FINALLY!!!

Finally, the mother of all posts that apparently about 30 bloggers have been waiting.  Thank you all for your wonderful comments, texts, and calls!  We are so lucky to have such amazing friends and family.

Now for Travis' birth story!  We went into the hospital at 5:30am on Thursday morning for the planned C-section.  The geared me all up and then we just waited.  Luckily we only waited till about 8:00 before they actually took me in and the section was planned for 7:30, not too bad (we didn't have Sammy till 10:27 and hers was planned for 7:30 too!)

Travis John was born at 8:27 am, April 2, 2009.  He weighed 6lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches long!  When the first weighed him the wrote on his little card that he was 6lbs 7 oz.  Then the second night he was weighed and they said he was 6lbs 11oz, and the nurse and Joe were both thinking, babies don't gain weight, but usually loose weight the first couple of days...so they looked back in the computer and he really was 6lbs 15 oz!  Still itty bitty!!!

When he came out he sounded like a little duck squawking, so sweet.  While I was getting stitched up, I could see them cleaning him up on the table to my right and I noticed that his entire arm was blue.  Of course I am freaking out and asked Joe, "is he okay, is he okay?"  He has a Port Wine birth mark that goes from his shoulder to his hand.  The doctors said that no one knows why it happens, it just does for some kids.  It could fade in a couple months or years, so we just have to wait and see.  He has a healthy heart, brain, organs, 10 fingers, 10 toes, that is all that matters!  

Grandma and Travis

I was in tears when Sammy came to the hospital!  She was so adorable, wanted to know right away where Travis was and immediately, "I want to hold him, he's mine"!  So she sat with me and got to ooo and ahhh over him with me!   

Travis gave her a Big Sister Dora that she could play with while she stayed at Grammie and Pop-Pops.

My sweet boy!

For Christmas, Joe's grandmother gave us this bracelet that Joe's dad wore in the hospital when he was born.  The nurses used to make these for all the babies.  I re-strung it onto different ribbon so that we could take it for Travis to where too.  She gave it to us because Joe is the first Paino boy on our side of the family, carrying on the name!  

We got to come home on Saturday, which we were SOOOO happy about.  However, leaving the hospital I threw up 2 times!  I was for sure they were going to tell me that we couldn't go home!  We came home and I was still nauseous and had a pounding headache.  The next two days I had the same headache that could only be helped by laying down.  Every time I got up I would cry from the pain of the headache, mind you I am one two different pain killers and they didn't' do a thing.  Come to find out I had a spinal headache that we were told could take up to 3 weeks to go away!!!  WHAT?  NOT OK!  Well, good news is that it was gone yesterday!  Thank goodness!  I am doing 100% better today, just still taking it easy since I did have major surgery!

When we got home Saturday, all Sammy wanted to do was hold Travis. She has been SO nurturing, completely distressed when he cries and tries to soothe him.  She has been really understanding of "mommy having an owie (sp?)", and more curious than ever about me nursing Travis...long story, VERY interesting though!

Telling him "it's otay, Tabis"

Grandpa and Travis

We went to the doctor yesterday and he got a basic check up (our pediatrician doesn't go to Corona Regional, so we had to have a different pediatrician discharge him)  I don't think pictures truly show how TINY he is...so this kinda shows how he doesn't even fit in the car seat!

Auntie Katie, Uncle Terence, and the boys all came to visit yesterday

Sammy seems so grown up now!




Grammie and Pop-Pop brought over dinner last night!

So that is a recap of the last couple days.  I have a million pictures, but it is amazing that it takes me 2 days to edit and post anything!!!  I should be sleeping right now!

One last thing-it is AMAZING to Joe and I how different boys are from girls already!  Lets start with diapers!  The peeing the instant air hits him is a challenge, who can be quicker? Such a new world, but we feel so lucky to be part of it!  It is amazing how I can love to little people so much!!!