Our little angel, Jaxon Shawn Webb, came to us 12 days early on July 10, 2011 at 2:15 am. We are loving him to pieces and are so grateful for this precious gift God has sent to us. We love him & finally feel like a real family.
Saturday July 9 I was having strong contractions throughout the day. I called the nurse at the hospital & asked her what to do. She told me since I could still talk & sort-of walk through my contractions this may not be labor but I was welcome to come in & see. I decided not to go in since I had already been in twice & was a little embarrassed to show up again without being sure. I went about my day but the contractions kept getting stronger as the day & night progressed.
That evening we went out to dinner with our friends, Keith & Ashley & baby Kolby Slentz. They came over to our condo afterwords & we were sitting around talking and I was dying. The contractions were strong & close & they sucked. Keith & Ashley were watching me & finally asked if I was ok. I immediately said no & we needed to go to the hospital. Within about 5-10 minutes we were out the door & on our way to the hospital.
We got to the hospital & I was dilated to a 4. They said if I progressed to a 5 in the next hour they'd admit me & we'd have a baby the next morning (I think it was around 9:30 pm???). An hour later... I was at a 5. The anesthesiologist took awhile to get to the hospital (he arrived about an hour to an hour 1/2 later). I was dying by this point. I don't know how women go natural. By the time he got there I was at about a 6 or a 7 & shaking like crazy. The hardest part was having to hold still for 4 minutes while he gave me the epidural. It took about 15-20 minutes for the meds to kick in but once they did I was in heaven. They broke my water about midnight & 25-30 minutes later some nurses came in & looked a little bit concerned. They said there was something strange going on with my contractions. A million different scenarios were running through my mind of what could be happening. They watched them for a few minutes & she checked my dilation. Out of all the things I thought that could be wrong I wasn't prepared for this... I was dilated to a 9.5 & it was time to push!! I was so caught of guard that I started shaking again haha. My doctor, Doctor Hoggard, came in & I started pushing. I pushed for 40 minutes & out came our precious little angel. It was such a miracle! The look on Shawn's face was so sweet! He looked over joyed & emotional & just so excited!
Jaxon was just a little guy. He weighed 7 Lbs 2 oz & was 19 1/2 inches long. He lost 10 oz & weighed 6 lbs 8 oz. I felt like I was carrying around a little doll.
I wasn't finished yet though. Fairly soon after baby came out it was time to deliver the placenta. It wasn't quite ready to come out so it took a good 1/2 hour to get that out. I tested positive for the strep B virus & because Jaxon came so fast they were only able to give me 1 dose (or less) of the antibiotic so they took him away from me for about 3 hours to do tests, clean him up & give him more antibiotics (I think). I lost a lot of blood so I honestly don't really remember much between his birth & when they brought him to me. All I remember is delivering the placenta, & getting a shot on my leg. Everything else was kind of blur.
I got to share this incredible birth experience with my besto Dani Bastian & her son "Z", Shawn's sister Ashley, my mom & Shawn of course. It was special to have them there. xoxo
We are so grateful for our little man! He's such an angel & a true gift. We love his sweet spirit & darling face!!! We just can't get enough of his cuteness. Despite the sleepless nights & poop & pee we just love him more & more every single day.
The day I was admitted into the hospital.
New baby Jaxon with mommy & daddy!
