JUDAH DUKE HATCH!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD!!

God has given us an incredible blessing...

Judah Duke Hatch
March 11, 2010
7:53 p.m.
9 lbs 1 oz
21" long


Last belly shot

Expectant Parent Faces

He's HERE!

Whoa. We get to take him home!

Honey & Grandpa

Papa

Judah's 1st test - hearing. He passed :)

BABY SHOWER!

The Office of Graduate Admissions (Hannah's second family) threw us a University BABY SHOWER! 

Adorable :)  Everything about the afternoon was perfect, and we were sincerely overwhelmed (again) by the generosity of our friends.  They are the instrument through which God has blessed our family!!

Chocolate cake, filled with strawberry and topped with vanilla buttercream :) Hello sugar.

Rachel's homemade DIAPER CAKE!  Practical AND pretty!

Chick Magnet Onesie...prophetic.

Almost actual size!

9 MONTH BELLY!

Picture taken about 1 week ago - and Bug has actually grown even more since that day!

FINGERS and TOES

What a stud - Jason gave Hannah a Valentine's Gift Certificate/Good Pregnant Woman Award for one afternoon of pampering!  MANICURE and PEDICURE :)

SWIMMING!!!

Partially comparable to every little girl's dream of her wedding day, Hannah has always dreamt of prenatal water aerobics...like a whale doing tuck jumps with the buoyancy of a volleyball - fascinating.  About 2 weeks ago, not only was she able to enjoy feeling weightless (it's been a while), but Cynthia, Bruce and the KIDS were in town!

The only thing that could make pregnancy swimming even better...pregnancy swimming with family!

THE GIFT OF ASSEMBLY

While the snow was still melting, Jason and Anthony enjoyed the "gift of assembly" :)  Apparently the stroller and portable crib are just the beginning in an upcoming onslaught of "assembly required" projects for new dads.  It was difficult to strike a manly pose when Hannah asked the guys to model their sturdily constructed baby products...but they pulled it off quite well :)

FULL TERM!

37 weeks and we are officially...FULL TERM!!!  Meaning, Bug could arrive and survive any day now.  The next 3 weeks will polish off some final developments, but mostly he'll just get plump :)

Bug is now the size of a WATERMELON - and every ounce of it.  Hannah looks ready to pop.

Last week's unfortunate stomach flu came just in time...any later might have sent her into labor. 


But!  Jason Hatch, M.D., did an EXCELLENT job with the invalid.  Not only did he ensure she kept hydrated with water, Gatorade, and 7UP - he also discovered Blue Bell's award winning POP N FUDGE BARS. 

AMAZING! And doctor approved. "Whatever it takes to stay hydrated" - including frozen sugar water. We are officially hooked.