I'm only a month behind in posting this but hey, I barely have time to eat...

Declan McLean Oswald arrived on August 11, 2009 at 9:26 P.M. He weighed 8 lbs 12 oz and was 21 inches long. When we left the hospital he had dropped down to 8 lbs 4 oz but at his 2 week appt he was weighing in at 9 lbs 3 oz and is now 22 inches. I'm sure by now he is close to 10 lbs since he is constantly eating. Anyway, I was induced and it was quite a long day since we arrived at the hospital at 4 AM. I didn't start "active labor" until 11 AM though. That was the time that the doctor broke my water and I luckily got the epidural before that even. I spent the day playing cards with Zach, listening to the first Harry Potter book on my ipod, talking to Becky on the phone, and hanging out with my parents. It took until 5 PM for me to dilate to a 5 but then once I did I dilated to a 10 pretty fast. I started pushing at 7:15 PM and after 2 exhausting hours he finally came out! The whole experience was amazing and I think I got really lucky with a fairly easy labor. Here's some pictures, since I'm sure that's what everyone wants to see!

Right after he came out. The nurse in the back was the best!

Zach's parents and Sara came out the day after he was born and stayed until August 20th. They were so much help and made the transition so much easier!

My parents came out on August 1st and had to leave the day after he was born. It was so nice to have them around the last week I was pregnant. I'm pretty sure I would have gone crazy being home waiting for this little guy to come if they hadn't been here!

Declan in his Memphis Tigers onesie getting ready to leave the hospital

First family photo

My favorite picture of my boys

More pictures to come...someday!

Yep, I'm still pregnant...

I went to the doctor yesterday where she told me that I was still only dilated to a 2 and had a 50/50 chance of having to have a c-section if they induced me on the 7th. After much thought and prayer, Zach and I decided to give him a little more time to come on his own. So, if I don't have him by Tuesday the 11th I will be induced that day at 4 AM. So, that's the update! Sorry if I haven't answered the phone when you call or replied to text messages. I'm running a little low on texts and minutes and would like to have plenty available for when he does come! :)

39 Weeks

As of yesterday I only have seven days to go until my due date! I wasn't really looking forward to going to the doctor since my last four appointments have consisted of them telling me I am not dilated in the slightest and that they weren't sure if his head was down or not. However, yesterday ended up being a little more eventful! My doctor said I am dilated to a 2! I know it's not much but it's better than hearing, "your cervix is completely closed..." She wasn't 100% positive that his head was down so she decided to have an ultrasound done. It was so fun to be able to see him again! Plus, his head is down so no scheduling a C-section for me! So, if I don't go into labor on my own I am being induced on August 7th. I am really hoping that he will feel the need to come out before then because I would rather not be induced but we will see! Here's some pictures from the ultrasound. The tech kept trying to get him to move his hand out of his face but he refused! Oh and she guessed at how much he weighs right now by measuring his abdomen and femur...7lbs 15oz. I really hope she was over-estimating!

Here I am-just as big as can be!

4th of July

Three posts in one day, this is definitely a record and something that will probably never happen again! We both had the day off Friday so we spent it getting the most of the baby items we need. I don't feel as stressed out now and am beginning to realize that this is actually happening in a matter of weeks! On the 4th we started out the day by going to our ward's delicious pancake breakfast and then having a BBQ at a friend's house later. We ended the night by going to Germantown (a little suburb of Memphis) and watching their fireworks show. It wasn't very sunny yesterday but it was so humid! We're all glistening in these pictures! :)

Matt, Corrine, and Hailey

I think I look a little like Buddha here...

Jason

Addie and Jana

After the show was over Addie came over and climbed on top of Zach. She stayed like this for a few minutes. Too cute!