Crazy Day....

Yes this was a crazy day.... so we decided that we would celebrate Orvil's 2nd birthday while JT was still in the NICU.

It turned out great.. thanks to all of our friends and family for their support!!!

Also thanks for coming and celebratng Orvil's second birthday with us!!! It was fun to get away from the hospital for a minute and see everyone.

Thanks especially to Shauna, Bree, Erika, and my MOM for all of their help this week!!

I love you guys alot!!!

Also Thank-you TJ for being so strong, thoughtful, patient, and helpful to me this week I love you TJ so much.

Orvil's 2nd Birthday

Orvil turned two today !!! I can't believe he is that big already. Tj made him a skimboard for his birthday, he loves it. Orvil calls skimboards "butchich's" we have no idea why he calls them that...

A good Day.....

May 11, 2011

This was a turning point for JT. This day he made a lot of progress.

The night before I watched the nurses give him an awesome bath.

He was all fixed up, sweet, cuddly, and cute. He smelled so good and they took the time to get all the sticky tape and stuff off of him.

I love this little guy so, so much. What a little angel.

The Next Day....

The next morning everything felt like it was going to be okay I knew these nurses and doctors were great... and I just felt like everything was going to work out. TJ and I both got to hold little JT that evening and it felt wonderful......



Holding JT




JT with Dad

Complications.....

A few hours after our baby Jeffrey was born we realized that he was having some struggles.. he was having a really hard time breathing, eating, the basics. In a matter of a few short hours he was admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

Unfortunately I wasn't yet able to go with him so Tj went with the baby to the nicu. That was really hard having a newborn baby and not being able to see him, or touch him, or hold him.

So Tj went with the baby to the nicu. Once they were there the nurses asked Tj what the baby's name was... Tj told them that his name was JT. After 5 days in the nicu the name JT stuck that is what we now call him is JT.

These are some pictures from JT's journey in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

CPAP Machince May 9, 2011 about 11:50 p.m.



This is a really hard thing to watch as a parent... I was the weak one I cried alot. Tj was so strong through all of this. Within a few minutes of being admitted to the NICU TJ and my Dad gave little JT a blessing. Unfortunately I was unable to be there...that was hard for me. I tried to be the strong one. When I called my mom about giving JT a blessing I asked if I could have one. Not long after JT got his blessing from My dad and TJ I got one, I needed it, for some reason I was really sad.




That night Tj went home to be with Orvil. I stayed in the hospital. It was one of the slowest, longest nights of my life. It is very anti climatic to have this sweet new baby, and then you can't even hold it or kiss it. And nobody else can hold it or see it either. And the whole time you wonder what's going on with your baby and everything is completely out of your hands.

Introducing......

We would like to welcome to the world our new little bundle of love....

Jeffrey Tyler Stout

Born May 9, 2011 at 2:30 p.m.

7 lbs 3 oz 19.5 inches

What an angel...nothing can describe this moment as a mom so happy, pure joy, so exciting to see that new little face. What a little sweetheart.....

Graduation

Today May 6, 2011

I graduated from Southern Utah University with my Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

This has been a long time coming for me!!! I am super excited.

I set this goal over 5 years ago. This has been a long time coming, but I did it I made it, I graduated.

I need to personally thank my Mom. She watched Orvil every tuesday, for one year so I could finish this degree. I would not have been able to accomplish this goal if it weren't for her help.

Also thanks to TJ, my sister Erika, and my aunt Beckie for also helping with Orvil so I could go to school.

I am excited to have my BSN. It's official!!!