Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Some old stuff
Kris found these pictures and I thought I'd put these on here just as a record.
First, here is a picture of the ambulance Silje took from Lafayette to Indianapolis. The transport team was very impressive. They came in in their black jumpsuits and were very efficient and in control. The team is made up of a doctor, an RN, a respiratory therapist and an EMT.
And here are two pictures one of the transport team members took and gave to us. She's only about 36 hours old in these pictures. They are hard to look at now, especially when you realize they probably took these pictures and gave them to us because they weren't sure she would survive the ambulance ride and wanted to be sure we had pictures of her. They are also a reminder of all that she has gone through and how far she has come.
I also am surprised by her hair in these pictures - it's so thick! No wonder I was so floored by it when I first saw her. It's not nearly that thick anymore. I wonder if that means it's falling out? Will she lose it all? Will it grow back blonde?
First, here is a picture of the ambulance Silje took from Lafayette to Indianapolis. The transport team was very impressive. They came in in their black jumpsuits and were very efficient and in control. The team is made up of a doctor, an RN, a respiratory therapist and an EMT.
And here are two pictures one of the transport team members took and gave to us. She's only about 36 hours old in these pictures. They are hard to look at now, especially when you realize they probably took these pictures and gave them to us because they weren't sure she would survive the ambulance ride and wanted to be sure we had pictures of her. They are also a reminder of all that she has gone through and how far she has come.
I also am surprised by her hair in these pictures - it's so thick! No wonder I was so floored by it when I first saw her. It's not nearly that thick anymore. I wonder if that means it's falling out? Will she lose it all? Will it grow back blonde?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Cute picture
Just a cute picture of Stian and Silje together. It was taken with Karin's cell phone, so it's a little grainy, but it's still super cute.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Grandma's Birthday
Grandma's birthday was actually on the 1st, but we didn't get coordinated enough to celebrate that day. So we celebrated yesterday. We had a full day. First Peter and Loretta stopped by Chris and Betsy's house.
Cousin Peter is funny!
Later we went to the hospital and Silje got lots of cuddles. With Auntie Karin:
With Grandpa:
With Auntie Trudy:
Finally we got around to celebrating Grandma's birthday.
Stian and Grandpa have a chat:
Grandma opening presents:
Grandpa's gift to Grandma (made by Karin):
Then later in the evening we went over to Karin and Brad's and formed a band. We're coming to a venue near you - consider yourself warned!
Cousin Peter is funny!
Later we went to the hospital and Silje got lots of cuddles. With Auntie Karin:
With Grandpa:
With Auntie Trudy:
Finally we got around to celebrating Grandma's birthday.
Stian and Grandpa have a chat:
Grandma opening presents:
Grandpa's gift to Grandma (made by Karin):
Then later in the evening we went over to Karin and Brad's and formed a band. We're coming to a venue near you - consider yourself warned!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
More new family
Wayne and Nate drove up to see us at Karin and Brad's yesterday evening. So Silje got to meet her uncle and her cousin. And Stian and Nate got to play legos together. We also all went out for Chinese food. It was nice to get a chance to see them while we are up here. We plan to come up again later in the summer and hopefully we'll get to see Wayne and Nate again, this time at my parents' house. But it was nice that we got to spend the evening with them yesterday.
I like how Silje is looking at Nate in this one:
It's too bad this picture is blurry as it's the only one we got of the boys playing together. They were having fun though. And yes, Stian is wearing his ear protectors. There was a storm coming. He wore them all evening, even at the restaurant. They have become a bit of a security blanket for him. We did get a pretty nasty storm last night though, so it's better to have him wearing them than to have him screaming and crying and scared to death of the storm. I didn't really notice if he got any funny looks at the restaurant. I'm so used to seeing him wearing them that it doesn't seem odd to me!
I like how Silje is looking at Nate in this one:
It's too bad this picture is blurry as it's the only one we got of the boys playing together. They were having fun though. And yes, Stian is wearing his ear protectors. There was a storm coming. He wore them all evening, even at the restaurant. They have become a bit of a security blanket for him. We did get a pretty nasty storm last night though, so it's better to have him wearing them than to have him screaming and crying and scared to death of the storm. I didn't really notice if he got any funny looks at the restaurant. I'm so used to seeing him wearing them that it doesn't seem odd to me!
Pool!
Yesterday was hot so we spent a good portion of the day in Karin and Brad's pool. That was really, really nice. Stian really enjoyed the water and Silje seemed to enjoy napping and hanging out poolside.
We bought Stian a "Puddle Jumper" - this is the best thing ever. It's very safe and after awhile Stian felt very confident in the water floating around by himself. Of course we kept an eye on him, it's not that safe. But he really enjoyed it, and we really enjoyed swimming around with him.
We bought Stian a "Puddle Jumper" - this is the best thing ever. It's very safe and after awhile Stian felt very confident in the water floating around by himself. Of course we kept an eye on him, it's not that safe. But he really enjoyed it, and we really enjoyed swimming around with him.
Silje meets some more of her family
Kris's dad is in the hospital, so we took an impromptu trip up to Minnesota this week to see folks. So Silje got to meet some more of her family.
Here is Silje meeting Grandma:
There are some pictures of Silje meeting her Grandpa too, but they are on Karin's camera. So when I get those I will post them too.
Here is Silje meeting her cousin Peter:
Here is Silje meeting Tor Dahl, a good friend of Grandma and Grandpa (and his daughter Tove is a good friend of ours):
And Silje with her Auntie Karin:
Here is Silje meeting Grandma:
There are some pictures of Silje meeting her Grandpa too, but they are on Karin's camera. So when I get those I will post them too.
Here is Silje meeting her cousin Peter:
Here is Silje meeting Tor Dahl, a good friend of Grandma and Grandpa (and his daughter Tove is a good friend of ours):
And Silje with her Auntie Karin:
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