Happy Birthday, Kai!

Today is Kai's third birthday. Gosh. It seems like only yesterday, he was two and we were just coming home from China! (is that even remotely funny to anyone else, but me?)

Anywho...Kai continues to slowly improve, but the poor fella just really wants to sleep. So we keep him up as long as we can to force fluids and other nutrition in his little body. Surprisingly, this morning he awoke smiling and asking to eat! YEAH! He nibbled on some rice cakes that we picked up in China and some good 'ol Cheerios! Other than that, the only thing we have been really getting him to take in is chicken and beef broth.

Suffice it say that I would love to have posted pictures of him blowing out candles and eating cake, but I could not keep him up pas 6:00 tonight. Our plan was to have cake and ice-cream after the older boys returned from scouts. I figured I would let him sleep, then wake him up when the older boys returned home...BAD MOVE...and BAD MOOD! While we were pretty sure he would not yet be into cake, we KNOW he likes ice cream. He had also enjoyed watching the boys spell out his name in peanut M&Ms atop our family's tradition of a Texas Sheet Cake for birthdays. So, I do have a few pictures of him, first thing this morning, and after receiving a new truck.

With heavy eyelids, myself, I am heading to bed...hoping for a full night's sleep but prepared for the continual coughing (now sounds dry and just plain irritating to him). Thanks to all for the wonderful emails and comments. They are so special to us! We also want to thank you for your continued prayers as we strive for a new normal!

G'night!