Henry VanDyke

Erin used her crazy Craigslist skills to score Henry a playmat at a great price. Here’s Henry enjoying it.

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Our entire family recently posed for picture.

Tigerman wonders why he didn't get to sit on the couch too.

Henry is at 36 weeks now which means just three days from now he’ll be be considered “full-term”. Lately when people ask us if we’re ready we just say, “We’re ready as we’ll ever be. On Tuesday we have our last ultrasound which should give us a lot of information about how and when Henry wants to come.

He's done growing, right?

It’s getting closer and closer to time for Henry to make his appearance in the world. So, naturally Erin’s stomach is growing to accommodate. She’s feeling great, with only occasional bouts of uncomfortableness.

The next big milestone will be our week 37 ultrasound. It should give us a lot of information about how ready Henry is for his arrival.

We’re getting more excited as the days count down. Now any time we have to put something on our calendar for September we wonder if Henry will be here by then.

Isn't she beautiful!

At Erin’s last doctor appointment her doctor was surprised at how much her tummy had grown since the last visit. Henry’s sonogram today confirmed that Henry is already above average. He weighs 3 pounds and 14 ounces which is two to three weeks ahead of average. If Henry decides to stay put for the full 40 weeks and grows at the normal rate of half a pound a week, he’ll be a nine pound baby.

Everything else looks perfect. Erin will start visiting the doctor every other week now, as is normal, just to make sure everything stays on track.

Henry is growing and Erin’s tummy is having to accommodate by expanding too. Complete strangers are starting ask questions about Henry like, “When is your baby due?” Erin even had an older lady randomly touch her tummy at the airport while asking questions. I was grabbing the bags and didn’t get back in time to fend her off.

Erin at six months and three weeks

FYI, this picture is about a week old, I was a little slow in posting it.