UPDATE: Erika's 38 Week Check-up --> She's 2.0cm+ dilated. Midwife said she could give birth tomorrow, or two weeks from now. I was hoping for something a bit more specific.

Well, it is apparent that both Grandpa and Dad need a quick lesson in Car Seat Installation 101. Thanks to none of you, my previous attempt at installing Jr's Pimp Seat was WRONG! Turns out the cargo tie-downs I had Jr's Seat strapped to are not approved for securing car seats [We deal with this in the Navy all the time - even though it makes complete sense to do something, unless it explicitly says somewhere that you can do it, you CAN'T do it]. So, even though the tie-downs are more than sturdy - they're not approved. Tripler Army Medical Center offers free car seat inspections. "Carol" spent about 30 minutes with Erika and I explaining the safety features of the car seat and demonstrating the proper installation. We highly recommend, if you've never installed a car seat - have someone show you. See below the correct car seat installation:

This evening, Erika had a gathering of ladies down around the pool. Pictured here, Peg (Margaret Anne) Tatum, Mom-to-be, Tiffany King, Judy Moody, and Brenda Chaloupka.

We almost forgot to mention our special guest this week. Mark Clookie, former resident of Pulu Alii, spiritual role model, and all around good guy, had lunch with Erika and I on his way back to D.C. from a long and arduous tour around the NCIS Empire. It was only after he got in his car and left, did we remember to take a picture.