The Baby's Finally Coming!!!!

We just got an email from Kev saying that Becky's in labour and today should be the day! Can't wait to get that phone call, after looking at ultrasound pics...will it be a boy? A girl? The baby sucks its thumb, I can tell you that much! :)

Here's a picture of my hunk "Bad Boy", in front of a beautiful Saskatchewan sunset, and yes - he's really got his bike on the railroad tracks! All he needs is the leather chaps....hmmmm....

Kid's Health Update...

Hi everyone! Just popped in to say that we found out Milena has a small leak in her aorta and will need an ECG once a year. Did I already mention that? Anyway, plse pray for her in this regard, as she likes to be active.

Also, Paul took Nathan to Regina General Hospital yesterday a.m. for his EEG. This one was sleep-deprived so they could try and induce a seizure and they weren't able to, so it seems that his New Year's weekend seizure was just the high fever. Paul says that the tech was super with Nathan as she has a nephew with Down Syndrome. We really do notice a difference in medical professionals who do or don't have experience with special needs. It's amazing to me to find people in this field who show their obvious fear, distaste, or discrimination. I guess they were too stupid to become teachers or lawyers, or something!

The above are pictures of our March visit with Kev & Becky. Nathan was surprised and delirious over his present from Grampa and Gramma - Spiderman 2 for Playstation 2! We all had a great visit and Milena keeps asking about when the baby is coming. :)

Love to all - Laurie

Latest Update!

Hi everyone - I hope my round-robin email got to everyone and that you can read my notes here on our latest events. :)

1) Paul finishes his Level 5 French this week, and has one oral exam, and two written ones to go. There are 8 Levels, and then you're considered bilingual. He's studied really hard, and feels he would've been able to do even better except that he was also doing an OPME (Royal Military College) university course at the same time. However, that's finished also and he's waiting for his marks.

2) Nathan's CT Scan came back normal - a big relief to us! He's having another EEG done at Regina General Hospital Tuesday May 15th at 7:30 a.m. to finalize whether or not the neurologist thinks he has small seizures. Right now, it's inconclusive, so we're hoping for the best. Please keep Nathan in your prayers for next Tuesday! (and me, come to think of it, as I have to deal with holding him down to get the electrodes on his head!)

3) My mom's retirement townhouse was one of the 16 that burnt to the ground on Monday afternoon this week. You may have seen it on the CTV news. It's been a real shock to my siblings and I, not to mention my mom, but she did manage to get her cat and dog out in time. The firemen wouldn't let her go back in, as the roof collapsed and the flames were everywhere.

My two sisters are in Toronto with her as of today, and helping out with the insurance business, getting her clothes, etc. Plse pray for Mom, Jennifer, and Nancy, as they go about this next week. Jennifer will be taking my mom back to Erie, PA for a week to help her get over the shock. (she's 74 yrs old).

4) I'm working part-time at Wal Mart now, in the Garden Center and really enjoying it. It's nice to be "back at work" after 12 years. I'm still working on my latest novel, but am happy that this opportunity came up and I could grab it. I have a new appreciation for women who've been cashiers all their lives! I'm planning on working there till we move to Winnipeg, and depending on how Paul finds his study time etc., I may be able to get on at the Wal Mart there. They're paying me well for my "life experience", so it's a good deal. JAN - you should think about looking into it!

That's it for now! Please pray for us as we pray for all of you. Till next time,

Laurie