(Carter says, HI!!!

Let me introduce the newest Team Stewart rookie, Carter Wesley Stewart. He signed a lucrative lifetime contract on January 12th, 2008. He weighs in at 9lbs. 10oz. (which should give a good advantage over most drivers... Robbie Gordan has complained already). He is 22 inches log and has dark brown hair. He is a Stewart through and through, from his chin to his oddly folded butt-crack.

Although the negotiation process was long and difficult, President of Recruiting, Amy Stewart, is doing great and thinks Carter will take Team Stewart to the next level in Motorsport.

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The Whole Fam...

The whole fam is here. We're missing Grandma Julie and Grandpa Dave and Grandpa Mike should be here soon, but so far we've got a pretty full house. Tony, Hillary, and Parker are here. Grandma Janice, Grandpa Wade, and Alicia are here. Jessie and Kelsey are here although Kelsey is hiding in the closet for some reason. Tony says I shouldn't blog about this but he is full of crap and should not be looking at what I am typing.

Anywhoo, they gave Amy some pitocin so she should start laboring in earnest anytime soon. It is hard to wait.

Hi-Jung

The epidural nurse came in for a pre-epi interview. Hi-Jung. What a character. She came in saying, "Aaaaaaammmyyyyyy!... like a ghost!" Hehehe. Then she got all cranky because we didn't have ID bracelets. She couldn't leave with Amy's blood until we got them.


We're not getting the epidural, but Amy wants to keep her options open. Doing the interview and blood sample now will make it faster to get it later.

Tony is here.

Kickstart

They broke Amy's water to get things going. Amy is trying to get some rest and I am bloggin'. The rest of the fam is hanging in the waiting room. Tried to get iChat video working with Tony but it must be firewalled.

I can't believe we're having a baby! I am filled with emotion. I fully expect my mind to be blow'd by the end of the day.

At the hospital

Waiting...

Go For Launch

It's 7AM and Betty is loaded and idling in the driveway. We're headed to St. V's.

Betty is a Cover Girl!

I got the latest OPGI (Original Parts Group) catalog yesterday and was surprised to see my car on the cover. Light-metallic-blue
1964 Skylark! Of course, its perfect but mine isn't that far off! :-)

Merry Christmas

moar funny pictures

Well, we've opened the last of our presents, the turkey is in the oven, and we've just sat down to watch White Christmas (my favorite Christmas movie). What better time to break out the MacBook Pro download some new iTunes (via a record haul of $165 in giftcards... sheesh!) and blog it up.

It has been a good year. We've tried to scale back this year. After all, we've got a kid coming any day now. It is a good time to focus on what is really important. We went to Christmas Eve service at Sunset Presbyterian. I usually loathe Christmas/Easter services because the message tends focus on the "non-believers." You know, the people only there with family, in need of faith. I understand, this is a good time to reach out. But I have already bought in to the whole thing. So, I went in to the service with a jaded point of view.

We haven't been to church on a regular basis lately. Sometimes it is a challenge for Amy to get moving on Sunday mornings. Well, to be honest it is a little bit hard for me to get moving as well. Anyway, the music was phenomenal, the message, albeit highly focused, was good to hear again, and I left the church spiritually energized and emotionally centered. It was just what I needed. It made me even more resolved to focus on what is really important. Being spiritually centered (whether church is involved or not) is one of those important things.

I hope you find your emotional and spiritual center this Christmas. Whether that is going to church, going to the gym, or just making time for you it doesn't matter.

Merry Christmas!

Love,

David

Boring Things + Cool Music = Sweet.

I love Apple (although I still hate iMovie '08, downgrading soon) and I really like that new Music is My Hot, Hot Sex ad. The story behind it is cool too. However, I recently happened to put that song behind a random slide show of me and my friends doing something not really exciting and noticed something. That song made the slideshow REALLY cool. We all laughed at the way it made what we were doing seem more exciting.

Of course, putting music to anything makes it better. iMovie and iPhoto have saved countless generations from having to sit through boring vacation slideshows without musical accompaniment. But this song really rocks it. I took some pics and vid of some really boring stuff and set it to the song just to test my theory.

Nursery: Check!

After weeks of hard work we're finally done with the nursery. I can't wait for Carter to come!

Happy Momma:
The Blonde corner (I think we're going to paint the inside of the shelves red for contrast):

Does the car in the lead look familiar?:


Furniture by Ikea. Cheap and red: