Tanner James {photobomb}

I guess now that Tanner will be 2 months old on Monday it's about time for me to update this thing. 

10/20/11

Tanner was born on Wednesday August 24th at 12:37pm. He was 7lbs 4oz 20 1/2"

fresh out of my belly

my boys

 

the first time I got to hold him

family

Kenzie and Tanner

Papa

Nana

Auntie Kelly

Daddy

Great Grandma Laine (aka Gaga)

my beautiful babies

perfect

Tanner is growing like a weed. At his first newborn checkup he was 5 days old and was down to 6lbs 14oz. Two weeks later he was at 8lbs 10oz, the following week he was 9lbs 13oz, and at his one month he was up to 10lbs 4oz! He's a great baby, fussy at times, but I think that is because he has a milk allergy. I nurse 100% so I had to cut dairy out of my diet and that made a HUGE difference. He had developed a really bad rash, which his doctor named "baby rash" but it was all over his entire body. Once I was off dairy the rash went away. 

We go for Tanner's 2month checkup on Wednesday, I can't wait to see how much he's grown. He loves to "talk" and he smiles all the time, REAL smiles, not reflexes! :) Kenzie had a hard time adjusting at first but now things have been going a little more smoothly. She still refuses to use the potty but she is in swim lessons and is doing awesome. I'll leave that to another post.

Tomorrow!

This belly will be gone tomorrow!! I can't believe its almost here. 24 hours from now I will be in the hospital preparing for surgery and as long as they're on schedule I will be getting cut open around noon. :)

I can't wait to meet my little guy, see his face and finally give him a name! <3

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The countdown has started.

I have 9 days left.


NINE!

I am having a scheduled c-section on Wednesday August 24th.

I get to cuddle my little boy in 9 days and I can hardly believe it. Right now he's making me as uncomfortable as he can by stretching out and pushing on my stomach. I love him<3

I've started getting as much done as possible after my 2 1/2 hour stay in the L&D triage  last week. All my lab work came back completely clear and the nurses were confused as to why my doctor sent me in. SUPPOSEDLY my blood pressure was 140/100 at my check-up and after she gave me 3 whole minutes to chill out, surprise surprise, it didn't go down so they insisted I go in and get monitored.

 Have I mentioned that my doctor's MA has high blood pressure readings, therefore it's been "high", according to her MA, every freaking time I have gone in. It's so frustrating. I don't have ANYTHING else going on, no swelling, no protein, no vision issues and no headaches. Let me finish cooking this baby without any added stress!!

I am worried at my 38 week appointment on Wednesday they will have me go in again and I am determined to put my foot down. "If you're going to send me to the hospital again I better be delivering this baby, I AM NOT GOING IN FOR MORE MONITORING!" (that's what I want to say if they tell me my BP is high again. We can't afford all these random trips to the hospital because the MA is lazy and doesn't correctly read my BP. Phooey.

Okay, end rant.

I am so completely excited/nervous to be the mom of two. This is going to be quite an experience :)

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In the home stretch.

I just passed 35 weeks of carrying this tiny little man in my uterus.

I'm exhausted. I can't sleep. My entire pelvis feels like it is going to break into a million pieces every time I move or even sneeze. I'm completely ready to have my body to myself again. I know it will be a while until I'm back to "normal" but I'm not concerned about that right now.

Kenzie was progressing really well with potty training for a bout a week and then decided she's just not interested. She still goes poop with no problems, she just straight out refuses to pee in the potty. She's a strange one I tell ya. I.can't even remember the last time I changed a poopy diaper, which I am thankful for. I feel like we're more than halfway there so I'm happy.

Our backyard finally got landscaped and we love it. We get to go outside and enjoy the summer without leaving our home. We have a water table and a little blow up swimming pool for Kenz to enjoy and she sure does have a blast back there! :)

I will be 36 weeks on Wednesday and I have a checkup that will.start my weekly checks until I have this little booger. I'm so anxious for her to schedule me for my c-section already so I can kind of have an idea of when he'll be here, I'm sooooooooo excited! :D

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30 Weeks!

29Weeks 6Days

I officially hit 30 weeks tomorrow! I can hardly believe it. This pregnancy started off very slow and now that the warm months are here it is flying by. We will get to meet our son in 9 weeks!

I've had some issues with high blood pressure but my doctor has me on medication twice a day and that has kept it more in the normal range. At 25 weeks I was sent to L&D triage to be monitored for my high blood pressure and it has gotten better from there with a few tweaks of my medication dosage.

This little guy is a mover and a shaker. He kicks every so often but he's more of a stretcher and wiggler.

I'm starting to feel the effects of the third trimester in full gear. I am exhausted. I have to pee every 5 minutes and my body is starting to ache. I know I can get through this, it's completely worth it too, and I'm definitely not complaining. I love being pregnant. I'd do it 2 more times if Russ let me ;)

We are STILL working with Kenzie on potty training. She would get the bug up her butt to do it then suddenly lose interest. These last few weeks we have been pretty consistent with trying and she is slowly improving. Today she told me three different times she needed to go so we went in and she did her business, no accidents. I am trying this potty chart now that if she gets 10 stickers a day she gets a special prize. I have stocked up on special dvd's and puzzles for when she can accomplish a day's worth of potty training. In order for her to get a sticker she needs to tell us she needs to go and her panties must be dry, no accidents if she wants a sticker. I think this will help a lot. Wish me luck! :)




Happy First day of Summer!!

Father's Day

Father's Day

More than halfway there at 20weeks!

I'm almost done baking this little baby boy! I can't believe in 19 weeks or less, hopefully not much less, this little stud muffin will be here in my arms. I did a side by side of me pregnant with Kenzie at 20 weeks and one with this little man at 20 weeks, which I just hit yesterday.The picture with me pregnant with Kenzie was right after my breast biopsy. I had a lump removed after the biopsy at 6 months pregnant. 

 I am feeling really good lately. My lower back has been achy and this little man is lazy, he must be tired from all the growing. I only feel him twice a day, mostly at night when I  am trying to go to bed. Maybe this is a sign that he is going to be a laid back baby. One can only hope :) His kicks are getting stronger but still can't feel them from the outside yet. My regular clothes are just now starting to get snug and I've switched to my maternity jeans to be more comfortable, although they are still a bit big on me. I go for my anatomy scan soon, I'm hoping he's still a boy! :)

It's a...........

                                   BOY!!

We got to see our little boy, who wasn't a bit shy! We saw feet, hands, heartbeat, he sucked his thumb and kept rubbing his head. I can't believe we will have one of each!! :)

Now to start choosing names....