Crazy Days

Well this has been an interesting week, after posting our latest updates last Monday Kaija and I spent most of that night at the hospital. She was awaken by some terrible and constant contractions, after speaking with her doctor he recommended that we go to the hospital and get checked out. So around midnight we headed to Chandler Regional where we spent the next four hours. They ran several tests and sent us home with very strict bed rest orders. This bed rest thing is for the birds, so Kaija spent most of the week on the couch. We saw her doctor on Thursday and he said that she only has to make it two more weeks and at that time he will no longer try to stop her contractions, which means she can have the baby anytime after March 12th. That is a lot longer than Kaija wants to wait. The rest of us are doing well, we are all looking forward to Kaija getting back to her old self and adjusting to the arrival of a third child. The end of this week was spent much like the first of the week; I spent about five hours at Maricopa County Medical Center. My mom called me Friday afternoon and said that my brother Jed was on the farm working on a bulldozer when the radiator blew up and he was burned with boiling coolant. He was flown from Safford to Maricopa County’s Burn Unit. I was able to meet him when the helicopter landed at the burn unit and able to stay with him until the rest of the family arrived. He is doing well, he has second degree burns over about 27% of his body, mostly his left leg, left arm, his chest and back, he is in quite a bit of pain. They are not sure yet how long he will have to be here in the burn unit so please keep Jed and his family in your prayers. I will keep you all updated on both Kaija and Jed’s conditions. I saw Jed after church today he is doing pretty good, his is still in alot of pain, they are trying a new type of dressing on him that may let him go home soon. I will Keep you posted. Take Care. -Chris