You remember that time

About a year and a half ago when I announced that Steph was pregnant?

Well, I'm announcing it again. :-)

Late November, early December, the Hutchison clan becomes four (Lord willing).

Newest Phase

Elizabeth has been working her way thru new phases. At least one a week if not more. First it was click noises, then pig noises. Her latest is pictured here. :-)

Johari Windows

Recently we had a friend blog about the Johari window. Before you think that we are into some weird and crazy stuff, it is a simple personality thing. You pick 5 or 6 adjectives to describe yourself, and then friends and family pick 4 or 5 to describe you (all using the same basic list). Then this calculator puts into the bottom left square all the adjectives that you picked, but no one else did. In the upper right it places all the adjectives that others picked for you, but you didn't pick for yourself, and in the upper left all the adjectives that both you and others picked for you. Finally, in the bottom right square is all the unused adjectives that apparently don't describe you!
I did one for myself that you can check out and/or contribute to here.
I did one for Lizzie that you can check out and/or contribute to here. (Obviously hers is tough since I had to do it for her, but I thought it would be fun for a chuckle).
Hope you enjoy!

p.s. Okay, now Allen is in on the Johari fun.

Crawling vs Walking

We have often wondered if Lizzie is going to walk before she ever crawls. These pictures point to a possible answer.

Pulling out yer hair

Elizabeth has taken up a strange behavior. Sometimes when she gets upset, she grabs some of her hair and starts yanking. Steph and I are trying to get her to stop, but it's not easy. Anybody else go thru this?

Baby Blues

This Baby Blues comicstrip from February 5th confirms a truth I have known for years! Just click on the comic to go to the website and see an enlarge version.

Bath Time!

If two's company, and three's a crowd...

then what is four?

AFVBabies.wmv (3 mb)

Thanks to Alesia from CNF for this bundle of laughs. Make sure the sound is on.

Big Urology Appt today

Elizabeth has a big urology appt today to check on her kidneys. One of them is a little swollen (well, at least was as of early January) so they want to check it out and make sure nothing weird like reflux is going on. If you would please pray that everything's fine in there, that'd be great. Also, please pray for Steph's peace as I won't be able to be there.

Thanks.

UPDATE: Well, your prayers are appreciated. Funny (funny ironic, not necessarily funny ha-ha) thing... the catheter didn't happen. Long story short, there was a miscommunication and the antibiotics that Elizabeth had to take this morning were not strong enough for the seriousness of her heart condition. So, Steph made another appointment for April 6, two days after our next cardiology appt with Dr Shaughnessy, so we can get her advice. Smart woman, my wife. Very smart.

Thanks again. Oh, and other than the gross taste of the antibiotic probably lingering, Lizzie is doing fine.

Tears

I'm convinced that a baby's crying affects mothers and fathers very, very differently. Agree?