Tristan Alexander Henriquez

Tristan is now a week old. He hasn't slept in his crib yet. He sleeps on my chest every night. I don't mind I love the bonding I get with him. I think part of the reason is that the crib is in Ray's room and the couple of times we have tried to lay him in there he cries. I am afraid of waking Ray up. He was woke up a few nights ago and was highly emotional. I feel so bad for him. His life has been completely turned upside down. I feel like I am neglecting him when I am feeding Tristan. He wants to snuggle up next to me and can't because Tristan is on the boob. I am trying to make sure he has alone time with me every day but don't always get to. Especially yesterday because on Tuesday's and Thursday's I am in class until 5 so I don't get home until 5:30 and his bed time is 8pm. As soon as I got home it was time to feed Tristan and that is an hour to an hour and a half. So it was 7pm by the time I was done with that Ray was on the potty. That is a half hour process for that. He went poop and pee, YAY!! So it was 7:45 by the time we were done with rewards and changing into Jammies. He had only 15 minutes with me to snuggle and I just feel so guilty.

I am doing the best I can with both of them and just have to trust that Ray will be just fine. Thankfully I am not doing this all alone. I made my first successful trip to Target on Monday all by my self with both boys. Wow is that a stressful experience. Ray was so good. I am so glad he is not one of those horrible children in the stores who melts down with a no. He hasn't been given a toy every time we go to the store so he doesn't beg for toys or candy. Working at Target, I have seen all types of meltdowns. I can't believe parents let their children act this way. I just want to bitch slap the parents. The worst part of it all is they usually give in to the screaming child. If I wasn't working and at risk of being fired I would tell them way to reinforce the tantrum. You just taught your child: if I just throw a fit then mommy and daddy will give me what I want. IDIOTS. We wonder why society is going to hell in a hand basket. I am not afraid of giving Ray a time out in public. You can make any spot a time out spot.

School is going really well. I should be spending more time on Statistics. I gave up last night on the homework. I will do it anyway because there is a test on the material next week. I got a 93% on my Business Law paper and am getting an A in that class.

The Hospital Waiting Game

So we arrived at the hospital at 7:30 this morning and are waiting patiently for Tristan Alexander to make his grand entrance into the world. Right now contractions are only about 3 minutes apart on the Oxytocin. They are starting to get stronger.

Ray is having a MANday with Grandpa. We took him to Grandma and Grandpa's on Saturday. I guess last night he told Grandma that Tristan couldn't come to grannies house. LOL. This morning when she told him Tristan was coming he said Big Brother. So I think he might be starting to get it. We did pick up a gift from Tristan for Ray. They will be sharing a bedroom and the crib is all set up for him. In fact everything is set up for Tristan.

Alex is having a great time. He says he feels like he is making up for missing Ray's birth. This is all new to him since he was in Iraq last time. Right now he is next to me on his computer playing Westward III. It is very entertaining to watch him play.

I am so glad that the doctors are letting me be induced. I was really worried about going into labor in the middle of class. We are on Spring Break right now. I wonder how many College students have been able to say they had a baby during spring break. I bet there will be a few babies conceived this week. LOL.

The end is near

I am so excited. The pregnancy is nearing the end. I am completely ready for Tristan Alexander to make his grand entrance into the world. I don't think Ray gets it yet. He is going to share his room with Tristan. School seems to be going well. I just hope that I don't go into labor while I am in class.