After about 13 hours of labor, Jackson Bruce Grow was born yesterday at 1:08 p.m. He's already taking after his dad, weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs. 11 oz and measuring 22.5 inches long (Nate was 10 lbs. 2 oz. and 22.5 inches). So far he's the most well-behaved little dude, just sleeping, eating and pooping... and not much crying at all. And when he does find the need to make a little noise, Nate is great at calming him down. At this point, I think he's actually held him more than I have.

As long as the pediatrician gives us the green light, we'll get to home this afternoon. Keep your fingers crossed. We can't wait to get out of the hospital and back home.

D-Day + 2

No updates from our doctor's appointment on Wednesday. He's still waiting to come out. I think he just likes it in there too much. Maybe I should stop feeding him Big Spoon everyday :)

Today, and now twice a week until he's born, we have to go to the hospital and be monitored for about 20 minutes. They're just checking to make sure the placenta is still working properly and that everything is A-okay with the little dude. So that's great... three doctor's appointments a week. Bring it on!

7 Centimeters

At this point (with my due date right around the corner... and by right around the corner I mean, tomorrow), no news is NOT good news. No news means that I'm still pregnant. No news means that I'm still getting more uncomfortable by the minute. Actually, I'm exaggerating. I feel pretty good considering the circumstances.

We have another doctor appointment tomorrow morning, and we'll see what he says. Hopefully it's, "You're 7 centimeters dilated. Let's get you to the hospital." But for some reason, I doubt that's how it will play out.

Somewhere over the rainbow

... is where somebody would make me this cake and bring it over to the house after Jackson is born. The only bummer about this recipe... no chocolate :(

Hope...

...that Jackson will come soon. One week left until he's due! Although, the ultrasound dated my due date as tomorrow, so it could be any day now.

Oh ya. You can Obamicon yourself if you follow this link: Obamicon.Me.

It looks like you swallowed a basketball.

That's what I've been told at least. For anyone I haven't seen lately, here's a pic from when I was 18 weeks and four days... somewhere around the middle of August.


Here is a picture from yesterday. Thirty eight weeks and one day.

Baby's First Christmas

Anybody who thought they were going to get Jackson his "Baby's First Christmas" ornament... I beat you to it. I found these Inge-Glass of Germany ornaments at an after-Christmas sale at a boutique downtown. So cute! I can't wait to put them on the tree next year.