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Aidan's 4th Birthday & the End of the Summer 20 Aug 2010 | 01:22 am
We celebrated Aidan's 4th birthday back in the middle of August (I know, I know...why am I only now posting this? No excuses other than procrastination). As you can see, it was a baseball theme. He re...
A Graduation, a Recital, and a Birthday 15 Jun 2010 | 04:46 pm
The end of May and beginning of June were chock full of some important milestones and events in Lily's life. She graduated from preschool and is well on her way to being ready for high school...um, I...
California Trip Recap 13 May 2010 | 03:43 pm
The plan was to take off for our trip to California after church on the last Sunday in April. Plans changed when I came down with a nasty stomach bug the night before. I spent the night in the bathroo...
Lily's "Gotcha Day"...4 years ago today 19 Apr 2010 | 05:39 pm
Here we are, the moment Lily was placed in my arms four years ago today. And here's the girl today before we headed off to Red Robin to celebrate her "Gotcha Day" anniversary (that's our custom on Go...
Aidan's First Gotcha Day Anniversary 24 Mar 2010 | 12:31 am
One year ago today, Aidan Tianzhen Onken was placed in my arms. He was a little bit heavier than Lily Ping was, since he was 2 years old and Lily was only 10 months old. But it was no less joyful. As...
Pics from Surgery Day 2 Mar 2010 | 05:44 pm
Here's Aidan getting ready for surgery with his puppy. Lily has her pink "Pup Pup." We call Aidan's little friend "Blue Pup." He also had a Matchbox motorcycle with him that dad gave him that morning....
The "old" Aidan is back 2 Mar 2010 | 05:29 pm
I think we have our "old" Aidan back. He's no longer stoned out of his wits from the oxycodone. We stopped giving him that last night, and now he's only on Tylenol. The glazed look is gone from his ey...
Day 2 after surgery 1 Mar 2010 | 05:50 pm
Aidan returned home yesterday around noon. The night after his surgery was fairly easy compared to his first surgery. Aidan slept well. I think part of his ease was that he didn't have to wear arm res...
The Evening After 27 Feb 2010 | 06:44 pm
Aidan had been awake for a while this afternoon. Had some applejuice and applesauce. Didn't stay down long. First time he ever vomited, so I think the whole thing freaked him out a bit. He had been pr...
Aidan's Second Surgery 27 Feb 2010 | 01:53 pm
Aidan's sleeping soundly right now following his second surgery. This one was to repair his lip following his palate repair back in October. He's all stitched up and pretty puffy, but he's certainly t...
