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May. 12, 2007

Good news!

Just talked with Kate and she told me that when they weighed Noah today, he weighed 14 lbs. 1 oz.!!!! That is over a pound of weight gain in one week! It seems the feeding tube is really helping with the nourishment since they put it in.

However, there does seem to be some concern about his sleeping habits. Noah is sleeping through the night, which is kind of nice for a change, but during the day he is sleeping about 2 hours for every 40 minutes he is awake. I will try to get more info from the doctors the next time I visit.

There isn't much going on during the weekend, so I don't have much else to report. I guess that means it's my turn to list some things to be thankful for. Hmmmmm.... here are the first 5 things that come to mind in no specific order of importance:

5. People who leave comments at the end of our updates. Kate and I read every single comment people write. The words of encouragement mean so much.

4. Snickers candy bars. I know this sounds kinda stupid, but I really like those candy bars. I have probably eaten more Snickers bars (pound for pound) in my life than I have eaten ham. I can say with all certainty that I have had more Snickers bars than I have eaten broccoli (and proud of it, too!) Needless to say, they are a definite comfort food for me. Peanuts, caramel, chocolate..oooooh...I LOVE those things!

3. Strawberries. Three of my sons went to a birthday party today. On the way home we passed one of those "pick your own strawberries" farms. We loaded up a bucket, brought them home, and plan on having a "very berry" breakfast tomorrow!

2. My wife, Kate. There are a lot of things I could list to be thankful for, but it would never be complete without listing my bride. She ROCKS my world. She has a great sense of humor, loves God and her family, is sensitive to the needs of others, and is intelligent about things that matter. Oh, I almost forgot about the great chocolate cake she makes.

1. The local hardware store. Yes, this sounds like another one of those blessings I list where you just shake your head and think. "Poor Kate, she has a sick child in the hospital and on top of that, she is married to THIS guy." Allow me to explain a little bit. The other night the pipes for our bathroom sink (which are so old, I think they were installed when Grover Cleveland was in office) broke. Today, I tried to open our front door and the doorknob broke in my hand (I would like to tell you it is because of my incredible strength, but I don't think you would believe me). Currently, I have no less than 6 light bulbs in my house than need to be replaced and a ceiling fan that has stopped spinning and only hums when you try to turn it on (it hums in a low C-flat in case you are trying to get a mental image of this). Recently, our garbage disposal died a horrible death and needed to be replaced. I recently replaced our front door, as well as the motor for our attic fan. So.... that is why I am thankful for having a hardware store nearby. With so many people living in one house, plus employees for the business, this house takes a lot of abuse, so its nice to know that I can get what I need to fix things up. By the way, I recently had a birthday and my gifts consisted primarily of gift cards to this hardware store.

Well, time to put the kids to bed and then go replace those broken pipes. For this job, I will need some wrenches, a flashlight, some Teflon tape and of course... a Snickers!

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May. 12, 2007 - Baby Noah and Family

Posted by Jackie Schlageter

Dear Este Family:
I want to tell you that I am praying for Baby Noah and that you get a good report when all the tests come back. I am also having my church family pray for the whole family. I wish you would list the names of all the children in the group emails so that I could pray for each one by name.

With Love in the Name of Christ Jesus the Savior