Don’t misunderstand me, I love my job. It’s challenging and exciting and always changing, and I work with amazing people and for the best company on the planet. I love my job.
I just love my family more. And today I got to spend the day with them. Breakfast at my parent’s house, church outside, naps, watching the Sox pummel the A’s, then taking Claire to the park and giving her a bath.
This is what life is all about. Days like today.
This morning, my family and Jericho Road Church helped assemble over 200 caregiver kits to give to those helping victims of AIDS and HIV in Africa. It was an incredible experience and we had a blast. This is exactly the type of work I’d like to see our church do more of. The cause was very important and the effort was very organized and the turnout was amazing! We also saw lots of new faces. Visit worldvision.org for more information about these kits.
So this is my first post using the recently released WordPress iPhone application. If you’re reading this right now, it worked! Hopefully this will allow me to post more regular updates because I’ll be able to do it from anywhere at any time. Look for a Ryan/Claire update soon, and keep checking their web gallieries, because I’ve been posting new photos there almost every day.
If you haven’t yet visited Ryan’s Web Gallery, you’re missing out. It’s the best way I have to post and share photos and video of our new arrival. It’s also a way to have other post their own photos and video of Ryan as well.
I will soon be getting Claire’s Web Gallery updated as well. We have numerous pictures of her scattered in many different places, and I will be consolidating them this week. Gotta love MobileMe!
Ryan’s first day was quite busy. He was born at 5:33 AM, where he was greeted by his mother, father, and one of his grandmothers. Soon after, he met all of his grandparents, and most importantly, his big sister Claire. He also met cousins, great aunts and uncles, great grandparents, and also many friends and family. At least he knows he’s well loved! He’s doing very well and we can’t wait to take him home on Friday. Thanks for all of your love and support!
Ryan Lewis Dresser was born on July 2nd, 2008 at 5:33 AM. He’s 7 lbs
11 oz and 21 inches long. Praise God!!!
The contractions are starting and they’re about seven minutes apart.
This boy’s coming today!!! Stay tuned…
Revenge is so sweet. After being swept by the Cubs at Wrigley Field, my White Sox returned the favor at the Cell. They played extremely well, and basically looked like they should. Their starting pitching was very good, the bullpen was phenomenal, the defense allowed very few errors, and the offense hit home runs. I was happy to see a couple of bunts laid down on Sunday’s game, and watched the Sox turn a number of impressive double-plays. Paul Konerko better watch his back because Nick Swisher is proving himself to be a very strong defensive first baseman.
In other news, there’s still nothing to report on the baby front. Laura started to get contractions yesterday evening, but they’re stopped since. She is feeling very ill, and it seems like this thing could happen at any moment. Keep checking here, of course I’ll keep you all posted.
I’ve been right on some key things through both of our pregnancies:
1. I knew Claire was going to be a girl.
2. I knew our second was going to be a boy.
I also predicted that he would be born on June 26th. Today! We’ll
keep you posted.
On Sunday, the weather was gorgeous, so we decided to set up Claire’s new wading pool in the backyard. We had a blast! The water pressure from our hose is a little low, but it made for a somewhat more laid back experience. Good times!
