The Piedmont Pages: June 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

It's a BOY!!!!!

Otto Michael Piedmont, III - "Tripp"- made a suprise arrival on June 19, 2010- three weeks early!! My water broke at 5:15 am and Tripp arrived 18 hours later at 11:11 pm- another long labor but the end result is so worth it I don't mind- plus the epidural made it much more bearable.

Tripp was 7 lbs 5 ounces and 19 inches long- almost a whole pound and half bigger than Ellie and he was only 37 weeks. Since he was early, my mom was not here to help so my Aunt Maureen or Mama Mo came down to take care of Ellie- thank goodness. Ellie had a great time with her Mama Mo and really has adjusted better than I ever imagined. She has been a fabulous big sister and has been nothing but loving towards Tripp. Tripp has also proven so far to be a very good baby- first he came early as he knew his mommy was very very tired of being pregnant and he has proven to be pretty easy going and a good sleeper and eater- mike and I are keeping our fingers crossed the good behavior by both our angels continues.

We are so unbelievably blessed and can not express how overjoyed we are with the addition of Tripp to our family- God has given us the greatest gifts with Ellie and Tripp and we are just in awe of our little miracles. Thank you all for your prayers and words of congrats. We love you all.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Fun times in May

The Piedmonts have been quite busy trying to fit in as many fun trips and adventures as possible before the arrival of Baby #2! It is such a special experience to live here an Newport and have some many interesting cities/museums to visit within such close driving distance. We have thoroughly enjoyed our time so far.

For Memorial Day weekend we headed up to Eliot Maine to visit my Aunt Maureen and Uncle Jim known to Ellie a Mama Mo and Papa Delli. We had the BEST TIME. The only time Mike had even met them was at our wedding and yet when we got together it was as if he had known them his whole life. It is such a testament to my family, especially my grandparents, who instilled in us all the importance of family and staying close. We may all live far apart but when we are together it as if we lived down the street. Ellie instantly loved her Mama Mo and Papa Delli as they did her. We explored the nearby towns which were so quaint and ellie loved all the boats. Again, we feel so blessed to have had this chance to live in the Northeast and visit with some many family members that we would otherwise have been able to see. A big thanks to my Aunt Maureen and Uncle Jim for welcoming us and showing us such a good time- hopefully they will get to make it down to Newport to meet the newest Piedmont.

For mike's birthday, he wanted to do something fun as a family so we drove to Davis Farmland in Sterling MA- it was incredible. It was heros day so all military got in free. It is farm that rescues endangered farm animals and they all just roam around the farm for the kids to feed and pet- ellie was not intimidated at all and loved it. Plus they had a tractor hay ride and pony rides, a play area with houses, small tractors for the kids and Ellie's favorite- a bounce house. She is fearless in that thing and jumps like crazy. The entire farm was geared towards kids and we had the best day and ellie fell asleep in the car before we even got out of the parking lot which was a major sign that she really enjoyed herself.

As for baby piedmont #2, I have been pretty uncomfortable lately and officially can not tie my own shoes- ha. I have about 5 weeks til my due date and my mom has scheduled her flight for July 4th so anytime between the 4th and the 10th would be great! We are anxious to find out whether ellie has a brother or sister and I will keep you all posted but we are just praying right now for a healthy baby and easy labor and delivery hopefully a little shorter than the first (26 hours) but we shall see.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Ellie playing the bongos at the Children's Museum in Maine