4.5 months old

sleepy boy

His favorite place to sleep

2 months old

Baby and Daddy at Treyson's Blessing

what a cute face!

Captain Cutie reporting for duty

3 months old

naked is the best

Chillin' with Daddy and Grand Dad

First "swimming" experience at Lake Powell

not a huge fan of the cold water

Hollie and Treyson

He sure loves his Bink

4 months old

Beautiful Blue eyes and long lashes

He has basketball shorts just like his Daddy's

Trying to roll back onto his back. It doesn't happen very often and he gets very frustrated

Hanging out with Daddy

I love this face!

The last four months have been some of the most amazing of my life. Treyson has learned to do so much:

smile

laugh

grasp

roll onto his tummy

blow raspberries

eat solids

sleep through the night

recognize mommy and daddy

Even though being a mommy is really hard and sometimes very tiring, it is so worth it. I would not trade my little man for anything. He is such a blessing in our lives.

One month

This post is 2 weeks late but oh well.
One month old.

This little man has completely turned our world upside down, and we love it. Even though adjusting to raising this wonderful boy has been really hard, AJ and I both really love our new roles as parents. He is the most beautiful baby boy.
I am breastfeeding which has come to be some of my most favorite times of the day.
Treyson is an amazing baby and only cries really when he's trying to poop or when we put him in his car seat which he hates.
His favorite toys are rattles. Grandma Whetten got him some bootie rattles which he loves!! but really any rattle noise will do.
I am loving the moments when he just wants to cuddle.
He also is very good at sleeping at night. Not through the night (longest stretch is about 6 hours) but he's definitely a good sleeper.
We love him a lot.

We are greatly anticipating the arrival of Holly Zufelt, who will probably be Treyson's closest friend...at least for the first few years of his life, and most likely because they will be close in age and because the parents of both are best friends so we'll be spending a lot of time together.


Also just for anyone who is interested we will be blessing Treyson Henry Sovine on the 6th of May, 2012.

March 2, 2012

Treyson and Daddy

1st picture ever

1st tummy time

just chillin' with mom

this little man came into our lives on March 2, 2012 at 10:23 PM weighing 6lbs and measuring 17.5 inches long. Such a little guy with so much hair! He is perfect!

I started having contractions late on the 1st but they weren't strong enough to wake me up and they weren't regular at all so I pretty much just brushed them off. Friday morning i took AJ to school and was still having very irregular contractions. After picking him up we went to Toys R Us just to walk around and that was about when I starting having really intense and regular contractions, even though they were about 30 minutes apart. When we got home I got into a nice warm tub and put on some soothing music and relaxed for about an hour and a half with contractions getting closer to 20 minutes apart. As soon as i got out of the tub they were WAY more intense and about 15 minutes apart, so we got out the birthing ball and i bounced/sat/leaned over it until around 6 or 7 pm when I called my mom to come over and help me (about 10 minutes apart). After about an hour and a half of consistent/intense contractions about 6 or 7 minutes apart I decided it was time to go to the hospital so i told my mom goodbye and AJ and I headed out. We arrived at 8:30 and checked into a triage room so that they could make sure I really was in Labor and to see how far progressed I was. Congratulations to me I was 7 cm fully effaced so I got to check in and move to a labor room. Thats when things got really exciting.
I got into that room about 9 pm and by 10 my contractions were so close and so intense that I threw my natural childbirth method out the window and asked for an epidural, which is when my midwife finally got there and decided before I get one they should check me. I was almost 10 cm so we decided to break my water and see if that would get me to a full 10 and then it would be time to push. So she broke my water and I got a good 5 minute break from contractions and all of a sudden my body just took over and started pushing. Its very intense and crazy because it was not a conscious decision at all. Pushing was very hard and very intense also but after only 20 minutes my little boy was born. He is so beautiful and so perfect. I love him. I owe a lot to my midwife for being so amazing and also to my sweet husband who was so amazing and supportive to me.
We are so excited now to be home and to be our own little family. AJ especially loves being a Daddy and lights up at the littlest things our little one does. It completely melts my heart to see them together. We are discovering and being parents sure is hard work, but its so worth it and we wouldn't give him back for anything in the world. We are so blessed.
Special thank you to family who have been so supportive and so willing to come watch him so that we can get a little extra sleep.

of Course

It would be a complete white out last night, and AJ would wake me up to show it to me, causing me to worry all night.

Also I had contractions all night that were pretty painful. Got up this morning and need to start timing them but now they're not as painful, so they're not as noticeable especially if I distract myself with the internet and a good Tv show.


Today could be the day folks. Could be.

Terrible

I have been absolutely terrible at posting lately so I must apologize. I have realized though as I hit my third trimester that I am absolutely exhausted, and pretty down right lazy when it comes to updating people. So unless you are my mom whom I call pretty much every day, I apologize for any lack of information you may be experiencing.

I did finally get a frame for that last cross stitch project, however I can't really finish it until little Treyson is born; it has a space for date and weight and all that.

The crib is up, in place, complete with bedding. The changing table is up and stocked full of diapers wipes and other baby changing items. The dresser is all put together and even full of clothes ranging from newborn to 9 months. The closet is organized and put together and also full of clothes up to a year.

Little Treyson has accrued even more blankets, and still has more to come haha. He will hopefully never be cold.

My shower was so much fun! I didn't end up taking any pictures because obviously I suck at remembering so no such luck there, but I got to see some friends that I had been dying to see, some family that I haven't seen in a while, and even got to see a few people from my new ward! I had a ton of fun and I got some great gifts! Really thankful to everyone for everything, however I hope no one gets offended cause I suck at Thank you cards. (side note: let me know if you didn't take a gift bag from the party)

Childbirthing classes have been really fun and informative. I have really enjoyed going, and even though AJ would love to not have to go he has been really grateful for the information as well. He always comes out feeling just a little bit smarter, and just a bit more terrified. Its hard not to come out of it feeling like we have this huge event looming over us. It scares us both, though I think AJ is a little more frightened of the moment when they say "Okay, you can go home now," and I'm still trying to get past the whole LABOR part of this ordeal. My fears have calmed down the last few days though, having had consistent dreams of bringing home a happy and healthy baby who loves me. Not really sure how I come to the conclusion of love, but that is always the feeling I get when I wake up, and its been very reassuring.

The classes have taught us a few things that I am going to be doing. I know most of you will think I'm crazy for going without an epidural, but I don't want anyone to think it has anything to do with trying to be brave. You see, I have this irrational but very real fear of needles and yes in my mind I would rather take the pain of 24-36 hours of labor over the 45 seconds of needle any day. So we are going to try and go natural. To help we have been practicing relaxation techniques and we bought a fitness/birthing ball so that I can labor at home for as long as possible.

In other news, not that its significant, but I have been nesting lately. I am completely obsessed with all of the last minute items we need and getting the house spotless for the baby to come home, the hospital bag is packed. I feel like I have this mile long list in my mind of things that still need to be done and every time I think about it I either break down crying or I organize something until its perfect (which takes much longer than is really necessary, and by result less gets done). Even though I don't think he'd ever admit it, I think AJ is nesting too. We were in class last night and he turns to me and says "do we have _(insert list of baby items here)_". He's been kinda funny that way.

As usual I am going to end this post with much praise for the love of my life. He keeps me sane, he keeps me going, and he keeps me healthy. Even though I like to call him the Dr. Pepper Nazi because he won't let me have any caffeine (which i don't need and shouldn't be drinking anyway) I want everyone to know that I still love and adore him. I can't imagine life without him, not that I'd try all that hard to do so. He's been just the most amazing husband ever, and I know that everyone says that about their husband, but really my husband is WAY more amazing than yours is. I love him with my whole heart.

New news

I am so incredibly excited today! Lots of new things.
First AJ started school this semester and is enjoying his classes even though he's a little stressed about the baby coming right in the middle.
I finally finished all 3 of the cross stitch patterns I was working on for Treyson's room and framed 2 of them, as well as all of the crochet projects I was working on.
His hand quilted blankets are done as well except for a few my mom is working on (which is like 5 because we take too many trips to the fabric store and find new cute things everytime that we MUST have).
His crib, dresser, and changing table arrived today! I am so incredibly excited about this because its like the last big things that we needed before setting up his room and also because this is a big sigh of relief for me. We also got a great deal I think, and found the perfect color for it.

I am starting my appointments every two weeks now and am completely thrilled and completely terrified that we are only a little over 7 weeks away from my due date. I think I'll be okay if he decides to come a little late though. A few days over due is okay by me and especially for AJ, because that would put us right in the middle of his spring break. We could be so lucky though.
Heartburn has been my constant companion the last few weeks so now my midwife is telling me to start taking Prilosec which is ok by me if it works and the good news is that its safe for baby as well.

I am really excited for my baby shower coming up! I invited a ton of friends that I haven't seen in forever and I hope they all can make it because I'm so looking forward to seeing them! Also its going to be really fun! Jungle theme and all that, and of course my mom is making some delicious food.

Its been really fun to watch our little son get bigger and bigger in my belly and even more fun to watch him move! Its amazing for me to be able to feel him all of the time but I think its been especially fun to watch AJ as he gets to experience his first tastes of fatherhood. He treats me so well and is even starting to poke and prod the belly (he would barely touch it at first, like it was made of glass). Sometimes we both feel really overwhelmed and anxious about parenthood but its so much fun to have moments when we are both really excited as well. I know I have a greater connection to the baby right now, but I'm sure as soon as he is born I'll have to beg for my turn to hold him.
I love AJ with my whole heart and could not be happier lately. He has been so loving and caring this whole pregnancy and even deals with my craziness as it comes and goes. It must be so frustrating for him when I am angry or super emotional over the dumbest things, but he's been so solid and supportive. I love him so much. He's going to be an amazing Dad.

exciting week

okay so it wasn't THAT exciting. However it was a good week for the most part. AJ had a cold which for most of you will be a bad thing but for me it meant that i got lots of time with the hubby this week, which i always count as a good thing.
Also I finished two of my cross stitch projects for the baby's room.


Also, this Christmas season, I am reading this amazing book Jesus the Christ.
It is amazing! I love it already and I must say what better time to be reading a book that is all about the Savior.
Anyways... that is really it this week.