Proud Grandparents

Here are Erik's parents holding Simon for the first time in the Hospital. He definitely passed grandparental approval :-) Nancy's mom unfortunately had to have knee surgery on the 27th, but she'll be down to see the little guy as soon as she can!

Timeline: Simon's 1st Day

Since I have some downtime, now would be a good time to fill in some details. I'll start with a timeline of the Big Day:

• 10:05 AM or so - Nancy's water broke while she was at work here at the Hospital. Not a bad place to be, really.
  
• 10:09 AM - Nancy called me at work to let me know, and told me to get home and get the bags.
  
• 10:10 AM - I freaked out, mostly internally ;-)
  
• 10:55 AM - I arrived at the room, and found Nancy very uncomfortable and having very little time between contractions.
  
• 11:35 AM (approx) - She bit me.
  
• 12:00 PM - Much needed and appreciated epidural. Also, found that after being 1cm at check-in, now at 5cm.
  
• 2:30 PM or so - Surprising nearly everyone, Nancy was at 10cm. Time to push. Nancy pushed like a champion. She pushed like an athlete trying to set a personal best. She pushed like a Warrior Poet... You catch my drift. She was spectacular. It turned out that Simon's heart rate was a little on the slow side, because the cord was around his neck once. So, with a little help from some forceps...
  
• 3:22 PM - Simon poked his head out, cried havoc, then fully entered this world of ours. I hope you like it, buddy!
  
• 3:23 PM - The newly minted mother and father basked in the glory of our son. We marveled at how he is basically a tenuous emotion, wrapped in the most delicate flesh. His reactions are immediate and pure, unfiltered by any sense of self... and we love each one.
  
• 25:73 - The concept of time lost meaning for Daddy. This was an unprecedented, seismic event in our previously familiar world, and the aftershocks are still being felt.

Baby's First Video!

Baby's fist video... and oddly enough, his first spit-up too!

Welcome, Simon Miles Johnson!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to introduce... Simon Miles Johnson! And now for the vitals:

Born at 3:22 PM, June 26th, 2008.
7 lbs. 5 oz.
20 inches long
100% perfect (in our eyes anyway ;-)

More posts on the way, but right now we're just soaking in the glory.

So long, Due Date... we hardly knew ye

Even though Nancy's ready to be done (looks that way, doesn't it? ;-)... it appears full-term wasn't enough for our little guy. As you may have guessed from the subject of this post, today (6/25) was our due date. Our next appointment with the doc is tomorrow, and we're excited for an update.

I don't know about you guys, but the longer I stare at that photo... the more it appears there's a Goodyear Blimp trying to break through Nancy's shirt. I'm probably gonna get in trouble for that one ;-)

Trail Trek 2008 - Lincoln Journal Star's Family Festival and Fitness Ride

Trail Trek 2008 - Lincoln Journal Star's Family Festival and Fitness Ride

Well, Nancy and I decided to ride in this event today. We talked about it earlier in the week, but didn't sign up until last minute, since there was a pretty good chance we'd have an additional family member at this point.

As that was not the case... on a steel horse we rode. Actually aluminum is more likely, but whatever ;-)

We had a very enjoyable, 24-mile ride. The weather was beautiful and the event was well-run, but that's not the best part. They had a raffle during the finish line festivities. Started off with a bunch of logo'ed swag, but the final raffle was for four new bikes. Nancy and I were joking around about winning, since I had won a tennis racquet at different event. So, we almost burst out laughing when Nancy's name was called out for the third bike! I'll try and post a pic of it below.


http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/lifestyle/1268/29329/

Hopefully this was a good omen and means that we'll be lucky with everything upcoming ;-)

Ultrasound Scans

The due date is rapidly approaching, so I thought
I'd post my scans of the ultrasounds. Okay,
without peeking at the dates on scans, tell me
which one was more recent, top or bottom. First
person with the right answer gets to name the kid.
(Don't worry, Mom... that was a joke ;-)

Belly Shots

First pic... two of my favorite females catching some shut-eye. Second pic, after some rest... Proud, Perky, and Pretty Pregnant!

Nursery Mural

We commissioned a Solar System mural from Kathy Herbers, one of Nancy's friends. I think it turned out really well. A good mix of science and whimsy. I figure our son should have the planets and their order from the sun memorized by about 12-13 months.

First Post

First post to the blog detailing the changing Johnson Family. I hope this works ;-)