Teddy

Teddy is one month old (actually, 1 month and 1 week today) and the time is flying by already! He went to the doctor last week and weighed a whopping 10 pounds 8 ounces! He is following in his big brother's footsteps with a 3 pound weight gain in the first month.  That and he has reflux like Charlie did, but he's doing better on his medicine.  But that's about the only similarities health wise. He has grown to 21.5 inches (75%) and he is in the 75% in weight as well.  Charlie was and is holding steady in the 25% for everything.  He may not be the "little" brother for very long. ;)  He is continuing to eat and sleep like a champ and for that we are thankful!

When I was around 36 weeks, I had my friend Shea come down from Austin to take some maternity/family shots for us.  As usual, they came out awesome and I wanted to share them with you.  There are more at www.photosbysheablog.com.

Another checkup...

That says I am still cancer free! Amazing! We are so happy with these results.  The whole family went to my doctor's appointment yesterday to get the news.  My doctor wanted to see Teddy, of course and everyone was very excited to see a brand new baby at the hospital.  Both boys brought a smile to people's faces, which is nice.  I only did a CT scan this time along with the usual bloodwork, but no chest xray.  Apparently they have changed the policy of requiring a chest xray before CT scans, which I am ecstatic about.  Less radiation for me in the long run.  My next checkup is in mid-November and if I am all clear again, I will have surpassed the 2 year mark for being cancer free, which is huge! I am confident that all the prayers that everyone has said tirelessly for me over the years have helped along with the support of my family and friends.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!  

Welcome to our new baby!

Our little baby has arrived! Theodore "Teddy" Howard Mauldin arrived on July 19, 2011 at 12:35 pm.  He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.  He is now 2 weeks old and doing great! He is eating and sleeping very well and as of last week at his doctor's appointment he weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces.  We're not quite sure who he looks like yet, but time will tell. Charlie is doing very well adjusting to being a big brother.  He likes to "help" out and gives lots of kisses.  We are adjusting to having 2 kids, which is a challenge, but seems to get a little easier everyday.  Jeff has been able to stay home and has been a huge help, so much so that I don't want him to go back to work! My mom was able to stay for over a week as well, and she was also a huge help. She and Charlie were BFF's and we were all sad to see her go home.  But enough yapping, I know you really just want to see some pictures! These are from his birthday, so he has changed quite a bit.