Lauren Wins

Eric's sister, Lauren, wins the pool with the closest guess.

Lauren's Guess: 8lb 9oz boy born on July 25th

Actual: 8lb 7oz boy born on July 26th

She was only 1hr 52min and 2oz away from being spot on.

We have no idea what she won...Grandpa Knight is still figuring this out.

Aunt Lauren and soon-to-be Uncle Frank with Hampton

More Pics of HHK II

We're still in the hospital and everything is going very well. The nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital are very helpful have treated us all like royalty, but we are still very excited about bringing Hampton home.

We had lots of visitor's yesterday including Eric's Aunt Jeannette, Uncle Mac and Cousin Madison. Mac took a few pictures and sent them to us today. More to come once we get everything uploaded.

Here is a link to the photo from the hospital photographer.

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/patient/webnursery.aspx?URLID=0D5E8E5S2S

Jeanette and Madison spend some time with the newest member of the Knight Family.

Hale Hampton Knight II

Our sweet baby has arrived - Hale Hampton Knight II, named after Eric's grandfather, joined our family at 1:51 am today, July 26. Hampton was 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 20.5" long. We are definitely on cloud nine and elated to have such a beautiful son. More pictures to come but we've included a sneak preview.

Thank you all for your love and support. We could not be any happier and thankful for a healthy, happy baby and a quick and easy delivery!

Bring on the Baby!

We're officially scheduled to be induced tomorrow night at 7:15 pm (arrival time to the hospital). That being said, we will probably have our Little One early the following morning on July 26. We had doctor's appointments today. Now that our bags have been ready for over 4-weeks, we're ready for some action!

Mom arrived today. Linda is in town too. We're heading to Hamersley Bistro tonight for dinner with the family and we'll be sure to keep you posted!

The Blessing

This morning on our walk through the Navy Yard, we ran into Father John and his black lab, Daisy. He asked us how things were going and we told him we were officially 5 days late. And his response was "Today is the day. God bless!". So, if today is day the baby will be born or if labor will begin - we'll take either!

On another note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD (Marin's Father). And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILLY (yesterday was Marin's brother b-day).

And, a very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Maya Renee Pennington, who was born yesterday as well. She is the beautiful daughter of Holly and Drew Pennington. Holly and I went to Wake together - a dear friend and VIP extraoridinaire!!

The Pool Finalists!

We're into the final countdown for Baby Knight's arrival. The remaining contenders include the following (click on the 'older post' link at the bottom of this page to read the original "Full Term" posting!):

“Team Boy”
Great-Grandma-to-be Knight: 8lb 4oz boy born on July 22nd
Melissa Marandino: 7 lb 2 oz boy born on July 23rd
Deidre Morrissey: 8lb 6oz boy born on July 24th
Aunt-to-be Lauren: 8lb 9oz boy born on July 25th
Uncle-to-be Steve: 9lb 0oz boy born on July 27th
TR Kane: 8 lb 3 oz born on July 30th
Great-Grandma-to-be Brown (Eric's Nana): 9lb 8oz boy born on July 31st

“Team Girl”
Kristin Zikas: 8lb 0oz girl born on July 22nd
Kerry Schutz: 8lbs 1oz girl born on July 23rd
Ashleigh Rich: 7lb 10oz born on July 23rd
Joe and Mandy Pitcavage: 7lb 9oz girl born on July 23rd
Harcourt Schutz: 8lb 8oz girl born on July 25th

"Progress"

Yesterday was another uneventful appointment at the doctors. No real "progress" but a little bit of change to give us assurance that eventually we will have a baby. On Tuesday, we have an appointment for a sonogram to ensure the baby remains safe and healthy. On Wednesday, we're tentatively schedule for induction. So...we may be proud parents on Wednesday, July 25!

Today we took advantage of our last weekend as a single couple with our routine 3-mile walk with Deacon along the Boston Harbor. We made a pit stop for banana pancakes at Anthony's in the North End and enjoyed the beautiful morning! I attended my favorite pre-natal yoga class and the instructor, Helene, was giving me tips to help induce labor. During that time, Eric went down the street to a driving range and kept his phone nearby in case I went into labor. Afterward, we ran a few errands and now we're back home relaxing!

So, given that today seems no different than any other day, I'm guessing that our baby is nice and cozy...and in no rush to come play with us any time soon!

Happy Due Date!

Today is our official "due date"! So, I've made it 40-weeks thus far and counting. All is well. Nothing more to report but thank you all for your kind words of support and excitement for us. We'll be sure to share the news of our arrival shortly after the Little One arrives. At least we know that it will be born before August 1.

Less than 2 days!

Now that we're in a 48-hour count down (with an up-to-two-week margin of error), I thought I would let everyone know that I'm feeling great and I'm really NOT a couch potato as the pictures with Deacon seem to indicate. I don't have any ailments worth noting - thankfully no lower back pain or discomfort. I'm still sleeping, working and hitting the gym although not so hard...and, of course, taking advantage of every last opportunity to eat ice cream because that will cease once the baby arrives!

Good luck to everyone who is still in the running guessing when/what/how much I will deliver. I hope my motherly instinct is right that I will deliver on July 21 because it would be quite cool to have my baby's birthday fall right in line with my dad and brother's birthdays! Billy was born on July 22 and my dad was born on July 23. Otherwise, we'll have to delay it until the end of the month so we can share in the thrill of having a birthday at the same time as my dear father-in-law, Ron (born July 31). All that being said, I have definitely decided that I'm having a boy to follow suite with all the fabulous men in my life! Eric is still convinced I'm having a girl. At least one of us will be right!

The Final Countdown

We're four days away from Marin's "due date". Deacon has been all over Marin...I think he knows something's coming (or he just really likes the couch!).

The Nursery

Welcome to our nursery! The nursery was our second floor guest room when we first moved in last summer. During our first days of painting/renovating in the house, we painted the room yellow knowing that when we did have a child this room would likely be the nursery and that we would not be finding out the sex. We debated having the baby's room on the third floor, but figured one less flight of stairs to go up and down would just make our lives that much easier. Eventually, this room will be our master bedroom.

Still to come will be the baby's name spelled out over the crib as well as some window treatments made from the same fabric as the crib bedding that Grandma-to-be Knight is working on with Marin's guidance.

We're hoping that Baby Knight finds his/her bed and room very comfortable so he/she will get lots of sleep!