2 weeks old

Cute as a button

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day was very special. I couldn't have asked for a better gift. Tristan arrived just in time. Grandma Patty came to visit and we had our first outing. Chris took us to breakfast and then we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing. I enjoyed spending the day with my boys. I am so proud to be their Mom.

Tristan Ryder Nelson

Arriving at the hospital

A few hours before Tristan's birth




Mommy's little love

Hanging out with my big brother

I love my Daddy

Grandma was so happy to see me

Mommy's two boys

First ride in the car

Coming home from the hospital

Tristan Ryder Nelson was born May 4, 2008 at 2:56PM. He weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 19 inches long.
We arrived at the hospital on Sunday morning to have my labor induced. Tristan was only a day late but we were more than ready to meet him. I was given pitocin around 9:00AM and at the time I was only about an inch and a half dilated. My contractions began shortly after but I didn't really feel any pain at all, just a little tightening. I was surprised to hear that my contractions were only 2-3 minutes apart and lasting 80 seconds long. My doctor arrived around 11:30AM to break my water. My contractions rapidly increased in intensity and were only about a minute apart at times doubling up. My doctor said I could have an epidural and by now I was ready. The anesthesiologist was called but was running late so it felt like forever before he finally arrived. Once he gave me the epidural, the nurse checked me and I was now dilated to 5 or 6. She called my doctor to let her know this labor wasn't going to be long. Having the epidural was wonderful. This labor was so different from my first. I was able to relax and enjoy the experience. Awhile later the nurse came back in because the babies heart rate was dropping during contractions so she thought something was happening. She checked me again and I was fully dilated and ready to deliver. We started pushing and Tristan was born 40 minutes later.
It was such an awesome experience and we are truly blessed to have a healthy baby boy. Although we have been exhausted and sleep deprived, everyone is doing great.

39 Weeks

Any day now our little bundle of joy will be joining our family. We thought for sure we were heading to the hospital this past Thursday. I was having consistent contractions that were five minutes apart for a few hours in the evening after having cramping all day long while I was at work. I was able to finally get to sleep and the contractions subsided. I definitely feel like something is happening, so for now we will just wait and I will continue to work this last week. My Mom is coming into town on Friday. I am super excited she will be here and it will be nice to have some extra help. I took a few pictures which could very well be our last belly shots. I am a little sad that I won't get to feel him move inside of me very soon but at the same time can't wait to hold him in my arms.

Dr. visit update

Today was our weekly Dr. appointment. I am happy to say that things are moving along well. I am now 80% effaced and dilated to about 1. The doctor said that he could come at any time now and she doesn't think I will go beyond my due date of May 3rd. The other good news is that if for some reason he isn't here by his due date, my doctor is not opposed to inducing labor. Chris is hoping for a Cinco de Mayo baby. Although I feel huge at this point, I haven't gained any weight in the last three weeks which was very surprising to me because I feel like all I do is eat.
We have an ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday before our weekly appointment to see if they can determine his weight. I will keep you posted on any changes. We are so excited to meet him any day now.

36 weeks

27 days left!!! I don't know if you can tell by the pictures but I have grown so much in the last week or two. My heartburn has kicked in and I have had off and on swelling in my feet. The baby gains an ounce a day from here on out. At this rate, I can't imagine waiting 4 more weeks. The little guy is still very active although he doesn't seem to have much room left. We have a doctor appointment tomorrow. We will now have our weekly appointments to see if there is any change. We also start our childbirth classes tomorrow night. It will be a good refresher for me and interesting for Chris.
The babies bag is packed, I am still working on mine though and the car seat is in the car ready to go. So we are pretty much ready for him to arrive.