Hello to everyone.

Xavier has gotten over his first cold-like sniffles. It seems the cold Rebecca brought home from the gym, after jumping to me, found Xavier last Friday.

It made Xavier a little cranky, fussy and uncomfortable, but he came through it with strength, like he has come through everything else (he is more than a conqueror, after all!). Sunday morning, before heading to church, Rebecca and I laid hands on him and prayed. Come Monday, he is back to normal. Thank You, Jesus!

We did, finally, get some practice with the little bugger sucker bulb the NICU gave us. It is surprising how much snot Xavier's little nose can hold!

Mighty is our God, to Whom we give glory for our little man!

We had a surprise visitor tonight. We were confused until we realized recent solar flare activity ionized the atmosphere and opened a door to another Universe. Xavier's twin from that universe paid us a visit. They did not have much to say to each other, so the visit was short lived.

Greetings to everyone.

The ladies at St John's threw a baby shower today. It was for one of the new mothers at the parish, Miriam. She had a little boy as well, Micah. Because Rebecca is a new mother too, they invited her to be honored.

Dad and Xavier, though invited, shook our heads, thanked them for the invitation then headed home for some "man time."

Thanks to our friend Margaret for taking these photos.

Here Rebecca and Miriam are ready to cut their cake. It was a tasty cake; Rebecca was kind enough to bring me home a couple of slices.

The honorees, seated in the center of everything, open their gifts. People were very generous.

These wagons, bearing books and wipes and other fun stuff, are made out of rolled up diapers.

Hello to everyone, and happy First Day of Fall.

Today was a monumental day. Rebecca and I went out on the town without Xavier in tow! Xavier's Aunt Rochelle drove the hazardous roads from Fort Collins to babysit for a few hours while Rebecca and I went to see "Defending the Caveman" playing in the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

After laughing and enjoying the show, Rebecca and I toured LODO on foot, then found a quiet sushi restaurant for dinner. It was a celebration of our engagement, the day Rebecca said "yes." Did she read the fine print?

Xavier and Chellie got on famously. Xavier gave her the opportunity to change diapers, and test her with ambiguous reasons for his fussiness. Still, Rochelle said Xavier was not that off-putting and she would do it again. Rochelle, we thank you for giving Rebecca and me a few hours to ourselves.

We also thank you all for your prayers and support.

Xavier at nearly seven pounds. No more preemie clothes. No more preemie bottle nipples. No more preemie diapers. Now, newborn sizes (for which he is still a little small for, but don't tell him that!)

Finally! Xavier is big enough to (mostly) fit into his sleeper sack the NICU gave us. The logo is the MFM logo; MFM is Maternal Fetal Medicine. The doctors and nurses within the hospital have another meaning, which many patients helped give due to the often changing nature of doctors' opinions and thoughts. Rebecca and I fully understand this from our own experience. The alternate meaning of MFM is "Make up your Frakking Mind" (I used the BSG substitute for the "F" to make this page family friendly)