Round 2- MUCHHHHHHHH BETTER.....and for that reason, I will forever cherish my Jaxon. I started having contractions on Thursday night June 18th. Our fridge literally went out and Huston had to go buy a new fridge. Exciting right?? adulting?? not at all... anyways both of us were stressed about this stupid little ordeal of a fridge but I continued to have contractions also after walking around Costco for 2 hours. I was flustered Costco failed me, however I came home to labor. My contractions were not bad enough, so I went to slept. I had contractions all night long and woke up to PEE at 4am. I felt weird still, but nothing. I stood up from the potty and whooosh... My water broke. Now with Maylie I was induced, so I had no idea what had just happened. I told Huston I wanted to shower and he said no babe lets get going. I told him I was fine and wanted to take a shower. He laughed, and about 5 minutes later... I said screw the shower we neeeed to go. It was happening fast people. Like super fast. We got to the hospital and I hadn't pre registered yet.. so this part was a bit traumatic. Then I was finally pushed through to triage around 6am and they had to test to see if i was "really" in labor. Are you freakin kidding?? can people really fake this? well.. much to everyones surprise I was already an 8 at that point. Jaxon wanted out of there. I got moved to labor and delivery, was given my glorious epidural .. and was already a 10. I had to wait an hour for my doctor who was already in a scheduled c section, and then Jaxon showed up 20 minutes and 4 pushes later. ... 9 flipping pounds 7 ounces and 22 inches long.
the entire process was a blur. Huston and I both were freaking out because we had no idea a baby could just fall out like that.
Recovery has also been 1,000 times better too. With Maylie, my recovery was aweful. This time around my body was like "oh hey girl, welcome back.. no go be a mom to a toddler and a baby" this also happened fast for me haha.
Jaxon is now a vital member of our family. We dont remember what life was like without him. His sister is OBSESSED with him. Jaxon has given us a run for our money. We feel like brand new parents all over again. I literally feel like I know nothing about being a parent anymore after having a child. My kids are POLAR opposites. Jax is only 3 months old but I can already tell. We are lucky in the sleep department again thankfully, however Jax is a whiney little guy. He cries alot more than his sister ever did, and kind of has a very nervous personality. He gets easier the older he is, but man is he picky. He likes to be held a certain way, he likes to be held by certain people, he has to sleep on his tummy, he has terrible skin and always gets a rash, and he eats ALL THE TIME. With Jaxon I breastFED for about 3 months, and by breastfed i mean I pumped exclusively. My postpardom self could not "hang"... my boobs couldn't keep up with my big boy and also I always felt like I was hooked up to a machine. so.... we made the switch to formula. I never touched the boob juice with Maylie so It was quite empowering to make milk and lose weight so quickly. Jax LOVED the boob juice, but it was a decision to be made that was in MOMS (myself) best interest. Jax never latched so pumping or formula was my only option.
I hate post pardom. For some reason my body hates babies leaving it more than it hates harboring it. Im always a crazy mess after my babies. Luckily after Maylie, I actually knew what to expect. It was hard... and still is some days but I did talk with my doctor and go on Zoloft. This made all the different in my recovery and I only needed it for 2 months and then I went off of it, although i am not "healed" yet, I still have WAY MORE CONTROL of my own emotions. I was in a very dark place after Jax and had quite a few concerning meltdowns.
Jaxon is almost 4 months now. time is flying and I enjoy him more and more every day. He brings so much light to our family, and I am happy to announce that being a mom of 2 is finally a normal feeling.
Here are some fun pictures from birth to now. Please enjoy.
