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Jacob will be three weeks old tomorrow.
It has been a crazy three weeks. Rhonda's father and Joan
arrived here the day after Jacob was born and they have been
such a blessing. They have been helping with everything
and when you are living in a place without family and close
friends, you need a lot of help!
Jacob is doing really well and he is growing
fast. We see changes in his appearance every day.
His face is filling out and his body is getting longer.
All of us are enjoying every moment of it.
Danny had his first basketball game today and
he did awesome. I know that his skills and interests will
change over time, but right now he is quite the defensive
juggernaut. He had 3 steals today and several defensive
rebounds. The best part of all of this is that Danny
really enjoys playing and it is so much fun to watch knowing
that he is enjoying it so much. It is also fun to watch
because you can see that he is trying so hard every minute that
he is out there on the floor.
Andrew had another hockey practice today.
I am not sure when his games start. Andrew is also
developing into a really good player. His skating skills
have really come a long way since last year. I think that
the camp he went to over the summer helped a lot. Every
time I talk to his coach he tells me that he cannot believe how
much Andrew has improved from last year. And, even last
year the coaches remarked about how fast he was learning and
getting better. Just like watching Danny, the best part is
that Andrew is having a blast out there, and he is also giving
100% when he is out there on the ice.
Rhonda is recovering really well and already
after only three weeks, it looks like she was never pregnant.
She is down 25 pounds from her weight before she got pregnant.
She had to really watch her diet when she was pregnant due to
the gestational diabetes. As a result, she LOST about 5
pounds throughout the pregnancy. So, once the baby came
out, she lost a lot more weight.
The weather is really strange. It
started to get cold the week that Jacob was born and the
mountain peaks got a good covering of snow. However, over
the last two weeks, there has been a slight warming trend and
most of the snow on the mountains has melted. Today we
were in the mid-fifties which is probably 10 degrees higher than
normal. We have had rain almost every day since Jacob was
born. And, it is not the typical Alaska rain where it just
showers off and on. It has been steady hard rain most of
the time. I am really looking forward to colder weather
and SNOW!!!
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