still here

We have had Wyatt home for two days. The first night was a bit hard, but last night seemed OK. God has blessed us with a little boy that likes to sleep. Not all day long, but it seems like he likes to take a long nap around 3am. This morning I actually had to wake him up at 7 to eat. LOL, he just waking Daddy up right now. (Daddy took a Tylenol pm last night so it was just me and wyatt)

Anyway, the baby calls so I got to finish my cheerios.

update: we just came home from the Dr.'s and Wyatt is at 9lbs and 22 inches. Also, say a little prayer about this stubborn jaundice.

2am fun!!!

Home coming

Finally a few pics.
Wyatt's nurse just called and said he is coming home today!!! How exciting. I am so ready to have my little guy home with me. I missed him all night. It's such a weird feeling to leave the hospital without your baby, seriously I keeping thinking I was forgetting something. That's sad huh. Well, the worst is over and the hard work is just beginning.
While Wyatt was in NICU, he has been bottle fed and they have been giving him as much as he wants. The problem is he is three days old and yesterday we found out the night nurse gave him two bottles back to back. CRAZY! that's three times more then what he should be eating. So because of his over feeding we are going to have an "adjustment" period. Which really means poor baby ya-mie (ask Justine why he is called that) is going to cry a lot until mama catches up and his tummy shrinks back down.
So anyway, back to Wyatt coming home. I hope he likes our house. I will try to get more pictures of his home coming up when I can.

The news just keeps getting better

Sarrah is still exhausted from birth and having to go to the hospital at all hours of the day and night to feed Wyatt, so you are stuck with me for a little longer.

The doctor is running one more test this morning to check for jaundice and if this one comes back OK, Wyatt will be coming home TODAY!!!! All of the infection tests have come back negative thus far as have all the other tests that have been run. Wyatt is alert, his vitals are normal, and he eats a ton. All the nurses say he is acting very healthy and is too cute to stay there anyway. With all that being said we find out results today and will know more by this evening. Thanks for all the prayers and support it has made all the difference in the world. Hopefully I can finally learn to put more pictures together to show off this Wyatt guy.

Caleb

The Update of an overly proud daddy continues

My kid just keeps getting cuter every day. I am amazed at how cool Wyatt is... just trust me he is the coolest kid ever. Anyway to the great relief of all faithful readers Sarrah will be home tomorrow and will be able to give her usual fabulous spin on the days events (and more importantly post pictures).

Wyatt is doing really really really well! God really does answer prayers. Before I got to the hospital this morning I was told all these things could be wrong with the worlds most fabulous kid (aka Wyatt) ( as if you sure). We called for prayer and Bro. Joel Booker came to pray for Wyatt at the hospital. All the rest of the day we kept getting better and better news to the point that we were able to have Wyatt off monitor for hours at a time to feed and hold him. We should find out what kind of infection he has tomorrow and that will determine what kind of antibiotics they need to keep him on. The nurses said he looks and acts totally fine except for his infection and even that could be going away.... we find out tomorrow. So the worlds greatest kid has a wonderful healer on his side. Thanks for all the prayers they really do work.

The best mommy of all comes home tomorrow afternoon and hopefully the cutest kid ever follows her shortly.

(And yes I am that proud of my kid thanks for asking)

Caleb

He is here!!!

OK so here is a quick recap of the last few days. I don't know how to post pictures to this thing so Sarrah will have to do it when she gets home. She can also give you the whole run down of events then too. Suffice to say that James Wyatt Dillon (despite the poll results) came into the world around 3PM Friday afternoon. He weighed 8lbs 12 oz and was 20.25 inches long. I know its my kid but he is quite possibly the cutest baby you will ever see. I didn't know you could fall in love so fast, but there it is. I have the most amazing wife who gave me a beautiful son, GOD is sooooo good!!!

Wyatt came out healthy looking everything intact, but after we had him for a little while they ran some blood work and they think he has an infection. They put him in the NICU while they run more tests and give him antibiotics. In talking to the nurses and the doctor, they don't think it is that serious because they were able to catch it early. We wont know anything for sure for a few days so keep us in your prayers. But know that God is still in control and thankfully we have an advocate.

I will try to get up a picture soon of the worlds greatest kid!

Caleb

Timing is Everything

I just received a phone call asking us to come in, about 5 minutes after I made my last post. We are on our way. Woohoo!!

do do do do do do

So we got a call from our hospital this morning and they have no beds available for giving birth. We are now waiting for a bed to clear out, but it could be awhile. They just took their 10pm from last night in at 9 this morning sooo..... i will keep you updated

Wednesday's Report

So I went to the Dr.'s today and he said I have not made too much progress since my last appointment. So after measuring my child we decided it was time to take the plunge and induce. (scary) So As long as there is a bed available, I have an induction scheduled for 5AM tomorrow morning.
Caleb is overjoyed and I am trying to stay calm so that we can have at least one sane person in the house.
The only downside to this induction business is that i am not going to get to go to The Melting Pot. But really, not even yummy chocolate fondue goodness can compare to finally meeting my little boy.
So if you think about it, say a little prayer for us tomorrow. It's going to be a long day.

I have a headache.

So tomorrow we go to the Dr.'s again. I am so nervous. I hope hope hope hope he agrees to induce me soon. I know having to use pitocin is horrible, but I think it is the best way for right now. I have been so scared that something is going to happen to the baby and we wont know until there is a big problem. so because of that I have been having a lot of anxiety which I know is not good for the little guy. I would just feel so much better if I could able to see the baby rather than just trust that everything is OK. This is not to say anything is wrong, but I know things can happen at any stage of pregnancy and I am a worrier. So pray for us and little Wyatt, hopefully he gets with the program soon and we wont have to induce at all. But as for right now, it looks like inducing is the only way he is going to agree to show his cute little face.

Let me clear the record

I am not in labor. I am saying because several of my family members have called my mom to ask. It seems as though my sister Anto posted a innocent comment on her facebook about me getting ready to have the baby (ie. things are changing and pain is no stranger to me anymore) . I guess her post is vague enough that the people I don't talk to regularly could easily come to the conclusion that Wyatt is on the way.

A mix up like this is the reason that real communication (actually talking to each other) will never go out of style. Thankfully my family has to good sense to call first and not show up at the hospital looking for me. lol.

P.S. And of course I will take the time to post when we leave for the hospital. Which needs to be soon because I am beyond ready.

Where do I sign up.

All is well

God is so good. Although we had a rough morning, all was made well when Caleb got a phone call from the police department stating they had a kid in custody who was in possession of several of Caleb's credit cards and also his social and ID. Kinda weird to get a call from the P.D. , when we are county so we filed our report with the Sheriffs dept.
The story goes like this:
A car makes an illegal turn, officer pulls him over. The driver is a current parolee so the officer searches the car. A younger man is sitting in the back seat smoking, and under his seat are several of Caleb's cards. The kid is brought into custody, they call Caleb to ask if he knows the kid. Caleb says no, the kid starts to cry cause he doesn't want to take the rap alone (lol, my fav. part). Kid confesses to breaking into our cars and several around the neighborhood and then rats out his friend (who has the other half of Caleb's cards) and the driver (who has been filling up his gas tank on our good credit). Police go to the friends house, the friend has the rest of Caleb's cards as well as that bass booster thingy that was taken from my car. Charges are filed.
Craziness. I guess there are have been several petty thefts in the neighborhood and a couple of home robberies. Unfortunately for these guys (if they are innocent of everything else) they are now the main suspects for all of it.
So anyway. Yeah. I hate to see Caleb upset for anything. So this morning as he was leaving for work I asked God to bring justice to who ever broke into our cars (sounds corny, but that's what I asked for and I am sure Caleb was praying the same thing). Cause really, this is the second time they got into mine and that's just ridiculous. I mean, we are God's people. I understand bad things happen to everyone, but sometimes it is nice to have your Father take up for you. And I really feel that is what happened today. Two hours after we filed our report, both of the kids are in custody and all of our stuff has been recovered. That's some quick prayer answering.

Be on the look out

Seriously, someone broke into our cars last night. Stole Caleb's wallet (which contained his social and ID), stamps?, some bass booster thing from my car (I would have given it to them, I don't even use it) and then tossed around all the junk that is usually floating around in my car. Lame. The sheriff is here right now and we already cancelled all of Caleb's cards n' stuff.
So yeah. What a way to start off our morning.

Wednesday's Report

Hooray for improvements!
Wyatt and I are making progress and hopefully labor is not far behind. Although, that being said I still had to make an appointment for next week. But I am praying our little guy will be here before that.
If I am still VERY great with child next Wednesday, my Dr. is going to measure Wyatt and decide if he will induce or not. I have a feeling Dr. O will probably induce, just because he is always telling me that he doesn't want the baby to get too big. So I think if I get to my 40th week, Wyatt is going to get the boot. :) (I mean that with love)

The waiting game.

Tomorrow is another Dr. appointment. Hopefully this week will be a lot more exciting than last week.
There are so many reasons why it would be wonderful if the baby came this week. Specifically between Thursday and Saturday. Even the Dr. that Caleb works with is praying for the baby to come on Thursday. We shall see. If not this Thursday, then any Thursday will do I guess.

P.S. I am pretty sure one of the chocolates for the Melting Pot is the flaming turtle. Not positive on the second one though.

Cold Feet.

and it's not me this time. With our due date less than two weeks away, Caleb is second guessing the order in which Wyatt's full name should go. What do you think, James Wyatt or Wyatt James?
The original name is James Wyatt, but now Caleb is thinking he likes Wyatt James better. Either way we are calling him Wyatt, so I don't think it matters all that much.
Just for fun I am putting it up for vote.
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Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Tonight all the ladies of the church are encouraged to gather at the home of sis. B (not booker). I am not sure what time we are supposed to be there, but I do know we are supposed to bring a "harvesty" dish to share. Here is mine. I hope it turns out well. I have never made it before, but you don't get great recipes unless you try out some new ones.

Honestly, although this recipe has over 300 five star reviews I myself am a little skeptical. LOL, oh well.
Oh man, I should have made my mother in laws sweet potato casserole. Maybe I will make it anyway. Don't let the name fool you. I don't like sweet potato pies, but her casserole is soooo good.
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
Prep Time: 30 min Inactive Prep Time: 9 hr 0 min Cook Time: 30 min
Ingredients:
2 (14-ounce) packages gingerbread mix
1 (5.1-ounce) box cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 (30-ounce) can pumpkin pie filling
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom or cinnamon
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping
1/2 cup gingersnaps, optional
DirectionsBake the gingerbread according to the package directions; cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare the pudding and set aside to cool. Stir the pumpkin pie filling, sugar, and cardamom into the pudding. Crumble 1 batch of gingerbread into the bottom of a large, pretty bowl. Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture over the gingerbread, then add a layer of whipped topping. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread, pudding, and whipped topping. Sprinkle of the top with crushed gingersnaps, if desired. Refrigerate overnight. Trifle can be layered in a punch bowl.

Take that.

One of my favorite things to do is try to insult Caleb using words to which I have no clue what the meaning is. Here is a wonderful example.


You are an erroneous litany of mental apostasy

This sentence took ten minutes to figure out. Here is the original insult:
You are an errdious lithium of mental apostrophe.

Nothing New..

not even a funny joke.
We went to the fair. That was fun. But that's it.

This looks like fun.

Doubt I will go, but I will be wishing I could.
Sister Trevino is an awesome speaker. (Elder Morton is not bad either. j/k) Wow, I can only imagine how good this service is going to be.

Tough Choices

I'm kinda not feeling the Flaming Turtle only because it has pecans and I am not sure if anyone has an allergy to them. Otherwise I am thinking of going with the Bananas foster and Cookies 'n Cream.