Happy Half Birthday!

I can hardly believe that little Via is already 6 months old! This week her Aunt Sissy bought her a couple of treats to celebrate her half birthday. We are going to give the new mesh teether a try tonight. This week she tried peas and liked them. I feel like a cruel mama because I hate peas, but I figure she doesn't have to know that. Here is a picture of Via as a newborn and Via as a 6 month old. have I mentioned that time flies?

Yesterday Via and I went on a bit of an adventure with Rachel and Lucy, Renee and Audrey, and Mom and Dad. We met in the morning and made the trek to Baxter, Minnesota to go visit Grandma June. This was Via's first time meeting any of her great grandparents, and it was pretty sweet. Gram made the most delicious lunch for us and we visited with her for about 4 hours before heading home. It was a long day for the kiddos, but well worth the trip.

This summer we are going to head to Florida for the Mederich family reunion and we will get to introduce Sylvia to her Great Grandma Sylvia. I'm really looking forward to that and can't wait to post pictures of Sylvia and Sylvia.

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Uncle Ryan

This time of year always makes me pretty emotional. Almost six years ago we unexpectedly lost my brother, Ryan. Now, all these years later, I still tend to flashback to what life was like right before he passed. He and I were both students at Century College, and we would always get dinner together on Monday nights because I had a break between my afternoon and evening classes. Having always gone to a small Christian school, it was so nice to have my big brother show me the ropes. I always remember Ryan, but this time of year is a different kind of remembering, and it's always something specific that sets off the season. This morning it happened in church when we sang "Blessed Be Your Name." I immediately flashed back to Ryan's funeral which of course brought the tears on in no time. "Wow," I thought, "I can't believe it's already that time of year again." It didn't take long for me to begin processing the idea that my little V...

Our Creator is not a Careless Mechanic

On Friday, November 2, Justin and I headed to our 41 week and 1 day checkup. I had been having consistently inconsistent contractions for days, but.......Still.No.Baby. My doctor wanted to monitor me and Via for half an hour and was looking for us to score 10 out of 10 points. After half an hour of monitoring us she only found 6 points - also my blood pressure was much higher than it had been during the rest of my pregnancy. Justin and I listened as she explained that the placenta may not be doing the best job for the baby anymore. She looked at me and said, "If you were the type of mom that was planning to have an epidural, then I'd say let's go to the hospital, put you on pitocin, and have this baby." She went on to say that since we favored a drug-free approach we had two options: 1. Go to the hospital and be monitored for 24 hours to see if we could make up the 4 points we were missing. If all looked good, then we could go ...

She has a face!

It's hard to even know where to begin. We have been out of town the last two Sundays, so I have not blogged in quite some time. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. First of all, we had a splendid time in Jamaica. We arrived in Montego Bay at about 11 a.m. on Friday, August 31, and we were at the resort, in our suits, and on the beach by 1:00 p.m. The hotel staff was so accommodating, and everybody seemed to give us preferential treatment due to my big baby belly. All the guys on staff at the resort would say to Justin, "Much respect, mon!" Being there and being pregnant was a pretty unique experience. On Saturday we attended Jack and Stephanie's wedding and reception. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was mega fun. Here are a few pics. Waiting for the bride. Sunset on the beach. Reception on the boat. Love this guy and this boat. So fun! ...

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