Newborn Pictures

We had Brandon's newborn pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, and we plan on using them for his birth announcements. I thought I would share a few of those photos.







A friend I went to school with took these pictures, she has her own studio and has taken tons of my friends photos. I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!

Until then..

Vonda

Happy One Month Birthday Brandon

Well, his one month birthday was actually on the 29th of May. We have had an adventurous first month to say the least. The most recent trial to work through with being a new parent is meal time. We are going through a growth spurt and we were pulled from breastfeeding due to a rash I had on my legs. Now, the rash is gone and I am off of the steroids so we are now trying to get back in a routine of meal times. Brandon seemed to put on a lot of weight those 12 days on formula, and my milk production did not hold up because I did not pump the milk often enough. So the laws of supply and demand do really apply outside Economics class.

This next week I have two Dr. appointments one for my vision and the other is my postpartum appointment. I almost look forward to these appointments so I have something I have to get around and get ready for the day. Otherwise it is so easy to stay in my pajamas all day, especially if the night before had been a rough one.

The last couple of weeks we had our Sunday School class bring us supper and it was great. There is nothing like not having to think about what is for dinner for a few nights. I really thank all of the class who brought us meals.

Until then.

Vonda

Our Little Man is Here!

Well, our little man has finally arrived! Brandon James was born at 6:05am on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009. He weighed 7lb 15oz and was 21 1/4" long. We went home on Thursday afternoon.
Nutmeg and Oscar didn't quite know what to think at first but they fell in love with him pretty quick.

On Monday, we had a scheduled check up at the pediatrician's office and noticed he looked a little 'yellow.' Sure enough, his bilirubin count was a little over 20! So when he was only 5 days old he was admitted back into the hospital for some hydration and blue light therapy!

It is now Tuesday evening and his counts are down around 11.6 so they are going to reduce the IV flow and keep him under one light instead of 2 to see how he responds. Dr. Scherer says he is progressing very nicely so we will probably be able to go home sometime tomorrow. Praise God!

What an adventurous week at the Axe home!
Thanks for all your continued prayers and kind words. Vonda and I really appreciate each of your friendships and your encouragement.

I have posted a few pics on our Picasa Web page HERE

Rest assued there will be MANY pics to follow!

until then...
ja

Countdown

Today I am on the countdown, I officially have seven more days of employment (work) at the bank. We will close the building on Friday, April 17th. It will be tough to finally walk out of the doors for the last time. I have worked here for almost 14 years.

And I am also on the countdown for little Brandon to arrive. My Dr. would like to induce me on April 29th, so Brandon could be here sooner that I had originally planned. But who knows he may arrive before the 29th. That is just crazy to think that before the end of the month Brandon will be here. So, this has gotten me in gear to schedule the pediatrician interview appt., and have the car seat installed. Oh yeah, and get the bags packed.

We have a growth ultrasound tomorrow and if Brandon is growing at 1/2 a pound per week then he could be close to 7lbs. already based on his estimated weight from the last ultrasound on March 19th. And my Dr. has us scheduled to see him on Monday again. So based on the results of the ultrasound tomorrow that will help me to feel more comfortable with Brandon arriving sooner, if we have to be induced. I just do not want to have him arrive through an induction, and then have respiratory problems, when that might be avoided if he arrives on his own time. I know this is something I can not get worked up about and it will all work out the way it is suppose to.

Until then.

Baby Shower Extravagazna

I will have to say that very few times in my life have I ever been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and kindness from others towards me. Well, this is one of those times. This last Saturday was our church baby shower.

Here is my Mom, sister, neice, and Mother-in-Law.

Here are the ladies who hosted the shower, they are the best!!! This picture is missing Jeanine, but from left to right we have Mary Avery, Kacy, Erin, me, Lisa, Monica, Michelle, Kelly, and Berkli. What a spread of food!!!

Oh, and you can not forget the petit fours. My favorite, yum!!!

This is the gift table, before the shower began.

Here are the clothes that were in the some of those packages.

It took 2 minivans and my car to haul all of the gifts to my house. What a blessing this had been!! Thank you to all of you who were able to attend and thought of Jeremy and I enough to provide us such a nice shower.

That is all for now, until then.

Brandon's Nursery In progress

Good Morning everyone!!! Well, here is a little taste of Brandon's nursery. Jeremy and his mom came over and painted the walls. And then Jeremy finished up with the chair rail. I think they did a great job. And better yet I did not have to paint, I do not enjoy painting. The bedding is a kind of safari print with lions, elephants, zebras, and giraffes. We are still in need of a dresser to put all of Brandon's stuff.



















That's all for now. Until then.

It has been awhile

Well, as you can tell nothing much has been going on in my life. We had a Dr. appt. this week and we are measuring right on 23 weeks. And we are now going every two weeks to see the Dr. On the 19th, I get to take the glucose test. I have heard it is terrible to it is tolerable.

I have three of my girlfriends who are due to have their babies this next week. One will be induced on Monday, one has her C-section on Monday, and the other is due on Monday. I will have a busy week visiting the hospital.

In my Sunday School class, there are several ladies expecting. What an exciting time!!! The next several months will be full of going to baby showers. Baby showers now have a little different meaning for me. I was online looking a one of my girlfriend's registry and I saw a few things I had forgotten to register for so I put those items on my registry too. Thanks Robin.

Jeremy is trying to talk me into doing a belly shot for you all, but I am a little hesitant. We will have to see though.

Until next time....

It is a Baby......

BOY!!!

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