Order Status... Pending.

We went to the OB today to get a due-date +1 check-up. At the end of it all, we are scheduled to induce labor Wednesday afternoon/evening. Addie will most likely be born Thursday, Dec 15 at some point.

Don't mistake my lack of posts as a lack of news, rather just a lot of pent-up excitement being directed elsewhere.

My in-laws are down here from Seattle, and my sister-in-law arrives tomorrow. My wife's family is super-excited about the new baby, as she is the first for them.

My family will swing over from Phoenix after Christmas.

Whew! Lots of stuff going down. GO baby, GO!

And the clock is ticking...

Based upon the what the OB said tody, Addie's arrival is immanent. Whew! Time sure flies when you get ready for a baby.

Shower Pics Pt 3

Niki and Janella Stimac (due Nov. 30)
Niki and Jaime Daggs











Niki and Amy "Aimster" Haddock

Shower Pics Pt 2

Super Shower Pt 1

These are just part of the pictures from th ebaby shower for my wife and baby.

Nursery Pics

This is a pictorial series from the nursery. I have also included pics that show close-ups of the sheep that Niki painted on the wall, and the antique lamb with plate.

Happiness comes from Sears

Our little canister vacuum died last week, having performed rather well for over 5 years. Niki bought it while we were still dating. It was a light-weight little guy, but it didn't have a lot of suction, nor a brush head to really get at stuff deep in the carpet. On top of that, the cats leave their fur on the couches, so they need to be cleaned regularly.

So, because I am such a geek, I looked in one of my Consumer Reports and we found the vac of our dreams. Light enough for Niki to take upstairs, hand tools on-board, a powered hand brush to do upholstery and stairs, and a power vacuum head that rocks.

Not an hour after we brought it home yesterday afternoon, had the cats knocked a heavy decorative glass bowl off of the 6' tall entertainment center onto the lining room floor, shattering it to about billion little shards.

Our new vacuum found every last little skin-piercing, bare-foot bleeding, micro chip in the carpet. Ahhh, piece of mind and glass free.

Niki said that I was "such a little nerd" about the whole episode. To be fair, Niki was really proud of me and wasn't making fun of me at all. With such a state-of-the-art domestic powertool at hand, who could help but get a little giddy.

Our neighbor's boy

Cute little Grant came over today with his mom. He is such a happy little guy.

Last night I was going a little nuts palying with my camera. Niki and my in-laws conspired to get me a camera in advance of out daughter's birth. So, Gracie here was one of my subjects. Niki has this pic as her desktop image.

The Baby Blogger

In what will be the first of many posts, this blog was inspired by a need to chronacle the pre-born life of our daughter. Or... an excuse to post the many pictures taken with my new digital camera.