I will try to do my best to fill you in but Kai is being a little difficult this evening and he doesn't want to go to bed.
Since our last entry, Kai has added Avocados and Bananas to his quickly expanding "solid" food diet. We are giving him a new food every 4 days so we can make sure that he isn't having any adverse reactions to the new foods. So far, his only reactions have been some funny faces and some spitting which has resulted in a lot of laughs for his parents and a lot more bibs in the laundry. I would say that his favorite "solid" food is avocados. The 2 pictures below are some action shots from Kai's first experiences with fruit.
This past week was pretty interesting since we didn't have a nanny and Kai had his 6 month doctor's appointment. Max's mom took Monday off of work and watched both Kai and Max. Stephanie took Tuesday off and reciprocated by watching Max. I took Wednesday off and watched a very cranky Kai after his morning doctors appointment, where he received a bunch of vaccinations (he weighed in at17 lbs 0 ozs and he was 26 3/8 inches tall). Stephanie then took Thursday and Friday off to watch Kai.
On Friday (7/18) after I got out of work, we left for Ohio for a family filled weekend trip. We got to Stephanie's parents house in Bowling Green on Friday night and Kai was able to meet Aunt Jessica for the first time. She currently lives in Japan where she teaches English.
Saturday was supposed to be a quiet day as Grandpa and Grandma Eridon were heading up to Holland Michigan for a wedding. It didn't get off to a quiet start though as Grandpa didn't see our little Corolla in the driveway and backed in to it. The Corolla is a beast and came through with some relatively small scuffs. Their CR-V on the other hand took on some pretty good road rash, or is that driveway rash? Other than that early morning excitement, Saturday lived up to its expectations of being a slow day.
Sunday was extended family day. We had a lunch get-together with the Lesnet family at Uncle Gary's farm in Montpelier Ohio (I believe that the official title is a Briner family reunion(Grandma Lesnet's maiden name), but the Lesnet cousins are invited as well [their last name is Bordner...family reunions are funny]. This was the first chance that most of the family has had to see Kai. Kai really enjoyed meeting the family and we think that everyone really enjoyed meeting Kai! There was a really good turnout this year, but I didn't catch the final count. If you are a Lesnet or Briner cousin and you weren't able to make it this year, we sure hope to see you next year! The next picture is of my first cousins and our kids. As you can see, the old Y chromosome is not prevalent in my family either (Stephanie is the oldest of 3 girls and all of the Eridon cousins are also girls).
After the Lesnet/Briner reunion, we came back to Bowling Green to have a dinner with Grandma Eridon's family. We stayed another night and came home after having lunch with Great Aunt Bev and Cousin Kelly. We pulled in to the driveway at about 5:30 or so, and we are very glad to be here!
As you can see, we have been extremely busy since our last blog update. We had a very busy 9 days and this next week is going to be even more hectic than this past week. Melissa, our new nanny, starts this Friday (7/25). Until then, our friends will be helping us by taking turns watching Kai. We would like to thank everyone in advance for helping us and for being answers to our prayers! God has truly provided us with amazing friends and an incredible church family down here in Indy!
My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. - Proverbs 8:19
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