Mason is one week old

I will spare you the birth story, when i was pregnant i saw a t-shirt that said "spare me your birth story" and i loved it! Mason was a week late. My doc wanted to induce me at 41 weeks - but i opted for the non-stress test instead. It showed that everything was fine - but it also showed that i was having contractions i couldn't feel. I started feeling them at noon, and by 11pm i was in the hospital. 18 hours out of 21 i was able to do it without medication. Meeting Mason was amazing - to realize that this human, this person had just moments before been inside of me - was now an independent part of our family.

12 hours after he was born we were able to go home and spend the first night as a family in our own room. Both sets of grandparents came to meet him on day 2, and Kurt was home this whole week. As we started feeling better this week also included Mason's first bath in the sink tub, his first outing to church, his first doctor's appointment (just a weight check), and first walk around the block.

Before Mason

Here is a highlight of the 3 years before the baby came:

Kurt and Hattie met at the Wedding of their friends, Marci and Ralph Montes on June 4 2005. It took us a few months and a few phone calls - but our first date was in September. Hattie was living in monterey in an apartment right on the beach. By January 2006 we had moved in together in Novato, CA....we knew it was quick but we knew it was right too. May 2006 we went to Mexico for a vacation and....got engaged! January 2007 we bought our first house, remodeled it and moved in Febuary 15, 2007. We got married May 12, 2007, and then found out we were pregnant November of 2007.

Hattie came to the relationship with a dog - and now we are up to a total of 3. Yes, it is a lot of dogs - but we love them. And no, we aren't planning on adding to that number, legally we are only allowed to have 3 dogs in Novato.

Kurt is in Real Estate with coldwell banker , and Hattie is an Occupational Therapist with PeopleFirst Rehab