Sep 02

Thankfulness for Adversity

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The week prior to Walter’s birth I was an absolute wreck and couldn’t imagine why God hadn’t sent Walter to us sooner.  I worried about how big he would be and imagined all the reasons why I should have my way on the issue.  After all I thought 9 months of pregnancy is enough, what

Aug 31

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jog

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Walter is home with us at last!  It took a while to wade through the hospital paper work etc…  The kids were pretty good when pacified with Scooby Doo movies.  The only thing I will miss about the NICU is the day shift nurse Walter had 4 days of his stay, Winnie.  I have never

Aug 30

Day Four in the NICU

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I spent all day in the NICU with Walter to help care for him, keep him company, and try to get him nursing while Shane went to church with the kids, Aunt Mimi and baby Jacob.  It was a quiet day, but very tiring.  Walter is still sleepy after all the stress he has been

Aug 28

Day Three in the NICU

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Much to our shock, we walked into the NICU this morning to find Walter off the CPAP!  There he was, all alone, sleeping like a baby with slow, easy breaths.  I was so excited, I pulled out the camera just to get some video footage of him breathing on his own! As we have done

Aug 28

A quick update

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We went in yesterday morning and found Walter resting much more peacefully.  His oxygen on CPAP was down from 50% to 30%.  I was able to help feed him and give him a taste of Mom’s milk on his pacifier while his tummy was being made full to help him be able to nurse when

Aug 26

Day One in the NICU

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We arrived at the NICU this morning to find Walter’s name on his room door and he was wrapped up and resting.  He really likes to be wrapped up (i.e he is really mad if he is not) so the nurses devised a way to wrap him up and still have access to all his

Aug 26

Welcome Walter Henry Klingonsmith!

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Our baby boy, Walter Henry Klingonsmith was born around 6 am yesterday.  He was 9lb 14 oz, 21 inches long and with a nice large 14 1/2 inch head and larger chest.  This was my best delivery ever in a lot of ways  and we are so  happy to have him be part of our

Aug 21

Sailing out to meet the tall ships

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Due to a flight delay and overnight stay in Chicago we almost missed the ships arriving for the quadrennial Tall Ships Festival in Green Bay. …

Aug 21

Farewell to Chennai

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It’s been a busy past month or so.  We spent most of the summer planning for our move back to the US and now we’re …

Aug 18

The Ryann Family Visit!

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My brother Ryan and his wife Ann came to visit over the past weekend with their two kids.  Our kids were very excited to have their cousins to play with and stayed up really late when the arrived Friday night.  The next day we made hoagies and packed up our cars for a trip to

Jul 31

Yes! We Can!

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Are you loosing hope?  Is the change one you don’t believe in?  I have just what you need in those dark moments of doubt and despair.  Hopium for the masses. Get your own right here: He’s Barack Obama (34mb download).

Jul 30

Willow Creek 8th Ward Trip

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Here are a few pictures from my latest trip. I didn’t take many pictures, so here some facebook pictures from the same trip.

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