BIG NEWS!!

Obviously, from the title of the blog, you know by know we, Kristol and I, are expecting a baby to join our family in September 2009. We are very excited and have already been through two ultrasounds. The baby is 13 and a half weeks along now. We will be updating this blog regularly, or more likely, semi-regularly.

We don't really consider ourselves the blogging type, but I guess things are changing. So, we'll give this a shot! This way we can gush and dote and otherwise make asses of ourselves -- essentially being cheesey -- on a worldwide stage!! Feel free to share our joy (and our goofy awkward attempts at learning to be parents) with your friends and family. Please comment early and often. Please make special requests for blog topics and posed photos, we will do our best to fulfill. Hope to hear from you soon.


Asa & Kristol


January 26, 2009 Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound on January 26, 2009. At this point Kristol was 7 weeks along. This is the first picture of our new baby. It was approximately .48 inches long and the baby's heart rate was 167 beats per minute. The ultrasound tech commented that it was a "strong" heart rate. That made both Kristol and I proud -- our baby, only 7 weeks old, less than half an inch tall and already getting A's.

March 4, 2009 Ultrasound

Our 2nd ultrasound was on March 4, 2009. The baby had grown to 2 and a half inches. BOO-YEAH. We are cooking an athlete up in there...not likely. We were able to see both hands, both feet, stomach, brains, nose bone, and heart beating. It was very moving. There was our kid, we could see its face, its round little head, and four little limbs. Then the tech moved to measure the baby's heart rate. The tech deftly found the tiny beating heart. The monitor lit up with the flicker of the beating and rhythmical swoosh that is our baby's life. A few beats into the measurements, the room fell silent. The once multi-peaked line went flat.

Both Kristol and I were taken aback for a very brief moment, not knowing why it stopped so suddenly. Of course we assumed the worst. Thankfully then the tech said nonchalantly, "Oh, the baby moved." It moved. Holy #*@%, this is really real now!! And sure enough, you could see the baby move its arm!! We could see the baby's legs move!! It was amazing. We are definitely looking forward to getting the 3D ultrasound. When we do, we will post the video...

If anyone wants to see more of the ultrasound pictures, just email me and I will send them to you. But, for the most part, they are essentially the same as those above. We would really love to hear from you all. Take care.