He's here!!!!

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.