HAPPY DAY! Noah is here! We went to the State Fair on September 9th and walked around for about four hours. At 2:30 AM the next morning I started having contractions. I didn't know they were contractions at the time... I thought I just got food poisoning from the pulled pork sandwich I had at the fair. I cursed the man who made that sandwich because I felt awful! Later the morning of the 10th (my due date) I realized that the cramping stomach aches were coming at regular intervals. I thought "Hey maybe these are contractions!" and immediately started timing. After hours of timing the now very painful contractions, my water broke at about 7:30 PM and we rushed to the hospital.
At four thirty in the morning of the 11th of September Noah Kristopher Allred was born, weighing 6 lbs 9 oz and measuring 21 inches long.
He's such an angel and we love him so much!
Kristo and I have been thinking of costume ideas for the family. I think my favorite so far is for Kristo to be Captain Ahab and baby Noah (if he decides to be born by Halloween :) be a little white whale, but I'm not sure what I could be?? We also thought of Kristo being Willy 
As far as the baby countdown goes, we're four days from my due date and still waiting on pins and needles. I feel like if my belly gets any bigger I'll need a walker to get around. Our last doctor's appointment was last Wednesday and at that time there wasn't really any progress. We've tried to speed things along by trying a few home remedies. I've tried the Raspberry Leaf supplements, acupressure points, massage (deep tissue and foot massages are said to induce labor), long long walks, etc, but to no avail.
