some things i've been up to....

I put together some towels with my kids names on them. I think they turned out ok.

All it did was trace the letters onto fusible web and then ironed it onto the back of some fabric, then cut it out and ironed those letters onto the towels. Then i went around the edges of the letters with a zig zag stitch (not very good, mind you).

then i FINALLY put Sol's name up on the wall! (it just took me forever to do it)

Titus having his toes attacked by Goliath.

Titus and daddy taking a nap :)

Big boy Solomon!

Sol and Great Granma :)

Solomon

Well... here he is! (i know i'm a bit behind in posting this... but here it goes)

First off, it was my 4th wedding anniversary :)

I went to the Doc's office for a regular appointment on the morning of June 30th. Once i get there, i'm strapped to some monitors (to check on the baby and make sure he's moving and responding good) and it turns out that i'm having several contractions (You would think that i had noticed these... but i was so uncomfortable anyways that i didn't).
The doc checks me and i'm dilated to a 2. So, she tells me that we are gonna have a baby today and that i need to go check into the hospital.
... that's all find and dandy, but i had driven myself to the appointment.. so i had to check in all by myself.

I texted larry asap and told him to call me "now" (but he was in the air, on his way home from Galvaston, and couldn't call). Then i called mom and told her what was going on (she was home with Titus) and told her not to worry and just to bring Titus up there within a couple of hours so i could see him before i went into surgery.



I also made sure that we would wait till Larry could be there for the csection, which was scheduled for 12:30. He did make it, about 45 mins before hand.


Surgery went good. Sol was 9 lbs 13 oz (really puffy/fluid filled) born at 1:06pm. He was having trouble breathing, so they took him straightway to the nursery (they dont have a major nicu, but they had something good enough to take him to). His blood sugar was off too (they said it was like i had gestational diabetes - but i tested negative for that.... so i dunno what that deal was.





They took me to recovery and then to my room. I wasn't able to go see him because i had to recover... and they couldnt take him to me.. because he was under a oxygen hood :(



I didn't get to see him till the next morning. I didnt sleep all the night before because i was so worried about him and how he was doing.


Lots of family got to go see him and take pictures of him, to show me, but i was still very anxious.



AT LAST i got to hold him! :):)



He was able to stay in our room at the end of that day. It was SO nice getting to hold him whenever i wanted.





Titus wasn't too sure about Solomon at first... but he has REALLY become a great big brother all ready. He LOVES Sol.





Anyways, we got to go home on Saturday mid morning. Boy, was i ready to be home and to start our lives as a family of four.

WALKING! :) sorta.

Walking?!?! from Terra Camp on Vimeo.

walking? from Terra Camp on Vimeo.

First Museum Trip

Over this last weekend, Titus and I went to go visit my sister, Sharon and her family. While we were there, Sharon and all of her kids and Titus and I went to the Museum of Science in Dallas.

ALL of us had a GREAT time! I really wish i would have taken more pics.. but alas.. i did not.

Titus had a GREAT time! He loved to look at everything!

Playing with bubbles!

Rocking horse!

Fireman Titus

Playing in the baby play area :)

Digging for dino bones (with his toes)

Group photo!

SMILE!

All in all... it was a good day :)

a little bit of catching up

Over this past weekend, Titus and I went to visit my parents in Centerville for a nice mini vacation.

While we were there, Titus got to ride the new pony, Lightning. She is a bit taller than my old pony, Cinnamon (who passed away a couple of years ago.... at the age of... uh.... 40? - she was a birthday present for me when i was just a very small girl.. when we brought her home, the vet said she was about 15 years old).

Lightning seems to have a VERY good attitude... though she isn't much to look at right now. She just needs to be curry-combed ALOT.. to get her coat nice and shiny. She also needs to be clipped all over and given a good bath (not in that order).

Titus LLOOVVEEDD the pony ride! He would laugh and giggle while she was walking and when we would stop for any reason, he would start to whine. He's gonna be a cowboy yet!

Here are a few pics of the horse visit:

This is Gidget.

This is Tootsie... she seems to like Titus more than Gidget.

This is Lightning. Like i said, not much to look at.. but SUPER attitude!

Turning around in the saddle to smile and Granpa.

These next few pics are from a few weeks back. It was a beautiful day outside, so Titus, Nana, and I went outside to soak up some sun.