Abigail is here! Abigail Diane was born on 10-11-08 at 7:31 pm, weighing in at 8 pounds 13 ounces and measuring 22 inches long. She has been a wonderful baby and is sleeping very well for a one week old. Dallas and I are getting 4-5 hours of straight sleep every night and sometimes find ourselves waking her up to feed rather than the other way around-- I guess she has US trained huh?

My folks were here for the first week of Abigails life and helped out tremendously by watching the baby, waking for feedings and diaper changes and cleaning the house. They actually just left this morning and so far so good... We are learning how to play house quite nicely!

Dallas is working from home next week which will help out with the daily chores and taking care of the little one. We are hoping to get the baby on some sort of schedule soon so that we all can benefit from some structure. A-MEN!

Whoa... What?!?!

Ok, so I know it has been a long time since we posted anything to our blog... We have been really busy moving and preparing for baby Ford... (RECORD STOPS) Yep, we are having a baby in exactly one week from today's date- unless she comes sooner... We are having a little girl and her name will be Abigail Diane. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival and cannot wait to expand our love and family!

So many things are going on right now, it is almost head spinning! We are bummed to have missed out on our Michigan season tickets, but we will survive with the extended cable package we purchased- especially given that Michigan is not that good this year. I guess tailgating takes a back seat when you have a baby on the way.

We are also gearing up for the 2008 presidential election. Being here in Northern Virginia, about 25 minutes from DC you really feel a part of "it". We get to welcome a new member into our family and shortly thereafter, a new president.

Things change so fast!