Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes and calls. Rock, I’m still going to send you pictures, I promise.

My wife and I are having a hard time with constant trips to the hospital. Yesterday was particularly difficult as we expected to bring him home. Unfortunately, he heals so well that his nose is clogged with blood clots. At this point, we do not know when he can come home. It is really hard to hope he’ll come home anytime soon.

I know that many of my friends want to help in some way. To be honest, we don’t exactly know what we want. We want to see friends and family, but we do not want everyone to come over at once. We want to express our deep appreciation for all your thoughts and prayers, but we get home at weird times. We’re tired and frustrated, yet we feel so loved by many of you.

On the practical side, my mother-in-law is with us until the end of the month. She is taking care of our home and arranging meals for us. She has been an invaluable help. My father is coming to visit this Wednesday through Friday. This weekend is our one year anniversary.

Feel free to call, especially as Shane and Karla are being a bit worn out from questions. I’ll let you know about visits. My wife can especially use some verbal hugs – this routine has really interfered with normal maternal activities that she has been excited about for months. Again, yesterday was especially difficult for her.

I am doing okay. I went back to work for some sense of normalcy and to guarantee income. Actually, they will let me take all the time I need and that is great. My employer is great, the office folks took up a collection for us. It is good to feel wanted.

I hope this helps my friends and famly. If not, email me or call. Thank you again. We love you all.