Monday, March 31, 2008

Welcome Home Deacon

We've all settled in nicely. Deacon's demands are simple: Love, Food, Sleep, & Change. Jill has done an excellent job at providing all and I've done my best to help fulfill 3 out of the 4. The boys (our dogs) have shown their interest, but have been listening well and give Master Deacon his space.

To clear up any confusion about our posting on the name, to the best of my knowledge there is no "Helping Friendly Book." I appreciate that some of our friends went to the trouble of trying to find us a copy, but you'd only find on in the land of Gamehendge, a fictional place that is the setting of many early Phish tunes. Still confused? Don't sweat it, check it out here.

Now onto the pictures! Here's a fun game to play while you're watching: How many unique facial expressions can you recognize on a 3-day-old? Warning: These images are a product of parental over indulgence and contain extreme cuteness.



FYI, if you'd like to download any image from the slide show just click on it and you will be taken to our Picasa web albums page where you'll see a download link.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

And the winner is....

So... as you know by now we had a child, a son to be exact, and up to this point in time we've had quite the time figuring out what we would call this wonderful new addition to our lives. Jill and I aren't the most decisive couple around, especially when it comes to important, life altering decisions such as the naming of our child. Now we know that you just want to know what his name is - and you will, but please, understand this has been a very, very long and inspiring journey for us - and we hope for you as well.

We want to get serious now that we have your attention
We want to talk about..
We want to talk about an important man
Who could have an important effect
On everybody in this world's lives
If they were willing to take the chance
To let this person into their hearts and their views
Because this is a special man
this man was a philosepher many years ago
(Background OOOH's and AHH's begin here)
And this man wrote a great book
For this is the author of the Helping Friendly Book
The book that could change your life, the way it changed ours
And I hope that someday
That you, you people will all have the chance
To read the Helping Friendly Book
And experience the wisdom
Of the great and knowledgeable
Man who wrote the Helping Friendly Book
Because he is, the great and knowledgeable
He is the one, the only
Author of the great Helping Friendly Book
HE is, the man, the great man, the only
the special
His name is...
The Author of the Helping Friendly Book
He is the great, the knowledgeable
The one, the only
The great and knowledgeable
Person who wrote the Helping Friendly Book
His name could only be
The one, the only
The only, the special, the Author of the Helping Friendly Book
HE WROTE THE BOOK!
HE WROTE THE BOOK OK!
His name..
IS..
Deacon!!!!!

We are proud to present Deacon Michael Heimburg. Please welcome into your hearts!

Friday, March 28, 2008

Our First Day Together

What a day it has been! Thank you all for the comments. It has been great hearing from everyone and we can feel the love coming from all corners of the country and world! We're glad you all recognize that our child is as adorable as we do. Still no name - sorry - but we're getting close! We've narrowed it down to two.

Here are some pics from the day:

Welcome Master Heimburg!


At 7:48 on March 27, 2008 we welcomed our son to our family. Weighing in at 8 pounds 8 ounce and a length of 20 adn 1/4 inches he is a big boy! Both Jill and baby are doing wonderfully. He's already peed and pooped (much more on pooping to follow) and had a meal with mom.




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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Still going....

We're still headed in the right direction - Jilly is at 6 cm right now! This baby should be ready by dinner time.

Thank you for all your prayers, support, and encouragement. Jill definitely appreciates the cheering section!

Here is a final belly picture taken just the other day and some pics from our hospital room from last night to hold you over until the grand finale.

Week 39 and 1/2

Mama is ready!

Here's the delivery room - sweet floors, huh?

Matt's Bed - comfy
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Progress!

It was a productive night at the hospital. Jilly is currently 4 cm dilated (1 cm more than an hour and a half ago) and the doctor just broke her water, which should help move things along even more.

Jill is a champ - the nurses and our doctor have both been impressed with her ability to manage her contractions to this point.

The doctor said than in the "average" labor that the mother with dilate about 1 cm per hour. Only 6 more to go!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The time has come (almost)

Well, we're at the hospital. They have wi-fi, so we'll do our best to keep you all updated.

Jill has developed what is known as preeclampisa, which isn't serious, but if left unchecked could cause problems for her and Master Heimburg. What is the cure for preeclampsia you ask? Well for Jill it's having the baby! So she is being induced and long story short by this time tomorrow (with any luck) we'll both be the proud parents of ________ Heimburg!

Stay tuned!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Our Asheville Shower

About a month ago our good friends, Amanda, Amy, and Vicki, were kind enough to throw us a couples baby shower. The highlights shown here are the Monkey head cake made by Vicki (no, there were no jell-0 monkey brains inside) and the diapering race. The race consisted of "chugging" about one ounce of beer from a bottle, doing five dizzy bat spins on a golf club, then running about 30 yards to put a diaper on a stuffed animal - all while donning a pirate eye patch and ear ring. Good times.

A big thank you to Amanda, Amy, Vicki, and everyone that shared in the excitement and helped us prepare for Master Heimburg.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The Joys of Pregnancy - "Swankles"



Jill has been lucky enough to have a picture perfect pregnancy. You need look no further than this very blog for proof of that. Yet, not all the pictures of a picture perfect pregnancy are pretty.

Enter ~the swelling~

As a result we've become very sodium conscious in our household over the last three months. Jill also does well to spend plenty of time with her feet up. I had initially referred to Jilly's condition as "Cankles," but was later corrected by our OB/GYN, Dr. Simmons, that when the condition is the result of pregnancy induced edema the proper term is "Swankles."

I don't care what you call them, I say they're hot, hot, hot - you'll see this trend spread across the U.S. of A. in 2008 (the year to procreate).

Monday, March 17, 2008

Still waiting.... week 38

Here's Jilly! She is doing wonderfully!




I started a chocolate oatmeal stout this Saturday. The plan is that this brew should be ready about the same time our baby boy is. This will likely be the first beer Jill will enjoy in more than 10 months and a treat to share with our family and guests who come to welcome our son.

I've documented my brewing experiment (I've never used chocolate before!) and if you're interested you can check it out by clicking the link on the right that goes to "Our Photo Gallery" or just click this link here. I would recommend viewing the photos as a slide show and be sure the captions are turned on.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Hangin' at the crib

Our crib finally came in this week so we ran down to Greenville, SC this morning to pick it up. Now the nursery is really looking like one. Thanks Mom & Dad H.!


Friday, March 7, 2008

Not yet - week 37

Thank you for all your kind comments on the nursery. We still have a guest bedroom, so there is an open invite for everyone to see it in person. At this time we are booking about 6 to 9 months out. Make your reservations early if you plan on coming during leaf season.

We visited the doctor this week and she said the big day could come any time now. Jill thinks he has a few more weeks to bake before he's ready. We need the time to settle on a name.

His movements are much more clearly defined - we've been playing with what we think is his foot for the last day or so. He's certainly an active young man.

Did you say, "Belly pictures?"

I took this awesome point of view shot.