He's Here!

Tyler Kenneth Teas was born on 6/7/11 at 8:39am 
weighing 8lbs 9oz & measuring 21 3/4cm.

Birth Story:

We started Monday morning by waking up early to watch the sunrise over the ocean.  We began Tuesday morning by welcoming our baby boy into the world.  We are overwhelmed by God's beauty and blessings.

On Monday evening I was having regular contractions, which wasn't uncommon because I had been having frequent contractions for weeks.  We decided to go for a short walk around our complex, then I laid down & tried to relax.  The contractions were coming regularly & were increasing in intensity.  I insisted we wait to go to the hospital because I didn't want to be in pre-term labor & be sent home.  (Which had happened 2 weeks earlier).  Suddenly I heard a "pop" which made me jump up & shout that it was time to go.  We gathered our things & jumped in the car, only to turn around a minute later because we forgot our birthing ball.  I ran inside to quickly use the bathroom & by the time I was back at the car my water had broken & began leaking.  Dave hit the gas & we were off.  He even ran a red light.  :)  We arrived at the hospital at around 9:30pm and were quickly admitted to a room in labor & delivery.  My contractions began to increase in intensity, but I was still only dilated 2 cm.  I labored for about 8 hours before the pain became more than I could handle.  I received an epidural & by then I was 9 cm... almost there.  The final three hours were a bit more bearable.  He came out after about 6 pushes.  David was an awesome coach, despite being totally exhausted himself.  As soon as Tyler was placed on my chest, the 11 hours of labor seemed far off in the distance.  We remained in the hospital until Thursday afternoon.  We're now home & getting used to being a family of three.

Tyler is healthy and beautiful.  We feel so very blessed. 

Any day now!

  Only 10 days until my estimated due date!  I'm excited, but also a little anxious. My doctor won't let me go a week past my due date, so we'll have a baby in our arms sometime in the next 2 weeks. 

We'll update our blog with photos soon after he is born, so keep checking.  :)

Nursery

The nursery is complete!
Special thanks to everyone who contributed.

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The stork will be arriving soon. :)

This is where he'll be sleeping the first few months.

Baby Shower

I enjoyed every moment of my baby shower!

Thanks to everyone who made it a wonderful event.
Tyler now has just about all he needs. We're just waiting for his arrival in June.

Parents to be

Some of the party guests (we forgot to take a picture before people started leaving)

I received many wonderful gifts. Thanks everyone!

I love you Mom!

Cousins

My Growing Belly

G Diapers

We're going to give a new kind of diaper called g diapers a try.
They are cloth diapers that use a disposable insert. So instead of washing a soiled cloth insert in the washer, you just throw away or flush the insert. The insert is biodegradable, so we won't be adding additional waste to landfills. The product does say that the insert can flush down most toilets, which would make them super easy to dispose of. We'll have to test out the strength of our septic system first. Not only are they eco-friendly, but they're also really cute! We'll use regular diapers too (we're trying to use Seventh Generation, which have no chlorine & added chemicals), but we're excited to see how the g diapers work for our little guy.

Nursery

We've begun decorating the nursery.
Special thanks to both soon-to-be grandmas, great grandma Rose, & Aunt Laura.

Only 3 months left!
This pregnancy has gone by so quick. He's going to be here before we know it.
We are excited & eager to meet our little boy!If anyone ever shops on diaper.com as a 1st time customer, please enter the code CXUR052758. You'll get 30% cash back if you purchase diapers & 15% off everything else, plus we'll get a $10 credit. Feel free to share the code! :)