Announcement

In case you've been wondering, there is a reason behind my lack of posting the last few days. I just haven't thought of anything interesting enough to say other than the following, and I had to wait until we had a chance to tell our families, etc.

Katrina is pregnant. That's right, Baby Cookie I is on the way. (I figured someone else would go there, so I thought I would beat you to it.)

We've known for a few weeks, but we wanted to wait until after our first checkup to announce it to the world. Everything is looking good. We have tentative due date of September 26, but that is subject to change after the first ultrasound, which will be at the end of this month.

We spent about three hours at the checkup on Monday. After the official pregnancy test to confirm the obvious, we spent most of the time getting briefed on the dos and don'ts of pregnancy by an awesome nurse. Among the dietary highlights for Katrina:

- No Diet Pepsi (artificial sweetening)
- No Potato Chips or French Fries (flash fried)
- No V8 (too much salt)
- Insane amounts of water, fruits and veggies every day.

She also had the pleasure of getting to know three needles very well. (Flu shot + TB screening + five vials of blood for blood work = an unhappy and slightly bruised left arm.)

Everybody (including us) is really excited. My mom's even gone on a shopping spree at Babies R Us in Des Moines. Now might be a good time to pick up some of their stock.