The Betting Pool

So we had our Coed Baby Shower shindig last night.  Jim Earl came up with the idea of writing everyones guess on the baby.  So here they are:

Name Sex Weight Date Time

Brian P. Girl 7lb11oz 2/29 3:47am

Erika P Boy 8lb12oz 3/1 3:46am

Ron S Boy 8lb5oz 3/1 2:00am

Betsy Girl 7lbs3oz 2/28 1:45am

Julie Girl 7lbs8z 2/29 3:00am

Brian M Boy 8lbs2oz 2/28 8:00am

Jen M Boy 7lbs4oz 2/29 7:00pm

John M Boy 9lbs1oz 2/26 6:00pm

Courtney/Br Boy 8lbs2oz 3/2 6:00am

Debbie Z Girl 7lbs14oz 3/3 10:07am

Dan Boy 8lbs4oz 3/2 1:15pm

Stacey Girl 7lbs13oz 2/24 7:15pm

Jim Boy 8lbs14oz 3/5 12:01am

Alicia Boy 7lbs5oz 2/28 8:00pm

Jen E Boy 8lbs3oz 3/1 10:00am

Anyone else out there let us know what your predictions may be.

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Here are some pics of Winter's Baby Shower that happened yesterday.  There were about 18 people who showed up for this wonderful event.  We'd lke to thank everyone who helped make this Shower possible.  I'll write more about it later.

Pics of Winter @ 34 weeks pregnant

Here are some of the latest  pics of Winter being pregnant.  She's coming along quite nicely.

Belly Casting

Last night Winter, Lodi and I did our first Belly Casting of Winter's pregnant Belly. I'm not sure where Witner got the idea of how to do this, but it was a lot of fun. We first had to cover Winter's belly in petroleum jelly, and then we were able to apply these strips of cloth (they have a name but i don't know it) until we covered her belly and breasts. The slide show will give you a better idea of how it works. After the Cast hardens you are able to add artistic touches to the casting.

Anyhow, we are planning on doing a few more belly casts every month from here on out.

This is a test Blog

This is me ski patrolling

Keep missin the kicks

I guess the Baby has been pretty active in Winter's belly, but I haven't been able to really feel the kicking. Every time I put my hand on her belly the kickin' stops. It's rather frustrating, but i am sure when Winter is nice and big I'll be able to easily feel and see movement.

Ultrasound

On October 8th we had our first Ultrasound. Both my parents and Winter's were able to watch with us as we "saw" our child for the first time. It was an amazing thing to experience, though the ultrasound wasn't as clear as I had expected it to be. What made it real for me was seeing the little hands and feet move around. The babys was really moving it's arms around, and at points looked like it was prating, saluting and giving us the thumbs up. It was pretty entertaining. Before the appointment Winter and I decided not to find out the sex of the baby, so it''ll be a big surprise in the end.

After the ultrasound we were given an approx due date of Feb 27th. The date was based off of measurements of the Fetus' skull. With that being said, we now have received three due dates, Feb 16th, 23, and 27th. Winter is hoping for the earlier date, I'm kind of shooting for a Leap year baby.