So the story of Silas Anthony Wille's birth begins on March 17th (St. Patrick's day). I had been having some cramping all day as I prepared colcannon potato skins for our corn beef and cabbage dinner at our friend's Angela & Jason's house. Since I never went into "normal" labor with Harper, I was convinced it was nothing. We went over to the Gregory's house around 1:00 p.m. and the laughter and "is it labor or not" analysis ensued. Around 3 or 4 o'clock, my "cramping" became more regular and we started timing it as we attempted to play pinochle. At 5:00 I called my doctor and they said to continue to keep track. At 6:00 p.m. my contractions (we finally felt certain they were contractions) were happening every 5 minutes. We decided to put Harper to bed at the Gregory's house (she felt comfortable there) and head to the hospital. We arrived and were admitted around 9:00 p.m. I was 3 cm dilated. 2 hours later, they broke my water and the real pain began. I labored another 2 hours without an epidural and then I caved. I rested and then started pushing at 6:00 a.m. 3 hours of pushing later, and Silas Anthony took his first breath of SoCal air. He was born at 10:03 a.m. weighing 7 lbs, 15 oz and measuring 21 inches in length (just like his daddy when he was born). It was way hard, but way worth it!
We had Silas at Hoag Hospital; a.k.a. Hotel Hoag, hence this ocean view. Not bad at all.
Harper was so excited to meet the baby. She came in with a ballon and a smile!
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| Our first family story-time |
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| We caught Harper reading Silas a book. So freakin' cute! |
2 weeks after Silas was born, we ventured out for an Easter party with our Long Beach Mom's Club group. Harper had a great time at her first egg hunt and I loved chatting with the other moms.
We also ventured out, later that week, with all our friends from ballet to the Irvine Railroad park. Harper and her best friends, Leah and Grace, loved the train ride, hayride and egg hunt.
As Silas approached his 3 week birthday, Grammy came for a visit. She loved playing with Harper and holding Silas. It was so nice to have her help so that both kids could get some individual attention.
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| Egg dying with Grammy |
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| Harper exploring her easter basket |
We hid the eggs we dyed for Harper to find. She loved it!
We had a few days between grandparent visits so walked down to explore the Long Beach Grand Prix. Harper was fascinated by the fast cars. We really want to buy tickets next year...it looked like so much fun.
Nene and Papa were next up on the grandparent tour of visitors. We started our visit with a trip to Schooner or Later (our favorite breakfast diner featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives). Yum!
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| Harper amazes us every day with her abilities at the park and the words that come out of her mouth. |
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| First family picture |
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| Harper loves singing along with the ABC song on her laptop. |
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| See Belle in the background...thank you Aunt Andrea...her new favorite doll |
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| Papa feeding Silas while mom and dad enjoy a much needed night out |
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| Raspberry snack outside with Papa |
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| A trip to the Grove in L.A. |
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| Party in the front yard |
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| Sunning with Nene |
While Nene and Papa were visiting, we visited Nene's sister, Aunt Helen. Her kids, Patrick's cousins were there too. Lots of photo ops.
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| Harper breaking the law talking on her phone while driving. |
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| Harper's first ponytail |
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| Our trip to the Science Discovery Center with Nene and Papa |
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| Driving the zamboni at the Science Discovery Center |
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| Big girl clip-on earrings |
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| Playing the blue rhythm sticks at Elmo class |
With all the grandparents, we continued our normal routines, Elmo class on Wednesday morning followed by the park, ballet on Thurday...also followed by the park, and preschool on Friday. Ballet is a fan favorite. To watch Harper figure out how to get her body to move and imitate the teacher is absolutely heartwarming.
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| We were just as surprised Silas was invited to the party |
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