We jolted out of bed at 6:30am thinking that Sandi's water had broken. It didn't continue to leak, but we started monitoring regular contractions. 12 minutes in between each. So we called labor and delivery. Dropped off Calista at the Sommers and headed for the hospital. By 11am they told us that it was likely we would have a C-section. At about 11:40 it was for sure and happening at noon. It didn't quite happen at noon, but at 12:42pm Elam Shelton Asker was born!

Baby Asker Two is on the way. We are expecting a December arrival. We recently got a recording of the heart beat. We put a webpage up with information regarding the due date and other vital statistics! Calista will be a big sister soon.

These days Calista does not go very long without letting us know something via one of her many sounds. It seems her favorite place to try these new sounds is the kitchen. So one day we put a video camera in front of her to capture the moments. Now you can enjoy the many sounds of Calista as she sits at the dinner table.

Calista is now six months old and she is sitting up on her own. She still falls down occasionally but she enjoys sitting upright. Recently I have been putting together some video's to watch her playing and sitting. It sure is fun watching her grow up.

Last week we took Calista on a tour of the state of Minnesota. We traveled to Duluth, Minneapolis, Rochester and Austin before coming home. We had several firsts including the first visit to the cabin in Wisconsin and her first visit to the zoo. We had a lot of fun. Today was her four month checkup and she has now grown to 25 and 3/4 inches!

After a long day, Calista Suzanne Asker was born a C-section baby on February 3, 2008 at 10:17pm CST. I will update with a lot more later. You can look at our announcement webpage here: http://www.asker.net/baby/calista/