Our sweet boy is finally here... It was quite the experience, but he is PERFECT. Here is a quick rundown, instead of all the details...
July12th, went in at 9am to be induced. Started contractions right away.. around 5pm got epidural... didn't make much progress throughout the night... 6 am (July 13th) decided I was going to have c.section (very nervous, but ready to have this baby!)... 6:56 am
NASH PALMER LAYTON
was born..
8lbs 7oz, 20 inches long
Got all stitched up and got to feed him one time... Nurses took me to recovery room... my girls came! They saw Nash for about 5 minutes, then he was taken to the nursery because they were worried about his breathing... We didn't get him back in our room from that time on.
Nash was admitted in the NICU. Had to stay for a full week of antibiotics for neonatal pneumonia. It was a long week and very hard not to be able to be a normal mom (they told me when I could feed, and hold, and change him!) It was so sad.
July12th, went in at 9am to be induced. Started contractions right away.. around 5pm got epidural... didn't make much progress throughout the night... 6 am (July 13th) decided I was going to have c.section (very nervous, but ready to have this baby!)... 6:56 am
NASH PALMER LAYTON
was born..
8lbs 7oz, 20 inches long
Got all stitched up and got to feed him one time... Nurses took me to recovery room... my girls came! They saw Nash for about 5 minutes, then he was taken to the nursery because they were worried about his breathing... We didn't get him back in our room from that time on.
Nash was admitted in the NICU. Had to stay for a full week of antibiotics for neonatal pneumonia. It was a long week and very hard not to be able to be a normal mom (they told me when I could feed, and hold, and change him!) It was so sad.
After a week, July 20th... we were able to come home!!! Here are some pictures of our experience. We feel very blessed to have him here. He is such a good baby and we just can't get enough of him! :)
Thanks so much for the phone calls, prayers, and visits! I have the best family and friends!
Thanks so much for the phone calls, prayers, and visits! I have the best family and friends!
sweet boy! It is so weird to have BLUE
One week before delivery... so glad that part is oVER!!
10 days before before delivery... my awesome friends Taleah and Lisa took me to Mesa for the best pedicure I've ever had.. We also had a great breakfast. It was such a fun trip! Thanks girls!
At my inlaws... the day I was going to be induced... July 12th 
Our family right before I left to be induced...
Levi (my brother) feeding me ice chips
after 21 hours of labor... preparing for c-section
right before the surgery. I told Wayne maybe he should have been a dr. because he looks so dang cute in the scrubs! :)
After I was stitched up.. finally able to be close to my baby
right after delivery
my girls first time to see the baby! It was so fun to see their reaction! ... 5 minutes after the girls saw him, the nurses came and took him to nursery and he never came back!
Love that smile on Hanna!!
Maci was worried about Nash. It was sad, before she left the hospital with grandma L., Maci said "I hope Nash gets better"... then she started to cry. It was so sad!
Travis, Levi, and Tonya (my siblings)
My sweet mother in law watched my kids for a couple days while we were in the hospital and they brought us flowers!
In the NICU... the first day.. I hated seeing Nash this way!
After 3 days in the hospital, my mom offered for the girls to come back to Thatcher and she would watch them till be got home (4 more days). So Wayne took the girls to her house. This was at the hospital right before the girls left. They would get sad everytime they came, because they didn't get to see Nash.
My girls had stayed at Deanne's house the night before, so she brought them to the hosptial all dressed up, cute hair, nails done, and with McDonalds.. She's awesome!
Right before the girls left to Thatcher
Our friend, Summer Farnsworth
Wayne is not a big reader, but he read this book (Lone Survivor) for the 2nd time while we were in the hospital..
Wayne and I had so much time together alone. It was weird not to have our kids close. I nursed Nash every feeding, but in between feedings, Wayne and I just got to be together. It was so fun to be with him... we definately missed our kids though. (I was in the hosptial for 5 days, then got discharged without baby and stayed at my brother's one night, then got a nesting room for the last night.)
Nash's IV blew out on his hand, so they did it in his foot, then that one clotted so they had to put the IV in his HEAD! It was such a sad sight!
Deanne was great. She came to the hospital almost every day.. This day she spoiled me by rubbing my feet!
sweet boy... I think this was day 5
Wayne finally discovered games on the TV the day before we left!
My two favorite boys! :)... no more oxygen on Nash
We are finally getting to go home! :) Notice all tubes are out of him!
His outfit that the girls picked out for him to come home in!
It has been a long week! So excited to drive home and be together as a family!
Our girls thought we were going to be home around midnight, but we got released early, so we surprised them and it was so fun to see their face when we walked in the door!
This is what we came home to.. and a porch swept off by my young women! It was so nice of them. It took an hour and a half, because my porch was so bad and I noticed right away how good it looked! :)
Mom Layton came and stayed a couple days. She was SO much help! It was fun to have her here!
FINALLY... our first family picture! Nash is a week old!
our first visitors (this is my best friends parents. They are our neighbors)
Haylee is such a huge help!
grandma and grandpa palmer
sweet sister
these girls cant get enough of him!
