Connor James "Horhito" Gyllenborg

This a photo is of Connor and Mindy moments after he was born.

Photo of the new family moments after Connor was born.

Connor being weighed in. (8.3 ounces).

Mindy and Connor a few minutes after his arrival! The delivery was very very eventful. Details to follow.

Connor getting ready to leave the hospital and go home.

Connor fitted snugly into his car seat for his trip home. Normal travel time from Boston to home without traffic... 30 minutes... with new baby... 2.5 hours. I never got above 16 MPH.

This is me bringing Connor into the house after the prolonged road trip home. He is two days old and it was a perfect afternoon.

This is Connor in Mindy's arms. This is his usual appearance throughout any given day.

This is Connor hang'n in his bassinet. As you can see, he is very, very relaxed at home. He even has some decent biceps for a little guy!

This is just a quick post with some photos. Everyone is happy and healthy. We are all home and Mindy and I are learning how Connor James works. Very challenging indeed. He was born 5/25/2007 at 1:37PM. He weighed in at 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches. We are tired but loving every minute of it! I will post a more detailed narration soon. We can't wait to introduce him to everyone. Connor is next to me right now and says hello!

This could be it!!!

Good morning folks.

Mindy experienced minor contractions throughout yesterday (her due date). Come evening time yesterday, the contractions increased in number, severity, and duration. Mindy was experiencing contractions every 10-20 minutes from 11:30PM yesterday through 5:30AM today. Every time we were just about to fall asleep, another contraction would come and we would huff and puff through it and then try to fall asleep. I slept through most of the contractions that occurred from 2:30AM - 5:30AM.

ironically, we had a doctor's appointment this morning at 7:45AM and the doc reports everything looks great and in all probability, today will be the day!!!! The doc advised against driving home because it could take an hour (the doc's office is in downtown Boston), so she recommended we hang at my office (two blocks from doc's office) and check back in later in the day The contraction have been coming rather regular. Will keep you posted.

It’s that time of the year again… another birth date pool!

This month’s featured baby’s partial name is Mr. _____________ James “Horhito” Gyllenborg. (Horhito’s first name will be a game-time decision). Mindy and I are accepting name recommendations. So, feel free to include a first name proposal to your wager.

Interesting and relevant facts:

May 24, 2007 is Mindy’s due date. The majority of first-time births arrive after the due date (this is Mindy’s first child). Horhito is currently weighing in at approximately 6.0 pounds. He is confirmed by the experts to be in proper launch position, locked, and loaded. May 2, 2007 is a full moon. May 11th is Mindy’s grandmother’s birthday. May 13, 2007 is Mother’s Day. May 24th is Mindy’s grandfather’s birthday. June 1, 2007 is the next full moon. Mindy’s pregnancy has been uncomplicated. Mindy has not experienced any contractions or other telltale signs of an impending birth. Mindy’s belly button is 85% “popped.” (full belly button “popage” is an old wives’ indication that the baby is “done”). Past champions include Simon (for Rachel in 2002) and Sean (for Brian in 2006). Sean claims to have created a fool-proof, scientific system that is 98% accurate for birthday pool predictions (patent pending). Thus, you may want to pay attention to your fellow wage makers and past champions.

The same format controls: $5.00 per person, per guess. Multiple, unlimited bets by one person is allowed. Whoever chooses the closest date and time to Horhito’s actual birth wins the pot. Ties will be split evenly amongst the winners. Submit your guess by responding to this post by clicking on “comments” located at the lower right corner of this posting (tip: it is quicker and easier to post a comment by clicking “anonymous” versus logging in). Include your name, the predicted date and time of Horhito’s birth in your comment. The deadline for submitting guesses is May 10, 2007 at 11:59PM. Send an email to egyllenborg@netzero.net if you are unable to submit a comment or navigate this blog. Time is of the essence.

Forward checks to Mary Lou “Grandma” Gyllenborg, 205 Hillside Road, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208. Make checks payable to Mary Lou Gyllenborg.

Good luck and I hope all is well with everyone.

NOTE: The accompanying photograph is of Mindy and Horhito taken last week in front of our new nest.

MESSAGE: Jill Andres, please send me an email (address above) with your stats so I can generate a birth date pool for your no. 2.

ANNOUNCEMENT: CGAS 2007 is cancelled due to weather (it’s raining babies out there!). CGAS 2008 will occur as normal, details to follow.