Grandma and Grandpa

My mom and Dad came to help out for a few days.

A Kiss From Daddy

The Birth

At 12:00a.m. on Monday the 12, I was lying in bed almost asleep when I had an intense contraction. I got up and my water broke. I instantly had intense contractions that were 2 minutes apart. I woke John up and told him that it was time, so we got some last minute things together and headed to the hospital. By the time I got to the hospital I was already 4 cm dilated and almost completely effaced.

My friend Becca Willis came and sat with me all night.

6 1/2 hours after my water broke, Jude Thomas was born.

6lb 13oz and 19.5 inches long

Daddy holding Jude for the first time.

The Laurie Family

Our boy Jude

It is amazing what bringing a little life into this world can change for you. It happened instantaneously for me upon just meeting Jude for the first time. A lot of people say that life is going to change, or life is over for us. Whatever! - I say bring it on and that life is just beginning in a new way!! I love this little guy so much and am looking forward to the days ahead!! Thank you Lord for blessing us with this child!!

John

Jude Thomas Laurie Has Arrived!

3 Days Old

2 Days Old

2 Days Old

He was born Monday morning at 6:30am. He weighed 6lb 13oz and was 19.5 inches long. I'll post more pictures later, but I wanted to hurry and get some of him on here now.

Thursday's Checkup

I went into my doctor's appointment Thursday. She said I had only dilated another 1/2 cm, but I had thinned out a lot so that's good. I hadn't felt the baby move that day, and it was past what's normally his most active part of the day, so they were a little concerned about that. They decided to put me on the fetal monitor to trace his heart beats and any contractions. I was on that for about 45 minutes and they still weren't getting much activity from him so they decided to give me an ultrasound. Everything looked good on the ultrasound, though he still wasn't moving around very much, even after I had some sugary drink and about 10 tick tacks (that's all the nurse had to eat). They said it was probably because he's running out of room now that he's dropped further into my pelvis along with the increase in contractions, so they didn't seem too worried, but I do have to go back Monday to be put on the monitor again. I'm feeling him a little better today though so I'm not concerned. It was pretty neat to get to see him again on the ultrasound, though I didn't get to see his face because he's dropped so she wasn't able to get a profile. The only pictures she was able to get for me was one of a foot and one of his boy stuff:) Can't wait to meet the little guy soon. I wonder who he's going to look like.

38 Weeks

Well, I guess it could be any day now. I'm hoping for this coming weekend. It would be nice to have a Mother's Day baby:) Just in the last week I've started to be really uncomfortable so I am ready to be done being pregnant! The baby has dropped and I was 1 cm dilated at my last visit. I go again Thursday so I'm interested to see what kind of progress I've made. I'm really hoping he'll come early and not late.