One month old!

now im up to date!
my little baby turned one month old today, i get sad thinking about how fast he is growing but its exciting be able to watch him learn and grow. even though he is only a month he has learned and changed so much!
 The first few weeks of paxtens life was like i had, had him forever. its weird i knew almost exactly what to do (i did have to ask my mom and sisters a few things every once in a while). I am super protective of this little boy like most first time moms are, i still make everyone wash their hands, my hands are super dry from how many times i wash them a day, He hasnt left my sight at all yet (unless i go into another room) but not even grandma has babysat him yet. i want to be around him all the time because i feel like im the only one who knows what he wants when he wants it. All this in just one month has be such a wonderful experience. being a mom is such a great blessing even if it is hard work. i love my paxten more than anything and even though i am sad how fast time goes by im looking forward to watching him grow. I am so thankful that heavenly father has sent this sweet baby to me!

At one month

• Knows that if he cries he gets picked up, there for he usually will not let you put him down, he has to be held,
• he is still not on any kind of schedule yet (feeding or sleeping)
• He is starting to smile
• starting to coo
• Will only fall asleep if i hold him on my chest
• loves to sit in the bouncer while i take a shower (i think he likes the sound)
• loves to take showers with me but doesnt like the bath
• weighs 11lbs 6oz 23 inches long 97th percentile in weight and 80th percentile in height
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

My new baby

This post is also late, ive just been trying to get into the swing of things and i have finally found the time to post.
Before i had paxten i decided i wanted a photographer to come and take some good pictures of me and him so we could have the memory of the day he was born. i didnt really have the money to pay for one so i thought i was going to have to go with out. I had already got a photographer set up to take his newborns and lucky for me she texted me asking if i wanted a hospital session and that since i was getting my newborns done by her she gave me a really good deal on the hospital session. She did such a good job a captured some really good shots. im glad i paid the money for these pictures. i cry every time i look at them! (loved up light photography did the pictures, seriously she is great, super nice and such a good price!)

paxtens birth

im a bit late posting this but better late than never right? so here we go. my due date came and went. I was sure he would have showed up at least by then and i was almost positve i was going to be one of those ones that didnt go past my due date. dr seemed pretty sure he would be here before my due date as well. But nope that stubborn little boy was too comfortable in that belly of mine and just didnt want to come out. I got scheduled to be induced on the seventh of march. They told me that they could call me from midnight to midnight that day so keep my phone next to me through that time. I was up almost all night waiting and hoping i would get that call (i did get a little sleep here and there) well i woke up that morning still with no call. I decided i would just go about my day and play the waiting game. I got up and got ready and right after i finished getting ready i got the call that i could come in to have my baby. I was so excited/scared. So me and danielle hopped in the car and drove to the hospital. After i got all hooked up they checked me to see where i was at. I was pretty much to a four already and at that time my mom was on her way and the nurse got the dr to come in to break my water pretty quickly. After my water got broke i started feeling the contractions. They really werent bad at first but they gradually got worse to the point where i was ready to get the epidural. I got my epidural dilated at a six plus which i didnt even think i was that far so that was good news. (the epidural doesnt even hurt) After that sucker was in i started feeling a ton better. Thank the sweet heavens for whoever invented that drug. After a couple of hours i felt a lot of pressure and i was freaking out that my epidural was wearing off. I was seriously so scared. What i didnt know is that the pressure i was feeling was totally normal and didnt mean the medicine was wearing off it meant that i was ready to push. The nurses came in and got me started on pushing until the dr got there. I pushed for about twenty minutes and that little guy came right out. Of course i started crying as soon as i saw that cute baby of mine he was finally here. They placed him right on me skin to skin where i just held him and looked at him. It is so indescribable they way i felt at that moment when he was born and placed on me. it was incredible. He was ready to eat right away and he latched on perfectly like he knew exactly what to do, what a smart little guy. i was able to just bond with him the first hour or so and then they took him to be weighed, bathed etc... He ended up weighing 9 lbs 4 oz 21 1/2 inches long. a big boy! After that they gave him back to me and i just held him, until my family came to visit and then i let them have a turn of course. After a few hours they moved me to the mom and baby unit where i would be staying until i got discharged. I got to order free food. (the milk shakes and cran/grape juice were the best things to get) and just relax in my room with my new baby. i Did not want to put him down that whole night and i just wanted to hold him and look at his handsome face. but i did eventually put him in his little bed and fell asleep for a little bit. The next day i was able to go home that evening and i was glad because that bed was getting uncomfortable. So my mom, my sister and maddyx came to pick me up and we were on our way out. I was lucky to have had such a good labor over all it was only about six hours, and no tearing. I had such good support and my dr and nurses were so great. I wish everyday i could go back to when he was placed on me for the first time because there really is nothing like it. I would do the whole process over and over again! I love my handsome paxten so much and i cant imagine what it would be without him. Its hard work being a mom but the rewards are great and i have only been a mom for 2 weeks, there is much more to come my way (good and bad) So there you have it, paxtens birth story.