Bad Aim

Soooooo......

You know how all new parents of baby boys have a little adventure with their son's firehose? Well, something really funny happened today. Nate attempted vertical urination and instead of hitting Julie hit himself in the face. Yeah, he didn't like that at all. Anyway, I thought you might find that funny.

We Are Home

We are finally home and can start getting used to all this baby stuff. We are very excited to learn a lot. We will get post more pictures and details later today.

Pictures of Nathan

Well everyone. Here are some pictures for you guys to check out. Remember that you can download all these and even make prints.

I have provided some links to three slide shows. I hope you enjoy them a lot.

Nathan's First Day

Julie's Family with Nathan

The old Ultrasound Pictures

Please enjoy these. Rest assured. Many more of these will come.

Nathan Robert Snow

Nathan was born on December 20th 2005 at 1:39pm. He weighed 7 lbs 1 0z and measured 18 in. in length. Pictures are forthcoming.

Things are going well

Labor is progressing well now. Julie is resting comfortably with the aid of an epidural. Nathan's heartbeat is still very strong. I think that is all you want to know. I'll keep you updated.

King Kong

This post will basically deal with our experience with the movie we saw yesterday. Without a doubt, the special effects were outstanding and continuous. The movie was so loud that Julie put all our coats over her belly so that Nate wouldn't be scared. So in that respect the movie was great. You all need to go see it on the big screen. All those positive things aside, I really didn't like the movie and will probably never see it again. I just thought the story was boring. The dialog was sparse, we seriously went 45 minutes with a single line! The whole beauty and the beast thing was not believable, neither was the parallel love story with the playwrite. The film was way to long for the story. I strongly dislike Jack Black so that didn't help either. I guess I was just expecting too much from this film. I tend to expect a lot from Peter Jackson being such a big Lord of the Rings fan. Anyway, just thought I would let you all know what Julie and I thought about the film.

So here we are.......

After doing everything possible to get this baby to come - obviously nothing worked - we are here getting ready for plan B. Plan B is to do Plan A over again. If Plan B doesn't work then we add a c-section in at the end. So whatever happens, Nathan is coming on tuesday!!!!! It really sucked to come home last week without our little Nate in our arms. Our crib was empty, our infant seat had no functional purpose and Julie had to put her maternity clothes on again. OK, that all seems really petty but it was still a bummer. Here is the way I have chosen to look at the situation. Nate wanted me to finish finals without worrying too much about him and he wanted Julie to get over the little cold that she had. He is a very thoughtful little guy!!!!!

Unbelievable

We are home. And Nathan is STILL in utero. We were on drugs all day long and all night long. We even tried to break her water but we were not able to. We didn't progress near enough to get this baby out. So we are home resting and wating for labor to come on its own or to try again next week. If you know of anything that can trigger labor please offer your suggestions. Let me know if you have any questions or anything else.

Slow Going

We are still here chilling. Julie is not feeling any painful contractions. Stay Tuned for more news.

We Are There

It is early tuesday morning and we are in the hospital. We just watched park of a movie and now we are going to try to get some sleep. Big day ahead of us. Stay tuned for more information and some pictures as soon as they become available.

Nathan's Birthday?!?!?!?!?!?!

Today we met with Julie's doctor. We were very nervous all day long and it drove us crazy!!!! So I guess I will cut to the chase..... Seeing that Nathan weighed approximately 7.1 lbs two days ago - by the way, the margin of error for that estimate is + or - 1 lb. So at worst that means that he might have weighed 8.1 lb on tuesday and if we go full term he has the potential to weigh in at a hefty 9.1 lbs. Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we decided to induce labor on tuesday. Tueday Dec 13th is the most likely birthday of our first son. Yeah!!!!!

Julie is having issues with that date. She doesn't think it has a nice ring to it. I think one day is as good as the next. What do you think?

Baby Size

Well everybody. We had an ultrasound today to measure the baby. We will find out what Julie's Doctor wants to do on Thursday!!! The technician estimated his weight by measuring his head, his stomach, and his femur. He weighs approximately 7.1 lbs. He waved at us and it was really cute. We think he has chubby checks. We will update you on Thursday evening. Stay tuned!!!!

Getting there.........

Well everybody, Julie is really starting to feel uncomfortable. It is hard on both of us because she can't really relax and I can't do a thing to help her. I hear that guys feel the same thing during labor. Kind of useless I guess. You poor women and us poor guys...............

She is also annoyed by the people who constantly say stuff like, "you look like you'll explode at any time." Or, "Hey torpedo belly!" It makes Julie want to kick some serious butt and I don't blame her!!!

Self Portrait in St. George

I think this is a fun picture. Some of you may recognize this as my messenger picture. I took another picture like this one but put the camera in front of the sun blocking the light. Duh!!!!! We are a little more centered in the other one but this one makes us look for exciting.

Sepia Tone

I toned a couple of prints in sepia tone today. I think I had very good results. I also did some warming and achival toning in selenium toner. I really like the qualities of both of these toners. This is a picture that I took a few years ago in color. I used Picasa to strip the color and add the sepia tone and I'm quite happy with the results. Most computer programs really blow the image away with too much brown. This one worked really well. Enjoy!

When Will Nathan Be Born????

I think most of you know this but Julie has a very mild case of gestational diabetes. One of the most common side affects of this is the baby taking on a lot of weight. In the case of Julie I think we all know why that might be a problem. So that means we will be keeping a close eye on Nathan's size. So there is a possibility that Julie will be induced a little early. Probably like 1.5 weeks early so around the 13th. Just thought you guys would like to know that. Let me know if you have any questions.

Windshield Sunset

Windshield Sunset, originally uploaded by KAGoldberg.

I cleaned the inside of my windshield on Saturday and it seems like I have a new car. Life seems more clear and crisp. Anyway, clean your windshield and enjoy the new visual experience.

Water

Water keeps running and passing us by. Crappy huh. I mean, it is nice to look to the future with hope but it is another thing to enjoy what is going on right now!! Julie and I are very excited to have Nathan come and join our family for REAL but we are also enjoying the pregnancy a lot. We are so busy doing school and work and also trying to spend some time together. Time is just going so fast. Anyway, let's try to enjoy what is going on right now. Life can be really hard sometimes but it is very special and once it passes us by it is lost.

Updates

For the next few days I will be importing all of the posts from my old blog. I want to have all of that information and memories in one place. And frankly, it is much better over here. It was really easy for me to move stuff over here which is really surprising. Everything I do takes twice as long as I think it will. This however takes less time that I expected. A rare thing.

I don't understand why it is ok to glue something to a baby's head!!!!! I guess it is better to just use a headband thing with a flower on it or whatever. So I found out that one only puts headband on girls. So Julie gets this blanket at a shower and it has a 3-inch stuffed bear with velcro straps to wrap around the blanket. So I think that this thing is a headband and say to Julie, "So do we put this thing around Nate's head?" And much to my dismae, Julie contuinued to laugh at me for like 40 minutes!!!!!!! Yeah, I felt pretty dumb. Right on!!!!! Maybe I should do a photo op with the headband. uhhhhh. yeah right.

Vision in White

Just wanted to post a quick pick of my wife on our wedding day. She is so beautiful.

Rock Chip Repair?????????

Since the cold weather is coming upon us quickly I saw the need to take care of some things that don't mix with cold weather. Rock chips are one of those things.

Have you even repaired a rock chip only to have the rock chip look as bad as it did before it was repaired?????? So I thought that was just how it went.

I just had a rock chip repaired today and to my satisfaction I can no longer see it!!!!!!!!!

The guy who took care of it told me that when you go to the 10 dollar places they tend to repair it about ten dollars of the way. Sometimes they look worse after the repair. My guy charges 25 and the rock chip is gone, it is invisible. Since my insurance covers rock chips (most do) it was free for me. Rock on I say.

Anyway, if you are fed up with crappy rock chips let me know and I'll send you the info. This guy has been working in the business for 25 years. He is really good. I'm not going to put the name or contact info because this is not a splog!!!!!!

Pet Peeve - Hurricane - Natural Disaster - Whatever

It bothers me so much to hear all these people complain about how the government is too slow and doesn't provide enough for them. None of these people were prepared even with an entire week of warning!!!!! In any case, if we don't have at least a 72 hours kit, we have NO right to complain.

Julie: A Coder?

So. Guess whom I go to for html coding questions? You are not going to believe this!!!! It is my Julie!!!!!!!!!

Of all the people I thought would learn html before me, Julie is the last that I would expect. She just doesn't seem to like that sort of stuff. But there she is in the other room coding away while listening to Chris Issac. She is quite the unpredicatable girl sometimes.

New New New

Well, I better let you know why I have moved. Honestly, the url for livejournal sucked!!!! This is much better and should be easier to remember. I hope you were all able to find you way here.

I am going to start blogging a lot more to make this place interesting.

Here is the url for this atom feed (put this into your aggregator)

http://rjsnowfamily.blogspot.com/atom.xm

If your interested in my flickr rss or atom feed here they are

http://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=70069138@N00&format=rss_200

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If you subscribe to one of my flickr feeds you will be able to see all pictures I upload!!!!

Have a great day!!!!!

Rustic Lantern

I am really glad to have a camera!!!!!!!!! I mean, what a cool blessing. I really love taking pictures of people and also a good share of still life. I used to think that I really liked nature photography but I find people like a million times more interesting!

I am really excited about this picture. This my first post of a roll that I shot up at this is the place park near hogle zoo. I will post more when I get around to it.

Back to this picture. The two planks of wood that the latern sits on create some nice lines to the subject. The rough feel of the metal and the grain in the wood really help me feel what it might be like to sit near a wagon in the prarie. Anyway, I think it was some good depth to it.

You can seem more images from that day here.

Again, to all those people who don't comment anymore: Ellen, Karen, Michelle . KEEP COMMENTING!

Sisters

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. I have been very busy over the last two weeks. I'll really try to blog at least once a week.

I'll have some more pictures of Julie to post in a couple of weeks so stay tuned.

I am also going to start another blog that will focus on my rants, photography, and engineering. I hope that you'll find both of my blogs a lot of fun.

Now, on with sisters. The other night we went to the mall and I really should have taken more pictures. Julie and her sister Karen do really strange things at the mall. I'm not sure what it is about the mall but it seems to fuel goofy and strange behavior.



Do all sisters have this bizare bond? Breanna didn't have any sisters growing up so I never really witnessed that.

Julie is still doing great. She is starting to have trouble sleeping. Is it too early for that sort of thing. We don't know. It is the worst when she rolls over. Nathan comes slamming down onto the bed.

Anyway, see you later.

Super Woman

The moment you have been waiting for is now here. I'm sorry for the long wait but your patience will be rewarded by some sweet shots of the Lovely Julie Anna. I hope you enjoy them. Follow the link to see the other pictures.

http://www.rjsnowphotography.com/Family/2005/Julie-At-Five-Months/8488705_zAZCm#558403009_q2Mj5

Crazy Stuff

Due to the large influx of requests that I have received I will post some pictures of the Lovely Julie Anna this coming week. If you haven't seen her lately you might be surprised to see how large her belly has become.

We went to see Star Wars again tonight and wouldn't you guess, Nathan was going crazy during the whole movie. He really likes Star Wars just like his dad. He is going to be a really good boy.

Julie is now entering into the nesting phase of her pregnancy. So far, nesting has been manifested by Julie as dissatisfaction with anything less than clean. She woke me up early this morning to tell me about all the things she wanted to clean and do. In any case, she is really weird.

The Naming Game

Rules of the Naming Game.

Don't say anything mean.
Even if you don't like our name we may still use it.
Vote thumbs up or thumbs down.
If you don't like the name feel free to suggest an alternate.
If you like the name feel free to suggest a middle name.

The first potential name for our baby is Nathan (Nate).

Baby Pictures

We have finally posted the ultrasound pictures of our itty, bitty baby boy!!

To view all of the pictures click here.

It's a.............

Well everybody.....

We are expecting a baby BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are very, very excited to have a crazy little boy running around here. We are going to build the coolest sandbox in the world. It will not be limited to sand; it will include gravel, sand, silt, and clay.

He wasn't very shy and we immediately saw that we were having a boy. He was just sitting back, relaxing with his hands behind his head. Then just to show off he put his feet behind his head!! It was very clear that he was relaxed because we actually saw him yawn!!!! So we have some good pictures that we will scan soon and publish them online. We got a really good video too!

After our appointment we went to the store and bought a Thomas the Train toy to celebrate.

Stay tuned for the naming game. We will post potential names and you can voice your opinion on how much you like or dislike them!

Gearing Up for Tuesday's Big News

We are getting ready to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. To prepare, Julie is busy sleeping on the couch and watching Darma and Greg! Of course it is 11:30pm. Anyway, be sure to check the blog Tuesday Night!!!!!

Baby Clothes

One more thing to post.

We just got our first baby outfit. It is turquoise with flowers on the shirt and pants. Very cute and very girly. We'll see if it's the right color and motif. We received them on he part of Julie's Grandparents Raines in Pennsylvania. We are very grateful for their generosity.

Baby Movements

Over the last week I put my hand to Julie's belly like four times to try to feel the baby kick. With my hand on Julie's belly and her hand on mine she asked me if I felt anything. Of course the answer was no – With the exception of intestinal rumblings!!! So as you can imagine I was feeling pretty bummed. I didn't really want to try to feel anything because I thought it would still be a while before I would feel the baby, and I didn't want to be disappointed again. So sad.

Well, Yesterday I interacted with my baby for the first time. Julie grabbed my hand and said try to feel this! I'm like alright we'll try again and fail. So here I am with my hand on the belly, trying to feel the slightest movement. Nothing. I waited longer. Finally, I felt a little push. Then another!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I felt my baby move!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was if the baby were saying, "Hello daddy, I love you!" It was so cool.

Julie's Belly and Cool Dream

Hello:

As of today Julie’s circumference has increased from 26” to 31.25”.

She has been feeling baby movements for the last week or so. Unfortunately they are all too faint for me to feel them. 

Yesterday morning Julie woke up and told me she had dreamt about part of a wastewater sewage system known as an anaerobic digester!!!! She was trying to advocate its use to her parents who thought it was weird.

Pregnant women do weird things all the time!!!!

My First Blog Entry

Hello Everybody:

Welcome to the snow family blog. Friends and family can subscribe to this blog and be keep up to date on all the cool things that are going on in our family.

We will update you on Julie's belly and of course all kinds of things after the baby comes.

We hope that you will enjoy the information shown on these pages.

Rob & Julie