tales from a far-land

He's sweet, he's cute, and he’s simply adored. Here's our new baby boy, we welcome aboard. AIDEN PRICE LANDERS Born:  Thursday, August 11th Time:  5:07 PM Weight:  8 pounds, 13 ounces Length:  20.5 inches Okay, I know I am a couple of weeks behind in announcing our baby boy's birth.  Surprisingly, we have been a little busy.  We will be updating the blog with more pictures and the birth story soon, but below are some pictures of Aiden from his birth and his first days of life.  We are so blessed and love our little baby boy.

After a week of being asked, "When is the baby due?" or hearing comments like "You are *so* pregnant."  Here is this week's progress report ... Projected Due Date: August 9th Total Weight Gained: 24 pounds Baby's Heartbeat: 156 Fundal Height Measurement: Per the doctor a "full 39cm" (He will probably be a big boy!) Typically, it should match your current week of pregnancy. Effacement Percentage: 50% (Same as last week) This is how thin your cervix is. Dilatation: 2 centimeters (More than last week, yea!) How far your cervix has opened. 10 centimeters being the widest. Baby's Head Station: 0 (The baby has dropped a little since last week) This is the position of the baby in relation to your pelvis, measured in pluses and minuses. A baby who is at 0 station is said to be engaged, while a baby in the negative numbers is said to be floating. The positive numbers are the way out! So, here is the deal.  My doctor feels that there