Sneak Peek

Benson had his pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. We had so much fun and I loved the gal that came and took them, check her out if you're in the Lansing area and ever need a photographer- http://www.studiobree.com/. I don't want to give them all away since we haven't sent his super cute announcements yet, so here are a few that we loved but didn't end up using:

I've had a long post in the works about what we've been up to, our take on being new parents, etc, etc, but this little guy prefers to be held 18 hours a day! One day it will get posted, but this is it for now.

Happy Birthday Brandon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to the love of my life!

Thanks for being an amazing husband and the best daddy!

Benson and I are so lucky...we love you!

Benson Loves Grammie

My mom was here for 9 days, and those 9 days were total bliss. We LOVED having her here. She took such great care of us! She made us a super bowl feast, left our house sparkling clean and made sure we got plenty of sleep. She is the only reason Benson isn't naked or in clothes 3 sizes to big, his preemie wardrobe was furnished by Grammie. For some reason when he peed all over the couch at 4:00am it was hilarious when she was here, now...not so much. It was pretty hard to let her leave, but I think my dad is thrilled to have her back. I didn't realize it would be so hard to be so far from our families. I don't want them to miss Benson growing up- but being at MSU is a great opportunity for Brandon and our friends have definitely made it easier. We are just counting down the days until we go home in March for spring break.

In love...

Benson Christensen Wood

January 30, 2010

7:24 pm

5 pounds 7 oz 19 inches

Love at first sight

Our Family

SO stinkin' cute!

Just a little guy!





Jamie and Benson

Emily and Benson

The smallest outfit we had...not quite small enough!

Benson and Grammy



First sponge bath

First pediatrician appointment

Benson surprised us and arrived 2 weeks early! Yay!

Ready for the birth story? Here it is... Friday night we went to dinner with some our besties to Red Robin. I was having some pretty painful contractions in my back, but totally thought it was more Braxton Hicks. I had gone to the doctor on Wednesday and was told I wasn't dilated at all. We got home and the contractions kept on coming. They were 20 minutes apart, then 15, and when we finally went to bed at 1:00. I was pretty much up all night, labor is pretty painful stuff! In the morning they were 5 minutes apart. I was SO worried about going to the hospital and being sent home. When I would have a contraction and would be in so much pain; I was ready to go to the hospital right then. When it was over I would change my mind. Finally around noon we decided to go. When we got to the hospital around 12:30 I was dilated to a 4. Within a couple hours they finished my blood work, hooked up an IV and gave me the best thing that ever happened...an epidural. Love me some epidural. I watched a little TV, hung out with Brandon, took a nap, facebooked. I have to give a shout out to Dr. Maser- love him. He hung out all day, he doesn't force pitocin, doesn't try to make you push before your ready, and is super patient. I was ready to push around 7:00 pm and everyone got set up, I pushed for about 10 minutes and our little angel face was born! He is perfect!

So far things have been mostly amazing. My mom came on Sunday and has been incredible. I really would not have survived these first few days without her. Brandon is the BEST daddy, I knew he would be a natural, but seriously. He has taken such good care of me and Benson. We've been visited, fed dinner and treats, came home to flowers and balloons, given preemie clothes for our little munchkin...I'm telling you, the works. Our friends are a blessing, we love them, ya'll know who you are.

The not amazing part is that Benson does not want to breastfeed, I'm determined to breastfeed. He is so, so tiny so the problems we're having are normal, but completely frustrating. So say a little prayer for us about that. I've never seen a tinier baby. We are so happy, he is absolutely precious.