Hampton James Blanks

After 10 long months of anticipation, Hampton James Blanks is finally here! YAY! David and I are so blessed to have welcomed a beautiful and healthy baby boy! We sit and stare at him and just smile. It is such a special thing!! Ok, my mushy post partum hormones are kicking in but I am just so happy! :) For those that don't know the story, David and I went for my 38 week check up. They did a sonogram and measured the baby. According to the sonogram, Hampton was weighing 5lb 11oz. When we saw the doctor she was concerned that he was not getting enough nutrients from the placenta with his low weight (so we thought). So we scheduled a C-Section (doctor's recomendation because I was not dialated or effaced and the baby was extremly high, and with the low weight of the baby she didn't want him to go through the stress that an induction would cause) and were told to head to the hospital that night to monitor the baby. So at 6:40am they pushed me into the operating room and Hampton arrived at 7:16am weighing a surprising 6lb 11oz and measuring 19 1/2 inches! So they were off 1 pound, but at that point I didn't care one bit because my baby was HERE!!!! And he was perfect and healthy!!!!!!! We have enjoyed the first few days with him and a couple of sleep deprived nights, but that's expected with a new baby! We can't wait for everyone to meet our little man! I hope everyone has a great week and I'll post some new pictures of our growing boy each week - or at least I'll try :) HUGS!

The night before Hampton came

I'm here!!

I think his lungs work!

First family photo

Hampton, meet your Shuggy and BeckB

Daddy showing everyone his new baby

Pre Hampton

Also Pre Hampton..Getting ready to be parents...Hampton will be here shortly

Daddy is ready to go!

Sweet cousins are eagerly awaiting!

The Blanks family waiting for Hampton

Hampton meets his BeckB!

"Meet your Woo"

David introducing him to the family and Anna!

Introducing Hampton!

"What happened to that cozy spot I was in for so long?!"

Yay, I made it through the delivery and he's here!

So glad to have had my mom there!

And my Dad!!

Hey sweet boy! Your Mommy LOVES you!

And then there were three

Proud Grandparents

Our sweet baby boy!

Hampton's Nursery

Well, it's been a really fun project and I'm kind of sad that it is about finished but Hampton's nursery is just about complete! I'm lacking a few distressed frames that I am getting made to hang on the walls but other than that, the only other thing missing is THE BABY! It's funny how much thought and effort you put towards decorating a nursery and when it comes down to it, the baby doesn't even know or care what it looks like! However, I've had a really fun time finding all the different pieces and putting it all together! The bookshelf is full of David's childhood "toys" - his baseball glove and signed baseball, Cuddly Duddly (the stuffed animal on the middle shelf), his wooden "scooter", etc. It was fun getting to use some of his old favorites to display! Thanks Becky for letting me use these things! So for those that have asked, here it is...