Julia madness

You always hear how fast babies grow, but I do not think you believe it until you have one. One day they are small and cuddlely and then the next their kicking and swinging their arms. This ladies and gentlemen is our life with Julia. She is growing like crazy and we love and hate it.

Life is going pretty normal now, sure we have a daughter, but we have included her in our everyday activities...she is becoming a Tuzi if you will. Julia has accompanied us to the DI, Wal-Mart, Albertsons, Broulims, and to a hand full of basketball games on campus. She behaved awesome for all of her first adventures and I am sure that she is excited for her first car ride to Utah. Julia is now just beginning to smile a little bit and it is so much fun. She smiles the most in the middle of the night, so it is worth waking up and enjoying that for a bit.

Falling asleep with the bink.

I would like to share my Laman and Lemuel analogy of the Binky. When we read in first Nephi we learn that Nephi "pacifies" Laman and Lemuel on numerous occasions. I never gave this much thought until we had Julia; Julia cries and skrims so we give her the binky she then calms down. However, if that bink falls out she is no longer "pacified and once again becomes fussy. This happens with Laman and Lemuel; they get angry and mean at Nephi for being righteous and good in the sight of everyone. Then Nephi rebukes them, they become repentant, and then "pacified" for a time. Well, Laman and Lemuel spit out their binky and do it all over again which means Nephi has to come back and put it back in. Well as we all know in 2 Nephi they eventually spit out their binkies and the binkies become lost...this of course results in dark skin, the Lamanites and Nephites, and the eventual downfall of a great people.
I hope this has put a new spin on the binky....

As for Suz and I we are both doing great....we are relishing the opportunities of a normal life once again.

 

 

 

 

Here are some pictures of my two girls...if you look closely you may see some similarities... I love the one where their both sleeping. Not only do they look the same, but it fills my little heart to the bursting setting.

Now for Julia and Tyrel...I hoping I can rub off some of my charming personality.

These two pictures are what happens when Julia is hungry and Dad is holding her. If you look closely in one she is totally pinching my face....but this was stinking sweet. Call me the human pacifier...please!

Lastly, some good ol' Tuzila goodness.

A smallish update

Suzi loves how she sleeps with her little arms up by her head.

Over the past week Suz and I have watched Julia grow like crazy. She is slowly but surely growing out of her "newborn skin" and into a rolly type of skin. Basically she is becoming very very cute, looking more and more like Suzi everyday. We have been able to take her a couple walks because the crazy Rexburg weather is permitting us to do so. However, it is March in Idaho and that means there could be a foot of snow by next week. But its like what my old Gaffer use to say, "Make the best out of the best". In another week I think we will start easing her into the public scene and try and get out a little more. Her first outing could be the Competitive Basketball Championships next weekend. Thats about it other than if you want to come and visit don't hesitate the door is always open.

Trust me there is a baby on that stroller.

A little from Mom...

Wow, Tyrel sure is an amazing blogger.  I nearly cried here in the public library as I read that last post.  Life has sure changed since our little Julia arrived.  I love her.  Motherhood is definitely a challenge that takes time to adapt to, but having Julia in my life is worth all the trial. It may seem cheesy, but the song that comes onto our blog when you log in is the closest I've heard as to words that could describe what it is I feel for Julia. She is beautiful.  Her Spirit is strong, and I'm happy she chose Tyrel and me to be her parents. The Lord has strengthened us greatly these past few weeks.  When Tyrel and I found out that Julia would possibly have to be delivered by c-section, it was hard to take in. During the next hour, the Heaven's opened, the Spirit filled our hospital room, and I felt His love for me and my new little family.  Heavenly Father wants us all to succeed in life.  The trials He gives us are never to bring us down, but lift us higher.  Never question His influence in your life.  He is always there, whether you are aware of it or not. He has reason for all that He puts in your path.  Trust Him, pray always, and never give up.

Bath time and a baby bunny bath robe

Just some cuteness

Sneeze face :)

"Please Mom and Dad, I'm trying to sleep..."

No words needed.

At home with our little bug

To satisfy those feelings of yearning in your heart for our little Julia, here are some recent pictographs of her.

But first I will give you an update. Things at home are good, I think Suzi and I are getting the right amount of sleep so we can still function. There are times that we find ourselves either sleeping or dozing heavily when we are holding Julia, but I would not change that for anything in the world. Julia nurses about every two to three hours, but Suzi loves this time that she gets to spend with her. The time I get to spend with her is very special, its usually just me and her and I can feel a real solid connection forming between the two of us.

Can't help it. I have a very special spot in my heart for my first daughter.

Its amazing the stuff you realize you need when you bring a little life home. Julia is already feeling her dirty clothes sack...yikes, quarters here we come, she needs changing a lot and when we start to put a new diaper on she goes potty in that one so we have to change right after. And of course nothing really fits right now. She is the best and this is an amazing time to grow for Suz and I. One thing that is amazing is the sweet spirit that you can feel in our apartment. Julia brought something with her from heaven that you have to feel to belive. Suz and I are determined to keep that spirit in our apartment for as long as possible and to live the right way, so it stays.

Julia went to the doctors and the lactation specialist. She was a champ at both and performed well under pressure at the lacctation appointment. I think she really enjoyed the car ride, I cannot wait to take her on drives when she is old enough.

 

My dear sweet Suzi has such a connection with her little girl. She is always trying to express how much she loves her, but never has the words to do so. She is always saying that Julia is perfect and is so so precious. I have a wife that is going to make the best mother.

Last night Suz and I bathed Julia. I will not lie and say that she loved it and was good the whole time. It was still an experience and afterwards she got a lotion rub down from dad. I am assuming this was her favorite thing in the world. She smelt so good.

Last night I read Julia her first book. We read a chapter from Lord of the Rings. All she did while I read was stare at me...this is a moment I will not soon forget.

JULIA KATE SALISBURY

Saturday February 27, 2009 Suz and I arrived at the hospital at about for her induction at 7:30 am. We got there and got Suzi all suited up and ready to go.

Around 9:00 Doctor Evans came in and broke Suzi's water, soon after she started to have her first noticeable contractions. These contractions became more common after they started her on Petocyn. Then Suz made the choice I'm sure she will never regret...she got her first epidural and absolutely loved it. I for one am very glad that she decided to and you will soon understand why. As time passed more contractions would come and go, but with each contraction Julia's heart would dip. However the nurse said it was not a huge deal and was pretty common. This persisted for sometime until they gave Suzi and Julia a break from the petocyn. From here Suzi's contractions lessened in intensity therefore helping Julia get back to normal. This lasted for a few hours and they decided to try it again...same thing happened. It looked like Julia was having a hard time with the labor process.

Another hour passed by and the doctor came in to check and we found out that Suzi was dilated to 5 or 6. With this and Julia's heart the doctor was a little worried, so he gave us about an hour to improve or else there would need to be a c-section. Of course this was not part of the plan and we were caught of guard and we became pretty worried. During this hour Suzi and I had some pretty serious visits with our Heavenly Father and in the end we became confident and accepting of any outcome, we just wanted our little baby here safe and sound.

The Doctor came back in and checked Suzi and to our surprise she was all the way to a 9!!! Looks like things were good to go. There was some fist pounds, high fives, and way to go's, but the doctor was still a little skeptical. He stuck a round and all of a sudden Julia's heart dropped to an extremely low level during some of the harder contractions, the doctor did not like it at all....time for an emergency c-section "STAT"!!! Suzi was in a good place because she already had the epidural working and so they just had to make some minor adjustments to that and she would be good to go. Of course I was stricken with fear and anxiety because I really had no idea what was going on. They wheeled Suzi to the OR for a quickk prep and I was prepped as well. As soon as I was ready I nearly lost it because they would not let me go to her until they were ready; alas I could!  I arrived right before they cut her and I was able to hear Suzi say, "You look cute" of all things...Anyways, while I was sitting there I started to get really panicked the Epidural guy told me to stand up and take a look. Let me tell you this was probably one of the greatest moments in my life. I saw her little body and I was able to see that she was a girl, I told Suzi, and then I heard her cry....I nearly fell over because I was so happy! Suzi and I cried tears of sheer joy and Love for our little gift from our Father in Heaven. She was 20 inches long and was 7 pounds 8 OZ.

Updates as of March 1, 2010.
Julia has been staying in the NICU and we have had to go down and spend time with her and feed her. She is both nursing and taking a bottle. Suzi will nurse for about 20 minutes and then we'll top that off with some formula. Tonight we have actually got to have her in our room, and let me tell you it has been super awesome to feel her special spirit enter our room. She will have to go back tonight so they can monitor again, but that is alright Suzi needs her rest tonight. We are both hoping and praying that she can come home with us tomorrow night. We found out that Julia's cord was wrapped around some part of her body, thus, making her heart have a hard time.

Suzi is doing great! She is healing nicely and she loves her medicine. She gets up and walks around and laughs and loves Julia so so so much. It is cute when I watch those two interact, Suzi is and will make an incredible Mom. We are going home tomorrow night for sure, but it will be hard if we have to leave Julia for one more night.