Welcome to the World Trig James Demter - 10/02/12

At 10:06pm on October 2, 2012 we welcomed Trig to our family!
He was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 19.5 inches long.
I began laboring at 2:30  that afternoon while getting a massage. My massage therapist noticed that my contractions were coming closer and closer together. By the time I  got home they were regularly 5 minutes apart. I called Serena and she told me to get into the tub to see if they slowed down. After 1 hour they were 3-4 minutes apart and coming on much stronger. We decided to leave and meet Serena at the hospital. We arrived at the hospital at about 5:30pm and continued to labor.
After 7 1/2 hours of unmedicated labor and only 6 minutes of pushing, which was must faster than Knox or Griffen, we finally met Trig. He was a beautiful healthy little boy. Daddy helped to deliver him and he was laid on my chest right away. We had skin to skin for over 1 1/2 hours before he was weighed or measured. It was a perfect birth story!

Out of the mouths of babes....

Griffen: "Mom are they going to cut the baby out of you?"
Me: "Sometimes when it's an emergency they have to cut open a mom's tummy to get the baby out but they aren't going to do that to me".
Griffen: After a bit of silence "Well then how is the baby going to come out?"
Me: "I have to push the baby out".
Griffen: (I can see the wheels turning in his head)
Me: I explain in the most basic terms possible how the baby is going to be born.
Griffen: "Whoa mom! That is really going to hurt!"

A Celebration for Trig

I am so thankful for all of the wonderful ladies in our ward! Although Trig is the 3rd little boy to join our family and a shower isn't necessary we all gathered to celebrate his arrival. It is always nice to get together, chat, and enjoy each others company.

Beth, Mari, and Amanda planned a shower for Trig at Lundeen Park and the day was beautiful. We had perfect weather and all of the kids were able to play in the park while we enjoyed each others company.
The ladies brought Trig such cute gifts, of course anything baby related is always cute. :)

I am truly blessed to have such beautiful friends, inside and out!

Knox helped me open gifts

Halloween outfit for Trig

Helping Hands Vouchers

The ladies offered to lend a helping hand during the first few weeks after Trig arrives

Henna Belly!

Let's GO Strikers!

Fall is quickly approaching and Griffen has started his 5th soccer season! It is so fun to look back at pictures from his first season at only 2 1/2 years old when he played with the Little Rascals indoor soccer.

Last year he took a break and gave football a try. This year he decided to make the switch back to soccer which I was very thankful for.

Griffen did great at his first game and put forth a lot of effort. He loves his team and his new coach. This season is going to be fantastic and I can't wait to see how much he changes by the end of the season!

We get so excited when Griff has control of the ball!

Classic - oranges for a soccer snack!

We were so glad that he has started to hustle a little more.

After game coach's chat

We didn't win but it was a good team effort