Welcome baby Wes!

Wanted to update everyone - Baby Wes is finally here! We welcomed Wesley Edward Ballesteros on May 30, 2010 at 10:10 pm. He weighted 8 pounds and 1/2 ounce and was 19 inches long. He was my smallest baby, I keep calling him the runt. So our Memorial Day weekend was very special this year, and to think that that Sunday night I thought I was going to grill out burgers =) So that Saturday, I was pretty miserable. It has gotten hot here and I am limited on summer maternity clothes. That afternoon I laid out on the couch and watched tv and napped. For lunch I was wanting some pizza, so Carlos went to Jonathon's and got us one of our favorites - spicy cajun pepporini pizza! I was ready to just call it a day however both Carlos and my mom kept telling me that I should go for a walk, that it might make me feel better. I was very doubtful of this, however that evening it had cooled off and Carlos and I set off for a walk. We walked the trails by my mom's house for atleast 30 minutes. I even threw in a few little "jogs" which I am sure was a sight to see. Anyways, that night mom took Marisa and Alex to the fair and then Carlos and I headed home. We watched a movie and I called it a night by 10:30. At 3:45 Sunday morning I woke up to what I now know was my water breaking. We made it to the hospital by 9:oo, I was still pain free and was just hoping that my water had broken, I did NOT want to have to go back home. So I was checked and indeed my water had broken and was 2 cm dilated. The previous Thursday at my doctor's appointment I was not even dilated. So I was admitted and planned on having a baby by that afternoon. My previous pregnancies I delivered after 6 hours of having arrived at the hospital. This however was a bit different. Baby was still high and I remained at 2 cm for several hours. I eventually got my epidural and dozed off a little. The afternoon came and went. By the evening I was making slow progress, I had gotten to about 5 cm. By 9:30, I was 7 cm and the nurse said she would check me again in an hour, however about 15 minutes later I was feeling strong pressure and even pain. I figured this was normal, but Carlos was determined that I should call the nurse, so he did it for me. She checked me again and I was 10 cm and she said she could feel the baby's head. So I was ready to have my baby! I pushed about 3 times, and he was born. He came out crying! Although it was a VERY long day, it was a good day. Finally by 1:15 in the morning, Carlos and I had moved to our postpartum room and were ready for some sleep. Here he is not even one day old!! This is the picture from my phone. I have many more on my camera, however have been having some problems uploading. Wanted to let everyone know he was here and we are doing so well. He is eating well. Last night I fed him at 11:00 and he slept until 4:00. He is not too thrilled to sleep in his crib just yet. He loves to be held. I would let him sleep in my arms all the time but I know he needs to get used to his crib, so we continue to work on that. Although I am not too worried yet, he is only 11 days old.

Already he has been a baby on the go! At three days old, we were at the softball field for Marisa's game. And now he has been to 5 games totoal. We went out to dinner last night for our first restaurant experience to celebrate mom's birthday. He slept the whole time.

Marisa and Alex love their baby! Marisa is the little mother and Alex just wants to love on him all the time! I think baby Wes will have a great big sister and brother.

Our first doctor's check-up is next Monday. I will update with his new stats and get some other pictures up soon.