Benji's Here!!

Benjamin Daniel
October 26th, 2009
7lbs. 11 oz., 20 inches long

We are thrilled with our little man! A little tired right now, but thrilled ;) More details to come.

38 week appt

Still no baby! The doctor is surprised I haven't gone into labor yet, but I'm not dilated any more than last week. I've been having really bad itching all over my body and especially my hands and feet. The doctor said it's probably nothing serious but they did some bloodwork to check my liver function. Also, the doctor said that if I don't go into labor before next Friday's appointment, we will set up an induction date for November 3rd since I am already dilating and now because of this itching problem.

Belly Pics at 37 Weeks

37 weeks... full term

At 37 weeks the baby is now considered full term, and it seems that he knows it too :) At my appointment today, I found out that I am 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced and the baby's head is really low. My doctor said I could make it to my next appointment (in a week), but she would be very surprised if I did. We'll see... trying not to get my hopes up, but it would be fun to have a baby in the very near future!

Cloth Diapers

Most people around us know that we plan on cloth diapering our new little one. I am very excited at the prospect of cloth diapering. Hopefully we get the hang of it! One of my favorite diaper finds: Kissaluvs fitted diapers. They have wonderful elastic around the legs and the back and snaps for closures. Now Kissaluvs has a new more absorbent version of their fitted diapers. I will have to try these when we need the next size up!

The Nursery

36 week OB check up

Well, we are down to OB appointments every week now. Today's appointment went well. Baby is doing great and so am I. I had the group B strep test and will get those results over the next week sometime. The doctor also did an internal exam. The baby's head is nice and low and I'm 50% effaced and 2 centimeters dilated already. The doctor said I could be like that for weeks but if I went into labor now, they wouldn't stop it. I'll try to post after every appointment from now on.

Shower Pictures! 35 weeks!

Getting ready to open all the gifts! Thank you everyone for your generosity.



Cute table decorations! Turtle bath toys floating in water. Hopefully Benji will enjoy turtles because we have a lot of them now!

Aunt Jessie and Aunt Stacey made this cute cake! It was wonderful.