THE END IS NEAR!!

All,

THE END IS NEAR!! No, not the apocolypse, Keely's pregnancy. However, the fact that I have procreated could very well mean that the hour is upon us!

Keely started have contractions Saturday afternoon as we sat in our birthing class. They lasted the entire four hours that we were there. Since we were already at the hospital, we decided to have the doctor check on Keely. They hooked Keely up to this machine that amplified the baby's heartbeat. The sound of my unborn son's heartbeat echoing through the hospital room was pretty awe-inspiring. They told her that her contractions weren't that serious (maybe Braxton-Hicks) and that she was only 1cm dialated. She returned to the doctor Monday for her regular check up and the doctor said that she is 2cm dialated and 80% effaced (sp?) which means that things are definately progressing. Her contractions are making her very uncomfortable, but the good news is that she could go into labor any day now. Then again, the doctor said that it could be another week. Keely has been ordered to stay off of her feet this week and she has canceled all of her trips for work. She's working half a day then coming home.

So, here we are waiting anxiously. Our hospital bags are packed and we are ready to make the mad rush to the hospital. We are all excited. Even Caleb is talking about how he can't wait to meet his brother. Keep Keely in your prayers. God is good.

That's all for now. The next post could have pictures of a wrinkled up little alien child. Keep checking! I don't have any new pictures to post, so I decided to post an old picture of my current baby, "The Hulk". Enjoy.

Bradalicious

Countdown begins

So, here we are just a few weeks away from the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me in my life....Jeremiah Justus McCoy. Wow, this is the first time that I've seen his name written. Just seeing his name for the first time has got me all choked up. It's the same name that will be on his Christmas stocking, his report card, his football jersey, and someday his driver's liscence. I hope he likes it. If not, it was Keely's idea!

I've decided to start this blog so that those whom we love, yet live so far away, can share in this miraculous moment with us. Let me just recap the last 8 months with you: Keely feels sick, Keely loses appetite, Keely gets moody, Keely gets appetite back, Keely gets moody, Keely's ankles swell up, Keely feels woozy, Keely gets moody, Keely wants to punch Brad in the face. So here I sit with a black eye waiting eagerly for my little boy to come and end all of this madness. God bless my wife, though. She's had to cope with her changing body and emotions while raising a 10 year old boy and his thickheaded father. She's an amazing woman and that's why I love her.

So with this inaugaral address I'll leave you with this: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS. I've been reading books and trying to prepare myself to care for this little life that is going to cling to me and rely on me for everything. I'm amazed, confused, anxious, scared, excited, nervous and Caleb and I are ready to recrute our newest member of the "No Girls Allowed" club. Poor Keely. Now I can begin to see what it was like for my mother!

Stay tuned for updates and photos.