What's up

Tuett is 2 months old now! That first month truly was a blur. The second month has been much more memorable, meaning I am not in such a thick fog anymore. He is still waking up a few times a night, and for a while there we were getting some GREAT stretches, but he must be hitting a growth spurt or something b/c we are back to some frequent wake ups. At least he does not have day/night reversal anymore - he is pretty good about eating and going right back to sleep. Except last night he was up from 4- 5:30 am. Not sure what was up! He did sleep in till 8:45 though =)

In cute milestone news...he is SMILING and laughing now. His laugh is more like a giggle, it is so adorable. And his smile just melts me. He doesn't smile at me or anyone else yet...he just smiles at everything - the fan, the walls, the windows, art work, etc....so sometimes it looks like he is smiling at me but I know that's not quite it, not yet, but it must be around the corner. He is just practicing.

He LOVES being on his changing table. I have 2 canvases I painted with some wavy lines and he is mesmerized by the colors (light blue/white/dark brown), and could lay their all day kicking and talking to his paintings. I confess I have brought reading material into his room and have stood beside him for 20 minutes reading while he is just having a ball.

I also noticed he has vision. This little man is discovering his world now...and ever since he has been fighting sleep - he just does not want to stop taking it all in. So we did have a nice night time routine and then bam, he would be asleep...now we follow the routine (bath, jammies, dim the house lights, eat/rock/sleep)...but instead of ending with sleep he will doze off then his little eye balls will pop open...he then can cause himself to get overtired and cranky while fighting this sleep, so it's been fun figuring out how to prevent this...The boy does enjoy being in slings, so luckily I can tote him around or bop/dance with him in the sling and he will eventually doze off, sometimes it's just tricky getting him to stay that way when he isn't in the sling. My good boy is taking a nap in his crib right now though, so I can't complain.

The Birth Story

Well, if it weren't for Truett I probably wouldn't even have this blog, so why not start with his birth story.

Summary of my pregnancy: I was just a few days over 36 weeks when my water broke. Up until this point I had a really great pregnancy. I was able to run and run/walk during the 8 months leading up to his birthday and overall I just felt good about being pregnant. I know a lot of preggo chics don't always feel that way so I feel pretty lucky. I also had a deep appreciation for a healthy pregnancy since a few months prior I had a miscarriage. Truett truly is a blessing!

Anywho...so my water breaks sometime in the middle of the night on December 22nd. Everyone who hasn't had their water break asks if it is like it is in the movies...you know, the gush of water. Well, when I first woke up I just felt a trickle...and I thought there was no way it was my water...so I rolled over and went back to bed...a few horus later I stand up and there was a gush...not like it flooded the bathroom floor or anything, but enough to know I wasn't dreaming.

We head to the hsopital. At this point I am now second guessing myself...I don't feel any contractions (in fact, I never even felt any at any point in the pregnancy..like I said...it was smooth going up till this point!) At the hospital they check me and sure enough I am in labor, although I still don't feel it. We are there all day....I am just slowly progressing....so fast foward they start me on pitocin when I am about 3 cm. I still don't feel contractions...I take a nap, wake up...and now I am feeling contractions. I am about 5 cm. The nurses are ready to give me the epi but I want to wait - it feels kind of cool in a totally weird way to feel contractions and have a bit of control...Ted helps me breathe through them...finally I am about 7/8 cm and realize I need to get the epi now b/c I DO NOT want to feel anything while pushing. The epi goes smoothly, Ted and I nap for an hour and when we wake up I'm 10 cm and ready to push. Truett arrives after 4 contractions, so about 10 minutes of pushing and he is in this world! I am so glad it is not all a blur...I remember every minute of it. Truly an amazing experience.

After 24 hours of labor Truett Riley arrives:
12/23/08 at 1:38 am
5 lbs 9 ozs, 18 inches long