14 Weeks

Unfortunately the General Electric brand machines they use don't record sound.

*"What's Going On with the Baby

By now, the little fetus looks pretty much like a real person--except that he or she (even a really sharp ultrasound technician would be hard pressed to tell you which) is only about two or three inches long, weighs less than an ounce, and has translucent skin. Teeth, fingernails, toenails, and hair are developing nicely, and the brain is not far behind. By the end of this month, the baby will be able to curl its toes, turn its head, and even frown."

By the time this is written, all of the things in that last sentence are taking place. :) Stacie is starting to show, and although I don't think she completely believes me, she is looking sexy as hell.

The doctor is 98% sure it's a girl. He doesn't recommend buying anything pink until our next appointment though. (four days now) We have almost settled on a name.. but I'm not telling. haha.

There are two books geared towards the expectant fathers I am reading right now. One designed to make you laugh (What To Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding).. and the other to explain to a clueless male just what the hell is going on (The Expectant Father). More on both of those with the next post. Time to go to family dinner.

*Resource:

The Expectant Father, Second Edition

Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash

Abbeville Press Publishers

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Lawsuit against God.. (no, really)

State Sen. Ernie Chambers Sues God

Chambers Aims To Make Point About Frivolous Lawsuits

POSTED: 1:52 pm CDT September 17, 2007

UPDATED: 12:04 pm CDT September 19, 2007

OMAHA, Neb -- State Sen. Ernie Chambers is suing God. He said on Monday that it is to prove a point about frivolous lawsuits.

Chambers said senators periodically have offered bills prohibiting the filing of certain types of suits. He said his main objection is that the constitution requires that the doors to the courthouse be open to all.

"Thus anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody -- even God," Chambers said.

Chambers said he decided to file the lawsuit after a suit was filed in early September in federal court against Lancaster County Judge Jeffre Cheuvront. He's the judge who was hearing a sexual assault case in which the plaintiff wants to use the words rape and victim during her testimony.

Chambers lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in Douglas County Court, seeks a permanent injunction ordering God to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats.

The lawsuit admits God goes by all sorts of alias, names, titles and designations and it also recognizes the fact that the defendant is omnipresent.

In the lawsuit, Chambers said he's tried to contact God numerous times.

"Plaintiff, despite reasonable efforts to effectuate personal service upon defendant 'Come out, come out, wherever you are,' has been unable to do so,'" Chambers said.

The suit also requests that the court, given the peculiar circumstances of this case, waive personal service. It said that being omniscient, the plaintiff assumes God will have actual knowledge of the action.

The lawsuit accuses God "of making and continuing to make terroristic threats of grave harm to innumerable persons, including constituents of Plaintiff who Plaintiff has the duty to represent." It says God has caused "fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes, pestilential plagues, ferocious famines, devastating droughts, genocidal wars, birth defects and the like."

The suit also says God has caused "calamitous catastrophes resulting in the wide-spread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants including innocent babes, infants, children, the aged and infirm without mercy or distinction."

Chambers also says God "has manifested neither compassion nor remorse, proclaiming that defendant will laugh" when calamity comes.

Chambers asks for the court to grant him a summary judgment. He said as an alternative, he wants the judge to set a date for a hearing as expeditiously as possible and enter a permanent injunction enjoining God from engaging in the types of deleterious actions and the making of terroristic threats described in the lawsuit.

Taken from THIS WEB SITE.

Suit against God thrown out over lack of address

By NATE JENKINS – 2 days ago

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God.

He said God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents in Omaha, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Chambers has said he filed the lawsuit to make the point that everyone should have access to the courts regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

On Tuesday, however, Douglas County District Court Judge Marlon Polk ruled that under state law a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a lawsuit to move forward.

"Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice," Polk wrote.

Chambers, who graduated from law school but never took the bar exam, thinks he's found a hole in the judge's ruling.

"The court itself acknowledges the existence of God," Chambers said Wednesday. "A consequence of that acknowledgment is a recognition of God's omniscience."

Therefore, Chambers said, "Since God knows everything, God has notice of this lawsuit."

Chambers has 30 days to decide whether to appeal. He said he hasn't decided yet.

Chambers, who has served a record 38 years in the Nebraska Legislature, is not returning next year because of term limits. He skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians.

-The Associated Press

Takend from THIS WEB SITE

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My seed...

This is it.. this may be the single greatest thing I will have ever done. This really is nothing new, considering how Emily factors into my life.. it is in every way completely different though. Strange to think that we made a conscience desiscion to have another one. Strange that it panned out and I do not have a single doubt or fear.

Everything is different. I am different.

Everything is good.

The due date is on April 1, 2009. Strangely fitting. I wonder.. if her water breaks.. will anyone believe her?

Our next appointment is on October 2nd. They say that we'll know the sex by then.. but then again.. I hear they always say that about the second appointment.

It's hard to sound excited in a blog.. how's this?: !! I AM HAVING A CHILD AND I CAN HARDLY ENDURE THE WAIT!!!!!

April Fool's.. ha. I am foolishly in love with a stranger at the moment.

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The Zoo

We took a trip to the zoo the other day. They don't have the lions anymore.. lame. We had a blast.

In the car.. what a cheeseball right?

..cute little shit.

An old man.

She made a few new friends

"It's too damn hot for a penguin to be just walkin' around. I gotta send you back to the South Pole."

this scared stacie... haha

..so is this like a meerkat condo?

Her first time

MMMMMmmmmmmm!!

Wide Load

..witness the rare and devious Edatortoise (Geochelone Suckalota). Watch as she flounders in her own natural creepy habitat..

..and then there are the gorillas. So damn sad looking. I couldn't get a good picture with the glare on the glass.

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Update

I thought it sounded like a good idea to update this so here goes...

I got a new(ish) car (still unpaid for but that will change soon).

Stacie and I have been together for nearly 11 months now.. unreal. A major milestone for me.

I have drastically improved on the accordion.

Emily is getting HUGE! She learns a new word almost everyday now. Stacie and I have decided to try for another one. Strange for me to make that commitment whole heartedly that way, no hesitation what-so-ever.

All in all life is incredibly good and I don't see it taking a left turn for some time.

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Cognitive Time

According to Einstein, the faster you move, the faster you age.. or move through time. (at an immeasurably minute rate, of course.) It's interesting to think about. When we think of time we think of the clock, what day it is, year, etc.. basically just one plane of time on which we're all riding. That's only half right. If you apply movement, no two people are on the same plane. So.. as I'm sitting here some guy on the freeway is actually moving through time faster than I am. This is the reason why Einstein always said "time does not exist". Everybody is in fact on his or her own unique time-line, which is a comforting thought when you consider the idea of individuality and free will. (Someone correct me if I bastardized this.)

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Requiem Mass

I start my new job Monday. (woot) Apparently I will be answering the phone calls of elderly people who will sometimes get frustrated and hang-up on me. Whatever.

The problems I was having with Stacie have almost completely worked themselves out. It's crazy how the stress of money can change everything between two people.

I can't stop thinking about how much I want to marry this girl.

Randomness.
For some time I could think back on every relationship I have had in the past and still feel the sting of it. Yesterday I was reminded of a few nasty relationships and honestly, I didn't care. It didn't matter. It's all trivial at this point.

It used to be that I would only blog when something was bothering me, when I needed to get something off of my chest. Things are different now. Things are good.