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Friday, December 19, 2008

:: Michelle is home from CO ::


If you faithful followers can remember, Brogan and I took a trip out to CO to visit my best friend Michelle at the Air Force Academy when he was just 5-6 weeks old! We always treasure the times that she is able to be back here at home with us (since its only 1-2 times a year)


This Christmas she was able to bring her fiance Jake! When they arrived(they drove since they are heading out to PA to be with Jakes family later tonight) we went to dinner with Michelle's family. We were so excited to see them, and of course just like her, she was bearing presents- Brogan's first Christmas present actually! All he really wanted to do was eat the paper though! He's so cute and loves his new basketball hoop from his Auntie Shell! Since he is really into putting things "In" lately it is very fitting! I even found his bottle in the basket the other day! Such a pumpkin!The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. ~Author Unknown

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::Introduction::

Although his life was unplanned Brogan has brought so much joy to ours. We found out we were pregnant May 21st, 2007, and what a shock that was. Looking back on that time now, as i look into his big blue eyes, I don't think we ever could have known what happiness he would bring with his arrival. I worked right up until my water broke at 4:40pm on January 15th. My heart was beating so fast as Buddy met me at my house (after i had to call and pull him out of an interview to let him know it was "TIME", he got the phone call he had wanted! Since I was scheduled to have an induction on the Thursday following and we both really wanted it to happen naturally. We got to the hospital between 6 and 6:30 and i was dilated to 5. After I got the epidural around 8:30 -9 I dilated to 10 within the hour, but was so numb that I could not feel my contractions to push. Poor Brogan was stuck there for another 3 hours with his head just trying to come out! We turned down the epidural, and when I could feel enough to push, it only took 1 hour and our baby boy was delivered into this world by his Daddy and Grandma Wood at 1:51 am on January 16th 2008. Grandma R and Aunt Chelsea and Aunt Brooke were also there to share that special moment and capture it with photographs and video. The rest of the family came in shortly after. What an amazing experience this has been...

-Brogan Lee Rivera-
7 lbs 6 oz, 19 3/4th in. 1:51 am 1/16/08