Introducing Jaxon Robert Coppedge!

On October 4, 2011 Kate and I were blessed with a healthy baby boy.  Jaxon entered our world at 10:52am, 16 hours after arriving at the hospital.  His weight after birth was 8 pounds, 5 ounces and he measured 20", falling in the 50th percentile for both weight and height.

Jaxon had a bit of a rough delivery and suffered substantial bruising and a mild laceration on the top of his head from the vaccuum, leading to a relatively high level of Jaundice.  He has had regular blood tests showing increasing levels of billirubin from the breakdown of the red blood cells, and was started on a "billi-blanket" yesterday afternoon to allow us to start phototherapy at home with the hope that he wont have to be admitted to the hospital.  At yesterday's appointment he was back to his birth weight, and gained another 4 ounces at today's appointment, which is a positive sign.  His billirubin level was only slightly higher today than yesterday.  At this point we were told to continue the light therapy until monday at midnight, and his doctor will check his level again on tuesday when we take him in for his circumcision (OUCH! sorry little man!).

(Jaxon's first bath on Saturday)