Taking Naps With My Daddy

I just love to take naps with my daddy!! He's really busy with work and graduate school, but he always finds time to spend with me every day :)
I can sleep in all kinds of positions:

bundled under a warm blanket...

curled up in a ball...

giving a big bear hug...

squishy faced...

dreaming of airplanes!

What a cutie!

Here are the adorable pictures we had taken at Sears! (Don't worry, we purchased the copywright). Fischer is getting bigger every day...and sleeping 8 hours every night!

The First Month

Fischer is one month old on Monday, Jan. 21st!! The days have really flown by....although the sleepless nights seem to just crawl! He is already sleeping from 10:30-4:00 every night now, thanks to a book that helped me set a routine for him to follow. So even though we are very tired, it is starting to get better.

Although we are still waiting to see that first smile, Fischer is already starting to show a little personality. He does NOT like being a baby...if he is awake, then he is usually crying because he can't do anything. He does not like taking a bath, but he LOVES having his diaper changed (especially poopy diapers where we have to spend time wiping his bottom...you'd think he was in heaven!). He likes it so much that sometimes we lay him on the changing pad when he's fussy because it calms him down, even if we don't change him! He is starting to look at us more, and follow our movements with his eyes. And his hearing screening came back positive...both ears are just fine (he didn't pass his left ear in the hospital). He is a healthy, huge baby boy!

The Best Christmas Present Ever!!!

What a big boy!....................... Resting in the NICU.


A happy new daddy!...................Visiting in the NICU.


Finally with us again!..............Getting ready to go home.


Our first Christmas!.................The best present ever!!!


A very proud Aunt Kala...........and a proud daddy too!!

Fischer Travis Henry was born Friday, December 21st at 10:47 pm. He weighed 9 lbs 7 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long.

The pregnancy went without a hitch until the very last week. On Sunday, Dec. 16th, 3 days before my due date, I began to developed a rash...by the due date it covered most of my body. Since Fischer was plenty big and full term, the doctor decided to induce because the rash would only continue to spread until delivery.

Thursday evening I checked in at the hospital to begin the process of induction. Friday morning at 8:00 am, although I had already begun labor around 4:30 am, Pitocin was administered to help labor along. Everything was moving along slowly but steadily until around 1:00 pm when I developed a fever and signs of infection. But with antibiotics, the doctors still thought everything would progress just fine. However, by 9:00 pm I reached 8 cm and quit progressing. At 10:30 pm I began swelling instead of dilating. At this point there was no way to fix what was happening, which meant I couldn't deliver a baby of any size, much less the chunk I was carrying!

I signed the papers at 10:30pm, and Fischer was born by emergency c-section at 10:47 pm. He then spent the next 3 days in the NICU on oxygen for a deflated lung and antibiotics to fight any fever or infection he may have acquired from me. I also spent those three days pumped full of antibiotics to fight my infection, so we did not see much of each other. Thankfully, we have a mighty God who answered many prayers. Fischer's lung repaired itself and he did not develop any infection. We were both released on Christmas Eve to come home together. He is the best Christmas present we could ever imagine! He is doing wonderful and I am also doing well as I recover from surgery.

Thank you all for your prayers, cards, emails, and concern through this special time in our lives. I hope to see you all very soon!

Last Belly Picture!!

Here I am at 9 months...I look like I'm hiding a basketball! I can't believe it's all about to be over. My due date is Wednesday the 19th, but we are just waiting to see when he chooses to arrive! The doctor still says everything looks great - the baby's heartbeat, his size, my blood pressure, everything! We have been very blessed to have no major problems during the pregnancy. The next time you hear from Dustin or me should be with news of his arrival (and his name for all of you who have been waiting)! Please keep us in your prayers as we head into the biggest change of our lives :)

8 Months!!!

I can't believe it's already been 8 months! As you can see in the picture, they baby is getting bigger every day (and so is Dustin's watermelon!). I have had all my baby showers (pictures below) and am now trying to get everything organized before the baby arrives. It is quite a job! My mom, sister, and I have spent several hours already, and aren't even close!

Everyone has been so generous in their gifts...I hardly have anything left to buy, and plenty of gift cards to cover it. We are blessed with a wonderful church family and many friends and family from other churches as well. Thank you to all who have helped us prepare for our little boy...we can't wait to show him to you!

Kathleen Baptist Church Shower - Nov. 6th:

Friends and Family Shower - Nov. 10th:

Only 8 more weeks!

With only 8 more weeks to go, I am getting quite large! But don't worry, the doctor says his size is right on target...he said I only look so large because I'm short and the baby has nowhere to go but out! We now have a bassinet to place in our room when the baby arrives. It belongs to my nieghbor who used it for all of her grandchildren.

Here are some more pictures from our trip to Wichita Falls, TX in September to see Dustin's family. We visited the Falls and the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma. There were lots of wild animals around, such as buffalo, longhorn cattle, prairie dogs, etc., and we were able to drive to the top of the tallest mountain.