25 Weeks, 5 Days

Bennett's Little Face looking at us.

In 3D you can see the cord hanging out infront of his face.

Day 53 on bed rest.... Went back up to see Dr. Wall to do the weekly check on mom and baby. Joel was unable to get out of work so Grandma got to go and see Dr. Wall again. He was really optimistic as usual but still said that the next 2 weeks are very important. At 28 weeks little Bennett would have a good chance at survival with minimal long term effects from premature birth. This would also enable us to deliver at Tacoma General. University of Washington is the only hospital that will take babies younger than 28 weeks until then.

Baby definitely looked cozy in there. He was facing in so it was not as easy to get good pics of his little face. But I must say he was looking a little chubbier this week...This may be due to Grandmas pies.

We head back up to see Dr. Wall again on Tuesday of next week. We are thankful for everyday and continue to get more excited!

Visiting Dr. Wall at 24 weeks

Short video of the ultrasound. He looks like he may be singing in there.

Being cute at 24 weeks and 4 Days!

Sticking out his tongue...


And showing off his fists!

Day 45 in bed... Back up to see Dr. Wall in Bellevue today. He says that everything is still on track and the next 3 weeks are very important.

He spent a lot of time getting some great 3D pictures and another incredible video. I have posted a few minutes of the video at the top. He seems to be chatting to himself in there :) must take after his daddy. But we are wondering a bit where he got those great big puckery lips.

He did a growth analysis and he is weighing in at approximately 1 lb and 11 oz! This is just a bit ahead of schedule.

We got a shot of steroids that stimulate lung growth just in case he decides to join us too early... but we are hoping this will just be a precaution.

We are still praying for a Christmas baby and I feel like we are on our way.

Thank you for all of your wonderful thoughts and prayers!!

Still praying and waiting...

37 Days on strict bed rest and counting...During my time in bed my Mom has been here everyday keeping me in bed and feeding me lots of yummy food. All of our families and friends have been such great support with their prayers and care packages. We deeply appreciate everyone during this hard time.

Today we went to visit Dr. Wall at Overlake Hospital. We have been alternating between Dr. Moruzzi, our Dr here, and Dr Wall each week to check on Bennett. We love Dr. Wall! He is always so optimistic and really helps us keep our hopes up. We got a 15 minute long 3D video of baby Bennett (a 2.5 minute portion is above) He says that baby looks great and so far so good.

Getting through the next four or five weeks will be a huge milestone. We are 23 weeks and if we can make it to 28 weeks he will have a good chance of survival with minimal long term effects. I am hoping for a christmas baby :)