Jaxson Joe Gilmore

Jaxson Joe Gilmore

August 7th, 2009

Time: 11:39 am

Weight: 7lbs 12oz

Length: 21 3/4 inches

We went in to the hospital at 7:30 the morning of my due date. We got all checked in and put in a room. Once all hooked up the doctor came in and informed me that I was dilated to a 3 and having contractions on my own, before they did anything. At about 9:30 he broke my water, and within an hour I was already having really hard contractions! I was at the point where tears would swell up in my eyes, so I asked the nurse if she could please check and see if I was at a 4 so I could have the epidural.....well I was already at a 7! She called the anesthesiologist in for the epidural, and he informed me that my scoliosis was so bad that it could take a while for him to get it all set and going. Well not too long later I was feeling great! No more pain!

I then was at the pushing point of the labor, and at 11:39am they laid my beautiful son in my arms! He was so cute, healthy, and finally in my arms! It was one of the greatest moments of my entire life. The love you feel for such a small person is unimaginable! We love him with our whole hearts, and think he is absolutely the cutest thing ever! Here are a bunch of pics! Hope you all enjoy!

Couple minutes old...

Mommy and Jaxson

Baby Jaxson

Going Home!

I love my Binky!

So tall!!

Monkey Butt!

So sweet and peaceful

Happy Anniversary!

It official! I have been married to the love of my life for an AMAZING 2 years now. Our life together is still only beginning, but I couldn't ask for a better beginning, and can't wait to see what the future brings!

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I love you Tyler!

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Thank you for always being so amazing, & for being the love of my life!

Happy Anniversary!

One Month and Counting!

It is official today, only one more month! One more month of this miserable hot stage I am in, one more month of swollen cankles, one more month of this ridiculous weight gain, one more month of these hormones! Yippee! But, best of all only one more month until I get to meet this specious little boy and see his handsome little face!

Chubby bellies :)

This past weekend I had baby shower #2, in Evanston with all of Tyler's family. We of course were there early setting up, and my mother insisted on getting some chubby belly pictures of Amy and I. For those of you that don't know, Amy is my oldest sister, while I am the baby sister of the family. I don't think either one of us ever dreamed of being pregnant at the same time considering the age gap between us....but here we are preggers together! We are both having boys, although there is only one boy in my tummy, and she has 2! The sad part of the situation is.... I am only 4 weeks farther along than her with only 1 baby, and bigger than her! NO FAIR! My excuse is that she is much much taller than me! Anyways, here are the pictures.

(Amy claims they will someday be cute to look back on!)

P.S. Your welcome mom! And thank you to those who came and for the amazing gifts!

Hair Cut!!

So I had quite an adventure today! I chopped my hair off! A whole 8 inches! I have never EVER cut my hair more than a few inches here and there, so this was a huge ordeal! I was so nervous I actually felt a little nauseous! But, in the end, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the change! It feels so healthy and light! I love it! Thanks Jessie! Here are some pics...not the greatest!

30 weeks and counting...

Today we had our 30 week ultrasound at the doctor. For reassurance, we saw that there was no mistake in his sex, he is 100% boy! He is still measuring very well in every aspect; limbs, head, belly, and heart! He also officially weighs a whole whopping 3lbs 4oz! The doctor told us he looks healthy and we could not be happier. He also told us that he is currently breech, so he has 6 weeks to get his little self all turned around before we worry!

Our lives...

It's been FOREVER since I last posted I thought I better update everybody on our lives. We both officially survived finals week, and both ended up with really great grades for the semester. After our classes were over we then headed to Lyman, our new home for the summer. We are living with my parents so that Tyler can work and actually make some money, and start really saving up some money in our savings account! The jobs in Laramie barely pay minimum wage! After we got ourselves all settled, and Ty started working, I found myself terribly bored!

I have done quite a bit of sewing, gone shopping, renewed my drivers license, and decided to spend some time outside in the sun on Monday. Well, the sun and I didn't really get along! I went out in my bathing suit, where nobody could see me, and laid my white body out. An hour later I thought to myself "People have told me to be careful in the sun while preggers, I really don't want to get fried." So after this thought I headed inside. Once inside I looked over myself and thought I did good, not fried, just a little bitty bit of red. I sat down, and about three hours later looked at my legs again...complete lobster. And as the night went on it only got redder. My legs, knees, and ankles swelled up so big that I literally could not even walk. This then posed a serious problem the next few day because I was subbing at the High School. I could not hardly even wear any clothing! So, I resorted to long comfy skirt every day! I was pretty much miserable each day at the school, and seriously don't know how I made it through!

On Wednesday Tyler and I headed back to Laramie for the weekend. Tyler was scheduled to take his MCAT, which is the medical entrance exam, Friday morning. He studied all day Thursday and woke up bright and early this morning to go take it. He is there right now! Hence the reason I am blogging! GOOD LUCK TYLER!! We hope he does extremely well so he can get in!

Also since the last time I posted, we had another doctor appointment. We switched doctors from our Laramie ones to Dr. Hansen in Evanston. I was a little nervous having to meet yet another doctor in this pregnancy, but it went really well. My sister-in-law went to him with some of her girls and really liked him, so I hoped i would too. I did! He was so different from the Laramie doctors who just rush you in and out and don't care about your questions or concerns. He answered every silly question I had with full explanation. The baby was measuring very well, and his heart beat was so strong! We also were told that we get to have another ultrasound at week 30, which is next week! YAY! I love ultrasounds, they are so amazing!

Also, so more big baby news, our little guy got hiccups for the first time last night! (well first that I have felt) It was so stinking cute! I loved it! He had them for what seemed like forever! Both Ty and I felt them, and it was amazing! I can't believe how much we love our little munchkin already! And we haven't even met him yet!