More pictures from Ben's first month!

Round 2 of photos!  Benjamin is a lucky little boy to have so many people in his life that love him so much!!!

Ben's first doctor appointment...daddy
dressed him in matching Bears gear!  ;-)

Justin stopped by to meet Ben!

Looking like a little old man.

Grama

My little bath monkey!

We've learned that this face often
accompanies a nice poopy diaper!

Poop everywhere...ha!

Great Aunt Andi

The first night out of the house...it felt so good to get out!

Ben slept the entire time!

Great Aunt Danette

Great Uncle Ronnie

Gpa Winget

Gma Winget

Our first walk!!  Again...I slept through
the whole thing.

First time in the crib. He seemed to like it!

So balled up and still so comfortable!

Great looking artwork that I pictured in my mind and Jonnie
Meng Chou brought to life for us!!

Ben's first playdate with Shilo's son, Myles.

Ben is already playing tough guy, but Myles just laughs
at him...ha!

If you asked me a year ago, I would laugh at the person
that said this picture would be taken...I LOVE it!!!

I am one happy momma!!

Making faces at each other...ha!

Picnic at the park...fun!!

Myles let Ben borrow his bounce
seat for a while.

Getting clean hair!

It's not farts, it's a smile for mommy!!

Grandpa Bill

Ben's first night home in the bassinet...he
was so yellow skinned!!

Nice posing!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Ben got lots of kisses!

Kisses from daddy.

Such a handsome boy!

Love the face!

Holding Greg's wedding ring...love it!

They sleep...

Found his thumb!!  Now we need to get him
to find the thumb while keeping the fingers
out of the eyes....

Able to sleep after his circumcision procedure...he was not
a happy camper!  :-(

Hey!  I lost my belly button!!

Such pretty blue eyes!

Extreme close up...haha!

I am so entertained by his plethora of faces!

Seriously mom?  MORE pictures??

Oh...life is so hard!!

Brew and Abbey are still trying to adjust to this new little thing
that makes lots of strange noises and takes all of their attention,
but they are doing great!

Snoozy boy!!

A little blurry, but such a great photo!!!

Ben's first month!!

**My computer started acting goofy, so here is some pictures and I will post more tomorrow!

I know...it's about time!  I cannot believe that Ben is already 4 weeks old.  Two days past the original due date, Benjamin Anton Winget arrived on March 10, 2012 at 9:58 pm.  He weighed 8lb 0oz and was 19 3/4 inches long.  My water broke at 3:30 am and we finally started pushing at around 4 pm.  We really did try as hard as we could and the epidural even had to be replaced.  We could see his head, but after 4 hours and the 2nd epidural running out, the doctor and I decided it was time for a c-section.  So we got wheeled in and a VERY short time later, they pulled out our little Ben.  He needed a little help breathing right when he came out, but that first sound of his cry was AMAZING!!!  Unfortunately with c-section, it was a while before I got to hold him for the first time, but that gave Ben and daddy some good bonding time.  We were in the hospital until Tuesday afternoon and those first few days were filled with huge ups and downs, but we were all able to go home with a clean bill of health!  Since then, Ben has continued to grow (too quickly!!) and is extremely healthy.  Benjamin was so incredibly wanted and we waited for so long...I still can't believe I am a mommy, but I am so lucky to be able to call Ben my son!!! 

I'll try to keep up on pictures better, but here is his first few weeks.....

Before the real labor started! 

Submitted to a c-section. :-(

Ben's first picture!

So much heavier than any of the doctors or nurses predicted!

The best son in the world!

I finally get to see him!!!!

Can't stop staring.

Uncle Eric and Aunt Ivette

The first poo diaper!

Happy daddy!

Uncle J

Proud Papa

Happy Grama

Baby Lo-Jack...no one is stealing my Ben!  ;-)

First bath...he was not too happy.

Although he didn't seem to mind the hair wash too much.

Warming up after the bath.

So perfect!

Ben's first spa day...tan and manicure.  ;-)

Aw!

McGee came up from Tucson to visit!

Best uncle ever!

Love!!

It never got easier to put him back in there!

Love this feeling!

My baby!

Perfect!

Heading home!

Awwww!

One of the best feelings in the world!

First car ride!

Almost there!!

Dinner at Yardhouse...those beers look good!!

So Greg turned 32...we're getting old!! Eric and Ivette were able to come up from Tucson to celebrate with us. We went to dinner at the Yardhouse and then to a Coyotes game, which they won in OT! It was great to spend time with future Tio y Tia!

G has his eyes closed, but it's the only picture we have
from the Coyotes game.

38 weeks!

We are into the days for countdown now! Little Benjamin is due in 11 days, which seems insane!! Even crazier is that I have no more than 10 work days until I get to take some time off to watch our little guy grow! We cannot wait to see his face and finally get to hold him in our arms!

Any day now!!

 

Is there any more room for him
to grow in there?

It looks so cute!!  And daddy even got him a Sparky
pillow for Valentine's Day! 

We put a little bit more work into the nursery...hopefully we don't decide to change his name once we see him! ;-) We got the changing table (a HUGE thank you to my friend Leigh who passed down their crib and changing table!!) which looks awesome. All of his clothes, sheets and blankets are washed and hung or folded. All we are waiting on is him. I am getting very anxious, but want him to be ready on his own!

All set and ready for baby!

The weekly appointments are continuing, with the next one on Tuesday.  Two weeks ago, I was dilated 2 cm and last week was just under 3 cm.  I got excited, but the doctor said I should be prepared to hold on another 2 weeks or more!  I am interested to see how it looks this Tuesday!  So far, everything is looking really good - Benjamin is head down and lined up correctly!  There have been a few Braxton Hicks, but nothing consistent.  I have had some aches and soreness, but overall have been feeling really good still. 

The Winget's arrived into Tucson and we can't wait to see them!  Looking forward to all the other arrivals in the coming days and weeks! 



Four week countdown!!

36 weeks!

We have officially begun the 4 week countdown until the due date!!  This Thursday was 36 weeks, so here are the progress pictures...

Blurry, but the belly sure is getting bigger!



I don't feel like there is any more room in there, but I
know he has lots more growing to do! 

I have been measuring small at each of my appointments, but the doctors didn't seem too concerned, so I wasn't too concerned. In the past few weeks, a lot of the people I see frequently and everyone I meet keep commenting on how small I am. I am hoping that will make it easier to lose the weight once he's here! :-)



 



The growth ultrasound was nerve wracking at first, but very comforting! It had been so long since we had seen him, so I was excited to see him again! I was also hoping to see my old friend Irene, but she recently had a hysterectomy, so we had a fill-in. Either way, we were anxious to see how he was growing. Through all the measurements, they are estimating that he weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces at that time.

Another profile, this time with his mouth open.

As he is getting bigger, it is more difficult to get "pretty pictures" since the screen is small. We did manage to get a couple profile pictures though. He was furrowing his forehead and opening and closing his mouth, practicing his swallowing. We could even see his chest - it was moving up and down really quickly as he practiced his breathing movements. It was AMAZING!! I can't wait to see him breath as I hold him!! 

If we had any doubts, we definitely confirmed it's a
boy in there!

So a silly picture, but with how difficult it was to make out body parts, he made sure to show us his scrotum...ha!  It seems huge to me, but she said it's because it is right up against the uterus and could be a little swollen right now.  But we are definitely sure Benjamin is a boy! 

He is right in the average range at 5 1/2 pounds now.  Typical growth is 1/2 pound a week, so he's right on track to be a healthy 8 pound baby! 

We are getting everything ready and even more anxious to meet little Ben, but don't want him to come before he's ready.  We have lots of friends and family scheduled to be here in the next month or so and we are so excited to have all of you!!