Still Waiting . . .

Here is a quick update on the progress of my pregnancy. We had a doctor's appointment about a week ago and at that point I was starting to dialate. We were able to have an ultrasound to see if his head was in the down position and it was! We saw his little face and hands, he looks like a real baby and this only made us more excited to meet him. Now for the waiting game. The baby has definitely dropped, which is a good sign and only makes my clothes fit more strange. I have started to have a few contractions with minor cramping, which could go on for who knows how long. Matthew smiles evertime I say I am pain because he says it brings him one step closer to meeting his son, not because I am in pain. The babies room is almost there and then we will take pictures and post them, we still have a few final touches to add.

For Christmas Eve we were able to go to the Chargers game and sit 11 rows up from the field! I guess this was a good way to spend our Christmas Eve since we were not able to be with family this year. On Christmas we went to Redlands where we spent the day with our friend Sabrina's family. We had a good time hanging out and fellowshiping! So I think that is it for now. We will try to keep everyone updated as the days go on! We are praying that this little baby comes sooner than later so that Matthew can have some time with him before he starts the new semester, but it is all in God's hands and all in his timing! Hope everyone had a great Christmas celebrating the birth of our King!

Sorry for the delay

Well I know it has been a while, but Melissa and I are finally done with work and school for the next little while so I thought I would take this opportunity to add my own contribution to this blog. I know that so far this blog has been dominated by my better half, but I figured that this shrine to De Haandom should contain the thoughts of both of us. And of course, when our little guy (pictured right, look close, he's in there) comes along, we'll make sure he gets to add his two cents as well. Anyways, the previously mentioned picture to the right was taken today at Babies 'R Us. Apparently, when you open a registry at Babies 'R Us, they give you a free picture. Not bad. Anyways, we took a number of pictures and this was the picture that Melissa hated the least. Personally, I think she looks great for being less than a month away from giving birth!

As I said before, Melissa and I are now done with work and school. What a relief! We traveled to Northern California this past weekend to visit Mike and Naomi Schout in Ripon, CA. We had a great time visiting them and seeing their new little girl, Sadie. Since getting back, I have been working at the library and Melissa has been busy disinfecting all the baby toys and gifts we have been given over the past couple months. Tomorrow, we have a doctors appointment and if you are lucky, Melissa will give the old blog an update after that as well. Anyways, I think that is about all I have for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the endless Christmas music on the radio. Have a wonderful last week before Christmas! Later!