Home Sweet Home.....WOOHOO!!!

After 8 long, stressful and emotionally draining days in the NICU, Kyler came home on Tuesday the 12th!!! We were so excited to get to bring him home!! The last few days in the hospital, he really came around and started taking his bottles well for us. The Monday night before we came home, the doctors let us come stay with Kyler in a room at the hospital. He (and Momma and Daddy) did really well, and Tuesday morning we met with the doc and nurses and got all our instructions about bringing him home. It is hard to believe that a week ago he would hardly take 10 cc's of his bottles and now he is taking 70 cc's every chance he gets :) He is waking up about every three hours to eat and has done pretty well at night. We are so blessed that Kyler is doing so well, and know that the Lord was, and still is, looking over our new little family. There are so many families with babies in the NICU that we still think about every day that need our prayers.
Some families may never make it home with their babies, or get to have their babies home as soon as we did.

Headed to Holly Springs for the first time!!! He seems

to really like riding in the car.

Here is little man during his first trip to the pediatrician!! We are going to Dr. Fesmire at Pediatrics East in Collierville, and we really LOVE him. He had lots of helpful advice to help us with getting Kyler on a schedule. Kyler was up to 6 lbs 8 ounces, which is 3 ounces more than when we left the hospital Tuesday. He stayed awake the whole doctors visit and really liked Dr. Fesmire. He called Kyler a little stud muffin for being able to get released from the NICU so soon. Hopefully Kyler can keep growing well and will have another good appointment when we go back in 2 weeks.

The horses were at the road when we got home,

so we decided to let Kyler meet them!!! Moon couldnt get

enough of him. (Notice how interested Kyler was...haha.)

First bath!!! YaYa, Grandmama, Mammaw and Pappaw

came to visit while Lee and I ran some errands, and Kyler

seemed to LOVE soaking up all the attention. Luckily, Mom

was there to help me with the first bath. Thanks Mom!!

Just a little glimpse of my "new" life!! My three men

hanging out on the couch.

Update on our "little man" Kyler!!!

Just a few pics of the HANDSOMEST baby in the world....Kyler Lee Todd!!!!

( Dont let the IV scare you, that vein in his head

is the strongest that babies have.)
Can you stand the cuteness????

Just thought I would give a quick update. The past few days have pretty overwhelming and emotionally draining!!! I got discharged from the hospital Wednesday morning, so after the 12 feeding Lee and I headed home for a few hours to try to regroup and get some things done. Needless to say, we only stayed there long enough to do what had to be done because we wanted to head back to the hospital. Kyler has taken a few bottles, but has had some trouble learning to coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing at the same time. Therefore, they decided to continue his feedings through his feeding tube which enables him to get al the energy he can. Learning to take the bottle will come with time and should be soon because of how far along he was when we had him. Last night he was put back on a little oxygen because his levels would drop as he was trying to eat. This should help him progress quickly!!! He is in a wonderful place and in the best of care, but it is soooooo hard because all we want to do is pick him up and love on him. Please pray that Kyler will continue to grow stronger and remain healthy so we can take him home soon. Thanks to everyone for the phone calls, love and support these past few days!! We appreciate everything and cannot wait for everyone to meet our handsome Kyler.

Just in time for Mothers Day......Kyler Lee Todd makes an early arrival!!!!!

Where do I start??? Kyler Lee decided to make an early entrance into the world Sunday May 3, 2009 at 12:24 pm. Since Lee was still out of town turkey hunting I decided to stay with Amy and Brandon Saturday night just in case anything "out of the ordinary" were to happen!!! Little did we know that my water would break at 4 oclock that morning. Lee was still in MO and got the frantic phone call to come home. As we rushed to the hospital, Lee and Mr. Gary got on the road to home. We checked in the hospital and then the waiting game started. We were waiting for Lee to get here to start the c-section because Kyler was still breech. Everything went really well through the surgery and Kyler came out at a whopping 6 lbs. 7oz.!!!! Kyler was doing great and he and Daddy were sent to the well baby nursery. After being there for almost an hour, he started having some trouble breathing and was sent to the NICU. It was overwhelming on all of us at first but Kyler is improving every hour and is doing GREAT!!!! He is breathing on his own and it is the same air that you and I breathe. He has on a CPAP to help fill his lungs and should be getting that off tommorrow or the next day. We are so excited that he is here!!!!!!!!!!!! He looks just like Daddy, but has Momma's strawberry blonde hair :) Here are a few pics of little man over the past 24 hours......................................

This is Kyler in the well baby nursery, isnt he

just HANDSOME!!!
Here is all the crowd that came to visit. He has
LOTS of admirers!!

Kyler and Momma

Notice how he cant keep those legs inside??? They

put them in and he kicks them right back out.

Daddy and "mini me" in the nursery!!!

He just cant get enough of him :)

Week 35.....well 34 weeks, 3 days to be exact!!!!!!

So just a quick update about everything going on with "big daddy" Kyler!!! We went for our 35 week appointment today and everything was PERFECT!! We have been blessed with really good doctors appointments and today was no exception. My BP was doing great, and Kylers ultrasound and nonstress test went really well. He is now up to 6 lbs. 6 oz. (hence the name big daddy). Thats alot of weight considering last week he was only 5lbs. 10 oz.!!!! He is still breech, so if nothing changes than Kyler will make his debut via C-section. He is basically folded in half across my belly and seems to be quite comfy just like he is.

We were sooooo excited to finally receive the last piece to Kylers room. I ordered it FOREVER ago and thought he would be here before the nursery was finished.


So here it is........................HOW CUTE!! I will put up pics of the entire nursery when we finally get all the "stuff" put away.

I just LOVE it and think it goes perfect

in his cowboy room!!!

On another note, Lee leaves for his annual turkey hunting trip to Brentons house in Missouri. Therefore, that means Mom and Dad will be taking turns coming down here and staying with me while he is gone. I dont guess I should stay by myself at 35 weeks prego...haha. By the end of the night I cant hardly walk by myself so I guess its best that someone "babysits" me. We are also heading to Pickwick Friday night for Mom and Dad to work on stuff and get the boat out. I guess this will be my last trip on the pontoon before Kyler arrives :)

Also, we just found out that my twin sis Amy and her husband Brandon are expecting a baby on Christmas Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so excited for them!!!! Now I get to "support" Amy as she endures all the "joys" of pregnancy. Good luck Ame!!

Sorry so long since last post......

Its been a while since I last posted and lots has happpened, so here goes. Marshie, Pam and Kati threw me another awesome shower and we got a TON of good stuff!!!! Kyler's room is overloaded with things and we are fixing to start tackling the unpacking process this weekend. There are lots of clothes and blankets to wash and boxes to unpack. Last Sunday, on Easter, the whole family came down to our house for a fish fry and we had lots of fun. Our little house was packed with everybody watching the Masters and watching Brett, Brad and Nicholas hunt eggs in the rain. It was really yucky outsise, but that didnt stop the boys from trying to find all the eggs to see who would get the most money.

Fast forward to this weekend......we are babysitting cousin Tessie this weekend. She is Amy and Brandons 2 year old lab and Swayze and her have a BLAST together. It is really nice for Swayze to not have to have my undivided attention and have a buddy to play with. She is about ten times bigger than him, but he loves every minute of playing with her :)

Kyler was doing great at last weeks appointment and is up to 5 pounds!!!!! We had to do our nonstress test twice because during the first one he was in a sleep cycle and the readings were not like Dr. Tom wanted them to be. This made me kind of nervous and made my BP skyrocket, but after seeing Dr. Tom and lying down for five minutes my BP went right down which is a huge blessing. I pray every night that it will continue to stay under control for the next few weeks til he gets here. We go back this Tuesday to see how much "big daddy" has grown and I will give yall another update then. Tommorrow starts week 34, so only a little while longer!!!!!!!!! We cannot wait for him to get here and meet him!!!

Me and sissy during Easter!!

Lexi, Nicholas and Elli at my shower!!! Three out of the

four cutest kids I know :) I LOVE THEM!!!

Opening presents!!!!

Me and the hostesses....Pam, Marshie, myself and Kati.

Kati is expecting baby boy Colt in August, I am sure he

and Kyler will ride bulls together one of these days :)

Shower Time!!!!

I have had LOTS of request for pics of the nursery and I finally took one to put up. We still have quite a few things to do to get ready for Kylers arrival, but this is "phase one". Since we lost our "guest" room, we have put a twin bed in there in case someone needs to crash for the night!! Of course, his room is all cowboy with a little Ole Miss thrown in. Ill post more pics on a few weeks when we get all the decorating completed.


It is hard to believe that Kyler is going to be here so soon that I have already had my first shower!!!!! My best friend Heather and her mother Dene threw us an incredible shower this past Sunday and it was wonderful. We had so much fun and got an overwhelming amount of presents. We are so lucky to have such great family and friends to celebrate with during this new phase in our life!!

I look like "Large Marge" in this picture, but it is the only one

in my camera of my two favorite people and I. I am hoping it is just the

camera angle that makes me look so big....haha!!

Me, Amy, Heather and Lilly Ann "sissy"


I LOVED this cupcake cake!!!! Isnt it too cute??

This is an aftermath picture of the shower. His room is

packed with more presents than you can imagine and he

has a drawer full of Ole Miss stuff, which makes his Daddy so proud!!

Just a little Kyler update......we had our weekly appointment on Tuesday and Big Daddy Kyler had gained 14 ounces in one week!!!!! Krista, the ultrasound tech, took the measurements twice to make sure she was right. I guess he is just gonna be a big ole' boy. Everything is looking good and Kyler is right on track!! My BP was a little high, but Dr. Tom says this is normal towards the end of pregnancy. Continue to pray that my BP stays down until the end. If everything stays normal and looks good then I should be working up until Kylers arrival!!!

Lee's Huntin' LOOT!!!

So, deer season has come and gone. However, I had to post some pics of the "monster" that Lee killed when he and Brandon took a trip to Missouri for a week. They hunted everyday for a week and finally on the last day they both killed a deer!!! The deer Lee killed was the largest he had ever shot, so he went straight to the taxidermist when he got home. We went and picked the deer from Mr. B.J. on Saturday and he looks AWESOME!!! We hung him this morning and it looks really good. I didnt post any of him in comparison to mine because it makes mine look like a sissy.....haha!!!

This is a pic when Lee got home from MO.

And this is after.......he is really pretty, and Lee

is soooo proud to have him finally

hanging on the wall!!!

Now on to turkey season.....this is Lee's favorite hunting season. From the day turkey season opens Lee is on the "prowl" for a turkey to kill. This year has been no different, and he finally killed one at our friend Ky's house in Ripley on Friday!!! As you can see, he is very proud of this kill also. Since he can "legally" kill two more turkey, then he will be going non-stop until those two are killed. Stay tuned to see what happens with the rest of the season......

Pic #2

We had our first shower for Kyler today, so I will get pics up in the next couple days.......I PROMISE!!!