Trevin's Birth Story

Little Trevin James is here! And when I say "Little" I mean "LITTLE!"  Our boy came to us weighing only a mere 5 pounds which shocked us all!  We knew from the looks of my little tummy that he was going to be small but we didn't expect him to be THAT small.  BUT he's here and healthy, and we're super happy to have him as a new little addition to our family!

Trevin's little story begins really about 2 years ago with Dustin often saying how he was ready to have kids.  Me on the other hand...I wanted to wait until I was "ready"...(although now after having Trevin I realize you really can never be READY for kids, haha.)  So we waited.  And then, a brilliant plan sparked.  I could graduate with my Bachelors degree, AND have a baby, AND quit my job to stay home with the baby ALL AT THE SAME TIME.  Holy genius right? ;) So we "planned" it just right you might say.

Saturday, May 4th I graduated with my Bachelors of Science degree in Human Services.

Friday, May 30th my team at the University of Phoenix had a surprise baby shower/going away party for me.  It was awesome. They got me a cake, a baby swing, and had baby shower games all ready to go :). I was already dialated to a 4 at that point (confirmed at my appt the day before) and everyone thought for sure Trevin was going to come over the weekend.  Yeah... THOUGHT. ha.  I was super nervous because I KNEW he was coming soon!  I said my goodbyes to my team just KNOWING I would never see them again (they all knew my plan was not to come back after going on maternity leave).  Saturday comes...nothin.  Sunday comes....nothin.  So Monday morning I go in to work with a silly little smile on my face... "hey guys. yeah....still here.."  haha.  I got a lot of student applications and work done that day if any students out there care ;)

Tues morning, June 4th.
I had pretty heavy cramp-like feelings (contractions obviously) that woke me up a few times during the night.  I got up around 6am to get ready so I could leave for work around 6:45. As I start getting ready, the contractions get stronger and closer together.  I decide I'm having way too many not to be timing these.

k, there goes one.....
and another at 5 minutes....
another 6 min later....
another 4 min later.....
umm....
kind freaking out here.....
(but I'm still in denial.)
So I continue getting ready.

 I tell Dustin (who was still in bed since it was his day off) after 35 min has gone by with consistent contractions, "Dustin, I don't think I'm going to work today....."  Boy did that wake him up!

"Are you seroious? Are we going?!"

"No....not yet. The doctor said they have to be 5 min. apart for an hour...""  So...still in denial I continue getting ready insisting that we have to wait for an hour!

..... ok...it's been 45 min.... annnnd HOLY HECK THAT ONE HURT.
"Ok, DUSTIN! I am NOT going to work.  Grab the hospital bags! We'd better go!"  Contractions get stronger....(dude...total understatement.)   I call my manager and tell her I'm not coming in, as I'm fighting my way through the strongest cramp-like feelings of my life.  All I could think was "oh my gosh, it's time. He's coming."  I was nervous because I didn't feel like I'd read enough about what to expect and plan for, even though I'd read a ton.

We jump in the truck and Dustin is smiling ear to ear with excitement.

We get to the hospital and luckily know where we are going this time. (We went for a hospital tour a few weeks back and got lost...ended up in a completely different building even. I told Dustin "It's a good thing I'm not in labor right now or I might not be so nice about us having no idea where we're going." hahaha)

The lady that checked us in was nice but...holy cow, super slow.  I couldn't believe there was not a faster process to HAVE A BABY!! haha.

They get me all set up...IV in and stuff, and I'm dilated to an 8!  They start freaking out a little which made me freak out a little.  They said we had to hurry.  I was wheeled down the hall on a stretcher (SO like the movies) and asked if I wanted an epidural. The pain was tolerable at this point so I naively asked,  "Is the pain going to get worse?"  The nurse looked at me "oh yes."  ....gulp. ......"ok, I want one then." haha
The epidural felt WEIRD.  I always thought an epidural was a shot with a huge needle....but nope.  They literally had to stick this stiff string thing up my spine/back area, and I could feel it going in!  I had to tell the anesthesiologist if he was going too far to the right or left.  He kept going left and I felt a tingly sort of pain that I reeeeallly did not like.  BUT once it was in I was good to go, and all the pain slowly faded.  Even after the epidural was completely in effect, I could still move my toes, which I actually was quite thankful for. It meant my body wasn't dead. hahaha.

The nurse helping with the entire delivery, Ann, was really great and kept things humorous.  I kept getting cold and my body would violently shake.  A blanket helped but she said the reason I was shaking was because my body was basically going through shock and preparing itself.  She said my water should be breaking any time and quite frankly she was surprised it had not already.  She explained it was like a huge balloon filled with water and when it pops I would know. Annnnnnnddd a few minutes after she said that, yep, gushy water everywhere.  It just kept coming....and coming.... and as she ran for more and more towels I kept thinking that I was SO glad that that had not happened at work!!

She got me on patosin (spelled?) to help me dilate faster.  When she left the room, it was just Dustin and I. .....Dustin asked with an excited expression, "So, are you ready for this?"  "Well," I said, "is it too late to back out if I'm not?"   hahaha.

Ann came back and toher surprise and ALL our surprises really, said, "OH! you're ready!" .........uhhhhhhh..... wait what?  As she ran around the room getting towels and things, she said I had just won a bet. A few other ladies were also in labor down the hall and Ann had bet all the nurses that I would dilate and start pushing first.  And she was right. haha.  She gave me "pushing" instructions: when I "felt" a contraction (pressure) I should look up on the monitor to see if the lines were spiking.  If so, that meant I was having a contraction and I was to push kind of like I was constipated."  hahaha, oh heavens.  After a few pushes the doctor arrived. ...It was almost unreal.  I didn't FEEL like I was in labor...like any moment my son would come into the world.... clearly I had seen WAY too many movies where everyone is screaming and freaking out and the woman is dying with pain.  And I might have been that way but thank heavens for that epidural!  It made the experience sooo much more calm.  Between contractions/pushes we literally just sat there for a few moments in silence.  It was kind of funny really. 

A few more pushes and they could see his head.  I asked Dustin if he could see Trevin's head and he excitedly said he could.  I'm glad he didn't freak out like he had when we had watched the live birth on the internet.  We had wanted to get a feel for what labor would be like so we watched a live birth video.  When that baby's head popped out of that lady, Dustin FREAKED!  He literally grabbed his mouth with his hands and started saying "oh my gosh, oh my gosh." hahhaha.  I laughed soooo hard I almost peed my pants.  I admit it was VERY interesting to see a purple-ish/blue-ish human head pop out.  ....anyway...back to MY story.

The doctor told me he could see Trevin's head but that he would have to do a little snip so his head could come out.  Episiotomy, yep.  I of course was completely numb and didn't feel a thing but Dustin later said that it LOOKED like it hurt since he basically just cut me with scissors!!  (Oh yes, later when the epidural wore off it did indeed hurt quite badly but...here we are 3 months later and it's like nothin ever happened right? ;))

After the snip, I felt a release of pressure and the doctor said, "His head is out.  One more push."  ...And one push later our little man was here.  The doctor held him up...what a long and stringy little guy he was.  The doctor instructed Dustin on cutting the umbilical cord, and then the nurse wiped the white goo off him a bit and placed him on a towel on my chest.  I could not believe it. Nothing could have prepared me for that moment even though I had imagined that exact moment a thousand times.  He was here.  Our little Trevin James.  The tears came and I could only say "hi baby" over and over. The other nurses in the room helped with pictures which are pretty neat now to look back on:  (don't you just love my little edit to the pic below? hahaha)

 

But that's not the end.  They weighed our little guy....and little he was!   4 lbs and 15.7oz

 

The next little bit was kind of a blurr.  They cleaned Trevin up a little better and tried to get his temperature...but they couldn't.  Ann thought maybe the thermometer she was using wasn't working or something so she got another one.  But that one wouldn't read his temperature either.  They explained that his blood sugars were low and since they couldn't get his temperature they would need to take him down to the nursery in the NICU.  Ann had Dustin follow her to the nursery so we'd know where it was. ........They took Trevin and left and..... I was all alone.

annnnnnnnd..........WAAAA!!!  yeah, I totally BAWLED! (hormones, hormones, haha)

I was so sad though, for Trevin...feeling a little bit like I had failed to do a good job carrying him....and felt so alone in that moment.   Luckily a few minutes later Ann came back and kind of explained things to me which helped calm me down.  We moved over to the postpartum room where our "roller coaster" ride of both awesome and crazy continued.

Weeks 35- 39

Week 35:

Baby Center: Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon).  (crazy huh!?!) Your uterus — which was entirely tucked away inside your pelvis when you conceived — now reaches up under your rib cage. If you could peek inside your womb, you'd see that there's more baby than amniotic fluid in there now. Your ballooning uterus is crowding your other internal organs, too, which is why you probably have to urinate more often and may be dealing with heartburn and other gastrointestinal distress.

My Thoughts:  In my last school Bachelor's degree class, my classmates threw a surprise baby shower for me. (left to right:  Shelaine Viex-Wright and Ellen Bravo got me gifts, Ryan Landis decorated, and Claudia and the teacher and everyone brought food :)  It was super thoughtful and quite the surprise. :) I just love my little class! 

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Week 36:

Baby Center: Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long.  At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. You might also notice that your Braxton Hicks contractions are more frequent now. As a general rule, if you're full-term, your pregnancy is uncomplicated, and your water hasn't broken, your healthcare provider will probably have you wait to come in until you've been having contractions that last for about a minute each, coming every five minutes for an hour.For first-time moms, labor takes an average of 15 hours, though it's not uncommon to last more than 20.

My Thoughts:  Sometimes Trevin REALLY stretches out and it makes me tummy bulge all weird to one side like this.  Man, he is clearly running out of room in there! ;)

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Week 37:

Baby Center:  Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long.

My Thoughts: So.... I love it when I walk by ppl, they don’t just move out of the way…..they move WAYYY out of the way…like I’m 6 feet wider or something…. ;) hahahha.  I am feeling sorta fat, BUT pregnancy is SO a good excuse for everything right now ;)

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Week 38:

Baby Center: Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he is over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

My Thoughts:  So here I am at 38 weeks and I would honestly say that I haven’t had that “I’m DONE being pregnant” feeling….until today.  Haha.  My back hurts, I’m having Braxton Hicks contractions (about 1 or two an hour. Man those hurt!  Yes yes, I know it’s only the beginning….haha.) … I’m tired, I’m kinda feeling nauseous and don’t want to eat anything but an apple or carrot sticks….neither of which I have. Hahaha. Random.  I feel like I’m not as prepared for the baby as I’d like to be…  I still have to finish packing the hospital bag….and we are STILL waiting on the crib mattress to come in at which point I have to cutesify the crib :) ... and there’s still a few last minute things on my shopping list like nursing bras, a baby monitor, and lanolin. ……..   I know all these things CAN be done within the next few days if I put my mind to it and perhaps skip my naps but …I feel like we’re cutting it close!!  I mean, 38 weeks…Trevin could technically come any time! Crazy!!

……….ALMOST THERE!!!  2 MORE WEEKS!!! 

This picture below cracked me up . We don't have to prepare for the introduction of a new sibling...yet.  THAT should be interesting eh? :)

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Week 39:

Baby Center: Your baby's waiting to greet the world! (eeeekkkkk!!! :)) He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, about the size of a mini-watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.)

My Thoughts: He could come any day!!!!  Game face ON! :)

Week 34

Baby Center:  

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 

18 inches long.

How your life's changing: By this week, fatigue has probably set in again, though maybe not with the same coma-like intensity of your first trimester. Your tiredness is perfectly understandable, given the physical strain you're under and the restless nights of frequent pee breaks and tossing and turning, while trying to get comfortable.

 

Trev, 

You’re gettin big! I can feel you trying to “prison break” out of my tummy all the time! Hahaha.  I often touch my tummy and wonder if that bulge is your foot or your little hand… it makes me excited that soon I won’t have to sit around and wonder.  Your dad, oh my gosh, he is SO excited.  He’s ready for you to come like, right now.  :)  I feel like I’m still in preparation mode so….just wait at least 2 more weeks ok? Haha. I’m wanting to get your nursery all set up and perfect and ready for you, even though your dad says that YOU really don’t care, haha.  That’s true of course, but mom cares and she wants it to be perfect for you.  Your dad and I washed all the cute clothes and blankets you got from the baby shower.  (Dad does quite a lot of laundry and cleaning these days – so helpful!)   Last night we sorted all your clothes and blankets out and put them away in the dresser I painted for you, and the cute bins I got.  Everything in your room has its place.  I had to give your dad a little tour telling him where things belonged – “onsies and socks in this drawer, burp cloths and receiving blankets in the gray boxes, blankets in the big basket….etc.”  We’ll see if your dad can remember all that. haha. ;) 

A few days ago we took a hospital tour.  And it’s a GOOD THING cuz your dad and I had no idea where we were going, hahaha.  We ended up circling the entire hospital, and even parking over by the rehabilitation center and went inside (which is WAY far away from where we were supposed to be), before driving right back up to where we started.  And when we did, there was the sign: “Mothers and Infants” with a big ol’ arrow. Haha.  NOW we know and are prepared right? I told him it’s a good thing I wasn’t in labor or I may not have been so patient and PROBABLY not laughing about us being lost. ;)  So we get in there with a room full of pregnant women with their husbands, and your dad looked around and decided there were WAY too many hormones in the room!  Haha.  The tour was nice.  My favorite is the garden area right outside the doors of the hospital which is for mothers and their families.  It’s really pretty with trees and a little waterfall….it made me wish they had birthing tables out THERE instead of in a tiny room that will quickly be crammed with people.  I don’t like tight spaces….I’m not claustrophobic but I really like wide open spaces and greenery!

I read that it’s impossible to spoil a newborn.  OH GOOD!  Cuz you are going to be SO loved.  Your Grandma Teresa Boren will be a new grandma.  She’s excited for that title!  She’s always poking at my tummy when I see her and squealing that she’s so excited and can’t wait! :) Grandpa Darvil Boren is excited too, I just know it ;) 

You’re going to be the first little grandchild and the first great grandchild on my parent’s side. On your dad’s side you’ll be grandchild #23 or 24 I think…but Grandma Parris is still excited for you to come.  Whenever your dad and I are traveling to/from Thatcher, Grandpa Parris always tells your dad NOT to speed, and to drive careful because he’s got her grandbaby in the car with him. Haha.

Grandma and Grandpa Jerry and Linda Boren are excited to be OFFICIALLY dubbed the title “GREAT.”  :)  

Grandma Susan Belliston came down for your baby shower and planned and prepared all the food.  She did awesome and I wanted to just eat it ALL!  Cream cheese-filled strawberries, mini cinnamon rolls, lemon bars, yogurt parfaits, blue Hawaiian punch with sprite…. Yep, it was quite a feast which I’m sure you got a taste of, haha  ;)Grandma Linda Boren decorated.  She is QUITE the decorator—her house is so cool.  She made a big paper pennant banner and ordered you a little statue of a little boy fishing that’s sitting on your shelf in your room right now. :)

I’m getting more and more excited as it hits me when we’re out shopping for socks or a little bathtub and miscellaneous things, that you really are coming very soon.  I know you’re gonna change the lives of your dad and I, and I know you’re just going to make our little family that much more AWESOME!  (Cuz your dad and I are a pretty awesome team :)).  So excited to see you in roughly 6 weeks!  Love you already!

Love, Mom

A few sneak peek pics of the baby shower.  I'll post more when I get them from my mom. :)

Coming Soon...

I was reading a blog on my lunch and laughed so hard at this:

I painted this mirror we've had for forever and hung it in our mudroom.  I have to check myself before I head out the door.  Never know if there is going to be a dried cheerio on your bum or chocolate on your teeth.  Those things happen when you are a mom.

Dried cheerio on your bum eh?  ….I guess I’ll learn exactly what she’s talking about here in a few months ;) haha.

Weeks 27 - 33

 It's getting crazy trying to keep up with everything!  I'm getting more and more tired but seem to have more and more to do. Hence the sorta slacking on keeping up each week with pregnancy photos and updates.  Hence the 7 week compilation below. ;)

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27 Weeks

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29 Weeks 

I've been following a website called BabyCenter.com that shows how my pregnancy is progressing. It gives details on how the baby is developing each week and compares your baby's size to a fruit/veggie. :)

From BabyCenter.com:  
Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash—picture below)  and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain.

What’s currently going on with you:  Some of your old friends — heartburn and constipation — may take center stage now. (awesome huh?? hahahha)

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30 Weeks
Thoughts:  I swear this kid has no room to move around in my stomach.  He just gave me the hardest kick ever….so far.  His head is down low in my stomach and his feet are up by my ribs so whenever he moves I feel it in two places.  He’s getting stronger…bigger I guess is the right word.  Crazy to think that he’s just barely HALF as big as he will be when he comes out………. I don’t think he has much more room in there. 

 Dustin thought it was hilarious that I had a little "built-in table" while
I was doing taxes, so he just had to snap a pic :)

      
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31 Weeks

From BabyCenter.com

This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. (ahhh!! Haha) He's probably moving a lot so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is 
active and healthy.  

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32 Weeks
 
From BabyCenter.com 

 By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus.  You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb.  He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

How your life's changing:

To accommodate you and your baby's growing needs, your blood volume has increased 40 to 50 percent since you got pregnant. With your uterus pushing up near your diaphragm and crowding your stomach, the consequences may be shortness of breath and heartburn. 

Is your expanding belly becoming a pain in your back? Pregnancy can be a pain in the butt, and your lower back!  Growing a brand-new person is hard work huh?  ( hahaha. I love how they worded that.  This week was the first week I started having back pain.)

 

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 33 Weeks

From BabyCenter.com

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening.

How your life's changing: As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling.  (yep, starting to feel the waddling coming on...mostly a need to because of the back pain)

Bachelors Degree status...

So....you wanna see the current status of my Bachelors degree?

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WAHOOOOO!!!! Yeah that's right!!  Can I get a Hoo-RAH?! ;)

After years and tears of hard work, I'm finally DONE!!  :)  Thank you, thank you, no applause is necessary ;)

I'll officially "walk" at graduation on May 4th at the University of Phoenix Stadium to receive my Bachelors of Science in Human Services degree.  Pretty excited about it.  ....The fact that I'll be like 8 months pregnant and waddling all over the place should be interesting too. ;)

Tornado

My little brother Jared and his friend Bryson came and stayed a few days with me. One day after they got here, this is what my living room looked like............   And I keep realizing.... we've having a boy.....  ;)

Farmer's Market

Yep, all of this for $16 at the farmers market. Man I'm good ;)  My husband is so lucky to have me ;)

When I showed Dustin all this, he said "cool."  But ohhhh nooo, I was all prepared with DETAILS to tell him just how COOL this was. haha.  I told him that strawberries are about $1.50 each at a regular grocery store.  But at the Farmer's Market, they were 3 for $1.  And grapes, on SALE at a regular grocery store you'll get them for 78 cents a pound.  But at the Farmer's Market, it was 3 bags for $1  (we're talking 33 cents a bag!).  Comin right up..... fruit salad.......yummy yummy ;)

The items that cost me the most were the peanut brittle and bread cuz after all...they're not fresh produce. ha.

This week I plan to cook with eggplant and asparagus and sweet potatoes.... three things that Dustin like...never eats.  I'll sneak them in my recipes somehow....my pretty ;) (wicked witch of the west?........ ok anyway.......  That makes me feel slightly kiniving.....however you spell that ;).... but Dustin will thank me later when our kid AND HIM are so flippin healthy they don't even have fat to LOSE in a weight loss challenge. Hope this plan doesn't backfire  ;)

 

Dustin Quotes

My favorite Dustin quotes of the week:

“Trevin must get bored in there.  He’s just sitting and floating around doing nothing.”

“Trevin, you need to be nice to mommy and stop kicking her.”

After seeing and feeling Trevin poking out of my tummy pretty good:  “Hey little buddy.”

Putting his face down to my tummy and singing, “Treeeeeeevinnnnnnnnn, can you hear me?”

“You need to hurry up and pop outta there.”

“I’ll bet he’s just kicking because he’s trying to stretch out the little room that there is in there. Either that or he’s trying to get out.”

27 Weeks Pregnant

 

Perspective

Wonder What All the Ruckus Is?!

That would be my son....practicing for his big moment of shining star-dom at his arrival on June 10th....ish. HAHAHA.  I love this :)  I posted it on Facebook and couldn't resist adding a smart little caption:

"The doctor heard all sorts of racket at my check-up today so he took an x-ray.... ;) ....Total ninja all up in there.

Truly his father's child... ;)  

HE KICKED!

So on the morning I was 21 weeks along....I’m sittin there at work doin my thing and…………..

HE KICKED!!!  I felt Trevin kick!!!  (5 distinct kicks to be exact.)  

It was a very weird feeling.  And NOW I understand what the lady in the doctor’s office meant when she had said “sometimes with your first baby it’s hard to tell if it’s gas or if he’s kicking.” Hahaha.  It felt like little air bubbles but I knew it wasn’t when I had 5 distinct “bubbles”  ;)  

I have to say I teared up a little… not cuz it hurt, oh gosh no. haha.  But just because at that moment, it hit me more than ever that someone very small and special is coming very soon to join our little family… :)

Later that day I read a line in my pregnancy book:  “You may notice your baby’s movements have a pattern to them. For instance, your baby hasn’t been in movement for 30 minutes, then all the sudden he is kicking wildly. Unfortunately your baby may like to sleep when you’re awake, and then as soon as you go to bed, start his gymnastic routine.”   Hahaha, LOL.  That cracked me up. :)   Oh so many adventures pregnancy brings.

IT'S A............... :)

Two Sundays ago, Dustin and I went and took maternity/gender announcement pictures.  We stopped at the only place in Arizona where I KNEW the grass would be green: the golf course. haha.  :)  It has been raining all weekend but cleared up just long enough for us to take all the pictures we wanted.  

Dustin’s currently taking a photography class and loving experimenting with the manual camera settings.  He brought the tripod along and took all our pictures.  

And they turned out awesome :).  

 I then got onto a free photo editing website, picmonkey.com, and edited the pictures, grouped some into a cute collage, and emailed it out to our family members.  I also posted the collage on Facebook and within 15 minutes had 30 “likes” and/or comments.  People and their Facebook…tsk tsk ;)

Here’s our awesomeness :)

  

Song For Today: I Won't Give Up

So quite often Dustin will come across a Youtube channel of someone very talented and will play their music/videos all week long.  This week was Peter Hollens who sings accapella -- every part of a song, then layers it to create one awesome masterpiece.  Quite a talented guy with an incredible range. And holy harmony to the point of getting chills :)  Love it :) 

Of all the songs I've heard of his, this is my favorite.

Jason Mraz's  "I Won't Give Up."  Enjoy :)

Week 20-21

This week we found out our little baby’s gender………

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IT’S A BOY!!! :)

 

:) Wahoo!  We are excited! :)  We both KNEW it was a boy… it was a funny sort of feeling… Before we went into the doctor’s office, I told Dustin “It COULD be a girl…” but even while saying that….I didn’t feel that it was or even could be and told Dustin, “no…it’s definitely a boy.”  Hard to explain I guess.  Call it a mother’s intuition ;) haha.

This week, our baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana!  We saw him wriggling around and kicking in my tummy during the ultrasound so… I should start to feel him kick here pretty soon.

So this week , week 20, we are half way through! :)  woo!  …Only 20 more weeks to go………… which feels like forever but…I know it will fly by and little Trevin James will be here before we know it.  Yep, Trevin James Parris is the name.  Dustin tried to throw out the name “Tiancum” yesterday – just one last time to try to convince me that that’s not a hideous name but……….it didn’t work…….at all. ha.   

Right after we left the doctor’s office and confirmed our baby was a boy, we went SHOPPING! :)  We spent ahum….2 hours…. “In a store called Once Upon a Child” which is SUCH a cool store.  It’s kind of like a high end Goodwill – everything is in super good condition, and the focus is all kids/baby/maternity stuff.  We bought a pack-n-play aka den for ½ off what it costs at a normal store, and of COURSE we had to find little Trevin some super cute outfits.  Little little clothes.  I was holding them up and showing Dustin going, “Are they SURE this will fit a newborn baby?! It looks sooo small.”  Dustin, in his infinite wisdom ;) said, “well babies are small when they’re born so it should.” …………..(hahaha, thanks dear.)  haha. I quickly found out that I like the little man outfits.  NOT the clothes with weird prints or big animals all over them… but I like little button up shirts and vests.  I DO like elephants though so we got a couple outfits with elephants on them :)  I have never really looked at boy clothes before… with girls there is so much VARIETY! Headbands, bows, leggings, flowers, skirts, dresses…  and I had to keep myself from glancing over at the girl stuff as we were shopping, haha.  Dustin said that we would go broke if we were having a girl first, cuz I’d want to buy everything!! Haha.  Yeah….he’s right ;)  I mean, we already had to box up TWO whole tubs of girl stuff…clothes and room décor and store it out in our shed.  Perhaps we’ll pull it out in 2 years or so ;)  So for now… little man stuff it is :)  And I am perfectly happy with that :) 

Week 19

(Almost caught up to schedule)

On January 13th I was 19 weeks!

Thoughts from that week.

January 15th:

This week our baby is the size of an apple. He is between 5-6 inches long right now…  I keep saying HE cuz that’s what I’m thinking it is…  Just every time I picture the baby and a little one coming to join the family, I picture a boy.  So……….we’ll see if that “gut feeling” is right or not ;)  We officially find out at our doctor’s appointment on Monday though. Dustin thinks it’s a boy too.  Well, he’s been HOPING one so of course. Haha.  …Dustin and I both have Monday off work for the Martin Luther King holiday so the plan is to go to the doctor appt to find out the gender and then go SHOPPING!!! :)   Dustin is on board too (and he HATES shopping so I am very surprised! :))

I feel that knowing the gender will make it more real to me.  It will also help me get better prepared with room décor and cute fun stuff to add to my registry :)

The pregnancy book says that this week I may start having shooting pains if the baby sits on one of my nerves, and may also have back pain. Well…. check, check, double check.  Last night (week 19 on the DOT!) I started having back pain… I had to get up and get a pillow to put between my legs and a big blanket to lean against. Still didn’t work.  Coincidently this morning as Dustin was informing me it was time to get up and get to work, I rolled over to the most comfortable position I had been in all night and really didn’t want to get up cuz I was FINALLY comfortable. Ha

I had a shooting pain in my lower stomach last night as well..kinda felt some pressure and wasn’t sure if I should be concerned.  According to my book though, it’s normal so… great. Haha.  I talked to my co-worker who said from here on out it only gets worse………….. yay? haha.  Aw, but it will all be worth it in a few months so… :)

I’ve been feeling kinda nauseous this week too…I thought that only happened in the first trimester but twice I’ve had to tell Dustin to grab me a bowl just incase I threw up.  ….I never did, thank goodness.  But sometimes I wish I would so I could just get the yucky feeling outta there! Haha. Dustin keeps telling little baby to stop making me sick. Ha.

We are both excited.  Sometimes I get a little nervous… just realizing how big of a change this is.  Dustin on the other hand has never been anything but super excited…. Well yeah, that’s cuz he doesn’t have to go through this work! Haha. jk.  nah, we are both excited to start our own little family…  So bring on the adventure! :)

Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012

Christmas Eve
In a previous post I showed some pictures of our little Christmas Eve dinner we had...in our living room. haha. Here's some pics from that evening.  I just made up a little menu that I printed online, and served Dustin whatever he ordered. The "cost" of his food came in the form of "one kiss" or "one footrub", etc.  It was fun and he racked up quite a bill! ;)

....Cookies and milk....in case you're wondering why I'm sticking my hand in the cup. haha

Christmas Day

It was small and simple.

Or, in Dustin's words, "Well, I guess it's just you, me, and the fetus."  haha.

 I pulled out some decor and honestly didn't get too crafty with making anything.  Hey, I've been a little on the tired side so... not feeling to get my craft on.  ;) Our house was still all sparkly and spirited though.

As you can tell from the pics below, I'm still learning how to operate our camera... Dustin is teaching me but he's got a stubborn learner ;)

 

 

 Our little hot chocolate and mallow stand :)

Christmas was fun even though it was a little quiet.  Next year though, it won't be so quiet ;)
Dustin makes everything fun. Just look at how he wrapped the gifts. haha. Cracked me up.

Dustin wrapped up all cozy.
The heater in our house was not working right so it was FREEZING in our house!

Blankets from my mom, and.......the mess ;)

My favorite present from Dustin were some coupons that he made me.  1 was good for a day of baby clothes shopping with Dustin :)  One was good for a day of maternity clothes shopping WITH DUSTIN :) haha.  Another had several checkboxes on it, with each checkbox being good for an HOUR backrub and foot rub.  NICE!! Very thoughtful :)

I got Dustin some nice shirts, which he refuses to buy yet he so desperately needs.  I told him that these can't turn out like all the other shirts though -- with little stains on the front, or holes in them, or chlorine splashes on them from cleaning out the pool... haha.  MEN! ;)

I also got Dustin an add-on to his favorite board game - Dominion.  And some puzzle games/hand games he can play at work since he's constantly on the phone with crazy customers.  I figure he needs SOMETHING to keep his sanity ;)

Breakfast was....well...adventurous. hahaha.  Dustin used way too much batter in the waffle maker and.......holy overflow. hahaha.  I love his face in this one as he watches his cooking skills spill out onto our counter top, haha:



 I'm glad we had Christmas just the two of us, even though it was kinda weird....and sometimes boring....and weird without family.  Next year everything will be different...I'm sure we'll have lots of baby pics to share! ;)