A Few Pics

A new friend for A....

Mixed emotions about the elephants...

A fun time through the wiles of Thailand...

Wish you were here!

A Few Pics and A Little Explanation

Here are a few pics of C and his supporting cast! The reason the doctor decided to take the him by c-section is that his heart rate was consistently high (around 175-180) and V was not far enough along to show signs of him being born on his own. If we would have tried to wait, there would have been a chance of heart failure. The increased heart rate also indicated that C might have a fever (which he did when he was born, but it's since gone back to normal) which could mean infection. His initial test results showed a low white blood cell count, but his second test showed his count was normal. He's eating well, moving well and looking great!

V is doing well; she got up for the first time a while ago and is sitting in a chair now-a good sign. While she looks great, I don't want to post a picture of her just yet and run the risk of of being slapped when she gains more mobility!

Thankfully, that's over!

Well, after some time, pain and embarrassing stories, Caleb Gene Collier was seen in this world (by c-section). C weighed 8lbs 7oz and was 20.5 in long. After a small fever, he seems to be doing much better. V is doing well, though in pain as one can imagine. I'll post pictures as I have opportunity in the near future, but for now, pra!se the L0rd with us!

No news

Thanks to everyone for your e-mails, pr*yers, thoughts and kind words! After a visit to the doctor's office today, V's still pregnant (though we didn't need the doctor to confirm that)! The doctor said that the complications indicate the need to decide next Tuesday, at Valerie's appointment, if we'll induce or proceed with a c-section. Please intercede for V and the baby; waiting is often the toughest time and that's what we're hoping for.

Safe Arrival...

Just wanted people to know that G and K arrived safely today! Everyone was so excited to see each other...many tears, much noise were seen and heard today. We kept G up until 7:30pm and K is still up. Hopefully, we'll be able to get them on schedule soon; it's awfully hard when you've just flown halfway around the globe!

A Few Easter Pics

Outside of our place, just before going to the Easter service

J during the hunt with a friend

E (closer to camera) with her friend

A posing (making her daddy happy) after she just found an egg

A in a blackmail photo

We still haven't seen number five yet, but we're getting more excited as some recently-made friends of ours just had their boy last night! V's hoping ours isn't as big (9lbs 6oz)!