Our beautiful little boy was born this morning… check out http://www.averyhansen.com/ for some pictures!

The beginning is near! Contractions made their grand entrance around 1am on Sunday. They were quite irregular in the beginning, but after a couple of calls to the doctor, we headed for the hospital around 2pm. What started as general observation turned into admission late in the afternoon. And so here we are, keeping an eye on the fetal heart monitor and the contractions… waiting.

It looks like Baby still has a good chance of sharing his birthday. Sunday was Rodney’s 8th birthday (apologies to him for missing most of it – I’m sure he’ll knock over something or puke in our bedroom as a way of showing his appreciation) and I don’t think the king of the house would have wanted to share his birthday with Baby. After all, cats are so territorial. Monday is Leanne’s aunt’s birthday and I’m sure she wouldn’t mind sharing her day… I hope.

Baby seems excited for his big day, as demonstrated by all the dance moves he has been putting on. Of course, mommy doesn’t appreciate the punching and kicking… but she’s been really strong through this so far. We’re both extremely tired… hopefully we can catch up on a couple hours of sleep shortly… before the real fun begins!

I’ll keep the latest status here and on Facebook… ‘nite!

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Leanne’s surprise baby shower (and those who sent gifts)! We had a great time and appreciate the work Desiree put in to organizing the whole thing. The best comment of the day came from Leanne as we approached the house… “Why are there balloons on our mailbox!? What are people doing in our backyard!?”

We’ve got some stuff up into Baby’s room, so here’s an updated picture:

Well, progress is being made! This weekend we assembled the crib Craig’s dad bought for Baby and just about finished painting the baseboard heaters. Here’s a picture of the room as of this morning:

Leanne spent the afternoon arranging the dressers and shelves and we expect the changing table to arrive by early next week.

Oh, and a BIG thank you to Sharon for the awesome paint job!!