Our first blog!

Well, I finally decided to break down and get on this blogger thing. Many of our family members are not on Facebook, so we figure the best way to keep everyone updated on our little Trewin family is to blog! This is just another thing we've got to do, however, I forget to brush my teeth sometimes so I sure hope I don't let people down!

This is our story.

First date: February 7, 2008
Living Together: July 15, 2008
Proposal: March 27, 2009
Married: December 31, 2009
Pregnant: October 2010

Monday June 13th was our first family game night at our house. We were playing The Game of Life (of all things) with Cody, Meaghan and Ma Trewin. I felt like I was peeing uncontrollably which was making me really nervous (since I'm such a control freak). I was trying to hold out until everyone left before I told Matt but was completely embarrassed when my little brother pointed out that it looked like I peed the couch. I ran upstairs to clean myself up when I realized something wasn't right, so I hollered down to Matt to call the hospital. We were told to come in so I could get checked out. We arrived at the hospital at 9:30pm and was sent to my labor and delivery room an hour later. I was scared and happy and excited and worried and sad and anxious and all of the feelings that go along with a nurse telling you 'we're going to have a baby tonight or tomorrow!'. You think you have time to get ready for this beautiful change but it's here, starring you in the face... what do you do? You call your mom!
I was worried about my mom getting to town in time, she assured me that labor with your first child could take 24 hours and that she would be on the first flight from Seattle in the morning. Her plane arrived at 9:30am but her ride was nowhere to be found. She flagged down a random man who was dropping his wife off at the airport and told them her story of desperation to get to the hospital because her only daughter was in labor with her first baby. The man's wife said 'you're giving this lady a ride to the hospital'. Hilarious, mom hitch hikes her way to see me! During this fiasco, I'm getting pitocin and my epidural and laboring right along! Mom arrived in my room at 11:20am. I push a total of 6 times and we have ourselves a baby at 11:40!
Arol Clayton Edwin (Ace) was born June 14, 2011. We were blessed that although he was 5 1/2 weeks early, he was a healthy boy. 6 lbs .8oz 19 1/4 inches long.