2 Months

Lane turned two months old on December 13th. It has been a busy month for him. He went on his first long road trip to Waco for Thanksgiving and his first trip to a restaurant (the steakhouse in Gatesville on the way to Waco). He did great in the car; he slept the whole way. He started trying to hold his head up at five weeks and he started smiling a little bit. He is pretty good at holding up his head now, but I may be a little biased. His two month appointment went well....Mommy had to leave right before he got his shots. Daddy stepped in and toughed it out with the little guy. Bless his heart!! He weighs 9 pounds, one ounce now and he is 22 inches. Lane came to work with Mommy when he was six weeks old. Mommy didn't get a lot done, but it was so nice to have him close. At 7 weeks he started daycare and he has done great there. I love the teachers and the staff. He is a sweet boy and we are so blessed to have him. He also got to meet his Uncle Kevin, Cousin Emma, and Cousin Will this month. Happy 2 months, buddy!

Monster Buck

Leland shot a great buck on Saturday evening. It is the best buck he has ever shot. It came in to the feeder around 10 AM and he quickly got a shot off because he thought he might run away. The shot grazed the fence and took a little flesh off the deer and broke one of his legs, but there was no blood trail so he got away. Later that evening Leland went to the stand and saw him again and took a shot at 250 yards. The buck went about 20 yards and dropped. We named him 'El Jefe'. We took El Jefe to Eldorado to be processsed and the owner of the shop mentioned to Leland that he should enter him in the Schleicher County Big Buck contest, so he did. The guy that runs the contest said that the buck is the best he's seen this season. We're hopeful! El Jefe scored 141 1/8 and is currently in first place.

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.