Hospital & Coming Home...

It's hard to believe Tyler is already 1 week old! Our hospital stay was a whirlwind & we were anxious to get back home to Benjamin- the best Big Brother ever! Benjamin was anxious for us to come home too, stating while visiting us "I don't like the hospital, Mommie." Jason & I are adjusting to our tag-teaming at night, Benjamin is adjusting to Tyler being out of my belly & here to stay-even though the first place he goes is the nursery to check on "Baby Brother" when he wakes up every morning, he has asked us a couple times now- "what's he doing here?" & Tyler is adjusting to having a very hands on, doting Big Brother who loves to touch his face. Tyler has kept me very busy as he is an eating machine, which is good since he was jaundice, and lost a lot of weight initially- we are looking forward to him being back up to his birth weight by next week's check-up! We were very grateful to have Jason's Mom, aka Memere here with us to take care of Benjamin while we were in the hospital, and also helping out our first week home. Now that our first week home is behind us, we can proudly say, Team Goguen prevails! Thanks to all of you for your congrats, support & encouragement- and also for the prayers for my Dad- please keep them coming...he was honored to have Tyler named after he and I to keep the Charles name going strong!

Tyler Charles Goguen

Yesterday was a big day for Team Goguen as we welcomed a new member to our team, Tyler Charles Goguen. Born on May 17th @ 9:46AM he weighed 7 lbs 12 ounces and is 19.5 inches tall. Mommie is doing very well recovering from her C-section, she is recovering much faster compared to the last time and we are shooting to possibly return home on Sunday! Benjamin has been very excited and has visited borhter Tyler twice now, he loves to cuddle up and touch Tyler gently as only a big brother can. Tyler looks quite similar to his big brother Benjamin as you can see in the photos.

Update from Sara

It's hard to believe BabyG2 is about to arrive.....even harder to believe it took us this long to catch up with the times, and send our friends/family pictures on-line, let alone Blog! We figured- as the saying goes- "Better late than never!"

Jason & I cannot believe how grown Benjamin is...he is definitely a tall 2- soon to be 3 year old, and very excited to meet "Baby Brother." He has been very gentle and caring towards my belly, oftentimes trying to share his toys, or a snack with him, which has been so sweet.

Last month we went on a sibling tour for children Benjamin's age who were about to welcome a new addition to their family at the hospital where I will be delivering...It was an interesting experience, as Benjamin wanted nothing to do with the baby doll he was provided to hold and carry around, and all about the real-deal nursery, where newborns were being brought in and out. He did a great job with the diaper changing exercise, however, and Jason has been trying to talk him into signing on for middle of the night diaper changes/feedings ever since!

The latter part of this week proved to be a little exciting, finding out that BabyG2 may be trying to make his grand entrance into this world a little sooner than our scheduled May 17th c-section....I am officially done with work as of last week, to rest up and get last minute things done, so that is good & I am taking it easy this weekend as instructed by the doc. We will keep you all posted, and are hoping the baby takes it easy on me, as this past week has been quite uncomfortable and painful to say the least!

For those of you who know my Dad- & even those who don't, I would appreciate it if you would keep him in your thoughts & prayers. He has been in the hospital since March 28th when he went in for a planned surgery, and unfortunately has had nothing but complications ever since, and remains in the hospital to date. His goal was to have the surgery and recover so that he could come down to Charlotte soon after the baby was born, and at the present time it continues to be indefinite when he will discharge home, let alone be able to travel. It has been a very stressful and discouraging time, and I know the extra prayers will help!