Bibs for Kaiden

I'm back home now in Costa Rica. It was hard to tell that new grandbaby good-bye for now, but it was good to get home as well. Wanted to share pics of a couple of bibs I made for the little guy while there in San Diego. Blessings!

Kaiden's Arrival

Our grandson, Kaiden, was born at 4:19 p.m. on Sept. 6th. He weighed 8 lbs. and 3 oz., and was 21 1/2 inches long. He is healthy and beautiful. Becca is doing well despite the fact an emergency C-section was required. She is a very small person and Kaiden was just too big. Becca is breastfeeding and that is going well also. At 6 days of age, Kaiden had his first well-baby check-up. He now weighs 8 lbs. and 6 oz. and has grown 1/4 inch.

A Dash through August

Being a rather "laid-back" sort of individual, "strolling" is my preferred pace through life. I definitely believe in stopping to smell the roses. August, however, has most certainly been an exception! No strolling through August. Instead, it has been a mad dash.



Our youngest daughter, Becca, is due to give birth to her first child (our second grandchild) at any moment now. Her husband, Mike, is on deployment, and I am in San Diego to be as much support to Becca as possible. http://osbornes2007.blogspot.com



On Aug.1, I left Costa Rica for Tampa where I paused for 3 days to visit with daughter #3, Lydia, and her husband, Eric. I was able to be there for Lydia's 24th birthday. http://thepangburns.blogspot.com



On Aug. 5, I flew to Kentucky to visit my mother who is 76. We talked, shopped, walked, and enjoyed each others company for nearly 2 weeks. I helped her become more familiar with the internet. We visited my grand aunts and uncles, and watched hummingbirds and squirrels for hours. It was wonderful to be able to spend time with her.



On Aug. 18, I flew to San Diego where I will be until Oct. 8, when I go back to Costa Rica. I have been learning my way around San Diego and helping Becca with final preparations before the baby arrives.



Our oldest daughter, Yeni, http://exploringthebeautyoflife.blogspot.com , and our youngest child and only son, Eli, are also here in San Diego. Both are taking classes at Grossmont College. Our second daughter, Eden, and our granddaughter, Lyvi, were able to spend some time here on their way to Texas where Eden's husband, Steve, is presently stationed. http://thekhajekhronicles.blogspot.com




I have been truly blessed to be able to see all my children during this month of August. A real miracle!



I hope to get back to blogging regularly now that things are slowing down somewhat as we wait for Baby Kaiden's arrival.



Blessings to all!

THE PRICE OF A CHILD

The government, awhile back, calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 and came up with approximately $200,000 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock. And that does not include college tuition.

But $200,000 isn´t so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $11,111.11 a year
*$925.94 a month, or
*$213.68 a week.
*That´s a mere $30.53 a day!
*Just $1.27 an hour.

Still you might think the best financial advice is- don´t have children if you want to be "rich". Actually it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $200,000?
*Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
*Glimpses of God every day.
*Giggles under the covers every night.
*More love than your heart can hold.
*Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
*Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
*A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
*A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
*Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $200,000, you never have to grow up. You get to:
*finger paint.
*carve pumpkins,
*play hide-and-seek.
*catch lightning bugs,
*and never stop believing in miracles.

You have an excuse to:
*keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh.
*watching Saturday morning cartoons,
*going to Disney movies, and
*wishing on stars.
*You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother´s Day, and cards with backward letters for Father´s Day.

For $200,000, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
*retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
*taking the training wheels of a bike,
*removing a splinter,
*filling a wading pool,
*coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs,
*and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
*first step,
*first word,
*first bra,
*first date, and
*first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you´re lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits. So.....one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.

That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Love and enjoy your children and grandchildren!!!!