Meet Jackson Miles Davenport

He was born on December 20th at 12:32 am via C-section. It was a long day...but well worth the wait!

He is perfect in every way!! Amazing how much love a mother can have for their child...it overwhelms me.

He weighed in at 7 lbs 14 oz and 20.5 inches long!! He has the longest fingers I have ever seen along with the flattest feet (thanks Dad!).

More later....must sleep....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

~crystal

19th or 20th!!

I went to the doctor again today to check on my amniotic fluid levels and all is good with Jackson. He was happy and had lots of good movement during the sonogram.

Sooo.....

We will be going to the hospital either tonight or tomorrow morning for induction!! My doctor begins her on-call duty tonight and is going to call us from the hospital to let us know if we should come in tonight, if it isn't too busy and there is a bed for us, or tomorrow morning for sure at 6 am!! Either way, Jackson will be here within the next 24 hours!! We are tired of this waiting and are just going to force him out!! He just doesn't know how good it will be in the outside world yet...

Wish us luck!

~crystal

The waiting game

40 weeks and 6 days....and Jackson has not made his debut. We are all running out of patience here and getting a little cabin fever. 5 people in our 2 bedroom/1 bathroom apartment is a tight squeeze, but we are making due. The moms are being very adventurous and making it into the city the last few days sans me or Anthony. Today they are with Anthony in the city going to lots of places that i just wouldn't be able to get to in my state. All four of us ladies did go for a nice walk yesterday morning to try to get me to go into labor. We walked all around our neighborhood for a bit making it 1.5 miles! I was tired after that!! But today I am exhausted after doing something everyday for the past week and just staying in the house. Took a nice nap and did some housework. Ramah is going to make her famous molasses cookies now!! Yum!!! Can't get enough dessert right now!!!

I did acupuncture 3 times in the past week and at my doctor's appointment on Wednesday I had dilated to 3!!! So he is making his way, just on his time and at his speed....just like a Davenport!! We will let you all know when he arrives just as soon as we can. Please send us all of your good, fast, healthy, labor vibes as we are well prepared and ready to go at a moments notice!

~crystal

I made it!!!

It has been a long 40 weeks, but I made it! Now with my mom, Anthony's mom, and Ramah here I am ready to get this show on the road!

I have beautiful toes and nails as we just got back from getting a mani and pedi. It was a nice treat to have my hands and feet massaged!!

Yes, this is me. Ramah wanted to take some photos of my bear belly and I said I would only post something without my face.

I am going to have one more acupuncture session tomorrow morning and then that is it. No more after that. I will just have my doctor do something on Wednesday for crying out loud! But as I have been reminded, today is not over yet!! I still have until midnight to have this baby on my due date!! I am not holding my breath though...

I will keep you all posted!

~crystal

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock....

So my mom told me maybe I should measure my belly....that was incredibly depressing! I couldn't believe my eyes!! 46 inches around my belly button!!! Wowser! This kid is cooked and ready to come on out!! I had a sonogram yesterday....of course these are usually off....thank goodness! Cuz the technician proceeded to tell me that Jackson has supposedly gained 3 pounds in the last month, which puts him at 8 pounds 11 ounces!!!!!!!!!!!! What????????? Just about then I fell off the table and she backed up and said that he may only way 7 pounds 11 ounces and the measurements can be up to a pound off. Was she just trying to prepare me for the biggest baby possible?? Or is he really that big??? Talk about panic attack!!!
I left that doctor appointment and went to my weekly appointment with Dr. White where she then told me that I didn't really have much cervical change....so she stripped my membranes and I went for a long walk. She recommended acupuncture so I am doing that tomorrow morning at 10 am. I am sure I am the one holding up the show now...waiting for my mom and Ramah to get here and then all hell is going to break loose! Who knows...I don't even think Jackson knows.
We will keep you posted!!! Pun intended...

~crystal

One week to go....

Wow...I can't believe it is December 1st already...time flies when you are pregnant!!! We are ready and waiting for Jackson. He seems to be on his own schedule. I just have to wait until Saturday when my mom and Ramah arrive. Then all will be right with the world and Jackson can come on out! Think I might try some acupuncture on Friday. I will see if I have made any progress on Wednesday and then I will decide what to do. These contractions have got to be making an impact! They just have to! I am having more and more all the time....inconsistent, but persistent.
We had a nice Thanksgiving weekend with Anthony's family. We went to brunch in Manhattan at a place in Lincoln Center where we could see the parade from indoors. It was a long brunch, but the food was great. We then headed back to our place to watch football and prepare dinner. I just had to warm up the food as we purchased our Thanksgiving dinner from Whole Foods this year. I just couldn't see how I was going to prepare that big of a meal for all 8 of us being 9 months pregnant. It was decent. I have really high standards when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner though....I blame my father! Next year I will get back to making my own stuffing and candied sweet potatoes....yummy!!!!
I will be spending this last week or so trying to relax and rest up as much as possible, while at the same time keeping my mind and hands busy as waiting for my mom to get here is nearly killing me!! Wish me luck....

~crystal