Change...

Nothing proves how fast life changes more quickly than a newborn. As I've stared at Josh this past 2-1/2 weeks, I've been forced to acknowledge the changes in our lives. In 2 short years, we've had many... and time has shown me the incredible blessings and trials that come with change. I love reading friends & family's blogs because, just as our lives change, so do the lives of the ones we love. Unlike P.B. (pre-blogging), we get to give each other a small taste of the laughter and tears that propel us through time, as we weave in and out of each other's lives.
Enjoy the newest pix of Josh- his 2 week check up was fantastic...he's grown 1/4 of an inch and has gained one ounce for each day he's been home. When we left the hospital, his weight was 7 lbs even, he now weighs 7 lbs 12 ozs! He'll be ready to play football any day now, but since I'm not going to give up nursing just yet (it's obviously working!), football will have to wait!!!





I think the last photo is pretty symbolic-unintentionally. Joe is going to support our family single-handedly and I know he's up for the challenge. He's always up for a challenge, right?! Honey, do you see the total trust on Joshie's face? Turn to the rest of us and you'll see the same trust. Love you 2 pieces...

And then there were 5...

Welcome Josh Thomas Borich! Josh was born on February 25th, 2009 at 5:12pm Eastern Standard Time (finally!) He weighed in at 7 lbs 5 ozs and was 21" long. We are extremely blessed to have added another healthy baby to the Borich family! Get ready for an abundance of pictures... Bear with us!!!!




Mykah is the best big sister ever (sorry to all other big sisters, but it's true!) She has been waiting (not so) patiently for Josh to join us. I love the pure joy and love written all over her face in this first picture of the 2 of them.



Max, on the other hand, couldn't have cared less about Josh or anything else when he got to the hospital to see us. He found the chocolate cake that Nana got for Daddy and that was the only thing on his mind. We'd say "Max, this is your brother, Josh." and he'd say, "Mmmm, good cake!" So we let him enjoy the cake!!!!




Proud Nana! My poor mom has been here since Feb. 15th. I can't even pretend that I've been a good hostess...the misery that I was in at the end of my pregnancy was impossible for me to haul myself out of, even to spend time with my mom. Hopefully, I've been less of a beast since the birth. Mom, we couldn't have done this without you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here for us-in more ways than one. We thank God every day for you... You continue to show Joe & me what kind of parents we want to be.




The new Borich family picture!




My beautiful husband and new son. There aren't words to describe the love that I feel for my husband. He's been through so much this last month, but not once did he falter in his role as father and husband. Joe, you are my rock. You own my heart and my soul. Thank you for this beautiful child...





Our amazing kids...




The Borich boys...We finally got a little interest from Max- yes, we were out of chocolate cake at this point. Mykah and I realized about this time that we are now out-numbered. Mykah reminded Joe that it doesn't really matter, though, because "Mama is still the queen". Have I taught that child, or what?! Everyone has proud moments as a parent...this is one of my proudest! I even got a little teary-eyed! (Hormones?)




Getting ready to go home from the hospital!






Picture this all you dads...My sweet hubby went to pull the car to the front door of the hospital to take the newest addition to his family home. He made a couple of other trips out to take all of the gear and hook up the base to the carseat so we could just load up Josh and go. My mom, the nurse who was escorting us out and I were waiting in the lobby, wondering what the heck was taking so long! When we saw Joe walking back into the lobby, we knew the news couldn't be good...the battery in our car had died! The semi-funny part was that we'd been waiting for the battery to die at a REALLY inopportune time, but this was almost unbelievable! Luckily, Mom was there with our other car...but we had to wait longer for Joe to move everything he'd already loaded into the other car. Could this have been a lesson in procrastination? We finally did make it home-after 5 hours of errands on the way home-including a new battery!!!

Josh was exhausted from all the effort it took to be so stinkin' cute!





Kisses for "Baby Dosh" -the official Max name




Joe was holding Josh this morning and Max crawled up on his lap, too! By the way, Max is doing great with Josh. We were worried about him, but he seems to be fine with having someone new in our house. His last day in daycare was Friday, so we'll see if he makes the transition as smoothly as it seems. A mom can dream, right?




I think Josh will spend lots of time in this position, just chillin' on Daddy's lap!




That's it for now. My broken tailbone (thanks, Josh) will not allow me to sit on this chair ANY MORE...We love you all & miss you terribly! Any chance the addition to our family will get any of you to come out here and visit?!

Daddy Daughter Dance

Here's a pic of Joe & Mykah at the Daddy Daughter Valentine's Dance earlier this month. They both got all dressed up for their date and make quite a striking couple, don't you think?! They both had a great time...Mykah was glowing like a candle when she got home! Apparently, when the Electric Slide song came on, no one knew the dance. Except for Joe, that is. He got out there and showed the whole place how to do the dance-none of you that know him are surprised, are you?! After it was over, one of the older girls who was there came over to Mykah and said, "your dad is sooo cool"!

We're still waiting for Josh...funny how the doctors/midwives were worried 6 weeks ago that he was going to be born too soon, now he doesn't want to exit the uterus! Joe & Mykah have had the week off, I'm done working, my mom is here and we get to just sit & wait! At the risk of sounding like my 2 year old, it's not fair!! I'm dialated to a 2, 70% effaced and he's engaged. I swear I can feel him getting bigger by the second. My other babies were 6lb7oz & 6lb14oz, but as of today, I'd given birth to both by this point in pregnancy. Mykah was 15 days early, and Max was 4 days early. That would be today for Josh, but I don't even have a twinge :( As much as Joe & I didn't want to be induced, the doctor's appt tomorrow may spark a different point of view. Especially since tomorrow's appt. is the last one we scheduled! If I had a choice, I'd have the babies that come close to due date first, then the early ones later. Everyone, including the doctors/midwives, assume since the first one is early, the latter ones will be, as well. My pregnancies have gotten longer each time. Oh well, we're just super excited to meet him and it's making all of us a little irrational (mostly me)!

The other part of this that is so tender is that Joe missed his brother Mike's funeral because they've told us since February 2nd that Josh could be born any day. Joe (and his entire family) felt he should stay with me instead of return to Utah. I think I'd've felt better if Josh came within days of Mike's passing or funeral, that would've justified Joe staying here. It didn't work out that way, and we know that there's some reason behind all of it. This may be one of those things we aren't meant to understand, just to have faith, so we will. In the meantime, I continue to bask in the blessing of having such a wonderful, dedicated husband. Thank you to all who called Joey with condolences for Mike. We both appreciate you all. For all of you who knew Shauna, do you think she's still alternating between hugging Mike and yelling at him?!

I'm serious this time...no more posts until Josh is here!

"Sledding" & other Pre-Josh tidbits...

OK, so here are a few tidbits from the Borich world. I figured I had better get something up prior to the upcoming birth of Josh. The slide show above is from a day where the kids wanted to go outside with Daddy while he was shoveling snow. The interesting twist is that Mykah wanted to do the shoveling and Max was dying to ride his new tricycle. My extremely creative hubby came up with the following solution... Turn Maxie's tricycle into a "sled" and have Mykah shovel paths for him. As you can see, it worked and we all spent the day extremely amused. You may have also noticed the snowball fight between the 2 "older kids" (that's Mykah & Joe, in case you're wondering!)


What's the perfect way to warm up after an afternoon in the snow? HOT TUB!!!!

We were thrilled when Mykah told us she wanted to participate in basketball this year and Dryden has the perfect program for her. For 6 weeks worth of Saturday mornings, she learns basketball skills and she is doing a Great Job!!! We're pretty sure she wouldn't have been comfortable with joining a program where they dive right in and play other teams, so this one is perfect! We're having so much fun watching her explore something new.

"Good form!"

This is Mykah's "I got this one in the bag" stance & smirk...

Although I'm quite sure none of you want to see this monstrous belly, I posted it because it shows how sweet my hubby is... As with Max, Josh will know his Daddy the minute he sees/hears/feels him when he's born because Joe spends so much time bonding- Josh knows it's him every time he touches my belly because he starts moving like crazy. We're getting so anxious to meet our new little one!!!!!

And here's what will most likely be Joe & my last evening out before Josh is born... Joe's end of the year banquet was last night, so I found clothes to fit a whale and accompanied him. Does my big hair take the focus off my belly?!

As of 1-30-09, I'm dialated to a 1 & 1/2 and am 50% effaced!! Officially, I have 3 weeks to go, but the midwives I'm seeing have offered to induce anytime on or after the 16th. We'll see how it goes and keep you all updated...