Happy Birthday Mom!

Well, today my mother turns 60 yrs old. While in some sense she is correct in saying "It's just a number",but in another sense, when that "simple number" is evenly divisible by five it becomes a defining moment. It gives reason to pause from our hectic lives and reminisce on what we have achieved, what we have learned and who we have loved. Wow. My mom is 60 years old. I haven't known anyone longer or loved anyone deeper. She has raised me responsibly, supported me fully and loved me unconditionally. I am eternally in her debt for all the sleepless nights, nursed fevers, wonderful meals, spit licked cowlicks, and spit shined faces. For waiting up late and for a sandwich even after I said I wasn't hungry. For enchilada casserole on my birthday and holding the airsick bag, which if I remember correctly happened on each 8hr flight over the Atlantic (4 total). My debt to her is insurmountable. She has been there for me through thick and thin, unconditionally and without judgement.

Happy Birthday Mom!

We love you.

Dress Rehearsal

Since we won't be able to take pictures during the performances, I had to get them all taken tonight. What a bunch of cuties. For the other parents, sorry but there MIGHT be a couple extra of Georgia! ;-)

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Mark has made it to Triple-A!

Some of you may have received an email from Vicky regarding this but I didn't seem to get it, so please send it to tim@barelyblue.com if you get the chance. Or better yet, post it on the blog yourself! ;-) I searched the net looking for an article about it but didn't find anything. But I did run across a couple other things... Great Job Mark!!!

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Closer in training:

Double-A Jacksonville relief pitcher Mark Alexander is currently building on a streak of 19 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Since the streak began on May 21, Alexander has appeared in 17 games, allowing only 12 hits while fanning 30. He pitched a season-high three innings in his last outing Saturday. Alexander's ERA has plummeted to 0.69 (three earned runs in 39 innings) and he has 20 saves on the season, third in the league."

Good article here.

Brennan is up to 40 ml

Just talked with Andrew last night and he told me that Brennan is progressing nicely and they are hoping that he might be coming home this week. His incubator is only 1 degree above room temperature, so he is basically regulating his temperature on his own now and has been pounding back 40 ml of formula every three hours on a consistent basis! Victoria and Georgia are anxious to babysit so they can't wait for Brennan to come home, just like everyone else! ;-) Shouldn't be long now. Side note: Nicki Hogan's daughter Emily is scheduled for a C-section tomorrow(Thurs). She's having a girl that they are naming MacKenzie (unsure on how they are going to spell it)

Christa is home

Thursday morning Christa was allowed to come home. Brennan has been taken off of some of his monitors and has started to take bottles as opposed to being fed from the tube. He is now in an incubator which might seem like a step down but Andrew told me the bed that he was sleeping in had been regulating his temperature for him. He was naked except for his diaper and his temp was being monitored constantly. If it noticed a drop in temp the heat lamps would automatically come on to help raise his temp. I did notice some of the babies with their lights on constantly but I never saw that with Brennan. The "suntan" babies had these cute covers for their eyes that was basically a piece of padded foam in the shape of sunglasses and they actually had a imprint of a pair of sunglasses on them. Two little stickers were placed on their temples and the "sunglasses" were velcroed to them. It was pretty cute. Today Brennan got a new roommate that was 11 lbs 11 oz. and almost 24 inches long! He better stay away from that kid, even WITH the steroids!;-) They are hoping that if all goes well Brennan should be home by next weekend. Andrew and Christa are making constant trips to the hospital to feed Brennan whenever they can. He is so tiny and so precious. He is very calm and doesn't ever seem to cry. He is practicing regulating his own temperature and continues to improve in eating from the bottle. As long as he continues to gain weight and ween himself from the tube feedings it shouldn't be long now before he is safe and sound at home.

More Pictures

Most of these pictures where in the movie, but this way you can view them at your own pace and the quality is alot better too. Click on the small picture and it will take you to a bigger one. Then click the "Back" button to return to all the small pics...

Brennan Pics

Hot off the presses!

UPDATE: This movie was updated at 12:37pm on July 4th with additional photos.

See Brennan's first movie!
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Brennan has arrived!

In a surprise development Christa began having pain early in the day (Sunday) and they continued to worsen until around 5pm when they decided to call the doctor for advice. Dr. Gregory suggested they come in to the hospital and it a good thing they did. You'll have to ask Andrew for the proper terms but for us layman, she seemed to be losing blood(low platelette count) so the decided for the health of both of them, they needed to go in and get Brennan out ASAP so she was quickly rushed to the operating room and at approximately 10pm Brennan was born. He is 5lbs 9.5 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. He was a little slow to respond at first (possibly due to the magnesium sulfate that they had given Christa previously, but all his other signs seemed good. He WAS a little low on blood as well. Andrew is estatic and Christa was still in quite a bit of pain but was holding up very well under the circumstances. Brennan seems about perfect and really doesn't look that small considering he was almost 6 wks premature. He's got some dark hair and Andrew seems to think he is well hung! ;-) Check back soon and we'll have some pictures posted.

Congratulations Guys!

I can tell you all the girls at the Davenport household are very excited!!!(me too, of course! ;-))

Finalizing Dance Tickets

Here is the latest for who we have scheduled for the dance recital. Please comment to confirm that what we have reserved for you is correct (or incorrect for that matter). We would like to finish purchasing tickets by Wednesday so please respond at your earliest chance. If you have trouble commenting call me at 816-806-4665 and I will update it for you.

Saturday night performance.

1. David
2. and Cathy
3. Andrew
4. and Christa
5. Herb
6. and Justine

Sunday afternoon performance.

1. Tim
2. and Diane
3. Myself
4. Grandma Mable Rice
5. Justine
6. Rita
7. Ann
8. Maggie
9. Rachel
10. Anna
11. Rose
12. Linda
13. Jennifer
14. and David
15. Katie
16. Isabel
17. Maxine
18. and Fred
19. Unknown (for Rita)
20. Unknown (for Rita)
21. Unknown (for Rita)

Christa is home

Christa's contractions have slowed to one per hour, so she has been released from the hospital and put on two weeks of bedrest. She is taking a pill to inhibit more contractions which I think she will take for at least two weeks. If she begins to have 6 or more contractions per hour, over a few hour period, she will have to be re-admitted to the hospital. After this Thursday, they will let the birth proceed naturally since Brennan will be 35 weeks (I think) and therefore beyond the critical stage for premature birth and can be delivered at North Kansas City. Baby Brennan and Christa seem to be doing much better and resting comfortably at home.