8 Weeks & Counting...

I seriously cannot handle how fast my baby is growing...8 weeks?!! YIKES! Where did the time go? I have had the best time being on maternity leave and watching this little guy grow. The second month of Stafford's life brought lots of road trips and he did so good traveling! We went to Oxford for a few football games and to Dyersburg for a week. We had the best time! I was a little nervous making the 4 hour drive to D-burg but he did so well...slept the entire time! We went to our first Halloween party at CCJ and had a great time! Thanksgiving week marked my first week back to work. It wasn't too difficult but I do think that the short work week helped ease me back into it. I could easily get used to working 3 days a week instead of 5!

Stafford is doing great!! He is currently sleeping through the night (for the most part...11 pm - 7 am is through the night for me right now!!), eating every 4 hours and we have finally found a formula that doesn't make him spit-up constantly. We started out on Similac Advance then switched to Enfamil Gentlease. Neither one of these worked that great with controlling the spitting up issues. I had a few friends tell me that their kids couldn't handle the powder formulas and to try the ready-to-use formula instead. After 2 months of trying different formulas, we ended up with the ready-to-use Nutramigen and it works like a dream! The Nutramigen, coupled with the Prevacid has made a huge difference...FINALLY!!! Sweet boy weighs 8 pounds, 11 ounces and is 23 inches long. We go to the doctor, soon, for a round of shots which I am seriously dreading. Below are a few pictures from the past 4 weeks:

reed's mini-me


love these two more than anything in the world

2 months old

spending quality time with memama

hanging out with uncle ronnie

my halloween costume for the ccj halloween party (i was a bear!)

my halloween jammies that mimi bought

The First Month

Stafford's first month FLEW by...literally. His 2 week doctor's appointment went great! He gained some weight and went from 6 lbs, 1/2 ounce (he lost some from his birth weight) to 6 lbs, 12 ounces....BIG BOY! He also grew 1/2 an inch!! We are so in love with him and enjoy every single moment. Below are various pictures from the past 4 weeks:

posing with my big boy on his one month birthday

4 weeks old!!

meeting uncle will in oxford

cheering on the rebs from the condo

hanging out in my chair

meeting my best bud, gaines easterling

meeting my great-grandparents

meeting cousin ryan

hanging out with my oldest cousin, carter

meeting my cousin, caroline reed

He's Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stafford Daulton Stacy is finally here!!! YAY! Actually, I'm a little late on posting and he's been here for 15 days so oops...forgive me! He is the most absolute perfect thing in all the world and we are totally in love with him. I went in for my c-section on Wednesday, September 21st. Stafford was born at 7:25 am, weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 20 inches long. He has a head full of straight, dark hair and the longest toes you've ever seen! He is 100% perfection!

The delivery process was great although we did have a little bit of a situation when Stafford was born though. After he was born, he had to go to the nursery for 4 hours to be monitored (standard protocol for all babies) and the nurses noticed that he was panting/breathing a little fast. Come to find out, he had some amniotic fluid in his lungs that wasn't absorbed yet. The neonatologist told me this was a common occurrence in c-section babies and that it would take around 3 days for the fluid to absorb but Stafford had to be moved into the NICU to be monitored while we were in the hospital. OMG. This was the hardest thing I've ever dealt with because I couldn't have him in my hospital room the entire time I was there. AWFUL. All I wanted was to hold my sweet baby...they did let us visit the NICU as much as we wanted, though, and we were able to hold him, feed him, change him, etc. while he was in there. Needless to say, I was SO HAPPY when they told us that he (and I) would be able to go home that Sunday. Bringing Stafford home was amazing...I don't think Reed or I put him down for a solid 24 hours! Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers and a healthy baby...we are so thankful for our little guy!! Below are some pictures of his birthday:

daddy is in love with this little guy

look at those big feet and long toes!!

my precious angel...so perfect!!

FIVE DAYS

Whoa. Five days is all that we have left until Stafford makes his appearance...this is CRAZY! I feel like I say this over and over again but I really cannot wrap my head around how fast these past 38 weeks have gone. I've decided that time moves way too quickly the older you get and I have a feeling that it will really move once Stafford is here. One day we have a newborn and the next he's graduating from college....YIKES!

This week marks my last full week of work. I've spent the week getting my desk and files organized, attending to a few, remaining housekeeping matters, etc. Right now, the plan is to take 8 weeks off from work which I think will be more than enough time. I have a small feeling that I will be ready for some adult interaction after 8 weeks at home!!

This week also marked my LAST doctor's appointment!! She just went over the basic stuff with me regarding my c-section, what to do/not to do, etc. I also had a sonogram and Reed & I were able to see our sweet baby! The sonogram tech checked everything imaginable at this appointment: his internal organs, his spine, his extremities, my levels...EVERYTHING! She said that everything looked healthy, normal and the way that it should so we are very thankful for that! It was really hard to get a good picture of him since he's grown so much from my last sonogram (at 28 weeks). We did get to see his precious little (that looked kinda big!) feet, his long legs and his HAIR! I was really excited about that hair! I cannot wait to see if it will be light or dark, curly or straight...so fun! She also estimated that he's weighing around 6 lbs 10 oz right now and that he probably wouldn't be over 7 lbs when he's born next week.

This is more than likely going to be my last post until Stafford is here SO stay tuned for fun pictures to come...oh, and GO REBS!

Soccer Star

On Monday, Reed and I went out to watch our nephew, Ryan, play soccer. This is Ryan's first year to be on a soccer team and he loves it! It is so much fun watching these precious 3-4 year olds play because it really is hysterical. Ryan loves a cheering section and will run by and smile at you saying "look, I'm doing it." HA! He doesn't pay too much attention to the ball or scoring a goal for that matter which makes it all the more fun to go watch him. Yes, sometimes tears are shed and there is confusion on which goal actually goes to the correct team but hey, it's all in good fun! Below are a few pictures from Ryan's game...isn't he the CUTEST?!!

taking a break

checking in on his fans

action shot

SCORE!!!

Celebrating Good Times

Shockingly, I've been a little behind on getting my pictures downloaded from my camera so I'm a little late in posting pictures of the fun celebrations that I've been a part of the past few weekends. Back in the latter part of August, I drove to Oxford to celebrate the wedding of Lauren McFall and Denson Hollis. They are such sweet people and friends that I've known for years (thank you Ole Miss). Lauren is PRECIOUS and one of my absolute favorite people ever! Their wedding was gorgeous and so much fun! Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Denson Hollis...I hope that you two have a wonderfully blessed life together...full of love, laughter and happiness!

The first weekend of September always brings two things: Ole Miss football and my dad's birthday! Reed and I went to Oxford for Labor Day weekend to celebrate my dad's birth AND a Rebel win (that resulted in a loss). Even though the Rebs lost, we had a great time celebrating with my family! We had a fun dinner on Friday night, lots of Grove time on Saturday and good family fun on Sunday before we headed back to Jackson. Happy Birthday DAD! We love you very much!!

me with the beautiful bride

mr. and mrs. denson hollis


happy birthday dad!!!

the best birthday cake i've ever seen...

And On The 12th Day Came....

STAFFORD DAULTON STACY!!! I cannot believe that Reed and I have only 12 days to go until we meet our son. This is so crazy to me for more reasons that one...mainly, though, because this pregancy has flown right on by! For the past few weeks, I've been going to the doctor every week. This week, I went on Wednesday. My doc said everything looked and sounded great...baby's heartbeat was in the 130s and my tummy was measuring as it was supposed to. She did say that next week (my last appointment before little man comes!) that she would do one last sonogram. Needless to say, I'm THRILLED because it has been ten weeks since we've seen this little guy! I'm guessing she'll get an approximate weight on him (I'm thinking he's small) and his position.

This weekend, we plan on staying home and cheering the Rebs on from our couch. I still have several things to wrap up with the nursery so I'm sure I'll be running around all day Saturday getting those tasks completed. Stay tuned!!