Born: June 24th, 2008 at 11:55 AM
He weighed 7lbs. 11oz.
I can't yet describe to you how it feels. Someday soon I will be able to put it into words, but not today.
Grady in the Hospital from AUBREY MCGOWAN on Vimeo.
~A
Grady Lane McGowan
Jett Aubrey McGowan
June 25, 2008
Happy Birthday Grady
Now presenting... Grady Lane McGowan!!!
June 20, 2008
June 14, 2008
"Any day now"
was the doctor's report...which could mean tomorrow or another week!? I'm dilated to 2 and 70% effaced, so we're getting closer! The nursery's ready, thank you notes are done & we can't wait to meet our little guy! Here's a 38 week picture and also a belly pic (that I swore I'd never put into public view) but I loved this one and it shows how much Grady's dropped...
~jen
June 12, 2008
A few of my favorite things - Part 3
This, by far, is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. I could really get along with whoever wrote this book!! Special thanks to our friens Eric and Tyra for this both enlightening and borderline offensive gift.
Here are a few of the gems!
You should own this book... Pregnant or not!
~A
June 8, 2008
A few of my favorite things - Part 2
For my second "favorite things" post, I have utilized the technology of the cellular telephone to bring this wonderful experience right to your own computer screen.
At a shower/luncheon at Jen's work (which I was so kindly invited to attend), we received some very kind and cool gifts. Grady got a big swing that had the manliest polka-dots in the world on it. In my opinion, polka-dots are the epitome of unmanilness, but Jen assured me that it's OK for ages two and under. Anyway, among the wonderful things we received, not withstanding the turkey reuben from Jason's deli... yummy, we were given some balloons. One of these was shaped like a baby with an enormous head and very small body, but very cute regardless.
Jen and I decided to meet up after work at a furniture store to look for a dresser for Grady's room. En route, I had this awesome idea to take the baby balloon and put him in the passenger's seat. Seriously, he was just floating there with this little smile on his face. I thought he was so cute, I started calling him Grady and talked to him on the ride over. No worries you paranoid parents, because I securely fastened Him to my computer bag via the nice balloon string provided. I pulled in right beside Jen in the parking lot so Grady was looking right at her. We seriously laughed our heads off, because it looked so funny.
On our way home, I moved him to the back seat for safety reasons. You know, the AAP and ACOG recommend that an infant not ride in the front seat when there is an airbag present. Something about a balloon exploding at 200mph and a car seat don't match. Jen snapped this shot of Grady in the back seat with her mobile telephonic device equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera! I have it on my phone as the background... you should too!
~A
P.S. For those of you that may question... Yes, we can fit a carseat in the back seat of the 'rolla! Just ask Kim.... we stuck two carseats and an adult back there once. A bit uncomfortable, but blissfully efficient!
At a shower/luncheon at Jen's work (which I was so kindly invited to attend), we received some very kind and cool gifts. Grady got a big swing that had the manliest polka-dots in the world on it. In my opinion, polka-dots are the epitome of unmanilness, but Jen assured me that it's OK for ages two and under. Anyway, among the wonderful things we received, not withstanding the turkey reuben from Jason's deli... yummy, we were given some balloons. One of these was shaped like a baby with an enormous head and very small body, but very cute regardless.
Jen and I decided to meet up after work at a furniture store to look for a dresser for Grady's room. En route, I had this awesome idea to take the baby balloon and put him in the passenger's seat. Seriously, he was just floating there with this little smile on his face. I thought he was so cute, I started calling him Grady and talked to him on the ride over. No worries you paranoid parents, because I securely fastened Him to my computer bag via the nice balloon string provided. I pulled in right beside Jen in the parking lot so Grady was looking right at her. We seriously laughed our heads off, because it looked so funny.
On our way home, I moved him to the back seat for safety reasons. You know, the AAP and ACOG recommend that an infant not ride in the front seat when there is an airbag present. Something about a balloon exploding at 200mph and a car seat don't match. Jen snapped this shot of Grady in the back seat with her mobile telephonic device equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera! I have it on my phone as the background... you should too!
~AP.S. For those of you that may question... Yes, we can fit a carseat in the back seat of the 'rolla! Just ask Kim.... we stuck two carseats and an adult back there once. A bit uncomfortable, but blissfully efficient!
June 6, 2008
A few of my favorite things! - Part 1
Over the past few months, which by the way have travelled by at the speed of light, I have found a few interesting things amidst enormous consumerist clutter of babydom! I thought you might find them entertaining, informative, provocative, and downright appalling. I guess it all depends on where ya come from!
For our first installment, I give you...
This was one of our favorite pictures from Month 5 of our What To Expect While You're Expecting (Yes, I said month five because it really takes like 10 months to read... cut off a few hundred pages and you'd have War and Peace.) Anyway, you might understand the fear that struck us when we saw this "What your baby looks like" picture. I thought... OH NO!! This baby has early onset HGPS. Look at the furrowed brow and the bald head. Give him a pipe, fidora, and a cane and he could star in Grumpy Old Men III.
For our first installment, I give you...
#1 - The manchild
This was one of our favorite pictures from Month 5 of our What To Expect While You're Expecting (Yes, I said month five because it really takes like 10 months to read... cut off a few hundred pages and you'd have War and Peace.) Anyway, you might understand the fear that struck us when we saw this "What your baby looks like" picture. I thought... OH NO!! This baby has early onset HGPS. Look at the furrowed brow and the bald head. Give him a pipe, fidora, and a cane and he could star in Grumpy Old Men III.Powerful! Yet Scary!
-A
PS. This work of art otherwise known as a photo was edited on a PC... Take that you Mac Nazi's!!
June 4, 2008
the tent...
Aubrey has a new blog that he's working on, so you might have to settle w/ my ramblings for a while! We had our second weekly exam yesterday and there's not much new news to report. The doc said that I'm almost dilated to a 2, so there was some progress in the week! I have to admit that I have become somewhat miserable overnight! I think it may have something to do w/ Grady "dropping" b/c I'm having lots of low back/hip weirdness and I feel, well...huge! I went to Target yesterday to try to find a few maternity items to get me through the next few weeks of heat and hugeness and had absolutely no luck! I mean why do they put big flower and animal prints on pregnant lady dresses!? As if you don't already look like you've pitched a tent from the side, now it's a big red flashing tent that screams "I'm about to pop!" I do have this pink cotton gown that I put on the moment we walk in the door that I know Aubrey would probably love to burn! It is so ugly but so comfortable! So...if you see me in that soon, just know that it was the only thing I could come up with that doesn't bind or tent!
~jen
~jen
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