Growth

Well, the rumors are true...are family has grown by one. Saurin (pronounced Soren) Joseph arrived at 2:58 a.m. on December 10th. He weighed 7 lbs 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.








Many have asked how Malachi is handling his "brothers arrival." As you can see from the above photo...great :). Malachi hugs by putting his body next to someone. He hasn't gotten the hang of what to do with the arms. He kisses by putting his forehead on your face. So, here is Malachi giving his new brother a hug and a kiss. Overall all though, he has done well. He is adjusting, as are we all!

Thank you for those of you who have been praying for us and for Saurin. As many know (and many don't) Saurin ended up with a pretty nasty staph infection a few days after birth. He was treated at home for the infection with antibiotics, special soap, and lotion, and a lot of stress! Things are looking up and the infection appears to be gone. We end antibiotics tomorrow!

We will post more recent photos in the next day or so. Happy New Year to all!

14.5 months ago + six months from now = 21 months...almost

So, 14.5 months ago, Chi arrived...


then he grew...



in just over six months...there will be two.

We are due in December sometime. Don't know the sex yet, info to come.

Catching up...

So, I have been a bit absent from here. Life has been a bit busy and a bit stressful. Between Chi's birthday and now, Chi has become quite the country bumpkin...



Easter happened...



We went to Cali and saw some good friends, their son Ben is a few months younger (about four months) than Chi. We hope that they will be good friends...someday. We tried to take a picture of the two of them...here's what it looked like...


We had a chance to spend some time with friends and family in Laguna Niguel. It was great to see them.

Then we spent a week in Palm Desert with my family. A few pics from that week...





I also graduated that week. Pictures from the hooding ceremony...

He's 1!

Hard to believe that Chi is 1! We had a great weekend of celebration! Birthday party on Saturday with lots of family and friends. He got great gifts - blocks, trucks, basketball hoop, wagon, balls, and so much more! All of which he loves!






Sunday, he was baptised! He put on a great show! Some kids cry when baptised, not Chi, he proceeded to wave to the entire congregation with not one but two hands, laugh and smile. Perhaps he has a future in show business! Ryan and Nelli McKenzie spent the weekend with us which was great! They are Chi's godparents so it was a delight to have them there for his baptism!

Family came from near and far which was also great fun! My parents came up from Cali, bro from Denver, sister from Seattle. Thanks everybody for making the trek!

We are excited for summer and the sunshine, playing outside, and great new adventures!

Marvelous March...where are you?

Marvelous March I think is planning to start a bit late. So far…
March 1…started off strong…no problem-o!
March 2…Jeff wakes up with a sore throat and pain in his ear
March 3…Jeff goes to Urgent Care and has some mega infection in his ear canal
March 4….Jeff feels like death so I stay home to let him get some rest (thus putting me SUPER far behind at work
March 5…Jeff is feeling better, Chi wakes up at midnight and throws up every hour on the hour until…well now…March 6.

So, we are hopeful marvelous March will arrive but it might just end up in Awesome April? Agh!

Farewell February! Well...almost!

February has been a terrible, no good, very bad month. Jeff has names it: *@%#! February. Here is what is has entailed.

 February 1st, Chi starts to get sick. Common cold we thought, no big deal.
 February 2nd, Chi starts to throw up several times a day. This lasts four days.
 February 3rd, we take Chi to the doctor. Doctor says viral cold, try to keep him comfortable, keep giving him Tylenol. (He throws Tylenol up.)
 February 4th, Krista starts to get sick.
 February 5th, Krista stays home sick with felt like the flu
 February 6th, same as the day before
 February 7th, we take Chi back to the doctor. Doctor says ear infection. Gives us medication, Chi proceeds to throw it up.
 February 8th, Nancy (Dr. Nana) listens to Chi’s lungs. Is concerned about some possible fluid. We go to the ER. Chi is admitted to the hospital with RSV and pneumonia.
 February 9th & 10th, Chi stays in the hospital for treatment for RSV and pneumonia
 February 11th to 17th we are sent home from the hospital with antibiotics and orders to give him breathing treatments every 6 hours (including the middle of the night). Babies, in case you were wondering don’t like to sit still and have a mask put on their face with gas flowing out of it. Makes it challenging at best!
 February 16th, Jeff’s old dog Bubba has to be put to sleep after 14 great years of life. Very sad!
 February 21st, Krista starts to get sick, again!
 February 28th, a committee Krista is on is hosting the first annual Fashion Show and Silent Auction for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and to put it mildly, there have been balls dropped by people around her leaving a lot of work to only a few very committed people. However, I’m hopeful that the event will be great regardless!

So, needless to say, Welcome March! It’s gonna be awesome! We’re gonna call it Marvelous March!

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! We have had a long week with a bit of a medical crisis, but things are looking up. Everyone is on the mend and things are returning to normal! Thank you for all your thoughts & prayers!

Christmas Highlights!

We had a very nice Christmas, and I think Chi has a fabulous 1st Christmas. Here are some of our highlights!




Christmas eve we had brunch at Matt and Laura's. Laura made an amazing breakfast for us all! And we had a very unexpected visitor...





Christmas eve night we had a lovely meal with the Crotty family and opened lovely gifts! After church we stopped by and visited Krista's family...



Christmas day we spent with the Kubiak's...Boomba and Grandma gave Chi a rocking Dino...a crowd pleaser for sure! Chi seems to have taken to music, so when my cousin's played their annual Christmas recital Chi's eyes were glued to them!





Uncle Riggs built Chi (and himself) an igloo...

We ain't in Cali anymore Denali!

I thought I'd offer an update on Denali as I know our friends in Cali ask frequently how he has transitioned to the Pacific NW. I have to say, he seems to adjusted fairly well. But here are some pics so you can decide for yourself!