The Business of Being Born DVD

in case you haven't yet viewed this exceptional film...
and wish to...
or if you would like to know a little bit about why Danelle and I are choosing the type of birth we are...
this film demonstrates some of the reasons.
it is excellently put together.
AND
We now have copies for YOU!
So if you'd like us to mail you one - just let Danelle know and she will asap.

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miss you

Our Growing Baby ~ Weeks 8-29

Baby's hearbeat is playing in the background of this video that Danelle and I made. Turn up your volume...it is rather faint to hear. You will also notice while listening there are about 3 times the baby kicks (sounds like a microphone getting tapped) and 1 time when the baby turns around and the heartbeat pauses for a second, and then speeds up. :)

The photos begin with the first one at 8 weeks and follow through all those we captured at 29 weeks.

We are officially in love with this new little person.

28 Weeks ~ Baby Belly Photos

My 30th Birthday - A Video Short

this is a video that Danelle put together for "practice" ...

My Dear

My significant other is getting sexier and sexier every day that I see her.  She is embracing the pregnancy and loving just about every minute of it.  She has a glow about her that draws me in.  Her belly is so cute.  I love to see her lie on the bed with her hands on her belly feeling the baby kick.  When I felt it kick for the first time I was surprised and excited.  I'm afraid the baby doesn't like to kick for me as much as it's mom though.

Sitting in Georgia

Well, here I am again. We finally got underway from Norfolk. We headed down to Kings Bay, Georgia where we are currently in a holding pattern for some repairs. Our biggest reason for coming down here was to load weapons. That task is done and it is also the same reason I haven't had a day off in almost a month. Today is the first in almost four weeks. So needless to say I'm a little tired. Danelle can tell you how late I've been coming back to the room we are staying at.

I don't mind staying and doing work when it has to get done, but I must say that this particular weapons load has been completely disorganized. We have had guys sitting around for hours on end with nothing to do. Most days could have been shorter if the higher ups would have just taken the time to plan a little better instead of looking at the schedule and waiting for stuff to come up. There were a lot of people very pissed off in the Sonar Division. Most of them have today as their first day off also.

When we did pull in, and I finally got to see my beautiful pregnant wife, I was greeted with a few new pictures of the baby. They look great, don't you think? I was very excited to see these. It made what had been a crappy day into a great day. I haven't been able to spend much time with Danelle while I've been here, and that is what really gets me. She is a very strong woman though and hasn't complained about it. Today I belong to her.

Still no real update on whether I will be coming home for the birth or not. I've been told by several people that they are doing everything that they can to get me there. There is one guy in the division who should be qualified Sonar Supervisor and isn't, and I'm sure he's part of the problem. Also, the fact that our Chief really doesn't want him to be standing the watch anyway. I don't know how this delay is going to effect the overall schedule of the boat. We were suppose to be gone from here by now. We could be here for a while yet. More to come with that.

I'm in good spirits, can't complain too much, really need a hair cut but haven't been able to find a barber shop open at 11:00 at night.