More pictures of our precious Benjamin

I just thought you all might want to see more pictures of Benjamin...I know I can't get enough of him. He's so precious. This one of Josh and Benjamin has got to be my favorite. Josh is such a great job. In fact, he changes most of the diapers around here..I don't mind one bit. Thanks babe, you're the best! This picture of Benjamin in his Sweet Pea outfit is how he came home from the hospital - thanks to Scott and Janae for the outfit, it's so darling. He quickly welcomed his new clothes with his first diaper change - he squirted everywhere! It was so funny. And I can't forget to include the pictures of some of the people that came to visit the hospital. Evan and Ashlee were there the next day - man was it nice to see people that weren't nurses. And Mrs. Jessie Hylton kept me company while my good husband was at his bishopric meeting and she came the next night as well. It was wonderful! And this weekend we had some family over for General Conference, so I can't forget to add pictures of our neice holding Benjamin. She was so excited to see him and when he was asleep she would ask when he would be awake again. It was really fun to see her excitment. So there are some pictures of our cute little Benjamin. He is so loved and he is so fun. Of course, parenthood does not come without challeges, but I wouldn't trade them for the world. He truly is a blessing in our lives and we are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for allowing us to be his parents. What a sweet spirit he brings into our home and to our family.

Labor & Delivery

For those of you who were curious...here's more detail on the labor and delivery. I was induced on Tuesday, September 30 at 7:30 a.m. They gave me potossin (sp?) to start my contractions. I labored and continued to dilate and around noon my water broke. Shortly after that I received an epidural and it was the best decision I made...I know it's not for everyone, but it was great for me. I continued to have contractions and they'd check me every hour to see how far I had dilated. I was supposed to be dilating 1 cm every hour...but it was more like 1 cm every 2 hours. Example: I was at a 4 at noon and by 8 that evening I was only at a 7. Also, the most potossin they can give you without an internal contraction moniter is a dose of 20....yeah, that's all I know. Anyway, they decided to put the internal moniter in me and by 8 p.m. my potossin dosage was at a 25...and still only 7 cm. My doctor came in around 8 to check me. The situation was that Benjamin was still floating at a -1, I had a fever of 101, my pelvic bone was not any bigger, Benjamin's heart rate was starting to go down, and I was still only dilated to a 7. This was when he gave me the option of having a c-section. He said he didn't want to push me in to doing something that I didn't want to do, but he really felt like in the end this is what it was going to be. He said I could wait it out till I was at a 10, but then I'd probably still be pushing for 2 hours and he didn't know if the baby would even be able to make it through my pelvic bone. He said that he thought that this baby was just too big for my body. Josh and I had prayed and thought many nights about this decision and we have always felt that I would be having a c-section, AND most importantly, we felt good about it. When he gave me the option, I felt at peace and knew that was what needed to be done. They prepped me and then sent my shivering body into surgery. They asked Josh if he wanted to watch and he said he might watch a little. But I was shivering so badly that he stayed by my side and comforted me and tried to help me relax. Finally, the anesthesiologist told him that he might want to stand up. So Josh stood up and watched as Benjamin was pulled from my stomach...er, uterus to be technical. The doctor said that he didn't even have to push Benjamin up to get him out, he just had to pull him down and out of my stomach...that's how high he was. And, Benjamin still had not turned his body for his face to be towards my back...posterior??? I don't remember the term. Anyway, after they weighed him they called him Big Ben. So, that's basically how the whole thing happened on September 30. Prayers were answered and we have a beautiful, healthy baby!

Welcome Mr. Benjamin

Mr. Benjamin showed up at 8:33 p.m on September 30, 2008. He was 8 pounds 6 ounces, and 21 inches long. He has cute cheeks as you see. Just so you know Terra and Benjamin are both doing great. Both are healthy and strong. We are excited to have him in our lives and with us finally. Thank you for your prayers and your support.

Woke up this morning, Still NO Baby

So Dr. said today is the day. it's is 6:20 a.m. i am posting this blog real quick to say we are due at the hospital at 7:15 a.m. to start the process today. I, Josh Huff, have only had 3 hours of sleep. But that is ok, the excitement is great. We hope to Blog later today or in the early evening that Mr. Benjamin Howard Huff is here!!! Thank you for the support these last months and helping us get prepared, or as prepared as we can be. And remember after he is born yall come up now ya hear. Say little prayer for terra and benjamin today thanks.

That floating baby thing off to the side

So that little, creepy-ish, floating baby that's off to the side of our blog...the one that tells how many days I have left till my due date. Yeah, it's wrong. I am past my due date by 2 days! Someone must be playing a dirty trick on me...maybe that's why Benjamin hasn't come yet, he's waiting for the floating baby to read zero. Oh man! :-)

In preparation

So, there's a lot of things that you have to do to get ready for a baby. One of the things that I needed to get done was to get my girly/ghetto dresser painted. Let me tell you about this dresser. When I first got it, the whole thing was a bright teal green and then the top two drawers had these nasty neon pink rocking horses painted onto them. My mother and I decided to paint the dresser, so I went home one weekend to Casper. Well, my Honda Accord could only fit the drawers. So, I took them home and me and my mom had a fun time painting them white and then decorating them with fun pink shapes and what not. I was single at the time...I wouldn't paint pink on a dresser for me and Josh! Anyway, so I had these great dresser drawers, but the body of the dresser was still the nasty teal! Well, here's a picture of what it kind of looked like...I had previously sanded down the body of the dresser, so it looks a little rugged. But you get the idea. Well, I didn't really want my son to have a pink patterned/ugly teal green dresser. (insert amazing mom comments here) Anyway, I decided to paint the dresser and white seemed like a safe color. So with some help from my wonderful friends Jessie Hylton and Alyssa Howe; we sanded, primed, and painted that dresser till it was a beautiful vision of white! Bling Bling! We have the dresser done, and basically his whole room done...so now we wait. And there is no better way of waiting, then by eating delicious cake. So one night I was making a cake and Josh says, "What are you making a cake for?" And I reply, "Why, for Benjamin's birthday, of course!" To that he responds matter of factly, "But he hasn't been born yet!" And I say, "I know that....and that is why it will say Happy Birthday Benjamin ?/?/08." Ah yes, I was proud of myself for that one. So...here's a picture of his yummy, and oh so witty, cake! It's not very professional looking, but I was working with some very meager tools and a 9 month pregnant belly. And lastly, it would NOT be a Huff post, without some random picture on it! So, my bestest girlfriend, Beth, was in town and I got to see her for about a half an hour. She is so good to me, and came bearing gifts. One of the things that she brought me is now my new favorite apron. It's the most darling apron in the best color in the world....pink! That night, Josh was being totally random, so I told him to put the pink apron on so I could take a picture of him. He only mildly opposed and next thing I know, he's posing for the camera. The amazing thing about my husband is that he can totally pull off a pink frilly polka dot apron! What a stud!

Baby Update

Sorry to tell you all that we have not had our baby yet. I'm not even due till the 27th, so you can start to go crazy after that. We did go and see the doctor yesterday and it didn't look too promising. Here is the short version. The baby is still floating and I'm dilated to a 2+. Things do change over night, but if they don't, we will meet again with the doctor on Monday. Then he will see where everything is at, if I haven't already delivered. I'm tentatively scheduled to be induced next Tuesday(September 30), but there are other things that the doctor has to take into consideration. So..sometime between now and next week Josh and Terra Huff will most likely be the proud parents of a new bouncing (literally...he bounces - I KNOW!) baby Benjamin. Thank you for all of your prayers...we are so blessed!