baby. By the time the Dr. arrived though I was holding sweet Louie in my arms and I was overwhelmed with love for him.<br />
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The next day the whole family was too!</div>
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My sweet little Henry! You have grown so much in the last month! You walk around pushing chairs and walk your way around the ottoman. You also love to eat and will eat just about anything (when you aren't throwing your food on the floor). You have 6 teeth and the cutest smile and giggle. You love copying your big brother and playing with him when he's not pushing you around. You absolutely love when daddy gets home from work and if I say "Daddy's home," you look straight at the door. You are most definitely still a mommy's boy though and I just love hanging out with you and making you laugh. Your personality is shining through more and more and I love watching you grow. I can't believe it's been almost a year since you were born! </div>
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It's amazing the ways your grow each month Henry. You crawl around so speedily I can barely keep up. You LOVE to say "no" and it's probably one of the cutest things I've ever seen. You still barely need any sleep at all to function so joyfully. I can't even believe it. You sleep less than Elias on most days and you are always happy. Well, almost always happy, you are most unhappy at bed time. I honestly think that it's because you know you are missing out on some sort of fun. You are such a chatterbox. You babble on and on and I'm certain you think we can understand you. I think you will be talking early like your brother. I can't help but laugh every time you flee as fast as possible when I come after you for trying to put something in your mouth or touching something you know you shouldn't. When you do that you laugh SO hard I can't help but laugh along. I just couldn't enjoy time with you more if I tried. You are so fun to be around. I love watching you grow and am so blessed to be your mommy. </div>
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As some of you may know, this Christmas, we decided to make a play kitchen for Elias because he really enjoys pretend cooking and washing dishes. We found an old entertainment unit during large garbage pick-up on the side of the road for free. After getting it home and putting some plans together we made an adorable little kitchen for Elias to play with. </div>
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A little paint makes a huge difference! We got paint from <a href="http://frontporchmercantile.com/" target="_blank">Front Porch Mercantile</a> (except chalkboard paint I already had) and I love it! Such a sweet store too!</div>
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Henry, you are growing into such a little boy! You have started to crawl normally but will still often revert to the army crawl. You pull yourself upright on your knees to reach for things all the time. It is so fun to watch you motor around and play. Usually you like to stay close to mommy though and I can't say that I mind one bit. I love our snuggles and making you giggle. You put up with a lot from your brother and rarely complain when he is pushing you around or giving you big squeeze hugs. We are pretty sure we have heard you saying a few words like "mama, dada, up and done" but it's hard to be sure whether or not it was a coincidence and you definitely don't do it every time. You also have two teeth and are seriously working on some others. Watching you grow is so incredibly fun and every month it feels like we get to know you so much better. I just love you so much and treasure our time together....even some sleepless nights.<br />
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Henry you are changing so quickly. You have an adorable personality that I just love. You put EVERYTHING in your mouth and I'm almost constantly fishing things out of there for you. It's definitely helping me to keep cleaner floors though. You do the sweetest army crawl everywhere and I don't think you like normal crawling at all. You are FAST though. So fast. You are also sneaky already. As soon as you are determined to get something in your mouth even if I call your name you won't turn because you know I will take it from you. When I walk over to get something out of your hand you start crawling away as fast as you can. You have the sweetest laugh and Elias can really make you laugh hard. You also love pulling my hair (to try to get it in your mouth). You need so little sleep to function and will often skip your morning nap and then have a shorter afternoon nap than your brother. It blows my mind but I think will serve you well. You almost never get cranky so I think you really do just need less sleep. You are also sleeping so well at night now which I am enjoying. We are all enjoying every moment of watching you grow and you are such a beautiful blessing to our family.<br />
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My sweet little Henry. You are over a half a year old and it feels so fast! You are enjoying so many new things this month! You are enjoying some of your solid foods, but really prefer milk. You still love sucking your thumb but almost always only when you are tired. You have so much fun playing with your big brother, especially now that you can get at his toys. You love watching him acting silly and even though he knocks you over like ALL the time. You still smile super big when he comes in the room. You have such a fun personality and make me laugh all the time. You are a chatterbox and I think you really can't wait to tell us stories. You want to get your hands on everything and you are SO quick that you are often knocking things over. You definitely love your mama but enjoying playing with the rest of the family as long as you are fed and well rested. I think you started doing some more serious teething this month but you still sleep pretty well. You are a wonderful, joyful addition to our family and we love you to pieces! </div>
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Oh my sweet Henry. I can't believe how you have grown. You sit up all by yourself to play now and you are so animated. You LOVE your big brother. It's wonderful to watch you light up when he comes in the room. He can be a little bit rough on you, but you take it like a little champ. I'm certain you will be holding your own with him very soon. If there is something going on around you, you will not sleep. You don't want to miss out on anything! Your sweet little smile is so contagious and you smile most of the time you are awake. This month we went to visit all our friends and family in Ontario and you met lots of them for the first time. You were a joy during the long drive and you definitely brought joy to everyone you met. I'm loving watching you grow so much! It's amazing that it has been half a year already. I treasure this season in life where we get to spend so much time together. I am so blessed to be your mommy.</div>
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My sweet little Henry, you have the most wonderful smile that lights up your whole face. I just love making you smile and in turn it makes everyone around smile with you. You want to be in on the action always and insist on being within view of Elias when he's around. You sleep much less than your big brother did, and I can see ways that you are just trying to keep up with him already. You have grown so much in the last month and you put everything in your mouth to chew on so I think that we might see some teeth before your six month update! You grab at your soother and stick it in your mouth and you love pushing yourself all over the floor. You are growing so fast!<br />
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I think that 4 months is one of my favorite baby milestones. Well...I think I love almost all of them so far, but four months is when I feel like both my little guys became big boy babies. Henry, you smile <b>all.the.time</b>. Like almost every minute you are awake. You are so peaceful and happy! You also certainly know your mama and you smile extra big for me which melts my heart. You've rolled over from your back to your tummy at least twice now and I missed both. Both times I left you on your back somewhere and came back and you were squirming on your belly. You do the sweetest half giggle when I tickle you and it makes me laugh right back at you. You also LOVE being a part of the action and just about the only time you whine or cry is when you know you are missing out on something. All I need to do is pick you up and you are thrilled to just see what is going on. Even as I type this you are sitting patiently on my lap and grabbing at your toes.<br />
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Your big brother adores you and loves to rock you in your car seat if you get fussy waiting to get out the door, or hold your hand. He doesn't really like when anyone else does it because he loves being the one to make you smile. He can often be heard saying, "Henry's smiling <i>out</i> me mommy!" You love hanging out with your big brother too and it melts my heart. You also love hanging out with daddy and when he lifts you over his head. You even sit on his shoulders and grab at his hair. Speaking of hair, yours is ridiculous! Always sticking up in every direction and right now I love it even if you won't always.<br />
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Being your mommy is a complete and utter joy and I'm loving soaking it all in! I'm so excited to see the little man you will become but I'm enjoying all the steps in between.<br />
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My little guy is three months old! He has changed so much in the last month. So many big smiles and the sweetest coos where he puckers his lips and calls out. He has been sleeping through the night almost since he was two months old. I am so grateful for full nights of sleep. Henry also demands attention, which I love. If i put him down to do something he calls out until I come back and rewards me with the biggest smiles. He really doesn't like being laid or leaned on his back and will struggle to sit himself up. He is super strong and great at weaseling his hand into his mouth and loves sucking his thumb. It's so funny to watch him while sucking his thumb because when he does he will grab a fist full of his hair at the same time and rub the back of his head. I love watching Henry and Elias interact. Henry puts up with lots of pokes and prods and hugs and kisses and I know he will adore his big brother.<br />
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Mr. Henry Oscar it is so fun to watch you grow! You are smiling and chatting all the time and the other day I could have sworn you said "Hi!" (By accident of course but it sounded cool)</div>
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You are a hungry boy and don't seem to be close to sleeping through the night but I'm still hoping that each night I will be able to get more and more sleep. You are definitely a cuddler and adore being held. Your big brother just loves you to pieces and wants to hug, kiss and hold you all the time.</div>
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I know comparing siblings is something kids don't often like but I just love seeing all the ways you are different from your brother. You are a thumb sucker so far but Elias always pulls your hand out of your mouth (he never put anything in his mouth but food). You seem to take life a bit more seriously than your brother but you still bring so much joy with each smile. You were 13lbs 6 oz at your two month appointment which was only 6oz more than Elias was at your age. (He was also 6 oz less at birth so you had gained the same amount of weight!) </div>
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Your Aunt Erica got married this past month and you looked so cute in your outfit and were just perfect for the day even though everything was very hectic! I just love all the moments we get to spend together and the quiet moments where I get to just take in all your little sweetness.</div>
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<a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It!" src="http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac126/melanieathomp/pinit_red.png" style="border: none;" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943212235586773456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557464538185414199.post-59900619131558071442014-04-07T14:36:00.000-03:002014-04-08T14:19:07.468-03:00Henry One Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My second little boy is a month old! I can't believe it! This first month has been filled with adjusting to life as a family of four and, Henry, you just fit in so beautifully!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your big brother adores you and kisses and hugs you every chance he can. When you cry he says "It's ok Henry, I'm here!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You love to be cuddled and held and I just love my snuggles with you. You are growing so fast and I can tell you will be a big boy! You have already grown out of many of your 3 month sized clothes! We have seen a few gas smiles and you have the sweetest smile! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though you aren't quite sleeping well very consistently I find I'm soaking in these newborn moments. They really did go by so fast with Elias and we were back to sleeping normal nights again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting to know you has been a great blessing so far and I'm looking forward to all month number two has in store!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div>
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<a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It!" src="http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac126/melanieathomp/pinit_red.png" style="border: none;"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943212235586773456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557464538185414199.post-32370248753660388622014-03-28T12:05:00.001-03:002014-04-15T12:43:03.527-03:00Henry Oscar's Birth StoryI was sure that I would go early this time around. Elias was born on his due date but I felt like this time I would be a week or so early. I especially thought so because I was getting strong Braxton Hicks contractions for a few weeks leading up to his due date. <div><br></div><div>The day before his due date rolled around I realized he wouldn't be early so I decided to go power walk in the mall with mom and Elias. I really didn't want to go too long past my due date because I was seriously uncomfortable and tired!</div><div><br></div><div>After the energetic mall walk I went back to my parent's place so Elias could nap and I could rest. I started getting some mild contractions in the early afternoon which I was "sure" were just false labour again. Just before we had dinner they started getting much stronger.</div><div><br></div><div>I ate dinner while breathing through some strong contractions. I decided to give Jetty a heads up that we would probably be meeting our baby soon. He works late Thursdays so I asked him to head right home after work to grab a bag for Elias so he could stay at my parent's place for the night so I could concentrate on labour. By the time he came with all of Eli's things I was having contractions often and wanted to get home and comfy so I could progress more at home. We headed to our house and I laid on the couch while Jetty packed the car with our things for the hospital. We got home shortly before 8pm but by 9pm I started to think we should head to the hospital. </div><div><br></div><div>Getting to our front door and then from the car to the hospital labour and delivery room took a long time. Each step made contractions come on stronger. When we finally got to the floor to check in I was so desperate that I would be at least 5cm dialated and I was overjoyed when she said that was exactly how far along I was. I was admitted and headed to the same room Elias was born in to continue labour. </div><div><br></div><div>At this point it was after 9:30pm and I realized I might actually have this little one on the due date unless things moved along really quickly. The contractions were strong but I was concentrating on relaxing through each one and was feeling good about powering through until we met our little baby. </div><div><br></div><div>For this birth again my water didn't break and after refusing several times I finally asked for my water to be broken after 11pm. I was ready to speed things along! After that labour really started getting intense and by 11:30pm I was not able to relax through each contraction. I lost my concentration and was grabbing Jetty's arms and pulling myself up with the peak of each contraction. By midnight I was ready to push and so grateful. This was the part I loved during Elias' birth. This time though I did not ease into it. With the first push I was certain I wouldn't be able to do this. I remember looking at the nurse with panic. But after the next push the head was out and after that I pushed his little body out quickly. The time of birth was 12:10am on his due date! He came into the world so fast that his face was bruised for a few days.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak8yQr4Wnf8lKQcaX7gMhBSJpl2sHc2reOQ25p9Jet61MMbAL_UKbb51iepcd4Jnbkt2yK30aLdG7D92zPtxEHjCqmzBmMnXNjuDFyE1fTcrKUCKwXizin8zUl-uXo5_SVMZMGeTGgH4/s640/blogger-image-842778577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak8yQr4Wnf8lKQcaX7gMhBSJpl2sHc2reOQ25p9Jet61MMbAL_UKbb51iepcd4Jnbkt2yK30aLdG7D92zPtxEHjCqmzBmMnXNjuDFyE1fTcrKUCKwXizin8zUl-uXo5_SVMZMGeTGgH4/s640/blogger-image-842778577.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There were so many emotions after he was here; relief, joy, peace. I was so excited for a little brother for Elias and the perfect little addition to our family.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd7Y8Rsq0VXspgEBhGPTaOOS0wjgbYSr9S81JI78w02Vkee3HPINf1l0zauDZTl_-SZS3WJwdN73ehLrxOrnKetTEze8RIt5IJ3LNo0w-QuS3i_26AYY6sLUrlrZtZrXM0kjymGumVwQ/s640/blogger-image-2016822116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd7Y8Rsq0VXspgEBhGPTaOOS0wjgbYSr9S81JI78w02Vkee3HPINf1l0zauDZTl_-SZS3WJwdN73ehLrxOrnKetTEze8RIt5IJ3LNo0w-QuS3i_26AYY6sLUrlrZtZrXM0kjymGumVwQ/s640/blogger-image-2016822116.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gh0vHShq9cCXF7SQ4j3Oo-Vlrsnj8q8NLjEZVocCQDYj_1Lg53KAAu1R4Mwpc0x6VNMrD-g72KkZF7BiZzrQADyK_P9p97zP4fZDDzqUbImQlsQmV5Ve0fZLuxaiLYc90Bszj14nB48/s640/blogger-image-1958007543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gh0vHShq9cCXF7SQ4j3Oo-Vlrsnj8q8NLjEZVocCQDYj_1Lg53KAAu1R4Mwpc0x6VNMrD-g72KkZF7BiZzrQADyK_P9p97zP4fZDDzqUbImQlsQmV5Ve0fZLuxaiLYc90Bszj14nB48/s640/blogger-image-1958007543.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943212235586773456noreply@blogger.com1