The Catch Up Post!

I finally got a chance to look back at my blog and realized I haven't posted since February!!!  I am a bit behind! LOL
So here we are in September and my little man is growing like a weed!  We took his 10 month pictures on Saturday (only a couple weeks behind....).  He is changing from being a baby to a little boy.  He is crawling everywhere and in to EVERYTHING!  We always have to have at least one pair of eyes on him at all times.  He no longer wants to just sit in your lap, he wants to go go go!  His personality is definitely developing as well.  If anyone else in the room is eating, he thinks it is only fair that he eats too.  He WILL let you know how he feels about it!  We can always tell when he's getting tired because, like his momma, he gets very grumpy.  He is also hard-headed and has a temper like his daddy and grandpa!  But, he is the happiest, sweetest baby I've ever met....he gives the best smiles when he sees you or something makes him happy....he gives the best hugs and kisses (even though the kisses are a bit slobbery still!).....and he is just so laid back and easy going.  We couldn't have been more blessed!
Here are a few pictures to catch up on what was missed!

First Easter Egg Hunt

Excited about his 1st Astros Game

First Step in the Ocean

First Swim in the Pool

Snoozin with Daddy after a long day at the beach

Zoomin Around!

10 Months Old

My Little Valentine

About three weeks ago we were given a newsletter at Tristan's daycare.  It said we could get a list of the students' names so they could exchange valentines.....hmmmm....they are 3 to 13 months old and they need valentines?  I hadn't planned to do that but I decided to ask one of the ladies to see if most parents did.  I was told pretty much all of them exchange valentines so then of course I had to get some for Tristan to give his "friends" because I sure don't want to be THAT mom.  Last night we wrote out his valentines and got his teachers' present ready.  It felt a bit strange doing valentines for infants but we did it!  My little man sure wasn't going to be the only one not.  I found some 3D valentines that weren't made of paper so in case they wind up in the babies mouths (which I'm sure they will) it won't make a mess in their mouths.  I think I got some good ones because they keep Tristan entertained!
Since today is Tristan's first Valentine's Day of course we had to celebrate by taking pictures.  He wasn't doing very well at first...he would just focus on the camera instead of me and all I got were some bored looks from him.  Finally I had to call in Daddy reserves....after that, the pics turned out great!  He got a kick out of his funny dad and smiled away!  Notice the shirt he's wearing...he picked it out himself...said the girls just couldn't help themselves! :)

3 Months....Where Does the Time Go??

I cannot believe Tristan is already three months old...technically 14 weeks....I'm a bit behind in my blogs!  He has really grown this past month and is soooo much fun!  He smiles all the time and even laughs now.  His favorite game is to have you stick your tongue out at him and he just smiles and laughs while trying to stick his out too!  So cute!  He has adjusted to daycare and likes the wonderful ladies who take care of him during the day.  I still don't like leaving him in the mornings but it is so much easier now.  No waterworks! It warms my heart to walk in and see him smiling at one of them.  They seem to enjoy him just as much!
He's really growing now and awake most of the time.  I didn't realize how much house work I used to get done while he was sleeping.  Those days are over!  He's also slept through the night three times now.  He'll go down at 9:00 and won't wake up until 4:00am usually which is pretty good.  The only bad part is our alarm goes off at 5:00am so by the time he gets changed and fed, it's time for us to get up!  At least he sleeps (usually) while I'm getting ready in the mornings.  Considering how clingy he's gotten, that's a big relief.  The one time he decided to be awake while I got ready turned into a mess!  He would scream bloody murder if I put him down but stop and smile the second I picked him up. Needless to say, I went to work with a raggedy ponytail and shoes that didn't match and didn't even realize it until I was at work!  Quite embarrassing...

         

 His grumpy face

He's catching up to the bear!

Two Months!

This December has been a very busy month! Tristan has grown a ton and we have been having such a blast with him. He's learning to do so many things like follow people and objects with his eyes, reaching out to touch things and best of all, smiling and laughing! He's also had his first overnight stay at the grandparents' houses. We decided to go to Shreveport and do a little gambling for Adam's birthday this past week. His parents kept Tristan the first night and my parents got him the second night. It was soooo hard to leave him but we had a great time and I know his grandparents enjoyed keeping him. I can't believe that today is my last day of maternity leave....back to the real world tomorrow! I always thought I'd be so ready to go back to work and would not have a problem leaving my child at daycare. Boy was I ever wrong! I am not at all excited about going to work tomorrow and cannot stand the thought of leaving him. I've heard tons of great things about his daycare and the lady who will be watching him though and that does help. I know in a couple of months he will really enjoy being there and making new friends but it's going to be so hard. I'm making Adam go with me in the morning because I really don't think I'll be able to make myself leave. I know I'll be watching the clock all day long until I get to hold him again. Here are some pictures from his busy second month!


Tristan had his first playdate with his girlfriend Kylee. They weren't quite sure what to think about each other but will be having a blast together before too much longer. We took a ton of pictures and laughed at how such beautiful babies can take such rough looking pictures! LOL











He managed to get in a little flirting and hand holding ;)












Christmas was a blast this year with Tristan. I didn't think he would be but he was actually interested in his presents. Here he is giving his new zebra friend a kiss. He sure loves his zebras!










For some reason the color yellow really makes him smile! The first gift he opened was a yellow sweatshirt and yellow athletic pants....he smiled sooo big when he saw them! Last night he got another gift from a friend of mine, which included an adorable yellow onesie. When I showed him the outfits this morning, he smiled big again when he saw the yellow one. Crazy!





This Sunday Tristan was two months old. I cannot believe he is already that old! We went to the doctor this morning and he now weighs 12 lbs 1 oz and is 23 inches long. He's getting big!

                                                                                                         All smiles!

1 Month Old!

Our little guy turned one month old this week.  Its amazing how time flies! We finally feel like we know what in the world we're doing! LOL  It's been an amazing month filled with great moments like seeing him smile, watching him fall asleep while holding on to our hand and laughing at his bulldog impression.  We've also been peed on, pooped on and numerous other things that a year ago would have grossed us out.  (Ask Adam about his experience with the butt paste!) Now we just laugh!

We had a great Thanksgiving this year.  Tristan got to meet his cousins, Karson and Ella, while we got to have two days of being surrounded by family that practically begged to get to change his diaper while we sat on the couch.  We could get used to that :)

Two Week Update

As of yesterday, Tristan is now officially two weeks old.  It seems like these two weeks have flown by!  We've been lucky and had the grandparents come and help out.  Having them here during the day has actually allowed me to get some sleep and to get some things done around the house.  I'm not sure what I do all day but it seems like there is never enough time!  I thought I'd have tons of time to call and visit with friends, get some good books read...not so much.  Between feeding and changing and rocking, there is little time for anything else.  Luckily I am off of work until January and hope to get in some type of routine soon.  Even though it's been a struggle to get used to such little sleep, we've loved every minute of it!  Tristan is a wonderful baby and only cries when he's hungry or being changed.  The boy hates to be naked!  As long as he has clothes on, he's all good.  The minute we go to change his diaper or give him a bath, he lets us know he does not appreciate it! LOL

Love the little wrinkles he gets!

2 weeks old

We had our first big family outing on Saturday and it was a success.  I had twenty diapers, three bottles and two sets of clothes in his diaper bag but didn't need any of it.  He slept the entire time which was wonderful!  It was a bit scary taking him out like that but we enjoyed ourselves and were very glad we went!  We are looking forward to spending the Thanksgiving holidays with our families this week!  It will be our first officially holiday as a family of three now! :)

November 7th....Our greatest day!

Our little miracle arrived sooner than we expected!  On November 6th my mom came over to the house to help clean and do those last minute things that needed to be done before I was set to be induced on the 10th.  She also brought along her blood pressure machine since my doctor wanted me to check mine throughout the weekend.  I checked it as soon as she got to the house and was surprised at the high number.  After checking it two more times, we decided we better finish packing my hospital bag and take it with us.  Luckily, we were heading to St. Joseph's anyways!  My cousin and his wife had their baby girl the day before and we were going to see the little doll.  While visiting with them, I had a nurse check my blood pressure again.  After the second time, she said we needed to get down to the ER.  Great!  I just found out my blood pressure was sky high, the poor girl that was taking me to the ER kept running my wheelchair into everything and my husband was out playing golf.  Not how I wanted to begin this!  We finally got checked in and hooked up to monitors in an L&D room upstairs.  After a frantic drive from New Ulm, I felt much better once Adam arrived at the hospital.  We anxiously awaited news from the doctor on what would happen next.  We assumed we would be sent home on bedrest to wait until Tuesday but we were wrong.  The doctor on call wanted to go ahead and induce me since we were having so many problems with my blood pressure.  After hours of waiting, they finally induced me at 9:00 Saturday night.  Once I got the epidural at around noon the next day, it was smooth sailing for a while.  I began pushing at around 3:30 that afternoon and that's when we knew there was trouble.  The doctor said he was facing the wrong way and his head was turned.  Every time I would push, his heart rate would drop from 150 to 60.  She eventually tried using forceps to get him out but no luck.  She then saw that he was not coming out without a c-section.  At this point, Adam and I were both scared to death and worried about him.  In no time at all they had Adam in scrubs and we were whisked down to the operating room.  Tristan was born at 4:53 pm and was in perfect health.  We then learned the reason for all the trouble.  The cord was wrapped around his neck TWICE and would tighten every time I would push.  After he was born, Daddy got to hold him and we got to spend a few minutes bonding with him.  After I was stiched up, I sent Adam down to the nursery with Tristan while I spent the next hour in the recovery room.  He was finally brought to our room at around 9:00 that night.  We got to feed him for the first time and spend a couple hours cuddling with our little guy.  It was so amazing to finally meet this little person who I had carried around for 38 weeks.  It was the most amazing day of our lives! 
We spent the next couple days getting to know him and learning what in the world we were supposed to do with him now that he was finally here.  We had lots of family and friends come by to meet the little guy and check on us.  We were finally able to come home that Wednesday.  I could have easily stayed another couple of days but poor Adam was about to go crazy in that tiny room.  Once we were discharged and made it safely home, I was sure glad to be there!

Welcome to the world Tristan!

 First feeding

His first photo shoot

And baby makes three :)