4 months old!

Well tomorrow Truett will officially be 4 months old. He's getting so big and so verbal! We have had a couple of problems though. He's been breastfeeding for 4 full months. He has done great and grown so much. Which is why I don't understand why he now won't take it. He might for a couple of minutes and then that's it, no more. He will take the bottle with pumped breastmilk, so it shouldn't be a sore throat or ear ache. He might be teething although it wouldn't explain everything. He will eat a full meal when he's sleepy but only then. Ahhhh... it's frustrating. My supply is still up but in the afternoon when the supply is at it's lowest we have given him formula and he takes a good bit of that. At first he spit out the formula but now takes it pretty good. I didn't want to put him on formula until he was at least 6 months but now I worry he's not getting enough, so I supplement a little. I will say I've enjoyed breastfeeding more than I ever thought I would.

Truett is babbling all the time and loves to get going, really loud. Him and his daddy talk (jabber) and it's precious. He loves to get our attention and will squeal and look at us until we look at him. He rolls over from stomach to back, when coerced and often needs a little "help". He held his bottle last night for about 15 seconds (that's the first time he ever tried). He has been drooling a great deal and even has a little rash under his chin where it dribbles down. He also has had other teething symptoms (I won't go into details). He does not have inflamed gums, but chews on everything.


We are enjoying MO as much as you can with a 4 month old. We went to a really nice area last weekend. It was like an outdoor mall, with nice restraunts. We ate at a place called Brio's (Italian restraunt). I tried to convince Wayne to eat at PF Cheng but he wanted to eat somewhere we haven't been (I can't blame him). The food was great and we walked a good bit. Truett did great and only took one short nap while we were there, but fell asleep on the way home and slept for 1.5 hours then. Well that's about all. I hope we go home soon!

16 weeks!!

I'm back........ Hey, time flies when your having fun! Since the last time I wrote Truett has had his first Easter and first road trip. Now we are in Kansas City, MO with daddy for a CAT (astrophe). We spend most of the day eating, sleeping, and pooping. No, seriously we read books, learn spanish, work on our hand-eye coordination, holding our head up during belly time, rolling over, singing, walking, crawling, you name it and we work on it. Who does Truett think he is ... a baby!! Not at mommy's bootcamp! Hehe.... I'm so kidding. Truett thinks all we do all day long is play but I know secretly we're working.

I've been able to work out a good bit back home (Wayne relieves me for an hour) while I go to the gym. Up here I have Truett all day every day. So during one of his waketimes we go workout. Truett sings to me or the mirror and I run for 10 min and the stair climber 10 min, 6 days a week. It's not too bad. I've been able to lose a couple of pounds. I'm down to 113 lbs. which is still 8 lbs. from where I want to be in the end. I lost 3 lbs. in the last week, so it seems to be coming off faster now. I want to lose 5 lbs. while still breastfeeding and the remaining 3 when he's done, at about 6 months.


He has been on rice cereal for a couple of weeks now, and he's got the hang of it. We keep making it a little thicker each time and by next week we'll start on some veggies!! He loves "singing"
and playing with daddy in the evenings. We will take him to the indoor pool here in the next couple of weeks! He taked 2 really good naps during the day and 2 short naps. He is sleeping 8-9 hours at night. All credit goes to the book "Babywise" for helping me with his schedule.


He is about 14.5 lbs. and 25.5 inches. He has grown so much and is in the 75th-90th percentile in height and 50th for weight. He was so small at birth it's hard to believe how much he's grown, 6 inches!!! Well.... let me know if you guys have any questions. Hopefully I'll update more soon!!

The Fam!

Well, Truett is 7 weeks and 3 days. We saw our pedi on Thursday, he was exactly 7 weeks old. He was 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches. The last visit was with Truett at 10 days old and he was 7 lbs. and 20 1/2 inches. When we left the hospital he was 6 lbs. 1 oz. and 19 3/4 inches. He is doing well and is still breastfeeding exclusively.

We went to Memphis about a week and a half ago. Truett had 2 real good nights and one really fussy one. He did pretty good in the car both ways. I can't wait to get out more and exercise more. The workout facility that we usually go to won't keep any babies until they are 6 months old. So, until then I'll be working out at home (I'm ordering Yoga booty ballet). I've heard it's a good workout and I hope to go running a couple days a week. I have about 10 lbs. to lose and will take it slow so I don't lose my milk supply. After I finish breastfeeding I hope to lose another 3 lbs., I hope to breastfeed until Truett is at least 6 months.

My sister Nicole also had her little one. She was born February 23rd, 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches. She looks like her daddy, like a little Indian baby! I'll attach a picture. I can't wait to see her and my sister. We went through the whole pregnancy together and have a niece now! Truett will have someone to play with and hopefully grow up with. I think she's a little more "motherly" than myself. I tend to get flustered and frustrated, I'm very structured and scheduled. She is so easy going and has had many years of mothering. She practically raised me and my siblings (she was our little "Hitler").

I hope to write more later... hopefully he'll sleep through the night soon! He sleeps about 4-5 hours at a time and sleeps about 1.5- 2hrs. during the day, he take about 4-6 naps. I try to get those important things done at that time, like shower, eat, laundry, cleaning, and occasionally working out. It seems like it's never long enough. I hear it's all worth it in the end. I'm hoping it gets more worth it, soon!

Some up to date pics!!

We had a very sleepless first few weeks. Still some nights are better than others. Truett sleeps in 3-6 hour stretches. It's usually more like 4-5 hours. He has had a few bouts of colic. The Mylicon really works!! Since leaving the hospital we have taken lots of pics. I'll post some so everyone can see the darling.

Right now he is 5 weeks and 1 day. He is suppose to be taking his nap right now and is crying instead. Just about the time he should wake up he will be snoozing! We were tired of the sleepless nights and had heard about the book Baby Wise, we love it!

Labor and Truett!

At 38 weeks and 3 days at 5:30 a.m. my water broke. I had no other indication that I was in labor. Well, besides the Braxton-Hicks contractions (or at least I thought that's what they were). Turns out they were REAL ones. I thought for sure this was it, but at 11 am there was no change. The contractions were still not painful. I called my OB at 11am and she, of course, wanted to see me. She said that it was definitely my bag of waters that broke and my contractions were about every 3-6 min. apart. She put me on a monitor and everything looked good so off I went to the mall to walk. After about 4-5 hours of walking we,Wayne and I, were to meet her at the hospital to see if I had progress or if I would need to be put on the pitocin drip.

I was only 2 cm and 60% effaced so they pit drip was put on and off I went. The contractions were stronger but still manageable. After 2 1/2 hours on the drip they couldn't pick up Truett's heartbeat on the external monitor because he was right over a main artery of mine and they said I was very vascular. The nurse and OB said they had never seen this (not what you want to hear while in labor). So, they recommended an internal monitor. They tried it 4 times before being able to get his heart rate. I was in so much pain after that due to the stress the internal exam that was being done each time. He had a lot of hair so they weren't able to get a good reading. Finally they got his heart rate, but after so much stress and pain on me they turned me on all fours and gave me oxygen and put a ultrasound monitor on me to check on Truett. Truett had thrown himself into arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) due to the stress I was under.

I was taken off the pit drip and was told it would be better if I had a c-section then instead of waiting until the morning to have one. I was then at about 5 cm. I was so disappointed but after they told me they thought they were going to have to do an emergency c-section (where I am asleep completely and Wayne couldn't be in the room), I knew I was going to have a section one way or another. All of this after I had such a detailed birth plan and was going natural even on the pitocin. UHHHH... I was in tears.

So, off to surgery we went. Truett was born on January 25th at 10:50 p.m. with the cord wrapped around his neck twice. He was 6 pounds 8 ounces, 19 3/4 inches and a loud cry. His apgar score was 8 after 1 minute and 9 after 5 minutes. He was monitored all night to check out his heart and we were told in the morning he had no arrhythmia episodes. When we left the hospital he weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce. At his 10 day checkup with his pediatrician he weighed 7 lbs. and 20 1/2 inches. He checked out great and we go back in April.

OK, a little late!

So, I have not posted in quite sometime. Forgive me! I'm going to post a few prego pics, so you can see me before the baby finally gets here!

The one on the far left is me and Bethany the first week of January. So I was 36-37 weeks along and she was 29 weeks, I believe. The other pic, I'm in the pink shirt, was taken in Indiana and I was about 32 weeks.

The whole pregnancy was by the book, so I was totally unprepared for my unpredictable labor. I'll give you the labor story later.

32 weeks and going home :(

I began my 32nd week on Tuesday of this week! I can't believe I will have this little man within the next 5-10 weeks. I'm excited about going home for the shower and appointments but I'm so bummed about leaving Wayne here in Indy again! But not long at all until he's home, at least for Christmas. We hope he's home for good by the 20th of January because I'll be 38 weeks, and we don't want him to miss a moment of Truett's arrival. I can't believe when I get home I'll only have 2 weeks left to shop. I usually have all my shopping done by now, but it's kinda hard when your thousands of miles away from home and no way to get presents home if I buy them here!



My last shower is this weekend and my 32 week appointment is on Monday with my OB. I can't wait, it's been 6 weeks since I've been. So this should be interesting with my weight and belly measurement. I'll keep you posted. My goal weight is 123 lbs., last time I was 117 and I'm trying to keep a pace of about 1 lb. per week. If I hit my goal then I'll have gained 19 lbs. at 32 weeks, sounds good to me. I do feel like I've gained at least that much. I've been having a rough time at night, I guess that's God's way of getting me prepared. I now have to sleep on my sides there is no way around it. If I sleep on my back I can't breathe well, he puts pressure on my lungs. I won't even discuss sleeping on my tummy, I feel like I'm squishing him and me, although I did sleep on my belly until about 25 weeks. That is also about when I started to show 25-27 weeks. Now at 32 weeks I toss from one side to the other, and wake up each time I do. I feel like I'm pulling something if I lay on one side too long. SO that's the whiny pregnant lady's complaints.




I am so excited to see the finish line. I'm not going to have a camera for a while, I'll be at home with only a 35mm. But I'll try to get some shower pics and develop them for this blog. I hope everybody has a great weekend!

Cyber Monday and 31 weeks!

Well yesterday was suppose to be the biggest online shopping day of the year! Did you get some great deals, I know I looked but couldn't decide on anything. We also went "shopping" this past weekend and came away empty handed because we are not sure if Wayne will be able to drive home for the holidays or fly. If he drives in then he will stay at home, if he doesn't have his release date then he'll fly in and fly out for the holidays. So, we don't want to buy gifts up here only to have to ship them back home. Plus we really didn't like anything we saw.

Today I begin my 31st week, less than 10 weeks to go. Anywhere from 6-12 weeks away from a babino. Hopefully about 8 weeks is what we are hoping for. I go for my next prenatal on Dec. 11th and will be 33 weeks then, I'll also go two weeks later and then every week to see if I'm dilating or effaced. How exciting, j/k! I know then labor will be shortly thereafter. Yikes! I'm not ready. I still have all of my Christmas shopping and one last shower. I need to get my hospital bag together and all the last minute things for Truett. I'm ready to finally see the little monkey that's been moving constantly.








I read somewhere that I'm suppose to feel him move something like 10 times an hour. That would definitely be an understatement. I could probably count 10 times in 2-5 minutes at any given time. At night he slows down after I fall asleep, well, I guess he does because he doesn't wake me up. Then when I eat breakfast at 6:45 a.m. he's back at it, all day long!

I'm going to post a picture of my belly from the front, that is where I see the biggest expansion, he sits sooo low in my tummy that I'm afraid he will come out when he "drops".

Happy Thanksgiving and 30 weeks!!!

Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted anything. I have been home and without a digital camera and the "film" camera's battery is dead and we didn't have an extra one at the house. So, I made it back to see my hunny in Indianapolis. We will spend Thanksgiving together but without the rest of our families. While I was at home my sister and I had a baby shower. We had a great time together and was very sad to see that time pass so fast. I flew into Indianapolis last Monday and it was so great to see my baby (Wayne). I know when this baby (Truett) gets here it will be confusing because Wayne is my baby but Truett will be the baby, see why it's confusing.

Today I began my 30th week and I'm definitely popping, or at least it feels like it is. I had a good bit of discomfort yesterday and think it's because Truett is growing and my muscles and ligaments are having to cooperate with him. This week he should be roughly 3 lbs. and 14 inches long. WOW!! We almost have a newborn. Keep on growing little man! He should put on 6-8 ounces every week, so about a half of a pound each and every week. Now I know why I am stretching my ligaments. But, hey no sign of stretch marks -yet anyways! I've kept my skin hydrated but the water and weather up here are so different, it dries my skin out so bad. Wayne says his is dried out too.



Wayne heard yesterday that they are going to be closing the CAT office here soon. So, we are thinking around Christmas they will close everything down. A girl that got here the same day as Wayne got her release date, but no word on Wayne's release date. We will be ecstatic if he comes home for Christmas. I promised my OB I would not come back up here after my next appointment on Dec. 11th. I will be 33 weeks and will feel better knowing I'm closer to my home. I also have a baby shower on Dec. 9th, the day after I get back home. This is Wayne's side of the family and friends. I hope to keep you more updated now. So stay tuned.

Home... and missing Wayne!

So, I won't bore you with a sap story about missing my hunny. I went to the OB yesterday with my mother in law. I passed my glucose (diabetes) test and my blood count was borderline anemic, even after taking an iron pill every night. She said she is really glad I did start, but might need to double up closer to delivery time. We got to see Truett also. The ultrasound tech was a little nicer this time and she checked off the last couple of things she needed to make sure Truett had (3 vessel umbilical cord) and his heart rate was great! He weighed 1lb. 15 oz. and was only in the 35th percentile (he's going to be a small fry). She said he is growing just fine. She also said the average baby is now 8-8.5 lbs., so I should have a upper 6lb.- upper 7 lb. baby, if I go close to my due date. Let's hope so!! I also hit my weight goal, 117 lbs., that's 13 total. She also said because I get shaky as soon as I become hungry I probably am a little hypoglycemic. I carry a granola bar around with me at all times and she said "just make sure you eat soon or you'll pass out". That scared Mrs. Kim, but I reassured both of them I eat as soon as I'm hungry.

I went to my orthodontist today and had my braces tightened (yikes!!), and will get my bottom braces put on after my next appointment.

Wayne comes home in 2 days, that will be so nice. He gets 4 days off after working 30 days, almost straight (excluding Sunday's). He is excited about playing basketball and seeing his family and friends.

I will post a picture next time.... hopefully!! I don't have the digital camera with me.

I'm coming home!

Today I'm 26 weeks and I'll be leaving Indianapolis,IN on Friday, boo! I will be back home for a few doctor's appointments and a couple of showers. I'm giving a shower on one weekend and getting my first baby shower on the other! Wayne will come in on one of the weekends! I'll leave to come back to Indianapolis in 2 weeks, yay! I should be up here until early December and have to travel back home because I'll be 33 weeks along! I'm so excited about seeing Truett in the sonogram on Monday. I can't wait to see how much he's grown and talk about him coming quickly. I will give you more updates when I go to the doctor. Oh yea, this week up here in Indianapolis the high will be in the mid- to upper- 40's!! YIKES!

25 weeks along and sitting in the cold!

Yay... someone noticed! On Tuesday I began my 25th week and someone asked me "are you pregnant", I happily replied "YES!". That just made my day, maybe even my week! We have been here now for two weeks and the cold is miserable. I always said I love winter, but back home our winter consisted of 1-3 weeks like this. Here they have about 6 months of nasty, cold, and wet weather, yuck. Wayne has been working long days and long weeks. He definitely gets to do a ton of work while on a CAT. I don't think people understand the nature of his job. He works 10-15 hour days (depending if it's a new CAT or not), 6-7 days a week (depending on if it's a new CAT or not) and he may work 3-6 months, straight. Then he might be home for 2-4 months, but he never knows when they'll call or for how long he'll be gone. He had to leave within 24 hours this time and it wasn't even a new CAT (Catastrophe site). So he more than makes up for his down time. It's definitely not the job for a family man, we don't think Wayne will be here too terribly long. With Truett on the way it makes things hard for him to be there for all the new things that will surely happen! So, I go back home next Friday and see my ob the next Monday, I'll find out my weight gain, belly growth, get to see Truett, and take the glucose screening. I'll also be home for my first shower, I'll be 28 weeks! Yay!! Well, that's about it for now.



An angle view of my belly!

A side view of Truett's room!!

New belly pic!

Hello everyone- This is me at 24 weeks . MAN if he isn't growing than it's just me!!! I think people might be noticing I'm pregnant (they're still unsure to ask though) because I have seen a couple people look at my belly then look at me and smile.....I'm hoping that's what they're thinking. Well, I think Wayne will be here for a while. I'm going home for good early December and hopefully Wayne will be home shortly after (we're hoping before Christmas or right after). So he should definitely be home for Truett's arrival. He gets more and more excited as my belly grows. I think it becomes more real that there is a living breathing munckin in there. He gets to feel him kick at night laying in bed.... I'll spare you the sappy stuff. He is going to be a phenomenal daddy!! Truett thinks so already. I'll update you more with more pics hopefully this weekend. We are suppose to go to Indianapolis sometime this weekend. Take care

Indianapolis, HERE WE COME!!

So, Monday we got the call, Wayne was being deployed to Indianapolis, IN. For those of you who do not know, Wayne works with the CAT team for State Farm. He averages 180 CAT days which would,if he worked an 8-5, be 53 weeks of 40 hrs.. So, he works a great long time at the CAT sites. Indianapolis was hit back in April with a hail storm and then again in June. He is working in the Customer Service area closing files. He said it's not as bad as New Orleans. We are staying at the Residence Inn Marriott which is very nice compared to New Orleans great hotel. We actually have a kitchen and space to put our suitcases. You see our bedroom area, the room is a pretty big size. I'd say 400-600 sq. ft., just guessing though.





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I began my 23rd week earlier in the week and have felt like I've doubled in size (my belly). Wayne says not really!! I put a picture of me last night after we got in from Barnes and Nobles. We were able to go after Wayne got off of work. We couldn't take one together because the digital does not have a timer, but maybe we can take some pics with the regular camera and I can put them on here later. The picture of Wayne was after we got home (to the hotel) and he was working on the computer. He never poses for me! Most days this week I have spent a good bit of time rearrange my doctor's appointments and itinerary when I go back home in a couple of weeks. I also spend a great deal of time reading, writing in my journal and working out. I usually have some "to do" list from Wayne on helping him write some website pages for him and a friend. So, I don't usually finish everything for the day until about an hour before he comes home and then I usually spend that time getting ready for when he gets home (we usually go somewhere).

22 weeks and growing!!

It's been a few days since I wrote and I have grown a good bit (or it feels like it). I am in my 22nd week and in my 6th month. I feel Truett all day long. In the morning while lying in bed he gives me a few "good morning" bumps and by lunch time he gives me a jab or kick to let me know he enjoyed our peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. Last Thursday while Wayne and I was at my parents for supper, mom had lots of stuff to go through. We went through all kinds of clothes, hats, bibs, blankets, and more. We got this cute baby's tub that one of my nephew's used, that's one less thing on our registry.


Also, last Tuesday while we were at Wayne's parents, his mom gave us several packages of diapers, several reading books, and this precious outfit. Do you like it?
This is a picture of me from this morning after breakfast. Truett lets me know he is always with me. I began my 22nd week of pregnancy Tuesday the 26th.


This is one of the outfits we received from my nephews. The more we get the better, I know that little one will need to be changed often.
I hope everyone is doing good and have a great beginning of fall time!!!!!!!!!!

21 weeks!!

I'm in my 21st week and I'm feeling Truett every other minute it seems like. It is so amazing to feel him move and become so active. I wonder what his personality will be like: maybe strong-willed and loud or maybe soft spoken and shy.... either way I'm sure he'll liven up this home!! I found out yesterday that my sister who is expecting just a couple weeks after me is having a girl!! This will be the first grand daughter on my parents side... how exciting! I'm a little jealous, I wanted little girly dresses and cute outfits, and she wanted camaflouge and hunting gear....... God is so funny sometimes. I'm glad he sees the whole picture and doesn't give us what we want at the time we want it! I know when Truett and Kerigan arrive that we (my sister and I) will not be able to picture our lives without these two being exactly who they are.

I'm planning to have Truett au naturalle so I've been reading up on this for the last 5 months. I've read some really great information and if anyone else out there is going to go natural I highly recomend these 2 books:The Birth Book by William Sears,M.D & Martha Sears, R.N. AND Child Birth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read . Both are fabulous but if your looking for a week-by-week description of what you and wour baby are going through of course you will want to read What to Expect When Your Expecting but my favorite week-by-week- reading was Frankly Pregnant. I am about to read Husband-Coached Childbirth by Dr. Robert Bradley. My doctor tells me to read up on the natural labor subject, so I'm spending most of my time right now reading.

Halfway there!!!!!

Yay!! Today marks the 140th day I've been pregnant and just another 140 days or so until our little man is here!! We have almost completed our unpacking stage for our new house. We moved in on August 31st and have everything unpacked and ready except for Wayne's office. Although we are close there are still those small items in a couple of boxes. We spent this weekend looking for a rocking chair cushion (who knew it would be a hunt!!). Everywhere we looked the cushions were just throw pillows and no rocking chair cushion in sight. We found the one at Pier One after looking at Target, Hobby Lobby, Hancock Fabric, Wal-Mart and a few other places... so see what you think. Also take a look at my growing bump. The picture was taking today after returning from working out. Wayne and I go every Mon., Wed., and Friday to the Athletic Club at LC from 12pm-2 p.m and I go with Wayne's mom later in the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wayne plays basketball with some older and sometimes younger men. I usually strike up a conversation or listen to my ipod on an elliptical machine.