2 Weeks of BEN!

Little Ben has hit the 2 week mark- and is doing wonderfully! Eddy and I have been adjusting slowly to our new addition- emotions ranging from elation to utter confusion (what's wrong with him? why is he fussy? what do we do??) to complete exhaustion... Oh- how quickly life can change!

But overall, we are beyond blessed by Benjamin- he is a content little guy, who fusses rarely and sleeps like a champ! My mom, Bronwen, has been in town for the past few weeks, helping us adjust, picking up the slack around the house and loving on Benjamin- what an incredible help she has been! We're begging her to stay, but it looks like she'll be heading back to HI next week... what will we do without her?!?

I'm doing well- healing up and feeling much better! While the C-section was unexpected, we welcomed it and were grateful to be here in the states, where an emergency surgery could be performed safely and easily.

Thank you to all our family and friends for your love and support during this time... and to our church family for providing so many delicious meals!

Photos: BENJAMIN!!! Nana and Grandpa meet little Ben just out of the womb... Ben's first jaunt out of the house- Target... Ben and Eddy take a little nap... Ben welcomes fall!

Benjamin Welch Soboll

And he came... after 22 hours of labor Jess couldn't take anymore and got a epidural. At that point the baby was showing a little fetal stress. To get worst the contractions were gone and Jess was only 7cm dilated after all that time. So, the C section was the only option that we could take.

With 10 minutes of surgery, the baby was out and on my arms. Jess had another 30 minutes to go to close everything.
Benjamin Welch Soboll came on Oct 16 at 22:34 with 9.3Lbs, 21 cm long and healthy as it could be.
Jess still recovering from so long hours and pain, not saying the medications.
Now the baby is 20 hours old and is nursing great. No much milk from Jess yet but it is starting...
Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement... Now we are a family!!!

26.2

And time came to run the Marathon. Twin Cities came so fast... seems like that 30 weeks ago was just on the back corner.
Well, it was a little cold(around high 40's F) and more than 11000 thousand runners. My goal was to finish around 4 hours and I was feeling good about it. So, I decide to fallow the 4 hours pacer. I was feeling great until mile 16. At mile 18 I hit the wall. By that time I was 2 minutes ahead of schedule... At mile 19 water "break" the pacer start to run again and I just couldn't follow him anymore. I saw him take off and my legs could not go anymore... Cramps and more cramps and um hill. It was great to have Jess there and some friends to help out with encouragement. Walk and run walk and run.... I finished at 4hours and 18 minutes. i wish I could had done faster, but as my first, I'm pretty happy about the result. Two days of pain after the race, could barely walk.. now my thoughts are all on the baby.
And the baby is moving and moving alot.... This next Monday Jess will be 39 weeks, so at any time he will show his little face to us.
Jess more and more, feels uncomfortable and tired... her allergies are not helping much too... we walk often to his room and the expectation in daily building in. The Mid wife told us he is probably around 6 and 3/4 lbs. He probably will weight 8lbs when born. Jess is looking great and the tummy so cute.
We have Jess Mom with us for 3 weeks now and it is very exciting. Jess Dad will be here with us for few days next week too. Have this house is a huge blessing right now!

Jess still working on the short term manual at the Church and Im helping with Kids and the manual too.

Photos: Twin Cities Marathon and Jes's tummy!! (And snow in MN in the beginning of October!!!)