Garrett Henry Rodda was born at 10:50pm on August 28th 2009. 7lbs 7oz, 18 inches long.
I labored for a total of 36 hours, with the last 10 being hard labor. At the last minute I gave in and took an epidural, it was a good thing I did because 30 minutes later I was rushed in for an emergency C-section. The baby was in distress and it turns out he had managed to wrap the umbilical cord very tightly around his neck.
Garrett is currently in the NICU (but should be down today). Labor was so rough on him that he couldn't regulate his blood sugar. He's doing much better now. I'm sore and tired but have been moving around much better today.

It was a scary ordeal (especially since we almost lost him), but we're all doing well.

75% effaced and .5 cm dilated

soon...very soon now

Baby update

the baby has moved and is now head down. That is a big relief for us.
He's very active and you can see him moving if you're near me when he starts to kick.
I'm pretty much ready to go into labor now.

Although one good night of sleep would be nice.

I need to be better about posting.
Tomorrow I'm 33 weeks. The baby is doing well except for him being in breach position. We're trying to convince him to turn. But luckily my doctor did say he's willing to perform a natural breach birth.
It's amazing that we are coming down to the home stretch. I'm already getting things together for my hospital bag. Plus we're scrambling to get the rest of the items on our registry. Luckily only a handful of them are needed before we have the baby. And the rest can wait until after we have the baby (I guess older generations are still superstitious that the baby won't survive).

Ben is still looking for work. It's been very rough on him. However he had a nice pick me up yesterday when he felt the baby moving on 3 separate occasions. I think that really helps him be more connected to his son. I know he'll be an amazing father. He already set the bassinet up in our bedroom.

29 weeks

I'm 29 weeks today.
We're really starting to make sure we have as much together as we can. I'm making a hospital packing list, we've gone through 3 of our 4 birthing classes.
I'm amazed at how time is passing by.
The baby is doing amazingly well and is so responsive to my body. Soon enough we'll get to meet him.

baby gave me straight hair...not even joking
the front waves up a bit. But the back is straight...and the back of my head is spikey. New cut looks cute though.

cheating on blogger

yes, I've been on Facebook. It's been much more interactive with people the blogger is.

However, both baby and I are doing well. I'm very lucky to be having a smooth pregnancy. The doctor says everything looks perfect.
I'm also excited because tomorrow I turn 30. We'll be spending the day with my brother in law, his boyfriend, and our niece (on Ben's side)

Ben also has a phone interview on Monday. It's for a job in the area so it would really be optimal. I know Ben kicks ass at interviews so I am confident that he will do well.