Rivalry..

Take a good look at him in that red, because it wont happen much ;)  but since he got it for Christmas we thought he should at least wear it one time!  His Carolina outfit is straight from Chapel Hill, our friends Kendra and Cody brought it back with them when they went to the Carolina vs. Texas game.

Infant to Newborn...

I skipped the blog for two months. And for good reason. It was the roughest month of my life. Looking back now though, there are things I want to remember from it.

-Postpartum is real and it does not discriminate on who it affects. It doesn’t care how good or bad your pregnancy was, it doesn’t care how easy or hard it was for you to conceive, it doesn’t care how perfect or imperfect you think your life is.  It’s deep and it’s dark.  It should be talked about more in public and without friends that were willing to talk to me about their experiences and help me realize I was not alone in feeling the way I did, I don't think I would have made it.   But I did, and I am so in love with him my baby boy!

-That being said, I do have the most amazing husband, family, and friends.  Having a sister that would drive an hour just so I wouldn’t be alone for a few hours makes me think about wanting to have a sibling for Taygan.  Then I remember all those times I wanted to choke her ;)

-Enough with the bad....my baby slept through the night for the first time!

-Having your child smile at you (without it being from gas) is one of the most incredible things in the world!

-He cried real tears for the first time at his two month shots. Which broke my heart.

-We celebrated our first Christmas as parents with Kendra, Cody and Harper. Harper and Taygan were precious together! And Taygan was spoiled rotten with all the gifts he got from our families; I am scared to see how much he gets in years to come.

Now on to 3 months...

-Just when you think your child is starting to develop a good "routine" something will happen and change it.

-A stuffy nose meant a 3am wake up for one week.

-We enjoyed lunch dates with our BFF’s, Candace and Cruz…well Cruz and Taygan slept so Candace and I enjoyed lunch ;)

-We moved him from sleeping in a little sleeper in his room to sleeping in his crib.

-The second night in his crib, he slept 10hrs!!

-He has the biggest smiles in the mornings when he wakes up, they melt our hearts!

-It is unreal how 6 bottles can turn into such massive amounts of poop.

-It is also unreal how quickly he can kick his feet and get his heels into that poop while changing his diaper.

-There is nothing more precious than seeing him sleeping in his crib on the video monitor.

-I went back to work this month, and may or may not have drove 80 all the way home when I got off.

-We are beyond blessed to be able to have moms to take care of him while we work. It is so comforting to know he is in the best hands...and be able to annoy them with text all day to check on him :)

-He loves his bath every night with his daddy. The way he looks up at him makes my heart flutter.

-He goes to bed each night around 9 and gets up around 730...for now, ha!

-He is getting taller by the minute. He is literally out growing outfits by the week.

-His favorite thing to do is lay under his baby Neptune and bat at the hanging objects.

-When he gets really excited he will kick his legs and try really hard to make a noise, I swear he is close to talking, ha!

-He loves to watch TV. Typical boy, I suppose ;)

-5 o’clock has a whole new meaning since it means I get to go home to his beautiful face!

We are beyond blessed with a healthy, growing baby boy and can't wait to continue to be filled with joy by him!!

Looking back on One Month

I only thought the time passed by fast while I was pregnant, the past month since we had this little blessing has FLOWN by. Here are some highlights and things I want to remember when looking back.

-We had Taygan and brought him home on the same Thurs and Sat of Oct that Kyte was born and brought home on 30 years ago

-The way my heart over flows with joy when I see Kyte holding him. Taygan is a spitting image of his daddy and it is precious to see him in his daddy's arms.

-I say a little thank you prayer every time Kyte comes in the door from work each evening. We have a friend who is deployed and he has a 4 month old, so the fact that we spend every evening and weekend together has a whole new meaning to me. Thank you to all our troops who sacrifice so much!

-My sleep has become much lighter, I swear I can hear him make the slightest little moan, my eyes just pop open!

-We have both been peed on more times than I can count. And I have been pooped on more than once.

-We like to pretend that when he is rooting for his bottle that he is giving us kisses. I cant wait for the day he really does give me a kiss!

-He is starting to recognize mine and Kytes voice when we speak.

-I have found myself listening to him and trying to figure out all his little cries and noises.

-His neck is super strong. He likes to keep it raised up and looking around while we try and burp him.

-Kyte loves to work on his grip and pretend that he is doing a pull up :)

-He might be the nosiest baby ever when putting himself to sleep or burping. He grunts like crazy.

-I had another first mommy moment at the doctor today at his one month check-up, Kyte had him in the waiting room while I checked in, and with all the other babies crying, as soon as he cried I knew it was my baby.

-I have also become more thankful than ever for having my family close to me in the past month, we would not have made it through it without them!

At his one month check up he was 9lbs even and was 21 3/4 inches long. Doctor gave him all A's and said he would see us back at 2 months for the dreaded shot visit.

We thank you all for you love and support!! We couldn't be happier with this handsome baby boy!

He has ARRIVED!!!

I promise to update the blog with all the details of Taygan Kyte's arrival SOON! But, for now I wanted to share a link to our youtube channel where we are posting videos of our little pride and joy.

http://www.youtube.com/user/nferrell04

This has been such an amazing journey and each day brings new amazing experiences. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, we are so blessed to have a healthy baby boy!

Sunday Fun...Happy Halloween!

Kyte and I decided to have some fun with the belly bump, so we headed to Michael's this morning and get some face paint. Above is his finished product! I cant believe how good he did with the painting! This is not at all what my pumpkin would have looked like if I would have done the painting haha! Below are a couple pics of the work in progress...

Kyte got the biggest kick out of how much it really looks like I am holding a pumpkin...

The pumpkin bump at 38 weeks...ready for him to arrive ANY day now ;)

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Fall, y'all!

Here is an updated bump pic, I am 37.5 weeks. Happy Fall!!

"Full Term"

37 weeks, technically "full term" :) We had our weekly check up today and this little fella is still down LOW. At our check up last week, it was confirmed that his little head was as down low as I feel like it is. Dr. Pestoff actually commented and said she wasn't sure how I was sitting up straight. I was a just a finger tip dilated at that appointment, but good news is, is that he is head down and fully engaged. Today at our appointment, before Dr. Cobb did the "check" he measured my belly and was concerned for a brief minute that I wasn't measuring where I should be. He said that he hoped that Taygan was just so low that it was throwing off my measurement and sure enough HE IS. His comment was "you poor soul, this baby's head is awful low". After checking, he said he could just give me a little more than a finger tip as far as being dilated. My cervix is still towards the back and he said it may have a hard time coming forward due to the pressure the baby's head is already putting on it. So prayers please that it moves forward and begins to dilate so this little dude can arrive the way he should :) Here are our stats from the appointment yesterday at 37 weeks 2 days:
Weight Gain - 16lbs
BP - 100/60
Belly Measurement - 36 weeks, again due to him being so low
And his heartbeat was "perfect" according to Dr. Cobb. I had a pretty good idea that Taygan was down low from the pains I have been having throughout my pelvis. I can feel him move around very low and it is sometimes followed by a sharp, shooting pain. My hips are also starting to ache a little, hopefully that is because the dilation process is starting. I don't mind the pain as long as I know progress is being made, ha-ha! I am thankfully still sleeping pretty well, or as well as one can with 3 or 4 bathroom breaks a night.
We are getting so excited to meet him!! I cant wait to see what this little guy who kicks and rolls around in my belly ALL the time looks like. He is such an active baby! Dr. Cobb said that I feel a lot of his movements because my fluid levels are so good. I swear I feel him moving around just about every hour of the day, and he seems to be still at night when I sleep. I can only hope he stays on this schedule...prob wishful thinking I know.
We go back next Tuesday for our next weekly check-up, in the mean time I will be praying that my cervix moves to the front and begins to dilate so we can get this show on the road :) Taygan, Mom and Dad are ready to meet your sweet little face!!