One Week Old, and Somewhere to Go

On Saturday, Jaxon turned one week old, and that night we went to Jason's cousins wedding!!

They both did really good; Kylee had a great time especially at the CANDY table, and Jaxon got passed around all night long!! :)

And then there was five

Brianne and I have not been able to see each other ALL WEEK!!!

WHY? Little Karter boy got the stomach bug, or something like it, and we couldn't take a chance with being around each other.

Having new babies, this is killing us!!! We went from Sunday to Thursday!!! :(

I think it was killing Brianne more because she had only seen Jaxon two times.


Finally, we were all united, and decided we should take some pictures!!

Sorry for this, I can't get it to turn for nothing!!

Jaxon (5 days) and Lexi (1 month)

Look what a difference a month makes?

Her legs and arms are relaxed, and she looks so much bigger already!!

They both have the right arms in the air!! So cute!! And Jaxon looks really DARK!! :)

all FIVE of them

Familiar sights right now:

car seats everywhere, pacifiers, burp rags, sugar water, and breast feeding mamas!!

Life is good!!

Who does he look like??

Who does Jaxon look like?

Everyone immediately said "he looks like a Holik!!"

And, since, we have come home, I really think he looks alot like Kylee did when she was born.

Here is some comparisons:

Jaxon - 1 day old

Kylee - 1 day old


Jaxon - Sleeping at Home

Kylee - Sleeping at Home

What do you think?

Kylee wanted to take a picture with him as soon as we got home!! She is doing really well with him!! So glad!!

And, she has even gotten to hold him a few times!!

Jaxon's Story

I guess everyone has a "birth" story, and little Jaxon, actually we have been calling him "Big Cat" for some weird reason.

Anyways, Jaxon has a story to tell as well!!

Friday night went out with Jason, Kylee, and Josh (Jason's brother). Did our usual thing. Ate at Cheddars and then went and walked around Academy, and then got blizzards from Dairy Queen.
I had talked about how I felt the tightening in my low stomach all week, well actually on Friday, I didn't feel any of that, and actually laughed to Brianne and told her "I was closing back up!!" :)
Saturday morning at about 3:30am I woke up and was having the "real" deal contractions. And they do feel like really bad menstrual cramps. So I got up and went to the recliner and slept there for a little while, still coming pretty regularly.

I decided to try to go back to bed and watch the clock and time them. At 5:40am, they were about every 5-6 minutes. Got back up and decided to go look for my paper from the Dr's office that talked about contractions. It said to come in when contractions are every 5 minutes apart or less.
Still I was thinking 2 things:

I don't want them to send me home if I do go up there

and

I don't want to lay in a bed for 10 hours while I could contract at home for a little while

Decided to take a bath, since my water hadn't broken, and then at about 6:20am I went outside and sat in a chair with a water bottle and my cell phone. The sun was coming up and I was kind having a quiet time with God in between contractions. I know that sounds "corny" but I was just amazed at His awesomeness!!

At about 6:40am, I tell Jason maybe get your clothes on so you are ready, in case I need to go. I still was thinking I would just try to labor at home until around 8AM!!
At 7am, we headed to the hospital. All this time my parents were headed to Lubbock for my cousin's graduation from Tech. They were about 5 minutes on the other side of Snyder when I called and they decided to turn around.

At 7:25am, I looked up and I was in a bed waiting on a nurse to come in and monitor contractions and check me. I was in SO MUCH PAIN!! With Kylee, I had never experienced real contractions. It hurts so BAD!! I think I would have justed died in the "Olden" Days, or heck, even the women who do it now naturally, they are awesome!! But, I wanted that epidural, and I wanted it fast!! Poor nurses and Jason, I think I probably asked them about 100 times, literally, in a 30 minute span, if he was coming. They just kept saying "He's on his way!!" :)
When the nurse came in, she started monitoring the contractions, and then check me, and said "Oh girl, you are an 8!!!" I just started bawling. She said "Okay, things are going to move rather fast from here."

Her and Jason moved me to the delivery room, and they called the doctor and the epidural guy!!
Brianne came in around 8am, and the epidural guy came right after. Oh, how I was happy to see him!! Brianne and Jason sat on the couch while I got the epidural, and within minutes I was a "happy girl"!! :) Or a least a girl alot more fun to be around!!

In the meantime, my parents were frantically trying to get back in time for the delivery.
The doctor came in around 8:30, I think..... He checked and said we were ready to start pushing, but the nurse knew my mom was trying to make it, so she nicely said "I think her mom is nearly here, can we wait on her?" And he said yes, as long as the baby wasn't in distress.
So, he went and sat out of the room, and just in that time my mom and Dad came around the corner!!

The doctor said, "I think you are the one we are waiting on!!" Then he said, okay let's start pushing, and me and dad waved at each other, and he headed the other direction after he heard that!! :)

And at 8:57am, Jaxon was born with a head full of black hair!!
Weight: 7 lbs. 0.6 oz
Height: 19 inches

They cleaned him up, and we all have been "oohing and aahing" ever since!!

Proud Daddy

Meeting Sister

Patiently Waiting to be Discharged from the Hosptial!!

We came home on Monday, and are enjoying every minute with our little guy! He is doing great; eating about every 2 1/2 to 3 hours and a little longer during the night. Both nights home have been pretty good!!

Thanks to all of you for the phone calls, meals, and kind words on facebook!!

It's all coming back to me now.....

The feelings of having a child and being a mother again........

It's all coming back to me now!!

Experiencing being a mother for the 2nd time I am starting to remember all the things it holds.....

a heart so filled with Unconditional Love it is overwhelming

More pics and stories to come!!

Let the Countdown Begin....

I went to the doctor today!!

First, I went to town early to get my car washed and get a pedicure. I got to the pedicure place at exactly 9 when it opened. Well, my guy kept getting up and doing stuff, like filling empty bottles with stuff!! I was getting kind of anxious and thought surely I will be out of here in time for my appointment at 10.

Well, I looked down at my watch when he had just started painting them, and it was 9:52, and I thought "oh no, I'm going to be late..... what if he can't see me today...... aaaarrrrrggggghhhhhh"

So, I called the dr. office and she said that was fine that I was late. Ended up arriving at 10:05!!!

I don't know if that got me in a panic mode or what, but when I sat down and the nurse took my blood pressure, it was HIGH!!! Then I was more nervous I guess because when the doctor came in , he said "you look nervous." They took it again about 10 minutes later and it was lower, still not my normal low. Brianne has a blood pressure cuff that I took home with me tonight, and it was low again tonight, so that is good!!

And mom says I have been nervous and anxious since this past Sunday!! I don't know, but sometimes mom's know best!! :)

Anyways, he checked me and I am in between a 3 and a 4, and thinning out!! He thought all looked really good!!

The GAME Plan from here......

We will go in Monday morning at 5am if Jaxon doesn't decide to come on his own this weekend. I really wish he would, but realistically probably not!!

I am still feeling contractions, and they hurt, but nothing regular enough to go the hospital.

Mom is out of town until tomorrow night, and then her and Dad are going to Lubbock to watch my cousin graduate from Tech, and won't be back until Saturday night. She is a nervous wreck, like worse than me, about not being able to get back if I went to the hospital!

Pray we all keep our sanity over the next couple of days!!

Things are Getting Closer.....

Things are getting closer with the baby arriving!!!

The room is done minus some small decorations on the walls, and I am definitely feeling like I could go to the hospital any minute.

Now, I have never had my water break at home, but this past Sunday I seriously thought it was going to, but IT DIDN'T!! And yesterday and today, I have felt the same way. There is just a lot of pressure!! :) Which I guess is a good thing!!

But, I am still here at home, and still plan on going to the doctor on Thursday morning. Well, see what he says then!!

I hosted bunco last night and that helped Jason get the move on getting the room done. He worked really hard, and we had everything done but the closet doors on, but today he finished that!! YEAH!!

Jaxon's Room

BUNCO was so much fun last night!! Again, there were several times I thought if I laughed to hard, I might go into labor, but then again, I am still here!! :)

We also bought a recliner this past weekend!! I like it alot!! You never would have thought how hard it is to rock a baby without a recliner. We have a rocking chair in Kylee's room, but when they are little I think it will be really handy to have it in the living room!!

I have most everyone's bags packed as well!! The washing machine is going right now with car seat covers in it, swing covers, new onesie's and receiving blankets, to all go to the hospital with us!!!