One Month Old Today!

It's hard to believe it has already been a month since Tryg came into our lives! It sometimes seems like we were just in the hospital a week ago! We're so thrilled to have our little blue eyed boy. He's overall a really good baby. We just wish he didn't get so gassy and spit up SO much! Not much we can do I guess. They say it will end in about 7-9 months (BTW, that seems like a lifetime from now!).

My maternity leave is already over half over! This is bittersweet for me. I love to be around people, so it has been somewhat difficult to be home with a little man that doesn't talk. However, I love that little man like crazy and it will be hard to take him to daycare for the first time...that's for sure! But we have a good daycare set up, near Erik's work, and Grandma Molin will have him one day a week. I'll just take one day at a time and love him as much as I can during these days I have him all to myself!

Many "Firsts"

So, I'm a bit behind...but I also have a newborn, so give me a break, right?? :)

Over the 4th of July we ended up going to Erik's parents' cabin. This brought a lot of new 'firsts' for Tryg! First short 'road trip,' first time out of the state, first time at the cabin, first boat ride, first fireworks, first WI bar outing (yes, we're bad parents). Tryg sported his "Little Firecracker" onesie and had a good time with family. Tryg has been meeting tons of people! People at work, family and friends have all enjoyed meeting him and we've enjoyed showing him off. Last week it was special for us to spend some time with Kirk & Sarah and their boys. They are back from Morocco for a few months. We had dinner at Bob & Sara's. Diana came over too! It was great food and great times together. They got to meet Tryg and we got to meet Nico for the first time (since he was born in Morocco).

Ollie thought Tryg was "very funny and very tiny"

This weekend was the Birchwood Street Dance, which brought Erik's whole family back to the cabin...and there were more firsts, like Tryg's first street dance and first Electric Slide. And apparently his first time sleeping while folded in half. :-)

And on Sunday one of my 'old youth group kids' got married. It was great to see her so happy and it ended up being a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding (even with all the storms on Sat. night). Tryg went to his first wedding and also did his first 'mother-son dance.'

What is in a Name...

Tryg Edward Robert

We have actually had our little guy's name picked out for a while...and by "a while" I mean about 3 years. We knew we wanted a Scandinavian name. We thought about "Trygve" but I just couldn't do it. I liked "Tryg," though, and found out that Tryg is also a Scandinavian name. Pretty much from that point on, we didn't have any second choices. However, many of you have heard about how we "were not sure" or "Erik isn't convinced" about his name for most of the pregnancy. This is because we had to think about all of the things that would come with the name "Tryg." We're pretty sure that most people will not believe or understand him until he is about 7 years old when he's asked, "What is your name?" We also know that there are bound to be the jr. highers that will make fun of him..."Tryg the twig" or "Tryg the pig" But we hope that he grows into his name and that he likes it as much as we do. We are not trying to torture the poor boy, that's for sure.

TRYG... Tryg is a Scandinavian name meaning: Trusty Brave Victor. We found this especially fitting when we were told back in December that he had a 95% chance of having a major chromosomal, heart or kidney defect. At that point we did not know if he would survive the pregnancy or what his life would look like. We know that many of you were praying for him and for us as we had further tests done. We were all so relieved when all the tests came back clear. At that point we knew we had a "brave victor" on our hands. We also like the Scandinavian roots. Erik's family has a large Scandinavian background -as does mine, but I have a little German and Scottish mixed in as well. Now, one thing that we were not looking forward to is that Sarah Palin named her child Trig. The first thing the nurses said was, "Oh, like Trig Palin!" Well, that wasn't our goal, and we did have the name picked out before we even knew who Sarah Palin was. We also like the Scandinavian spelling better. So, Tryg it is!
EDWARD...Edward is a family name. Erik's middle name is Edward, named after his Grandfathers. It is his Maternal Grandfather's first name and his Paternal Grandfather's Middle name. It is also my dad's middle name! So, we knew we wanted to keep it in the family. We are sad that neither of Erik's grandfathers are here to meet our son though. Edward means "wealth protector" or "guard of riches" --that might come in handy?!?
ROBERT...Robert is a family name as well. My Maternal Grandfather is Robert. I also had a brother named Robert who only lived a few hours. I was thrilled to tell my Grandpa our son's name! I think he liked it too! Robert means "bright fame" -so we'll see what happens with that.

Intro to Tryg... Again...With Photos this Time.

Here is our son right after he was born, Monday, June 21, 2010 9:28am, and a couple other hospital photos. (Other photos are on Facebook, thanks to Auntie Amy --FYI)
We're happy to be home...a little tired, but overall we're doing really well. In fact, he is already past his birth weight! He gained 7oz in 2 days...apparently most kids gain a half an ounce to an ounce a day. Erik says, "Well, he's a Molin!" Here, I was so worried about his spitting up and concerned he wasn't keeping anything down. Well, I guess I can stop worrying about that anyway.

We love him and can't get enough of him (except maybe at 3am). At least 3 or 4 times a day either Erik or I will stop and look at each other and say, "We're parents!" or "He is just so adorable." We know we might be biased, but we do think he's pretty cute --especially for just going through a birth canal (sorry, squeamish people).

We will try to keep this up to date, but those of you with children know that you don't get a lot of time just to be on a computer. We're doing all we can to keep him fed and all three of us sleeping. We've had help, which has been wonderful. Both Grandmas and some friends have come to help make sure we're fed! Thank you!

Ok, back to feeding Tryg. Love you all. Thanks for all of your prayers!

Introducing The Newest Member Of Our Family

We are excited to announce the arrival of our son, Tryg Edward Robert Molin. He was born June 21st, 2010 at 09:28am. He is Beautiful he weighed in at 7lb 2oz 21 inches long. He is happy and healthy doing well Mindy is also doing great. We are getting used to being new parents and will be happy to introduce you to him in person shortly!

Thank you for all your prayers and support, Please continue to pray while we learn to sleep through the night :)

*****Sorry for the delay....the photos are not uploading. We're working on it! We're also trying to sleep!!

Newest Addition to the Nursery

Nope, no baby yet! We're eager for him to come now. I'm just two weeks and two days from my due date (yes, I know that due dates don't always mean anything) We're nervous and excited all at the same time. Praying and hoping that everything goes well and that we come home soon with a happy, healthy, (small) baby boy. Don't worry....we'll keep everyone posted when he comes.

But tonight was a fun surprise...we went out to dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory with my family to celebrate my dad's Birthday, which is actually tomorrow, the 9th. He's hoping for a grandson on his Birthday. I told him he'd have to take that up with the boy and that I was fine with the idea. Anyway, after dinner was over we walked them to their van and were surprised with a gift for us! My dad had refinished a dresser for the baby's room and it was in the back of the van! Now, we knew that the dresser was coming but on the way to dinner my dad tricked me by calling me to ask me to bring something from the crib so that he could match the wood color for the dresser. I told him that the crib doesn't really come apart, so I wouldn't be able to do that. Well, it was all a trick because he had already refinished it and it was with him in the van. :)

It looks great and we love it! Thank you very much dad. It matches the crib and the room very well! Oh, and Happy Birthday again!!

More Belly Pics

I just posted these on Facebook, but wanted to share them here too:

Week 33

Week 34

Week 35

We're getting there. I am currently 2 days from week 37 --the week 36 pics are still on the camera. We're getting excited (and nervous) as it gets closer!! When I turned the page of my calendar this morning, it made it all the more real!! We'll keep you posted!

The Latest in the Nursery

Here are some of the latest pictures of the little boy's nursery. It is a work in progress, but we're getting there! His name will go on the wall when we actually decide on it! We will also be adding even more polka-dots on the walls too. (We hope the poor little guy doesn't go bonkers looking at polka dots all the time!!)

Diana made this very nice quilt for us! Love it!
My co-worker, Amanda, made this diaper cake for us.
It was at my Office Shower last week. Very fun!!

Thank you very much to all our friends and family...With the showers we had, we were able to get pretty much everything on our registry and make his room complete! We have been so blessed and are so grateful for everyone's generosity!! Thank you all so much!!

Schoooools OUT for the Summer!

I'm fairly certain that title is from some 80's song that has been running through my head for the last week. Anyone else know what it is? I sure don't.

Anyway, I'm done!! Unfortunately Erik has class throughout the summer with only a short break in August. My last class for the school year was last night! My cohort went out to Old Chicago after class to just hangout and say good-bye for the summer. It was fun (except it was hard to get out of bed this morning)! Unfortunately, I still have a very large paper, called a prospectus, due in two weeks. I would like to get it off my plate SOON so I can focus on other things....hmmm...like the baby who is on his way! (due a month from this last Monday!)I don't have 'official pictures' here with me. We need to upload them off the camera. So, this is a picture from my cell phone, that I just took (with the one handed photo, I couldn't get the full image -but the belly is the most important part, right?) I'm feeling pretty large these days. I have been able to keep the weight down, but there is no doubt that I'm nine months pregnant!. Oh yeah, and my ankles are huge! I don't like it at all. In fact, I had a minor whinny breakdown last night in front of poor Erik. At least I admitted that it was happening at the time. This picture does not really give the full effect either, but you get the idea.We're excited for this little guy to make his appearance...I just don't feel ready quite yet! So, if he can hold off until I finish my paper and we get a few more baby items, like the car seat, we'll be in a much better place overall!

April Flowers Bring May Showers??

Well, it has been raining a lot here in MN these days, but I am talking about Baby Showers. It seems that this baby is being 'showered on' all this month! All the baby showers we are having happen to be in May. It's wonderful to celebrate with friends and family.

Although my camera didn't make it out of the case, here are a couple pictures from a friends and family shower that my sister hosted in Owatonna. Thank you Jana for hosting (and Bev for providing the location)!

Gift "Helpers" -my niece and 2nd cousin helped pass gifts to me
--until they got distracted :)

Little MN Twins gear all the way from FL! --Thanks Brenda
(and Margo, for the photo opp)!

We are very excited for this little guy to come and so happy that so many people are excited with us! Thank you, everyone, for all of your love, support and prayers! We are grateful for each of you!