What a looker! Our little guy is growing quickly (at least that is what the belly growth would indicate) and is causing a ruckus in his mom's tummy. Our little guy seems to be sitting high, likes to play the drums on his mother's ribs, and he bounces around her stomach like a ping pong ball on occasion. Karen has taken all this action in stride but is looking forward to holding our little boy in her loving arms shortly.
On Saturday April 19th several of my project team members, their family and friends, and my lovely wife and sister gathered together at the Aquatics Center in Federal Way to support the Special Olympics Aquatic Event. We volunteered our time as timers, runners and marshals. We had a great time cheering for the athletes as they gave it their all in their respective races. Their energy and enthusiasm was contagious and their smiles warmed our hearts. 
Kirsten also grew attached to some of the athletes including the cute kid in the photo below. The little guy asked Kirsten if he had a chance at winning his respective race and she told him he did and then added: "Go get em!" The little guy took her words to heart and impressed us all with his speed and form, taking home the gold! What a fun event!
We are also eagerly anticipating the arrival of our first child! At Karen's last appointment with the OBGYN she was told our little guy is measuring 3 weeks early. She was told this means one of three things: 1. The baby may come early (we have been told first babies aren't usually that generous so we're not holding our breath for this option) 2. The baby may be sitting higher up in the uterus (if this is the case Karen will continue to get kicked in the ribs for a while longer) or 3. The baby is big (we tend to believe this is the most viable of the three options because both of us were not small babies- Heck, I came out with 10in biceps!...or maybe that was my head size) It will be 10 weeks tomorrow until the anticipated arrival of our little boy. 
Karen and I recently vacationed on the island of Kauai (Garden Island). We enjoyed our week together walking the beach, beach combing, swimming, sunbathing, playing card games, golfing, scuba diving, watching the sunset, trying new foods, sleeping in, and just plain old relaxing. It was a great week! We were able to spend some quality time with Karen's parents while down there and we appreciate them hosting us and showing us around the island.
We look forward to a trip back to Hawaii sometime in the future. It was great!
We were sent this aerial photo of our home site (furthest lot on the left) this week from our community manager and thought you all would enjoy seeing the location of our home. One of the reasons we liked this lot was the proximity to neighbors. We liked the fact that we will only have direct neighbors to our right. The grassy areas you see to the north and west are maintained by the homeowners' association and will provide some extra play space for out little guy. We also liked this lot because it offers more square footage than a typical lot. 
If Karen isn't the cutest 22 week pregnant woman ever than I am not weird. I guess ya'll can't argue with that because I am one weird hombre. Karen is progressing along just fine and gets excited when she can feel the baby kicking. She took a Yoga class last week and really enjoyed it so she plans on taking the class every Tuesday and Thursday. Karen picked me up from the train station the night after her Yoga class and I could tell something was different because she was completely relaxed and used words like "duuuude", "faaaar out" and totally surfer/hippie person words. It took me a while to rile her back up. She has been collecting baby stuff little by little and we have been the beneficiary of many charitable individuals who have provided us with some baby basics and necessities.
