Cute picture right? All thanks to my wonderful cousin Katie!! She was kind and patient enough to take pics of Ashton and our new little family only 6 days after he was born and they turned out amazing. So I'm sure all of you are wondering how the whole birthing experience was for me, especially cause that was like my worst nightmare and I was extremely scared! Here is a picture of me the day we went to the hospital to get induced.
I had to be induced because my blood pressure had been a little high a few times. So we got the call around 9:30 to head in to the hospital. By 10:00 I was all hooked up with the Pitocin flowing. After the IV was in (I was really scared for that) it really wasn't too bad. It was just a waiting game. We just watching movies/shows and read books. Then my doctor came in and broke my water. After that the contractions started getting bad, they really started to hurt! So around 1:00 I got the epidural, another thing I was VERY scared about. I thought I would be able to last longer without the epidural, but I guess I didn't realize how bad it would hurt! Once the epidural was in it was a breeze!! I didn't feel anything! The epidural was totally worth it, I don't know how I would've done it without. I started pushing at 6:00 but I wasn't progressed enough, which was a bummer after we thought all the labor was almost over. I went on Pitocin again and then finally started pushing again at 8:00. I swear my epidural had kind of started to wear off, so it started hurting again. I had to push for about an hour and a half and that was the hardest part for me. It was so extremely exhausting. But Ashton finally made it around 9:20! It was a very precious moment for me to finally see him, know he was okay, and finally get to hold him. We have pics of me and him when I first held him but i'm not willing to put those on here, so we'll just show Rory holding him! :)
Look at that happy daddy! Here is a pic of Ashton on the day we brought him home.
It was great to finally leave the hospital. We were able to stay in Utah at my parents house for a week after our little guy was born so my mom could help us out. And boy, was I grateful for that!! And it was nice to have all the visitors that came by to see our little man. Then it was finally time to come back to Elko to return to a new normal life. Here's a pic of Ashton on the drive back to Elko, he slept the whole way!!
So now Ashton is 8 weeks old. Being parents has been an adjustment, but hopefully we're getting the hang of things. I am so grateful that I am able to stay at home with him. He has been smiling at us lots lately, so that makes the tough times totally worth it! Here's some of my favorite pics we've taken in the last little while.
He actually slept like this with his arm on his face!
When Aunt Laurie came to visit! She was a big help!! My mom and dad came to visit as well but I forgot to get pictures.
