Benton was born on April 26.  I was five days overdue and went in for a non-stress test, only to find that he was breech. I was several centimeters dilated and had been contracting for a week.  We went in that night to the hospital and they tried to turn him.  The painful process lasted about thirty minutes then they determined I would have to have a c-section.  Although the process was VERY different than the natural birth I had prepared for and envisioned, everything worked out wonderfully.  My 8 lb. 9 oz. (bigger than expected!) baby boy was born healthy and really is all that matters.  He is ten days old today and here are some highlights of his first week and a half: