3 and 1/2 months old

We just visited my brother today.  They are back in their house, thankfully and everyone is well.  It's funny how suddenly you turn around and the little guys seem so huge!  As I fed Erik (or was it Paul, I forget which one I had) I was amazed just how much he has grown since he was born.  I am amazed that they have changed so much in the first 3 and a half months of life.

We sat around a talked catching up up life and eating burgers cooked on the grill.  Dessert was whatever chocolate chip cookies didn't end up on the floor.  The babies got baths, and we talked about pregnant wives and plans for life.  Matt and I lit some stuff on fire.  It was good.

We need to do this more often.  Much more often.

And yes, for those of you who know us well enough to ask that question, the fire was in a fire pit that met city ordinance.

latest news

The boys came home from the hospital yesterday, and their mom beat them home by a couple days.  Just in time to discover that all the snow and ice we have melting in this area have melted right into the carpet of the little guys' bedroom.  And caused mold.  So they are living at my moms for now while the landlord figures out how to fix it.

Happy valentines day...

I just wish my brother and Silja could get a break.

Things are looking up

We were able to go visit Silja in the hospital yesterday.  She is doing much better. She has been moved to an intermediate care area and has been able to rest a bit.  She does not have the influenza virus as we feared.  (Pneumonia after the cesarean birth is bad enough.)  The fluid on her lungs and around her heart seems to be fairly contained.  We are going again tomorrow, and hope to be able to stay for a longer visit.

Erik and Paul continue to improve steadily.  It looks like they will be able to go home sometime near when they are 2 weeks old.

Thanks for your prayers and all the well wishes and concerns.

-Dave

Prayers needed

As you know we are thrilled about the new twins.  The boys are both doing very well.  Silja, however,  is not.  She has been moved out of the new mother's unit and into the infections disease unit.  Her pneumonia is getting worse, and her body is simply not expelling the fluids it needs to, and her lungs have more fluid in them than she can cough up.  Her parents are flying out from California right now.  She has been placed in an isolation ward and a whole different team of doctors is getting on board.

Please pray for her and Matt.

-Dave


Matthew 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Knowledge vs Character

As I sit here and study and pray this morning, my thoughts keep going back to those two little boys in the NICU across town. As I pray for them to grow in wisdom and strength, I am reminded of a saying that a mentor of mine always says: "You can teach what you know, but you will reproduce who you are."  So I offer this prayer for Matt and Silja:

Lord, help my brother and sister to be Godly examples for Erik and Paul.  May they be fully present wherever they are, not being distracted by lesser things. May they follow you wholeheartedly and love well in every situation, giving Glory to you.  Bless their home and give them good health, peace, patience, and joy in abundance.  Above all give them wisdom, so that the boys will grow up seeing you in their parents.  And may that wisdom be reproduced in them.

I can't wait till the rest of the world wakes up and I can go visit the boys!

-Dave


Proverbs 4:7 (English Standard  Version)
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
  and whatever you get, get insight.