Spring means everything blooms

I never noticed it until now, but the plants we have in our house are very descriptive of our personalities. As you enter the back door of our house, you'll come to a small palm-type tree. That represents my life, I lived in El Centro, an arid environment with many palm trees. The next pot has cactus and succluents, native to Latin America, just like my wife's ethnic background. The last plant you come to before entering is a small rose bush; this is Shannon's favorite plant and very much describes her love for tradition and romance. Finally, upon entering the kitchen, you'll find a pot full of 3-leafed clovers. That's me, Irish through and through. Then, of course, there's Shannon, for whom this post is named. ~Mike

No baby yet!

For those of you who still check this outdated, cobwebbed blog, there is no baby yet as of 5/27/07. But it seems that every night, as we go to bed, that Shannon is about to deliver. She isn't experiencing any labor pains, but her belly is hanging lower at the end of each day and she starts to experience about 5-10 contractions at the end of each day as well. I guess this normal... I didn't study too much about what to expect the weeks before the birth. But for those of you who be worried by this: the uterus contracts throughout pregnancy, so contractions are not a positive sign of pre-term labor (Shannon is full-term now anyway at 38weeks+3days).

I haven't shown many pictures of the nursery, so here are some pics before, during and after the preparation. Enjoy!