Monday, February 27, 2012

weekend adventure

Judge us if you will, but this past weekend we took Troy down Silver River – his first kayaking trip!  It was 3 miles, all downstream so I didn’t take a paddle- Dusty was our guide for the day.. I’d say the trip was a great success!  Saw some alligators, some monkeys, lots of birds, lots of turtles, and most importantly – got out of the house! 

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100_0046 Troy mostly slept in his Moby (thanks Auntie Jenean and Uncle Matt!) which was good.  Didn’t want to attract any mama alligators or scary biting monkeys.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Troy!

 

Ok, I am finally going to get down to blogging post-baby!  I’ll spare you all the gory details of labor – I’ll just say that it was THE hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life (way harder than a marathon, I don’t know who came up with THAT comparison…), I was induced a week past my due date, no epidural – but nubain was wonderful, and this beautiful baby boy took 9 hours to get here…well, plus the 41 weeks in utero.  I’ll admit, one of the first thoughts I had after going through labor was that it’s a miracle anyone ever has more than one kid…but after 3 weeks of getting to hold, snuggle, and just look at this sweet baby boy, EVEN while sleep deprived, cranky, hurting, and hungry – I’m starting to get it.

This was just after he was born, 7lbs 6oz.IMG_0621One day old.  Everyone at the hospital was amazing.  This wasn’t something I expected, as all I heard were horror stories ending with c-section about Shands delivery, but my doctor, the nurses, the residents – everyone was SO good.  I never once felt pressured to do anything I didn’t want to, they were straightforward and told me my options, knew what they were talking about (or at least seemed like they did!) and made it a great experience!IMG_0637Two days old – we took him home and he cried most of the way, which is surprising because now as soon as he gets in the car he falls asleep.

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2168 About a week old – we took him to his namesake – Troy Springs!  And this little boy loves being outside – he (usually) will stop crying as soon as we step out the door  Good thing we live in a warm climate right now!  Although this morning was muggy as all get-out, and he was over it by about 15 minutes of walking.IMG_2218About 2 weeks old – how is he already getting so big???  Oh that’s right, he eats like a maniac…ALL the time!  He nurses like a champ, I’m glad for that.  He latched on about 5 minutes after he was born and I swear he was nursing until about midnight – man was I exhausted.

P2205490Tummy time!  He rarely shows off his skills for the camera, but he is pretty much a pro at lifting his head.  So athletic.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

2.2.2012

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Troy David Williams

7 lbs, 6 ozs

born 2.2.12 at 4:19pm

we already can’t get enough of him!