Ellie & Lainey Night

Our friends Ellie and Lainey came over tonight for dinner and a movie. Here they are checking out Howie's room.

Becky at 23 weeks

The Quilt

Our friend, Cheryl, made this beautiful quilt for Howie.



(Jake likes it too)

Nature Hike

It wasn't a beautiful day, but the temperature was nice, so we decided to go for a hike out at Rowe Woods in Clermont County. We took the "White Tail" trail, and along the way we saw a lot of deer. Jake kept scaring them away though.



Don't even think about it...


... and there he goes.

Infiniti Owner for Life

We have a 2003 Infiniti g35 with 64,000 miles. I took it in today for an oil change, and as they always do, they asked how the car is running. I mentioned one small thing - sometimes the driver seat sqeaks a little. But no big deal. They looked into it and confirmed the issue. The only fix is to replace the seat, and my warranty expired 4,000 miles ago. I of course opted not to purchase the expensive seat. Oil change done... went on my merry way.

Then this afternoon the service manager calls me to say that he submitted a request to Infiniti corporate to replace my driver seat even though I'm outside of my warranty period. Infiniti approved the request and I'll be getting a new, squeak free seat.

It's this kind of service and dedication to the customer that will make me an Infiniti owner for life.

Howie's Room

Howie's room is coming along.

Here are some photos of the progress:

The room is still purple, flowers are still on the wall and there is a twin bed in the corner. This is a work in progress!

This is his new shelf with the quilt draped over the top.
He can keep his books close by.

This is the crib where little Howie will sleep. It still needs a matress...

IT'S A BOY!

Becky and I are very happy to announce that we are having a boy, due to enter the world 5/15/07. His name is William Howard - "Howie" for short.

Below are some pictures from Howie's 19 week ultrasound. (Click on images to see larger versions)