Sofia Sofia Sofia

These days our life revolves around one thing, or should I say, one person? Sofia. I took some pictures while my mom was here, and I am finally taking the time to post them. Motherhood is seriously the hardest thing I have ever done. EVER. But we love her so much and sometimes I just look at her and start crying (I cry everyday).



My favorite is when she is wide awake and not fussy. She looks around for hours sometimes.









Jeff thinks it's important that she watch college football with him on Saturdays, and read ESPN magazine on the other days. She's as interested as I am.



I love the sleepers that have the fake little shoes. She looks like she's posing here.



Jeff puts her in the cutest places. The other day he played hide and seek with her. He hid her in a basket. No one was assigned to find her. She didn't like the game so much.



She did, however, like this little koala spot in dad's jacket.



We are proud parents and boy do we love our little girl.

And Then There Were Three

Wednesday October 27th, 2010
3:00 am
-Wake up with contractions. They must be fake, right? 20 min apart, 1 week early? Definitely false labor.
-Can't go back to bed.
-Go to work and suffer more contractions...yes, in front of my students, who are ready to catch her if she falls out of me. Because it's that simple, right?

5:00 pm
-Home from work, Jeff not home.
-Jeff comes home and contractions are 5 min apart. Tears in my eyes from holding it in all day at school.

6:00 pm
-Arrive at Utah Valley Hospital
-They take care of a woman in front of me first who is only checking her blood pressure...while I am CLEARLY having contractions 3 min apart now. What is wrong with the world?

6:30 pm
-Finally admitted to the hospital
-Jeff keeps me smiling and laughing by dancing, singing, and being his cute self.



7:00 ish pm
-Heather Bliss arrives to document the whole thing on camera. She took many pictures, these are just a few. So glad she was there to capture these precious, sacred moments.
-Thank you, Heather.



9:30ish
-Drugs come...I loved the epidural
-My nurse checks me and I am dilated to a 6/7.



10ish pm
-Mr. Doctor comes to break my water...in just half hour time I had dilated to a 9!
-Mom was right, we Latinas are made for labor.

11:20ish pm
-I start pushing! Apparently my nurse says I am an amazing pusher. Is that a talent to add to my list now?

12:15 pm
-Dr. Savage arrives, pretty much to catch my baby.

Thursday, October 28th, 2010
12:31 am
-Sofia Mae Crane enters our lives
-She is wide awake, not crying, and just looking around, soaking it in.



Still not crying. I love her already.



The Crane family.



Proud Mommy. Happy the labor is over and done with...little does Mom know how hard this up coming week will be for her.

Happy Sumo

We both really love Halloween. It's my birthday month, fall is gorgeous, and Jeff gets free candy. We went to a Halloween party last Saturday. Jeff came up with our costumes about 3 hours before the party.

Sumo wrestlers. Of course.



We won the table contest. If you reach in the black boxes...you either get a trick or a treat. Only one box had candy, and the rest...gross stuff that Jeff came up with.



Jeffrey found it really hard to sit down. For once he knew the feeling of pregnancy. He looks cuter fat than I do.



My little Prete twins. A cat and dog...so perfect. Hendrix is a big canidate for Baby Crane's future husband. He is a looker.



Still no Baby Crane out yet.

Oops, he did it again...

My husband did it again. Swept me off my feet. This was my birthday weekend so he planned a surprise Baby/BirthdayMoon. On Wednesday night we drove up to Park city. He booked us at the Silver King Hotel...here's what our studio suite looked like (kind of...this is a pic off the internet because I didn't take any)



On Thursday we spent the day in Park City together. We realize that time spent alone together is going to be missed once Baby Crane takes over our lives. We shopped at the outlets and ate a lot.



My birthday gift was a new phone. My old one was about 5 years old, given to me by my little sister after she bought a new iphone. I love my new phone.



A few of you have asked for some preggo pics. This is me...9 months preggo.



The drives in Park City were amazing. Since it's fall, everything is changing colors and it was breathtaking.


Here are some outfits we bought for baby. Jeff picked them out and I LOVE the gray one.



Friday we spent the day in Salt Lake. We went to the temple, then to Tucanos where I was almost induced into labor because of the amount of food I ate. There was just no room for a baby in there. It was delicious. That night we went to a musical where I fell in love with a little boy's voice. I love it when boys can sing higher than girls. We saw "Oliver." (Yes, my husband planned this and took me to a musical.) He bought M&M's for "halftime."



Saturday we went to the farmers market in SLC and then headed back to Provo where we had a nice dinner at Gloria's Little Italy, and then saw Toy Story 3D. It was a perfect get away, with my perfect husband.

His favorite part of the whole trip...the amazing car wash he found. Now he wants to take our car up there EVERY time to get a car wash. Oh no..

Life is gooood.

9:00 am Woke up (take advantage of sleeping in before baby Crane comes, right?)
9:15 am Finally roll out of bed
9:30 am Make my husband come back to bed to snuggle
9:40 am Clean kitchen
10: 20 am Get ready
11:00 am Maternity Massage at Solase massage and spa
1:00 pm Temple with my hot husband
4:00 pm BYU Game
6:00 pm Pedicure (gift from my baby's daddy)

Don't you all want my life? My husband is so good to me.

More Showering...

I kind of like this whole pregnancy thing because people keep doing things for me. Throwing me lavish parties, showering me with gifts, telling me I'm cute. That last one is mainly Jeff. I had a shower last week thrown my dear friends, Laura and Heather. Unfortunately I don't have pictures yet from that one. I had another shower this past weekend thrown my Freshmen friends, Amber and Mari. It was fabulous. Every little detail was planned to perfection. And best yet, Jeff surprised me (again) and had my mom here for this one! Mari and Amber used a rising event planner for this event and I was so impressed with their work. Here are some pictures to enjoy!



I crave fruit, all the time. So, they made sure to have it there, with delicious yogurt.



I also want ice cream, all the time. Hence...






Beautiful, wasn't it?

Do I Deserve This?

Yesterday I had Parent/teacher conferences. I worked from 7:30 am-8:30 pm. My feet looked like Shrek's. I was exhausted, and the night before I could NOT sleep (got about 3-4 hours). So, I came home moody, hungry, and tired. Not a good combo. My husband wasn't home yet from his meeting. He strolled in about 8:45 pm with a gift bag in his hand.



He handed me a card that looked like the following...



I kept thinking, "no, I don't know what day this is...oh no, did I forget something?" Then I opened the card and it read...



Then he wrote a mushy, make me cry, letter about why I deserve these gifts. I would post his letter, but I don't want to embarrass him, and make you all mad at your husbands. He thinks I deserve everything because I'm making his baby right now.
Here is what was in the bag...



A few of my favorite things...Hi Chew fruit candy, Noni chews, lotions from Bath and Body Works, my favorite fresh fruits (mangoes, peaches, which is what I crave the most as a preggo woman), a gift certificate for spa pedicure, and a gift certificate for a "60 Minute Maternity Massage."

Husband of the year award? Father of the Year award? I think so. I cried so much last night...and finally not out of pain or exhaustion. Jeffrey, I love you every time your heart beats.