BABY BOY

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting larger with every slow and agonizing step. We can see the finish line. The end is a new beginning. Mi esposa esta listo para romper. These are all nice and surprisingly motivational ways to say that Heather is about to pop. We saw Dr. Sumsion, who would be my favorite man of medicine since the white guy from Scrubs if he were just a Utah fan. He said everything is going great and that if the boy hasn't made it south by Aug. 6, he will induce. But he said all is well, he looks healthy, Heather is fantastic, and that is a pretty normal pregnancy. I maybe should have mentioned to him not to say these fantastic words of loving support to Heather who has been having contractions that have measured on many Richter scales throughout the Wasatch Front.

She has officially run out of space in her slight frame and is trying to find somewhere else to put the large basketball now gracing her mid section. Her skin is thin enough that you can actually put a light behind her and watch Cooper (which is what we are naming him) wriggle and squirm. It has been a much different pregnancy than Charley ever was. She is now just over 18 pounds and closing in on 17 months so she is officially the smallest kid known to man kind. Cooper is so big now that he is apparently in the womb doing push ups, reciting the alphabet, shaving, and learning to tap dance. Sumsion said to be prepared for how far along he is cause when he was looking with the microphone for the babies heart beat he said "hey, whats up Sumsion, where's Dad?" and then rolled over and went to sleep.

But he is doing really well. We had, however, been bummed out that we hadn't seen him much latley due to the lack of ultrasounds during this pregnancy. So we decidedand it would be fun to go to one of those 3-D Ultrasound places and get a few shots of him and wanted to share those with you. Here if my personal favorite;
I think he looks like me but Heather says the curly hair is all her side. No matter. What does matter is that he looks great and happy. We got that good of a shot on the first try too.

So as the baby draws near we are getting everything together. New car seat for Charley (even though she is still way under the weight limit for her old infant seat) new boy clothes, new crib bedding, and the beauty part is, its all blue. For those of you familiar with the Disney cartoon version of Sleeping Beauty, I am only because I have a daughter.....and I am sticking with that story. There is a scene in which two of the fairies have a fight over what color the dress they are making for the pricess should be, pink or blue, and continually flash their wands making the color change from one to the other. Welcome to my reality. Everything has duplicated and changed from a bright Charley Pink to a cool Cooper Blue and it is great to have both around. We can't wait to have him here and will post millions of photos as soon as the boy comes along.