Harmon Family Thanksgiving!

My side of the family all able to get together and spend Thanksgiving together! Since my mom was in town we celebrated a few days before the actual holiday! We all had a great time! It was kinda crazy around our house as there is 5 Grand children running around the house! Here are a few photos of the fun filled day! Tomorrow we will see the Akin side of our Thanksgiving Holiday! Stay tune!.....

Diesel playing hard! I love this picture of him! Such a little man!

Diesel just loves his uncle Terry!

I love this picture of Audrey she looks so Suprised!

SarahAnn having snack time with Audrey!

Crystal and Dennis tired after eating dinner! Full tummys!

Audrey and Grandma Harmon hanging out!
Audrey looking at the candles! Don't worry no child was left alone with the candle!

Uncle Michael with Tyler!

Auntie Sabrina with Tyler!

Uncle Josh with Tyler!

Yummy Food!

Uncle Jeremy & Tyler!

Jeremy & mom

Tyler and his cousin Ivory

Audrey, Crystal and Tyler!

Auntie Sabrina and Audrey!

Cleaning clean! Terry playing around!

Audrey Reading to Uncle Jeremy!

Uncle Jeremy reading to his newphew Diesel and Niece Audrey!

I can't believe how big he is already! It goes by so fast!

Tyler with Daddy just hanging out! Someone is ready for bed!

Diesel Playing football in the house! Run Diesel Run!

Audrey ready to party in her Pj's!

Thanks for a great time! It was fun and a little crazy to get everyone together! If our family keeps growing were going to have to start renting out a hall for the holidays! Love ya!

Tyler 2 month photos by mommy!

I took a few photos of Tyler since he is 2 months old now! Here are a few of my favorites! Tyler was too funny he was looking at me like mom what are you doing with the camera?? :) Stay tune for some more fun pictures from our trip to my parents in Mountain Home Idaho on the farm!

Tyler Gene Akin is 1 month old Already :(

A few days ago I had some pictures of Tyler taken for his 1 month pictures!

Relaxing at home during a hot Summer Day!

Just wanted to share a few pictures of Tyler hanging out at home with Mommy and Daddy!

Tyer Gene Akin with the Family!

Daddy getting Tyler dressed to leave the hospital!
Leaving the hospital what a great birthday present!!!
Grandma Akin and Tyler

Tyler and I on my birthday before we were discharged from the hospital..


Uncle Steven and Tyler at home. Steven was on vacation when Tyler was born.

Uncle Shawn and Tyler spending time together at home!

Grandma Harmon and Tyler sleeping at home together!

Grandpa Akin and Tyler at home!

Tyler Gene Akin Born July 30 8Lbs. 3 oz 20" long!

I just wanted to update everyone on Tyler Gene Akin. He was born at Tacoma General on July 30, 2008 via c-section weighing in at 8lbs 3oz. and 20" long!

It was a very rough start for both Tyler and me. I went into my doctors office the morning of the 30th since I woke up and was unable to see out of my left eye and I had a really bad headache. They preformed a stress test on Tyler for 20 minutes and since I was seeing Dr. Duke a different doctor than I normally see Dr. Duke went and found my doctor Dr. Abbi and they were thinking about having me be induced since I was having some problems with headaches and blurry vision not to mention we already knew our baby was a Large baby anyway, but they were also thinking about sending me home and letting me come in when my water broke. Dr. Abbi came in and checked me and right before she did I could feel that my water broke but Dr. Abbi said she didn’t see anything. When she went to check me I had partical placental abruption and in the doctors office I lost over 500cc of blood. The nursing staff was freaked out Dr Abbi was having my husband call for an ambulance the look of the nursing staff faces and Dr. Abbi’s face said it all. I knew what had happened and they had Tacoma Fire Department come down and transport me down the street. When we arrived at Tacoma General they had 3 doctors waiting in my room ready to operate since partical placental abruption can be fatal to both mom and baby. They were able to stabilize both Tyler and me.

I was able to labor for 9 hrs. before the took Tyler by C-section since every time I would have a contraction it would cut off his blood supply. The C-section was the worst experience of my entire life. At first they couldn't get me completely numb finally after the 4th try I was numb, but it was short lived. The feeling of someone ripping your abdominal wall apart was terrible I just remember screaming and crying to mention I threw up a few times as well. Apparently I even grabbed an Interns butt during the surgery crazy what drugs can do to you! After a very long surgery I was taken to recovery where I was able to hold Tyler but I don't really remember it at all.. Tyler was then taken to the Nursery later he was taken to the NICU since he was having respiratory problems and I was taken downstairs since I was on many medication drips.... I wasn’t able to see Tyler until 3 days later when I was taken off some of the medication drips so they then moved me to the Mom and baby floor at 1 am where I was able to go visit Tyler in the NICU since he was having problems keeping his oxygen saturations up in the 90’s. Tyler was in the NICU for two days. I am very thankful that Terry and I decided to change hospitals at the beginning of my prenatal care since we were going to deliver at Good Sam hospital, but with all the complications I feel much better knowing that Tyler was in the best Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the state of WA! The worst part of the delivery is I don’t remember Tyler’s first cry and I wasn’t able to spend time with him until he was three days old. I feel like I missed out on the beginning of his life for the first 3 days. I had to look at pictures that Terry would go and take so I could see what he looked like. Long story short…

Tyler and I are both doing much better and I want to say THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT DURING THIS HARD TIME. I CAN'T THANK MY MOM AND SISTERS ENOUGH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND WONDERFUL ADVICE! Terry has been amazing during this whole adventure I couldn't ask for a better husband at all. I mean we were in the process of moving while this labor and delivery was taking place in our life and Terry as well as our family and friends were able to move all of our stuff and clean out our old apartment for us. We couldn't ask for better familys or friends. My mom stayed with Terry, I and baby Tyler for over a week after he was born and she took turns getting up with me at night and helping me with all the little tricks that new moms need to learn. I was so blessed to have someone with wonderful knowledge I been what could be better than having someone help you who has had 5 kids and 2 of them being twins!

Thank you to Keren who came down to the hospital and with the help of my mom and her we were able to teach the little man how to breastfeed like a champ ( as keren would say!)