Friday, October 8, 2010

They are here!!!

My little miracles. My perfect gifts from heaven. My babies.

A series of unfortunate events has brought us to this moment....
My journey of trying to conceive was filled of heartbreaks. So many failed months, so many failed treatments, two miscarriages, and so many tears dropped because *I knew* that maybe God was trying to tell me that I was just not meant to be a mother. And I believed it for a long time. Even during this pregnancy, I will tell you that part of me always waited for that moment where things would go wrong because that's just how it is for me. Well I was wrong. And I couldn't be happier about it because holy crap I'm a mother! I have two beautiful babies to share with an amazing husband and I know that I couldn't be more blessed than I am today. Thank you God.

Jeff and I are proud parents to:
Our daughter Natalia Katherine and our son Noah Antonio.

Finally, I reveal their names.
Noah is a name that Jeff has always liked for his son. I personally never thought that this would be my son's name, I was actually thrown off when he first mentioned it years ago. But from the moment I found out that I was having a boy I couldn't see myself calling him by any other name. When I told Jeff this, he decided that this would be the name for sure.. he was confused between Noah and Jason.. but I think deep down we always knew it would be Noah. It means Peaceful, long-lived.
Antonio is a middle name tradition coming from my dad's side. For many generations, the men in his family have this middle name, including of course my dad, my brother and nephew (my sister's son)... so I couldn't break it, could I? I'm sure this made my dad very happy when he found out. It means Priceless. Yes, he is!
Katherine is a name we both always liked and to make it extra special its also Jeff's grandmother's name. It means Pure.
Natalia is a name that I always liked and luckily Jeff was on board when I mentioned it. I saved this meaning for last because its true... not in the literal way but for Jeff and myself. It means born on Christmas Day. We know its not December BUT this certainly is Christmas day for us because we have received the two most precious gifts EVER!

And for fun, here is my first and last belly shot of this wonderful pregnancy:

Here I am at 9 weeks
(Didn't want to jinx myself by taking any pics before)

And here I am at 37w6d 10/8/10




32 comments:

  1. yay!!!!!i'm a auntie/tia im sooo happy and proud cant wait to meet my little munchkins!!!!!!!!!! ;D CONGRATES TO MY LOVING SISTER SHANNY AND BROTHER-IN-LAW JEFF!!!! WELCOME NATALIA KATHERINE SEEWALD N NOAH ANTONIO SEEWALD!!!!! <3 LUV U GUYS!!
    LADY YAYA !

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  2. Congrats Shanny and Jeff!!! So happy for you guys!

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  3. YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!! I'm so happy for all of you! Congrats to the new family and welcome to the world Katherine and Noah!

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  4. I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY!!!!!
    Congratulations my sweet friend :)
    You are a momma!!
    Beautiful, perfect names!!!!
    Love you lady!
    xoxoxo

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  5. I am so excited for you guys!!! Congrats!!!

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  6. Shanny, I'm crying right now as I read your post. I'm am overjoyed for you and Jeff. You have been on such a long journey and Natalia and Noah are truly lucky to have such great parents! Congratulations, I love the names and I can't wait to see pictures of those beautiful babies.

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  7. Congratulations Jeff and Shanny, I love LOVE the names and their meanings. I can't wait to see pics!

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  8. Yay, congrats!
    I hope Mom is healing well and that babies are doing great, beautiful names!

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  9. Congratulations, I'm sooooooo happy for you and Jeff. This is a beautiful post and I loved seeing yourr first and last belly pic. You did great this whole pregnancy!

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  10. Congrats! I am so happy for you guys. This brought such tears to my eyes. There is no one more deserving than you guys. :)

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  11. Congrats to you and Jeff both!!! You deserve this so much, I'm sitting here all teary eyed for you. Those are both beautiful names for what I'm sure are beautiful babies, I can't wait to see pics Momma!

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  12. What Wonderful News!!!! I havent checked my blog in a couple of days and was so excited to see your post....I LOVE the name Natalie....It has always been a favorite of mine and my RE that got us pregnant always joked with us that if we were having a girl we would have to name her after her and funny thing is her name is Natalie...So pretty and sweet....Noah is a great name too:) Well hope you are doing good and I cant wait to hear more details about the babes:)

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  13. Congrats!! Can't wait to see the babies!

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  14. Congratulations Mama!!!!!! LOVE the names. Welcome to the world Noah and Natalia. You have some amazing parents!

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  15. Many congratulations to you and Jeff. Lovely news.

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  16. yaaaaaaaaaaaay! so excited for you girl! I know you were meant to be a momma & now God has given you what you prayed for. Congrats to you & Jeff & I can't WAIT to see some pics of the babes (& to hear the birth story)!!!

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  17. Que felicidad tan grande! Me alegro muchisssimo por ustedes. Les mando Muchas bendiciones a todos ustedes y espero Que te recuperes muy prontito de la cirugia. Un beso muy especial para ti por ser una mujer tan fuerte y extraordinaria. Un abrazo para Jeff tambien, y todo Lo mejor para tu nueva FAMILIA .. BESITOS para NOAH ANTONIO Y NATALIA KHATERINE
    LOTS OF LOVE. HILDA M.

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  18. Congratulations!!! I am so happy that they are here and happy and that your heart and your arms are now full!!!

    The names are beautiful!!!

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  19. Muchas Felicidades!!los nombres muy lindos, espero pronto ver fotos de los babies!!, yo soy abuela de 5 nietos y siempre leo el blog,Dios los bendiga y muchas felicitacione para Jeff tambien!
    Abuela de VA>
    Mi nombre es Nelida

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  20. Congratulations! You are such an inspiration and give me so much hope!

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  21. I am just beaming for you, Shanny. You have had such a long road to get here but you're finally a mommy and I'm so happy for you. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and CONGRATULATIONS!

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  22. This makes me so happy!!!! Congratulations MOMMY!!!! Those names are beautiful and I'm sure you're little ones are too!

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  23. Congratulations! Beautiful names! :)

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  24. Congratulations mama! I can't wait to see pictures!

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  25. I am over the moon happy for you, Shanny and Jeff!! I am so glad that at the end of this long journey you have two beautiful babies to love forever. Many congratulations to your family.

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  26. Congrats!!! I'm SO happy for you. What beautiful names!!! Will you be posting pictures of them?

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  27. Congratulations to you and your precious little family!!! I'm so happy for you. I love their names! I know that relief you must feel to finally meet and hold and love on them. Enjoy!

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  28. Congrats! I am so very happy for you. I love their names.

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  29. Congrats!!!! Allie was born at 37w6d too! I can't believe you made it that far! Enjoy EVERY SINGLE MOMENT!

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  30. Congrats Shanny! Beautiful names.

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  31. YAY!!! I love the names! They are beautiful!! And yes, what a wonderful "Christmas day"!! :)

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