Welcome, Baby Beckem!

Well, after all the waiting and preparation he's finally here! Meet Ryan Beckem Moorefield. He was born on Sunday, April 26th at 6:03 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 7oz and was 19 inches long. My water broke that morning at 5:30 but I didn't have contractions. So at 10:30am they started me on pitocin (sp?) and I finally started into labor. At 5:20pm I was still only dilated to a 6, but then I went from a 6 to a 10 in 30 minutes! After 13 minutes of pushing, he came out! Can I just tell you how weird it was to hold him, knowing he was just inside of me? It was a little overwhelming and Ryan and I were both crying. What a special moment! Here he is at home doing his favorite thing... sleeping in his bassinet under the window soaking up some sun.

Prego Pictures!

Well, here we are, the happy couple. Ryan's brother Sean took some pregnancy photos for us today. This was towards the end and I was really sweaty (it was like 90 degrees here today) and so I decided to take a break and sit by this stream with my feet in the cool water. Ryan joined me and "click" one of the best shots was taken!

The Nursery

Well, we finally finished the nursery. It has been painted for a while but we just bought the crib bedding and finished hanging pictures. The orange paint is actually more subtle than the picture shows...I'm not sure why it looks so bright. We put together the stroller this morning and have the carseat all ready to go. It's nice to have everything done, although now it's just the waiting game. Will he come next week or wait until his due date? I've been having contractions on and off, but nothing major. I have another Dr. appt. on Tuesday so we'll see if I've made any progress from last week.