Many hours in the hospital, We were blessed to see our little man. On Monday Sept. 4 I went intot he hospital to be enduced. The first round of everything didn't work so my bosy didn't react to it at all. So On tuesday tat 2:00 in the after noonthey started the whole process over again. This time it worked very well. Here we are at the hospital before anything happened. It was a really ong wait. about 2:00 in the morning on wednesday they put me on pitocin again which kicked my butt this time. I was dying and couldn't stand the contractions. I wanted to go as long as I could without getting any medication and after 6 hours of contractions 3 minutes apart I was done and was begging them to give my the epidural. most people say that epidurals slow the labor process but for me it didn't do that at all!!!
I can honextly say that is heaven after the epidural. I could have tons of kids that way!=o) so I was in labor for 4 more hours after the epidural. Matthew had taken a few days off work and he was getting excited him self. He couldn't wait to see his son and to have him finally in the world. He did get a little bored as you can see in the picture!
So on Sept. 6 2006 at 10:06 Braxton was born. He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21 1/2 in. long. He came out perfect with no problems or weird shapes. he came out perfect and continues to be that way!!! He screamed and screamed when he firt came out. This picture was a lucky one that it got him catching his breath! He is the spitting image of Matthew. there is no dout this is his child. Where my child is...I don't know but hey at least we don't wonder who the daddy is!=o)
He loved his Daddy right from the start and continues to love him today. As he screamed Matthew gave him his finger to hold and he instatly stopped crying and intently looked at Matthews hand and even tried to eat it. I was amazed because I didn't know that babies that young knew how to do that! He just knew he was looking at his dad I guess or somehow that comforted him to have Matthew there holding his hand and talking to him.We spent the next day and a 1/2 in the hospital. We debated over the name an actually didn't officially name him until we were about to leave the hospital. Matthew wanted to name him Stephen Roger Earl. I just didn't think he looked like a stephen and I was having a hard time agreeing to it. Matthew gave inn finally after hours and hours of discussing it and we named him Braxton Joseph. Our next son will be named Stephen Roger with no questions asked. so we already know for the next one. That is what we agreed on. It doesn't matter if I think he doesn't look like a stephen that is his name.
We brought him home and it has been interesting to say the least. I was waking him up every three hours to feed for the first week and when we went to the Pediatricians he weighed 8lbs. 4 oz. so the dr. told me that I didn't have to because he was gaining weight and doing everything he was supposed to. I was so excited. if I don't wake him up he sleeps for 4-6 hours at night. It is the nicest thing in the world for me. I only have to wake up 1 time a night to feed him and then it is back to bed. I think I am the luckiest girl alive because of that!!!!
He sleeps wonderfully and eats wonderfully as well. I just love being a mom though it is one of the hardest things I have had to take on. I never imagined it would be hard like this. But it is hard in a different way then I anticipated. 
I think it is the hardest because you don't really know what to do. Babies don't come with manuals so it is kind of a guessing game at the beginning! so emotionally it is harder then I thought it would be. I definatly think it is wonderful though. I love doing this job!!!!
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