Kidney update

We went back to Children Mercy Hospital to get another kidney ultrasound and to speak with the Urologist. It seems we are not completely in the clear with his kidney issues. Both of his kidneys continue to dilate and they found what they believe is a blockage. He will have a test next month to test each of the kidney function levels. Please keep him in your thought and prayers.
Weight 14.1 lbs.

Week 6

It is official...Trent is smiling! It is not very consistent yet, but we love it!

I figure we will have tons of pictures of Trent happy and smiling and he will not have the "newborn" cry forever so here is an example of him when is not so happy.

This is the look I get when I swaddle him before bed. I think he can hear the velcro on the blanket and he gets upset. We always swaddles him for bedtime and it really helps with keeping his hands from flailing knocking himself awake. He often tries to break out of his swaddle, I wake up to hear him grunting and growling and the bassinet swaying! Thankfully he doesn't cry just wants his arms free.

8/21/08- He slept through the night for the first time!!!! He went down at 10:30pm and didn't wake up until 6:00am. Then he went back to sleep from 6:30am-9:00! 9 hours of sleep for me! Wow I never thought I would say that ever again.

Week 5

Tyler came over to play this week! Tyler is so gentle and loving with Trent. Whenever he finds a bottle or a blinkie he feels Trent really wants it...even when he is fast asleep =). I can just imagine the trouble these two are going to get into over the next couple of decades.



Here is Daddy mocking Trent as he sleeps on the bed. Trent is sleeping really well and only gets up once or twice a night to eat and usually goes right back to bed.



This week he has started to like playing on the ground. He is just now starting to grip onto toys and fingers. His head will turn when he hears a familiar voice and he loves when people sing to him.

Trent enjoys being in the sling close to Mommy. This allows me to get most of the household duties done with him in tow. As this pictures shows he usually crashes after a sling session~

Week 3 and 4

Week 3



Weight 10.1 lbs and 22.5 inches long.



We do not have too many pictures or memory of what we did in week 3 and 4! Todd went back to work this week so I am guessing that I why I didn’t have the camera out more. Grandma Barb came over on Monday and held Trent for a couple of hours while I clean house and took a nap. What a life saver! Grandma Karen has brought over dinner several times the past few weeks. We hope she knows she doesn’t have to cook every time she wants to see her grandbaby =).

Trent got to meet his Aunty Tiffany from Colorado this week! She loves to hold her nephew. She was so nice to babysit while I ran errands. Tiffany also took our other "child" Caesar out for a walk while she was here. We miss you already Tiffany!

The Dunn Family came over this week to visit. Gavin was so adorable holding Trent. He held him for a good 15 minutes! They brought several gifts for Trent-a Royals outfit, his first football, and another outfit for when he is a little older.

Week 4

7 days have passed since we have taken a picture of Trent! We are officially bad parents!

Friday- Leaving Trent for the first time
We decided we needed a date night so we left Trent with Granny and Grandpa Belcher. We went to dinner at Jason’s Deli and went to a movie. We only called to check up on him 3 times! It was so nice to have a night out!

Week 2

Weight 9.2 lbs 22.5 inches long

Saturday
First Pool Party
Today we went to Donnie Dec’s 30th Birthday Party. Trent slept for most of the party, but he loved seeing his best buddies Cooper, Carson, Tyler, and Madalyn!

Sunday- Poop! Warning Too Much Information!!
After 7 days of waiting he finally pooped! I was feeding him in the nursery when it happened. He had been tricking us several times a day with his gas so I just stuck my finger in his diaper to make sure it wasn't the real thing and I got a surprise. I called Todd in to help me celebrate his dirty diaper (he had been uncomfortable for a couple of days). We jumped the gun on changing him and ending up going through at least 3 diapers! Another funny diaper story was when Todd was changing him another time and he looked away for just a second and then says "how did Trent get all that water on his face?" I looked in horror to see that Trent had given himself a little yellow shower...yuck!

Tuesday
Finally his umbilical cord fell off so we can give him a real bath!




Thursday
Today we went to the Riverside Park to help celebrate Benjamin’s 2nd birthday! The kids had a blast playing at the park and the food was delicious!

Week 1

Friday - Trent was born at 09:02 pm weighing 9 lbs and 2 ounces and 22 inches tall. Labor was long, about 20 hours, but it was not very painful (thank goodness for my epidural!) Todd was very involved with the labor process and was an awesome pushing coach, counting and offering encouragement when I needed it. The doctor placed him right on my chest once he was born. Todd cut the umbilical cord. We were so overwhelmed with emotion…he was perfect in every way. Several people were waiting in the lobby for hours waiting the news of Trent's arrival. I remember thinking how big he was and no wonder his kicks had hurt so much! Everyone got a chance to visit but left soon after because it was already 10:30pm.

Trent slept in a rolling bassinet next to my bed. Todd was stuck on a long skinny couch (they ran out of cots) that was not comfortable! Trent slept fairly well the first night allowing us to get a couple of hours of much needed sleep.

Saturday
Today was the day of visitors. Visitors included both sets of Grandparents, Great-Grandma and Grandpa Belcher, Great-Grandma Hemerson, Aunt Rachel, Sarah, Tricia, Vusala, Kristen, Uncle Tony, Jim, John, Chris, Mike, and William. The Coffins- Angie, Chris and Tyler, the Decs-Donnie, Courtney, and Madalyn and the Philbricks- Rusty, Ashley, Cooper and Carson also visited!

Sunday
Today we brought the little guy home. I sat in the back seat and Todd drove slower than a 90 year old granny on the way home. I am afraid to say that we were not ready to go home. There were no nurses to take the baby to the nursery at night, no doctors to ask a million questions, no food brought to my bedside! Trent did a fabulous job his first night home and let us sleep at least two hours at a time.

Wednesday- After a couple of high level ultrasounds during my pregnancy they told us that your left kidney had several cysts and that it was not functioning. Well, we got wonderful news today...the doctor said you did not need surgery to remove your kidney and that in fact your left kidney was now working! This is truly a miracle!

Thursday - First Trip Out of the House (beside doctor’s appointments)
We decided to get out of the house and go to the Zona Rosa shopping center. We arrived at Barnes and Noble and 2 minutes into our trip Trent started screaming. Todd knew what book he wanted so he ran up and got it. Several women looked at me with sympathetic eyes as his newborn cries filled the whole store (it seemed). By the time we checked out Trent was fast asleep, but we decided to go home because we were afraid you would wake up!

Friday- New Parents mistake
This evening around 11pm Trent was crying non-stop and we didn't know what to do. He hadn't had a BM since he left the hospital so we were convinced that his digestive system was broken. We called the nurse line and they suggested we bring him to the hospital. Our first visit to Children's Mercy North! The doctor told us it was normal for breast feed babies to not have a BM for up to 10 days and basically said to wait it out. Thankfully a couple of days later he had a dirty diaper!! Don't worry there will be more detail on that in the next blog =)

Weight at end of week is 8.6 lbs.

And Baby Makes Three!

Amazingly it has already been over a month since our little Trent was born! We wanted to start documenting all the exciting things going on in our lives so we can share with friends and family. I am not too sure how this blogging works, but I will give it a shot.

This week Trent has started smiling! The first time was something special when he looked up at me with his big blue eyes and recognized me with a smile. It truly melted my heart! Here is a pic from when he was 18 days old. I don't think he realized he was smiling, but it is my only one on camera. I am sure there will be many more to come.