Tipp is 2 months old

Tipp's second month of life has been an exciting and busy month. We had Christmas in Troy with everyone, the Smith's, the Boutwell's, and the Abbeville family. We did a lot of traveling and spent our first nights away from home. The week before Christmas we spent the night with Daniel's Dad and Step-Mom. Tipp did great!! He slept in a crib for the first time and loved visiting family.





Big Mama and Nanny with Tipp at Charley Kate's birthday party.





Gage, Rachael, Daniel and Manley













Christmas Morning at Pop and Mama Sandy's.
























Two tired fellas after all the Christmas festivities.





I just have to post this picture. I love it!







Tipp had his 2 month checkup and he weighs 14lbs 5oz and he's 24 inches long. He had his first shots at that appointment also. It was very sad to see him cry so hard. It didn't last long and he was much better. He tolerated the shots fine. He had a little swelling in one leg where the shot was given but it was gone in 24 hours.

Other 2 month milestones include learning to fall asleep without being rocked or swaying. He did great. Tipp will at times fall asleep anywhere, however there are times when he just wants to be laid down so he can stretch out. These times are easy. There are other times when he's just restless and nothing seems to work. Those times we swaddle him and put him in his crib. He doesn't cry, he fusses. It's completely different. And in just about 1 minute on the dot he's asleep. It had been the best thing for him to learn to go to sleep on his own.

He's down to waking at 1am and then usually 4am. We will soon have to start working on a consistent wake time for when I have to go back to work. At 7 weeks and 6 days he slept 8 hours straight.

Week By Week























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Tipp's First Month

One month old with Papa Bear. Watch me Grow!!

When we came home from the hospital Jill and Jonathan Freeman came to visit us and bring potato soup. It was so good to see them and have Tipp meet their precious family.
We had so many wonderful friends bring us meals or send food for us to eat. It was such a blessing to our family.

Mom spent the night with us for awhile which was the biggest help ever!! She helped prepare meals and change Tipp and was a shoulder to cry on when I didn't think I could make it another minute. Hormone overload plus exhaustion led to a few tears. Daniel and I caught on to life with a baby but it was still so nice to have Mom here to answer my questions. Mom slept in the living room with Tipp so I could rest. She woke me up to feed him then she would burp him and put him back to bed.

Tipp started off sleeping well. He slept 4.5 hours at night then 3.5 after he ate. We didn't let him sleep more than 2 hours at the time during the day so he wouldn't get his days and nights mixed up.

On the day we left the hospital Tipp weighed 8lbs 5oz. At his first weight check he had already exceeded his birth weight and was 9lbs 3oz. At his one month check up Tipp weighed 11lbs 3oz and was 22.5inches long. He is growing fast. Makes me a little sad that he's growing so quickly and he won't be a baby long.

During Tipp's first month he went shopping with Mom and I in Foley.








Met his cousins that love him so. Mary Grace brought him his first Thanksgiving card.








Met his great Aunt Micky








And met his name sake, PawPaw Tip...DRB1








All four Danny Ralph Boutwells









Maw Maw and Paw Paw with Tipp.








Watched Auburn win an amazing Iron bowl








Snoozed in the recliner with Dad.








Went on his first stroller ride.








And had his first sink bath. Tipp's umbilical cord came off around two weeks after we got home.









A little tummy time









A Christmas parade with Hoot N Nanny and Charley Kate.








A some really good rest.



























This first month has been an absolute learning experience but the biggest blessing ever. Daniel and I have had to take it day by day and learn as we go. Breastfeeding along with newborn sleep (and the lack of) has pushed me to my knees on a daily basis. I couldn't do this without God's strength.

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Tipp's Birth Story

Before it gets to far behind us and I forget more of the small details I feel like I need to get this written down.

My OB doctor began getting concerned about the health of things at my last appointment. I wasn't progressing at all and although he knew I wanted to wait for things to happen naturally he was worried that Tipp had gone way past his due date. At our 20 week appointment Tipp measured larger than a November 10th due date and more around November 4th. On November 7th I had an appointment and still no progression so we agreed to schedule induction for November 15th. Secretly I walked out praying that labor would begin before then. We came home and let everyone know the plan. I started walking as much and as far as I could possibly walk. I ate pineapple by the can and whole fresh pineapples. NOTHING happened.










On November 14th we met Mrs Ginger in Mobile and checked into the hospital at 7:30pm. After getting settled in they started the cytotech to see if things would progress through the night. I was actually having contractions when they put the monitor on, but I couldn't feel them yet.

Sydney was my nurse through the night.








NOTHING happened through the night and at 6am they began giving me pitocin in my IV. (Sidenote: Pitocin is from the Devil.) I began having back labor first and that was horrible. I tried ice, and moving into different positions, nothing seemed to help. All through this there was still no progression. I hadn't dilated at all and my water couldn't be broken. I finally took a Demerol about 12 when Dr Bentley said he was going to come back at 12:30 and try to break my water. About 12:15 my water broke on its own as I was getting out of the bed to move around some. Things still didn't move along and Tipp was at a -2 station. For 3 hours this continued and my pitocin drip was as high as it could go. Around 3pm my nurse LaTanya noticed that Tipp's heart rate was dropping after each contraction which is not the normal time for a heart deceleration. She turned the pitocin off and he tolerated the contractions normally. As she began to turn the pitocin back up his heart rate began dropping again. This was about 5:00. Dr Bentley was called and he came in to check things out. At this point I had dilated to 3cm but Tipp was still at -2 station.

My support Team for the Day was awesome.



























Big Mama and Nanny watching the monitors and giving a play by play to everyone at home.









Ok. Let me sidetrack here and say yes, I wanted an all natural birth and I wanted this and that, but when it all comes down to it I wanted Tipp safe and healthy, and God had it planned differently than I did and I'm completely ok with that. God knew how big Tipp was and He put LaTanya there to take care of us and see the issues Tipp was having.

Ok, Dr Bentley was in the room, apologizing like crazy for suggesting a C-Section but explaining to us that it could take 6-7 more hours of labor and Tipp's heart was still being effected by the contractions. I was all aboard. We just wanted him here and safe. So we prepped for surgery.

Here are Daniel and Mrs Ginger waiting to go. Mama went in as well.


















The c-Section took about 15 minutes and Tipp was here!!

5:39pm







8 pounds 15 ounces









21 inches





















































God has blessed us beyond measure with this precious, healthy little boy. We can't be thankful enough for His mercy and grace.

"Every Good and Perfect Gift is from above..." James 1:17

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