We have made it through the weekend

Most people look forward to the timely arrival of a new baby, that is most everyone but us. We are looking forward to the new baby but we hope he dalays his arrival for a while longer. That is everyone but Kaija hopes he takes his time. The good news is that the contractions are less then they were but the back pain and pressure have increased, we see our doctor on Thursday so we will see what he has to say. Callie and I want hiking this weekend, it was the longest and hardest she has done so far, it was just over 5 miles and up hill all the way in, she did great and only fell one time. Connor is fighting a cold but seems to be getting over it. I am meeting with my school advisor today to get thing in order to go back to school. I have decided to go back to school and finish my accounting degree, I should be able to finish within a couple of years. That is it for now, I will keep you posted.

-Chris

New Updates and Missing Teeth

Just so you know what is happening with us I will give an update. Kaija continues to do well, she is still pregnant. (That is a good thing, but for who?) She is miserable and is tired of being planted on the couch. She has escaped a few times to run some errands but was quick to return to her spot on the couch with way to many contractions. But as you all know she is just a "little" stubborn, and having to sit all day is killing her, she has been heard saying "I really want this thing out of me." In other news, Callie is now toothless! She has been dying to loose her two front teeth, and finally tonight she let me take the pliers to them and as the pictures show she is now a little funny looking, and sounds even funnier than usual. She looks forward to the tooth fairy and is very concerned as to the amount the tooth fairy will pay for the teeth since she lost them both at the same time. Connor is doing very well with his physical theropy and he is also getting much louder. He has discovered his voice and is not affraid to use it, he thinks that everyone in the neighborhood needs to hear what he has to say. His mother is quoted as saying, "He is giving me a headache", but Connor doesn't seem to care about mom's head ache, he loves to hear himself talk. That is about it from the clan for now, I will keep you posted. -Chris

Callie

Callie is 6 years old and is currently in 1st grade and loving it. She is a very social little girl and keeps us very busy. She loves to read and reads anything she can get her hands on-especially Junie B. Jones! She has recently discovered hiking with her dad and loves it as well-there will be many more hikes to come. She is definitely a daddy's girl and loves to go anywhere with him-she is his shadow wherever he is. She is a great big sister to Connor, and even though she was not excited about having another brother, she is getting used to the idea as long as she gets a sister or a puppy later!

Connor

Connor just had is first birthday, for those of you who may not know we have had Connor for about a year now, and are in the process of adopting him. To tell you a little about him, he was born in Minnesota on February 1st, 2007, we met him on February 15th, 2007, the next day he was placed with us and the process to get him adopted was underway. Connor is a very special little boy he was born two week pre-mature and has Down Syndrome. What a blessing he has been to our home and our collective family. We are hoping to have his adoption finalized in the next month or so and then have him sealed to our family.

Hello Everyone

Well just about everyone we know has a Blog so we figured we would try to "Keep up with the Jones", and start a Blog of our own. We have pretty much filled everyone in on life with our introduction, and the postings about Callie and Connor. Today Kaija had a doctors appointment, she is officially 32 weeks and one day. Her doctor decided to start her on steroids, to help the baby's lungs develop, this was brought on by the constant contractions that she has been having lately. But all is well, I hope that Kaija and I will be able to keep this up to date and keep you all informed, on any and all new developments. Oh by the way we set up a new email address for this blog it is chrisandkaija@msn.com . Take care and enjoy until next time. -Chris