James' & Mommy's trip to California

When James was 2 weeks old I was crazy enough to take him to California to spend time with my family and also be there for my cousin Ashlee's wedding. It was a fun and exhausting trip! James was able to go on his first long drive and have his first plane ride! We missed daddy so much and wished he could have been there with us but someone has to make the bis bucks so I can stay home with my beautiful son and go on fun trips ;).

On our way!

Lance & James' first meeting

Rose, Isaiah & James

James' 1st bath

(I couldn't get the picture to turn)

Snuggle Time with Grandma

1st time seeing himself in the mirror

Quality time w/ Grandpa, Great Grandpa & Grandma Gonzales

He loved the swing that grandma borrowed just for him!

On the plane back to Utah. He slept the entire way :)

Just a few pictures of my James Boy

I just can't believe how much he changes everyday! He is such a sweet baby! He has truly blessed our family & our lives.

Happy Halloween!

This is James' first Halloween! It was fun but we are looking forward to taking him Trick or Treating next year and finding a costume that will fit him!

James' First Doctor Appointment

Today James had to go to the doctor to get weighed. They wanted to make sure that he is still healthy and that he is getting enough to eat. I am glad to say that he is! When we left the hospital he had gone from 6lbs. 14oz. at birth to 6lbs. 8oz. when we left. At the doctor's he weighed 6lbs. 12oz. so he is quickly gaining his weight back. Yay!!!

James & his Loving Visitors

The Story of James Michael Lamoureux

Monday, October 19th I woke up at about 6:45am to my water breaking. So I woke up Mike and we quickly grabbed a few things and Mike took a 15min. shower that he will never live down! Then we were off to American Fork Hospital. I was still only dilated to a 1 so the immediately put me on Pitocin. I was not a fan of that idea because I was planning on going natural and I did not need anything else to make my contractions more intense but the doctor knows best. So they started it about 45 min after I was admitted. I handled the contractions until about 1pm but with them upping my pitocin I started to loose it. My contractions were so close and so intense that I wasn't sure where I would ever get the energy to push this baby out when it was time. So at that point the nurse checked me and told me I was only at a strong 3 centimeters dilated and since the baby's heart rate was good they were going to up my pitocin again. I was feeling a little discouraged so I asked Mike what he thought about me getting an epidural. Before he could answer, I had a doosy of a contraction and was yelling that I didn't care I wanted an epidural right away. Before Mike could even take in the situation, my best friend Ashley was out the door getting the Anesthesiologist. I was so lucky that he was actually right outside the door and came in immediately. He did a great job. I didn't feel a thing when he was inserting the epidural. Within about 10 minutes I had complete relief! By 7pm I was dilated to a 10 but had to wait to push for a little bit because there were 13 women in labor at the same time and 3 of them were ready to push at the same time I was. Since they were all on baby number 3 and 4 they got to go first because the would be faster. So the nurse came in and started having me push. It was the most intense experience that Mike and I had ever had together. He was the best coach ever. I could not have asked for more. He was so loving, sweet and helpful. I could not have imagined going through that with anyone else by my side. Like I mentioned in my other post, I pushed for two and a half hours. While I was pushing I spiked a fever which gave both James and I an infection. Not to mention I kept throwing up. And on top of all that he had the cord wrapped around his neck. I obviously couldn't see what was going on but Mike said that the doctor was amazing at getting James out and getting the cord off his neck. At this point I still had no clue that there was anything wrong. I thought it was weird that there were so many nurses in my room but this was my first baby so I didn't know what was normal. They cleaned him up quick and then let me hold him for about a minute (if it was even that long). Then they rushed him off to the NICU (intensive care unit for babies). He was born at 10:06pm and I didn't get to see him until about 1am. That was such a sweet moment. It was just Me, Mike and James. It was so nice to have some time as a family. I can't even put into words what that moment was like. My world could not be more perfect. That night they started both of us on a bunch of antibiotics and fluids. On Thursday morning we finally got to go home. What an experience! As hard as it all was I would do it again and again...and I will! I could not imagine feeling so much love for someone I just met. I also did not know how this experience would bond Mike and I so close together. I feel closer to him than anyone in the world. He truly is my best friend and the love of my life. James is such a blessing to our little family. We love having him around!

Pictures of James' Big Day...

Smiling in between contractionsOur 1st moment together

Daddy & James' 1st moment together

1st Family Photo

Grandma, James & Me

James in the NICU

I love it when he looks me in the eyes

All ready to leave the Hospital

Welcome home baby James

So sweet in his car seat

We just can't get enough of our sweet little boy!

James Michael Lamoureux

James Michael Lamoureux was born on Monday, October 19th at 10:06pm. It was a very long day but the best day ever! He weighs 6 lbs. 14 oz. and is 19 inches long. He is such a little champ! It took me 2 and a half hours to push him out due to the cord being wrapped around his neck and because of the intensity of the situation I spiked a fever which gave us both an infection. So he had to be in the NICU for a few days. It was so hard to have him there but I knew that he was in great hands and that he was being watched over by our loving Heavenly Father. The nurses at American Fork Hospital were absolutly amazing. They took such great care of him and let me hang out there pretty much all the time. We are both home and doing excellent now. He is such a sweet and happy baby. Mike and I could not feel more blessed to have James join our family. I will give more detail and add more pictures later.

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37 weeks

Here I am at 37 weeks. I know I am daring to post a bare belly picture (hopefully I haven't scared anyone)! Anyways, I had a doctors appointment just before I hit my 37 week mark and I am progressing. So that makes me happy. It's not much but it gives me hope that this little boy is coming. I am dialated to a one, 60% effaced and as Patrick says it best my baby boy is in launch position (head down). So I was very relieved that he is not sitting breech! Last week I had a lot of braxton hick but this week I have definatly had contractions. I get excited hoping that with each contraction I might be progressing a little more. All but one set of contractions have come after I had my appointment so we will see on wednesday if they are doing anything positive. I am not getting my hopes up though. I just hope that he will come on his own. I have an induction date set for Nov. 5th if he still hasn't come. So we will see...babies can be stubborn and definatly have a mind of their own!