Summer Raine Ann Sherwood



Our very 1st family photo. A memorable one at least.

Children are magnificent. I always knew i wanted to be a mom. Is there a better job? I don't think so. The story of Summer is an amazing one. We first found out we were pregnant in June 2010, a Feb due date was looking to make for a tough school year. I miscarried at 9 weeks. It was one of the saddest, most painful moments thus far.

A short time after that, I was pregnant again. This time a June due date made the idea of working and being pregnant a little easier. My pregnancy was amazing (other than the swollen legs and feet). I had no weird cravings (which was disappointing!), no early issues - just a healthy baby. Going through pregnancy at a school is really fun - all the moms share tips and the parents of my students and my co-workers even threw me a baby showers!

My last day of work was May 20th. It was a field trip in 2nd grade. 9 months pregnant, I didn't think a walking-all-day field trip sounded good. I swapped with another teacher, i taught his classes and he went on the field trip. I left work that Friday without the burden of grading papers (although report cards were still due), but it was a feeling of relief. I could sleep in, relax, put my swollen feet up, catch up on Real Housewives episodes... you know, the important stuff in life.

I woke up saturday morning peeing my pants. So much for sleeping in. My husband was off doing finishing touches on the home we were moving into the next week. I texted him, "my water broke, come home when you can." It seemed like 10 seconds later he was home. We hadn't packed anything, my due date wasn't for another almost 2 weeks. We enjoyed the moment, our last moment as just the two of us. We slowly drove up to the hospital, got coffee on the way. I called my mom (who was in Oregon, 5 hours away, also my Ob/gyn) who booked it home. She barely made it. We checked in at noon and Summer was born at 5:44p.

I can't wait for Summer to have a sibling. Have I mentioned I want 12 kids?

I'm just sayin'.