We are so proud to introduce you to our son...Braxton Wade. He surprised us all by being 18 days early! My water broke early Monday morning, February 11th, around 1:30 a.m. I don't think Wade really believed me that it was happening. We got to the hospital around 2 a.m. They had me walk around a bit. In the morning, the doctor prescribed medicine to get my contractions started. I was on that medicine all day long. I was very slow to dilate. Then, on Tuesday, they started an iv drip of Pitocin. I was on that medicine all day long. They were sure he would be born that day, but he had other plans. :) After being dilated to a seven and not progressing, they decided to do a c-section early Wednesday morning. The worst part about the c-section was not being able to hold and spend time with Brax until the next day.
Braxton Wade was born on February 13, 2013 at 1:10 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds and measured 18.5 inches long. Here I thought I would have a big baby since my husband was over 10 pounds when he was born. However, Brax is pretty tiny. His newborn clothes are even a little big for him.
We just love him to pieces! He eats well and even passed his birth weight at day 5. He does have a large hole in his heart that will have to be repaired with surgery when he is a little bigger around 4-6 months old. However, it is a very successful common surgery which will fix the problem and not cause any effects on his life. The doctor says he can still be an Olympic athlete. :)
Here is a picture Wade took shortly after birth.
Here we are on Valentine's Day.
With Daddy in his Valentine's Day outfit- thanks Grandma!
Coming home from the hospital!
