Well I really thought today would be the day...but its not...so we wait for another. We went on a walk around the block, that was fun...but its too hot to walk too much. None the less we are off to walk the dog in the Windy city of Cleveland....till tomorrow.

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ALL OF YOU! I have been informed that I should really start to blog....daily. No real update, still waiting....there was a small contration last night but nothing of it. SO I will see you tomorrow, I plan to have a "It's a..." blog within 12 hours of birth, and pics within 24.

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Well we had another visit to the Dr. Today...and the time is coming...soon I think! TheWife is 3cm Dilated (that’s up 1.5cm from last week) and the baby is at zero stage (that’s down about 2 from last week)...WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN! Well that means that the baby is completely down and locked in the pelvis. The Dr. said all we need now is some contractions! I am really hoping for this baby to come by this weekend....my birthday is tomorrow and would love to have family in town for it, as well as celebrate the birth of this baby!

In other news the boy/girl poll is closed, and it was very close, of 21 total votes 10 think girl, and 11 think boy... (I think someone or someone’s had found a way to vote more than once....) At any rate the heart beat was higher today and I am swinging on that fence again....the girl votes could be right....

So keep it locked right here for all the latest….we are 38.5 weeks in and it is looking like we may not go the 40! If time permits….you may see a short “On our way” blog real soon!

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So we had our second Weekly Dr. visist today and everything is looking good...baby is dropping(currently locked in place, but needs to drop a bit more) Dialation is coming along from 1cm last week to 1.5cm this week, not much but it is progress.

The Wife is done working and is hopefully resting at home. Meanwhile I am here at work trying to keep my mind off the call that could be coming...(I think we got a week or so to go, but offcially there are 18 days left)

So Parents are locked into the speed dial, Sister-in-law's are waiting by the phone(or facebook), and baby is waiting for just the right moment to face the world.

On an unreated note...closeing for the house in MI is set for Friday!

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Well we had a very busy week, and I have a great blog in mind...just no time to do it.

Monday - Put all our stuff away from the shower...and it was a ton of stuff! Thanks everyone!
Tuesday - Baby training class...
Wednesday - The Wife's work threw her a shower at CHAMPPS YUM!
Thursday - Spent some of those gift cards! 300 bucks at Babies R Us don't go far...
Friday - Was so busy we don't remember what we did...just know we did something...

Be back soon!!

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Ok so I already downloaded it...and it looks like it will be very stimulating for the baby...once HE (no I dont really know but its a boy) can sit up.

BabySMASH! http://www.babysmash.com/ is a "game" for babies check the link but basicly they push buttons on the keyboard and shaps and sounds come up. I plan to plug an old keyboard in so I dont have to worry about my good one but looks like it could be fun!

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Well as we get closer and closer to the due date, one major debate has raged on…
BOY or GIRL! We are about 8 weeks or so from finding out. I maintain the stand that it is a boy and The Wife maintains the stand she has a “feeling” it’s a girl. So over the past few months we have done our research and found as many of the wives tales or “ancient methods” we could. The two I like the most is the “Heart Beat” indicator and the Chinese baby chart.

Heart Beat Indicator

This one is my favorite, mostly because at this point I am winning with it (this week). So according to this one if the baby’s heart rate is lower 130-140 it’s a boy, if however it’s higher 140-150 it’s a girl. So 4 weeks ago we went and the heart rate was in the mid –upper 140s, this week when we went it was in the 130s but closer to 140.

Ancient Chinese baby gender chart

I like this one because of how absurd it is. It’s said to be 90% accurate, you match the mother’s age at conception with the month of conception to get the gender…so according to the chart we are having a boy (yes I am winning this one too). So look at the chart and what do you see? There are a ton more girls on the chart then boys and anyone who has been pregnant knows that more girls are born then boys statistically. Anyhow I just think this one is absurd. If you have had a baby tell me if the chart was right for you!

Ok now you tell me what you think…Check the poll to the Right and pick boy or girl!

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