SANTA!!

We went and saw Santa yesterday! It was awesome. Aydan wanted to this year unlike last year. Aydan walked very shyly up to Santa and sat on his lap.
Santa asked, "So what would you like for Christmas this year?"
Aydan said back, "Toys."
Santa then said, "What kind of toys?"
Aydan's relply, "NEW TOYS!"

Like duh Santa, what other kind of toys would I want besides new ones?

Funny! I love it!

big bro, baby brother!

Um...just took this...thought I'd share how cute my kids are.

Here are Traceon's birth announcements!

What a cute little thing huh?



I have been trying so hard to take a bunch of pictures all of the time...they're only this little for not very long!!

Enjoy the pics!







Aydan has only shown a little jealously towards Traceon when moms taking pictures. He doesn't want to take pictures anymore...:( Not even when I just want to take HIS picture...little stink! Anyway here he is playing with the kitchen stuff...practically all of it! He empted out "the hole" (a cupboard that I hate, because the door opens the wrong way, and it is a huge hole!) and played and played. He made all sorts of stuff for us to eat! I don't know why his kitchen stuff isn't good enough to play with...? He is such a cute kid!

I know what you're wondering, and I am wondering also....When is Aydan's underwear faze going to be over?



A little about Traceon Parker....

He's a really good eater...already passed the 10lb mark...I'm guessing around 10.2.
He doesn't like binki's.
He makes tiny goose like sounds.
His breath doesn't get taken away when you blow in his face. (which I think is amazingly weird!)
He has crazy eyes. (he goes cross-eyed, which Aydan never did)
He's starting to smile when you talk to him.
The big blue eyes are starting to come through. They get lighter and lighter every day.
He sleeps a lot.
He likes to be wraped really tight all the time.
AND
He is such a good baby! Being his mommy is just the MOST!

The other night we gave Traceon his first bath!! It was quite the family event! Aydan was such a good helper! As the pictures will tell....Traceon didn't really think it was all that fun! But he did smell really good when dad was finished!






I have been having such a blast with two kids! I find myself laughing most of the time. Between all the funny stuff that comes out of Aydan's mouth, and the cute little baby things Traceon does, I just can't help myself! I have found that laudry piles up a lot faster. The house is a mess most of the time, but I don't want to clean...I want to play! I feel like that is exactly what I should be doing anyway! I can have a clean, untouched house when my kids are grown, and I'm old, and have nothing better to do!

Life with 2 little boys....

Here's Aydan checking Traceon out right after we got home from the hospital. He was so interested in him, and wanted to look at him in his carseat the whole way home.

Things that were said/asked by Aydan about Traceon:

(This is the very first thing he said when he saw Traceon)

"Hi Traceon! I'm your big brother!" (How adorable huh? He even waved while saying it.)

"Traceon came out of mommy's belly. Now I can jump on you."

"What's he doing?"

"What's that?" (In regards to Traceon's umbilical cord. He is really freaked out about that.)

"What's wrong with his pee pee?" (Innocent questions....Traceon hasn't been circumcised yet.)

"I love him."

"Oh, he's cute."

"I want to hold him."

"I want to spit on his belly." (Give him bizzurts)

Because I am nursing Traceon, that has been a big deal as well. Many things are said and asked. I think that Aydan has become used to the idea, and the questions are starting to go away. I only got the question, "I want some of Traceon's special milk?" once. I had to explain and re-explain, but I think he understands now.

Aydan always wants to hold Traceon. He is so soft with him (when he is in his arms). Everyday that Traceon isn't hurt and grows stronger and bigger, my nerves ease. We haven't had an accident yet. My fears are that Aydan will try to pick up Traceon by himself, or feed him something. He is very interested in helping take care of him also. He brings me diapers, and throws the dirty ones away. He is constantly kissing and rubbing Traceon's head. It's very cute, and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! He has never been mean, but still needs to be reminded to be soft by the baby, he's so loving towards his little bro.

Oh all of my boys are sooooo handsome! My heart is so full of love!


Here are some cutie pics of Traceon. He is such a good baby. He sleeps a lot of course, eats a lot, and poops a lot. He is very snuggly, and loves to be held. He is nursing wonderfully and is almost 9 lbs already! He had his 2 week check-up on Monday. Everything looks great, and he will have to get circumcised on Friday. :(



This doesn't sound bias at all but, I think my kids are the cutest kids I've ever seen!! Lucky me!


We have all adjusted very well to our new family life. It's like he was meant to be with us! ;)
I am healing up really well, and I feel like I'm getting enough sleep....
I think I have Aydan and Traceon on some kind of schedule, and we are having so much fun hanging out until dad gets home. (He had to go back to school and work this week) Justin only has a couple of weeks left of this semester, and is doing so well! I am so proud. Proud mother, proud wife, and I am just proud. We are having a blast, and enjoying every moment together.

Traceon's Story

Here is the very very excited mommy and daddy right before going into the operating room.


Early, early on the morning of November 17, 2009, Traceon's parents to be woke up with great excitement. For today was the day that Traceon was finally coming! They drove to the hospital, checked in, and went into the operating room about 7:15 a.m. His mom and dad were pretty nervous, but more excited than ever to get to finally meet their son! Surgery lasted about 25 mins before Traceon was tugged out of his mommy's belly. He instantly started to cry...which in turn made his mommy and daddy cry. He was so beautiful and perfect, it was love at first sight! The nurses all gathered around to measure, weigh, and make sure Traceon was okay. Mommy and daddy thought it was pretty funny that the nurse who was in charge of his umbilical cord had to get bigger sissors, because Traceon had such a "healthy" cord, that the smaller ones were just not doing the job. Perfect little Traceon weighed in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. (the same as his mommy when she was born.) Measuring at 21 in. long....and soooo adorable. After about the first 5 mins of his life, Traceon's nurses realized that he needed more oxygen then was being given to him....so they passed him through the door into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where he was to get a little extra attention.

TRACEON PARKER POLSON
(his first pic)


After the recovery room I got to go see Traceon in the NICU. He was so little and precious. I thought about his big brother, who was at home, and what he was going to think of Traceon. The thoughts and prayers running through my head kept me relaxed and gave me faith that everything was going to be just fine.

Traceon progressed rapidly in the right direction as he stayed in the NICU. He was only on oxygen for about 5 hours. Doctor Anshutz (Traceon's neonatologist) took some x-rays of Traceon's lungs, and found a little bit of fluid build up in his left lung, and decided to put the little guy on some antibiotics to help clear it up. Despite all of the poking, tubes, and wires, Traceon was a terrific trooper and even caught on to breastfeeding a lot faster than I thought he would.

Here's the pround parents oogling over their gorgeous baby boy.

Day after day, as Traceon grew stronger, he become more and more alert. Isn't he soooo cute!




While Traceon was in the NICU he aquired some nick names by the nurses.....Fat Boy, Giant, Mr. Polson, and my favorite, Chunk. The NICU doesn't really get a whole lot of 7 lbs and over babies.

Although I think I was close to becoming crazy in the week we had to spend in the hospital, in the NICU, I did feel very grateful for my two healthy boys. When you are surrounded by babies who are 2 lbs and have to have blood infusions and things like that, you start to feel guilty, especially when the nurses are calling your "NICU baby" Fat Boy. I feel very blessed to have Aydan and Traceon as my children. I thank God every day for giving me the opportunity to be a mommy, and I will never take it for granted.

Here's the little guy all ready to go home. We stayed 7 full days in the hospital. Traceon passed all of the final tests with flying colors, and is a healty kid. Nursing is going so well ( he eats like a pig) and when we left the hospital he was already passed his birth weight.