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Finally.
I am not sure why I quit blogging over the last few months. I think maybe there was some fear in there…some of my old baseball player superstition sneaking in maybe. You see things were going so well for Kami and her pregnancy that I really didn’t even want to talk about it.
Well now…I can! On February 28, 2012 our little boy, Ian, joined us. After so many months of living on the edge, fearing the worst while hoping for the best…the best had finally come. He is a little guy…just north of 5 lbs and follows my build with long arms and legs. In short, he is perfect!
Kami and I told ourselves that Tuesday morning that Ian may not cry immediately and that didn’t mean anything was wrong. We even said that right before he was delivered and we heard our little man let out a good solid scream! It was the greatest sound of my entire life. Our little boy is healthy and perfect. Just the way we had dreamed about, and now it was reality.
Now we live in the world of parents with a newborn…and it is wonderful.
I find myself looking at him and doing two things. First thing I inevitably do is wonder if his older brother, Lukas, would have cried like he does. If he would have the same sly smile and cute dimples. If he would be as mellow and calm as he looked around at the world he has just entered. Then I remember that I will never know and that the only thing I can do is thank Lukas for the knowledge we gained in losing him. Because without learning about what caused his death, we wouldn’t be holding Ian. Without going through the pain that we did we would not take joy in all the things that probably would have driven me nuts.
So thank you big brother…you have done more for your little brother than anyone I have ever known. I can’t wait to talk to Ian about you and how you changed mine and Kami’s lives while giving Ian a chance to make it in this world.
I can’t wait to share our adventures with you! Thanks everyone for your continued support, thoughts and prayers…they have meant more to us than we can ever express.
Nesting…maybe
Things have been going really well for Kami and little Ian lately and we are getting very close to 30 weeks into this pregnancy. That means we are getting into crunch time as should probably start to prepare for actually bringing this little man home with us! While exciting it is hard to wrap my head around it.
Those of you that know me understand that I am a task person. If I see a task then I get consumed with it until it is completed. For some reason the past couple of days our home has been the target of my focus. Our attic space is really quite nice for storage and is relatively easy to get in and out of…if it is organized. Step 1…organize the attic. Check. I have everything in its place and even built shelving to make room for more stuff as with all attics, they tend to fill up. I felt like we couldn’t tackle Ian’s room without someplace for the current stuff in there to go. And the attic it is!
So with that tackled…I moved my focus on to Ian’s room. Anyone that has been to our house lately knows that Kami’s sewing room can be a bit of a train wreck (sorry dear, it can). This is the room we have decided to make Ian’s. Step 2…empty the boy’s room! Check. With a bit of a whirlwind my wife and I were able to not only empty the room, but do it in an organized manner with the important stuff still accessible! Next up paint.
It was a VERY productive couple of days to say the least. On another update we were also finally able to stomach the idea of registering for baby items. Kami’s best friend came up (she has a 1 year old) to help and did so more than she knows. Registering was one of the last things we did before we lost Lukas and I was dreading it. I still had a rough day but at least we got it done! In case you are curious…Buy Buy Baby and Target 
Thank you all for your continued thoughts, prayers and support!
Goodbye 2011…Happy New Year!
Well here we are…another year is going by. 2011 was kind of a hangover year for me. Still stuck in the shock of dealing with the loss of my son but we closed out the year with the excitement of Kami’s pregnancy with our second son, Ian. It has been a great second half of the year watching him grow on an ultrasound screen and letting myself hope and dream of sharing life with him come spring time. It has taken me a lot to get my head back around to the positive but I think I am there. Many thanks to wonderful friends for the support and encouragement along the way!
So in 2011 I also took a leap into a new career. Not a vastly different area from where I was for the previous 9 years and 11 months, but something new. I say vastly different mainly because it is still in the realm of marketing but it certainly is a different world than associations. I started at Pineapple Advertising a year ago in April and it has been somewhat of a whirlwind learning the style of a new company and figuring out where I fit in and how I can use my talents for this company. I still have my hands in some aspects of the association so I am not completely removed.
Until we found out Kami was pregnant again that was pretty much the highlight of our year. Kami is still happy in her nursing career, the pool was a nice addition to our summer and we remain on the hunt for a great deal on travel to a new beach (while that will certainly get more difficult, it will still be there). 2011 was the year Kami and I celebrated 10 years of marriage…she won the gift war when she surprised me with tickets to the Major League Baseball All-Star game in Phoenix. We had a wonderful time (thanks Mary!) and shortly after returning we learned of our greatest surprise, Ian. Of course at that time we didn’t know it was another boy, but that didn’t matter.
Now we just wait for the next week so we can get another glimpse of our son on that black and white screen to see him move, his heart beat and see how much he has grown. I know…seems like kind of a boring year. Well I hope that 2012 will more exciting and laughter filled than either of us can imagine.
So that is enough about that…hope that everyone has a great New Year celebration. Be safe and make the most of everyday in 2012!
