The Home Stretch

Well it's coming up soon!! The last day will be Tuesday definitely! We will call the hospital at 7am on Tuesday (if we haven't heard from them before that is) to set up a time for the induction later that day. Rachel is getting nervous about delivery but she is sure excited to get it all over with and have her baby!!

Overdue

Yesterday was the due date, and still no baby. I went to the doctor yesterday, and there really wasn't much of a change from the week before. He expects it will still be a few more days. (Of course, it could still happen at any time)

I am so tired! I'm so ready for this baby to be born I'm not even feeling nervous about labor or anything. Hopefully we will be posting pictures of the baby at the hospital soon.

One Week!

Today is exactly one week to the due date. We went to the doctor today, and he said that I have started the process of early labor, but it could still be a while. Also, he does not like to wait too long after the due date to induce, because of the possible risks to the baby. So if the baby hasn't come on his own yet, he will induce a week from Monday (10 days)... It's crazy. My feet are swelling more than ever and I keep gaining weight. I am ready for Benjamin to be born!

Baby's Room

Here are a few pictures of the baby's room. It was really hard to get good pictures because the room is pretty small and my camera doesn't zoom out that much. The only big change still to be made in the room is to move the bassinet into another part of the house, and put a glider in that corner.

This first picture I took looking at the sliding mirror doors that cover the closet.

The blue pencil lamp (which is a little blurry) was in my room as a baby/kid.















These are pictures of Grant and me as babies. I'm going to put up a baby picture of Benjamin (when we have one) and label them "Mommy" "Daddy" and "Me"...















Here is baby's first bear (Grant's parents got him for Christmas) in the crib.
















This is the bassinet. It will be where the baby sleeps for the first few weeks before we move him into the crib.

16 days...

It's 16 days to the due date. My mother was here for over a week helping me get everything ready, and we are pretty much done. The clothes are washed, the crib and bassinet are ready, and everything is pretty much organized. Now we just have to wait! We will post pictures soon.


Baby's first converse.