Baby Benjamin

I am here to introduce you to our new addition.

This is Benjamin.

He was born August 9 {8-9-10...cool huh}by C-section. I went to the hospital at 6:00am Monday morning. It was really weird being at the hospital when nobody else was there. I got checked in and ready to go. It took 2 hours to prep me! I had to have a C-section because in Florida they don't do VBAC's, which I was sad about but what can you do?

{the last day of being pregnant. It was kind of bitter-sweet.}

So there I am on the table ready to go at 8:00 and by 8:20 he was here. He was 8 pounds 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. A pretty good size


{There are no pictures of him for a couple hours after he was born, I really wanted to enjoy those first few moments with him with out having to pose for the camera. I wanted to totally be in the moment with him and, sorry, I want those memories to be mine.}

The hard thing with having a C-section is that it's at least a 1/2 hour or more before you can really hold your baby, but I had the husband bring him to me as soon as he could. Which in the process he set the alarm off. {You know... the alarm that says someone is stealing a baby.}

In the early afternoon my {saintly} friend, who had watched the boys all day brought them up to the hospital to see their new brother. They were all enthralled.... for about 10 minutes, then they were more excited that the windows were so big, that there were so many buttons, that I was hooked up to many things, and what were they all for, why did Benjamin just cry, how exactly did the baby come out, and if they could see my 'owie'. And then the husband walked after being stuck in the elevator for 20 minutes. {he had gone out for lunch and was trying to get back} So with dad in the room all the boys got to hold their new brother.

{Benjamin has this pirate thing going on... he likes to peek out of just one eye}

I was in the hospital for 3 days and it was mostly quiet, which was nice. Once when I was feeding Benjamin he kicked his alarm thing loose... so that would be the second time that we set the alarm off. And he did it a third time as one of the nurses were bringing him to me. I'm sure they were all happy to see us leave.

My parents had come from Utah to help out with the boys. What a wonderful blessing!! I really was ready to jump back into life but I needed more help than I thought, and having Grandma and Grandpa ready to take the other boys out so I could sleep was so nice

{Here are Grandma and Grandpa with the crazies}

{Awake for about 20 minutes :) }

{I love this picture with Benjamin looking up at Tim. Tim is so in love with his little brother.}

{James is a such a big help! He will feed Benjamin {has tried to make bottles} will pick him up if he needs it and is really soft and careful with him.}

Tommy likes to feed Benjamin, but not hold him. Tommy is always ready to give him a kiss and wants to know how he is doing. The one time that Tommy was holding him, Benjamin was crying and here is Tommy..."Mom.. put that THING in his mouth and make him stop crying"

Here are some pictures that I took {and I'm really proud of them}

look at those cheeks!!! I just want o smoosh them all day long!

I forgot how much I love this! It took some getting use to again... the whole nightly feedings, and diaper changing, but I love it! I'm so in love with this boy!!