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first time checking out the car seat

settling Caleb in the new (to us) Pilot

More Hospital Pics

hearing test (he finally passed it on his third try!)

Laurie's family hanging out with Caleb

Family of three!

His little Newborn size outfit is way too big for him!

First Day

Caleb cuddling up with Mommy minutes after birth

getting to know Daddy

Welcome, Caleb!

Caleb is pretty fussy right now and my laptop battery is almost dead, but I wanted to post just a few pictures. The stats: He was born on March 7, 2009, at 3:32 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 18-3/4 inches long. We are very grateful that he seems healthy, but right now, we are praying that he learns to eat! We've had quite a difficult time thus far with that.

I think his nose in this picture looks a lot like Joel's!

He makes the greatest pouty faces!

getting acquainted with Mommy

Playing the Waiting Game

Caleb's due date is two weeks from today, so now we are just playing the waiting game! The doctor told us she expects that he will be early, but we're realizing that the doctors don't really know much about predicting when a baby will arrive! In the meantime, here are some pictures from the pregnancy and the baby shower this past weekend.

12 weeks

21 weeks

23 weeks, on our 5-year anniversary

25 weeks

30 weeks

35-1/2 weeks, at the special Valentine's Day dinner a friend and I planned for the senior high girls. That night, my friend's 4-year-old boy made a comment about "that lump"!

BABY SHOWER PICTURES

37-1/2 weeks, at my baby shower with two friends I've known since junior high :)

The shower was for my accountability partner Carrie and me. She's due 5 weeks after I am with a little girl. And yes, I am a lot bigger than she is!

Some members of our families...my mother and youngest sister, Leah, were able to come to the shower, which was very nice!

Our sweet friends from church who did a wonderful job organizing the shower!

Take Two!

I guess you could say we haven't done a very good job keeping this blog updated! With Caleb's impending birth, we are going to try to do a little bit better! I (Laurie) tend to post things on Facebook, but since not everyone has access to that, we're going to try to post pictures, etc., on here also. Joel was always the one who did this in the past, so I am tentatively feeling my way and trying to figure out the basics!

Joel is currently staying busy with his personal training course. He will be going to a conference this weekend, which should be an interesting experience. I am staying busy eating! :) I've been spending time working on planning a special night for the high school girls at church. It's over now, so I'm redirecting my attention to getting ready for Caleb! Only about 4 weeks left!