WHO DAT IS?

I'm just this Baby's Daddy!

Before today, Ashley and I had no luck with sonograms to determine the sex of our baby. The two we had before today came up inconclusive as the little sucker wouldn't hold still long enough to get a picture of the goods. This morning Ashley and I went to get a 3-D sonogram. We explained to the technician that we had no luck in the past and the main thing we were concerned with was determining the sex of our baby. She welcomed us in and led us to the examination room. This place was cush! The office itself is an older house renovated into a business office. The master bedroom of the former home was used as the examnination area. In the middle of the room was a queen sized pillow top bed and the sonogram machine was next to it. On the other side of the bed were 3 comfy chairs for family members to sit in and watch. In front of the bed was a large projection screen to see the pictures up close and detail. It was neat!

The technicican got Ashley all prepped and as soon as the "magic wand" was put on Ashley's stomach.....CHA-CHING! We got view of the elusive area straight away. I am very proud to announce that we will be welcoming a BABY GIRL into this world come November! We haven't chosen a name yet, but we will post it as soon as we can come to an agreement.

Here are some of the photos we had made today.

The Elusive shot



My God this kid has long legs...(Ashley is 5'10" and I'm 6'7"...our kid is already huge!)



Look at that cute nose and chubby cheeks!



Another view of a long leg ang the face in the background:



Face and Hand:



We will be going back when Ashley is 30 weeks along. We should have some GREAT pictures then.

Churchy Humor

I'm not one for churchy-humor, but a friend sent this and I found it pretty funny.

A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door.

Therefore, he took out a card and wrote:

"Revelations 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door.

When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned and added to it was this cryptic message: "Genesis 3:10."

Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter.

Revelations 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock."

Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked."

BATTON DOWN THE HATCHER!

Hockey Rumor of the day... http://www.detnews.com/2005/wings/0507/22/D01-252749.htm

Good news for Dallas Stars fans. According to this article, Derian Hatcher (former BAD A** Captain of the Stars) of the Detroit Red Wings will more than likely have his contract bought out to clear room for their salary cap. The rumor is, Dallas may want to pick him up again!

If this rumor comes to fruition, welcome back old friend...we have dearly missed you.

GO STARS GO!

DROP THE FRENCH FRIES AND STEP AWAY FROM THE SUBWAY.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/20/french.fry.case.ap/index.html

Wow...what a jerk.

This guy upheld the decision to arrest a 12 year old girl who violated the "no food in the subway" rule because she was eating french fries. And this is the guy Bushie wants to have fill a vacancy in the Supreme Court!

This guy is apparently super smart. Received both his grad and undergrad from Harvard in a very short amount of time. He also managed to graduate at the top of each class. He has also had many cases in front of the Supreme Court so he knows how it works. However, he is replacing O'Connor who was the voice of reason on such large cases as Roe v. Wade (which he believes is wrong and if given the chance would probably help overturn).

IMO...this guy is full of Book Smarts and nothing else....(Except maybe BS)

He is a staunch conservative that could easily throw a vote in the conservaive direction. Just what we need. Someone who can open old wounds and divide the country even more than it is now.

Go Republicans go!

And in today's policital news...

Apparently there's nothing better to report on than some masculine chicks that play Lacrosse wearing flip flops in a photo with the president.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8628616/

Honestly...who cares? Oh the horror! Well..you know what they say about women with comfortable shoes. ;-) Where was Cheney's daughter when you need her?

Baby Update!

We find out if it's a Boy or a Girl this weekend!


Age of Fetus—20 weeks

Your baby is able to pick up and react to more stimuli. For example, music, sudden loud noises, or vibrations from a bus ride can stir your baby into activity. If your baby is a boy the testes will have started to drop.

Other changes that are happening:

• Your baby's brain is growing rapidly and will continue to grow for the next five years.
• Though your baby is gaining important amounts of fat, he or she is still very lean at 1% body fat.
• The baby's eyelids are making blinking movements though they are still fused shut.

Baby's Size (head to rump) and Weight this week:

• Size: About 7.6 inches
• Weight: Approximately 12.5 ounces Right now your baby is about the size of a child's mini Nerf football.

NHL....YAAAAAAAAY!

Well...I suppose since the title of this Blog is about hockey, I can make a mention that the CBA is finally somewhat resolved and will be ratified this week by players and owners.

I'll believe it when I see it signed, sealed and delivered. My only hope is that hockey will be played this season, the game will continue to be exciting, the new rules will actually help-not hinder the game, and that Brett Hull plays with the Coyotes. :-)

Oh..and I hope that Dallas has a tremendous season as well.

On the down side, with the salary cap in place, some big names on team rosters may get bought out and placed on the free agency list.

This might be the case for my boy Hatcher. That would suck(for him and his family), but I wouldn't mind seeing him back in Dallas again. He looks strange in any other uniform. I know many Dallas fans that would be extatic if he came back. Anyhow...I wish him the best and hope he is happy with any decision that comes down the pipe.

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