Team Woodard: I LOVE THURSDAYS!

Thursday, April 30, 2009

I LOVE THURSDAYS!

Thursdays have always been one of my favorite days...Why you ask? Because the next day is FRIDAY!!! and we usually go out to eat with my family on Thursday nights (at LOG CABIN...LOVE log cabin...especially their yummy turkey sandwiches dipped in their ranch!!!). Matt and I have only been to ONE (pretty sure only one) Thursday night suppers since Trigger was born. I really, really miss my Thursday nights but now Trigger gets a bottle at 7:30 and down by 7:45. It's pretty miserable if we are any later!! Sooo...maybe someday soon we can return to our Thursday night suppers....for the time being, our (Trigger's) sleep is pretty important! Did you know that they have linked lack of sleep in infancy to ADHD? Oh my...we have to get plenty of sleep. Okay..as I promised, I am bringing out more NICU pictures.
This is of my hospital room where we LIVED for 19 LONG days. Excuse the mess...this is actually the day I was discharged so we were packing up all of our stuff. The couch that you see in the picture is where Matt slept every night. Liz and I told him for SEVERAL days that the couch HAD to pull out to make it longer...didn't believe us...said it wasn't possible...Hmmm...YEP...it pulled out!!! He was way more comfortable after HE (haha) made the discovery!

Each baby in the NICU had a sign for their isolette. There was a NICU nurse that liked to make them when a patient was admitted. This is Trigger's sign.

Look at his PRECIOUS leg. Sooo tiny. They finally gave up on keeping his patient band on his leg because they wouldn't stay on.

Let me say that Trigger being in the NICU was VERY hard. It was hard to leave my baby at the hospital when I got discharged. I felt very uninformed about my child's care. I was never worried because I knew that LSUS is THE best care but it was still hard. I had a couple of friends that had had babies that were in the NICU when they were born. Their support and encouragement and advice was priceless. Hopefully, I can help someone else in the same way. There were so many things in pregnancy and delivery that I just didn't know. I would ask Michelle and Susan, "Is my body suppose to do this" or "What are they about to do to me?" Sooo...I am open book...don't ask me about delivery unless you want to know the details because I will give them to you so you won't be surprised! THEN, we had all the uncertainty of the NICU. I gave birth to this precious, tiny baby (at 732pm)...held him long enough to take a picture and then he was wisked away to the NICU and I didn't see him again until 1030-1045pm. VERY HARD!!! Matt of course left after delivery to go to the NICU with Trigger so that someone would be there for him. and I was left with a OLD BITTY of a nurse! Anyway, not sure why I am rambling...I'm going to bed. More tomorrow...hopefully!! TOMORROW"S FRIDAY...YEA!!!!! Hopefully we will get to plant our tomato plants this weekend.

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The Woodards

My name is Garson Woodard. I'm a wife to Matt. He is the most incredible husband a girl could ask for. We met in Kindergarten at Cedar Creek (the school we attended for 13 years). Matt and I started dating our Jr. year in high school and dated for 6 years. We got married on June 26, 2004. I am so thankful that God brought us together! I am a mother to Trigger, Campbell, and Larkin. We worked hard to have all of them. After 2 miscarriages, two years after trying to get pregnant, a 2 week hospital stay, and a short (didn't seem short at the time) NICU stay, we brought home our first precious miracle: Trigger! He was born on July 29, 2008. Trigger's completely spoiled rotten! He is full of personality and definitely shows some of the same tenacity that his namesake had!

With our second child, Campbell, we made it to 38 weeks. He was born on June 3, 2010. He still had to stay in the NICU for 5 days for breathing issues. Campbell is absolutely precious..shy but such a little clown. I can't wait to watch our two boys which are 22 months apart) grow up together. I know they are going to fight constantly but be BEST of friends at the same time!

I just thought my boys were our miracles...and they are...but, at the end of May 2011, Matt and I found out that we were expecting the biggest surprise of our life. We were having baby #3 after being told we could never get pregnant on our own. AND, to add to the excitement, we were having a GIRL. After dealing with my medical issues, a two vessel cord, and IUGR, Larkin was born on January 6, 2012. She came here ruling the roost and I am sure that is not going to change anytime soon.

After what seemed like forever thinking that I would not have any children, God has blessed me with three beautiful babies all within 3.5 years.

After having Campbell, Matt and I decided I would become a stay-at-home mom. In alot of ways it is more difficult than teaching because I am with OUR children all day...and OUR children don't seem to listen like my students would. HOW DOES THAT WORK? Haha! Seriously though, it is the BEST job in the world and I feel very blessed to be able to be home to witness each and every minute of our boys' lives!

I started this blog when we found out we were pregnant with Trigger and have continued to document our crazy lives with a toddler and a baby since I don't have time to scrapbook anymore. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you visit again!