Happy Birthday Ryan James Bellinger!

Ryan finally joined the world on July 23, 2007 at 7:01pm. He weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces and 21 inches long. Jess went through a hard labor, pushing for 2 and a half hours before they decided that he was in a bad position, and eventually had to deliver via C-Section.

Both Jess and Ryan are doing superb, we are finally home from the hospital. Below are some pictures from the big day, and day after.

It's baby time!

Jess' water broke last night at 8pm. So now we are waiting at the hospital for the baby to make his way out. She is only ~3 cm dialated so far, so we have a ways to go. Her contractions are starting to get a little more painful, so the nurse just gave her some medicine for the pain.

Jess is going to kill me later on, but the main reason I am writing this post is to write down some of the things she says and/or does while under the influence of the meds and I don't want to forget. I feel so bad for giggling, but she is kind of cute under the influence.

So far, she has said or done the following:
"Woah, I feel like I'm in Mario Brothers"
"I have big hands!"
"This is gooood"
"Oh, my head is huge too."
"My hands and head are huge, they are filling with air"
*Jess makes funny pucker/smile faces and plays with her hands*
(While I am holding her hand..) "Woah, your hands are huge too"
"Woah! Almost fell" (She was laying in a bed...)
(I asked her how many fingers I am holding up, I showed 3) "5"
(I asked her to try again) "They're off the ground!"
"This is good stuff"
*Jess makes quiet fart noises with her lips*
"Where we goin'?"
(I responded: "No place, you want to go somewhere?")
"Shop"

It's been awhile hasn't it?

Well, it has been quite awhile since I last posted. Things are still going well for Jess, Ryan and I. We are getting down to crunch time, Ryan should be coming any day or week now. Jess and I are staying at her parents place for the time being, until we close on our house. Yes, you read that right, we have put an offer down on a house and it was accepted! Last Friday we did the inspection and it passed with minor things that won't hold us back from buying the place.

Work at Sensis is going well, they are keeping me busy, and I enjoy what I do there. The hardest part of the job is getting up at 5:30 so I can get showered and be there by 7am.

Ok, less about me, more about Ryan and his mommy. Ryan has been an active little boy, squirming around in Mommy's belly, kicking her ribs and bladder. The last time mommy went to the doctors, he was a little over 7 lbs. She got more pictures of him, and he is coming with a lot of insulation. :) I'll post pictures when I next get my hands on a scanner.

Jess is doing well. Her belly has grown quite a bit, but knowing her, it will disappear shortly after Ryan is welcomed into the world. She has trouble sleeping lately; I can imagine having a huge lump on the front of you can be a little uncomfortable. Aside from the sleep, and eating ~8 times a day, she's doing really well. Hopefully Ryan will join us on the "outside" sometime soon, I can't wait to see my boy and get him into sports as soon as possible. :)