Where do I even begin??

Let me start out by apologizing to everyone who started checking this page before Boston was born. I am SO sorry that I have not updated the site in so long. We were having some major technical difficulties the last few months, but I think I can safely say that everything is fixed and I no longer have an excuse not to write on here and post pictures at least a few times a week. So I promise to do my best!!

So I guess we should start where I left off.... pre-Boston. Boston Alan Rozelle came into the world on December 6th, 2007 at 6:19 pm. He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 21 inches long. I really did not have a terrible labor. I started having contractions early Wednesday evening, and Thursday morning we decided to call everyone to tell them that today was the day. Rudi and Glenn (Winston's parents) and his sister, Kristian, all met us at our house that morning. Once we were all together we caravaned to my parents house in New Braunfels. By this time my contractions were 4 to 5 minutes apart and lasting 45 seconds to 1 minute, but they didn't really hurt yet. Once we got to the hospital, they broke my water and that is when the REAL labor started. I went through 2 hours of hard labor but was not progressing, so I decided to get an epidural so that the doctor could start me on medicine that would make my contractions harder and faster. Once I had the epidural I was in heaven :) Two hours later it was time to push. It was such a magical experience, because both my parents and Winston's parents and his sister were all in the room when Boston was born!! I only pushed for 20 minutes and then out he came. The rest is kind of a blur, but that should catch everyone up on that time.

Here are some photos from the hospital when Boston was brand new :)

Mommy and Boston

and Daddy and his boy!

Boston and I stayed in the hospital for a full week, because he had a fever when he was born and had to be on antibiotics. The worst part was seeing him with a little IV in. But we made it through and he is very healthy now. In fact, by the time we left the hospital he was weighing in at 8 lbs 13 oz. The nurses nicknamed him "Bruiser" :)

Mamaw is holding her new grandson. You can really see his little IV :(