joy, tears and timebombs

so we have had ella home now for a week today!   what an incredible amount of joy this precious little girl has brought to our family already.  it’s even strange saying the word family because even though dawn and i were a family all along, the addition of ella has added so many new dimensions [...]

she’s perfect!

after our 5 day doctor check-up, ella is perfect in every way that they can tell.  she gained back weight and weighs 6 lbs 8.5 oz.  they said they haven’t seen a 5 day old look this good in a long time!  we’re so incredibly excited and blessed.  add to that a night with much [...]

shrinking world

there have been several significant moments in my world in the last few days since ella’s birth.
the one i’m thinking about right now is how my world just shrank considerably.  i doubt it’s permanent, but for the moment it’s very tangible.  this house, and our living room to be more precise, is our world for [...]

eating my words

ok, so i  want to state it officially…
there was no place i would have rather been than with dawn having her c-sections while having ella!
i thought i would be squeamish, i thought it would be too messy, i thought i would pass out.  but it was great and i couldn’t imagine being anywhere other than [...]

ella pictures and video

you can check out our little one at…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uthpstr/
it’s been a really great day today hanging with dawn and ella.  i got to hold my little girl a lot!
pax: ty

heaven help little ella…

everything is great this morning.  happy mommy, screaming hungry baby…
…and a few thoughts are running through my mind.
first is i’m overwhelmed at how precious, wonderful and beautiful my little girl is.  as i look at her and hold her, i’m amazed at how perfect she looks and how much love there is for this tiny [...]

welcome ella faith hogue…

ladies and gentlemen, i have the honor and privilege to present to you for the very first time…
ella faith hogue

she is 6 lbs and 6 oz and 21 inches long.  she’s completely perfect and beautiful.  dawn is doing very well considering she’s had a c-section this morning.  actually she’s dozing off holding the baby.  it’s [...]

the burrito has been consumed!

so, we are testing a local legend tonight.  the crazy horse chicken fajita burrito has been consumed by dawn.  lore and legend say that it induces labor. we’ll see if it’s true.
it was consumed by dawn at 5:45 pm eastern daylight savings time on monday, april 13th, 2009.
let the countdown begin!
pax: ty
ps. we also have [...]

due date

well today is dawn’s due date for the baby…
…and nothing happening much yet.  we had a false alarm on friday afternoon/evening but nothing materialized.  she got down to 10 minute contractions and then sat down and they went away.  big bummer actually.  it would have been great to have a baby in our hands already. [...]

sweating helps

a few days ago i posted about being a wee bit “pissy” about stuff in life.  usually [and thankfully] when i’m get this way it’s not that terribly long that it lasts and i can get back to normal. not that i’m that terribly normal.  yesterday after a great staff meeting with our youth ministry [...]