Noah Stephen

In October, we took the boys trick or treating as Batman and Robin. They were adorable. Brandon loved his black rain boots that we bought to go with his costume. He wore them all the time! He loved them almost as much as his stuffed Elmo, that now looks very loved, or his Blues Clues tv show. He would run around the house singing the theme song constantly. He even had his own "notebook" for clues. 
I wasn't due for another 8 days, but while I was sitting at home with Brandon and Ethan - I felt my water break. All of a sudden my pants were wet. Soon I was sitting on top of a bath towel, calling my doctor. The nurse asked me if I was sure it was my water breaking and I told her I had soaked through a bath towel. She told me to come in as soon as possible.

I called Tommy to let him know.

Then I called my friend who is a nurse. Tom and I agreed that we wanted her to be with us when our baby was born. She was a wonderful, close friend and she could be our own personal nurse - in case we had any questions or concerns :o)

Tom and I went to the hospital and our friend met us there.

My water had broken, so there was no turning back now.

On November 30, 2001 our 3rd son - weighing 6 lbs - was born. Noah Stephen.