Tyler James is Here!!!!!

Tyler James Fallat was born on July 8th at 2:38pm weighing in at 7lbs 70z and was 20 inches long. He is just perfect and Mommy and Daddy are thrilled with the newest addition to the family.

After two disappointing doctor's visits where they told us that no progress had been made and that "Late July would be a normal time frame for the baby to arrive" we went into the weekend still saying that Tyler would be arriving on the 7th! Mommy was very determined to have him this weekend. Friday night we went for about a 1 1/2 mile walk into our town square where they have concerts and we grabbed a bite to eat and some Dairy Queen and headed home. Total distance logged Friday, 3 1/2 miles.

Saturday morning when we woke up Daddy went for an 8 mile run and when he got back, Mommy felt like going for another walk. This time we visited a local bike trail (Loveland Bike Trail) and walked a total of 3 miles and then got a Hawaiian Shaved Ice to cool off as it was VERY hot! On the way home we picked up a couple of movies and some McDonalds (which may have started labor ;) ) to settle in for the night. While in the middle of our movie Saturday evening my water broke (8:15pm) and we started heading for the hospital. We got checked in about 9:30 and were told that there was no way I was leaving without a baby but it was going to be a long process. We were told I was only 1/4 cm dialated, 30% effaced with no consistent contractions. By about 1:00 am after some meds to help start labor I was having contractions every 2 -3 minutes apart. Approximately 7 hours later, I asked for an epidural and was able to get some much needed rest. By noon I had reached about 7cm and by 1:15 pm I began to push.

Tyler, although already obedient to Mom and Dad by coming on the weekend we asked him to, didn't make it too easy for Mom. He was in the head down position but was slightly rotated away from proper alignment. The doctor informed us that if I wasn't making enough progress when I began to push, he would be performing a C-section. With a lot of prayer and sheer determination, we avoided a C-section and Tyler entered the world at 2:38pm. Record time for his positioning according to the nurses afterwards.

Since that time we have had several visitors and lots of help!! Thank you everyone for all of your love and support.

Tyler is a very calm, easy going baby and we are enjoying every moment with him. Sorry for the novel, but now here comes the good stuff - pictures! We will do our best to keep this site updated so check back often!

All our love,

Nick, Lauren and Tyler

Headed Home!!!