He finally has a name...

Huxley Alexander Wendling!!!

Happy Birthday!

Just a quick post to let you all know our son was born today at 6:08pm. He is 8lbs 5oz, 21in. Christa and baby are doing well. Hopefully we will have a name tomorrow...

Birth photos are linked below.

Counting Down...

Tomorrow morning at 6am labor begins...

Thanks to everyone for your support and well wishes. We'll post baby photos and videos as soon as we can after the birth (and some during - see note below).

Wish us luck!

Live Birth Photos

Technology certainly has it's complications, frustrations, and annoyances. However, it also has enabled a level of communication that is unfathomable.

Next Saturday (or before if our son is early), we'll be using this technology to post photos from the birth LIVE! Using the web gallery services from Apple and the iPhone, I will be able to post photos moments after they are taken right from the delivery room.

A few promises. First off, I will not be posting any messy, gross, or private pictures on the live album. Everything will be kid appropriate. Also, my primary concern will be to take care of momma and son, so if there will not be too many photos. I promise to post them as quickly and post as many as seem needed.

Enjoy:

Live Birth Photos

T Minus 1 Week

After all the waiting, trials and triumphs, we are now only a week away from looking at our boy for the first time. The pregnancy has been quite an adventure. A lot has changed over the past 9 months and we know this is only the beginning...

The first volume of our life together is drawing to c lose. We are no m=longer the newlywed couple living life to the fullest and chasing our own whims. While that time together was fun, we seem to have grown roots.

The next volume of our adventure is about to unfold. All indications are that this story will be quite different than ours that came before - but in a good way. We both have been looking forward to sharing the life we've built with the life we've made.

As we finish the odds and ends of getting materially and emotionally ready for birth, one thought comes to mind more than any other:

Son, we can't wait for you! We already love and cherish you...

Baby Room 1.0

Thanks to everyone for their contributions to our son's room! Here are the pictures! Large pictures are available in the online album (link lower right).

A Quick Update

Christa is doing fine. We are in a wait and see mode for the next couple of weeks as we count down to Dec 29th (the date we have scheduled to induce). If labor starts before then, we might have a Christmas surprise...

The baby room is coming together slowly on account of Jason having to attend to all the household chores. Perhaps by this weekend, we'll have some more photos to share.

We also seem to have settled on a middle name for our boy. Both of us like Alexander. However, the first name we are still working on. We've been going over the name game votes and will hopefully have that selected soon.