Update on Caleb

This past week has been a good chance for Sharon and I to settle in to our lives as new parents. After Sharon's parents left last Sunday, it was sort of weird to have Caleb entirely to ourselves. We had a few days to prove that we can do it on our own - but we were very excited when my parents came up this past weekend. My mom will be staying with us until Thursday, which is an especially great blessing since I have six hours of classes three days this week. Although we're now fairly confident taking care of Caleb on our own, we're definitely not going to complain whenever we have extra help. As far as Caleb's jaundice, he's still a little yellow, but the doctors aren't too worried about it for now even though they want to keep monitoring it. It's especially interesting when we put Caleb in yellow clothing, as you can't tell where his clothing ends and his skin begins. Either way, we're glad he looks good in yellow because it may be his color for the next few weeks.

On non-Caleb new, we had some sad and happy news this past week. On Thursday, we found out that my family dog Pokey was put down at the age of 15 after rapidly declining in health over the past year. For those of you who are interested and haven't read it yet, my sister wrote a touching eulogy for Pokey on her blog (www.mmdemontaigne.blogspot.com) that highlights the character of our beloved pet. On a much happier note, we found out on Friday that Sharon's brother Mark and his wife Adriene had their baby boy (Mark William Maynard) who weighed in at just under 8 pounds. The arrival of baby Mark means that Sharon's parents now have three grandchildren - all of which have the middle name William. Also, we're excited about the possibility that we may be moving back into our apartment this week as the final work on it is scheduled to be completed on Monday. Although we've been so thankful for the apartment we've been able to sublet in the interim, we're quite ready to finally settle into our own place.

Caleb deciding whether or not he really wants to take a nap


Sharon having some snuggle time with her baby (note her stylish new glasses)


Caleb's not so sure what he thinks about this situation


My grandma (Nama) with her newest grandbaby (for now)