Pictures of Travis

Travis Lawrence Huapala

Modeling the WORKING pooper!

Meeting Mom for the first time. Just a few minutes after birth.

Success!


Enoch meeting Travis for the first time. He just fell in love!

Travis Lawrence Huapala Doxey

Travis is here! Natalie started having hard contractions - 4 minutes apart - at 1:20 am today. Joe drove her to the hospital - they arrived at 2:14. The contractions were coming hard and fast but they got the epidural in pretty quick. Nati dilated to an 8 at 7 am and her water broke while her nurse was checking her. It actually broke because the nurse was making her laugh! Natalie only pushed for 33 minutes! Travis made it here by 9:54 am and weighs 7 lbs 2 oz and is 20 inches long. He was 4 weeks early so who knows how big he would have been had she carried him to term!

We will post pictures as soon as Joe gets his laptop here. Travis looks a lot like Enoch and has lots of dark curly hair!

Preterm Labor....Again?

Well - I was discharged from an overnight stay at the hospital today. At 9 am yesterday, I was getting ready for church, preparing my sharing time and getting the kiddo dressed when my mucous plug fell out.

The mucous plug is what blocks the opening of your cervix to protect the baby from bacteria. When that falls out (and it doesn't happen for every pregnant woman), your cervix is dilating and it means labor is either hours away or days/weeks away. It's just not a sure sign of anything really. I lost my mucous plug with Enoch and went into preterm labor that day, they put me on a mag drip for 24 hours, sent me home on bed rest and Enoch was born a week later. I was 35 weeks and 5 days pregnant when Enoch was born.

I ended up calling my Dr yesterday because the MP (mucous plug) had blood in it. My Dr told me that just losing the MP wasn't much concern but since it had blood and my previous pregnancy ended in preterm delivery, she wanted me to come in for monitoring. On the way to the hospital my contractions were 4 minutes apart. I had also been contracting since 4 pm Saturday and they were 15 - 20 minutes apart.

So we made it to the hospital by 11, they started an IV for fluids and antibiotics for the GBS that I hadn't been tested for. Then they gave me a steroid shot for the baby's lung development in case he did decide to make an appearance, they also gave me a shot and a pill to stop the laboring. After 3 shots and 4 pills, my contractions were still breaking through every 4 minutes.

I was also dilated to 3 cms. Yikes. So after all the other efforts, they gave me a morphine sleep to relax my body to see if that would stop the contractions or just let me labor in my sleep. I didn't sleep and it didn't stop the contractions. Then they tried fentinol. That put me to sleep but did nothing for the contractions. So the plan from there was to get through the night, hope I didn't dilate further and the contractions would stop so they could send me home.

I did make it through the night without any hard contractions and no further dilating. They gave me one more steroid shot for the baby's lungs and sent me home on bed rest until 36 weeks. I'm 34 weeks and 4 days right now so if I make it to 36, I can get off bed rest and go back to normal behavior to try and go into labor. Haha.

So, hospital stay but no baby. He tried really hard to come yesterday but didn't make it, thank goodness. They say white males need all the time they can get in the womb. Its just better for them to bake longer. ;o)

Enoch was very excited when he found out yesterday that his little brother might be here soon. He even asked me when I got home today where the baby was. It was so sweet. I missed him terribly while I was away. Its hard being away from your children! It drives me bonkers.

And in case you're wondering, I am following orders and laying in bed right now. I'm posting this from my phone. Its hard to not get up and try to finish getting ready for this baby but Joe is doing a great job and he's even washing newborn clothes from storage. I love this guy! He's also setting up the bassinet and taking care of little extra's like packing another overnight bag for when this boy actually makes his appearance.

So thank you to everyone who has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We really appreciate it. We'll keep you posted!!!

14 Weeks and Counting!

(fetus at 14 weeks)

So - Baby Doxey is about 3 inches long this week and weighs in at an ounce and a half. NICE! Supposedly, in the next month, Baby Doxey is going to triple in size and weigh around 1 pound. By this week the sex organs have fully developed but are difficult to see by ultrasound.

I actually have been feeling movement since about 11 weeks. Nice, huh? They say you feel it sooner the second time around because you know what you're looking for. I didn't notice Enoch until about 15 weeks.

(my non-existent baby bump at 14 weeks)

I'm still very sick, why am I being tortured this time around? Smells are just terrible for me right now and I didn't have the smell thing during Enoch... I was talking to a friend Saturday though and she said her second was a lot worse too but we both worked during our first pregnancies and just had no choice in the matter so we're guessing that's why #2 seems so much worse.

Everyone, and I do mean everyone, has predicted this to be a girl. We'll see. :D We are going to find out, we hit 20 weeks around the end of November so we'll let you all know when we find out. We won't be sharing names though. SORRY! We got a lot of flack for Enoch's name and I just don't want to listen to people complain about MY baby's name. We've already told Joe's parents and Bonnie is not a fan of our girls name so I'm done. Sorry peeps!

The Heart Beat

Well, yesterday was a good day. It's been a good week too. Joe's cousin Jr has been here since Monday, he left for UT this morning but it was fun to see him! We haven't seen him for a while.

Yesterday was the 12 week checkup with my Dr. It went very well. They asked a bunch of medical questions and I understood the majority of the lingo thanks to my medical transcribing knowledge, that was cool. Then Dr Jones came in and we listened to the heart beat! Enoch was stunned, he was so excited. We asked him, "Can you heart that? That's baby's heart beat!" and he continued to stare at my stomach and said, "...Right...". Agreeing with us of course. :D


After the appointment, we headed to Costa Vida for lunch with my sister Alana! YUM! And by we I mean, Joe, Jr, Enoch, Me and Alana. :D YAH. That was a good lunch. Love hanging out with her!

Then after lunch we were off to the Castle Rock Outlets! Joe and Jr were in need of a shoe purchase I guess. We shopped Nike, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Lids, Journeys, Motherhood and I think that was it. Joe, Enoch & Jr all got new shoes, Joe got new golf shorts and I think Jr bought some basketball shorts too. Then they were spending more at Ralph Lauren! :D Joe - Jacket, Jr - Shirt. Nice. Hey, I did get something out of this! I bought a new maternity shirt for that one day that I will be SHOWING.
But, all good things must to come to an end eventually. And that happened when my phone fell into the toilet. Yep, I'm one of those people now. Luckily, the bowl of the toilet had been FLUSHED, so far everyone has asked me that question. Unluckily though, after 24 hours of drying, the phone does not turn on. And yes, my whole life was in this phone! I did however have insurance and $50 later, I should be getting a new phone in a day or so.

Enoch & Baby

A lot of people have asked me how Enoch is coping with all the baby news. Well, we started asking him even before we got pregnant, "Enoch, would you like to have a baby brother or sister?" And the answer was always yes from him. So once we did get pregnant, we told him, "Mommy has a baby growing in her tummy." He now puts his ear to my belly button to "listen" to the baby and he will bring little crumbs of food and put them in my belly button to "feed" the baby. And for some reason, in his language, Nani means baby. He also "reads" all of the baby material I've gotten from my Doctor and likes to find baby pictures in magazines. He's very sweet and has been such a great little boy during my "sick" stage.
Enoch also has a fascination with new babies which is a good sign! But I'm worried about the day this baby comes home and doesn't leave...what will he think then? We have a couple of new babies in our ward at church and he loves to hold them and kiss them. It's so sweet.

Joe + Natalie + Enoch + Baby = 4!

BREAKING NEWS! We're pregnant! Yeah I know, I thought it would never happen either, yet here we are! So now you're stuck with baby bump pictures and nausea updates for the next few months. I'm not showing yet but the nausea has kicked into high gear. Some days are bad and some days are REALLY bad. I'm still surviving. Our due date is April 9th.
I've also received a new calling at church, 2nd counselor in Primary. YIKES! I was so nervous to except it and then I found out I was pregnant. I'm not alone though. The president is pregnant as well and our due dates are weeks apart. Exciting time!