New Job

I got a job! Really it's a little contract with the city to do traffic counts at certain areas. Today I hired Carol to help out. It's just a five or six day job, which suits me just fine. And being a government job, it's a good wage plus I work for four hours and get paid for six. Sounds good to me. Little extra spending money and gives me something to do.

Pumpkin Patch II

Now we are in Vernon with the other grandkids, at the pumpkin patch here.

Here's Carol's new snake. We call him Gourd.

Pumpkin Patch

Monday we did the annual trip to the pumpkin patch with the grandkids. There's a hayride to the patch, where the kids pick out a pumpkin. Next week we will do the Okanagan grandkids.

Melanies Ultrasound

Today Melanie had a 3D ultrasound done. What was cool was we could see it broadcast live online. Baby is due November 19th.

Connor is Home Today

Today Connor turned 3 weeks old and got to go home early from the hospital.

Awake

Funny what a few days make with Connor. He's out of level 3 care to level 2. They are just waiting for a bed in Abbotsford and he can be moved to a normal hospital, out of Children's Hospital. Scary though, as they have excellent care here.

Connor Update

Hi everyone!!
This is the first time I have internet, Lexi is sleeping, I am not at the hospital and I am still awake!!
As you know Connor has arrived and is doing better then thought.
His head is not as big as they had thought and so far nothing else seems to be "wrong".
He is breathing too fast and shallow so they had to intibate him for one night. They also put some kind of med's in his lungs at this time.
He seems to be breathing better most of the time.
The Dr's are not as concerned about his shunt operation right now because his head has not grown at all since he was born.
They will hold off the operation until his breathing improves.
Mandy held him for the first time yesterday.
Mandy was released today and is bunking with Roy, Lexi and me at our RV. (Chris is also here when he is able)
We are at a RV park in Burnaby. The same one that we where at last year April.
Please continue to pray for Connor's breathing.
Once his breathing improves they will do the shunt operation and he will be able to go home soon afterwards.

Lexi found a few entertaining things at the hospital.

But the most entertaining thing was the suitcase back at the RV.