Two Become Three...

This post is my attempt to capture our first year of marriage, sorry if it's a little long.  So here it goes...

DH and I got married on June 14, 2008 here...

Then we spent a week relaxing in the sun here...

And then we returned to reality...

In September, I accepted a new job working for a small commercial litigation firm in Buckhead.  DH also had recently begun a new job in May so we were both very busy and then we found out...

We were pregnant!!!

DHand I were surprised, but so happy.  Like most couples headed towards marriage, we had had the typical family discussion - how many kids, when, names, parental goals, etc.  For some, getting pregnant two months after getting married may seem a little quick, but both DH and I were ready and we felt to blessed and humbled to be entrusted with this most precious gift.

So over the next nine months I went from this...

To this...

at 21 weeks pregnant

To this...

at 28 weeks pregnant

To this..

at 33 weeks pregnant

To this...

at 38 weeks, 4 days

Then on May 1, 2009, DH and I welcomed our first child, a little boy - WP.  At birth, WP weighed 7 lbs, 6oz and was 20 inches long.  He was (and is) the most perfect gift and the most beautiful baby ever!!!

During those nine months, DH and I were very busy preparing WP's nursery and transforming it from this

to this...

and this

We also celebrated a Clemson win over USC...GO TIGERS!!!

 

We also enjoyed a quiet fall in Atlanta...

And welcomed a new niece...

you can catch up with L^3 and her wonderful family by checking out my sister-in-law's blog

While most of my pregnancy was "easy" and non-stressful, during the last month, I was diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension and placed on partial bed rest.  I was permitted to go to work for a few hours in the morning and then I was required to be at home off of my feet the rest of the day.  This was not the most enjoyable thing, but all in all, I LOVED BEING PREGNANT!!! 

Anyway, after about a month of the partial bed rest, my water broke around 5 pm on Thursday, April 30, 2009 (one week and 2 days before my due date).  So DH and I were off to Piedmont Hospital.  After 15 hours of labor (13 of those without an epidural) and three pushes, we went from a family of two to a family of three...

 

And the Thomson Family Adventures had begun...