The Final Countdown

Our first post!!!

We're sorry we haven't been able to keep up with everyone as much as we would have liked. There have been a lot of ups and downs over the last nine months. But we can't express in words the excitement we feel right now. We hope this blog will help us keep everyone updated on the new and exciting times in our lives. So, on to the good stuff-

As you know, Susan is VERY pregnant with Matthew Allen Raff. She is 38 weeks and 2 days at the moment. Here is a picture of the little guy... well, he's actually not that little. At 35 weeks and 2 days, his weight was estimated at 6 pounds 12 ounces!! Susan was also really happy to hear that his head measured at over 38 weeks at the time!!! You can image the looks she gave David after hearing that news!

Matthew is expected some time in the next week, which is several days ahead of his original due date of June 23, 2010.

Here is his picture. You can tell the resemblance to his parents:


We also took picutures of Susan during the pregnancy to see how much she changed. (During the first month Susan gained over 35 pounds of fluid, but we won't show those pictures). Here is Susan in early November 2009:



January 2010:



February 2010:



Susan with the new stroller in February:

March:

April:

May:

June:

Oscar and Charlie were both really excited when they found out that we were having a baby. However, they reacted in slightly different ways. Charlie was very concerned about what a new baby would mean, and Oscar... well Oscar was not as concerned.

We think we have everything ready for Matthew's arrival, but we are sure the parents out there will tell us we have no idea what we are in for. It's sure to be an adventure, but we are looking forward to it. We will try to keep this updated so that everyone can follow along.