One Month Old!!

Wow...what a month it has been. We can't believe that our little angel has been here for 5 weeks already. He and Mommy went in for his one month check up today and he is growing perfectly. He remains in the 50th percentile for his weight at 10 lbs, 4 ounces and the 75th for height at 22.5 inches.

We had some family photos taken for his one month birthday. If you are interested in seeing them, you can go to www.weefolksphotography.com, click on "sessions" and enter "Gibbs". Once I am able, I'll try and post some of them on here.

We had our first outing over the July 4th holiday, as we travelled to Fayetteville, AK to be with the Ivey family (Les' Grandad). Tyler met his Great-Grandfather for the first time.

Here are some of our favorite pictures from Tyler's first month.

1 Day Old

2 Days Old

4 Days Old

8 Days Old

9 Days Old

9 Days Old

10 Days Old

14 Days Old

16 Days Old

16 Days Old

19 Days

22 Days Old

26 Days Old

28 Days Old

29 Days Old

30 Days Old

34 Days Old

Tyler's Home

We brought Tyler home from the hospital Wednesday morning. The thought of leaving the hospital, and the help of all the wonderful nurses we had was a little overwhelming and frightening, but we were very excited to begin this new chapter of our life. tyler's been a wonderful baby. He sleeps and eats alot, but he is such a happy baby. He is such a joy to have around. Here are a few pictures from our first few days home.

Tyler's Arrival

Tyler Allen Gibbs
June 5, 2006
7 lbs 10.6 oz, 19.75 in

Hello Everyone. So, here is the story of our little Tyler's arrival. I'll try to keep it brief, since I know the pictures are the best part anyway.

We arrived at the hospital at 6 am, to begin the induction. Kerri was given her pitocin around 6:30 and Dr. Halderman arrived around 8:30 to break her water. After that, the contractions started to come on about every 5 minutes. At 9:45, it was time to for the epidural, as the contractions were coming much quicker and much stronger. Unfortunately for Kerri, the woman next door also requested hers at this time, and because she was very near her pushing stage, they started hers first. So, Kerri was given some nubain to help with the pain until they could get her epidural started. This took effect almost immediately and she was feeling much better. Around 10:30 the Dr. arrived and started her epidural. The Dr. was wonderful and did a fantastic job with the epidural. Kerri felt nothing until the very, very end, as she was given Tyler his final pushes out.

The contractions continued for the next 5 hours and at 3:30 she was ready to push. But, since her Dr. was still at the office with patients, they decided to let her "labor down" and see if Tyler would make his way down some on his own, so Kerri wouldn't have to push as hard or as long. At 5:10 Dr. Halderman arrived and the pushing began. Kerri's wonderful nurse, Laura, was a great cheerleader and promised she would have the baby by 7, before her shift ended. Dr. Halderman piped in that he would be out by 6:00. She was pretty accurate, as the last push ended with little Tyler arriving at 6:10 pm, weighing 7 lbs 10.6 ounces and measuring 19 3/4 inches long. Kerri only had to push for 1 hour and didn't complain of any pain during that time. She was more concerned that she wasn't doing a good job pushing, since she couldn't really feel if she was pushing. But, the epidural started to wear off at the very end, just in time for her to feel him actually come out.

Here are some pictures of Tyler in his first couple of days, while we were in the hospital. Thanks to Rachael for the great pictures we have of this wonderful occasion.

Kerri's Baby Shower

Sharon and Rachael had a really nice baby shower for Kerri on April 29. They played some fun games and had really yummy food that Sharon and Rachael made. Kerri got lots and lots of baby bath stuff, so she should be well stocked for that first bath, and many baths to come. Here are some photos from the shower.

Kerri's Growing

So...since we know you are all wondering how big Kerri's belly is getting, we thought we'd post some pictures to show you.

This was about 10 weeks.

About 14 weeks

About 20 weeks

25 weeks


30 Weeks


35 Weeks


37 Weeks

Nursery

Well...we told you we were excited to get started on the nursery. We worked on it over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. It was Kerri's idea to do the stripe...much hard than we had thought. The fact that our walls were textured presented a bit of a problem, as the paint seeped under the tape (no matter how good we pressed it down). So, we (no, actually Kerri) ended up going back with a really tiny paint brush to touch up the lines. But, it was worth it, we are so happy with the final product. We still have some things to add, like curtains and some wall decorations, but we're on our way. We also have ordered the furniture.

Nursery

Crib Bedding

Crib




Combo Changing Table/Dresser

It's a Boy!!

We had our second ultrasound in the middle of January and they confirmed that our little one is a boy. We were so excited before, but now, knowing what it is going to be, we are so much more excited. We can't wait to get started on the nursery and preparing for his arrival. We think he will be Tyler Allen Gibbs. Here are some pictures from the ultrasound. They couldn't get a picture of him being a boy, because he wouldn't stay still long enough. But, she assured us it was definitely a boy.

This is a 3-D version, but you can only see half of his face and a hand

Profile of face

Stretching

5 Fingers

Profile of full body

Christmas 2005

We travelled back to West Virginia for Christmas. We flew into Washington, so we spent some time with friends there too. While in DC, we went to see the National and State trees on the mall downtown.

Kerri and Leandra

Kerri opening presents

Les opening presents

Jenn, Kerri and Justice