Our new baby boy, Mark McCraw Lesem, was born on Monday December 20, 2010 at Methodist hospital in Houston. Mark weighed 8 lbs 1 oz at birth and was 20.5 inches long. Mark had a very strong cry for a 1 minute old baby. He impressed the nursing staff with his volume, and his grandmother who could hear him from outside two doors and down the hall.

Caroline is a champ and is swinging back into infant mode quickly. I am as well and have already regained my ability to sleep through nearly any noise or emergency. This newborn's arrival has had it's own challenges but overall has been a much smoother experience the second time around. (Easy for me to say, I'm sure.)

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I had my last OB appointment this week. We had a size scan done to get a best estimate on Baby Boy's size. Emily was 8lbs 6ozs at birth and although everything worked out in the end, the delivery was less than optimal. According to my doctor my pelvic arch is very narrow for a large baby so in order to avoid a difficult labor this time my doctor thinks it's best to induce at 39 weeks before he gets bigger (Emily was born at 41 weeks). The ultrasound this week put Baby Boy at currently weighing somewhere between 7 lbs 13 ozs and 8 lbs 7 ozs. That is a pretty big spread to account for the margin of error, but either way it is pretty big for 38 weeks! Babies typically put on about 1 oz a day at this point in the pregnancy so we add another 5-6 ozs for his projected weight for Monday. After much consideration, we have decided that I will be induced this Monday, December 20th at 5:00 am and will try to avoid a csection. If baby boy turns out to be too big to pass through the pelvis we will just do an emergency csection at that time. My doctor and I both think that he will be on the lower end of the estimate and my doctor also thinks I should have an easier delivery this time because it will be my second labor. I am a little nervous but mostly just very excited to meet our son. Emily is still not fully aware of what is about to take place but she has a lot of practice taking care of her baby dolls so I think she is ready for her little brother! We will be sure to post pictures and an update as soon as we can after the delivery. Until then, we hope you all are enjoying the Holiday Season!