Introducing...

Almost a week after Colton made his way into the world, Mommy & Daddy are starting to get into the swing of things with his routine. One thing is for sure, he runs the show now! We sent out an announcement to alot of our friends and families, and I just thought I'd share it here as well. Daddy will try to get somemore pics on here very soon, but only as soon as Colton will allow me to!

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Welcome to the World!

Colton Jamieson Geist -- born Wednesday, October 14th at 10:12 PM. He weighed 8 lbs, 8 ounches, and was 21 inches long. He's a big and happy little boy. I'll update again once we get home from the hospital (which should be today) but he's doing very good, eating pretty well, and keeping his Daddy very busy already!

Just an update

Just a quick update. The baby countdown has ticked down to 0, and the due date has come and gone. Colton has decided to just hang tight for a couple of days. Doesn't look like he's on the way this weekend, but we'll see. We go in Tuesday night to get induced if he doesn't come on his own, and he should make his arrival on Wednesday, October 14th sometime. We're ready for you buddy!

The Final Countdown

The counter is ticking down to 5 days, and still no sign of the newest member of our family, Colton Jamieson. Mommy is definitely ready to get a break and stop carrying you around, and both Mommy and Daddy can't wait to see you -- so come on! Not that I blame him. Its quickly turning to fall, getting a little chilly, and he's probably very happy and warm all cuddled up on the inside. Hopefully the next post here is of his first photo! If he doesn't show up on his own, we've already got an appointment for getting induced on October 13th. So he's coming regardless -- get ready world!

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Only 23 days left on the countdown! Colton will be here soon, and we can't wait. I thought I'd share some good pictures from our recent Childbirth/NewBorn Development class that we took through the hospital. It was a very fun and informative 5 week class, just a couple of hours on each Monday night. The highlight of course was when they broke out the "empathy belly" for all of the Dads to try on, while the Moms made them do all of the tough things they have to deal with during the day. The results were hilarious and humbling.

Party All The Time

According to our trusty countdown on the right side -- only 35 days left! Mommy got prepared this past week with her baby shower, which was a great time for everyone. Our baby boy to be got TONS of clothes, some toys, some essentials, and lots of love from friends and family. There are some pictures below, including some of the girls having fun and playing games. Now we get to put it all away!

It's My Party

Baby's first party is coming up. If you're invited, you likely already got one of these in the flesh, but I thought I would share it with the blogosphere as well as toss it on here for historical reasons. Mommy & the baby can't wait to see all their family and friends, and start our soon to be astronomical collection of baby clothes, toys, and supplies. Since Daddy is writing this, I can't tell you much more, since I have no clue what kind of crazy stuff goes on at these parties. I figure the end result can't be any worse than Mommy's 21st birthday celebration. :)

I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me

As I mentioned in my last post, we moved the old TV up front when we got our new couch. And that's because we got a new TV for our back room, as pictured above! We'd had our eyes out for a new TV for a bit, since we knew we wanted to expand our front living room into a bit more functional space. We figured with the baby on the way, and with more people staying and visiting, it couldn't hurt to have a second space for people to relax. The couch from the last post was Mommy's Anniversary Present, and Daddy got a new TV. Or at least that's how he got Mommy to let him buy it, anyway. Pictured below is the old setup.

Take It Easy

So I recently showed off all of baby's new toys that will welcome him into the world, but now its time to take a look at Mommy and Daddy's new toys that will help THEM welcome him into the world. If you've been a long time blog reader, or ever visited our house, you know what the front living room used to look like. An old Futon that's been passed around way too much, some chair my mom discovered for us on the side of the road, and basically a room with no purpose. The only time we even used it was on Christmas, and that's because it was the only room empty enough to fill with our ridiculous amount of presents. Enter our new Sofa, which we're unofficially calling our Anniversary present. I included a few pics of the new layout which also includes a great Sofa Table that my sister found at a garage sale for 15 bucks! You'll notice the TV above the fireplace, which used to be in our other living room. But thats for another post :)

High Enough

The next (and we think final) addition in our collection of baby items in the Graco Deco Collection is the awesome High Chair. Another special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hickel. I'm not sure what you can say about a high chair. You can raise it up and down to the level of your choice, the tray has a removable top that is dishwasher safe, and it reclines for a nice post-meal nap (I'm Jealous!) It also collapses into a pretty small little space, as evidenced by the picture below. Up next -- some new toys for Mommy & Daddy too!