Layla's Newborn Shoot

I just realized that I never put Layla's newborn pics up on the blog...Eeks.

We had Layla's newborns done when she was just six days old. I was very pleased with them! She is such a beauty ;)

Sleeping Habits

Layla is seriously an angel. She is already sleeping through the night. I have to set my alarm to wake up in the middle of the night to feed her because she is still a little young to go clear through the night without eating, but if it was up to her...she'd be just fine. She has developed a little habit during her naps though. She has to sleep with a burp rag over the top of her head. As soon as the burp rag is on there just right, she will fall asleep. Such a little diva.

September Recap

Is it really October 1st? Crazy!!! I can't even believe Layla is almost 2 months old. Can somebody please make time go a little slower?? Here's a catch up for last month!

Tyler finished up grad school and finally received his masters degree. I am so proud of him. He did it all in about 16 months and is seriously the most dedicated person that I know!!! We are so excited to be finally done. We now get to spend our nights together watching tv and hanging out. It's so nice to spend time with Tyler instead of having him spend all of his time studying and writing papers. I love him ;)

We were lucky enough to have Tyler's grandma Betty and her husband Joe come and visit us this last weekend. They are so cute! We had so much fun and Noah seriously had them both wrapped around his little finger. We spent a lot of time catching up and eating yummy food. Joe and Betty brought Noah a puppy. No, not a real one (thank goodness ;) but a little dog that laughs and rolls over. It's super cute and Noah loves it.

We blessed Layla over Labor Day weekend. My mam came up and two of my sisters with their families. It was so much fun to spend time together as a family. The boys went and played ball, which was great until Noah came home with the biggest knot on his head....no comment. Haha. Tyler blessed Layla, it was truly beautiful. We are blessed!

I can't believe the first month of school is already over. 8 more months til summer break, but who's counting?!? Tyler is enjoying being back at his regular job. It's been nice to get back into somewhat of a routine. Noah and Layla have been so good for me during the day. They both nap around 1 in the afternoon which is awesome because it allows me to go for a run on the treadmill without interruptions which has been nice. I have actually had a really good experience with getting back to running after having the baby. I'm nowhere near my original time, but still going strong! I've been able to run at least 5 times a week. It's seriously a good outlet if nothing else

Now, enjoy some pics!!!!!

Noah lately...

Everyone has been asking how Noah has adjusted to his baby sister so I thought I would update!

At first Noah showed no reaction at all. He just ignored Layla. In a way I was glad because it meant he wasn't beating her so that was good. Haha

Over the last few weeks though, Noah has been extremely cute with her. He calls her by her name and is always concerned if she's fussing. He loves to give her kisses and check in on her when she's napping. It's pretty cute!!!

Noah is getting so big. I can't even believe he was Layla's size just a couple of years ago. He is so funny lately. He has been calling Tyler and I by our first names. It's not something that we want him to do for life, but it's so cute. He also says "seriously?!?" with a little attitude when he's in trouble. Which actually seems to be quite often lately. Let's just say he spends a lot of time in the corner ;) we still love him though ;)

The other day Noah was in trouble and he spent some time in the corner. When I told him he could come out of the corner, he marched into his room and came out with a hat on (from when he was a baby) and his backpack (see picture below) and said "bye Trudi" and started out the front door. I'm pretty sure he was running away. Haha.

Layla Blake Matlock

Layla arrived on August 7th at 2:24pm.  She weighed in at 8lbs 5 oz and was 22.5 inches long!  I had such a great experience this time around.  Everything went just how I wanted it to throughout my entire pregnancy clear up to when I delivered her.  I decided to go to Twin Falls this time, and it was like night and day compared to the last time. We were lucky enough to have a doctor that we really liked and felt super lucky to have him deliver Layla.

I was scheduled to be induced on August 7th at 6am in Twin Falls.  We live about an hour away from Twin, so we were up at about 4:15 that morning to get ready and to get on the road.  It felt so surreal that morning making the trip to the hospital.  Everything went as planned and there were no hiccups. I kept thinking that everything was going way too smooth and that we would be sent home or something.

I got hooked up to everything around 7am and things started moving.  They told me I was having contractions but I couldn't feel anything so I thought that this was going to be pain free...wishful thinking :)  Unlike last time, they had told me to eat something that morning, so I wasn't dry heaving with starvation this time, but as time went on, I was pretty hungry and getting irritable by the second (Sorry Tyler).  I wanted to hold off for a bit on the epidural, because last time I felt like I got it way too early.  I was starting to feel the contractions, but they still weren't too horrible.  I ended up waiting way too long and all of a sudden the contractions hit me like a ton of bricks and I, no joke, thought I was going to die. My nurse was so nice.  Seriously!  But would not quit talking and rubbing Tyler's back.....uh what??  Haha, I was losing patience quickly :)  The anesthesiologist came in and tried to give me an epidural when I was at a 7, but unfortunately hit a blood vessel so he had to start over and redo it.  Again, thought I was going to die.  All the while, Tyler and him were shooting the breeze about football.....seriously?!?!?!?  After a bit, I started feeling pretty good, and forgot about the pain.  Just when I thought life was great, I started feeling major pressure and told Tyler that I needed to push.  The nurse came in, checked me and said that she thought I was at a 10!  I couldn't believe it, because I was just at a 7.  The charge nurse came in and checked me and said that I was at a 7 and crushed my hopes right then (I kinda didn't like her at that moment), but I still felt like I needed to push NOW so my nurse called Dr. Coleman and had him check me.  He confirmed that I was indeed at a 10 and could start pushing.  I KNEW IT!!!

 My doctor had mentioned that the baby was facing up instead of facing down and said that he was going to try to turn her.  That didn't really work though so we just started pushing anyway.  As I was pushing, the nurse had her hand on my stomach and mentioned that she could feel the baby's feet up by my ribs.  In my exhausted, annoyed stupor I was wondering how she could still feel Layla's feet up by my ribs...(I later figured it out when they said she was 22 and 1/2 inches long).  I pushed for what seemed like an eternity and honestly thought my brain was going to explode.  I snapped at my sweet hubs a few times (poor guy), but we got through it.  After pushing for almost 2 hours, Dr. Coleman finally said "I think one more push will do it!"  YEEHAW! I pushed once more and out she came.  She cried and they put her on my chest. She was so gorgeous!

Layla is perfect!  She is so similar to Noah, but so different.  She came out with dark black hair and I think she might even keep it.  I have felt so great after having the baby!  Honestly, if I could guarantee an experience like this each time, then I would have 8 kids (don't hold me to it).  I'm so grateful that everything went according to plan and I honestly couldn't have asked for a better experience.  SO BLESSED :)

It's a.....

That's right...We are having a girl. I had a dr appointment on the 7th and the dr. told me to go ahead and schedule an ultrasound on my way out of the office. They typically do one around 20 weeks. Of course, the next available one is when we are in California, so they are only able to get me in on April 6th. It's weird because the dr's schedule has to coincide with the ultrasound opening because they actually come in at this office and go over the results with you right there. I think that's pretty cool. Anyway, Tyler and I knew there was no way we would be able to wait another month to find out if we were having a girl or boy. We had been thinking about going down to Utah this last weekend anyway, but when I saw that I could find out the gender on a Saturday in Utah...I was sold.

Tyler has said all along that it's a girl. He was right with Noah, so he basically thinks he's psychic at this stage in the game. I was so nervous, that I couldn't even think straight. I was so torn because I thought another boy would be so fun for Noah, but also would love a girl. We are over the moon about finding out that it's a little girl. She was not cooperating at all during the ultrasound. Legs crossed and everything. She finally threw her legs up over her head and he got a good shot. We are thrilled :)

I have been feeling a lot better since this weekend. I'm actually cooking dinner today. WOOHOO!!! Noah has been so cute about the baby. He comes over and kisses my belly and says "baby" and then goes over to Tyler and lifts his shirt and does the same thing to him. haha.

I also wanted to add this little pic of Noah because I think it's hilarious and definitely want it to be printed in our blog book. I LOVE HIM!!!

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Alive and Kickin'

So, I doubt anyone reads my blog anymore because I haven't blogged since last year. I just haven't felt it to be honest. I mentioned our blog the other day and the husband said, "oh, do we still have one?" Uh, yeah. Getting back to it!!!

Our biggest news is that baby #2 is set to arrive in August. We couldn't be more excited. We will find out what we are having in the next few weeks and can't wait. Tyler is actually saying now that it's a girl. He thinks he knows for sure because he guessed right with Noah. I will be happy either way. All I care about is having a healthy baby!!!

Noah turns 2 next month. Say what?!?!? I ordered his birthday gift the other day because I was so excited when I saw it. Hopefully he loves it as much as I do. We shall see. He is talking up a storm. It's like it happened overnight, and pretty soon I imagine he will be talking back to me. Eeks. My boy is weighing in at 35lbs and is solid. Tyler actually gets tears in his eyes when he talks about Noah's future on the football field! His favorite things are toys, books, women's shoes, food and of course his dad! Here are some pictures of my little man:

This month we celebrated Tyler's 28th birthday! It was so fun! We got a sitter and celebrated at Outback the weekend before, and then had a birthday dinner/cake here at home on his actual birthday. I even embarrassed him by telling the waiter at Outback that it was his birthday and so they brought him this HUGE dessert!!! It was fun! Noah and I had so much fun shopping for Tyler's birthday gifts and he loved every one of them. Here's a pic of Tyler @ Outback on his birthday:

My sister Mandy and her husband and kids came up over this last weekend. They got here on Saturday morning, and left on Tuesday. Noah had a blast with their kids. They are so cute, except for when they wake up screaming in their sleep in the middle of the night ;) I didn't manage to take any pics while they were here:( We are meeting them in Vegas next month and heading to Cali for a week and cannot wait! I will be sure to take pictures on that trip!!!