Baby Update

We went to the doctor yesterday and he said that everything is going well. (sorry if this is yucky to any of you)... He said that the baby is in the perfect position for delivery, head down face down. He tried to get a good picture, but Benson is already pushing through the birth canal a little, so you couldn't see his face. I am now dialated to a 2, and the doctor said that he might see us at our appointment next week, but he's pretty sure he won't see us anymore after that. So according to the doctor, we can expect to see Benson within the next 2 weeks.
That's all for now. Have a good day and goodbye.

Baby Update

Yesterday we went to the doctor so I thought I would give you all an update.

The doctor says everything is going really well and that if I had the baby anytime, we shouldn't have any problems. Last week when we went, Benson weighed 5 pounds 10 ounces. This week he weighs 6 pounds 8 ounces. So he gained about 14 ounces in one week (as far as they can tell). So he's getting a lot bigger!

The doctor also says that he doesn't think I'll go up to my due date (September 23). he said that right now I'm dialated to a 1 and I'm 75% effaced, so if he had to guess when he'll be coming, he would guess a week before the due date.

Apparently being effaced is really good. The doctor says that especially with your first baby, being effaced is more important than being dialated. But everything looks good and Benson is super duper big and strong.

We'll keep you posted on how things are going!

Click here to guess when Benson will come!

Some new 3d pictures of our baby!

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35 weeks

Emily requested pictures of my belly, and so I'm adding our most recent maternity picture on here. This was last week.

Also, I wanted to let everyone know about coming up to the hospital when I have the baby. Since we have so many people that would like to be there, only mom & dad and Casey's parents are going to be able to come up while I'm having the baby. I've given mom the assignment to call each of you and let you know how things are going and to let you know when he's born. Once I've had the baby, we would really like for everyone to come up and see him and hold him and visit with us.

We really appreciate all of you guys being so supportive and helpful to us. We're excited to have this baby, but it's kind of scary, so it's nice to know that we have good parents and brothers and sisters who are behind us. (Oh, and we might need babysitters sometimes)... Anyway, love you all and we'll hopefully see you all soon.

Natalie