Fifita Family Updates: 2008 in Review ... Part 2

So, I left off at July which turned out to be a very eventful month for us ...

4th of July ...

Time to celebrate, 1st poop on the potty!!!!!

Another stay at CHOC ... same story as the last time, transported from UrgiKids in an ambulance, this time diagnosed with asthma.

Michael's Memorial Golf Tournament ...

My dr. had been trying to start my labor for a week and nothing much happened. During one of Makayla's hospital stays I was actually leaking fluid but I was so worried about her I was determined not to go into labor. The day after Makayla was released I went to the hospital for tests and was put on antibiotics for an infection. I thought for sure I would be induced but they let me go home ... Steve left later that day. The next morning I had to go back for more tests and they induced me. Sure enough, Steve missed Nia being born by hours. He left the day before I went into labor and my dad left that morning too! Clearly on her own schedule, Nia came into the world on July 23rd, 2008 at 1:32am. This time around I was only in labor 10 hours and only had to push for an hour and a half (sure beats my 40 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing with Mak)! Nia was 6 lbs. 7oz. and 19 inches long.

Makayla meeting her sister ...

Going home with my girls ...

Sisters ...

No time to lay around ... life was back in full swing withing a couple weeks. I had a birthday party and bridal shower to throw and a trip to Sea World coming up!

August

On August 10 Makayla turned 2! She had a FAB Backyardigan party with a reptile show... and Daddy flew in for the party too ...

Grandma and Papa bought her a pink mustang ...

After her party we ended up spending anpther night at CHOC .... Happy Birthday!

A couple days later we took the girls on their first trip to Sea World ...

Daddy with the patriots.

Unfortunately he was released at the end of pre season but that just means he got to come home and spend time with his girls ;)

As maid of honor it was my duty to throw Erin the best bridal shower ever ( I planned the whole thing on my Blackberry while I was in the hospital having Nia)!