The Very First Pictures of Our Baby!!!

Here they are: the first pictures ever taken of our baby! Ha! I figured with a little over two weeks left, now would be a good time to actually post some of the ultra-sound pictures. Sorry if you thought that we had the baby already.

This is the very first picture, taken at eight weeks or something. Not much to see. Just a big blob amongst other blobs.


This next picture was done at the 20 week check up thing. I think its actually cute. This is how you can tell I'm actually going to be a dad. A normal man would look at an ultra-sound picture and think to himself: "hmm, looks like a blob amongst other blobs." But this picture is nice because you can see both hands and his head.

This picture is supposed to make us believe we are having a boy. If this was all we had to go on I would not have let Elisha spend so much on boy stuff. (For more about this particular rant check my other blog, which you should be checking regularly anyway).

We went in for another ultra-sound at about 25 weeks. That is when we got this picture, and which has led me to actually believe that we are having a boy.

Finally, this picture is just kinda cool looking. It makes our son seem kinda athletic, which, if he's anything like his father, I doubt will actually be the case.

So there he is. For about two more weeks this will have to be good enough.

Another Belly Update

Finally, we decide to update the belly picture. This weekly update thing is really fun when you're desperately waiting to see some sign of life inside the belly, but now that it's pretty obvious that Elisha is expecting, it doesn't seem so necessary to post weekly.

This is around 5 and a half weeks left. I guess that would be week 36. We decided to do the fridge picture. I guess that's the true measure of pregnantness, or at least my mom always seemed pretty proud of being the size of a refrigerator.

Elisha really isn't quite half a fridge. I guess that's encouraging. Although, I guess everyone still thinks she's about to go into labor any day. At work I see a lot of people from church, and no matter how many times I tell them he's not coming 'til May, they ask if she's had the baby yet. I guess it's easier to remember how big she looks instead of the due date.

We still have over a month to go, but when you think of it: We only have a month to go! Elisha just realized that "six weeks" sounds encouragingly close, but far enough away. "Five weeks" sounds like it's right around the corner, in a scary way.

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My Amazing Jason

So, Monday Jason and I (yes, Elisha is actually posting) celebrated 3 years of marriage. He had the sweetest gift and card. Jason, you have always been so sweet and good to me. Thank you, cutie. It's hard to believe it's only been 3 years, and I have to say it's been so happy that I can't imagine it any other way. And now we're having our first baby and that just makes me so excited, because we get to do it together. As nervous as I am, I know I have you, and that counts for a mountain of anything elses. Soda pop and olive juice!

This Blog is for Kathy

Well not this blog, and the blog I'm referring to is not really for her but it is certainly in response to her. I recently criticized Kathy for not updating her blog often enough. She promptly updated, and then had no problem pointing out the time between posts on this blog.

Part of the problem in updating this blog is choosing between fun and school. I would much rather update than do homework, but occasionally I do the responsible thing so the blog is pushed aside. The rest of the problem has to do with the nature of this blog. Elisha and I really wanted this blog to be a big events kind of thing. Kinda like a digital scrapbook, and, like a regular scrapbook, you don't document the daily things-you keep track of the big stuff.

Problem solved. I have created a personal blog just for me. This blog can serve as more of journal style instead of scrapbook style of blog. On this blog I will respond to "tags" and such things. I hope you enjoy reading about the things that I like to write about.

For the first post I didn't do much talking. I figured the picture would say all that it needs to say for now.

The blog is linked on our blogs I follow list. Or you can go to thegeniusofjason.blogspot.com

20 Hours Ago

I was about to begin a much needed nap, but I decided to do my usual online check: e-mail, new blog posts, etc. I was reading a post on Perfectly Squared when I noticed our blog listed in her Blogs I Follow list. Underneath our name it said "Updated 20 hours ago."

I couldn't believe that 20 short hours ago I was posting the Belly Update. So much has happened in that time, and none of it was sleep!

Right after I posted the update, I headed to the bank, then to get the oil changed and a flat fixed on my car, I proceeded to head directly to SLC to celebrate my mom's birthday.

Here it is 20 hours later and I'm back home. The birthday has been celebrated, I almost slept a bit, and I even made it to class this morning. I had to leave SLC at 3:30, but I made it.

I know I'm not the first person to make a round trip to SLC in less than a day, and I probably wouldn't have posted anything about it except that it was because of my mom, which made it worth it.

This part is for my mom, but you can read it if you want: I was very proud to go celebrate your 20th birthday. It's a big deal for you, and it's a big deal for our family. In a lot of ways I think that not only did you restart your life that day, but you helped us all begin our lives anew. It was the most important decision you have ever made, and I am happy that you've been so successful for 20 years now. Happy Birthday, Mom!

Belly Update: Have I Cursed My Wife?

What have I done to my wife? I was so excited for her to finally start showing, and now I'm starting to feel really guilty. I'm trying really hard not to say that her belly is huge, but well it is.

The doctor agrees. At the last appointment he said that she is measuring about 4 centimeters or something larger than where she should be, or maybe he said she grew 4 centimeters more than he expected, either way she's bigger than expected.

I know all women and babies grow at different rates, but we're hard pressed to find someone with a bigger baby bump. We know a lot of other women who are pregnant, and by the looks of it they should be a month or so behind Elisha. However, we ask them when they're due, they say crazy stuff like "next week." Next week! They look so tiny.

I really am worried that my desire for Elisha to start showing has cursed her to have a giant baby. For the record, it may be true that she is carrying a giant baby, but that is not a fault of genetics on my part. I may be big now, but when I was born I was less than 8 lbs.

The whole reason I was so anxious was so that this would all feel "real" to me. We'll it does. I look at Elisha; I see our baby growing. I can feel him move. It's real enough. I think it's okay if she stops growing, the baby can continue to develop, he'll just have to do it in the space he has.