Introducing...

Ty Colton Anderson. That's right, he made it today. We went in this morning so Steph could be induced. Delivering Garrett was fast and wild so we decided to schedule this one. Everyone did very well. We got started at the hospital at 8:30 AM. Tasha and Garrett stayed with Kristen Anderson, Laura Turley and Monica Cowan, thanks a ton! It took a while for things to really get going, but by 4:20 PM he made his grand entrance. We think he is a very handsome addition to this Anderson bunch. He weighs 7 lbs. 7 oz and is 19 in long. He has a thin patch of dark hair and some big eyes. Steph and Ty are resting at Stamford hospital while I wrangle the kids. Tasha was really excited for him to come, she even had Kristen call us immediately after school to see if he was here yet. Garrett was a little more discriminating, but quickly warmed up when he met Ty. He will be a great big brother, even if he didn't want to take a picture with him.

Nearly full bloom

Here is an up to date pregnancy picture. Without further ado, here she is in all her glory. What a beautiful flower.

Like I promised

Here is a picture of Steph so you can see how the baby is coming. The doctor told us that it would need about 350 degrees for about 9 months and, I can tell you from personal experience, Steph is quickly approaching 350 degrees.

So here it is. She is about 6 months pregnant and as pretty as the day I married her. That doesn't mean she was 6 months pregnant when we were married or anything like that.

And just for good measure, this is how we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Tasha belongs to us.

Just in case you didn't notice, that is a mouthful of food underneath that smile. And her eyes never light up more that when she is getting into mischief.

I was sick a couple of days this week. Its been a while since I was sick like that. I missed a couple of days of work and everything. No worries though, I am back and good as new.

This next week we are moving into our new place, finally. I have actually been taking some things over during the last couple of weeks, but this will be for real.

Tasha has decided that she loves to eat all her lunch at school, she tells us everyday. However, she won't eat a peanut butter sandwich because there is a special table for the peanut butter kids, so the kids with allergies don't have to worry. That's a big change from when I grew up. It was all peanut butter all the time.

Oh, and if you thought you had your Jewish holidays mixed up because of my last post, I was wrong. Tasha was off due to Rosh Hashana, not Yom Kippur.

Another week gone by

Wow its already another week gone by. We should really slow things down around here.

Tasha was out of school on Thusday and Friday for Yom Kippur. You don't get holidays like that in Utah!

She took the time to hang out with some of her friends from pre-school. It is so fun to see her make good friends. She is very good at it. Everywhere she goes she makes so many friends.

We got most of our non-routine stuff boxed up last week and we will start moving it over tomorrow. It is nice to have a couple of weeks to make this move happen.

Steph is starting to get bigger now.

Garrett has really taken a liking to Joy School. Our kids grow up so fast.

Today I went to lunch with my team. We went to a place in the City called Le Colonial. It sounded french to me, but it was asian. It was really good. I had some chopped filet mingon with vegetables in a peanut sauce. Very tender and tasty. I highly recommed it.

It's a Boy!!!!!

We are so excited to announce our new baby boy. While he won't arrive in the mail for another few months (estimated arrival: January 10th, subject to change) we are really excited for him. Tasha was really set on a baby sister so when we told her it will be a boy she was really upset. She said, "No mom, I said a baby SISTER." Its a good lesson in "we don't always get what we want." I told her we'll have to see what happens next time, and Steph said "Next time?" Its way too early to talk about next time, we haven't even had this time yet.

I'm in Washington DC this weekend at a training. Its with the American Society of Appraisers so pretty soon I can tell you all about how to value a business, if you ever need to know.

Some big news!

Many of you have heard by now, WE'RE HAVING A BABY! We are so excited for this new addition. It can be a little intimidating having three kids, we will be totally out numbered now. Although, Tasha has promised us that she will be the world's greatest big sister and feed the baby, and change its diaper, and put it to sleep. She has had a lot of practice with Big Baby for the last few years.

The baby will arrive, Steph hopes through the mail, on January 10. This will be a great addition to our family.

Steph saw the doctor last week and got a sonogram. They have ordered up a whole battery of tests for us, even I have to get poked a little. And I thought my job there was all done :).

We are now in the gently expanding stage of this baby, there aren't any clothes that fit Steph very well, either too tight or really big. This may be a 5 wardrobe pregnancy for us so I better work a little harder.