Andrej, Jessica, Kaiya, Tobi and Eli

Before I can write, I need to wipe this layer of dust off the ol’ blog. It has been so long since I posted something, I’m not even sure I remember how to use Wordpress. Anyway, I did want to give a quick update on the pregnancy and upload some new pictures. Pregnancy update = still pregnant! My due date was yesterday, June 19, and baby boy remains happily in his cozy home.  (Read more …)

Baby Ciho and I are 18 weeks and 5 days along in this pregnancy. We are quickly closing in on the halfway mark. The picture was taken before Christmas, in the 14th week, so I’ve expanded a bit more since then. We were really looking forward to yesterday’s ultrasound and Kaiya joined us because she kept insisting that she wanted to “see the baby” too. Thankfully, a friend offered to keep Tobi. Our ultrasound technician was great. After she took all of her measurements, she spent a lot of time going through each area of the baby, explaining to us what we were looking at on the screen. Even though this our third time doing this, I still find it amazing that we can see our baby. We watched the heart beat and at one point the technician explained that the baby had just released a full bladder. She said everything looked great and that the baby was developing right on track and weighed approximately 10 ounces.  (Read more …)

Today, January 19, is a very important day. Three reasons come to mind, but I’m sure there are many others. Here are my top ones in no particular order:  (Read more …)

This rewind back to October will shed a little light into how we found out about Baby #3 and made the decision to move to Atlanta.

October was an exciting month as we took our very first road trip as a family of four. We’ve taken several short trips in the car with the kids, but never traveling more than a few hours from home. After our last trip down to South Carolina back in June, I hinted that we were done with the airline industry (at least for a while) and wanted to give driving the 16 hour drive a whirl. Surprisingly, the trip went really well and the kids did great for being strapped into their carseats for so long. We borrowed a portable DVD player, which made the hours go by so much faster. In fact, Kaiya spent most of the drive watching her favorite videos and looked like this:  (Read more …)

On the day before Thanksgiving 2004, Andrej and I arrived at my aunt’s house where my dad’s side of the family had gathered to celebrate the holiday. No one knew we were coming. Andrej and I had decided to spend Thanksgiving that year in Michigan and volunteer at a soup kitchen instead of making the long drive down to South Carolina. That was until we had news to share and wanted to share it in person. As we got out of the car that evening, we could see my family through the glass doors gathered around the table just about to enjoy the feast. Our timing couldn’t have been more perfect and my only regret is that I wish I would have informed at least one person and asked them to video the moments that followed.  (Read more …)

We are back home, after an exciting weekend, with a precious brand new person, two delightfully exhausted parents, two overjoyed grandparents and one big sister who can’t get enough kisses and big “huggies” from baby Tobi. We couldn’t be prouder or more thankful for the new blessing God has given us. Our little Tobi is healthy, beautiful and the sweetest little boy I’ve ever seen, and rightfully named as Tobias means “God is good!” The following is a recap of his birth story. (Read more …)

… for the hospital. Our son, who may remain nameless, is getting ready to make his appearance. Updates coming soon…