Wednesday, June 21, 2000

Donna had her baby on Monday the 19th.  She was only in labor for less than 5 hours.  Wade was 20 ½ inches long and weighed 9 lbs 5 oz.  Whew.  Big baby.  Both Donna and Wade are doing fine and should be going home from the hospital today.  I am sure that Donna is glad that at least the pregnancy part is over with, though the first couple of months with a newborn are pretty exhausting.  Too bad they aren’t closer so that we could help them out.  Donna’s parents are driving out on Monday to spend some time.

You didn’t have your doctor’s appointment last week because Dr. Berry was called away to the hospital on an emergency, so we get to go today.  Unfortunately last week when they called me, I had already given you painkiller for the shots.  You were so sleepy all afternoon.

We borrowed a fun toy from our friends the Mattsons.  It is a car that you can sit in and play with a lot of toys and gadgets that are attached.  I am hoping that it will help to strengthen your legs some because you just don’t have any strength for standing, even when I hold you up.  Maybe you are just spoiled and would rather be held.  By the way you are crying in your bed right now, I would tend to believe that is true.

You have started to scrunch up your nose and make some pretty funny looking faces at us.  You are developing quite an opinion of some things.