So What Came Next?

The following entry was written on December 14th…

I’ve got some good pictures and videos coming up, that took place during this time, we’ll get there soon.

The day Mommy’s family went home after thanksgiving, Mommy helped open the DeVos Children’s Hospital. This is important because, not just part of Mommy’s job, it was also good to get to know this hospital, because it will be here that Nina will have her heart operation.

In the meanwhile, Daddy ran into work deadlines and difficulties, and stressed out pretty hard. With Mommy away, Daddy took care of the kids and did pretty good… in fact, Daddy had a lot more time to get to know Nina, and bonded. Again this may not sound all that significant, I (Daddy) feel much closer to Nina as a result of that week. The stress of the week got the better of Daddy, however and he got sick with something called “Shingles.” The nice thing was that Daddy did not get anybody else sick, which was a distinct possibility and perhaps a little dangerous with Nina.

Mommy’s work schedule got back to normal, and Daddy’s tried to regulate his hours.

And now some stories/updates about Nina and Ian.

I’ve heard that a co-worker of Mommy’s missed her baby’s first steps while helping open the hospital. It turns out Mommy missed a milestone as well… Nina ejected her first DVD that week. And it wasn’t the last time either, you can ask Ian. She’s also powered down the DVD player.

Nina can nicely handle a sippy cup now, even lifting it to get liquid to tip back into her mouth.

I’ve been playing more games with Nina… I notice that when I rapidly tap her on the back, she starts making an “uuuuuuuh” noise so that it make the “UhUhUhUhUh” sound.

We also made the same noise back and forth repeatedly, faster and faster, both of us smiling at each other while doing so.