more braden...

here's a few more pictures of my young son...as you can see, he has already developed quite a sense of humor...

remember, remember the fourth of november

my son arrived on time...almost to the hour...the countdown to Braden was scheduled to end at noon on nov 4th (his due date) and he did not disappoint by arriving 58 minutes ahead of schedule.

vital statistics
weight: 7 lbs, 6 oz.
height: 19 in.
birthdate: 11/4/07 - 11:02 am
location: clovis community hospital

...and now a few photos to tell the story...

...after laboring from midnight to 5 am (while i slept...she didn't wake me) the contractions began increasing in frequency...by 8 am, we decided that it was time to go to the hospital...


...when we arrived at the hospital, jamie was already at 6 cm so things moved quickly...but there was time for a picture in between contractions...


...the contractions got worse, jamie pushed, he popped out, and we took our first picture...


...mom did a fine job...


...in aunt jordan's arm...


...our first family picture...


...his eyes opened, but the picture was blurry...


...we dressed him up...and his clothes are still a little big...



...and then we went home...

baby update

this is the last baby update you will receive:

age: t-minus 2.5 weeks
height: 19-21 in. (head to toe)
weight: 6.8 lbs. (average)
vital organs: fully developed
position: head down, ready to go

we're almost there and we are pumped!!

baby update

let me update you all on the status of our baby boy (he goes by Braden or Brady for short)...

Braden is getting close to two and a half pounds...he is kicking and punching his mother in the stomach like crazy (i will talk to him about that when he comes out)...the doctor says that he is growing normally and healthy...jamie has gained nearly 20 pounds and she still has eleven weeks to go...i have spent the past few weeks working on his nursery and it is just about finished...

that's my boy...

as you may have already guessed...we're having a boy...i'm pretty stoked about the whole situation...i would love to have a girl but it sure is exciting to think about having "my boy"...he'll throw the touchdown passes and i'll stand in the crowd and yell, "that's my boy!!"...it should be a great time...

i'm working on posting an ultrasound picture but i don't have a scanner right now...

i started my new job at PG&E on friday...it was very different from the unique world of truss manufacturing...basically the tattoos per capita were much lower...not quite as low as maybe a bank or something but lower than i was used to...as part of my training i am leaving to go to livermore tomorrow...i will spend the week there and come back on friday...this would be great but we are closing escrow on our house this week, so that leaves a lot for my beautifully pregnant wife to take care of...

i know i am sounding like the boy who cried wolf here but stay tuned for a strong week of blogs...i am going to be pretty bored while i'm out of town so i should be full of stuff to write.

by the way...as always check out gene's blog...he's on an awesome road trip.

so many things to talk about

so, as the title suggests, we have so many things to talk about...

-our house will be finished on june 26th...which also happens to be our three-year wedding anniversary...so that's good news.

-jamie and i are having our first child in november (also good news). the only question is...will it be "little casey" or "little jamie"??? that question should get answered in the next few weeks...stay tuned for the big announcement.

-after spending the past year driving to visalia for work, i have decided to stop. in two weeks i will start at pg&e. i'll basically be doing the same thing that jamie does but on the electric side of things. so we're pretty excited about that.

-i was thinking, "hey, gas is expensive and if i'm not gonna drive to visalia anymore, why do i need a car??" so my idea is to buy one of these bad boys:

jamie thinks i'm joking...but i may not be...

-my (sort of) cousin/friend grant is moving back to minnesota...it is a sad time for everyone...thought i'd let you know since i devoted a whole post to him and his state

-my friend/buddy gene has completed his album that he has been working on for basically forever...check it out here...it's grrrr-eat (tony the tiger...you don't hear that much anymore)

hopefully my blog will evolve into something more than just a news report...i'm working on that

quick update

so here's what's new:

-after our latest doctor's visit...our child has a heartbeat...and i heard it.

-our house is about six weeks from being finished.

-my brother is in China...you can read about him here and here

i will post again soon...

i forgot to blog...for a long time

obviously, this blogging thing is much more difficult than i had expected because it has already been a month since my last post...well a lot has changed in a month...

this may not be news to you (whomever you are) but i will tell you anyway: on november 4, 2007 i am planning on being at clovis community hospital celebrating the birth of my first child (if it's on time)...i know it is hard to believe but...BELIEVE IT BABY!!...yeah we're real excited...the little guy or gal should look like this right about now.

i have a lot of thoughts to talk about but it is late (11:15) and i have to be up early (4:30)...besides, i need to start sleeping extra now before it is time to get out of bed to change diapers...

expect another blog in the next 48 hours for more details