The Cutter Family: January 2008

Axten's First Bath

His umbilical cord & circumcision ring finally fell off, so Axten got his first bath!! Haille was so excited to finally give him a bath, she is always such a great help.

But he doesn't like his face washed.

All clean & smelling good!!

One Week Old!!

Axten is such a good baby!! It's hard to believe, but he sleeps around 5-6 hours straight at night, which is making it real easy for Mommy!!

Our Stay at the Hospital

Here's everyone waiting for the Big Arrival!!!

Trentin was Mr. Inquisitive about everything that was going on. Whenever our nurse walked into the room, he asked, "What are you doing?"

And here he is, Mr. Axten Brett.

Axten Brett Cutter was born Saturday, January 5, at 12:11 am weighing in at 9 lbs 4 oz, and 22 1/4 inches long. He's a big boy!! I went to the doctor on friday, and she gave me a non-stress test. His heart rate dropped 3 times, and I was not contracting at all, so she sent me straight to the hospital to be induced. She instructed us not to worry (yeah, right) just that since he's overdue, let's give him a jump start into the real world. That's exactly what I was hoping for anyway, but hearing that his heart rate decelerated had us scared. At the hospital, they monitored him very carefully, and his heart rate was just fine the entire time. Must have been a fluke on the non-stress test!!! He's perfectly healthy!!

Me, I'm very sore and swollen. Mostly due to my tubal ligation. My tummy is tender to the touch, and it seemed like every time I saw a nurse, she had to push on my tummy, which I began to dread. They gave me some great pain meds so that helps quite a bit. It will get better each day though.

We're home now and getting settled in. Here's just one of several pictures I have of him. I will definitely post more as I have more time.

Still Pregnant......

Yes, I am officially past due!!! Christmas came & went and I truly did not want to have him over the holidays. I was scared I would because I had a Dr. appointment the friday before, and the doctor stripped my membranes without even asking me if I wanted that done!!! All I could remember was they stripped my membranes when I was pregnant with Haille, and I ended up in labor that night. I REALLY did not want to be in the hospital over the holidays, and I took it easy all weekend long trying not to throw myself into labor. Which, of course, is the weekend that I had a list of things to do, and had to keep off my feet..... I must be the only 9-month pregnant woman who DOESN'T want to deliver as soon as I can. So, whew, we made it past Christmas, and I was thrilled to go back to work. I KNOW!!!! I WANTED TO GO BACK TO WORK!!! What is wrong with me?? But now I could relax and baby boy can make his debut whenever he wants. Turns out, he must be really comfortable!!! At first, I didn't want to have him, and now that I'm ready, he's not coming!!! I was hoping it would be sometime in 2007, but that's out of my control. No tax deduction, and no New Year's baby for us!! I went back to the doctor last friday, and she stripped my membranes AGAIN, unsure why nothing happened the first time she did that. I'm dialated to a 3 and almost fully effaced, so I was sure this was going to start labor soon. Fast forward to today, and here I sit, still pregnant, and to say I'm "uncomfortable" is putting it lightly. I've got another doctor appointment tomorrow, and this time they are going to give me a non-stress test and an ultrasound to make sure baby boy is OK, and decide what to do from there. A part of me wants to let nature take it's course, and bypass an induction, but a BIGGER part of me is like Let's get this show on the road!!! I'm ready!!!

Christmas Day

On Christmas day, after opening our presents Santa brought us, we headed over to Grandma's house for some yummy turkey and more presents!! Unfortunately, the batteries went dead in my camera AGAIN, so I only got two pictures.........