BRAXTON RILEY WILCOX

On Tuesday March 29th, I gave birth to a healthy little boy!!! Braxton Riley was born at 7:34am. Weighing in at 6 lbs. 15 oz. and 19 inches long.

Monday night I was having hard contractions. So Ruston and I headed to the hospital. On the way I had called to tell them I was on my way. They suggested I go home and wait till the contractions got closer. (yea right!) All through the night I couldn't sleep. I kept a close count to how close they were. By 6am the contractions were closer than 5 minutes apart, so I woke Ruston up and we headed to the hospital.
By 6:30am I was all checked it and hooked up with the baby heart monitor and the contraction monitor. I was already dilated to a 7. Now mind you I was a 5 Monday afternoon at my Dr. appt.(minor detail, the Dr. stripped my membranes) So things really were kicking in that night!!! By 7 Dr. Brad Thompson finally showed up to check on me and see where things were at and to pop my water. At about 7:15 my delivery nurse Melinda gave me some pitocin for the contractions to get closer. At that time, Melinda had me lay on my side to help with the contractions (also doing a little pushing). Another nurse(Carolyn) had come in and told Melinda that Dr. Thompson is going to go home and shower and come right back. Both Melinda and I at the same time said "NO, get him back here now" she is going to deliver this baby any minute now.
Finally, Dr. Thompson showed back up, and Melinda wanted me to lay on my back. I told her to hold on (contraction) as soon as I moved back, I had a hard contraction with a push and the baby's head was out!!!! Contraction two came and with a HARD PUSH, the rest of the baby was out!!!
While Braxton's nurses were measuring him, the Dr. had me do one more push to get the placenta out. With Braxton coming out so fast I did tear a little and had a couple stitches put in me.
After getting weighed a nurse asked me if I wanted skin to skin, at that time I was shaking soooo bad (literally my teeth were chattering) (it was from all the adrenaline my body just went through) (NO EPIDURAL) I told the nurse "not until I calm down" It took me about 10 minutes to stop shaking!! After that I finally got to hold my precious Braxton. (sorry, we didn't get a picture of us together!)
So I was in the hospital ONLY 1 hour and had the baby!!! My nurse Melinda told me that there were a couple of ladies in there since Monday afternoon and still hadn't had their babies, and I come walking in that morning and have a baby. I told her not to tell the other ladies. (they would probably be mad!!!!)
Braxton was "Sunnyside up" so he did get bruised on his face, but other than that he was good!!!
I am very excited to be a NEW mom. Mia LOVES being a big sister and is always helping out her parents. There is definitely no jealousy!! Which is a really good thing. We involve her in everything we do with Braxton. Mia always has to ask to see his eyes!! Its to cute.

In the pictures above is also his 1 month pictures( in the yellow outfit) And his Uncle Nate holding him for the first time!!!