The Perez Life: 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011

Family Time

Things have been going great since Tatum's arrival. We are going a little stir-crazy in this house. It has been too cold to get out and Tatum is too young. We have really only been to the Dr's office and the BX a couple of times. Hopefully warm weather is on it's way, so we can get out.
Linkoln has been great with Tatum. He is such a proud big brother. A couple weeks after we came home, Link went through a little rebellious phase. Could be related to Tatum being here or could just be because he's 3!!! Thank goodness it was just a phase. He still has moments, but not like that little phase. Linkoln is very loving with Tatum. He is always giving him kisses and he loves to show him off to people.
Tatum is geting big. He loves to eat all the time. At least every 1-3hrs. He is also a very noisy baby. He doesn't cry much, but he grunts and makes noises all the time. He is a restless sleeper, grunting the whole time. Hopefully, that will get better. I am exhausted!! He is such a cutie. We love him so much and can't wait to watch him grow!! Thank God for these two amazing boys.

Cuties!!

Me and my boys! Link wanted to hold Tatum

Link is always giving Tatum kisses. He is so
loving to all of us

Link and his boom-boom gloves. He is all boy!!

This is his Wii race car. He loves it. He even
pretends he's starting it with pretend keys. Funny!

One of his favorite hiding spots. He hides from Daddy
every time he comes home from work. He thinks if he
can't see you, then you can't see him either. LOL

He is so stinkin' cute!

Lying in his bed, listening to the music

My sweet boys! Man, I love them!

My Sweet T

Taking a little walk here in Germany. Tatum's first walk.
Link does a great job of riding his bike and staying out
of the road. He tells us to stay on the red bricks
(they're on the side)

Getting some tummy time in. Gotta get stronger
so he will be ready to play with big bro'

Link playing with Tatum. Tatum just stares at him in amazement

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Link's first "Soccerball" Practice

Linkoln had his first day of soccer on March 16, 2011. He will go every Wednesday from 2-2:45. It is for 3-4 year olds. For his age group, they won't have games, they will only have practice, which is much like a camp or clinic. The week before practice we went shopping to look for soccer cleats, socks, and shin guards. He was so excited when we found everything he needed. That was a challenge here in Gemany.
When we arrived for the first day of practice, we saw that Linkoln's friend Brady is in his group. They are buddies so they were happy to play together. Linkoln was a little shy at first, but quickly got excited. His coach was very nice and made the kids feel comfortable. They did drills to learn how to go and stop the ball, dribble the ball, kick the ball, and jump over poles. Linkoln had a blast. It was so cute, all the kids were cheering for each other.

Link, his friend Brady, and Coach Mike

Learning to stop and go with the ball

Stopping the ball. He got that down.

Jumping drills

Cheering for each other

Giving Coach Mike 'five'

Taking a break. Love this pic!!!

Going for the Goal!!!

Made it!!!

So happy

Love that smile. He is so happy!!

We will keep you updated on Link's soccer skills!!! Future pro!!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Welcome Baby Tatum

Tatum Kruz Perez arrived on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 1742. He weighed a whopping 8lbs 13ozs and was 21.7in long. He immediately had my heart!!!
My water actually broke around 0730 that morning. I called the L&D unit and they said to go ahead and come in to be checked out. I wasn't having contractions, just the same Braxton Hicks-type contractions I had been having for months. We calmly got ready, got Linkoln ready, and kissed him off to stay with Melissa and Adyson. We headed to the hospital. I drove because I get car sick very easily. Good thing contractions didn't start in the car. Tony and I arrived at the hospital around 0930. They did a couple test and confirmed that indeed, my water was broken. I was there for the long haul. They started an IV and hooked me up to all the monitors. I was having contractions, not consistent, every 4-8min. They decided to start me on Pitocin, but a very low dose. Still no pain. Contractions started coming every 1-2min, so they had to turn the Pitocin down to the lowest dose. After a couple of hours, the pain began. And when I say it began, I mean it hit me like a ton of bricks. I quickly requested an epidural. The CRNA came right away. By the way, I got excellent service because I was the only prego there. After he was done, I was still having pain on the right side. He said to give it a while to work. Well, after a while, I was still having A LOT of pain on the right side. He cam and gave me an extra dose in the epidural. Yay, finally pain-free!! So, then the MD checked me, and said I was dilated 10cm and baby's head was "Right there!" We did a practice push, and she quickly said don't push again!! She ran to the hall to get all the nurses and assistants. I was nervous at this point. Time to meet my baby. I pushed for only another 10min and there he was. He was beautiful!!! He cried right away and then stopped. So they had to take him to the warmer and give him a little oxygen. He was grunting and had a little retractions. They called the neonatal NP in to check him out. By the time she got there, he was better, breathing just fine. He was just very large for his gestational age. Everyone in the room was shocked when they weighed him. He was considered high-risk because of his weight. His blood sugars had to be checked before every feeding until there were two consecutive results over 50. We also had to stay for 48hrs since he was high-risk. It took a while, but his blood sugars finally regulated and he was good-to-go. He is such a sweet baby. Doesn't cry much, just grunts and poots a lot. LOL. We love him dearly!!!