{Stud Muffin}

When Paxton was one week old we had his pictures done professionally. Everyone who knows me knows how big of a deal it was to me that we get them done. I went through a lot to get them so I'm not going to scrimp about putting them on here.

But first a story of the day...

As some of you might know babies run on their own schedule...good for baby bad for photo shoot. The morning of our photo shoot I got up extremely early so I could get ready (mind you I've only been a mom for a week and this is the first time "getting ready") so I naively thought I could totally handle this.The photographer lives an hour away from us so I had to get us ready and nurse Paxton according to a time schedule that would get us there on time. I had the hardest time getting ready, between nursing and getting the baby to sleep and trying to look nice nothing was going as planned. Needless to say I was very stressed and very late. I called the photographer and asked if we could come later in the day but she didn't have any openings and this was the only time for a week she could work us in. (To get the really good newborn shots you have to come in before they are 10 days old Paxton was 7 days old.....total catastrophe in my world!!!) At this time we were running so incredibly late that I had no choice but to cancel the photos because there was no way in heck we could ever get there in time. Insert me hysterically balling here________. I literally called my mom crying so hard I couldn't breath. Crazy you say? It's just pictures you say? Not in my world. See pictures are my life, my everything, I had been planning on these pictures since before I even got pregnant and now I had to cancel them. HORRIBLE SOBBING. Sitting in my chair half ready and crying with a crying baby in my arms is when the photographer called and said she felt horrible and that if we could be there in 45 minutes she could work us in. Insert panic here_______ I had just cried off all my makeup and my face is now a swollen red mess, how in the crud do you take pictures when now you look like crap?! But if pictures are your life and all you've ever wanted are newborn pictures then when the photographer says come you come. I raced around the house getting Paxton the rest of the way ready and then we were off. I fixed my makeup in the car while Preston had to speed through traffic to get us down there in time while I was freaking out in the back seat. Fast forward to us FINALLY in the the photography studio...get baby naked check. Take first couple shots check. Not know that your newborn HATES HATES HATES to be naked....not checked! Paxton was pissed! This baby did not like to be naked at all! Screaming mad. So more crying from me here____. So about every oh I don't know say 3 photos I would have to sit down and nurse him to try and get him to stop screaming and fall asleep only long enough for him to wake up and realize that yes indeed he was naked again. It took 3 hours (2 longer then she said she had time for) to get Paxton's pictures done and the entire time my poor baby screamed and kicked until he was nursing, only once did he fall asleep long enough for us to take some pictures with props. After we were finished and he was in clothes again he was the happiest sweetest baby who fell asleep and was all moldy like how you see other newborns. :/  So we left crossing our fingers and praying that she was able to get shots of him not screaming and kicking.

When I got the pictures back I cried because I was so happy! 

You couldn't even tell that he was so mad in them and that I had been balling my eyes out! 

She was able to get some really good pictures....praises I sang praises! 

So with great pleasure I give you....STUD MUFFIN

A special thank you to Preston for being such a awesome hand model and to Brittany from Brittany G Photography for working so hard to make me happy!!!

{Rub a Dub}

Paxton's first bath was an event! We had my mom and sister come over to guide us through.

 It was a little daunting for me to do alone my very first time, so it was fun to have support. Although now looking back I have no idea what I was so nervous for, perhaps because he was just so tiny and new. We have definitely come a long way from here, bath time now is a totally different event! 

(Thanks mom for taking the pictures for us!)

Here we go...

Double team is the way to go!

FIREasy does it...T 

TOk so getting the hair washed isn't so bad...

I might even like it!H

I mean seriously what a cutie!

{Hospital Part 2}

Ok, I know all you really want are pictures and I'm so far behind that's all I can do. So here are the pictures from the rest of our hospital stay and first day home. I'm pretty sure you can follow along!  =) 

The Grandparents

Brand New

Dr. H and Paxton

Daddy Snuggles....Priceless

Going HOME!!!

Meeting Auntie Heather & the Tatter Tots

{Birth Story}

Paxton's birth story is pretty simple but everyone wants to hear it and seeing that he is almost 2 months I figure you've waited long enough. =)

Ever since the day I found out I was pregnant I wanted to have the baby a day before the "due date" so he could have a cool birthday which was 8/9/10 now some of you may wonder why we cared about that. Well Preston and I both have August birthdays along with my mom, sister and niece. So we figured if he had to share the month with the 5 of us then he should at least have a cool day! 

No one thought I would make it all the way to my due date (neither did I) but I was hopeful and honestly by 30 weeks I didn't think I cared any more. But I just kept going week after week till I was 2 weeks out and was like "ok so totally have to have the cool day now since this boy is in no hurry to come early". It also motivated me that our Dr. was going to be out of town the week before I was due and I wouldn't get to have him deliver if I went early. Those were the LONGEST 2 weeks of my life but also the fastest if that makes sense.  I got my wish though, Paxton had no intentions on coming early and waited till we had to "evict" him ;) We went in on Monday the 9th at 7:30am to get induced.  My mommy and Preston were there of course, so glad!

 Arriving at the hospital! (I'm huge!)

 Me and Grammy on the big day!

 Checking in

 Last photo of just us 2

 Checking out our room and getting very excited!

Last of  "Bump Watch 2010" it was a good ride!

I was officially induced at 9:30am, I was already dilated to 3cm  when we arrived so it was a waiting game to see how real contractions felt. I was nervous but it wasn't like I could back out of it now lol. This is were is gets really simple and kinda boring. Really Preston, mom and I just hung out and watched TV while watching the little machine tell me when I was having a contraction. I was actually very spoiled and never really got the the point were I was in a lot of pain. I remember around 11:45 am I was thinking.."Oh that kinda hurt, I guess that's what they (contractions) feel like". I said to myself that I wanted to wait as long as I could for the epidural. But at 12:30pm my nurse walked in and said they wanted to give me it now because they have a c-section scheduled and didn't want me to be left hanging waiting for the drug. So I never really had "pain" (I know, hate me) So at 12:30 I got the epidural which didn't hurt at all (YAY...I was scared of it). Then it was just more hanging out and waiting. 

 See just hanging out and waiting ;)

 Ahh my hubs =)

My dad arrived a little later and joined the waiting with us all. Then around 3:00pm my Dr. came in a checked me and announced that I was ready! WOW! Did not feel prepared for that! Totally thought it was going to take longer then that! At 3:40ish I began to PUSH!!! We had my mom, dad, Preston's mom Kelly be in the room and my sister was on speaker phone from Idaho =) Everyone had "rules"  to follow and I have to say everyone was very good lol. Preston had the rocking chair right next to me to sit in just in case he got sick. He did awesome by the way, much better then what he thought he would. 

Again pushing was really easy! I remember thinking, "Really? This is child birth? Not at all like on TV or in movies!"  Thanks to my awesome drugs it was a wonderful experience and we were all laughing the whole time! Really! My Dr. would make a joke right when I was having to push and I would lose my breath because I would start to laugh then he would make me start all over again.  (Sorry no "pushing" photos, it was part of the "rules") 

Then after only an hour of pushing at 4:43pm with a little help from a vacuum because he was facing the wrong way, our little Paxton made his big reveal!!! Most exquisite, spiritual, amazing, emotional, surreal, special moments of my life (and Preston's I'm sure too!)  We had my dad (Poppy) cut the cord for us, I found out a little later that I had a series 5 episiotomy which pretty much means that on a scale from 1-5, 5 being the very worse you can tear I was a 5 which means I tore and I tore bad!  Had no idea that it happened but everyone else said they heard it.  Totally worth it and I said it then and I will say it again...EASY PEASY !!! Totally could give birth everyday if it went as easy as Paxton's!

Ok now enjoy the first pictures of magic with the most handsome boy in the world!!!

 (First moments only....will post again with photos of the days that follow!)

Paxton Hawk Jugler

8/9/10

4:43pm

7lbs 15oz

20.5 inches long

 Saying hello the first time!

 Oh how I love him!

 Proud Daddy!

 First family photo!

Ok like I said these are only the first minutes, I will post more pictures of the days to come! =)