New Voice

Sleeping on the job

Ollie's New "Do"

The top picture shows it the best. The hair line is the same, but look at the little halo of hair. I think it grew a half inch overnight!

An update...

Since my last email things are looking up!

Paul is feeling much better, but is still achy and tired.

Oliver is going through a growth spurt. His hair grew about a half inch overnight and is now "voluminous" (you'll understand when you see a picture). His voice is also a bit lower and he is making new noises. I have been taking new pictures and videos so I will try to get one posted once I figure out how to download to Paul's computer.

We ordered a new computer for me. It has USB 2.0 so watch out Amy, we will want to web-cam every day! Until then, Paul is leaving his laptop at home for me.

Today one of the moms in my Bible Study invited us to go to their house for Thanksgiving!! This definitely lifted my spirits.

Bummer

Oliver and I had a wonderful trip to MN - the best birthday present ever! I am so sad to share that the day after we got home I downloaded the pictures and videos from our trip and my hard drive promptly crashed. It is over $700 to get just the jpeg images off the hard drive by a reputable company. Fortunately at the beginning of October I printed pictures for O's scrapbook, but still a lot are lost. The thing I will miss the most are the short videos. I have to remember that they are just pictures.

Since getting home O and I have slept a lot. We both came down with colds shortly after getting to MN, and had trouble sleeping. Tonight Paul went to bed at 7:00 because he is coming down with something pretty strong - hopefully it is just the cold we have been battling. I am missing the faces and touches of family and feeling pretty lonely but holding onto the hope that we will find community soon.

Happy Fall!

This adorable ensemble was knit by my friend Sue. She was making a pink sweater when I worked with her at Bethel last summer and she promised to give it to me if we had a girl. When we found out we were having a boy, she got busy again!

Best news EVER!

I am SO excited - Dad and Mom are sending for me for my birthday!! I can't wait. I have a count-down ticker on my igoogle page for Christmas and now it just makes me smile because I no longer have to wait 76 days, 31 minutes and 44 seconds! My parents are the BEST!

Good Morning Oliver

This is just one part of Oliver's wake-up routine. I think it is so funny how he ducks in his chin. The second part is a series of serious stretches. I have adopted his stretching style because it is incredibly satisfying. That will have to be a post another time.

Quilt project

This week Great-Grandma Fredman came to stay with us. This was our project - a bright throw for our living room. She did most of the stitching of the binding and I finished that today during Oliver's long morning nap. I learned that quilting takes a lot of patient measuring, and this was an easy pattern!