Much Needed Update

Wow! I don't think I've ever gone this long without updating my blog. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Between bringing a new baby home, my bedroom ceiling starting to cave in, and my basement flooding, I haven't had time to update. I'll write about part of what has happened now.

Let's start with my favorite, Tristan. =) He is doing so well! When I took him to his two week appointment, he weighed 8 lbs 9 oz, was 22 inches long, and his head circumferance is 37.5 cm. He has a normal sized head and is long and skinny like his daddy. Lol!

He is going through a growth spurt now so all he wants to do is eat. He has been sleeping a lot today, so hopefully he'll be back to his normal schedule soon. He was sleeping in four hour stretches before.

I love my little man so much. I had the baby blues bad for the first two weeks. I cried everyday. I was so overwhelmed with being a mom and having my life change so much. It's hard caring for a newborn 24/7. I'm starting to adjust now though and I love being a mother. It's going to be so hard going back to work in October. =(

Okay, now to my house problems. Our bedroom ceiling started caving in. At first we thought it was water damage from the swamp cooler, but no. The contractor that built this house got lazy and didn't seam two pieces of the dry wall so the ceiling started to sag. Luckily my hubbie took construction trade classes and can fix just about anything. So that wasn't bad.

Now to my basement. My mom stayed with me for a week to help around the house while I adjusted to being a mom. Her intentions were good, but she ended up costing us $1,400! She put a shitload of potato peels, peach skins, cherry tomatoes, and God knows what else down our disposal and clogged that drain. So much pressure built up in it that when the drain couldn't hold anymore it burst and all of that water leaked into our basement. I was furious to say the least.

We got it taken care of, but it took a huge chunk out of our pocket that we needed for Robbie's car. Just a lot of un-needed stress.

There is much more going on, but I will write another blog later. I'll try to be better about my weekly posts. =)

Tristan Jude Randall

Is finally here! Well, he was born one week ago, but I haven't had time to blog about his birth yet. There is only so much time when you have a newborn.

Tristan Jude Randall was born on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 9:42 pm MST. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. He has a full head of dark hair, has Robbie's nose, and is healthy and perfect!

I had a really good labor and delivery. There were no complications and it was only six hours from the time I was admitted to the time that I delivered him. Of course, I did go to labor and delivery twice before thinking I was in labor. I was, but it was early labor so they sent me home both times. =(

When they admitted me I was 4 cm dilated and 100% effaced. They checked me about an hour later and nothing had changed, so the doctor decided to break my water to make my labor progress faster. It worked. I was dilated to 10 cm by 8:15. They still wanted me to wait 30 minutes before I started pushing because Tristan needed to descend a little bit more.

I started pushing at 8:45. I pushed for 45 minutes, but I couldn't get his head past my pelvic bone for some reason. I was scared that his head was too big, but as soon as the doctor came in she saw that he was posterior, or face up. Luckily, she was able to turn him around safely. Ten minutes after he was turned I had my beautiful baby boy in my arms.

I can't describe the happiness I felt at that moment. Robbie and I both teared up a bit. The first week has been tough to say the least, but it is so worth it. Everyone tells me it gets much easier once mom and baby have some time to adjust. So I'll trust the words of wisdom from other moms that have been giving me advice. I'm just so glad he is here. I couldn't be happier. =)