Belly Homage

The growth of the belly, and the baby within, has fascinated me for sometime. So, this post is a dedication to this very cool, cute, convex, and coincidentally costly curvature. I have to be honest- I'm going to miss it when it's gone. Feeling him move around in the womb is one of coolest things I've ever experienced, and even though I know that holding him will be even more amazing, I'm still going to miss the bump. I'm sure Kelly won't be so nostalgic about his soon to come exodus, since he's currently eating up 75% of her lung capacity and apparently taking salsa lessons in there at night. So here's a couple recent bump shots. We have a new camera to test out so I'll likely be adding to this post in the near future.

The full profile

I'm surprised you can't see a hand or foot sticking out

In the meantime we've had a low key week and a half. We managed to get in a tour of the hospital where Kelly will give birth and a meeting with our future pediatrician group. I think we were both blown away by the hospital visit. The delivery room fit the whole tour group, which was over 30 people and the daddy beds in the postpartum rooms are actually large enough for guys that are over 5 feet tall to sleep in. And seeing the newborns in the nursery brought home the fact that we'll be taking care of one of those little guys very soon. It was interesting to see the concentrated look of the new father who was tending to his son. You could actually see on his face the realization of the moment and all that it meant. It's what I imagine Lebron James would've looked like had the Cavs won the championship this year... but I'm not bitter. I am sure, however, that I will show a similar face soon enough, because as much as I'm ready to meet this little guy, I'm also aware that I can't truly know that feeling until I'm actually holding him. After the meet and greet with our pediatrician group we both felt very comfortable selecting one of them and we're both happy not to have to lengthen our search. So, minus some paperwork, I think we're about ready to have this baby. I know Kelly is for sure.

I'm On a Boat!!

Last Friday night we went to visit Marc and Sarah's new arrival, Anna Jane Robson. She came 2.5 weeks early and weighed in at 6lbs 4oz. Kelly is secretly hoping for an early delivery so Chewie doesn't get to be 9 lbs like she was- we'll see how that works out. Anna is a beautiful baby and is very healthy. I didn't get a chance to hold her because someone, who will remain unnamed but sleeps in the same bed as me and shares my last name and is not named Tater, was hogging all the Anna time, but she slept and I didn't hear a single peep from her while we were there. Fingers crossed that we are so lucky. While the ladies hung out inside with the baby, the guys were out back on talking sports and occasionally mixing in some baby talk. It was great hearing from Marc how great the experience was and how amazing it is to see your child born. He was so excited and in awe and it really made me that much more excited to get this little guy here and start sharing him with everyone.

Kelly and little Anna (I think she's an Indians fan)

On Saturday we hit the lake. We hadn't been out there in a long time and it was nice to be out on the water- especially for Kelly, who really enjoyed the weightlessness of the water. We rented a pontoon boat with some of our friends and a jet ski for the more daring of the group. I served as captain for the day and Kelly was the first mate- providing excellent side seat navigation and hauling most of us to and from the lake. I grossly underestimated the choppiness of the lake when riding on the jet ski and my lower body paid the price on Sunday and Monday... and Tuesday. But we had a blast and I think Chewie is going to be a strong swimmer (I guess he's already proven that he is) because this will likely be a more regular occurrence in the future. Pictures are what you want, so here they are...

It's hard to get your lean on in a pontoon boat

Jeff and Amy cheesin for the camera


Chewie's first boat ride

This either needs no explanation or a lot of explanation so I'll leave it at Chris being Chris.

Courtney and Megan hit the jetski

Chris W. and Megan

The guys took a break and traveled back in time a few years

Still got it... look at that form!!

Meanwhile, Kelly was floating along

And the ducks and fish were enjoying the goldfish crackers

Sunday was nothing but relaxing. This was fortunate because we were both exhausted from a day out on the water. We managed to move just enough to saunter over to our neighbor's house for dinner. I'm not sure about Kelly but I ate so much that I was in immediate need of some "Thanksgiving sweatpants".

Belly shots coming soon I promise... like tomorrow... or Sunday :)