Tired But Happy

Everything is going very, very smoothly. There are a few more pictures up at http://www.kodakgallery.com/robbins/main/arrival_of_the_baby_robbins.

Thank you so much to everyone that has sent messages of encouragement and celebration. The outpouring has been just overwhelming and it's comforting to know that Emery comes into the world so incredibly loved!

Emery Rose Robbins

It took until Wednesday, but our daughter is now out of the womb and loving it. Here is some video from just after she was born. Great pipes. Her weight was 7lb 13oz and the other vitals I'll have to get later. More pics etc to come after we get some sleep. Mother and baby are doing well! Christine handled it all like a boss!

More in-depth stuff and a few pics at www.twitter.com/familyrobbins.

It's The Final Countdown

We should have a daughter some time on Tuesday! The doctor moved up the induction by one day and we are set to report for birthing at 6:30am on Tuesday (5/26) morning. We'll be updating throughout the day and the best way to get the real time feed probably will be at http://twitter.com/familyrobbins.

Not Quite Yet Go Time

o⋅ver⋅due [oh-ver-doo, -dyoo]

–adjective
1. past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.

2. too long awaited; needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.

3. more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready: That country is overdue for industrial development.

Yes, that about covers it...

We'll be inducing on Wednesday, May 27th at 7:00am if nothing happens before then. We have two more doc appointments on Friday and Tuesday so things might change, but for now we're planning on a 5/27 unveiling of the latest Robbins.

How to celebrate a due date in the meantime? Hit the brewhouse and sew of course!

Late For The Show

May 19 is almost here...but the baby is not. There has been little progression in the pregnancy the past couple of weeks and the doctor has begun preliminary steps to prepare Christine to be induced. If it comes to that we'll be looking at sometime around May 26 or 27. Hopefully the wheels get turning before that, but if not it's nice to have an end date set.

We meet with the doc again on Tuesday 5/19. Until then enjoy this arm shot we got last Friday!

Just 10 Days Away

May 19 is rapidly approaching and as of now everything is running smooth and on schedule. The last two visits to the doctor showed some progression into the final stages of pregnancy and hopefully, for Christine's sake, our daughter decides to make her debut sooner rather than later.

In the meantime we're enjoying fighting off an early summer as best we can...with ice cream.

Ultrasound Pic

Just barley two weeks to go! She's almost here and thankfully everything is going pretty smooth. Here is a scan pic we got after Christine's latest doc appointment on Friday. There's a face and hand in there somewhere. She must be waving for the camera.

Almost Ready

Here are some updated pictures of the nursery. We're in awe of how generous everyone has been to fill the closet and drawers. All we need is baby.

Is this what they call Nesting?

While John's been covering the brief Spurs playoff run, I've been busy. I finished the babies room and got a little bored. I'm not sure if you would call it "nesting" or just obsessive. I started out wanting to make a few burp cloths for friends, it turned into a monster. I think I made 27 burp cloths (+10 for friends), 4 bibs, and 14 wash cloths. There is more fabric arriving today. It became necessary to make lots of burp cloths because I couldn't decide on which fabric/style would be best. I went all over the web stealing great ideas until I stumbled on a pattern for bibs (you can see where this is going). Then I thought about these velour/chenille wash cloths that Rhonda swears by. She received them as a gift for her first child 10 years ago and still uses them. Naturally I went there. Anyway, here's proof of my obsession.

OMG! She's Huge!

Every pregnant lady loves to hear how big they are...right? Ok, maybe not so much, but it's what happens and we're (Christine) doing an awesome job of trying to embrace that as we enter the home stretch. We should have a wonderful little daughter with us in less than a month!