Having a little baby is a great way to practice self giving. Her need of constant attention means that there is little time to even think about our selfish needs. Serving her makes it very plain what actually matters in life.

It is a great joy to serve God, through the little things we do to our little ones.

I am very pleased to announce that on April 2 at 7:26am our family welcomed the arrival of its newest member Veronika Claire.  Veronika was born weighing 8 pounds.  Her cheeks the biggest in the family already are hailed as the cutest in the world. 

Veronika's older sister Princess Natasha Maria welcomed the news with grace and finger pointing.  She graciously surrendered the use of her infant car seat to her little sister as well as her rocking chair. 

My wonderful wife is doing great.  The entire experience was excellent and we are thankful to all of you who kept us in your prayers.  God gave us two little angels and now it is our mission to do everything we can to return them to him as perfect and pure as he made them.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated. 

P.S - You can find more pictures in our picture section!

There has not been a lot of activity around here in the last few days.  This is mostly due to the fact that there have been tons of changes around here in the last few days. 

First I got a brand new job with a slightly different schedule.  I come home a bit later now which means I have less time to post here.  I used to be able to follow several blogs at work and then be all up to date when I got home.  Now I have about 200 blog posts every day waiting for me in my RSS reader. 

Another thing around the house is the fact that we are just days away from having our second baby!  This is a very exciting time!

All these new things are throwing my old schedule out of whack and I don't expect it to change any time soon.  Once I get more accustomed to the  new way of doing things I will post more regularly. 

Please keep me and my family in your prayers in this time of transition. 

New from Babies R Us, comes Baby in the Box. 

* Diapers not included, may cause walls to be stained and various toys to be flashed down the toilet.

From my wife's blog:

I waited close to 17 weeks to have my 3rd-trimester Ultrasound done to see whether my low-laying placenta has moved up. Well, yesterday was the date of my scan, and the good news is that it has indeed moved up. It's now completely out of the danger zone and does not interfere with the baby's exit way whatsoever. If the placenta was still laying low, then I might have had to go through a scheduled c-section sometime towards the end of my pregnancy.

Well after hearing these relieving news, I went to see my OB in his office. He checked my Ultrasound report and confirmed the above once again, but then told me the baby has flipped. Yes, our little girl is now breech. How exciting, huh? Now, why would she be head-down all through the pregnancy and then flip upside-down sometime in the past two weeks??? I don't know. But this complicates things and might guarantee me a c-section once again.

My OB indicated they'll do another mini-scan at my next appointment (37.5 weeks) to see if the baby has flipped into the correct position or is still breech. If she's still breech, then I'll have to consider my two options. One is an external version where I'll be taken to the hospital and my OB will try to manually flip the baby from the outside. Honestly speaking, I am not even considering this. Manual versions are extremely risky and could potentially harm the baby. They also work in only 50% of the cases, and there is nothing to guarantee the baby won't flip right back. My OB also told me that in 5% of the cases, the baby goes into an extreme stress-mode during the version, which would result in me having an emergency c-section right there and then. Oh, and did I mention it's also extremely painful?

So with that being said, I am not considering the above at all. Which then brings me to my second option - the scheduled c-section. The c-section would be scheduled for either my due-date of April 5th or a 1-2 days afterwards. The reason being is that our little girl is happy and healthy, and my OB indicated there is simply no reason for her to be born before I hit 40 weeks. And if I go into labour before that date, then I will make my way to the hospital where another mini-scan will be performed. In the case that I'm still breech, they'll wheel me to the operating room, and if by some miracle the baby's head-down, then I will continue labouring normally.

So right now we're just waiting for my next appointment to check on the baby's position. Keep your fingers crossed she'll flip!

My wife's blog post

Please keep my wife and my little baby in your prayers as we move closer to the due date.

My wife's blog is always up to date with our family news so check her site too.

O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, Saint Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowing, have pity on me. Thou knowest the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat thy charity, O great saint! Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before thee. Patron of infants pray for my baby Veronika.  May she be delivered safely.  Together with Our Lady be near my wife and protect her. I am thoroughly convinced that through thy merits, through the scorn, the sufferings, the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the passion and death of Jesus thy spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee and in the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in his saints. Amen.