Week 12 & 13 - 3 months old!

Week 13 is the conclusion of month 3. I think I will quit counting in weeks now because it is too hard to keep up! Bo is so much fun and he loves to do tummy time and eat his whole hand these days.

Week 11 - Thanksgiving

Bo had his first trip out of town to Minneapolis to meet his new cousin Miles at Thanksgiving. Bo's Great Grandpa got to hold his new great grandchildren!

This video is funny, Bo is starting to use his hands to hit/grab things.

Week 10

Week 10 was my last week home with Bo, next week it's back to work. It was an exciting week because Bo learned a new trick... he learned to roll over from his tummy to his back on Wed, Nov 19th! We had our Christmas pictures taken this week so the picture of Bo sitting in the box is him practicing for the real thing.

Weeks 7-9

I have been slacking in getting these pictures posted... Here are pictures from weeks 7-9. Halloween fell during week 7, Bo wore his glow in the dark shirt. Bo turned 2 months old in week 9 and he had to get his 2 month shots. He didn't cry too much and I think I was more upset than he was!

Weeks 5 & 6

Here are some more pictures of Bo. He has started to smile at us, but we didn't get a picture of it yet... maybe next week.

1 month old!

Boden gets bigger every day! We had him weighed on 10/13 and he is already 11lbs. His umbilical cord finally fell off last Tuesday (10/7) so that was pretty exciting, we were definitely getting tired of it.

Grandma Bowen has been over a lot to help me out lately. It has been great... we are lucky to have so much help with him!

3 Weeks old!

Here are some pictures from week 3. Grandma Bensema stayed with us all week to help out.. which was wonderful!! Grandma Bowen was over a lot too. Boden sure does have grandparents that love him and are spoiling him! :) Boden still likes to sleep with his arms up (even when we swaddle them, he breaks them free and puts them up). He was pretty dissapointed with the Hawkeye game, but he had fun watching it with his daddy.

Week 2

Here are some more pictures of Bo from week 2. He is a really strong baby, look at how far he can lift his head up already. He was more alert this week than he was during week 1.

1 Week old

Boden watched his first Hawkeye game in his new Hawkeye onesie and socks. He wasn't very happy with the outcome of the game, but he's optimistic for Big Ten play.

Bath Time

Boden had his first bath at home this week. He didn't cry at all for the bath, in fact he slept through most of it. His robe is still a little big for him, but I'm sure he will grow into it soon with the way he eats!

Welcome home Boden!

Our neighbors were eager to welcome Boden to the neighborhood. Here is a picture of the yard from when we got home on Monday.

Day 3 - Going home from the hospital

Dan & I got to come home from the hospital on Monday 9/15. It was a crazy feeling to drive away from the hospital with our little bundle of joy!

Day 2 - More pictures

Here are some more pictures of Bo. Also, check out the pictures that were taken in the hospital by going to the St. Lukes website at http://www.stlukescr.org/ and clicking on St. Lukes babies.

Boden Allan Bensema is born!!

Boden arrived on Saturday 9/13/08 at 6:32 pm. He weighed 9lbs 3.5oz and was 21.5 inches long (he was a big boy)! Here are a couple pictures from his first night in the hospital.

39 Weeks - We are ready!!

Here is the last picture of the bump before Baby Bensema was born. This was taken on Friday, Sept 12th and Boden was born the very next day.

38 Weeks

Baby Bensema is now considered full term and we are ready for him to make his big appearance!! He is making me swell up quite a bit. As you can see, I can't wear my wedding ring anymore and my ankles are starting to disappear (this has been going on since week 35). The room is ready for him to arrive and so are we.

35 Weeks - Baby Shower

At 35 weeks we had a baby shower hosted by Mitzi, Mary, Lea, LuAnn, Gail, Sharon, & Helen. A bunch of our family came in from Chicago, St. Louis, Des Moines, & Minneapolis for the shower and it was great to hang out for the weekend with them. Baby Bensema got a lot of great stuff!! We can't wait for our family and friends to meet him!

32 Weeks

Baby Bensema is getting pretty big. He weighs almost 4 pounds now (at least according to the average weight of a baby this far along)! He is moving and kicking a ton right now and you can watch him move in my belly whenever I sit still. Dan & I are starting to prepare for him to arrive. We went to a Labor & Birth class all day on Saturday.

Baby Bensema's Nursery!

We had baby Bensema's nursery painted recently. We went with the sports theme for his room, and thought a scoreboard would be fun. Eventually his name will go across the top of it, but that requires us to come up with a name for him. It's starting to look like a baby is going to live here soon!

30 Weeks - Baby Shower

Katie & Andrea threw me a baby shower on July 12th. Look at the picture of the diaper cake... it is great. I don't want to take it apart. They were wonderful hostesses and I had a great time. Baby Bensema is definitely going to be spoiled... he got a lot of great stuff.