Introducing Collin Stanley Durham!!!!!

okay I am finally updating my blog...... it has been one crazy week of new adjustments! So my story starts out on monday Feburay 18th; I check into Fallbrook Hospital at 6:00AM to be induced. We were so excited we were going to have are baby today...... oh boy were we wrong. After 26 hours.. yes I did say 26 hours of labor I finally gave birth to our son on Tuesday the 19th of Feburary at 7:49 Am he was 8 pounds and 4 ounces and 19 and 3/4 inches long. It was a long ordeal for chris and I both... at least I got to be druged for most of it! poor chris had to sleep in a really uncomfortable recliner.... he could barely move to get out of it when it came time for me to push. But all in all it was all worth it to have our beautiful son here. we are so greatful that he is heathly that I would have done 26 more hours for the same outcome.with no further adue here is Collin Stanley Durham!! So cute even with all the guck still on him!my cute little family I cant believe it we are afficially a family of four!!Ashlyn is a great big sister! she loves to hold him for me she is so patient with him even when he is fussy she just loves to be mommy's big helper.

Proud yet very tierd mommy!!
Proud yet well rested daddy!! just kidding Chris has been really great with helping me in the middle of the night even though he cant feed him he gets up and gives me moral support and asks if he can do anything. He cant keep his eyes off his cute little son, who yeah looks like daddy!

One handsome Corpral!!!!

Isn't that sweet, Ashlyn sure loves her daddy!! Chris was officially promoted to Corpral today the sheriff himself pinned his new badge on him and made him a Corpral. He also got an award from the captian at the Moreno Valley Station, recognizing him for all his hard work and dedication at the Moreno Valley Station.... it was a great day for Chris.





Tonight Chris is working his first shift as a Corpral at the Temecula Station!!! Ashlyn and I were so excited for him that we wanted to take some pictures. On his left sleeve are his corpral stripes and Ashlyn is covering up his new badge but thats okay, you can still tell that he is very important not only to us his family but to his job.!!

Well here he is right before he left to go to work! He is so handsome!! I just wanted to let you all know how proud Ashlyn and I are of our main man...... well enough of that today was valentines day as well and although chris was having a big day he still managed to make me and his daughter feel special. I woke up to a dozen sterling silver roses and choclates and ashlyn got a teddy bear and some candy and balloons. Even though my husband is rough around the edges and sometimes not the most sensitive man in the world, when I need it the most he always manages to make me realize just how much he loves me and our life together. I am so lucky to have married such a great man who is such a great father. I know this is sappy and sappy usually isn't my style but I just wanted to take the time to publicly acknowledge my husband and let everyone including him know just how much I love him. I know that latley my I have been a little crazy, my hormones are out of control to say the least and the sooner this baby comes the sooner my hormones will start to regulate, and his sweet wife will return!!!

On another note I got Collins' room all done and set up, everything is ready for him to come home..... he just needs to come out now!!! I am happy to say though that if he doesn't make it out on his own this weekend that Monday Feburary 18th at 6a.m. I will check into the Fallbrook Hospital and my Dr. will induce me!!!!! yeah at least I have an end in sight! Well hopefully the next time I post it will be pictures of our new little baby Collin.

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Well our little family of three is about to become a family of four and we couldn't be happier. Here are some pictures of this past year. I love my little family and wouldn't change any of the time I got to spend with my daughter and my husband, it took us a while to get pregnant and looking back on the past and how much fun we had its clear that the timing of this new baby is happening exactly when it is suppost to... its hard to understand your trials when you are going through them but in retospective I know that heavenly father knows what he is doing and that things happen in his time not in ours. We had some great times this past year and I cant wait for our little Collin to join in the Durham Family Fun!!!! Congratulations Chris..... My awesome husband just got his promotion I am proud to announce that he is a CORPRALL!!!! good job honey. My husband works so hard for his little family and we are so proud of him and I know that the promotions are just going to keep on coming.