Oh! Hi! Oh!

We went to Amy's doctor today. According to all we know, we were following up on a visit of 35weeks. I got talking to the Doctor and told her that I have thought all along that the due date is wrong. I  explained our calendar situation and the fact that I was in Ohio while Amy was in Utah. This makes it real easy for me to know a few critical things about the calendar that medical science will just have to take my word for and trust that I know what I am talking about.

Anyway, the doctor told us that if Amy goes into labor, based on the information we gave her, she will not try to stop the labor and she feels confident that the baby would be healthy and able to go home with us after the three days. She said that the earliest duedate she could make work using the charts is November 19 and the latest us December 4. Amy was slightly dilated and zero-percent effaced.

So, we don't know what to expect except that we know the baby is coming and sometime before December 9. I am kind of partial to November 26, but so are a few other people I know. We will keep you all informed. Either way, the little tax-write-off (yes, that is the only name we can agree on), will still make it in time to bear good news on our return.

Because of our uncertainty, the doctor scheduled one more sonogram for next week, on Wednesday morning at 8:30 am, so by the time most of you wake up; we will have some additional news. Of course, by the time you get this newsletter it is possible that the baby will be here. Amy sure would like that. You women know how uncomfortable the last month can be for sleeping and even just bending over sometimes.

It has been raining a little lately. We finally found homes for all the kittens and are back to two cats (one too many). The children all brought home their report cards and with the number of A's in the house, I am now broke. We had the parent-teacher conferences over the past couple of nights and the teachers have spoke nothing but good about our children and how they wished that more children were as polite and kind as ours. I was sure that they had our kids mixed up with other children until they began using their names. So, I guess it is true.

Tyler just signed up for basketball (2nd grade) and Emily signed up for Cheerleading. She is also taking a dance and gymnastics class as well. Michael surprised me and said that he wants to go to the wrestling meeting when they have it. For those who have not seen him lately, he really is filling out quite nicely for a young man. He was just called as the Deacon's quorum president, so that will be a change and a challenge for him.

All three love running around the neighborhood, having friends over the house and jumping on the
trampoline. Winter is approaching and that will change for a little while. Living in the East, we have a lot of trees here. When we were driving home from church on Sunday (15 miles one way), the wind was blowing and the trees were running down the road as though they had feet and were dancing. It really was a sight to behold.

We are a little behind on our reading challenge with the Book of Mormon. If we get through 8 chapters a week, we will still make it and we have finished Alma, so the rest is downhill from here. We are looking forward to having Mel, Howard and the children here for Thanksgiving. It will be good to have that opportunity to have them at our home

We love you all and pray for your success in the things of God. We will talk to you again at a later time.