baby bentley is here!

bentley cole bailey arrived at 3:44 p.m. on july 20. he weighed in at a perfect 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. he was perfectly pink! :) he really is just a cute little guy! we can see a combination of the girls when we look at him, but he is completely his own little person!


we had a great labor experience . . . awesome nurses (we really loved them - where were they the first 3 times?), a perfect epidural (took the edge off, but i could still feel everything), and a relatively easy delivery (bentley was waiting for the dr. when he came in the door!).

the belly shot! 6:30 a.m. . . . heading to the hospital to meet baby b!

first picture with mom and dad - just minutes after his arrival!

bentley really enjoyed his first bath . . . seriously, he loved when the nurse held him under the faucet to rinse his hair . . . he may be a "spa" guy! :) he was in heaven laying on the warmer under some warm blankets - just taking it all in!

laying on the warmer! all clean and dressed after my bath!

the girls came up with grammy, grampy, and sarah in the late evening. ken was so excited to see him and wanted to hold him right away - after giving me several hugs and kisses! (she was soooo affectionate!) mck was very interested in checking him out but wasn't sure if she wanted to sit with me or hold the baby. she holds him for a second or two and then gives him back! kam was all about checking out bentley's parts . . . "him have eyes like me! him have a nose like me! him a baby like me!" very cute. she wants to touch him . . . a lot - and is gentle - in her own way! :)

"him have toes like me!"

we feel so lucky to have our little guy here. our family really feels complete! seems like we waited a long time to meet him . . . it's hard to believe he is here!

cuddling with mommy! our little guy!

baby notes . . . some random thoughts!

we are so excited that baby boy bailey will make his appearance on monday . . . yes, i am being induced AGAIN! (i think it might have something to do with the dr. asking how i was doing and me telling him "i'm done!") i guess my babies aren't even in a rush to come out!

on thursday i was having lots of contractions . . . bailey and i were sitting on the couch and wondering how we've had 3 kids and neither of us had a clue when you're supposed to head to the hospital! i cleared that up with the dr. just in case something happens this weekend, but now we want to hold out until monday so the same dr. can deliver all 4 kids! :)

the girls are excited . . . mck is talking a lot about what will be different when the baby is here and where he'll sit at the table and things like that. ken is being super helpful! she told me not to cmoe upstairs for "6 minutes" last night . . . about 30 minutes later she told me the surprise was ready . . . she cleaned up alllll of the toys from playing yesterday! wow. last night she helped give the girls a bath. and this morning she got dressed, organized her dresser drawers, and was super quiet while i got a few more minutes of sleep! kam . . . well, kam might not be as excited. she likes the idea of a baby, but then reminds me that SHE is the baby! not sure how that'll work. i know the first week or so will be okay with others around to help give her attention, but i think this will be one of the biggest adjustments for us!

on another note . . .last night on the news i heard them say that we have had the hottest 30 days on record . . . like not in the last 10 years, but hottest 10 years EVER! funny that that happens the one summer i am prego!

one other funny thing . . . random people come up to me and know that i am having a boy . . . sometimes i have the girls with me, sometimes not . . . but LOTS of people can tell. i always thought that was crazy - that you carry different sexes differently . . . but wow, this time really is different. i was basically the same shape with all three girls . . . this time, my belly sticks so far out to the front. i stick out A LOT . . . sometimes when i see my silhouette it shocks me! :)

well, until monday we're spending the weekend enjoying our last days as a family of 5! :)

if you paint them . . . he will come!

okay, so that's the idea anyway! :) i enjoyed a much needed break from the girls and some "me" time with my bff and decided to get my toes painted blue . . . blue with sparkles . . . in hopes that the baby will decide its cool to come any time soon! :)

hoping he'll get the idea . . . we're counting down . . . only days to go!

baby boy bailey update. . .

we had a final sono of baby boy bailey last friday! it was hard to see much other than he's pretty squished in there! we couldn't get a good picture of jis profile because he had his arm across his face and we couldn't get a good picture of his foot because he was holding onto his toes . . . but his boy parts were definitely there! (daddy is proud . . . i am just scared!) :)

he weighed in at approx. 7 pounds . . . which can be off by a pound . . . i am thinking 6 pounds, bailey is going with 8! (i have asked him several times to stop saying that because the idea of delivering a baby that weighs over 8 pounds is really not too appealing . . . especially when we're days away! . . . he hasn't stopped - although he had admitted that delivering even a one pounder sounds scary!) :)

IT'S A . . . BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we were so excited to find out at our sono on monday, that not only are we having a healthy baby, but a boy! :) i think bailey and i were quite shocked, but really, really happy! it'll be so fun to introduce some blue into our very pink lives! :)
the girls are thrilled too! one of ken's first comments was that daddy would now have a hunting partner and that we would get to do lots of shopping for the boy! :) this little boy will be spoiled rotten . . . between having three doting sisters and being the baby of the family! :)
the baby was very wiggly and yawned about 5 times as we watched him on screen! he has all 10 fingers and all 10 toes and VERY noticeable "boy parts"!
now the wait until july seems even longer . . . we can't wait to meet our little boy! i know life with the girls will keep us sooooo busy that it'll fly by! :)

. . . and baby makes 4! our happy little miracle!

so, now that we're "out of the woods" and the scary first trimester, i finally feel like we can just be happy to be expecting baby bailey #4! never thought i'd be a mom of 4 kids . . . even saying it seems a little crazy, but we couldn't be more excited! :)

this pregnancy started out very similar to my pregnancy with kam. i had a blood clot right next to the baby. . . but this time it was scary big! since then it decreased in size and split in two and now only a smaller clot remains! the dr. really said we couldn't be certain until after 13 weeks. but the baby pulled through! :)

because of the blood clot we've had 4 ultra-sounds. the coolest part of it all is we've seen it grow from a beautiful little blob with a heartbeat to a beautiful baby with long arms and legs . . . even a cute little nose!

we still have a long ways to go, but are so excited that we can finally share our happy news and start to enjoy this LAST pregnancy! :)