Month 1

Wow!! How life has changed for us, all for the better(mostly). I'm feeling pretty sleep deprived, no one warned me about how crazy it feels to not get more that 3 hours straight of sleep. The first three weeks we were so lucky to have so much help. Grandma Carol came for the first week, then Grandma Bryson. It was so nice!! Then the third week Jeff headed to Guatemala for a dental mission trip and me and Max headed to Idaho. We missed Jeff like crazy but the extra week of help was amazing! The first month was full of lots of eating for Max and not very much sleep for me. Good thing we love him so much! He grew a lot and at his 1 month appointment he weighed 10lbs 1 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. 50th percentile for both.

Welcoming Baby Max

After 9 months of waiting and being super excited the day finally came that I was induced for labor. Now that its been almost 2 months since he was born, I think I've forgotten enough that I can be slightly more positive about the birthing process. It started with going in March 7th to stay at the hospital and get the whole process started. The next morning at about 9am they broke my water, and by 7pm I was finally ready to push. Unfortunately during the labor Max had decided to flip around and so he was face up. After 2 hours of pushing, I got a fever and Max was really not making any process. . .he seemed to be stuck. So we went in for the C-section at about 9pm and then we finally got to meet our baby boy! He weighed 7lbs 9oz and was 20 inches long. He was perfect. We loved him right from the start and are so glad to have him in our family! It really was amazing!