Halloween

Isabella is now 6 weeks old! She is growing daily and getting stronger. Every Wednesday we attend the Mother-Baby Group at Sacred Heart. It is great to meet other moms and get support. For her first Halloween Party she dressed up as a bumble bee. I am proud to say she won the costume contest!!

Here are all the mommies and their babies

My little bumblebee Isabella

This is my nieces with my daugher
Julia (4 yrs), Abi (4 yrs), and Claire (2 yrs) Katke with Isabella (6 weeks)

This is Isabella with her Halloween outfit

Labor Day

(this is me at 36 weeks)


On Thursday September 18th, I went to work as usual since I was still almost 2 weeks before my due date. I felt that I was terminally pregnant...however while attending a neuro conference that morning my water broke! I casually walked over to the Women's Center and could not believe that my baby would arrive soon. Chris crazily drove to the hospital, but unbeknown to both of us, it would be a long labor. I entered the hospital on Thursday morning, but by Friday morning I was only dilated at about 4 centimeters. My doctor increased my pitocin and my epidural was placed, but I was so exhausted and anxious. Finally at around 2 pm, I was dilated enough to begin pushing. For almost 2 and half hours, I pushed and pushed. But poor baby Katke got stuck in my pelvis! No matter how hard I pushed, she did not move further, but only got more and more cone headed. I received the unfortunate news that I would need a C-section in order to prevent further distress to the baby and myself.

Finally, baby Katke arrived.

Isabella Maria Katke

Born at 6: 48 pm

Weight: 8 pounds
Length: 20 inches

Friends and Babies...

(Doug, Jacquie, and baby Jacob)

So we had our friends from all over (Seattle, Morton, Boise, Spokane, etc.) come to visit for our baby shower. It was so much fun. Doug and Jacquie brought their little boy, Jacob, who is almost 3 months. Little Baby Katke has received a ton of stuff. I hope she gets to wear her outfits at least once before she outgrows them. It was a great weekend, we reminisced about our old college days at EWU

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Our 3 year anniversary

Today was our 3rd wedding anniversary. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. We went to Milford's for a nice seafood and steak dinner. I had non-alcoholic wine to celebrate since I'm almost 8 months pregnant...yikes!

Above is a picture of Chris and I at our anniversary dinner.

Below is a picture of me at 31 weeks.

Expecting...

We have been married for almost three years now and our joyously awaiting the arrival of our baby girl. The due date is October 1st, 2008 and am I ready to have already. I'm already 7 months pregnant and uncomfortable. Pregnancy is so difficult when you are not a very patient person...


Below are pictures of Baby Katke at 19 weeks and of me at 7 months pregnant

Mirna introduces the Govenor

Here is Mirna introducing Governor Chris Gregoire. This was done at the Spokane EWU/WSU Riverpoint Campus in order to kick off the Governor's campaign for re-election in Washington. Mirna was almost 5 months pregnant...

About us...

Chris and Mirna both went to Lewis and Clark High School, but did not start dating until college. Both attended Eastern Washington University and met up again after discovering they shared mutual friends. Chris at that time had already moved to Seattle after graduating with his teaching degree, while Mirna finished up her internship in occupational therapy. Shortly after graduating,Mirna moved to the West Side to continue her life with Chris. Above are pictures of our wedding. We married in Spokane on August 06, 2005.