4 months and counting

It's crazy to think that Noah is now over 19 weeks old and how much he has changed.
He is at a fun age where he knows who mommy and daddy are.  When he sees us, it just puts a smile on his face and he is ready to play and talk.  If he could talk, he would have lots to say!
He recently got to watch his first Disney movie: Frozen.  He did fall asleep during it though.
He received his first bike as an Easter gift from Grandpa Jim- a Radio Flyer tricycle.  Soon, he will be able to put his strong legs to use!
We are very fortunate to have grandma watch Noah during the week when Desiree and I are at work.  Luckily, Desiree does not work on Fridays and gets to be home with Noah.  They get a great day of bonding, just the 2 of them.
This weekend, we are looking forward to getting out to the beach to celebrate auntie Darcey's birthday. 
Stay tuned for more adventures.

happy birthday noah?

It is crazy to think that today is Noah's expected birthday.  It's crazy that Desiree would have been pregnant up until today.  However the last 6 weeks have been amazing.  It has had it's challenges, however I wouldn't change it for the world.  Desiree, Noah, and I are all figuring each other out and we are becoming more efficient in his responses and needs.
We got to celebrate your expected birthday with our first date night.  We did an all-you-can-eat at one of our favorite restaurants- Robata.  $20/person for all the sushi and more that your tummy can handle.
Thank you to our family and friends, especially Desiree's mom, for all the love and support.  From prayers, to visits, to meals, it has helped in making the last few weeks go by smoother.
And Noah, thank you for teaching us love and patients.

This is my favorite thing:
(like father, like son)


happy new year!

Happy holidays and happy new year to all!
I have made a New Years resolution to be more active on my blog. Likely though, it will be less of my adventures and have more stories of my family, my son Noah more specifically.
So I hope that I am able to follow suit rather than be another statistic of falling off the New Years resolution and joining the bandwagon of the 50% crowd that quit before the end of January.
It would appear that I'm off to a good start!

an early Christmas gift

Noah Khoi Dinh

December 09, 2013 @ 21:32

Weight: 5lbs; 17.5 inches long

Emergency C-section

> 6 weeks early

Noah looks great and healthy breathing on his own.

Mommy is recovering well and we are both having intimate kangaroo time with Noah.

Thank you for your love, support, and prayers!

america has voted....

And the verdict is....
Today marks the half way point in the pregnancy process where Desiree is 20 weeks along.  Wednesday is our week count day.
Last Friday evening, we had a gender reveal party at the house.  This appearently is the new thing right now.  We got the results of the sex of our baby the day after we returned from vacation and had the Dr's office seal the results in an envelope.  We then dropped off the envelope with special instructions to Publix for them to make us a cake.  The plan was that when we cut the cake in front of family and friends, the color (pink or blue) would reveal the baby's gender.
Desiree was quite dissapointed when we received a call from Publix informing us that they would not be able to die the cake as they do not make their own cakes in house.  They only decorate them.

Fortunately, one of Desiree's patient's spouse makes cakes and offered to make our special cake for us. 

We decorated the house with craft projects that Desiree got ideal from pintrest.  We were blessed to have my mom in town from Atlanta to help us prepare.  Additionally, we had a board that people signed to place their prediction of the baby's gender.  The majority ~60% guess male.  We also had a wives tale board to see if what a few would reveal.  6 of the 8 that we performed indicated a male.

Finally, the time came for us to cut into our cake.

BLUE!  It's a BOY!
We received back our ultrasound that we provided to the baker and there is no confusing the question of the gender.  It CLEARLY showed a boy!

What a great party that we shared with family and friends.  A special thanks to my mom for helping us out!
Now it's time to come up with some names.
Give us some suggestions.

 

 

who loves pastries?

well there's a muffin in the oven!

 We are 13 weeks yesterday and Desiree is beautiful and doing great!

The timer is expected to go off on January 22, 2014!

Explaining the Tour de France

I have been MIA in my post...more so lazy then actually busy, but I do have a couple of races to recap.

However, this the start of the 3rd week of the tour, I need to help those that don't quite grasp the magnitude of the Epic bicycle race.

This animation should help.
Enjoy!