Things either seem too mundane to report or too huge to capture in words. And so, the website sits neglected. That said… I’ll try. First, the big stuff. Babies. Not that they’re big… but they ARE growing! Emmett tops 3 pounds now and a couple of days ago, Gracie weighed in at 2 pounds, 4 ounces. Both were taken off ventilators right after we arrived (Gracie first!) but breathing proved to be a bit too much work for Grace so she once again wears a CPAP mask on her face. She hates it! More worriesome is that she is having trouble eating. Hopefully, they’ll figure out why soon and, in the meantime, she’s getting bigger anyway. She even has a double chin! Emmett has moved to intermediate care and so could transfer to Santa Cruz now. However, he is calmly, quietly waiting for his sister to catch up (while eating 100% mama milk!) If only his grandparents were as patient!
Steve and I, and the fur kids, are settled back into life at the beach. We’ve been treated to INCREDIBLE weather! The area needs rain but it is hard to complain about temperatures in the 70’s and sunshine, especially in January. As much as we didn’t want to leave Texas, it was great coming back. Folks seem genuinely pleased to see us, and the whole camp host experience has been much more welcoming the second time around. We are so grateful!
Glad to see update here! I know you have other things to do
but it was nice. Glad you weather is nice. We heard from
Kerrville and it is still very dry there also. It is cold,
cold, cold here. We won’t be out of teens until weekend
and below zero. Dad overslept and had to drive to class
rather than take the bus so hope roads were okay. We were
sunny yesterday which helped with that but also no clouds
made it colder. I am dragging and not feeling well but we
are okay. Glad your CA home is so pleasant. love you both
Thanks for the update. I am so glad to see those baby pictures. They are so tiny and pink! Looks like eyes are open at least some of the time. Glad your stay at the campground is going smoother this time around. I can’t wait to hear more. With love- Judy (Doyle).
Babies!!!! and the miracles of life combine with the wonders of modern medicine to bring tiny babies through to health. Blessed be!
Babies moved to Santa Cruz! Pretty great news. Judy (Doyle)
So, I know life is about babies and there is tons of excitement there but how is everything else in life? You are working people right now; how’s it going? Any longing for the Texas home front?
Yes, it is WONDERFUL to have babies close by… not that we get to see them any more often. Actually, we see them less now. How ironic, eh? The most important thing is that they are doing well, and so, we wait, somewhat impatiently, until we can once again hold them. Right now, they are learning to nurse and the stimulus of too many people gets in the way. We understand but dang… it is hard to be here and not be with them, especially knowing that our time to leave will come soon. Most likely, they’ll come home about the time we leave!
Even though we don’t see the babies much, or the kids, for that matter, it has been good to be here. We’ve had perfect beach weather (not so good from a drought perspective but awesome from a camping one!) Our camp host compadres are fun to work with, park staff and visitors have been welcoming and appreciative. Still, our homey little house beckons and we DO long to go home to Texas. When the time comes, we’ll leave with some very mixed feelings.