Tanner's Doctor's Appointment

Things went very well at the appointment. Tanner's weight has only dropped an ounce and a half, even though I argued with both Travis and the nurse that it was a pound and a half...I was very, very tired! :) So, his weight is now 6 lbs, 8 oz and he is doing great. Dr. Bosworth (who we LOVE...he is great) said he looks great and is good for flying whenever.

Here are some pics from yesterday...

Love,

Becki, Travis and Tanner

Tanner's First Doctor's Appointment is Today

Hey everybody! We had more of an eventful night last night...well, I should say Travis had more of an eventful night...I sort of passed out last night when my head hit the pillow! Travis caught a nap yesterday, I didn't, so he was on baby duty until about 3am. Tanner was a little fussy last night, but still so much easier than we had imagined. He is just such a good baby.

We had breakfast with Amber and Jason this morning. We have the best time with them. Jason and Travis keep us cracking up all the time! :) Amber is good, but sore.

Tanner's first doctor's appointment is this afternoon at 3pm. We are looking forward to seeing how much he weighs now. I will post again tonight.

Thanks again for your continued prayers. We miss you guys!

Love,

Becki, Travis and Tanner

What's happening in CA today?

Well, Travis and Tanner are curled up on the bed right now, taking their first nap together. It is the sweetest thing ever!

Last night was great. I was super nervous about how Tanner would react to leaving the hospital, but it just couldn't have been any better. We got up with him twice (well, really once since I never went to sleep before the first feeding!:)) and he ate and went right back to sleep. I am happy to say that he slept in his travel bed (inside the pack and play) ALL night! :) He was very content. He is feeding much, much better and spitting up much less since he was switched to soy formula. Man, does that stuff stink! :)

We went to church at The Vineyard today (Amber and her mom's church). It is a community church that made us feel SO at home. It was great. Connie held Tanner the entire time and, of course, slept through the entire service. I am sure he was thinking, "hey, this sounds familiar." :) Connie's husband, Eric, said a special prayer for Tanner with the entire church. It was the most special thing...I just can't even tell you. The tears were flowing! :) It was just such a special thing to be able to attend church with Amber's family. Connie (aka Tanner's California Meme:)) has just been so amazing to us. She has welcomed us in a way that has just made this so wonderful.

After church, we had to deal with my first big baby brain boo boo...I was supposed to extend our hotel reservations (which I only originally booked through today) sometime over the weekend. Well, you know where my mind an dbody have been so, needless to say, I forgot to do that. So, I found our bill under our door this morning...ready for us to checkout by 11am today. Yeah...it wasn't good. I called the front desk only to find out that ALL the rooms like ours were booked. We were loosing our room! :) Luckily, the hotel manager was great to us and put us in a king suite for the nearly the same rate we were paying for the smaller room. It was definitely stressful packing up and moving down the hall, but this room is so much more practical for an extended stay. We are quite comfy in here! :)

Amber was discharged from the hospital today and is doing well. She says she is moving slowly, but feels good. We are going to visit with her at her apartment tonight. It will be good to spend more time with her out of the hospital. She really is a lot of fun to talk with. So funny.

Well, we are headed out soon to stock up on the new formula before we run out. Wal-Mart, here we come! :)

Lots and lots of love!

Becki, Travis and Tanner

Long awaited pictures :)

Right after delivery, with Amber's mom, ConnieThat's our baby!Amber and TannerHe really liked the bath, I promise! :)Our favorite baby nurse, Carol...doesn't she look like Jamie's mom?
Hanging out in the nurseryTanner and his daddy.Soren, Eric and ConnieMy boys :)In his first Saturday football attire...although it wasn't that great a day for football.

Can you tell we are tired?!?!? :)
Amber and Tanner Kathleen, Amber's grandma, and Tanner
Tanner with Jason's parents(Darvin and Janice)...and the elephant they brought him...SO sweet! Great people. Headed home...to the Hampton! :)Home with mama
Home with daddyIn his wonderful travel bed :)

Thanks for being so patient, guys! We didn't have internet access at the hospital, but...I can post pics now because Tanner was discharged from the hospital this evening!!! We brought him home (to the Hampton Inn!:)) around 8pm. He is doing great. He is cozy in his travel bed (courtesy of Uncle Josh), sucking on his pacifier. :) He is precious and we are just having the best time with him. He is fabulous.

Travis just finished his first midnight feeding and did a great job! We are going to try and get some sleep!

Love you guys!
Becki and Travis

Tanner James Owens

Is the cutest baby ever! He was born @ 12:57pm (pc) and weighed 6 lbs 9.5 oz and was 19 inches long. He has a beautiful little round face and a head full of black hair. He is perfect. Just perfect.

Amber is doing very well. We were able to spend most of the day with her and it was awesome. Her family has been great to us. Jason's family was also wonderful.

We are just leaving the hospital and heading to the hotel for some rest. We will be back first thing tomorrow morning.

Lots of love!
Becki, Travis and Tanner

Hanging out in the waiting room...

We are here @ the hospital. Amber is in the room being prepped. We are so excited and anxious. Please pray that Amber will have an smooth delivery and surgery.

We will post more soon...

Becki and Travis

Amber is amazing...

We finally got to meet Amber tonight and it was just amazing. She is the cutest thing! We went to dinner with Amber, her boyfriend, Jason (who we LOVE!!! - he is hilarious), and son, Andrew. I had the best time talking to Andrew. He is so smart and cute as can be. He and Savannah were born on the same day. :) It was great to finally get to meet Amber in person. We are just sooooooo thankful for her and just can't tell you what a pleasure it has been getting to know her. She is just terrific.

Well, we will be parents tomorrow...parents. Can you believe it? We can't either! :) We will keeping posting throughout the day, so keep checking back tomorrow!

And here are some pics...

Our last picture as a family of three...Still bubbly...in Minnesota
First morning (well, really afternoon:)), in California...we look ROUGH!!!

Andrew, Amber (Tanner in belly!:)) and JasonFinally!!!
Andrew...striking a pose :) Isn't he adorable?!?!

Sunny California

Hey guys! We just woke up! Yes, it is 4pm here, but don't judge us...we were up for about 24 hours yesterday! :) The hotel is great and we definitely got a lot of great sleep once we arrived. We are so excited because we get to meet Amber today. We also get to meet Andrew and Jason which is awesome! We are thrilled. Amber and I share a love for Outback so dinner will be great! :)

We hope to have some great pictures to post tonight. Yay!

Our son will be here tomorrow...can you believe it?!?!

Much love and so many thanks!

Becki and Travis

We have landed in California

...And are on the road to Redding. Still can't believe it's happening!

We are in Minnesota

Good evening! We have completed the 1st leg of our trip and have landed in the twin cities. We actually had a minute to sit down and eat! ;) We are waiting for our next flight which leaves @ 925 local, 1025 home time. :) we should arrive in Sacramento around 11pm and then will drive on the 2hrs to Redding. It will be a long night but so worth it!

Keep praying!

Yay!

Becki

WE ARE HEADED TO CALIFORNIA!!!

We just got the call from Amber and Tanner is coming this Friday!!! We are beyond excited and so thankful that this time has finally come!!! The c-section is scheduled for Friday at noon (that will be 3pm for you guys). We are headed to Charlotte now. Our flight leaves today at 5:45pm. We hope to get to meet Amber tomorrow. She is doing great!

I will post more when I know more!

Keep praying and lots of love!

Becki

Prayers

Good evening, guys. Please say a little prayer for us tomorrow. There is so much planning that goes into the logisitics of every day that we might be heading to CA...it causes me a great deal of anxiety. :) Just pray that I won't be overly-anxious tomorrow! :) Also, please pray that Amber's health continues to improve and that she feels good as she finishes out this pregnancy. She is SUCH a trooper. And, of course, say a prayer for our little man...that he is happy and healthy.

We appreciate you all SO much! I hope to post an update around 1pm tomorrow.

Becki

No go...

Amber had her appointment this afternoon. Her blood pressure had gone down a little, so they are having her come back in on Wednesday morning at 9am (noon our time) to check her again. At this point, I have NO idea when Tanner might arrive. She said she noticed that her feet and hands were a little less swollen at the doctor's office, but by the time I talked to her, they were swelling again. So, who knows! I just can't believe they haven't induced her. At this point, I am nervous that she will actually go into labor and we will not be able to get there in time for the delivery. One thing is for sure, it is in God's hands. I will post again when I know more. Keep praying!!!

Becki

Friday's doctor appointment...

has come and gone. :( Amber's blood pressure was even higher today (150/108) and the blood tests revealed that there is protein in her urine. I don't even know how she is doing this! :) She is an amazing, amazing lady. The doctor told her to try and make it through the weekend, but to head to the hospital if she started feeling like she might pass out (sounds safe, right?:)). He is bringing her back in on Monday at 11:50am her time. He wants to re-evaluate then and see if he can get her through next week. Amber said he is on call Monday anyway, so she wouldn't be surprised if he is thinking he will be at the hospital on Monday anyway. So, maybe they will decide to do something on Monday. Fingers crossed! :) Amber has a great attitude and says it's "not that bad." She is awesome.

So, again, we wait. Our wonderful travel agent (love you, Bobbie!) researches flights everyday so we have some sort of revolving game plan! We can leave out of Charlotte as late as 6:55pm on Monday if we have to...nothing like pushing it, right?!?!?

Keep praying. We are so ready for this little boy to make his debute! :)

Impatiently,
Becki :)

More baby shower pics...

Precious...from Holly's Cakes in Anderson. She did a GREAT job.
With Abbi
At Owens Family shower, with my mother-in-law, Sandy (aka Ninny)
With Susan, Patty, Nena (quite possibly the most precious woman on the planet) and Abbi
With Wanda
At my family shower, with Grandma Ruby, Reagan, Brandy and Aunt Sis :)
Savannah...in a typical diva pose
With Grandma McCombs, Zach and Savannah
With Savannah, Zach and Aunt Eloise
With Crystal and Savannah

I LOVE this sweatsuit!!!
Love, love, love this girl
Beautiful blankets made by my Grandma McCombs
Tanner's sock monkey!!! Priceless gift created by Grandma McCombs
With my Aunt Joyce...I love her.

Hope you enjoyed taking a peek into the happenings of the baby showers. I still have to post pics from our Couples Shower hosted by Dan and Nicole Bracken. I cannot explain how much we appreciate everyone who attended our showers. They were a great experience and a tremendous blessing. Finances are tight and it has been such a blessing to receive all the many, many things we need for baby Tanner's arrival. Everyone has been great!!! We love you and appreciate you more than you know!

Love, Becki