I snuck up on Aida the other day...

Adjusting Life

It has certainly been a week of transition for us. We have been so thankful for all the help we have received; from Melanie spending the week with us and enduring spit up on her clothes, late night crying sessions, and meal preparation...(she is a saint), to the many gifts and meals that have been brought over - we are blessed to have friends and family like you. Thank you all for your generosity - it is certainly appreciated!

Claire puckering up for a kiss - I am already scared about my girls teenage years!

Aida and Milissa with their babies

Aida and Daddy swinging in the hammock.

Claire comes home!

I wanted to update you all that Claire was released from hospital yesterday with reasonable bilirubin levels. We will take her tomorrow for bloodwork and if all is well - she should be able to stay home... (if not, back to the hospital we go).

Thanks for all your prayers,
Jay

Keep Praying

Hi all,

I am just back from the hospital as Claire became very jaundiced last evening and we needed to take her to emergency. She was sent from White Rock hospital to Langley hospital at 1:00am last night to start photo therapy - does this sound familiar to anyone else??

She, like her older sister Aida has a blood incompatibility issue and needs photo therapy to help her get rid of bilirubin that builds up in her body turning her yellow. The photo therapy helps babies cope with the bilirubin. We had good news today from the pediatrician - he seems to think that Claire may be able to return home tomorrow night, so we will pray to that end.

Grandma and Grandpa Barr have been taking good care of Aida potata, and she would probably just prefer it that way...

I will update again as soon as I am able - I am heading back to the hospital now. Please pray for Claire and also that Milissa could get some good rest. She was only able to get two hours of sleep last night.

Jay

Welcome Claire Krista Ewing!

We welcomed Claire Krista Ewing into our family on June 18th at 6:00pm in White Rock, BC. We are doing very well! Life has been quite busy the last couple of days and so it has taken me a while to get this blog up - but we hope you enjoy a few of our photos. She was born posterior (just like Aida...), but Milissa was wonderwoman and pushed her out anyway despite being 9lbs, 1 oz. Once again, I am amazed at my wife - she really is quite a woman.

We are adjusting to less sleep once again, but are happy that Claire is happy and healthy. Aida is a little out of sorts, but is doing a great job welcoming her sister to the world anyway. Thank you to all those who were praying for us the last few weeks. We hope to see you all soon...

Barn Dance

This is one of the things we will miss the most about living at A Rocha...

The Downside of the Princess Dress

In the heat of last week, Aida got a bad case of heat rash all over her torso. She scratched at it and now it's all scabby. I think the princess dress is the cause. She wore it for two days straight.

Now, Aida has switched over to wearing party dresses. More pictures to come...