Bennett James Olsen HAS ARRIVED!!!

He arrived Sunday December 7th at 6:03pm at 32 weeks, 1 day and on our 99th day of strict bed rest.

He weighs 5 lbs 2 oz and is 17 inches long!!

He decided he was tired of being in moms belly early Saturday morning. After trying to stop labor in St. Peters Hospital in Olympia with little success I was transfered to Tacoma General late Saturday night via ambulance.

At 4 am Sunday morning, after being up all night the Perinatologists decided that he was looking healthy and to take out the cervical stitch and see what happens. After seeming pretty eager to arrive he sure took his sweet time after that.

After arrival we got a few pictures and then he was wisked away by the waiting NICU team. After he got settled in we went to see him. He was really tired and taking a little bit more effort to breathe than they would like. This is completely normal for all 32 week babies. He was put on a CPAP (a little breathing helper tube, not a ventilator). This morning in between visits we got a call that he has been upgraded to "room air canula" this is just a small little plastic tube under his nose to remind him to breathe. He is doing well and very much keeping up with the other 32 weekers.

He is soooo cute but just a little sleepy. We expect him to be in the NICU for about 4 weeks. Everytime we visit him he is more alert and we can tell he is building his stregnth.

These pictures are not that great and I will definately update more after we get out of the hospital and can get some of the newer pictures off our camera.... the pictures above are just the ones after he first arrived taken by a very shaky husband. In his newer pics you can see he has a ton of hair! :)

We are excited and cant wait to get to hold him and have him home!!! I did get to change his diaper this morning through the isolet, that will definately take some practice :)