Baby Van

At the 13 week ultrasound, we were able to snap these photos. In the first, you can see a hand. I think the baby is waving, but it could be a karate chop. Is Baby Van doing a little kick and chop action? Or maybe it's pretending to drink a beer. These are all likely inherited attributes from dad. Does that mean Baby Van is a boy? We'll have to wait until February to find out.

The second picture is a profile of Baby Van laying on his/her back looking up. On the left, you can see the large head (gets that from mom), a tiny little nose, a slightly open mouth, and so on. I think you can see a foot in there too. Either that or something mom ate. At any rate, we passed with flying colors and everything checks out normal. Well, as normal as my offspring can be. Poor kid is doomed from the start.

Miss Massage

Having a baby changes everything. Jackie has now added massages to her list of things she'll never do while pregnant after getting violently ill following today's Salish Lodge Spa package. The list now includes:

1. daily caffeinated Starbucks
2. boxing
3. raw egg shots
4. rugby
5. raw egg and vodka shots
6. Grecko-Roman wrestling
7. Russian roulette
8. fencing
9. massages

It's in the mail

First of all, let me welcome you to the Van Inwegen family blog. Before I begin "blogging" I should first take care of some house keeping details. As this is my inaugural blog, please expect some novice mistakes and accept my apologies for lack of zeal with the site. Hopefully I'll learn to enhance the site once I've traversed the myriad options in this new world of communication (new to me, that is).

In learning from friends and family, it appears the appropriate time to begin blogging occurs at one of two points: 1) you've got a political rant inside you that must erupt from the world wide web's version of a soap box; or 2) your family is doing something much more interesting than sharing your own viewpoints. Luckily, option 2 has control of my keyboard.

To get to the point, Jackie and I are expecting our first child, so we'll document the process through these web pages. Jackie's with child status included with morning sickness, with cravings, and with sleepiness. As we enter the second trimester, the sickness has subsided, but the sleepiness remains. For someone that tried to sleep in on her wedding day, this comes as no surprise.

As Jackie naps, I'll be occasionally updating this site. We'll need advice on just about everything, so we welcome your comments and guidance. We're in the process of converting the office into a nursery, so future blogs will most likely involve the trials and tribulations of nesting. Stay tuned, and thanks for your interest in our family.