Colston Cash

mama's chunky monkey:)

daddy loves...

lovin his swing

first bath

Can't wait to meet our son...

One last prego pic... day before I delivered!

Our sweet little boy was born August 12th 2009 at 8:00p.m. weighing in at 9lbs and 21 inches!! This post has to be short and sweet and I'll post all the details later... So After 20+ hours of labor I had him c-section. I just started doing stairs a couple days ago so that's why this has taken soooo long to post. Anyways he's such an angel!!! Super good baby, great eater (obviously) and Chris and I are sooooo in love with him:) P.s. He's the best daddy in the whole world... Enjoy the pics!

Update...

Today we went to our scheduled NST (non-stress-test). Everything was normal, baby is just cozy! So we went to our doctor exam after and found out I'm dialated between a 3 & 4 now but baby's head is still up pretty high at a -2 station... So Dr. Smith scraped my membranes & has scheduled me to be induced thursday if the little man doesn't come on his own before then. Chris and I did everything we could think of this weekend to nudge things along for fun. We went and ate the "labor inducing pizza" from cafe trio, we went for a hike/walk around the lake in the mountains, bounced on the birth ball, tried the "what get's em in, get's em out" trick.... you know, all the old wives tales. I am not in any pain. I'm still able to sleep even though it's interupted by frequent potty breaks. So I'm doing well. We are so dang excited to meet our little boy though, so we wish he'd come on his own... soon!!

Today's Doctor Appointment

So I had my 39 1/2 week check up today and I am dilated between a 2-3 and 70% effaced! So that is great news. I'm feeling great! Everything on my "check list" is checked!! (That feels awesome, I feel as prepared as one could be) and so now I've been reading and enjoying the peace I feel right now. Wonder when he'll arrive?!! :)

thoughts...

We have 5 days left until our official due date August 8th!! It is so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that we will have a son before we know it! I am so excited to finally see my Colston and give him all our love. This pregnancy has been amazing and such a dream! I feel so extremely blessed to have been able to experience being pregnant. It has been so beautiful and perfect. The past week I have been soaking up every minute of my pregnancy, staring at my belly, enjoyed every move he makes, taking pictures of belly etc... I know I'll never get this time in my life back so I'm happy to stop and enjoy! Last week was my last day of work at the Salon... That day was very strange, I have been there for 3 and a half years!! I am taking august off and then slowly I'll start taking appointments from our home. I am going to miss the sisterhood there but I am so grateful that I get to be a stay at home mom and take care of our son, this will be an exciting new chapter in our life! I know I've made the right choice. My hubby is so sweet, the day after my last day he made an appointment for me to have a massage!! Oh heavens, it was awesome to be able to lay on my belly on the special maternity bed and RELAX! The next day I had my nails and toes done! So I feel pampered and relaxed now:0) and a little spoiled! I guess you could say that we're ready, ready as we'll ever be I guess?! The next few days I plan on just reading and relaxing... until he arrives! We have a Dr. appointment on Wednesday but I'm sure he won't have any crazy news to tell us. I'm not dialated yet, his head is down but not dropped into my pelvis. The doc says I'm measuring at 40 cm now and I've gained 24 lbs total. And yes wouldn't you believe it... my last week of pregnancy I got stretch marks:) what can ya do? I just want to thank everyone for being so supportive, generous, loving, kind and helpful with everything! We feel so blessed to have such awesome family and friends!