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A year ago today is when I learned that our final fertility treatment failed and lost all hope of ever becoming a mommy. Such a hard day, but what a difference a year makes!! Here's an updated picture of our little miracle taken on January 5, 2011 - Preston was 10 weeks old:

One year ago today...

Last year on December 30th, Brandon and I did our last IUI fertility treatment. It was our 6th attempt and we decided this would be our last. It was just too expensive and emotionally draining and the dr. told us we should move onto something else if this didn't work. It was by far the most painful procedure out of the 6 and I was hopeful that if we 'gave up', this time would be successful. I found out on January 12th that this time had failed also. One of the worst moments in my life. It was a start of thinking a different way - we looked up information on adoption even though that path never felt right to me. I had given up hope on ever becoming pregnant. Little did I know that 17 days later, little Preston would start growing. Oh man, - it still brings me to tears thinking of all we went through and where we are now.

Here's some Christmas pictures of our little miracle man:

^Santa Baby^

^Love this face!^

^"Stop kissing me!!!"^

2 months old!!

Preston turned 2 months old yesterday - that sounds so much older than 8 weeks. He's such a cutie pie and doesn't look like a newborn anymore. He recently found his tongue which is so funny to watch. He's slept through the night several times now and that's such a treat for mom and dad!!

Bad mommy!!!

In a desperate attempt to get my sweet little Preston to stop crying and to go to sleep, I plopped him down on the bed, tightly wrapped a blanket around his wiggly arms, propped pillows around him so he wouldn't fall over, stuffed a pacifier in his mouth (he hates them!) and turned the radio on and started signing loudly - and badly! - while I folded laundry. He immediately quieted down and while sucking on the pacifier, fell asleep. I know this was wrong of me, but it worked and I may be onto something. Bad mommy!!!

Preston is 1 month old!

My sweet baby is 1 month old today! We have a dr. appointment on Tuesday to have his weight checked and to make sure he's still healthy and doing well. We sure love the new addition to our family ♥

Pictures of Preston

Here's pictures of our new love:

Me, Preston and Dr. Weary

Snuggle time

1st Halloween

Preston Robert King has arrived!

Our little pumpkin is finally here. He was born via c-section and we're all doing great and loving our new family of 3. I'm the happiest I've ever been and still can't believe I've been blessed with such a wonderful baby and an amazing husband.

Name: Preston Robert King
Date: October 27, 2010
Time: 4:03pm
Weight: 7 pounds, 8 ounces
Length: 20 inches

Our little pumpkin is almost here!!!!!

I was induced this morning at 11am - we're at the hospital waiting for labor to start so we can meet our little pumpkin. Tomorrow will be the big day :)

Still cookin' the pumpkin...

I'm now officially 1 week past my due date. I feel great but I haven't felt any signs of labor. I'm getting very anxious to meet our baby! We have an ultrasound, a non-stress test and a dr. appointment tomorrow morning to make sure our little buddy is doing ok and is just really comfy where he's at. I'm feeling him move a lot so that's a good thing!

Here's some recent pictures of my baby belly:

Brandon painted the pumpkin on my belly with Halloween paint. The little guy was moving like crazy the whole time - it was really fun!

Baby shower

My friend Evangeline threw me a baby shower this weekend. She's a great hostess and we played fun games and ate yummy food. One of the activities was painting onesies with fabric paint and stencils - I've never done this, but it was really fun! Our little guy now has a bunch of personalized clothes to wear that were made with love by my friends. This is some of the gang with the finished products: Me, Mama, Tiffany, Katy.

^Big monkey balloon bouquet^

^Big Belly at 37 weeks^

I'm now 38 weeks pregnant. I'm due 2 weeks from today....14 days.....336 hours. It's getting so real and I'm getting so excited about meeting my belly buddy. Keep cookin' little guy! ♥