Tag is two months old!

My little guy is two months old! Well in two days but who knows when I will get to blog so I am doing it today. ;) 

I want to try and record his little milestones more, at the least, once a month.

Tag at 2 months.

• First off, Tag LOVES to be naked and have his diaper changed. When we lay him to get changed, his chubby little legs go crazy and the smiles kick into full gear.
• With every baby sneeze we get a "oooooooooo" right after. Its once of my favorite things.
• He is almost sleeping through the night. His schedule 'usually'  is go to bed at 10, wakes up around 2:30 and 6:30 to eat, then wakes up for the day around 9. It's pretty great.
• We are officially in size two diapers. I made the mistake of using a size one in the middle of the night... paid for it this morning.
• His is so much more aware and likes his toys now. He likes to play on his playmat and talk to his toys. He is starting to swat at them too. I don't think he is meaning to hit them but when he gets excited, his arms flail, then he hits them and smiles at the sounds.
• Tag always clenches his fists really tight when he eats but sticks his pinkies straight up in the air. It's pretty dang cute.
• He found his hands on January 30th and is constantly chewing and sucking on them.
• Two days ago he figured out he has a tongue. He sticks it out over and over again a lot now. It's his new thing.
• He really loves baths. If he ever gets fussy and it can't be fixed with a diaper change or food... it's straight to the tub. He loves it!
• He loves talking. If you "oooo" at him he smiles and "oooos" right back. We love having little convo's with him.

Bad Habits

It's funny how before you're a mom you say "I will never do that" or "of course I will do that" but then you become a mom, and things change.

I am the worst when it comes to this. I always swore I would never let my kids sleep with me. But....
When we brought Tag home from the hospital the first few nights I would try to put him to sleep in his mini crib but he would only sleep for about 15 minutes at a time. One night I just laid him in my bed and I fell asleep. That was the first time he slept well through the night. Long story short he still sleeps {very well} in our bed. I have tried a few times to correct my mistake and put him in his crib but it's the same thing EVERYtime.
The worst part is that I am so used to him being there now that when he isn't by me I can't sleep. I keep checking on him... And I miss him.

I have done this to myself. I know it's wrong. I need to get strong and just fix it.

Sigh.
Hopefully I will post soon and have good news to report. ;)

Look how cute he is!! It's just so hard to not snuggle him ALL. THE. TIME.

Sunshine

Daddy Time

There is nothing I love more than seeing Colt be a dad to Tag.
Singing him songs and telling him stories, playing pat-a-cake, changing diapers, rocking him to sleep, giving him baths.
I love seeing him get so proud when Tag coos and smiles.
I love hearing him pray for Tag everyday.
I especially love seeing him fall more and more in love with Tag everyday.

Tag-7weeks.

Tag & Teagan

Since Tag was born I have sucked at blogging.
I seriously wish I was better.
I re-downloaded my blogger app so hopefully I will better since it will be more convenient. Although it will probably just be a lot more pictures and not a lot of writing because its harder to write on my phone.

Anyway, my best friend Carissa had a baby the same day I had Tag. Little Teagan is beautiful! When the babies were just over 6 weeks Carissa, Brett, Addi and Teagan came to St. George to visit and we finally got to introduce Tag and Teagan!!

I just love these two.

Tag Colton Bangerter

Here it goes with the {long... but not too graphic} birth story...

My mom came to St. George a week before Tag's due date. She wanted to spend a little time together before the baby got here plus she really wanted to be here when he was born.

A week before the due date I went to the doctor. I was dilated to a 2 and 80% effaced. I knew it didn't mean much but I was really hoping Tag would come sometime that week. It didn't happen but I did get to spend a ton of quality time with my mom. She was a life saver! She cooked and cooked and cooked and had my freezer chuck full so after Tag was born I wouldn't have to worry about cooking. She was also a great gym partner. That last week we would get up at 5:30 in the morning and would go to the Rec Center in Washington when Colton goes to play basketball and walk around the track. At the time I was so bummed that Tag wasn't coming early but looking back I am so glad I had that time with just me and my mom. I wouldn't trade that for anything.

I went back to the doctor on the 11th, a day before I was due. He checked me again and I was dilated to a 2+ and 90% effaced. I was so bummed. I had been having contractions all week so I was sure I would be dilated more than that. I left pretty disappointed but I was trying to be patient. My aunt said on her due date she drank a big glass of prune juice and she wasn't dilated or effaced at all. A few hours later she was in labor. I figured it was worth a shot! I didn't go into labor that night but it started real contractions all night!

The next morning my mom and I took Tuf to the dog park and walked for about 2 hours to try and make my contractions more regular. I started having contractions again but they were still very irregular. By 6:30 that night they started to get stronger and were about 5 minutes apart. They didn't hurt really bad but were 4-5 minutes apart for 2 hours so I guessed it was time to go. I kept thinking of everyone telling me when it's time to go, YOU WILL KNOW! I never really got that though. But I thought it could be it and we went in.

They checked me in to Labor and Delivery at 9pm. They said I was at a 2 and 90% effaced. Still the same as the day before! They said they would keep me for an hour and if I progressed they would check me in and if not I would be sent home. Seriously... I had been having contractions for over 24 hours and hadn't progressed at all. There was no way I would progress in an hour.
An hour later the nurse came in and I was at a 3! Woohoo... I was being admitted. Tag was officially on his way.

Waiting for Tag... Can I just say how awesome Colt was during Labor. I knew he would be a good helper, but he was amazing!!!

Im gonna try and make this short...
12am- Still at a 3 so they started pitocin. They also gave me my epidural so the pain would be better.

4:30amStill only a 4. But my epidural had worn off completely on the left side so with the pitocin, it was getting pretty painful. Then I started getting horrible pain my neck and spine from the waist up. The anesthesiologist came in to administer a new epidural. I helped the left side a little bit but the pain in my neck and spine had gotten so bad, I couldn't really move my head. They gave me a different kind of medicine that numbed my upper half as well but I was still in a lot of pain. The second medication helped some but wore off quickly. Even after the delivery the anesthesiologist and a specialist could never figure out what went wrong but it fixed itself a few hours after delivery so it was ok.

9am Dilated to only a 5. After being at the hospital for 12 hours and only at a 5 I was frustrated. The found out Tag was turned around backwards so they had me move around so he would turn. Within 30 minutes Tag was turned around and I was at an 8!

10amDr. Cain arrived and broke my water.

10:44 am Tag is born! My gorgeous little man was 7 lbs 10 oz and 20" long. He is absolutely gorgeous! He has his dad's eyes and his mom's chubby cheeks ;) He was very healthy and he didn't have any complications so we only had to stay at the hospital until the following morning.

Dad holding Tag just after he got cleaned up.

This is a pic from about an hour after he was born.

Tag- one day old.

Here are a few of my favorite pics from the last couple weeks :)

I am so so so thankful that Tag is finally here. He is the sweetest baby ever. He sleeps so great {so far} and has just been the greatest blessing ever.