Tucker at 1 month!

Well we headed to Dallas for the weekend so we could introduce Tucker to the rest of his family and friends. This included 3 of his great-grandmothers, his step-grandfather, his great aunt and uncle, and his new friend Jackson! It was an interesting 7 hour trip to Dallas (as it normally takes 5 hours)! However, we did make it back to Lubbock in 6 1/2 hours=-woo hoo! Tucker was fabulous and does great in his carseat which makes it that much easier for us! It just rocks him right to sleep! He would wake up and cry for food and thats it! :) Molly came back with us to help out for the week! My mom will come in this weekend to join Molly and I while Grant goes on an off-roading trip to Katemcy! He is very excited. I am glad he will get a small break from his new life. While he is gone we get to enjoy a spa day at Woodhouse Day Spa here in Lubbock! That will be fun! Above are pics of Mr. Tucker at 1 month! He is growing SOO fast- it is unbelievable! Hope all is well with everyone! Enjoy the upcoming Memorial weekend!

*If anyone is interested in viewing the gallery of pictures of Tucker, go to www.sarabradshaw.com. Click on client proofing. The password for Tucker's gallery is tc_042509! Sara did a great job! We are in the process of ordering our pics!

Tucker at 3 Weeks!

Tucker continues to grow and is doing really well! This is his him at 3 weeks! He is changing so fast! The visit this past weekend with family was great! We got caught up on sleep thanks to Cindi! We have been on our own for the past couple of days and are doing good! We have broken the night into 2 shifts and it seems to be working for the both of us! We each get about 5 hours of good solid rest each night. We started Tucker on formula last week and are going through the transition period! It hasn't been too bad at all! It makes our lives so much easier! Wow!!! Hope everyone is doing well! We are headed to Big D this weekend for Tucker to meet the rest of his family! Molly comes back with us next week and will help us again! Yea!!! Love to all!

2 week Visit to Dr. Gray's

We went to the pediatrician's office today for our 2 week appointment! Tucker did fabulous! They assessed his height, weight, head measurement, and did a newborn screen by sticking his heel and obtaining a blood sample! He weighed in at 8 pounds even and was 21 inches long! He even left a "pee" souvenir on the scale and the nurse! He is in the 50th percentile--an average kiddo! Grant's mom/Cindi has been here since Wednesday and has been a major help! She was able to stay up all night on Wednesday to take care of Tucker while Grant and I got 9 hours of sleep! She even chipped in for a shift last night which is always a big help to us!!! She is planning on letting us sleep one more full night before she leaves on Sunday-yippee!!! :) Grant's brother, Brady, and his Dad, Bill, are going to be here any minute to visit for the weekend and take Cindi back home on Sunday. His great-grandparents are coming in today to meet Mr. Tucker as well! What fun!!! Tucker says hello to all!

Pics of Tucker AKA "Grant Jr." at 1 and 2 weeks! :)

The first two pics are Tucker at 2 weeks! The last two pics are Tucker at 1 week old while doing his "sun treatment" is his bouncer! He ALWAYS gets hiccups when he is in his bouncer for some reason! :) His bilirubin level was a little elevated at delivery and at our doctors appointment 2 days after delivery so we are doing sun treatments for 15 minutes each day! The doctor was not worried at all but just wanted us to do some indirect sunlight! His color is totally normal now! We went to a weight clinic yesterday at the hospital to check his progress! On the 24th, the Friday after delivery, Tucker had gone from 6 # 15 oz. at delivery, to 6# 7 oz when leaving the hospital, to 6# 5 oz. at the doctor! Yesterday, he was a whopping 7# 2 0z.! He definitely eats! They want him to be at his birth weight after 2 weeks---he exceeded the goal! We will see Dr. Gray this Friday to follow up on his weight and bilirubin levels. Tucker told me to tell everyone hello and thank you for all the wonderful gifts! He is doing really well--we will continue to post pictures! Pray that Grant and I get more and more sleep everyday! :) Love to all!

Tucker James Coss has ARRIVED!

Tucker James Coss weighed 6# 15 oz., was 20 1/2 inches long, and was born at 6:12 am! Here are SOME photos of the hundreds taken!!!



As of Monday, April 20th we were blessed with our beautiful baby boy Tucker James Coss! We arrived at the hospital around 5:00 am, as planned, on Monday morning and were greeted by my wonderful postpartum friends as we dropped off our stuff in room 420! I have to add the room number as it is the same number as the date of Tucker's birth-4/20 (not on purpose)!!!! We headed to labor and delivery to get admitted by my girls for our 6:00 am cesarean section! Everything went soo smoothly--from the anesthesia to recovery! I was so terrified even though I knew everything that was going to happen. Not ever having been a patient, I was a little nervous to be "cut on." However, the spinal anesthesia felt amazing and kept me from feeling a thing! Besides itching that was related to my spinal medication, I only had a very small burning pain where my uterus was stiched closed! I barely needed any pain medication! I was able to walk by 2 in the afternoon on Monday and was eating solid food by night time! We had a great stay in postpartum and were able to be discharged on Wednesday at noon! Life is good!

38 weeks! 5 days from Delivery!

Today we went to visit Dr. Lampkin for the LAST TIME before I deliver this baby boy! It felt good I must say! I remain dilated to a 1 and 50% effaced. He still feels his little head too! How cute! He said my cervix was not firm and not soft-just medium! So not much change from last week except for the fact that it didn't hurt near as bad when he did my exam! :) After asking his opinion, Dr. Lampkin believes it would be in my best interest to have a cesarean section with my "very narrow" pelvis. He thinks I would probably be able to have a vaginal delivery but would probably have a lot of "trauma." And he means to me, not Tucker-NECESSARILY! Things can definitely happen with the little man, too! There is just no sense in risking him not being able to deliver safely by sticking with trying a vaginal delivery having a narrow pelvis! I know and see way too much! So...I am VERY satisfied with our decision! We will go into surgery at 6:00 AM on Monday morning--he should be here around 6:15-6:30 or so that morning! YEA!!!! Very early-I know! We can't wait! The family will be here and it will just be awesome! 

Everything looked good in the office. His heart rate was in the 130's and I have only gained one pound in the past 2 weeks! Craziness! There have been times when I have lost weight, when I have stayed the same from week to week and now I have gained only one pound! Its really weird because it seems as though I eat anything I can get my hands on! They still think he will be a peanut--yea!!!! All the plans are in place and we are ready to go! I have stocked up on food, the house will get cleaned Friday, the dog gets cleaned today, the air filters will be changed, my nails and toes will get done with my girls tomorrow, etc! We are as ready as we will ever be! Please pray for us as Grant and I join the world of parenthood! And pray for my nerves/health as I have never had surgery or a baby for that matter! I will post an update as soon as I get a chance after he is born-- with pictures! Bye for now as "Jill"---talk to you later as "Mom!"

37 weeks!

Today we had a very interesting visit with Dr. Lampkin! By this I mean I totally and thoroughly embarrassed myself! He did an exam that I thought was absolutely going to kill me! I definitely said a few choice words! Oops! If anyone were to be a fly on the wall--it probably would have been very funny for most! Anyways, I am dilated to a 1 and 50% and REALLY posterior or high (as evidenced by the pain I experienced as he tried to play with the hangy ball in my THROAT) (uvula)! Whoopty doo....that is basically nothing! A slight change from last week. Nothing that screams progress to me-just from experience! Oh well...we will still decide next week as to how he will be delivered! He was able to feel his little head--still head down! Yea!

On another note, here is a picture from Tucker's nursery of the window treatment that Grant's mom made to match our bedding! It wouldn't fit in the last blog post for some reason! It looks great! Hope everyone's week has started off well--its already half way through! Less than 2 weeks for Mr. Tucker to arrive-eek! So exciting! Love to all!