No Baby Yet!

Well, tomorrow is the due date (Nov 1st) and little Caleb still hasn't arrived! Amy is holding up pretty well, but she is ready for it to be over with! Please continue to keep us in you're prayers and we'll keep you posted!

Pearl Update

I talked with Ryan on Saturday and Pearl had surgery to remove a small portion of her large intestine on Friday. Pearl did great and is now recouperating. Hopefully she will be able to go home this week. Ryan and Jessica are so thankful for your prayers! I'll let you know once I hear that she's made it home.

Bradley Class Get Together

Yesterday Amy and I got together with our Bradley Class group. If you're curious about the Bradley method click here. We've had a great time getting to know the other couples in the class. Mac and Jennifer work at Intel and go to our old church...small world! They are due Nov 17th. Dale and Danette live close by and are due Nov 7th. I'm trying to convince Dale to join my Hood to Coast team! Amy is doing pretty good, but ready to have this baby!

Pearl Update

It looks like Pearl does have Hirschsprung's Disease. In a way this has come as a relief to Ryan and Jessica as they know what's wrong and they can act to correct it. It looks like surgery will be necessary, so I'll keep you up to date on that as things progress.

Please keep praying!

Pearl Update

Well, scratch the previous post. They were giving Pearl medication, but it's not getting better. They are now going to perform a biopsy of the large intestine to rule out a disease known as Hirschsprung's Disease. Obviously, we're praying that Pearl doesn't have it. They're taking the biopsy today, but it will take about 1-2 weeks to get back the results.

Right now Pearl is being fed intravenously, so the doctors are also concerned about problems arising with her digestive system since it's not being used.

Please keep praying! Ryan is one of my best friends and I can only imagine what he and Jessica are going through. We're there supporting them as best we can! Thanks for your prayers.

Update on Pearl

Thank you to everyone who is praying!

I just received word that apparently Pearl had an infection/virus that was causing her body to not be able to digest food. They have her on some medications and she is responding well to them. They will stay in the hospital (NICU) for possible a couple of more days to see how this goes. Keep praying and praising God! Things are looking better!

Prayers for Pearl

As mentioned in the previous post, my friend Ryan and Jessica had their baby girl last week. I just recieved word that Pearl had to be taken to the hospital today due to some complications. I don't know the details, but Ryan and Jessica are obviously freaking out a little. Please pray for Pearl that she will be okay. I'll keep you posted.

Ryan and Jessica's Pearl

Some of you know Ryan and Jessica Dunkin. They had their baby girl last week, Pearl! Amy and I dropped by to say congratulations and to meet Pearl!

Isn't she a cutie pie!

1 year and still going strong!

Yesterday, Oct 14th, Amy and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! This year has flown by to say the least! Our celebration was low key, but special to us. Amy made me a suprise dinner that consisted of BBQ Baby Back Ribs, baked beans, asparagus and my favorite -- home made cornbread! It was delicious! She also got me a gift card to REI...oh yeah! Amy wanted flowers, so I got her some flowers! Check it out!

Update on Caleb's Room

Well, we're getting closer to Caleb's arrival! We've made some more progress on Caleb's room...here it is! As you can see, we've got the new play yard (thanks Mom and Jenny!) in our room ready to go. We also have some more decorations on the walls, plus we've got our representative frog from Dad and Joyce!

Baby Shower for Caleb!

Here are some pics from a baby shower my work gave for us! They were so generous!