Mom Blog

It's official, my blog is now a "mom blog". You know, the kind of blog that's all pictures and funny stories about their kid(s). Get excited...it's going to be good :).

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things have been a little crazy around here. Let's just say Dominic likes to be held. A Lot. He also likes to cry. A lot. I asked Tyler the other day how our parents did it with six/seven kids. He said, "It gets easier?" I told him I wasn't so sure about that. Let's just pray not all our kids are as high maintenance as this guy! We sure do love him though.

He's six weeks old today and has sure put on the pounds. We went to the doctor on Thursday and they weighed him in at 11 lbs 2 oz. Only three and a half weeks ago he was only 8 lbs 4 oz! Just yesterday he started smiling, like for real smiling, not the I just passed gas or having a dream smiling. It's super cute and yes mom, I will try my best to capture it on camera!

Well, here are some pictures...

This one is when he was only two weeks but I had to post one with his monkey Otto that Grandma Weathers got him.


Bath time with Daddy. He loves baths.



This boy will sleep pretty much anywhere...except HIS bed. He also doesn't like being swaddled.

Our bed...


Couch...

Boppy pillow...(Check out that double chin!)

Swing...

Bouncer...

Final Photos

I just got the final photos from our little family shoot we had taken a few weeks ago. Noelle did an amazing job! Dominic was not quite 2 weeks old when these were taken and he looks so tiny. Already he has grown so much!

Anyway, here are a few of our very faves...(You'll also notice I used on of the photos as my new blog header.)












I put all the photos on facebook if you want to check them out.

Just a Liiiittle Bit More

For those of you who have never seen my husband eat a meal you are missing out on quite an experience. He never ceases to amaze any first time observer how much food he can put into such a thin frame. Really, it's comical how many comments he gets about how much he can eat.

Well, I guess we can now say, "Like father, like son"! The last few days he's been going through a growth spurt and I can't keep up with the kid. I'm trying not to supplement as much as possible, but I can't go a day without giving him at least two bottles. Our little man is getting some rolls to show for it, too. I looove his baby rolls so keep them comin'!



LOVE the lower lip. So cute.



Our son is gonna be a baller. :)


Sunday outfit.


Tyler's parents are in town lovin' on their new and only grandchild.




Oh yeah, some of you are probably a little comfused by the post title...

One of the first times Tyler ate at my parents place with my whole family we had fried rice. My dad makes the best fried rice! Anyway, all of us were done eating at the table and just chatting when Tyler sheepishly started serving himself up some more rice as he said, "Just a liiittle bit more". None of us could help but laugh at the third large helping he just piled onto his plate. Just a little bit more, huh? Ha ha. I love my husband :)

Future Model?

We did a new born/family photo shoot this morning...it was quite the experience...

Just down the street from our complex is a community college surrounded by fields of little sunflowers and trees. It was the perfect location our photographer found for the shoot! After parking our cars in the college lot near one of the fields we walked through part of the field and a cop showed up. We assumed he was just checking to make sure we weren't making any trouble. When Tyler told him we were out to take some photos the officer advised us to go to a different location. He informed us there was a momma bobcat with a couple of cubs living in the grove of trees right there. YIKES! He showed us a much safer location in a nearby field.

Noelle (our photographer/one of the other wives out here), wanted to start off with some naked baby shots. When we stripped Dominic down he decided it was a good time to pee. Boys! After cleaning up that mess we put him in a fur blanket in a basket. He was too hungry to cooperate so I picked him up to feed him and he had peed all over the fur blanket! After feeding him we decided to try and take some pics of Tyler holding him naked. After only a few minutes Dominic decided to pee all over his dad. Crazy kid! After finishing those photos we did some of me holding him naked and can you guess what he did next? Yep, he peed on me too! Seriously, how much pee can one new born hold in his tiny bladder?!

After a lot of cleaning up, feeding, and calming down a crying baby we finished the shoot. My mom took a bunch of candid shots on my camera while the real photographer did her thing. I thought I would show you a few just as a preview to the real deal.









I did a little editing on this photo. I thought about making it my new blog header but decided to wait for the really good pictures we get back from Noelle.

A Few More Details

OK, now that things have calmed down a little bit I can blog about how everything went down...

It all started with a doctors appointment on Friday. My doctor was kind enough to strip my membranes to help bring on labor a week early. My mom was coming into town on Wednesday and I wanted our little man to come before then. That day I had mild and random contractions that went away as the night came. Then by 7am on Saturday I was having more contractions, but thought it was another false labor or just early signs of labor and I had plenty of time. By 8 am I had taken a shower and my contractions were already 5 minutes apart and coming on strong. I woke Tyler up and said, "We need to go to the hospital. Now." He was shocked and jumped out of bed to get ready for a crazy weekend. After running around the house packing my bag we finally headed out of the house at 9am.

When I got to the hospital I was in some serious pain. Who knew contractions would be so painful?! Ha ha. I don't know how some girls get their picture taken in their hospital robe looking all cute and ready for labor/delivery! By the time the doctor came and checked me around 11am or so he said it looked like I would be delivery this baby by 6pm. After that I got a much needed epidural and tried to take a nap. (Turned out my anesthesiologist was a Mormon from Idaho. What are the odds?!) My mind was too busy thinking about the delivery and meeting my baby that the actual sleeping part of the nap never happened. The nurse came back in to check me at 2pm just to see how things were progressing. She was surprised to tell me I was ready to deliver right then! So, I started pushing and they called the doctor. He actually had just left the hospital and had to turn around and come right back.

I pushed for about an hour before the doctor had to finally use forceps. By 3:05pm little Dominic was born. He actually didn't scream and cry that much. He has made up for it since then though! Tyler was pretty surprised to see what a baby looks like straight out of the womb. Poor guy lost a lot of blood in the face! But, he still cut the umbilical cord.



I stayed in the hospital until Monday and what a relief it was to get out of there! Since getting back a lot of the wives out here have been bringing dinners by which has been so helpful. Also, my mom has been here since Thursday the 16th which has been even more helpful! I haven't been doing super well so we haven't gotten out much. Yesterday we did get to go shopping at the amazing outlet mall by our place. Other than that and grocery shopping we've stayed indoors.

Dominic is still sleeping through the day and keeping me awake at night. I'm tyring to nap during the day, but one two hour nap a day and no sleep at night isn't really cutting it! Hopefully we will get our sleep schedule figured out sometime soon...(crossing my fingers!) He does love to pee on whoever is giving him a bath and I have to say he's got good range! Just ask my mom ;). The best though was when Tyler picked him up in the nude and he pooped right in Tyler's hand. He literally had a handful. It was hilarious!

Anyway, here are a few more pics for ya:


He's a multi-tasker. Not everyone can suck their thumb, pick their nose, and flip you off all at the same time!

6/11/2011

He's here. He's adorable. I'm exhausted. We're all happy.



Dominic Tyler Muir:
Born June 11th, 2011 at 3:05 PM
7 lbs. 9 oz. 20 in. long



More to come...

Last One

My mom said she needed one last pregnancy pic. I was reluctant to take another one...I'm feeling like a whale at 38 weeks now! I can hardly move with this baby all up in the ribs all the time. I've gained nearly 40 lbs now. Yikes! I weigh as much as Tyler and you all know how tall he is. The last week or so I've been retaining a lot of water which my feet and ankles are the proof of! (You can see how puffy they are in this pic.)


I usually don't wear this shirt anymore because it is too small, but I thought the tightness would be better for a belly photo. (Thanks chels for lending me some maternity clothes...they fit for a while!)

Also, one last "family" picture before it's not just the two of us anymore.



AND, I had to post this picture to show off the beautiful earrings Tyler got me for our anniversary. The stones are peridots...my birthstone :)



One last thing, this is the forecast for the week...



The only reason why the temp is only 86 right now is because it's 10am. Pray that this baby comes early so I don't have to endure the heat being pregnant any longer!