Proud Aunt Kenzie

Dave & Kenzie made an afternoon visit to see Raiden AKA "Tater Man" on Wednesday while I was getting my hair done. Kenzie just loves to hold and coo over Raiden. Chase says hi and that is about it - typical boy but Kenzie thinks he belongs to her. Raiden got hungry while they were there and Heather was quick with the camera to get this precious picture of her feeding him. Obvious to she loves him!

Start of another week

Well, it is a quiet Sunday at home today. The kids have taken naps and Dave is taking his now. We are not getting any snow today, which is fine as we have LOTS still to get rid of before we need any more.

I finally got to go see Raiden yesterday for the first time since the day he was born. We got a good picture of us together. He is such a cutie when he is happy but when he is mad he sure can get that lip out there! This is the best picture of his lip quivering fit. He certainly has the red-head temper too. Heather has to find a way to get his schedule changed as he likes to be awake from 11 pm to 4 am - yuck!

The kids got to go see him too yesterday and there are cute pics of them. This was the first time Chase had seen him. He wanted to hold him for a minute but that was it. Now Mackenzie is another story. She understands that she is his Aunt so she talks to him about it being OK as this is Aunt Mackenzie. So cute. Whenever we get new pics, I have to print them off for her to put in her baby Raiden book.

Well, that is about all for today. Hope you all have a good week!

Doctor Visit today

Yeepee! I saw the internist today and he let me stop on the oxygen and the nebulizers!!! I was sooo excited. He asked me which company needed to pick up the oxygen at my house and I told him I would leave it on the porch for anyone that wanted it as I didn't want it any more! He will do a chest xray in 2 weeks to rule out any scarring from this and to get a good clean baseline but has released me otherwise. I see the neurosurgeon 3 weeks from today at which time I hope to shed the hard collar, get my driving rights back and be able to start with only the soft collar just in time for our trip. Now I just have to work on my endurance as I am pretty tuckered out from a long day today.

The kids had another great afternoon yesterday with Daddy time as Mom and I worked on dinner stuff. They like to sit in his recliner but they don't make a recliner for 3 people so it gets a little tight as this picture shows.

Dave went to see Raiden again last night and got some more good pictures of him. Josh is sure proud of him and is taking to the Dad thing very well. Josh, Heather and Raiden were pictured on the front page of the local paper The Lake Chelan Mirror in the January 9, 2008 edition for being the first baby/parents of 2008. It was a nice article. If I can get it to scan well, I will post it here for all to see but I will work on that this weekend.

Chase & Kenzie watched Ratatouille one more time with Mamma this afternoon as she goes home tomorrow. We all know that movie very well as it is the current favorite at our house. Chase has even chosen to have a Ratatouille birthday party this year. Hard to believe it he will be 5 years old in less than a month. The kids are currently taking a bath under the supervision of Mamma and having one last "snowstorm" before she leaves. A snowstorm is what they call it when powdering themselves after a bath as the visibility in the bathroom gets to be about 6 inches with all of the powder flying. Chase doesn't use the powder puff to puff the powder on but rather just shakes the puff in the air and turns around for even distrubution in its landing on him. You do not need air freshener in that bathroom for days, all you have to do is stomp on the bathmat once or twice and the air is plenty fresh. Oh, the memories they create with Mamma.

Papa is sick with his chest cold again so he is anxiously awaiting the return of Mom to help him as he got put back on on antibiotics again today and hopes to kick this one for good! We hope so too as he has taxit services to render for the kids while we are on our trip. Mamma doesn't like driving in the snow so I think Papa's primary task will be driving kids and Mamma wherever they need to go.

Well, my jammies and fuzzy slippers are calling me to find them and a hot cup of tea.

The Latest

Well, since I have posted, I have had my neck surgery and am on the right road to recovery this time. The surgery went well on Wednesday but on Thursday when the physical therapist got me up to walk in the hall way, I got sick and threw up and aspirated some of it into my lungs. That resulted in a busy afternoon with lots of tests to eventually find out that I had aspirated into my lungs. I ended up on oxygen (which I still have at home at least until I see the internist on Thursday) and nebulizer treatments. I also had to stay at the hospital until Friday afternoon. Thank goodness for grandmas though, Mom got on the phone to Dad first things Saturday and Dad got Mom's meds sent FedEx to get here Monday so she can stay a few days longer. She was to leave on Monday and now is tentatively set to leave on Friday pending my appt on Thursday. My neck is not what is bother me as much as the pneumonia from aspirating. Although i do feel a lot better here at home. The picture is not too glamorous but someday I wil want to scrapbook this experience (I think).

Baby Raiden (as Mackenzie calls him) is growing like a weed. Obviously I don't get to see him right now but Dave went to see him last night and got a couple of really good pictures of the little guy. He is quite a cutie we think. It is hard to believe he is only 5 days old in these pictures.

Hope everyone's new year is going well. Chase is thrilled to be back in school and Kenzie is anxiously awaiting her turn to go back to school this Wednesday. Mommy is focusing on recovery and counting the three weeks until she can drive again.

Happy 2008!!

Raiden Xavier Rogge is here!

Well, the moment we have all been waiting for finally arrived. Heather was put in the hospital yesterday afternoon at about 4 to induce her. After a long night and not much luck, they did a C-section early this morning as he was too big for her to deliver. Mommy, Daddy and baby are doing well as you can see in the pictures here! First baby of the New Year at Chelan Hospital - don't know about the county yet!

VITAL INFO

Born 1/1/2008 3:13 a.m.

Weight 9 lbs 3 3/4 oz

Length 23 inches

Red Hair!!!

He shares a birthday with his late Great Grandpa Rogge!