Kaiya's first bath!!! - with pics!.......well sort of.

Ok up until now we had just given Kaiya sponge baths in the sink and that type of thing but last saturday we decided it was time for out little girl to have her first real bath. SO we stripped her down. cleaned her up from her diaper and wrapped her up in a towel to keep her warm ( as seen above) SO while lisa was doing that I was charged with the task of setting up her little baby tub and filling it with nice baby friendly luke warm water - I love those little hot duckies!!!!! Ne way so I got the tub ready and Lisa brought her in. We were pretty excited to have bath time with her and hoped that it would be a fun time for her. Lisa gave me a quick warning before I set Kaiya in her little hammock - " if she doesnt like it pull her out" I was like ok ok whats not to like. Can you tell im foreshadowing??? ^_^

SOOOO I place my little girl in the tub and lay her down. She sits there for about hmmm a nanosecond - looks at me and just starts screaming at me! Which triggers lisa to start screaming at me "pick her up - pick her up!!!!!" SO I reach down and scoop her up and I realize she hasnt even gotten wet yet! And then it happens. She got me good. She just let loose and started peeing all over me and her tub but that was not it, oh no. Then she started pooping on her tub as well. Now if I can make an aside through my life I have heard different quandries about items meant to clean and if they can be dirty. Like can a bar of soap be dirty??? can dust exist in a vacuum cleaner??? Well I can safely tell you all that a baby tub can be disgustingly dirty.

SO to get back to the fun im now standing there my arms are covered in baby pee and lisa is just laughing at me. I of course cant move b/c my little bundle of perfect is covered in her own waste and the only thing I have to clean her with - her tub - she has rendered unusable. SO I finally get lisa calm and she helps me get kaiya cleaned up and we give her yet another sponge bath. Then I put a fresh diapy on her and some fresh clothes. Then and only then did I get to return to the scene of the crime and clean her tub. Now it would be all fine and dandy if the story ended there but it doesnt oh no. As Lisa and I laid down to go to sleep she just looks at me and as if trying to comfort me says

"you know if your going to get peed on you want it to be by a baby"

This really got me laughing b/c I know this little anecdote was meant to comfort me but ladies and gents I got to tell you. I dont want to be peed on and even if baby pee is the least toxic of all pee in the world I still dont wish to be showered by it! SO her comment missed the mark but I did get a good chuckle out of it!

Tune in for more adventures of Kaiya the super baby as she finds new and strange ways to torment and break her daddy!

FYI - on a serious note my little girl is becoming a little medicine cabinet. currently she is getting:
Px eye gel for clogged tear ducts
Px anti-bacterial mouth stuff for thrush.
anti-gas drops for gas (duh)
decitin butt cream for diaper rash

Well thats all for now
Cheers!

1st visit to the pediatrician. She made it a whole week!

Ok so last night we started to notice quite a bit of yellowish discharge around K-bears right eye. We did some googling and it seemed that it was probably a clogged tear duct which sounds a lot worse than it is. However being new parents and hyper sensitive to anything that might be wrong with k-bear we called the pediatrician and they gave us an appointment. We went in and we were right but we did get some antibiotic eye goop for her to make sure that no infection could set in. So this might not sound like that much fun but we were able to substitute this visit for our two week visit and they did all her measurements. SOOOO after 1 week of being alive Kaiya has grown 1/2 an inch so shes now 20" and went from 7lbs 4 oz to 7 lbs 11.8 oz!!! The doctor was very very pleased with her weight gain and growth and said "See you guys in two months!" Sigh kids grow so fast!

Cheers!

Ok now its my turn!

Ok so Lisa gave her side and that was all nice and well but now its my turn to give you all the Dad's eye view. Thats right my perspective but first let me warn you that not only will it be filled with sarcasm and humor but also poor grammer and little to no punctuation. SO yeah its going to be a bit different from my wife who is a perfect writer.

Tuesday Nov 28th:
I originally had a super big gut feeling that Kaiya was going to come two weekends before but no dice. She had still not given us any indication that she might even be coming. SO going to bed on tuesday night Lisa had me officially convinced that Kaiya would not be coming until at least the following week. As I laid down to go to sleep I can remember thinking "man I should probably pack the car in case Lisa goes into labor. I think I should do that tommorow" Well little did I know I would be doing it the next day.

Wed. Nov 29th:
At about 3:15 am lisa wakes me up. She tells me that I might not be going into work today and that we might want to start timing her contractions. Ok at this point im thinking. DUDE its quarter past 3 in the morning. First babies take forever. All the books say so. Also all the books say that if you wife says what mine just said to tell her that it was going to be awhile and to go back to sleep. Shes going to need her strength after all. SO I tell lisa that we should probably just try to get some sleep and she says shes going to run to the restroom but will be back and come to bed then. Im like "cool"

15 min later
She comes back and wakes me up again. Tells me we REALLY need to start timing. SO im like ok ok I can do this. SO I get my little timer and Im totally expecting mild contractions like 20-30 sec in duration that are like hmm I dunno 7-14 min apart. Something like that. Early labor. Its in all the books. SO Shes all "ok im having one" so I click start.....stop. Ok that was like a minute long not bad.....start......stop ok another one that is a min long but wait a sec. that was only like 3.5 min apart. Im thinking that cant be right...Gotta be a fluke or I screwed it up well no biggy I will get the next one right.....start.....stop hmm that was like 3 min. Ok im like dude this cant be right. All the books talk about the hours of early labor and how the whole thing takes FOREVER for a first birth. This totally cant be happening. Not yet at least. SO im sum up the next hour. CRAP! not only did the contractions get closer together but now they are like 1.5 - 2 min in length. SO its 4:30 and I call the hospital. They say they will call back. SO at this point the contractions have totally changed from what they were just an hour before. No longer are they these cute little things that lisa has to take a deep soothing breath to get through -- nuh unh. Now these are the OMG kick me in the goat butt and make me sit down contractions. Ive now realized something a bit startling.

1.) Lisa really needs me to be with her to help her get through each contraction.
2.) The car is not packed
3.) The doctor still has not called
4.) I dont have any time between contractions to either A. pack the car or B. Make another call.

SO I make a decision and tell lisa that Im going to start packing the car between contractions. Lets just say that didnt go to well. IT went something like this. Run upstairs and grab a bag. Run back down stairs - drop bag at door and run to lisa to get through the next contraction. Once over run to front door - grab bag and run to car - run back in side and get back to Lisa to start it all over again. SO i sum up the next 30 min -- dr never called and I called the hospital and told them we were coming and I was just calling to give them notice. SO we get in the car and lisa is not saying anything. Ok now this is one of those rare moments in a man's life. How often do you actually have the excuse of "my wife is in labor officer thats why im speeding!" and plus if I did get pulled over 5 sec of looking at lisa and I would have gotten a police escort! SO needless to say we had a "spirited" drive to the hospital ^_^

Chapter 2 - The birth

Ok I will not get real graphic but things progressed very very quickly. Again shock is really not even the word. Lisa and I had been to family begginings a bunch of times before. Almost everytime we came a new couple came waltzing through the door on the way to delivery their new bundle of joy. It was the same thing each time. Man and Woman nonchalantly walking in. Their was nothing nonchalant about me wheeling lisa into the room. Their was heavy breathing, Their was confusion but most of all their was panic (well I was panicking) She later told me she was trying not to push since before we got in the car!!!! SO the birth team slowly started arriving and the tub started to get filled. Then the question came. "Chris are you getting in the tub?" Well if Lisa still wants me to do that then yes. Well she did and I got in. Ok nothing like what I expected. I have seen the birthing videos which are yes pretty gross and I have even thought about this a few times before it happened but it was not what I thought it would be like. The delivery was very intense and I spent most of my time applying counter pressure to lisa's back. Ok like I had my hand in a fist with my elbow jammed against my chest and leaning all my weight into Lisa's back. And the funny thing is she still kept asking me to push harder. Im like looking at my hand and how its dissapearing into lisa's body and im like DUDE if I push any harder my fist is going to enter your back and I dont think thats going to feel all that hot. SO what was cool about it??? Well the water makes a pregnant woman very very bouyant and lisa was just really having to focus on the contractions and the pushing and was having a lot of trouble moving into other positions. SO thats where I came in. I discovered it was really easy to move her however the mid wife or the doula asked her to be. SO they would ask. She would say she couldnt move and I would just get her there. IT was almost fun! SO ok staying on track about an hour later BING BANG BOOM Kaiya popped out and went straight to Lisa's chest. OMG I was like almost balling. IT was sooo amazing it was like WOW im a dad I have a daughter -- This is the coolest thing ever. Then the mid wife said "ok dad time to cut the cord" I had totally forgotten about this part and I have to say that when she handed me the scissors my first thoguht was CRAP SCISSORS! I hate scissors and I even hate them more when I am handed them to my right hand, which they were. But I managed to cut the cord just fine and i started thinking about how the cord cutting is almost like some kind of opening ceremony for a building but instead of a library this was the opening ceremony to the next stage of my life. He He He. Ok so that was all over and in a nice twist for me was that I got to hold kaiya while they were helping to get lisa all back together. SO for like the first half hour of kaiya's life I got to hold her and snuggle her and just have some nice daddy daughter time. SO thats my take on the whole thing. IT was amazing, scary, gross, and perfect all at the same time and it was absolutely worth it. SO I hope you enjoyed my side of things and I realize I wrote a book so this might knock some of the other posts off the front page. SO if you have not seen all her cute pictures or read lisa's story then check the previous posts!

Cheers!

I'm a cutie!

Here are some photos of our precious little girl. Enjoy!






Here is her hospital photo.

Say hello to Kaiya!

Ok this post is more or less a teaser till I have more time to upload a ton of photos. Also Lisa is going to make her first ever blog entry on Kaiya's site and write her birth story. But until then I will leave you with this.....

UPDATE------------SEE LISA'S POST BELOW------------------------------

Our birth story

After long months of anticipation, the day finally arrived - Kaiya decided it was time to make her grand entrance on November 29!

Her vitals
Kaiya Noel Knodel
Born November 29, 2006
8:10 a.m.
7 lbs., 4 oz.
19.5 inches
Cute as can be

Our very own A Baby Story
11/28/06: Kaiya's due date
9 a.m. I talk with my doula, Amy, about my progress, which appears to be close to nothing. She is surprised I am on my way into work. "I keep making jokes that my water is going to break at the office. Maybe I just need to go into the office to get labor going."

5:30 p.m. I get home from work and my contractions are still very irregular. Chris leaves for a finance committee meeting at church.

11:30 p.m. Chris and I go to bed. Still no regular contractions.

11/29/06: Kaiya's big day
1:30 a.m. I wake up needing to go to the bathroom (for a change). I notice some contractions and try not to get my hopes up. With early labor expected to last for hours and hours, I follow the books' advice to try to rest as much as possible.

3:30 a.m. After waking up about every half hour, I finally get Chris up: "Hey, honey, I don't think you will be going into the office today. I think we need to start timing my contractions."
My midwife said that once my contractions were consistently 3-5 minutes apart for an hour, I should give a call and get ready to head to the hospital.

4:30 a.m. After timing the contractions, which are all about 3 minutes apart and last about 1 minute, we call the after-hours number for my practice and are told to wait for a doctor's call.

5 a.m. No return call yet, and the contractions are getting stronger and longer. Chris calls the hospital to let them know I'm in labor and waiting for the doctor to call us back. They say they will page him again. We also let them know that I am delivering at the birthing center, not the regular maternity ward, so they can make sure a nurse is available.

5:20 a.m. Still no call, and my contractions are coming very quickly. Chris calls the hospital: "We still haven't heard back from the doctor. I am bringing my wife to the hospital now."

5:40 a.m. We get to the hospital, and they try to take me to labor and delivery. We tell them I'm there for the birthing center (which is part of the maternity ward). Guess what... they never let a Family Beginnings nurse know we are coming. Thankfully, there is a nurse on duty, someone delivered a baby the day before.
Realizing I'm fighting the urge to push, the nurses begin to franticly page the doctor.

6:10 a.m. The doctor finally shows up to check me and confirm what we already know - I am completely dilated and can begin pushing. He will let my midwife know to come to the hospital.
My doula and her apprentice arrive and get right to work helping me work through the contractions and my horrible back labor.

6:30 a.m. We move me to the tub. Chris joins me to help support me for pushing and to give counter pressure to my back.

8:10 a.m. Kaiya emerges into the world, and Chris cuts the umbilical cord. She's absolutely beautiful, and I cry like a baby. God has given us such an unbelievable, undeserved gift. (And, yes, Chris cries, too!)

The Finale
Believe it or not, this is the abbreviated version of our story. There are lots of fun little details to share, but I'm sure not everyone wants to hear that. If you do, please just ask. We hope you all enjoy reading this post and admiring our daughter - we just love gazing at her all day long!

View pictures of our first day here.

Any Day Now

Well if you look at the little counter thing you will see that the time has expired. Which is essentially true. Kaiya's official due date is Nov. 28th. However Lisa calculated it a little more precisely and put it at the 25th and our doctors office through a typo or whatever have it at the 29th so as you can see its really any day now. We have another appointment today that will include the usual. whiz quiz, weight, blood pressure, Heart rate check, and the general question of "how are you feeling?" which will be followed by a plethora of answers from Lisa including: tired, swollen, sore, out of energy, etc, etc. At that point the midwife will smile and say "thats all normal, nothing to worry about see you next week unless you have the baby before that." They generally only take about 15 min which is nice that they are not long and drawn out. SO I think the next time I post I hope it will be to say that Lisa is either in labor or to post pics of my new little girl! Well thats all for now.

Cheers!

Sombody's getting GI-NORMUS

Look its Lisa and she is trying to shoplift a bowling ball under her shirt! Ok Ok not really im just being silly. It is crazy how the human body adapts for the circumstances its in. I just cant believe when I look at Lisa how shes just all baby. And look at her. In the 9th month of pregnancy feeling sick and tired from little sleep but shes still smiling! SO yeah this is pretty much where we are at and Lisa is ready to drop this kid out her body. We are both so excited and just can not wait! On a side note for anyone who is interested and feel they have a bum area to work in you are looking at lisa's office ,err I mean cubicle, no thats not right desk maybe? no you cant even call it that.......CORNER! yes this is Lisa Corner! And the chair you see on the left, no thats not her chair thats the chair of the receptionist that she shares a....well you get the point. Lisa's chair is behind her in this pic. SO whatever you do never complain to Lisa about how you don't have enough space at work. She's got ya beat!

Any day now

OK so yeah that pretty much sums it up. It could be any day now that Lisa goes into labor. We are officially 37 weeks and according to the policies at the birthing center where we are delivering full term is anything in the 37 - 42 week range. SO what does this mean? Well it means that if Lisa went into labor now it would be considered an OK and normal thing. That junk is CRAZY! SO yeah I will be keeping this updated as best I can and will try to make sure that I let people know what is up.

Other news of interest. Last friday night we went to our second baby shower put on by Lisa's office. It was a lot of fun and we got a TON of good stuff.

We have been working hard and trying to get the house put back together and doing things like washing all the baby clothes and setting things up. Its a ton of work but were getting through it. The house is a mess but every day it gets a wee bit better. Hopefully I will get done before she comes otherwise I know what I will be doing while I'm home helping out!

SO whats next? Baby showers! Thats right we have another one this Saturday for just Lisa this time with the gals from the church. Should be a good time.

WOW so much to do and so little time but she is sooo worth it!

Cheers!

Baby SHOWER!!!!!!

Ok I know this is late and I know I said it would be up a long time ago but hey its here now and at least I didnt say like - I dont know - go to thailand and take a bunch of pics with my fly digi cam and then never post them. SO there!


Here we have the wee pups showing off their excitment for the shower by playing with their fluffly bone and kongs! Kong - the dog treat thats almost more a treat for you than the dog!


Heres a shot of me and Tim. However if you look in the background you will see little mommy lisa and her GINORMUS belly!! This is right as the shower was getting started.


There she is the guest of honor. No not Lisa! Kaiya! Hey its not my fault if you left your x-ray specs at home. Anyway if you did, trust me shes in there!


Ok on to real shower pics. Sue and Sara did the shower for us and here is the pretty spread of nice finger food type things. Also notice the fabulous tray of Deviled Eggs in the front left. Lisa's favorite!


Ok this was pretty darn cool. The realization came during the week that nobody actually had a punch bowl so sue went out to get one and came back with this punch fountain which was really really neat! Also you can see more of the yummies in on the sides of the fountain.


This was a really cute idea. Sara used a pack N play instead of a table to house the presents. SO SO many presents!!!!!! Also its like wheres waldo but with hello kitty. Can you spot her?


Ok probably the best game of the day was the milk chugging out of a baby bottle contest. Seen here are Steve Denny, Tim Vincze, And Lisa's dad Paul. A valiant effort was made by all but in the end it was proven that steve sucks the most. ^_^ he he yeah I know what I just said.


Lastly the cake. Why did I wait for this till the end. Well when do you eat cake? At the end - so there ya go. You might not be able to tell but its decorated with little rattles and stuff so that was cool.

All in al it was a very cool shower. Only the second one I have ever been too and well this one blew the other one away like hmm I should not use that example. Anyway it was fun. SO thanks Sue and Sara and everyone who came or wasnt able to but sent a gift along. We appreciate all the help we are getting as we prepare for Kaiya's arrival.

Cheers!

Status Report

49 DAYS TILL D DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok well its been about a month since I last updated and well I have to say that I dont have too much new info which Im pretty happy about. Like I said last time no news is good news right! But we have been up to some stuff so I will give a quick run down of whats been going on.

1.) Lisa started pre-natal yoga and is really enjoying it. The instructor is really nice and the other students have the same idea of what they want child birth to look like so Lisa is in a very supportive group of woman who are for the most part due around the same time as her and planning on delivering at family begginings just like Lisa. SO who knows she might no the girl next door when the time comes!

2.) We finished our "Childbirth Education Classes" last night and well they were ok. I learned a lot and all but I felt like it was more a primer on whats going to happen and less of a this is what you need to do to get through it. But its over now which means no more birthing videos!

3.) To supplement #2 a lady in our church has offered to basically teach us lamaze for free. She used to teach those type of classes for various hospitals and what not so for awhile at least during Sunday School Lisa and I will be learning breathing and coping techniques. So thanks again Tony Penn!!!!

4.) Lisa and I are going to meet interview a Dhoula (Lisa's yoga instructor) This friday. Hopefully all will go well and she will agree to work with us. I think its a perfect fit for so many reasons. Seeing as childbirth is such a personal and intimate experiance Lisa has really wanted to have a dhoula. But not just any Dhoula - one that was a close friend. I kept telling her that was unlikely but then we it came out that her instructor wasa one it just clicked. I mean Shes going to be spending 2 hours a week with this woman until she delivers. And this nice lady is going to be working with Lisa and helping her to move and relax in preparation. I mean what more could you ask for? Oh wait did I mention shes a licensed massage therapist! BOOO YEAH! SO Lord willing that meeting will go well on Friday and that will be one more item checked off the list.

5.) Finally we are gearing up for a host of Baby showers that will help to make the next month a "fun time to be pregnant" for Lisa. Right now she is getting really uncomfortable and just not very happy. I think that our bed is starting to look like a add for pillows and soon their may not be room for me anymore. I think we are up to 7 pillows of various shapes and sizes just for lisa in bed with us. SO yeah its getting a bit cramped. Hey at least they are soft right!

6.) I guess that just leaves Doctor / Midwife stuff. We are in the every two week stage now and so we have an appointment this week on thursday. More of the routine stuff and I doubt and pray that I will have anything interesting to say about it. Hopefully it will be another 15 min appt.

Well I think thats all for now except that Both Lisa and I are just dying to meet Kaiya. I tell you the days can not go by quick enough and we just want to get our little girl out and meet her! It really is crazy how you can Love something so much that you have never even seen or touched or heard. SO if you ever read this Kaiya know that your mom and dad were just dying for you to be ready and be born. We cant wait to meet you!

Cheers!

no news is good news!

Ok so quick update. We had a doctors appt yesterday and everything is still going fantasticky! Kaiya's heart is still beating nice and strong and her movements are getting harder and more frequent. We now transition to the next phase of the pregnancy where we go to see the midwife every two weeks instead of every month. Also we start are birthing classes on monday. SO I will let you guys know how that goes. Anyway thats it for now

Cheers!

Everything is A-O-K

Well not a whole lot new to put up here but we did have an appointment last week and Lisa is still in the ideally low risk pregnancy category. SO everything is going really quite well and moving along nicely. We are a few days away from the second trimester being complete and well I think its safe to say the honeymoon is over. Lisa is finding it more difficult to move normally and is having trouble getting comfortable sleeping at night so it seems the 3rd trimester is going to be a bit harder on her than I had hoped. However at least its getting a bit cooler so she is not going to be in the worst stage of pregnancy during either extreme heat or extreme cold. Her next appintment is in a month and after that they move to every two weeks. Its crazy to think that we are 2/3 of the way through this and that Kaiya will be here very very soon. Oh and just a shout out to our Friends Chris and Kerry who are also expecting their 2nd now and are due in march! Kaiya's going to have a new buddy!

Thats all for now
Cheers!

Sombody's getting bigger!

Ok so this pic is for pretty much everybody. I have to say I love the internet and despite the fact that our friends and family are scattered all over the world I can still get pictures to you guys so you can see how Lisa looks when shes pregnant. Also I know I for one always wished I could see some pics of my mom pregnant so maybe one day down the road Kaiya will get to look at this pic and go "oh my mom was so cute when she was pregnant" ^_^ Anyway I see pics like this and it makes me smile so enjoy!

Hows my little girl?

Well just a quick update to say that things are progressing in a normal fashion. Kaiya's kicks are getting more frequent and stronger and Lisa is feeling them quite often if not most of the time. Im starting to be able to feel a little flutter in her tummy everyonce in awhile but still have not felt anything that I could definitly say was a kick from my little girl. Its so crazy and so exciting to think that in a few months im going to be a dad. Im so excited and I just wanted kaiya to know that.

cheers!

Super Duper GOJIRA sized update -- With pics!

Ok so yeah Todays entry is a really special one for me as I get to make a couple of pretty exciting announcements. First up below you will find my first truly embarising pic of our new wee knodel. Look closely and if you still cant figure it out. ITS A GIRL!!!!! Thats right ladies and gents according to our last ultrasound Lisa and I are having a girl. The name we have picked out right now is Kaiya Noel Knodel (Lisa's middle name is Noel also) And we are truly excited for her arrival.



This pic below is more or less your standard ultra sound pic with Kaiya just chilling and hanging out in what is probably the nicest spot on the planet right now. FYI i am totally resisting "womb with a view" jokes so that is something to for you guys to be thankfull for!



I love this pic and was a real kinda fluke shot. Right place right time kinda thing in that we got a great shot of kaiya stretching out her leg and getting a full extension in. check out how you can see all the bones like the femur and tibia. And just in case you cant tell her hip would be on the left side and her foot is in the upper right corner of the shot.



Heres another pic of my girl! Notice how I somehow inverted the pic so she is now laying in the other direction and all the text is backwards. I truly am a pinball wizard! N E ways shes still just chilling out and having a great time!


SO what other BIG announcements might I have????? Well if you look to the left the links for Kaiya's wish lists / registries are up and active and that has been a lot of fun picking out all the many things that we will need / want for our little girl. It has also been a real learning experiance as most companies have discovered that people will spare no expense when it comes to their baby and a lot of people want in on that action, regardless on their product actually doing what it says it will do. SO we have spent a lot of time researching and trying to find the best stuff for our little bundle of joy that is coming.

And I do want to say thanks to anyone who gets us anything from a little onesie to a car seat we really do appreciate any help and support from friends and family and am very thankfull for that.

SO I guess that -- OH WAIT THERE IS MORE -- I know you are thinking Chris how could that be???? We have already seen a plethora of coool stuffs!!!!! Could there really be more???? Please dont be a tease!!!!!!

Ok ok if you insist there is more! Kaiya has become very very active lately and lisa is feeling her kicking all the time! She is going crazy and is sure to be a future Triathlete like her daddy! I have not been able to feel that much just yet but she is supposed to really start growing in the next few weeks and I think my time is coming where I will be able to feel her little kicks. But for now its a lot of fun to be talking with lisa and have her go "oh! I guess Kaiya agrees with that!"

Ok i think thats enough for one post. Take care everyone!

Cheers!

Scouts Eye View

Ok I know this will probably seem silly but awhile ago I surprised lisa by buying this mobile that she really wanted and guess what the theme is?????


Thats right cute little sheep! Sheep rule and these little guys are so cute and so soft I really think it will be nice to fall asleep with them.


And This is what it will look like when little scout is falling asleep. Nighty Night little sheep, Nighty Night!


Cheers!

NEW PICS!!!!

Ok quick update here on all things Scout related. First up lisa's appointment went well on Monday and she is still in the A-O-K all clear category which is just such an answer to prayer for us. SO thank you Lord for keeping my little lisa and my little scout safe! Next up tuesday, thanks to Paul, we got a freebie ultra sound and as usual it was ultra cool so here are the three pics from that one



Other than that I still have not gotten a chance to take pics of stuff we have bought like crib and jogger and stuff but I will do that soon. Also I think we will be taking a picture of someones belly this weekend and no its not mine sicko! SO all that and more could or could not be coming your way if you stay tuned.

Side note -- For fathers day lisa took me up to the fairfield commons mall to the build a bear workshop and we made a cute little hello kitty for scout. We named her Neco Chan and she is really cute and wearing this adorable little bikini and wrap. TOOO CUTE! SO thats all for now.

Cheers!

Pics soon to come!

Well I have not had a lot of time to update lately and know that I am splitting my time between two blogs its also making it harder to get updates. That coupled with the fact that blogger is terribly slow during the day and sometimes wont let me in makes it difficult to get on. However I did want to provide some updates on how things are going and whats coming up next.

Lisa -- She is doing a lot better than she had been. The second tri-mester is being a lot nicer to her than the first and she is not nearly as sick as she was before. She still has an occasional day where she feels yucky and heartburn is still pretty common but it seems like things are getting better. yeah!!!!!

Scout -- Scout is doing well as best as we know. We are in week 16/17 right now which means scout is roughly like 8-9cm in length (crown to rump) and growing like a weed!

future dates of interest -
6/19 is our next scheduled visit. nothing real major happens here just a weigh in and check-up to see how mom and baby are doing. They might break out the doppler again to check the heart beat and basically will answer any questions we might have.

6/20 is out next ultrasound. Paul found out about a way for us to basically get a free ultrasound done which is awesome! so we are going to get that done next tuesday so you can expect another ultrasound pic next week! Thanks again Paul!

Other than that we have been busy working on the baby room and slowly but surely getting things we need. These are the fun pics that will be coming soon of things like the crib, mobile, stroller(s) and whatnots. SO stay tuned. hopefully I can get this up this week.

cheers!

The countdown begins!

Just a quick post for today. Payton did me the honor of making a count down site to Scouts arrival so I am going to post a quick link to it here and if you notice its going to end up on the side bar of links as well. SO enjoy!

Countdown

cheers!

Say hello to Scout!

Ok today was an amazing and awesome day. Well actually this whole week has been totally WOW. WE finally got to tell jason that Lisa was pregnant which means I can finally get some stuff up on this site. SO if you have not figured it out yet this Blog is dedicated to the baby in my sweeties tummy whom we are calling scout. Why scout? Why not -- its sounds tons better than "it" or "that thing in you that moves" SO scout it is! SO why was this week so cool! B/C on monday we got to hear scouts heartbeat and today we got to meet scout for the first time!!!! Yup lisa had here first ultrasound and bellow are some pics of it. I think I am going to put some little markers on them to help identify just where everything is. SO without further adu -- VOILA!!!




Ok here is the first shot of Scout demonstrating the one arm fist pump! Scout is ready for a Rock Concert or to stand off against "The Man!" Finally I have help in my battle against oppresion!



Couldnt see the one arm fist pump could ya? Well in this pic its spelled out for you. If you look close you can count the fingers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 !!!!! Yes I know it should be 5 but the thumb is tucked into scouts hand. ITS a fist people!



Now after a fun day of hic-cup'ing and moving around making the girl doing the ultra sounds life very difficult (scout was all over the place it was hilarious!) We now see scout kickin back ol skool style and taking a chill. Right now scout's thinking "Im all laid back - with my mind on my money and my money on my mind!"



Still couldnt figure the pic out then blow this one up and see lots of cute details pointed out for your viewing pleasure! SO that is the big news of the day and it was lots of fun. It was too early to tell what the sex was going to be with 100% certainty so that was a bit of a bummer but we get another one in two months and and then it should be certain if scout is a boy or a girl. SO I hope everyone enjoyed this fun filled trip through my wifes womb and scouts little place to camp out.

Cheers!

Defined

From Diciontary.com

Scout:
[noun] someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Something New

Heres a new site design that I am kicking around for another project. Hope to have something more informative up in the near future.

But for now this site is dedicated to Scout.

Cheers!