Aloha World!

My name is Caden Charles Koehl.

I was born of humble parentage on August 17th, 2007, at 5:08 PM HST, on the island of Oahu, in the beautiful State of Hawaii.

I weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces (including hair) and was 20 inches long.

And now, for my first official action, I hereby take command of this blog from my weary mother, as I am now the only one in the family with free hands (when I'm not swaddled).

Here are some photos of me and the fam, plus some movies.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Love and gurgles, Caden

It's the Due Date!

Knock, knock. Are you ready to come out, little guy? He's happy and content in there, still punching and kicking. Only Caden can decide if it's time.

Only about 4% of women will actually give birth on their due date. While the rest will give birth 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after. The average first time mother will go more than four days past her due date.

My sister has a theory that everyone has a particular day of the week when all their significant milestones happen. For her it's Thursday. She met her husband, Ed on a Thursday and both her kids were born on a Thursday. Crazy, huh? I think my day is Friday. We'll see. I'm aiming for Friday, August 17th.

10 Days to Go!

We wanted to get some pictures of my belly while it's still here. I can't believe it's the last week! A part of me is going to miss being pregnant. I have enjoyed every little kick, punch, and hiccup. Nine months of reading, worrying, advice seeking, having people open doors for me, letting friends touch my belly, strangers showing their friendly smiles. It's been an incredible experience.

Not Yet!

I had another doctor's appointment today. My internal exam revealed that I haven't started dilating and the baby has some time. Caden is getting bigger though and squirming a lot! No telling when he's going to come out, so we're just waiting. I get a lot of strangers saying "Whoooa, I guess it's pretty soon, huh?" You know I'm big when people start saying that. Luckily it's all in the belly! :-) We have some predictions on when he'll be here. Mom and Charlie think it will be August 7th. I say August 10th. Any guesses?