baby time

For the last few weeks, my doctor was increasingly monitoring our baby's growth. there were several signs of growth restriction that they were a little concerned about. my weight gain had stopped, the fluid levels were low, the placenta was showing abnormal calcification and then finally in the last week, our baby's weight and measurements were showing that he was having to compensate for these things. on tuesday after my ultrasound, our doctor advised that i be induced either that night or the next morning. we chose to go in on wednesday. after my initial freak-out that i didn't feel at All ready to have our baby  2 1/2 weeks early, andrew helped me get a grip and by wed. am i felt very much at peace and excited to meet our little guy. :)

still smiling while waiting for the pitocin to fully kick in...

and 6 hours later.....little Benjamin Andrew Schmidt was born

He weighed 6lbs 4oz and was 19inches long

I promise to post more pictures soon. :)