So, I’ve decided to create my own blog. After becoming a mom I no longer have the memory I used to, so I thought this would be a good way to look back in time and remember what was going on and how Crawford has changed our lives!
I guess my first post will be a brief background on how I got to where I am today – if I can remember it all!
How I became a Stolzenthaler
It all started the spring of my freshman year (2002) in college when I was asked to be a debutante in Le Circle de Bacchus, a Baton Rouge organization composed of young bachelors. Although I wasn’t in Baton Rouge at the time, I was in school at The University of Alabama, I was still able to participate. And Kyle Stolzenthaler happened to be an officer in this organization that year. That year was full of parties and gatherings with all of the debutantes and these young bachelors. What fun!! So, we frequently saw each other, but it wasn’t until the spring of the following year that we started dating. We knew pretty instantly that we would be husband and wife one day. However, that day took much longer than this girl thought! I continued at the University of Alabama until deciding to move home and finish my senior year at LSU. I was driving to Baton Rouge every weekend anyway, so it just made since. We continued dating until he popped the question on June 9, 2006 in Florence, Italy. I immediately started planning the wedding when we returned. We were married Friday, April 27, 2007 at St. Agnes Church in Baton Rouge. It’s hard to believe 3 ½ years have gone by so quickly and if the last three months are any indication of the future, I am going to be 50 in a flash!
Baby S
We started thinking about Baby S last summer and on Monday, December 28th we found out that our dream of having Baby S was coming true! Kind of a side note – but the way we told my parents was kind of funny. I had asked my dad months before that if LSU wound up in the Capital One bowl could we please go. I felt I had been deprived as a child, since I had only been to Disney World once and I could hardly remember it. So, my daaddee kindly obliged and LSU wound up in the Capital One bowl, so I was busy planning our big Disney adventure. We (me, Kyle, mom and dad) were leaving on Wednesday, December 30th and I had our trip planned. We were going to go to Universal Studios on Thursday, the game on Friday and Disney World on Saturday. So, when we found out on Monday I didn’t know what we were going to do. We had already decided that when we do get pregnant we were going to wait at least 6 or 8 weeks before telling our parents. Kyle seemed to think this would be no problem. I’m not a huge drinker so that wouldn’t give it away, but I never knew Universal Studios had so many rides unsuitable for pregnant women. We made it through Wednesday without giving it away and now I was beginning to think we could do it. Universal Studios, however had other plans. I examined the first ride we came to and it said no pregnant women. I just said no that one doesn’t look that fun, the next one same thing, so I just said I’ll stay with mom, dad you and Kyle go. While we are waiting for the two of them I secretly went to the help desk and asked which rides would be appropriate for a pregnant woman. She told me NONE!!! Great! The only reason we are in Orlando is because I wanted to go. There is no way that my dad is going to let me not get on a single ride the entire day. So, dad and Kyle come out and we see a boat ride we think I can take. All four of us stand in line, and then about half way through I see the warning, not recommended for pregnant women. Of course! So, Kyle and I get out of line while my dad is asking, “what are y’all doing??” They ride the ride and Kyle and I talk. We decide that there is just no way we can keep this from them. My dad just might kill me if he doesn’t understand why I refuse to ride any rides. So, they get off the ride and we surprise them with the big news! I thought we were going to have to pick them up! They couldn’t believe it, although they were beginning to think something was weird. So, the rest of the Orlando adventure was spent on it’s a Small World, Peter Pan and other kiddy rides. Here is a picture of the only ride in Universal Studios that I was allowed on. Although it wasn’t quite the trip I had planned we had a blast!
Well enough of that long story. On to Baby S. Baby S as he became known was due September 5th. We didn’t find out what we were having, so instead of referring to him or her as it, Baby S became the name. Our baby boy, Crawford Wilson Stolzenthaler joined us on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 3:54 AM. I really had the most wonderful pregnancy and delivery and am so thankful for this little boy!
That is the short story of how I got to September 2nd. Next post will have to be an abbreviated version of the last three months.
