Don't Stick Your Nose in Our Business!

All about Roy

2011-06-01T14:57:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my baby boy is two now. I'll hopefully get pictures of his birthday loaded soon (but please don't hold your breath). My friend Sam took this picture and it shows the true Roy through and through. His face is always dirty because the best foods leave a mess behind and he is too busy going to stop and get himself washed. He loves to be outside (the picture is him in our pasture) wandering to his heart's desire and splashing in every puddle in sight. Thanks to a new birthday present he also spends lots of hours "mowing" the lawn,driveway, carpet, anything he can push his bubble mower around. The days where his indoor personality mom keeps him inside he loves to watch "Manny or Woody" aka Handy Manny and Toy Story, though recently we added "Bugs" (A Bug's Life) to the mix. I'm sad to say that when his shows come on he doens't clap his hands and say yeah anymore. I guess being 2 you're just too cool to show general excitement. I'm getting sad just thinking about all the little things he doesn't do anymore. I guess I should move on to the classics that will never go away. He loves his fruit snacks and pudding. In fact he's starting to try to climb the panty shelves to get them himself, thank goodness they're spread far apart. Funny thing about climbing: he has no idea that you could try climbing out of the crib. He just yells for me, lets me know he's up, but most mornings and naps I have to wake him up because it's time to go or he's been asleep for 3 + hours. I know I have a good sleeper, keep in mind though, it's only when he's already asleep... Getting him there is a whole other story. He'll sit on the floor building with his legos, his preference is building airplanes, he likes to read books and drive his trucks all over the living room and kitchen. He has the back up beep down pat.
Roy is one of the happiest, sweetest boys ever! He always runs to help his cousin Autumn if she ever falls down, chanting "help" the entire time. The cutest thing is that she'll sit there waiting for him to help her. I think a little bit of his Uncle Brian is in him, he makes all sorts of mouth music and sounds (sometimes even with a binky in his mouth). I could go on and on about him and all his loves. He really is the greatest little guy a mom could get.

MORE PICTURES!!!

2010-11-15T12:28:00.000-08:00

The past YEAR!!!

2010-11-15T12:15:00.000-08:00

I'm going to try to be better about blogging, we cancelled our dial up because it sucks after having high speed, but I'm going to bring the laptop to mom's on the days Roy is at his other Grandma's. So long story short... I'll fill in what we've been up to later, here are a bunch of pictures.

INTERNET!!!!

2010-06-22T15:37:00.000-07:00

Scott and I have signed up for the internet. At this point we're just waiting for our little kit so we can get hooked up. I'm so excited for it to come. I have so many cute pictures of Roy, plus his birthday and little movies of him to brag about. So be on the lookout!!!!

How can you blog without the internet?

2010-04-06T08:31:00.001-07:00

For those of you who haven't heard, my little family and I have moved to the sticks. To better give you an idea, a bumbper sticker can describe it perfectly "WHERE IN THE HE** IS GOBLE, OR?" Scott and I are hoping to get in the swing of it all and once we have a better idea of how much we're spending in electricity and groceries we hope to get the internet hooked up. Until then I have to be on the ball enough to get our laptop (it has all the pics in it) all set to make a trip to town so I can update to fullest extent. I have some good movies of Roy's mischief. Love to all who read us.

1st SNOW

2010-02-15T11:43:00.000-08:00

I think I have a snowbuddy on my hands!

The Gun Club!

2010-02-15T11:36:00.000-08:00

Roy is just like his Papa, a gun lover. He didn't hesitate to help Scott clean this shotgun he borrowed. Though Roy mostly banged different parts together. I know Scott can't wait for Roy to big enough to go shooting, but I think Roy can't wait either!

8 MONTHS OLD

2010-02-15T11:16:00.000-08:00

At least I'm a little ahead and he's not quite 9 months old yet, as opposed to his 7 month post that happened after he was 8 months old.
Roy is getting so big. He crawls everywhere. At first he stuck with the army crawl, but has now mastered true crawling, though he reverts back to the army crawl when he's after something specific and needs to get it in a hurry. His favorite and only real sound is "BUH". He says lots, but it's mostly sounds, screeches and growls. Roy still isn't too big. We're wearing both 6-9 month clothes and a lot of our old 3-6 month stuff. I have had to put away a few pairs of pants that were getting to the high water point. He's no shrimp boat by any means, and he's not fat, just a nice solid, little man. He's full of smiles and loves everyone!

Christmas at Home

2010-02-14T20:29:00.000-08:00

After all of our running around to celebrate, we were finally home, and made it just in time for presents! (Lucky us that Maeli slept in) There aren't any pictures of Scott or I opening our stockings and presents, but we can all admit, IT'S ALL ABOUT ROY! This Christmas thing was down pat, by now. Except that all his presents seemed so cool to him that he wanted to play and stop opening. Luckily some of his presents required assembly, so Roy and I kept opening and Scott did what papa's do best, put stuff together. I have a video to upload of Roy and his plane. I really wanted Scott and I to pick out Roy's Christmas present together. It was a big fiasco at Target (too many crazy parents raiding the toy aisles), so we stopped at Freddies on the way home. Scott picked out this plane and it has been Roy's favorite ever since. I think I have a little pilot on my hands.

A Goble Christmas!

2010-02-14T19:50:00.000-08:00

We stayed in Goble at Scott's parents (as to be there bright and early for Christmas morning). The night was cold, Scott got up about 4 am to build a fire. His original plan was that someone would come down at 6 and he would throw another log on, but we all slept until later and the fire died down quite a bit. But Royboy didn't mind. He was in his new fuzzy Christmas jammies. Everyone got their presents opened and played with and Grandpa (Ron) made us pancakes for breakfast. Delicious!

A Merry Christmas Eve!

2010-02-14T19:39:00.000-08:00

We had Christmas Eve at Grandma Hooker's as usual. This was Roy's first opportunity to open presents. He did pretty good. Mostly though it was about getting Autumn.

SANTA CLAUSE or...

2010-02-14T19:01:00.000-08:00

BUDDY BEAR

Our vote is for Santa (grandpa). Though we were awake for Buddy Bear, our excitement for Santa competely wore us out. However Roy was able to convey is wishlist to Santa through soft snoring, because he managed to get everything he could want and more!

7 Months!!!

2010-01-27T19:16:00.001-08:00

I know, my buddy is actually 8 months old now, and yes these are his 7 month pictures. Because of that, I'm not really going to journal. Just enjoy looking at the super cute pictures!

Catching up

2010-01-24T20:39:00.000-08:00

I don't want to just fill you in because I have some cute pictures of what we've been up to, just know that soon the blog we'll be caught up. I don't want to skip anything or just lump them together because Roy is just too cute to not have lots of pictures posted. I guess this is my downfall from getting a new camera, I don't have to load every 20 pictures anymore. So thus I don't get new posts done. But they are coming, I promise, we'll be caught up before he's 9 months old. Promise, promise, promise

He's Just TOO CUTE!!!!

2010-01-24T20:28:00.000-08:00

"Can't I please open my prestents?"

It's tree time

2010-01-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

On behalf of it being Roy's first Christmas, we all trekked out to the hills of Deer Island, to get the Christmas tree. Roy held the seat of honor upon his Papa's shoulders so he would be able to point out the best one. After he did, Scott and Grandpa set about to cut it down. But of course we weren't going to let them have all the fun, so Roy and I trimmed up the end a little. Grandpa and Scott carried it out, Grandma paid, and we headed back to St. Helens to give it the 24 hour laying behind the shop treatment before decorating. A most productive trip!

Sweet Potatoes and Turkey for Everyone!!

2010-01-24T17:27:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our day started with breakfast at Uncle Joe's and then off to Great Aunt Jill's for dinner. Roy was happy and charming to everyone. He had his babyfood Thanksgiving dinner, I tried bites of mashed potatoes, but he didn't seem to care for them (probably because I don't do gravy). And I had a plate full of all the classic side dishes, my favorite, yumm! Scott was there, just spent most of his time outside, the house was pretty stuffy and he doesn't like huge groups of people where you can hardly move. He did however step in to be our photographer.

My How He's Grown part II

2009-11-24T21:57:00.000-08:00

My How He's Grown

2009-11-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

6 Months Old

2009-11-24T21:25:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that it's been 6 months already. He is getting big and learning to do so much and what he can't do he really wants to. He's 15 lbs. 5 oz and 26 inches. That puts him at the 14th percentile for weight and height he's in the 30s'. Roy love talking and singing along whenever someone else is. He sits and plays with his toys and is starting to let Mom and Grandma get stuff done. Papa and Grandpa are highlights of his day. He loves when they come home and he has his men to play with. My little buddy really wants to start crawling and I'm sure that when he does, he'll make his way over to something and pull himself up. He thinks he's ready for big boy stuff. I want him to stay little and as immobile as I can, because I'm positive that once he's on the move, there will be no stopping him.

Man's FOOD

2009-11-24T20:57:00.000-08:00

I in no way as his mother condone such behavior. But he's so stinkin' cute, I couldn't say no.

Two little Giraffes and Trick or Treating

2009-11-09T21:19:00.000-08:00

Thanks Aunt Brandi for our super cute Halloween costume. As luck would have it Aunt Darla bought Roy's cousin Autumn the exact same costume. So our little-uns got to be twinners. Autumn is five weeks younger than Roy, so her sitting-up abilities are not as up to snuff as ours. They were both so cute, as you can see. We were invited to eat dinner with some friends, then we walked back to our house to get some pictures of our zoo animals and for Grandma Terry to get to see the babies together. After that we walked to Uncle CT and Aunt Laurie's house. After that we parted ways and Scott, Roy and I trucked on to the Beatleys' for some trick-or-treating. (for anyone who's confused, Roy is the giraffe on the left)

Apparently Halloween wore us out. He missed most of the walk home to sleep on his Papa's shoulder.

It's the GREAT Pumpkin Roy Brownlow!!!

2009-11-09T21:01:00.000-08:00

We bought Roy a giant pumpkin at Safeway to go along with the smallish medium ones that Grandpa grew in his garden. This thing was big, Roy could have easily fit inside it and I could hardly lift it even after the thing was hollowed out. Scott cut off the top for Roy so he could get the guts out. After Roy got his hands gooey and tried to eat it, I put the kibosh on that idea and told Scott Roy could be an observer, but not a participant. I'm sure that'll come up at his future therapy sessions, but I couldn't think about my sweet baby getting all gross and pumkin gutted. Plus you know that Mom is the one who would have to scrub it off after all was said and done with the guts having dried out on him. Not what I call a happy ending to our family night. So Roy posed for a few shots, then watched his Papa make him one happy jack-o-latern.

You can't tell but Scott and Roy are on the right side of this picture. Roy just stared at the "pumpkin with fire in his eyes" (no worried Uncle Brian, no bad dreams)

5 months old!!!

2009-11-07T21:41:00.000-08:00

"Hey, look, my bear has shoes." I love watching all of his new discoveries.

Hi everyone, it's me, Roy. I told mom I would take care of this post since I'm getting so big and can do so much now. Food tasted real good. I ate all my vegetables so I get tasty fruits. I sit up but I have to stare at the ground. When I look up I fall over. I like my seat with toys, Mom calls it an exersaucer, I call it fun. (But sometimes everyone wants me to play in it, and I don't want to. So I cry.) Grandma Terry is taking good care of me. I sleep real in her arms everyday. Sometimes for a long time, sometimes only for a minute. I'm getting bigger and stronger everyday. Soon I'll beat Papa up and get Grandpa with spiders. BYE EVERYONE! LOVE YOU!

BROWNLOW Look-alike Meter

2009-10-10T18:33:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Vintage photographs - Last names

Rolling Over ... Take 2

2009-09-30T21:06:00.000-07:00

Watch and see!!!

FOOD!!!!

2009-09-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Our doctor told us that we could go ahead and get started on food. So Roy and I had an excursion to Wal-Mart to pick up some rice cereal. I'm not sure if picked the most opportune time to feed: He was starving. But at first he seemed intrigued by the spoonful of slop I shoved in his mouth.

However, it did not take long at all for Roy to realize that this in no way compares to milk. For the most I think it had to do with milk keeps coming, this goes slower and he has to be more patient.

Eventually we both kind of got the hang of it. He calmed down a little, and I shoved it in as fast as I could. It only took one night for me to learn that we need to eat the good old fashioned way before we start in on this new aged spoon stuff. But he is slowly getting the hang of it. I've been playing with the consistancy. Not too sure which way to go, thick and he doesn't open his mouth wide enough and it all ends up on his upper lip, runny and it all dribbles down his chin. Either way, he does not like getting his face scrubbed when we're done and parts are dried on. (though the dried on parts are usually his forehead or hair after he tries shoving it into his mouth with his hands and then rubs them all over his face)

A Great Big 4 Month Old

2009-09-29T20:16:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my sweet baby is already 4 months old. He's a whopping 13 lbs 10 oz and 24 1/4". His shots hardly fazed him. He cried at the pokes, but calmed down relatively fast and only had a small drop of blood. (the first time he got shots he cried and cried and we had blood on his onesie and my pants) Mom says he's finally getting a schedule, at least in the morning. Roy wakes up with his papa's and is all smiles for us. He loves his papa so much that he turns away from breakfast to smile at him. He stays up for about an hour and is back asleep. No matter how long he sleeps in the morning, 10:00 is naptime. And of course no matter if he just had a bottle or not, when I get home for lunch he needs to nurse. Mom calls it his comfort nursing, it's just part of the routine. The afternoons are still a mystery; they change day to day. But no matter how rotten and crabby he is some days. I still love my little buddy. But who can resiste that happy naked baby. I love that his bear is finally leaning against him, I seem to recall Roy using the bear as his prop for his 1 month pictures.

He's cute with clothes, but I couldn't resist the happy naked boy.

Rolling Over ... Take 1

2009-09-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

Roy learned a new trick for my birthday. He can now roll over from his back to his belly.

Unfortunately I didnt' realize you can't rotate video to be the right direction. The next one will be up right.

Just a little Talking

2009-09-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

This is just a little dose. Normally he talks a lot more, but like Maeli, he doesn't want to perform for the camera.

Game Camera

2009-09-09T15:36:00.000-07:00

Scott may be mad that I'm posting this without him, but he hogs the computer when he's home and I don't get to blog much. The game camera is something Scott has always wanted and after much going back and forth about wanting it versus needing it, he won and got his game camera. I admit I've been skeptical about it. A $100 thing strapped to a tree in the middle of the woods that will take pictures using a motion sensor is not my idea of a need, nor a wise investment. I keep thinking that it's going to get stolen and it's not going to work out the way Scott wants it to. But after a week on a tree in the woods, up above where we were married his camera caught something, black bears.

What a BIG Boy!!!

2009-09-09T15:24:00.000-07:00

Roy is almost 4 months old, and just starting to outgrow his 0-3 month pajamas. He has room in the body to put on weight, but his legs and arms are just too long. I don't have issues with my baby getting bigger but I keep stuffing him into these pajamas as soon as they're clean because they are mine and Scott's favorite. Our little monkey is too darn cute and looks so sweet in his pj's. We went to Wal-Mart to see if they had anymore pairs like them for future growing, but ours is out. If any favorite aunties happen to come across a pair and want to jump up in status with Roy send 'em our way. And if not, I'll just have to have another baby! For curiousities sake I tried a 3-6 month onesie on him the other day. It is most definitely hanging down between his knees.

Movies

2009-08-29T22:23:00.000-07:00

I've been working on getting a movie of Roy talking to post, but the little stinker will be talking so cute and as soon as I get my camera he stops and just watches me. I just need to be sneaky like Beth is with her kids and get him while he's focused.

3 months old!!!

2009-08-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

"Hey, who's this?" Roy finally realized that he's been sitting next to his bear for his monthly picture.

"Got my bear and I got my fist."

"Well, maybe I need both fists."

Roy is getting so big. He's a lot more vocal, he'll sit and just talk and talk and talk. His 0-3 month clothes are finally filled out and looking good, some of his pajamas are even getting too small. At his 2 month appt he was 10 lbs 13 oz and 23 inches. It's the 13th and 27th percentiles, so still a little guy, but he's the handsomest little guy I know. I'm so amazed by how much he changes every day. He has really started to hang onto things. His favorites right now are his burp rags and his blue elephant in the carseat. And his smile lights up the room. I come home from work and just "Hi Buddy" and he gives me his biggest grin. I love it!!!

Back to Work

2009-08-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

I had the "pleasure" of going back to work this past week. It's depressing to leave Roy, but he's in good hands. Scott and my mom are each watching him. They're doing a great job, even though Scott just puts Roy in his crib at nap time and lets him cry himself to sleep. It is what our doctor told us to do and Roy doesn't cry for too long before he settles down, but it makes me feel like I'm missing his milestones. Not sure that it's such a great milestone the first time they cry themselves to sleep, but it's a small glimpse at what's to come. Plus I seem to make it home just in time to enjoy his fussy time before bed. The work part isn't so bad. I get to see Roy on my lunch break and feed him and I'm pumping so the day really gets broken up and moves along quickly. Except that last half hour, it kills. I'm enjoying catching up with my coworkers and the gossip that I missed. Nonetheless, I would rather be home holding Roy and watching Baby Einstein.

WILD COW MILKING

2009-08-06T14:18:00.001-07:00

Scott's cousin Luke had asked him if he wanted to be part of his wild cow milking team in the rodeo this year. I'm not sure if all rodeos include this event, but ours does and local businesses sponsor teams. Scott's team consisted of himself, Luke and Dr. Fowler the large animal vet.
Our rodeo has two nights, and they were in each. The first night, their team came in third and won $30 each. Luke was on the head of the beast and Scott was holding her tail while Dr. Fowler did the milking. From the pictures you can see that it did not work out so well for Luke. So for the Saturday night rodeo Luke told Scott he would be on head. However they decided that both of them would hold the head. With both boys manhandling the cow and Dr. Fowler's quick milking skills they finished in about 8 seconds for first place. Their pot was much bigger and they walked away with $120 each.
It was exciting and fast and I think for 8 seconds of work and $120 bucks maybe we should join the rodeo circuit and and I can be a professional athletes wife.

TWO MONTHS!!!!

2009-07-29T14:45:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my little man is already two months old. The time has gone by way too fast. I go back to work soon and before I know it he'll be huge and practically taking care of himself. He already is rolling from his belly to his back and pushes himself around with his feet.

Pullman

2009-07-11T15:34:00.000-07:00

This is my sister's cute house. Beth and Jeremy invited Scott, Roy and me there so spend the fourth of July. Of course they had alterior motives; they wanted to use Scott as slave labor and have him put a roof on their carport.

Jeremy helped a little, just kidding, they both did lots of work.

Since we had the boy cousins together, Beth and I used the opportunity to give them a bath together. They played the usual boy game and kicked each other in their little packages. Probably why they were both crying by the time they got out.

Some of Beth and Jeremy's friedns invited us over to their condo to swim and eat pizza. Tucker was a good boy and slept in his carseat so his parents could swim, Roy and I sat out and watched everyone else, though I didn't mind in the least. It was shaded at the pool and Roy was good and just watched his Papa swim.

And of course since it was the 4th of July we did lots and lots of fireworks. We went to the friends parents' house that we had met swimming. Between everyones purchases it was quite the show. Especially since we were in Washington and didn't have to abide by the stupid Oregon laws of nothing over 8 feet.

It was a really fun weekend for both of us. Scott worked really hard, but enjoyed getting to work with wood connecting the carport roof to their house. I played with my sister and got to eat lots of good food. Beth marinated the best steaks ever, too bad she can't remember what type they were. Our plan was to come home Sunday, but Scott wasn't going to leave until the roof was done. They finished Monday in the early evening. That was lucky for me, because Sheila and her girls had just gotten there for their visit and I was able to get to play Phase 10 with her and Beth while the girls played. However the game took us hours between pausing to start dinner and take care of crying babies. A great little holiday weekend!

Baby Einstein

2009-07-11T14:05:00.001-07:00

This is my baby, and yes, he's watching TV. Well to be exact, it's Baby Einstein, which is helping his brain developement. More importantly though, he's being good and quiet. If I wasn't busy taking pictures, I could have been doing something productive. But he was too cute and I couldn't resist watching him watch his movie!

Our Sleepy Boy!!!

2009-07-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

Megan loves Roy

2009-07-10T18:53:00.001-07:00

Everytime Megan comes over, she has to hold Roy. She whines and whines until she gets her turn. It's so cute, as soon as she spots him, her eyes light up and it's a beeline for the "BABY".

Roy does pretty good as long as he's been fed and is in a content moment.

Unfortunately, once Megan is holding him, his content moment goes away!

I Fixed it

2009-07-09T21:38:00.000-07:00

Expect pictures soon!!!

Failed

2009-07-08T17:17:00.000-07:00

The test didn't bring back anything. So apparently I can do a new post, but I have no way of putting any pictures or anything on. Hopefully I can figure it out soon, because Roy is getting big and I have lots of cute pictures of him to put on.

2009-07-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm testing this post, I tried something with my blog and it made all my icons on my post editor disappear. So this is to only see if this actually posts or not, because the problem is only on my laptop. My blog is completely normal on any other computer.

A New Cousin!

2009-07-03T11:33:00.000-07:00

"That's my cousin?"

Autumn Grace Breedlove: June 26, 2009; 7 lbs 3 oz 20 inches; Congratulations Chance and Melissa

CAMPING!!!

2009-07-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

These are a few pictures of a camping trip we took to Spruce Run with Scott's family. We went and bought ourselves a ginormous tent (we intend to fill it with lots of kids eventually), loaded up the truck and were off for two nights. Roy did really well. It was huge advantage having Grandma Sue there, I basically only had to feed him and go to bed with him at night. Of course there was all the packing and unpacking I had to do for both my men, but it was worth it. The weekend was a ton of fun, Scott canoed down the Nehalem river a few miles over and over again, he set crawdad traps for a crawdad feed, and I got to just relax and not worry about all the things I should be doing. Weekends away from home start and end busy, but the middle is wonderful!

A 1st Father's Day!

2009-07-03T10:57:00.000-07:00

For our first Father's Day I think it was successful. Roy had gotten Scott the "Papa's Special Day" and "Just Me and My DAD" so they could sit and read together. Scott was excited to get presents, but wasn't as excited that I had to document the occasion with pictures. I think that he was pretty thrilled with his first Father's Day as a father though. I used the opportunity to use buying him some clothes he needed as gifts! Roy watched him open his presents with all the enthusiasm he could muster.

2009-06-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

These are Roy's official pictures for his 1 month birthday. Scott and I made the bear for him at Build-a-Bear with a gift card Aunt Jill had gotten us (she got the outfit to go with the card) and I figured he would work good for our monthly pictures. I wish I would have brought him to the hospital so we could have started with his birth, but I guess starting at 1 month is pretty good. My little guy is eating well and growing a little each day. He's at the odd point of newborn clothes being a little snug and 0-3 month clothes being a lot baggy, but no matter what he's my handsome little man.

I don't know why I always post my pictures in the reverse order, I guess I'm a smidge computer illiterate. He started on the left right side of the bear and started crying, so then I moved him to the left and he was more content.

2009-06-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

First Bath

2009-06-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

All clean and shiny!

Getting dried off is not as good as getting being in the tub!

Oh, this feels nice!

So Roy actually did enjoy his first bath. He only cried when I first put him in the water, but then settled down right away, so don't let his face fool you, he liked it.

THREE WEEKS!!!

2009-06-09T21:54:00.000-07:00

Our baby is three weeks old today! We celebrated by getting out his Baby Einstein play mat. Roy didn't cry so that's a good sign. Scott showed him all the stuff that he had to play with, but Roy seemed a little more interested in staring off, I think he may have been watching TV. Plus we also for another treat for the little man, we went to the credit union today and opened his cub club account. Grandma Terry had us leave his Bear Bank on her desk so she can have somewhere worthwhile to put her change. We'll see how long before it's full!

Tongue Tied

2009-06-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

You would think that Roy has been through enough in his first few weeks of life, but not my tough guy. He's conquered one feat after another. Since he wasn't back up to birth weight at his two week appointment, Scott and I had to bring him back in a few days later for a weight check. Well what was supposed to be a quick little task turned into an afternoon excursion. First Roy wasn't even close to being back at birth weight, he had actually lost an ounce weighing in at an even 7 lbs. So the advicd nurse had us stay for an appointment with our pediatrician who would be available all afternoon once she was back from lunch. So we went and had his blood drawn for his second PKU test while we waited, then we checked back in for our appointment. Dr. Mehta and the advice nurse decided that we should see the lactation consultant in the mean time. When we finally got in to her she weighed Roy again and then gave him a once over. The once over was when she informed us that our little man was tongue tied and that's probably why he wasn't back up to birth weight, his tongue was keeping him from being able to really suck when he was nursing. So I fed him and she gave us 2 oz. of formula to also supplement him. Then we met another pediatrician who was able to take of his tongue by snipping his frenulum (the piece of tongue underneath that holds it in your mouth). So after facing down a circumcision, a case of thrush, Roy had his tongue clipped. He handled it like a champ, hardly crying. And now he is eating great, he nurses and then has a small bottle of formula, and he's up to an amazing 7 lbs. 11 oz. Our little buddy is getting big!!!!

THRUSH

2009-06-09T13:25:00.001-07:00

My poor baby, at just over a week old he was put on his first antibiotic. His tongue looked like it was covered in cottage cheese, plus there were spots on the roof of his mouth and inside his cheeks. But don't let the pictures fool you, the thrush didn't seem to bother him much, I had to snap these when he was hungry so you could see inside his mouth. Plus after his nystatin it's almost all cleared up.

New post.

2009-05-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

There is a new post, but it's one I finally finished editing so it posted with it's original date. It's right under Home Sweet Home!

Home Sweet Home!!!!

2009-05-21T15:33:00.000-07:00

We made it home safely. I only had to have Scott pull over once to check if he was still breathing. Our little guy is such a sound sleeper, now only if we could stop being nervous parents and enjoy the quiet and get some sleep.
In the 3 1/2 hours we've been home, Roy has had quite the fanfare coming by to see him. Lots of Aunts, friends and Uncle Joe. It sounds like my boy is hungry, I'll update more about the delivery for those of you who want details. Until then look at my good lookin' guy.

How Roy Got Here!

2009-05-20T16:26:00.000-07:00

I'm sure by now most of you have heard the story of the delivery, but I figured I better get it posted before I start forgetting the details (HA, like that will happen anytime soon!). So after a doctors appointment Monday afternoon (5/18), being a eleven days overdue, and dialated to only a one and a half/two, I told my doctor I wanted to be induced ASAP. She called the hospital and they said we could come in at midnight. Scott and I went to Red Robin before going home to sit and wait. Finally we made it 11:06 and Scott said we better take off.

We arrived at the hospital right on time (parking is really good in the middle of the night) and headed up to the third floor maternity ward. The gal at the front desk perked up and asked if we were the midnight induction. We signed in and were shown our room. Our first nurse, Sascha, got all the monitors hooked up, my IV put in and at 2:00 am she put in my cervadil. I had Scott bring the wii with us and he played bass fishing, though he felt bad that I was laying in bed and he was up playing (I didn't mind in the least). About 3:30 we decided that we were both tired and ready to try and sleep. I woke up at 4:40 in horrible pain and my loving husband was out like a light and completely out of reach. So I did what any good wife would do, I suffered in silence. Sascha checked me at 5:30 just before her shift was over and I was still a two. My next nurse, Denise, was really sweet. She got the shower turned on for me and put a chair in it. I sat in there and ran the shower head across my belly trying to relax a little. After contemplating it more than once, a lot more than once, I decided to get the epidural.
The anesthiologist came in and after a short time I was nice and numb from the waist down. The worst part is the initial poke and getting the shot of novacane to numb me up for the catheter. And compared to the contractions, the epidural was nothing. For those of you scared of needles, I didn't even see them until everything was all done and they were laying in the tray and I could move from my little ball curled into Scott's lap. After that I layed on my side and relaxed. I was able to sleep for a while. Lisa Bayer, the midwife who would be delivering Roy, came in at 9:00 to take out the cervadil and check me. Scott and I got a great surprise when she told us I was dialated to a 7! She was going to break my water then, but the rest of the team was in surgery and wouldn't be done for another half an hour. She came back at about 9:45ish and I was a 9. The little tool was even needed to break my water. It broke when she checked me. About another hour later I was a 10 and ready to start pushing. Pushing was a different experience. Holding my breath for the count of 10 and pushing that whole time, with everything else numb, I really felt the pressure in my face. But after an hour of pushing, and some assistance from the vacuum, our little guy was finally here. And he is perfect! I held my sweet baby on my belly and cried. He's the perfect blend of me and Scott and we couldn't be prouder.

Labor

2009-05-19T05:11:00.000-07:00

This isn't fun anymore! They gave me cervadil about 3:00 this morning. Scott and I were awake for a while after, however he was snoring away at 4:40 when my eyes flew open from all the pain. Though I haven't been checked and don't have the doctors opinion, I'm 1,000,000%positive this is labor. I really don't like it!

The Hospital!!!

2009-05-19T01:46:00.001-07:00

We are at the hospital, all checked in and waiting to start our induction. We got here right around midnight, Scott is bass fishing on the wii, and I'm lying in bed wondering why IV's sting so much when feel good and go by unnoticed when you're sick. So far my opinion of labor is the IV is the worst part, I'm sure I'll be singing a different tune once the pitocin is going and doing it's job. I'll do my best to keep you updated as long as I can.

Roy's Room

2009-05-13T19:08:00.001-07:00

This is Roy's diapering area. I know it's not a changing table, but we have limited space, and hey, we're not high maintenance, the bed is good enough.

These are Roy's friends, eagerly waiting for him to join them in the crib!

This is the overall view of Roy's room. It's more of a little nook really, but it's his space. His toys, clothes and everything else he needs is tucked nicely into it. Ironically it's the same littel nook I had when I was a baby.

(I had to do something for the blog since we're not having a baby at the moment)

Still No Baby!

2009-05-12T19:33:00.001-07:00

We went to the doctor this morning. I'm still only a 1, 70% effaced, and Roy is at -1 gestation. We have the option of scheduling an induction after Thursday, however we go in that day for a non-stress test. They're just going to hook up a fetal monitor and watch things for about an hour, see if we're actually doing anything. I'm tired and a little uncomfortable, but I still haven't ruled out waiting until he decided it's time. We'll see how the next day and a half go.

Getting Ready for Baby!

2009-05-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

These pictures are about 8 weeks old. I'll try to get some of more current ones of everything all done so you can see our cute littel nursery nook, and picture of my big belly for all or your curious eyes.

Well, we're coming to the end of our fourth day past our due date. I feel little twinges here and there, but so far nothing significant has happened. Scott took me for a drive on a logging road he's dubbed the "agitator". Apparently it isn't quite agitating enough. We go to the doctor in the morning, my hope is that she'll say we need to get to the hospital or at least go walking at the mall and come back after lunch to get checked again. But seeing as how I'm following family tradition, she'll probably send us home and schedule another appointment a few days out. I'll try to be good and keep up with this blog and let everyone know how we're progressing, so check often!!!!