Video time!!

I created a youtube account to share videos of Benjamin with you all!

The following video shows Benjamin trying to hold his head up and almost succeeding! He is getting so strong!

First Few Days!!

Baby Benjamin has been home from the hospital for only a few days but he is cute and cuddly!! He has been busy as he has already been to the pediatrician and been granted a clean bill of health! He is excited about all he gets to do now that he's home: eat, sleep, poop, cry!

Here is a link to an album of pictures from Benjamin's first few days home: Benjamin's August!

Benjamin is here!!

Benjamin Dean Hinderliter was born at 7:36 pm on July 29. He weighed 9 pounds and 11 ounces and was 23 inches long!! We all came home from the hospital last night. Here are some pictures from the hospital:

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.