Check out my new fish...

Well, you've probably seen some changes to our blog recently. I (Justin) have successfully screwed it up somehow while trying to find a new back ground. Jess will have to get on here and fix it, but in the mean time I did find and add some fish as you can see above. They'll chase your mouse so watch out!! But if you left click in the tank you can feed them. So please feed my fish. Oh, BTW... Jess and Camdyn are doing great. Camdyn is sleeping in her own bed, where we use a space age monitoring device to keep track of her. She's not quite sleeping through the night but after a good meal she's out for about 3-4 hours. Jess stays busy keeping her satisfied and is doing an excellent job as a new mother! Grandpa just departed for the confederate state of SC. Grandma is still here for another week or so and is a huge help, and I am back to work. Note to all the new fathers out there (while I was trying to make light of our current situation) I compared my lovely wife to the female of the Bovine species (aka...Cow). I said she grazed all day and milked all night. Well... my poor attempt at a joke didn't get taken as such. So, note to self, no jokes for this guy. ;) Take care... will update soon.  ** PS... we uploaded our newborn photos to Walgreen's website, there is a link at the top of the blog, you can order them straight from there or just peruse, if you're interested.     

Camdyn's 2 Week Check Up

Today we had Camdyn's 2 week check up. She got a great report! She now weighs in at 8lbs 15oz. She is 20.5 inches long and her head measurement was 36cm. She is in the 80th percentile for weight and 60th percentile for height and head circumfirence. Dr Crosse said she was healthy and of course cute :) I was worried she wasn't getting enough at each feeding but it seems that she is eating plenty. So seems all is well in the Dahman household!! We will see Dr Crosse again Sept 24th for Camdyn's 2 month check up...which won't be as fun for her because of shots...we will see how that goes. Hope all is well with all of you!


Measuring Camdyn's head...36cm - 60th percentile


Camdyn has grown 1 inch since birth: now 20.5inches long - 60th percentile


Weighing in at 8lbs 15oz - 80th percentile (growing like a weed)

Camdyn Update

Camdyn and Jess are doing great. Camdyn has been steadily gaining weight and is now nearly 9 lbs!! We are going to celebrate her 1 week birthday tomorrow (Monday, 19 July) @ 8:43pm CST. Jess is healing, she is sore and a little swollen but has a great attitude and is loving being a mom. Our nights have been a little restless with our little bundle of joy but it was to be expected. Her routine is as follows..... Eat, Sleep, Cry, Poop, Eat, Poop, Sleep. All-in-all she is a very content baby (for now....) she loves to be held and loved on. She already has a very strong neck and does all she can to pick her head up often to see what's going on around her. I think she will be very inquisitive, graduate high school with a 4.0 and perfect SAT scores, she'll then go on to Harvard on a full academic scholarship where she'll graduate with honors. She'll then go on to get her Masters & Doctorate, as she will make a breakthrough discovery through her intense studies on how to harness solar energy and use it to stop world hunger and bring world peace. (That's all I've got planned for now but I'm pretty sure that's how it'll play out, with minor variations of course ;) More to come... take care.

justin, jess, camdyn, & riley.

Camdyn Grace has arrived

Jess and I were blessed with the arrival of our baby girl on 12 July 2010, at 8:43pm. She weighed 8lbs 8oz, and was 19.5 inches long. It was a 16 hour labor that ended in a C-Section. Jess handled it great, it was definitely an exhausting experience. Camdyn is doing great, she can't wait to meet you all. Thanks for all the love and support.

Well, another Dr. appointment down and no baby. Today we went in because we've past the due date and had to try and figure out if there was a reason that Camdyn hasn't made her appearance. After finding out all her vitals were great to include her heart rate, amniotic fluid levels, movement, and fetal breathing were normal, we figured out that the only viable reason was that she is as stubborn as her daddy. She's already Daddy's little girl and she's not even here yet! So, to make a long story short the ultra-sound technician was nice enough to give us a sneak peak by printing some 4-dimensional pictures of her face. We then went to see our OBGYN, she examined the ultra-sounds and Jess' vitals and everything looks great and we started to discuss a possible induction next week. We were hoping for Monday or Tuesday but the hospital is so busy they couldn't fit us in until Wednesday at 7pm for meds and the actual induction at 7am Thursday morning when we would admit Jessica to the hospital and get this ball rolling. At that point only time will tell when we'll meet our new addition. HOPEFULLY... none of this will come in to play and we'll go in to labor naturally this weekend. Lets cross our fingers. See ya next time...

Camdyn's first photo

Camdyn's second photo. ;) Who does she look like mom/dad??

40 weeks and ready for game day!

OK... we are ready to go and little miss Camdyn seems to be very comfortable with her current studio apartment within Jess. As for the rest of us, Grandma, Daddy, Mommy, and Riley are ready for the grand entrance of our new addition. Jess is at max capacity, and can't really grow anymore without becoming a teeter-totter. The last Dr. appointment (Thursday) went really well... she was measuring 40 weeks, baby's heart-rate is good, Mommy's blood pressure is excellent. Gained only 1/2 pound but everything is looking great. DUE DATE: 8 July, if for some reason she doesn't make her entrance by then, we have an appointment scheduled for a ultrasound on the 9th of July to make sure Camdyn is still happy and then we'll start to talk about a possible induction the following week.


Jess at 40 weeks and ready to pop!


Happy and scared.... gonna be a Mommy soon!



I'll be keeping this up-to-date when the festivities start with pictures & words, so stay tuned for more info....

Birthday for Grandma!

We are blessed to have Grandma (Doi-Doi) here to visit and help with the birth of Camdyn. We had our fingers crossed for Camdyn to share a birthday with her Doi-Doi but unfortunately it didn't happen. SO... instead of the hospital we went to Sumo, a local hibachi grill to celebrate Doi-Doi's 29th birthday, or at least that is what she tells us!? ;) Regardless we are thankful to have her and happy to be able to celebrate her birthday.


Our Chef, singing happy birthday as he made her a flaming candle.


Justin, Jess, & Doi-Doi celebrating Doris' 22nd, 29th b-day in a row.