The Felder Family: January 2009

Monday, January 26, 2009

1 Month Old!!!

In order to satisfy the burning need of my family...here are a few more pictures.

BATH TIME!!!!

Don't you just want to squeeze him???

Mom tastefully hid my unmentionables =)

Yeah, Dad is scrubbing my butt here!

Seriously, this is the only way to bathe!!

So...um...what's up with you???

Do they make Rogaine for babies??? My hair is falling out in clumps!

Could I be any more cute???

Here I am telling Dad all about my day.

And this is my official 1 month old picture!!! I am getting to be a big boy (~8 1/2 lbs!!)

Friday, January 16, 2009

Jaxson is GREAT!! He had a few tough nights at first but after bringing in the new year with us, he began to sleep through the night about 8-9 hours (with one small feeding in the middle). I say small feeding because the kid doesn't waste any time when it comes to food. He just about gets whiplash looking for me every 2 1/2 to 3 hours and then he sucks the food down in about 10 minutes. We went to his 2 week appointment last week. He weighed 7lbs. 1 ounce and grew a half inch!! The doctor was very pleased with him and kept remarking at how content he looked. He also amazed the doctor but putting his own pacifier back into his mouth twice without any help!! My kid is amazing...doesn't every mother say that though?? =) But really mine is....just look at the tummy time picture and the head control with the lift. We are going to start crawling and standing up next week. Brad has made the goal of mowing the yard by 6 months. =) Well anyways...enjoy the next few pictures of our first few days/weeks at home with the kiddo. Brad and I have cherished our time with him but daddy has to go back to work next week. (tear)

"Hmmm, let me think about that for a moment..."

So alert!!! Just chillaxin' in my bouncy seat.

Naptime with Mommy

Hanging with Mom....my hair is getting more and more blonde!!

Floor time with the Dad!

Check out my elephant!!!Okay, seriously, how many two week olds can do this during tummy time???

Meeting the Family

No I promise I haven't forgotten...I have just found it very hard to do anything except love on my cute little boy (as evidenced by the 118 emails in my inbox!!!) Okay so I wanted to include a bunch of pictures of Jaxson and his relatives. Some are from the hospital, some are from home but here you go....

Grandma and Grandpa Nelson and Jaxson

Aunt Erin and her first nephewUncle Wes and his first nephew
Aunt Erin, Jaxson, his cousin Abigail (1 y/o), and Grandma Nelson Uncle Brian and Jaxson
Hanging with the Grandma!
Visiting with Aunt Erin in the hospital
My first official portraits at the hospital (1 day old) First family portraitGrandpa Felder came by the house when we got home Cousin Autumn (2 y/o) and Jaxson
Uncle Brian giving Jaxson a bottle at home

**And just a side note. Jaxson got to meet Grandma Felder, Aunt Kaci, Aunt Tammy and Uncle Russ but unfortunately, no pictures of them loving on him....sorry~

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

JAXSON BRYCE FELDER is here!!!

all right all right....I have not forgotten about my promise to put updates on my blog....it is just tough to find a block of time. So let me get everyone caught up... My little miracle was born on Christmas Day at 12:08 pm. He weighed in at a whoppin' 6 pounds 14.5 ounces and he was 19.75 inches long! Not exactly the 8-9 pounder that everyone was predicting. =) He was actually born on his due date which is astounding in itself. The birth was a bit rough. I had 66 hours of total labor since my 5 minute contractions started 3 days prior to the actual birth. Then they finally admitted me the afternoon of Christmas Eve and I was in about 20 hours of active labor. After some pretty intense contractions and only dilating to about 7 cm, Jaxson decided that he just couldn't fit down the chute. His big ol' noggin (thank you Brad) kept ramming into my bladder and was too large for my pelvis. So all of this was going on and then the little guy's heart rate began to slow down (a little low for comfort). And to top it all off, there was too much meconium coming out and Jaxson was swallowing some. The doctor came in and decided that they needed to do a C-Section to get him out before it became an emergency. Talk about scaring me like crazy. I began to cry and I think every nurse came in and grabbed some part of my body in order to get me prepped for surgery. It was so rushed from that point on, plus I was exhausted. I just remember Brad telling me it would all be okay and that little Jaxson would be here soon (safe and sound). And sure enough, he was. My little guy showed up unscathed and crying like crazy. Below are some pictures....