They grow HOW fast??

William had his 2 week appointment, and boy was it exciting! I love our pediatrician. Dr. Fox was my pediatrician and is good friends with both mine and Danny's parents. We were interested to see if William had gained any weight, because as skinny as he is, he looks like he's filling out a little bit. Here are his stats:

At Birth:

Weight: 6 lbs 11 oz (which dropped to 6 lbs 3 oz in the days after he was born)

Height: 21.3 inches

2 Weeks:

Weight: 7lbs 5 oz

Height 22.3 inches

When he was at his lowest he was in the 9th percentile for his weight and the 89th for his height. He is now in the 15th percentile for his weight and in the 95th percentile for his height!!! Talk about long and skinny! I was changing his diaper earlier today and he started to flex his legs out, so I couldn't resist taking this picture!

Check out those legs! Those skinny little ankles and big feet get me every time! I didn't really realize how much he could grow so fast until we put this cute brown outfit on him for the second time, which, when we put it on him the first time it fit perfectly! But this morning when we put it on, the buttons were a little tighter between his legs.

I seriously can't get enough of this little guy! The last two weeks have been a whirlwind, but the more we figure out this mommy and daddy thing, the more we fall in love with him! He's so sweet and cuddly! We're definitely blessed to have such a calm child! For now at least. He gets that from the Tyler side (ha ha).

He has some great facial expressions... but we're too slow to capture the best ones!!! Here's one of my favorites:

When dessert is that good...

On Sunday we had a family dinner at Danny's parents house. It's starting to be a full house with all the cousins (and another on the way!). We had been talking earlier about that day about how William seems to be filling out a little bit, but when we got there and compared him to his cousin Thomas, we were again reminded just how little William looks! After dinner was finished we had dessert. Andrea had made delicious Eclair desert. By far a favorite of many people there! At one point we looked back at the table to see Jackson-the last one sitting there-giggling to himself, face and hands covered, as he licked every last drop of chocolate and pudding off of his plate! The dessert was so good, I think all of us were tempted to do the same! Before putting it away Andrea asked if anyone wanted more and without missing a beat, Jackson yelled "Me, me, me!"

Oh, to be two years old!

Here we are... coming to the end of week two! I think it might be settling in that he's mine! For a while I felt like "So when are his parents coming to pick him up?" Just kidding. It is a crazy adjustment though! Our skinny little guy looks like his face is filling out a little bit! It'll be interesting to see how he measures at his two week appt tomorrow. We love our doctor (Dr. Fox at Bryner Clinic) and the nurses there are all great, too. Last week when we took him in to be checked after his night at Primary's, all the nurses were commenting about how cute he is. Then when I got in the elevator to go to the car another nurse got on and said, "Oh! Is this that five day old baby everyone was talking about in there?!?! He's so cute!" Score! William made the nurse's cut! He really is a cute baby!

A night in the hospital...

As we were getting ready to leave LDS Hospital to come home, the pediatrician told us that his biliruben levels were high, not horribly, but enough that he wanted us to come back the next day to have them retested. So we went home Sunday and returned Monday morning. Shortly after returning home again, the pediatrician called and said they'd shot up even higher and we needed to get to Primary's a.s.a.p. to get him under the lights so we could get it down. To be honest, I was exhausted and a 24 hour stay at Primary's did not sound very appealing, but of course we went. The nurses there told us that most of the time babies HATE the bed because they can't be swaddled in it, so we were preparing ourselves for a long night. Luckily he loved it! It turned out to be a pretty good night. We had to leave him on for as long as possible between feedings, so we got some good sleep, and the nurses and lactation consultant were a big help! We couldn't help but laugh as we watched him lounge about in his sun bed... all he needed was a cold drink with a little umbrella in it!

All the stickers and monitors they put on him were a nightmare to take off! They took one off at the hospital, leaving a nice little raw mark on his belly. They recommended we go home and give him a bath to help the others come off. Luckily my mom was there to help, because he was miserable! They were so hard to get off!
His pacifier has saved us! This kid loves to suck. One of the books we've been reading classifies different kinds of eaters. We put him in the baracuda catagory. The nurse at the hospital referred to it as a "death grip!" We'll put his pacifier in his mouth and his hands go straight to his face (same when he eats).

He's here!!!

It has been a crazy week (I can't believe it's been a week?!?!) so I'm a little late, but our cute little William is here and healthy! What a cute baby. Seriously... he is a dream! He was born February 12th at 5:01 pm, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz and 21 inches long! This little guy is long and skinny!!! But William is a dream. I could sit and hold him all day just staring at him! Danny is an amazing dad and I've been so grateful to have him here everyday! We have tons of pictures so stay tuned because there are more to come!

The waiting game...

I wish I had some exciting pictures to post, or some crazy story, but nothing comes to mind. This Young family has been playing a lot of the waiting game lately. Which, let's be honest, is hard for me because I am way too impatient. Crazily enough though, at least one aspect of the waiting game is soon to be over because we have a week until the due date. I still don't know if I believe it.Sometimes I find myself laying in bed, and in those moments of comfort before my hips start numbing up, I think to myself "No, it can't really be true. I'm not pregnant. I mean really. Parents? US???" That's usually when the sore back/hips kick in, or I get a nice kick in the ribs to bring me back to reality.

Then I start thinking about how even though it's going to be hard, it will be amazing. Just to hold a new little life. Our son. A new little body that has so recently been with our Heavenly Father! Then I think about the family names we are thinking about using, like James for his middle name, which would be after my great-great-great-grandfather, an amazing pioneer and member of the Mormon Battalion. Did he get to meet him? That would be pretty cool if he did.

Okay, not to change thoughts in the middle of this post, but we realized that we haven't shared about "Baby Chuck." A couple of months ago, my youngest brother decided he wanted to call this kid Chuck. And now he always says "How's Baby Chuck doin?" I guess word got out about it, because at our Tyler family Christmas party, with all the extended family, I got a surprise present from a mysterious Santa. I opened it up and inside was a bright pink shirt! Now it's not just Ted that thinks of him as Baby Chuck. Not the greatest picture but we decided we needed to get at least one picture in the shirt before it was too late! So at 39 weeks...

Here's a close up of what is on the belly of the shirt...Thank you to this mysterious Santa (cough cough... Liz and Steve.... ) for the funny shirt!

We're excited (and a little antsy) about all that could happen in the next week!