Happy Thanksgiving

We were missing family for Thanksgiving this year but nonetheless it was sure nice to have it with just our little family. I cooked my very first Thanksgiving turkey dinner and it turned out great. I really feel like a grown up now, its kinda weird! It's so fun starting your own family traditions. Chris's philosophy is "Football, Food, and Family!" HA HA! It was nice to just spend some quality time with our boys together and enjoy one another company.

It's so crazy our family is just growing. We are now a family of four and it just seems so perfect. We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season especially looking back at the the last couple of months. It seems like things have not slowed down and they probably never will but we are counting our blessings and in doing so we have truly seen what the Lord has done for us.

Life does not really get any better than this. We are still adjusting to being parents of 2 little boys. It is definitely easier when both of us are around and I am truly grateful for my husbands help when he can give it. I never have to ask, even with all his studying he has to do he finds time to help me....what a guy, I love him!

Time is going by so fast, sometimes it hard to keep up so that is why we have to savor the moments while they last! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and filled your tummies with good food and your hearts with love and laughter!

Love, The Price Family

Chris, Kerri, Treyson, baby Porter, and we can't forget Jax!

Port's 1st

The first day and night of bringing a newborn home is always interesting. Porter did pretty well, he is a typical newborn. He does not cry much only when he is hungry. He wakes about every three hours to feed and at night he sometimes will go four. He is a fabulous eater and breastfeeds like its his last meal every time. He is pretty vigorous when it comes to meal time...its actually really cute to watch. He is very different from Trey..Trey cried a lot and it took us working together for about 3 months to get the whole breastfeeding thing down.

Grandma Beth came for a weekend and brought our car and our dog Jax. She was really thrilled that she got to finally meet Porter for the first time. It was nice to have our car back and our mutt. She helped out a lot while she was here, she cleaned my whole basement and would even stay up with Porter while I rested, thanks Mama Beth! Trey was pretty excited too to see his Grandma Beth, they had a lot of fun together.

Porter gives the cutest looks and I swear he has already smiled and grinned at me, I LOVE IT! The first faces they make are always so precious!

Port's first bath did not go so well, does it ever for a newborn? Any tricks from the Mom's out there? He did not like his first bath at all and cried the whole time. I put a warm wash cloth over his hands and keep them together so he wont get scared and flare out and it seemed to help a little bit. His second bath went well and he actually enjoyed it. Treyson did not like his bath until about 2 months! Ha, two very different boys!

The first couple of days are always a struggle, getting to know your baby, his cries, cues, and not to mention entertain a toddler too. I have not done my make up, hair, and I have worn my pj's for the past week and a half, oh well! I am learning as I go to try and be a good Mom to 2 adorable boys. I feel the hardest thing is just giving them equal attention. I am sure I will get it, as for now I am enjoying them so much.

Usually the first week I just keep my babies in pj's the whole time because it just makes life easier and the second week I break out the little out-fits. Porter looked so cute in the ones I put him in. He fills them out really well, he is my little tanker!

We just love our little man and and our so excited he is apart of our little family. Heavenly Father has blessed us so much and has given us another precious gift, a beautiful son! We love our 2 Little boys they are our greatest blessings!

Porter's Arrival

Time for our baby story.....

I was scheduled for an induction on Wednesday the eleventh at 7am. I could not sleep the whole night because I was so anxious and not to mention very uncomfortable. Chris and I woke up around 6, had breakfast, family prayer with Treyson, and then we took Treyson over to the Pulous's so they could watch him. It was bitter sweet because I knew I would not see him for 2 full days because with the swine flu no one under 18 can come in labor and delivery nor could I got out into the waiting room to see him. We tried to explain to him what was going on the best we could and just hoped and prayed that he would do well with out his mommy. I was really excited yet nervous when going to the hospital, I kept thinking...."I am really going to have a baby today!" CRAZY! It took us a little bit to find where we were supposed to go but we finally did and they admitted me to labor and delivery. The nurses came in and asked me a whole slew of questions and got my IV going and hooked me up to the dreadful pitocin! I hate pitocin, it makes labor so much harder! Chris gave me a sweet blessing while the pit-drip was kicking in. So, I was dilated to a 3 and used the birthing ball a lot and I progressively made progress. They broke my water shortly after that, WOW it was like a flash flood when they did because of all the fluid I had. I was finally to a 5 and felt the contractions pretty strong so I decided to get into the jet tub to see if it would help. I loved it in there but they were having trouble monitoring the baby so I had to get out. I knew if I got out that I would have to get the epidural because the contractions were just too strong outside of the tub. I could of totally done with out it if I could of stayed in! Anyways I had to wait a little bit for my epidural and by this time I was exhausted with trying to breath through all the strong contractions. I was dilated to a 7 and was a little worried about getting it so late. I told them I wanted to monitor my own drip and they said they don't do that at this hospital so I became worried about being to numb when it came time to push. Chris told me not to worry and to get some rest so when it came time I was ready. I took about a 2 hour nap and they came in and told me I was to a 9. I was really numb and I told them I wanted them to turn the epidural off because I wanted to feel where to push and they told me that they would not turn it off quite yet. 30 minuets later I was to a 10 and they asked me if I was ready to push and I said. "As ready as I can be." I was seriously so numb and could not feel a thing. You see with Trey they let me control how much epidural I was getting so when I pushed with him I could feel what was going on, with Porter nothing! It was really frustrating and I finally demanded that they turn it off about 45 minuets into pushing and they said OK. I was so fatigued and I even threw up because I was pushing so hard. Chris was a great coach and helped me get through each push even though he knew that it was not really getting us anywhere fast. The epidural finally died down and I started pushing correctly. Another 45 minuets went by and he started crowning. They told me to give one more big push and I did but his shoulder got stuck and they told me that I needed to push harder. I pushed as hard as I could and finally there he was! They laid him on top of me but I could not see him too well and Chris's face looked really scared. I asked him what was wrong and he did not answer. I guess when he got stuck he lost a lot of oxygen and was not breathing right when he came out. We finally heard a big cry and were relieved! He was finally here, our baby boy safely here! They weighed him and took his height and I was so shocked when they told me that he was 8 1/2 pounds...WOW! For me that is a dang good size baby. The doc told me I probably could not go more than that but that I should be proud of myself for enduring all I did today. I was proud of my self too and just happy to be done with everything and have our little man here. When I held him for the first time I was just so overcome with JOY. Words cannot express the way I felt at that moment. Chris was sure a proud Daddy too and when I looked at him I fell in love with him more too. The doc and nurse even commented on how much in love they could tell we are! I seriously love my little family they are my greatest blessing.

PS. A big thanks to the Pulous's and the Castillon's for helping out with Trey.