Truxton Ricks

This is the story of Truxton Rhett Ricks

I had been trying to walk, and just keep moving as much as I could so that I could have this little man early, because we had a vacation planned for the 23rd, two days after his due date. Anyways, Rhett and I went out to eat for our anniversary on the 9th, and while we were eating, I started having contractions that hurt pretty bad, but I thought that they should be stronger before we went into the hospital, but I kept having them the whole time we were out eating, and said that if they were like this once we got closer to rexburg I would go in, but they stopped as soon as we got in the truck. The next day we went up to the hospital because my friend Lindsey had her little girl, and right as we were getting ready to leave, our doctor walked into the room and couldn't believe that I hadn't had Truxton yet. He told me to go back into his office in a few hours.

When we went back in, he checked me, and I was dilated to a 4 and was 100 percent effaced, he told us that the next time that I even thought I was having a contraction to head up to the hospital and that he would have everything ready for me.

Not even an hour later I started to have contractions, so we headed up to the hospital.

Once we got all checked in and shown to my room, I changed into the hospital gown and the doctor was right there to break my water. They asked me if I wanted an epidural yet, and I told them that I wanted one, but that the pain wasn't that bad. Soon the doctor came in and gave me the epidural, which Rhett thought was the coolest part of everything.

The epidural worked great, I had absolutely no pain whatsoever! It slowed down my contractions though, so I pretty much just hung out with Rhett for 7 hours until I was dilated enough to push.

Everything went great and was so much easier than Braizleys was, and I thought that hers was good too. Once they got Truxton out, the doctor was pulling out the umbilical cord, and was like I can't believe this, look. he showed us his cord, and it had a true knot in it. he said that having a true knot was pretty rare, and that he was a miracle baby because the knot was so tight, and his due date wasn't for another 2 weeks.

I am so thankful to have my little Truxton here, and so thankful that we saw our doctor in the hospital that day, or I would have waited another 4 days till I saw him again, and who knows what could have happened. I am thankful for my little family, they mean the world to me and I love them all so much!

Truxton is doing great and him and Braiz did so great in Florida!

Truxton Rhett Ricks

born 11/11/11 at 8:07a.m.

weighed 7lbs. 12oz. and was 21 1/4 in long

Braizley loves her little brother, and is my new little helper!