Thornhammer Merch

Danielle has always been irritated by my attempts to name our son Thornhammer, so I've decided that "Thornhammer" will now be his band. Like any good ex-rock-star knows, the secret to a stellar band is not musical talent, inspiration, determination, or even the "big break". No, the secret to an epic rock band is something far deeper and integral to the very soul of the band itself... merchandise.

To that end I've decided to give my son's career a massive jump start by creating this totally rad "Thornhammer" tee shirt, sized specifically for the 6 month old rocker.

True fans can download the desktop wallpaper too.

(Incidentally Danielle was far less excited about this than I was)

Belly Photos

Today my brother Matt came over and took some "Belly Photos" for us. I've got to go through and do some touch ups and such but here's one we did some playing with (some quick contrast changes and masking).

Heartbeat

Here's a little sample of our son's heartbeat @36 weeks.

He’s a comin’

Cliff and I went to our weekly doctors appointment today. I was hooked up to a heart monitor and the doctor says that the baby is perfectly healthy. After much poking and prodding, he also informed us that the baby has dropped into the pelvis and is in perfect position for birth.

Since I've been taking the Lovenox injections, the doctor is talking about inducing me 3 or 4 days before my due date. Apparently, the Lovenox must be stopped 2 weeks prior to the delivery to control bleeding (since it's a blood thinner). They will be switching me to another injection called Heprin which is supposed to be stopped 24 hours before delivery. We were pretty set on not being induced, but apparently the doctor would prefer to have things more controlled. He is supportive to our wishes though and understands if we do not want the induction as long as the pregnancy doesn't go past 40 weeks. We didn't have a whole lot of time to talk to the doctor today as Cliff had to get to work, but we will be talking with him more on the subject next week and will make our decision from there.

It's crazy to think that our little man is going to be with us in the next three weeks. I love to put it into perspective by thinking about where we were at just three weeks ago... New Years Day. He's going to be here so soon! I can't wait! I feel like a little kid anticipating Christmas, lol.

Baby Shower

We're posting the pictures from the baby shower on our photo site.

Click here to take a look.

Aunt Shari and Grandma Char flew down from Ohio to join us. We had a great time! For all of you that made it to the shower, thank you so much for giving your time and support! It was good to see so many people that have been dear to my heart over the years.

Cravings

So everyone has been asking if I've had any weird cravings. Throughout my pregnancy I've wanted different random things but nothing weird until this week. I've discovered that I LOVE dill pickle slices wrapped in muenster cheese =)