Joining the "cool" crowd!

Well ... I am finally joining the cool crowd and creating another realm to brag about my two boys! Honestly, I can't believe that it has taken me this long to jump on board ... but you know ... life happens right? However, after searching my computer for pictures to put on this page I quickly discovered that I need to spend more productive time while being at the computer - I have not uploaded pictures in a LONG time! I feel like the camera commercial where the people from the pictures are worried about being deleted. I hate to admit I almost miss the old film cameras where you could have a picture in hand after having the film developed ... but perhaps that's showing my age?

To bring everyone up to speed:

Brendan was born over 10 years ago last month ... and it feels like only yesterday that I learned that I was pregnant with him! I had been dreaming of having another child from the moment he was born but had conceded that he would be an only child. So imagine my surprise when I found out I was pregnant in April 2008! Shocked would be an understatement ... but it was quickly changed to joy for mom and dad ... big brother took a little longer to get on board but not much. Brendan was with me the day we had our first ultrasound to determine how far along I was. The smile on his face when he heard the heartbeat was priceless.

Shane Anthony Alberico was born December 16, 2008 at 6:46 p.m. weighing 8 lbs 6.4 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Shane was greeted not only by mom and dad upon his arrival but by big brother as well. To say that Brendan took to being a big brother instantly would have been an understatement.

Big brother was the first to get to hold him!

The past 8 weeks almost seem like a blur. I absolutely cannot believe that I have not only a healthy 10 year old son ... but also a healthy 8 week old one as well. I wonder often what it was that I did to deserve just a blessing and thank God nightly for giving me this gift. I often joke that you should be very careful what you pray for - I prayed for 5 years that God would give me another child by the time I was 30 and then let up on the prayer as life seemed to be taking me down a different path. God really does have a sense of humor - he let me be pregnant before I was 30 even if I'd forgotten about those prayers from before.

Shane - 12/22/08 - 6 days old