Cheeky Boy!

What a great Easter we had. We went to church supporting our friend Tammy Jo Reiser on her last day at a difficult pastoral assignment and then on to new friends' homes for dinner and desert. Special thanks to the Sprinkel family - Mike and Mary, and Christa Sprinkel (Mike's mom), for hosting a wonderful Easter dinner. Tammy Jo's family, husband Dan and kids Amy, Emily and Nathan, along with Chuck and Deb Wiggins were there for the fun as well - a great time.

Check out the cheeks on Gus! What a big boy he is becoming. After our great dinner, he had a good time hanging out with me and really is getting quite a grip - he sure knows how to grab onto my chest hair --- EEEK! Check out the blanket around Gus - it is a bunny print "blessing blanket" from a very special friend, Dana Palamariu. Dana is a seminary student from Romania and is a blessings to everyone she knows. Jill and I received beautiful prayer shawls from her when Gus got this blanket - Dana is amazing!

Gus gained another half an ounce today - up to 3 lb 1.0 oz. Gus is seven weeks old today and moved to the cannula oxygen feed again - his third time. Everyone has a good feeling that with his weight and how well he has responded to the CPAP weaning and resolving his heart rate and oxygen saturation drops. It is really amazing how much he has to do on his own considering he is still supposed to be in the womb at this point for another two months.

On a day of Beginnings - we are beginning,
Gregg, Jill and Gus