1 month

Lane turned one month old on November 13th. It is already going by so fast. Being a mother has been unbelievable. I feel like I have discovered my life's purpose. Ahhh....so sweet. Lane has been a good baby. Of course, Daddy is still calling him 'Catfish'. I don't know if it will stick or not. There is a form for the daycare that lets you put down a nickname and we have discussed whether or not to write down 'Catfish'. We decided it will be on the form, but I AM NOT going to ask the daycare workers to call my child 'Catfish'!! Lane has been sleeping for 3 to 4 hours at night. He takes about an hour to fall asleep after most feedings. He had a little trouble latching on from birth to two weeks, but he is a nursing champ now. We have been so blessed to have lots of visitors, cards, flowers, and meals. Thank you for the outpouring of love. We couldn't have made it through the first month without all of you.

Bath Time

Catfish loves his baths. Leland has already mastered calming him down by drizzling warm water over him. It works very well!

Fox

Leland shot a fox at the ranch last weekend. It was a great shot -- 250 yards with the fox on the run. It was Catfish's first trip to the ranch and his first trip out of town. Of course, he slept all the way there in the truck. I didn't bring enough diapers so I had to drive 40 miles round-trip to Eldorado to buy highly overpriced diapers at the Super S grocery store. It should be called Super R-O (Super Rip-Off). It was $14 for 32 diapers. Yowza! I will NEVER underestimate the number of diapers we need again! Here are some pics of the fox.

Catfish Skeleton

Catfish dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween. Thanks Stacy for the hand-me-down costume! Here are some pics of Lane with his Nana. Lefty didn't wear a costume this year. It didn't go so well last year. She wore a pumpkin bandana instead. Happy Halloween everyone!

Lane Scott Lacy

Lane is here! Leland and I are so excited to announce the birth of our son, Lane Scott Lacy on 10/13/11 at 11:08 AM, 6 pounds, 9.9 ounces, 19''. The labor and delivery went well. I went into labor at 12:45 AM on 10/13 and we headed to the hospital around 3:45 AM. I was admitted and went to a labor and delivery room. We listened to music and labored with our doulas, Pam and Evelyn, and tried to relax and wait for the right time to push. I decided to go forward with an epidural and received one around 6AM. I was scared that the needle would hurt, but it wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I was surprised at how completely numb the epidural made me feel. I guess I didn't know what to expect. I began pushing around 10 AM and Lane made his appearance at 11:08 AM. He was perfect to me the first minute I saw him and of course, we cried and thanked God for our little pumpkin. Our parents were all there in the waiting room and got to meet him after we got to spend a little time with him. Aunt Haley and Uncle Harv came later to meet Lane. We were so fortunate to spend two nights in the hospital. Our fabulous doctor, Dr. Hajovsky, likes her first time mommies to spend two nights in the hospital. We were so thankful! The WONDERFUL staff and nurses took such good care of me, Leland, and Lane. They were truly exceptional. We were discharged from the hospital around noon on 10/15. I felt a whirlwind of emotion upon discharge. My hormones were going crazy! I was a little nervous about going home. It was a little overwhelming. Lane's first night at home was not as smooth as we had hoped. He cried all night long! We are hoping and PRAYING for a better night tonight. Thank you for all the prayers, phone calls, flowers, visits, emails, and FB posts. We hope to post new pics soon.

39 Weeks

It's almost here! 'Catfish' will be here soon and we are thrilled. I am FINALLY getting things wrapped up at work and feeling like I could really be ready if it happened today. Isn't it funny the way we talk about our plans when it's really in God's hands? I know it will happen when HE is ready and when HE thinks Catfish is ready to be born. Ahh!! What a miracle. We went to the ranch this weekend and saw a new baby calf. It is Catfish's brother from another mother! Kent and Nevie sold their cows because of the drought, but one renegade mama cow got away. So, now her and her calf have the whole ranch to themselves. I am feeling great although my ankles and feet have swelled up to disgusting levels. It's only cosmetic though. I can deal with it. We went to the OB today. BP and baby's heartbeat are good. I have progressed a little in the past week. However, we got news from the doc that she'll be out of town this weekend, so we want the baby to come Friday afternoon at the latest...or next week. Pray for us!

38 Weeks

It's getting close to D-day (delivery day)! We are so exited. I am still sleeping 'ok'. I wouldn't say I am sleeping great, but I don't want to complain and jinx my labor and delivery. :) I am retaining water now, so my feet and ankles are swollen. My bp and the baby's heartbeat are good. I am still working a little. I plan to start scaling back work this week. I am getting too big to measure houses now. Squeezing between a house and bushes is not fun. I have one last appraisal to do on Thursday and that may be the last one for awhile. We'll keep you all posted. Thanks for all your support and phone calls.