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

Our Trip to Hawaii

Part of Les' new job includes lots of travel. We got to take advantage of this in November, when I met Les at a job in Hawaii, and we spent a few days as tourists. We had an awesome time touring Honolulu. The sunsets were amazing, and the waves at the North Shore were unbelievable. One of the disappointing things about this trip though, was that we had our camera stolen, so we didn't get to capture too many of these moments. Here is one picture of us on the beach.

We're having a baby

Yeah...after lots of trying, we're so happy to tell everyone we are having a baby. The baby is due June 14, and things are looking good. Here are the baby's first pictures, from the ultrasound at about 7 weeks.

Our Little Peanut

Let's Gooo, Mountaineers!!

Les and I travelled back to the East Coast to visit our friends and family. We also attended a WVU football game while we were back. It was lots of fun. Go Mountaineers!!

Aunt Kerry

Kerri and Jenn

Kerri and Kim

Kerri and Les


Let's Bring on the Mountaineers

We also got to see Kim's new baby, Christopher