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  • The Ice Cream Horror

    Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 23:39 in Random Musings, elijah

    Eli had his second doctors appointment earlier this week. He'd gained two inches and more than two pounds since his appointment two weeks earlier. He's growing like the chicken heart from that old radio play.We recently bought Kyra a novelty ice crea...

  • Heeere's Eli!

    Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 10:06 in elijah

    Elijah was born at 11:04 pm on Friday, March 27. He shares his birthday with his uncle Jason. Elijah was 21 inches long and weighed 8 lbs, 12 ozs at birth. He has big feet with long monkey-like toes that he can grasp fingers with. He's a pretty mello...

  • Everyone Out of the Pool

    Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 14:42 in elijah, kristy

    The baby is now six days overdue. We met with the midwife today and decided that if Kristy doesn't go into labor today or tonight, we'll be heading in to the hospital early tomorrow morning to begin inducing labor. Tomorrow also happens to be my brot...

  • ...and Still Waiting...

    Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 11:33 in elijah, kyra, kristy

    Kristy is now five days overdue with the baby. We get phone calls, emails and instant messages on a continuous basis asking if the baby has arrived yet. This morning, my father-in-law called and asked if anything was "going to happen in the next coup...

  • The Haunting in Connecticut

    Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 09:11 in elijah, dark destinations

    We're still waiting on Elijah over here. He's hitting the snooze button inside the womb.Next week The Haunting in Connecticut film hits theaters. The movie is inspired by real life events. Casey Hopkins and I just wrote a long article on the subject....

  • Funeral, Angering Prison Guards and Still Waiting for the Baby

    Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 17:56 in adventures, elijah, kyra, kristy

    We made it to the funeral service and back home without going into labor.Kyra has been having a tough time with Grandma Frieda's death. She seemed not to be affected much by the news at first, but that night she started crying at bedtime. She said sh...

  • Any Time Now...

    Posted on Saturday March 14th, 2009 at 20:28 in elijah

    Kristy is due on the 20th. We're all anxious for the baby to make his appearance. My mother has come to stay with us for a little while in order to watch Kyra and help out.Kristy's grandmother passed away last night. It sucks. Frieda was a cool lady ...

  • Car Accident

    Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 09:00 in mishaps, elijah, kristy

    On Tuesday morning, Kristy got into a car accident on her way into work. Luckily, her and the baby are okay. She was going under 30 mph at the time and was buckled in. She was driving down a winding section of road when she saw cars stopped ahead (pr...

  • Meet the Family: Elijah

    Posted on Friday November 14th, 2008 at 01:31 in photos, pregnancy, elijah, meet the family

    This is Elijah.Coming March 2009 to a maternity ward near us.So far, his hobbies include kicking his mother in the stomach, sleeping and eating through a fleshy tube that runs straight to his tummy. We were pretty sure the next baby was going to be a...