Too Good is True!

Mike and I are proud to announce that we are now a family of three! Jaxson was born on Monday, November 8, weighing in at 7lb, 15 oz and 20.5 inches long.

We found out about two weeks ago that we had been chosen by a birth mother (K) to adopt Jaxson. We had the opportunity to meet her and her mom before he was born. She is such an amazing person, and we feel so blessed to have her in our lives.

We got a call at 1:40 on Monday morning telling us that K had gone into labor and for us to drive up to the hospital. We were able to visit with her and her mom for a little while, and then we went out to the waiting room. Shortly before she was ready to start pushing, we were told that we had been invited into the delivery room to witness Jaxson's birth! After he was born, I was able to cut the cord, hold him, and give him his first bottle and bath. K was so wonderful to want us to be involved.

This is our first family photo after Jaxson was born.

We were able to have our own room in the hospital, which was great because it allowed us to help take care of Jaxson and get to know him better. It also allowed our families to come up to the hospital and see him. We honestly love him so much!

While he was in the hospital, there was a photographer that was taking newborn pictures. Here are a few of my favorites:

We brought Jaxson home from the hospital today, and so far things have been going really well. The only eventful thing was that his bilirubin was high, so we had to have home health set him up with home bilirubin lights. It makes it hard because we can't hold him as much as we would like to, but he will hopefully be done with them within the next few days.