December 20th. A quick trip to Meijer yields happy results with Santa and Mrs. Claus. See this image larger. Also December 20th, Ian and I rock out to Guitar Hero: Van Halen. He likes it more than I thought he would. See this image larger. December 24th. It feels somehow like years ago, but this […]
I want to thank you all for your prayers and thoughts regarding Nina… The short of the story at this point is that her chromosome test came back “normal” and we can focus on praying for her heart, which is a major issue to contend with still — we’re not out of the woods yet, […]
So much stuff is happening with Nina and her heart right now that I honestly don’t have the focus or emotional fortitude to keep up the blog. There will be at least a temporary pause. There’s nothing worse than getting bad news and then having to write about it. Suffice to say we’re doing our […]
Finally the morning of the 27th dawned, and it was time for Nina to come home. See this image larger. I remember this part with Ian as well… the clock strikes the time at which you should be allowed to go home, and you have to wait for somebody to check you out and tell […]
If you’re just arriving, please scroll way down and start at the first part of this story, we have plenty of photos. In fact, you might want to consider getting yourself a beverage and a package of chips while the pictures load. We moved from the delivery room over to the recovery room, exhausted; especially […]
Someday I’ll have to tell you the whole story from the beginning. For now, let’s just say it all has worked out, and mommy and daughter are safely back at home. Nina was born on Christmas day, December 25th, 2009, at 10:54am. I’ll tell the rest of the “short” version of the story in pictures […]
3:15am – Twas the morning of Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring except our baby girl, apparently. 3:00am – Water broke. On way to hospital probably in a few hours. So much for the quiet Christmas at home, eh?
Finally a smattering of other pictures… I believe these are from November 29th… Ian did give us that “first glimpse of the tree this year” face, but really this was just finding it decorated. See this image larger. I love that look… he’s in awe! See this image larger. He’s a pretty funny kid, seriously. […]
November 28th… and it is time for some fun in and around the bathroom… See this image larger. Ian tries on some spiky hair! Surprise!!! See this image larger. *What does a dinosaur say, Ian?* See this image larger. Our family really enjoys laughing and making each other laugh. It is good for all of […]
Given that Ian periodically stops napping for days on end, I figured we’d never again see that look of wonder as he falters down the stairs, the one we get when he first gets a glimpse of the tree… as it turns out, I was sorta wrong — but you won’t get to see that […]
