Baby Nixon

[intro]Need something cute to brighten your day? Check out adorable Nixon![/intro]

Erica is amazing and has an incredible blog that she’s been blogging about Nixon since she found out she was pregnant! Here’s a little portion about what she wrote about his birth story. If you want the full story (and more) you can check out the rest on her blog: here

Our story starts weeks before I gave birth to Nixon. The last month of pregnancy I went in weekly to the doctor to be checked and see how I was progressing. At our prenatal class that I made Matson attend with me, the nurse told us that at the end of pregnancy it is all about how you change from week to week. That is what matters when going into labor. My first appointment when they checked me I was 37 weeks, dilated to a 1, and 60% effaced. My doctor told me that was pretty good for being a first time mom. I was not sure if that was true or if he was just being nice. My second appointment I was 38 weeks, dilated to a 2, and 75% effaced. My third appointment I was 39 weeks, dilated to a 3, and 80% effaced. So during these visits we learned that I was progressing nicely and maybe even a little ahead of most first time mothers. Therefore, at that third appointment my doctor told me that we could set a day for me to be induced. He asked if we wanted to. Matson and I looked at each other and immediately responded with a yes. My due date was December 18th, but we set an induction date for the 16th. I hadn’t had any strong contractions so we pretty much decided that that would be the day we would have Nixon. On December 16th. The doctor did say that since I had been progressing that he could come earlier.. . . (continue reading here)

photos taken: Provo, Utah

Moxie Photography, a Utah family photographer, photographs an infant at a home in Provo. In the winter in Utah.