Saturday, June 4, 2011

He is Finally Here!!

Nine days past my due date, Braxton Conrad finally decided to join us. Unfortunately, I was induced again but it was much shorter than last time and he was perfectly healthy and perfectly adorable. He weighed 7 lbs 15 oz, just like Keegan and was 21 inches long, half an inch shorter than Keegan. We went in the morning on the 28th and he was here at 9:42 that night.

At one point the nurse came in and said they had found out that I did have Strep B. I had a strep throat test the same week I had my strep B test and the results got kind of lost or mixed up or something. Anyways, they started me on my antibiotics and towards the end of my second dose, my nurse Goerge (who was AWESOME) said he would check to see if I was far enough along to break my bag of waters. I got into position for him to check and as he walked by, he got a little surprise because my bag of waters was hanging out along with about two inches of the baby's head. He went and got the doctor and they said the next contraction I would need to try pushing. I sat up to push and the action of me sitting up allowed him to slip out. The doctor was yelling at me to stop and I told I wasn't doing anything. The crying baby gave my family in the waiting room a little shock. He was so perfect and was sooooo ready to start nursing. He was a total expert. Because of all the commotion and trying to make sure Keegan was being payed attention to, Jamon and I missed a bunch of pics- Tracee and Rees, my Mom, skyping Josh from the delivery room, etc.

We were all so happy he was here and I was so impressed with Keegan. He was so attentive and sweet and Having this baby has made me love Keegan even more. I have the two sweetest boys! This is me and my buddy waiting for Braxton to come. He came to visit just before he was born.
Did you notice the awesome painting Keegan sent with Tracee to bring to me for my room:)Keegan got a gift set of Car's cars and wanted to share them with his brother:)Going home to start sleepless nights and no nurse to bring me strong pain killers. But we are finally feeling better and we are so happy to be home.

9 comments:

Kristi said...

So sorry you had to go 9 days late, but I am sure he was worth it. He is adorable and Keegan already has this big brother thing down. Such a cute little family!!

Amy said...

Congratulations! You guys do a great job at making cute kids :)

Jessica P. said...

Congratulations, he is so adorable!! I can't wait to see him! I love that Keegan was sharing his cars, too cute! :)

Brianne said...

So cute! Congratulations! He looks so much like Keegan :) I love the sharing of the cars

Heather and Shaun said...

I just came across your blog! Congrats on your new addition! He is adorable!!

Shelly said...

Love the picture Keegan drew for the room! So glad he is finally here and love the name Braxton! such a cute family, congratulations!!

Denise said...

Congratulations Kristen. He is adorable and such a blessing to your wonderful family.
Love, Denise

Risenhoovers said...

What a cutie!!1 I love the name you picked out too.. congratulations!

Pam said...

What a great birth story! Congratulations!