Introducing James Michael Morgan

...and the crowd goes wild! *cheers*
On June 2, 2010, at 3:42 am, baby James joined our family. He was 6 lbs, 7 oz and 17 1/2 inches long.
My labor started at 1:30 am with contractions 2 minutes apart. We dropped Lily off at the Wright's and got to the hospital by 2:30. I barely got an epidural before my water broke. 3 pushes later, James entered the world.
Because he was out so fast, he still had fluid in his lungs, so he spent a little time in the nursery making sure he was breathing ok.
I'm feeling great, incredible, actually. My pain hasn't been bad, we've been able to start nursing well, I've got tons of energy, and I'm so in love with this little boy.
Lily has been excited to have James around. She loves to hold, kiss, pet and touch him. She's already a great big sister.

Wrapping it Up

Life is busy. I've missed several weeks of posting Food Storage recipes because I've been getting ready for James (*who joined our family on June 2nd!!). I'll finish up by adding my recipes through the end of my 6 week menu:

Hawaiian Chicken
Tacos
Stuffed French Toast
Inside Out Lasagna
Yellow Curry
Greek Marinated Pork (using my favorite greek dressing)

Meatball Subs (heated in the crockpot with 2 cups of marinara and served on hoagie rolls)
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Quiche Lorraine (the "Lorraine" means I used bacon, swiss cheese and green onion)
Alfredo Pork
Pad Thai
Italian Marinated Chicken (using my favorite italian dressing)

Herb-Glazed Pork (which I switched and made on Mike's birthday)
Salsa Chicken (chicken simmered in salsa until salsa has thickened and chicken is cooked through)
Pancakes
Chili-Parmesan Chicken
Katzu Pork
Orange Chicken and Fried Rice (I marinated the chicken in a ginger mandarin dressing)

The last 6 weeks have been many things: fun, frustrating, enlightening, tasty. I've learned to enjoy powdered milk. I've learned I can't live without sour cream, and Lily needs fresh bananas. I think the biggest thing I've learned is that food storage and menu planning makes my life easy, and now that we have a new "little" in our family, easy is a necessity.