Precious newborn boy

These are a few pictures of Branton Cade on his first day in this world.

First pictures

These are some pictures from when Branton was first born and we were still in the operating room.

Getting ready for the arrival...

Mommy and Brennan at home on Friday morning


Mommy waiting at the hospital


Daddy waiting at the hospital


Daddy getting dressed for the operating room


Mommy and Daddy in their wonderful operating room attire

Branton is here!

It is with great joy that we announce the arrival of Branton Cade Douglas! Branton entered this world at 12:21 PM on Friday, August 28, 2009. He weighs 7lbs 9oz and is 19 1/4 inches long. We are all doing great! Thanks be to God for His great blessing!

So close!

We will get to meet Branton Cade tomorrow! Mommy and Daddy will arrive at the hospital at 9:00 tomorrow morning, and the c-section is supposed to take place in the late morning or early afternoon. We are very excited!


38 weeks pregnant

14 days and counting...

Branton Cade will be here in two weeks from today if he doesn't decide to come on his own before then. Today we had a doctor's appointment, and Branton's heartrate was 147 bpm. My belly was measuring 33-34 weeks, so my doctor wanted to do a sonogram to check and make sure he was growing fine. She also wanted to do a biophysical profile because I have felt decreased movement. Our appointment was over at about 1:00, but we couldn't have the sonogram or BPP until 4:00. We are happy to know now that everything is great. He scored 8/8 on the BPP and is growing great (about 2.5 weeks big). He was measuring at 8 lbs 2 oz today. They said to keep in mind that the sonogram can be off in size by a pound but the reading assured that he is growing great. Another good thing about having the sonogram is that we have more pictures of our precious son!

Good results

The doctor's office called me back today and the protein test came back showing that I do not have preeclampsia. I am very happy to know that... now I just need this headache to go away.

21 days to go (36 weeks 1 day down)

Branton and Mommy had another doctor's appointment today. Branton's heartrate is great at 140 bpm. Mommy's stomach is measuring at about 35 weeks which really makes us wonder how big he will be. The sonogram at 32 weeks showed Branton measuring 3 weeks big, but my stomach has measured a week small to right on schedule the past month. I wonder if the size of my belly or the sonogram is a better prediction of his size. I am currently dilated to 1 and 50% effaced. I have been having a bad headache, so the doctor has wanted to check for protein in my urine (in case the headache is caused by preeclampsia like with Brennan). A week ago when I did the test, the protein levels were elevated but not bad. They are supposed to let me know the results from this test sometime tomorrow. If everything goes according to the current plan, we will meet Branton in 3 weeks from today.

Branton's Shower

Yesterday we had a wonderful shower for Branton. Thank you very much to all of your friends and family! I had a great time and am so excited for when we all get to meet Branton. A special thanks to Kelly, Kayla, and Krista for putting it all together!




Adorable cake that Aunt Krista made.




Aunt Michelle, Aunt Kayla, Mommy, Aunt Lindsay, and Aunt Krista
(We really missed Aunt Jessica and look forward to seeing her soon!)


Grandma Oakley, Mommy, GGma, and Gran
(Great Granny was out of town.)


Leslie, Stephanie, Kelly, Christine, and Aunt Krista


Donna and Mommy


Grandma, Rachel, Aunt Michelle, Brette, Mandy, and Great Aunt Pam


Aunt Lindsay, GGma, Judah, Great Great Ludwina, and Rachel




Kate and Rachel checking out Judah

One Month Left

Branton's heartrate was 142 bpm today and Mommy's tummy is measuring right on schedule. The c-section has been scheduled for one month from today. We sure are looking forward to meeting Branton Cade! Here is picture of how huge Mommy is getting. :)