Hi Ho Hi Ho

It's off to birth we go....

Finish my joke.

So I had a thought while I was changing the lamp in my car's headlight. This thought came about 45 minutes into the project with the wheelwell liner removed, a couple broken plastic clips lying benignly by, and me lying on the concrete: "How many nuclear engineers does it take to change a light bulb?" I actually couldn't think of anything humorous to finish it with.
OK, on to the big news: Amy and I will be pursuing our lives as parents starting this Friday. Our SCHEDULED birthday for Stoke is November 30th at 7:30 in the morning. I'll keep it short- prayers are appreciated and we'll let you know when we have some news to share.

RIGHT SIDE UP

Announcement No. 1: The Monster Baby Pool is now closed. We apologize for the inconvenience, but if you were this late submitting your entry, you've probably missed out on other stuff before and you should be used to it.

Announcement No. 2: Another reason we're closing the entries is because we know when (if things continue as they are now) baby Stoke/Tate will be born.

The above announcements are based on the discovery that our baby has not yet flipped into a position that will support a normal birth. Stoke is breech, and at this phase of the game, not likely to flip on his/her own. After careful consideration, we have decided to plan a C-section for a couple days before our expected due date. Rest assured, both Mommy and Baby are healthy and doing well, although Amy is about ready to be done with the 'last month' aches and pains. Sooo... we now eagerly await our first baby's birth. (even though we have a receipt that tells us the time and place). Your continued thoughts and prayers are appreciated, as always, and we look forward to sharing our big news with you when that wonderful day comes.

In the mean time, we DO have an image from our last Ultrasound that shows us how Stoke is positioned inside Amy.

Monster Baby pool

The time is drawing closer- Baby Stoke/Tate will make HIS/her widely acclaimed entry into the atmosphere we all breathe.

Of course we do not want to miss this opportunity to make gamblers out of ya'll. (you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em) So we have made a baby pool to honor/celebrate/pay for the occasion. The pot is up to $125, winner takes all. The totals/averages: 14 boy bids, 11 girl bids, average arrival date: 5 December, Average weight: 7lbs, 11oz. If you still want in on this exciting contest,

GET YOUR BID IN!!!!

Buy-in is $5, and the info I need is: 1. Baby's sex 2. Birth weight 3. Birthday Then put the money in the mail (or log on to Paypal and send it electronically to martinharms@hotmail.com) The website for sending money is: https://www.paypal.com/ ("Personal" tab, then hit the button "Send Money")

On a lesser note, Marty is now up on Facebook, hope to see you there.