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The Sampert SpaceRonny, Monika, Kai and Jaiden
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July 14 Recently...On Friday, we had a surprise b-day party for Ronny...he turned 26! It was a BLAST. About 30 people showed up and it couldn't have been better. The funny thing is, because of miscalculations on my part, I ended up having to have to lie to Ronny and said that it was a surprise party for someone else...which he totally bought and was helping us keep the other people he thought the party was for, away! LOL Don't want to bore you with the details, but it was loads of fun.
Jaiden is now 12ibs 23in.! (5kg) Incredible. The drs. say that he's about a 2month old in develpment and as far as what he does, (motor skills) so that's great news. He's just about two months corrected age anyway. From the Drs. telling us that he'd be nothing more than vegetable, this is GREAT news. He's been smiling A LOT lately, as you all can see in our pictures. He's a fighter, but a sweet heart. He's starting to sleep through most of the night, so HALELUAH!
Kai got his VERY FIRST fever over the weekend! It was so heartbreaking to see him sick! He's never ever in his almost two years of life gotten sick, so this was a "first"! Glda he's better now. :) He's learned the word "no", but SINGS it, so I don't think he's really understood what it means! lol "no no no no, no no no..." (his little "no" song)
Ronny and I'm excited for all the friends we've been able to make here. There are so many, but the Tricaricos, Sherrards, and the Lowmans have especially become great friends of ours. (don't say otherwise, you all! lol) We love and appreciate all they have done for us. AND, we're VERY excited to be able to go to Arizona next month!! We plan to see mainly our family and good close friends.
Monika June 19 Cerina comes to visit us in Texas!Cerina has come to visit us in Texas! I'm so happy! We've had her a week now, and it's been really fun. We talk, do things with the boys and play cards. Oh ya, and laugh our heads off with the stupidest things! :) It's been so great to have her here! Yay for sisters! We've also been enjoying lots of Japanese food together, all of which we grew up with. It's sooo nice to be able to eat foods with those who appreciate it as much as I do!
Jaiden went to his G.I. check up, and he weighed 10ibs. 1oz!!! And measured 20in! WOW! Everyone was so blown away to learn that he is a 22-weeker! :O The Drs tried to chart his growth on the growth chart to see where he was with his growth (duh) and came back into the room apologizing...saying that THEY DIDN'T HAVE A GROWTH CHART THAT WENT DOWN TO 22WEEKS! Their charts only went down to the 28WEEKS!!! No one has really experienced a micro-premie who has survived at 22weeks, so well, we don't really know where Jaiden is with his growth! We just know that he is growing! His eyes on the other hand, are getting worse. He had to get another Avastin injection in his eyes because the ROP disease was back in his Right eye...he has been wearing contact lenses now, and though they seem to help him see and have dramatically stopped his eyes from crossing, they are still getting worse. (He can't see anything without the contacts) I'm just grateful that there was a Dr. here in Houston who is specialized in the ROP and could provide contacts for him!!!
Kai is in LOVE with his Aunty Cerina! All day he spends with her, and he has so much fun. He's been more and more talkative lately, so we're hoping that he starts saying more words! :)
As for us, Ronny and myself, we are sure staying busy. The most exiciting thing is that I've officially started to tranlate Jenny Phillip's LDS music into Japanese!!! I'm very excited to be a part of all of this! Jenny has entrusted me with her new song, to be released in 2009 and I hope I can live up to her standards and expand my goal to tranlate her music into Japanese! We are currently looking for a good Japanese singer, or someone who can sing well in Japanese! :) As soon as I translate it, we hope to record it! :)
Oh, the other exciting thing is that Ronny and I spent our 3rd anniversary on the 17th! It was SO romantic and nice! Cerina gracefully offered to babysit both the boys so that we could go out! Ronny researched and found a NICE restaurant that he kept a secret from me until we got there. We ate and experienced new flavors and tastes at this FINE restaurant and it was sooo nice! We could even carry a nice conversation without worrying about who's getting fussy! lol I love you Ronny!
well, that's about it for now, until next time!
Monika June 08 Life is super busy for us right now!!I can't believe how busy we have been! Sobre todo, we've been enjoying being together, no question about it!
Ronny's playing softball with the boys in the ward, but he's been more cranky because they never win! lol I am just glad that he can have that time to get out and hit some things! lol He's been hard at work and been getting 'qualified' at work. He's been given some extra tasks at work, and although I'm not really sure what they are, I just know that he's had to study hard to pass a few exams and is now working on getting qualified as an "E-5"...more qualifications=more money! I'm so proud of him for progressing at his work! He's been working more with the illegal intervention side, detaining and sending back immigrants...he doens't like doing it, but has to do it. He's also going to be starting back up at Univ. of Phoenix as a full time student, so that will add to the busy-ness. He's currently serving in the presidency of the EQ, so no doubt he's got lots to do there too!
I am also a full time student at the University of Phoenix online program, I'm only taking two classes, but it's sure hard to find time to do my assignments! My day starts at around...errr...there's really no 'start', because there's really no 'end'! I never really stop! Jaiden still wakes up about 2-3 times during the night...
I have a new calling as the secretary of the Relief Society and I am loving it. I don't know what I'm supposed to do yet, but I love it! I love serving in the church! I get to play the piano sometimes at church, and of course I finally get to Visit Teach and help others do thier visiting teachings too! The boys keep me the most busy though...it's amazing how these little things can keep me SOOO busy all day! They have soo much energy and have so much need of me! Why!? But Kai's getting so big though and he can help me with lots of stuff.
I've also started to step forward with my life time goal to help the church music be translated into Japanese! I've contacted Jenny Phillips, the LDS song writer and I don't know when we will start, but we'll start translating and recording her music into Japanese, so that my people in Japan will be able to listen to and enjoy the spirit that comes from listening to church music! I love music and I love the spirit that I always feel from it, so I had decided a while ago that I was going to help the music be translated and help int that way. I really don't know that I have the time to do it, but I know that when the time is right, the Lord will help me. Other wise, I really don't get why I had to learn 3 languages!! Anyway, I love the church, music and Japanese so much, that this is the only thing I could think of to help in the church, using my talents! :) Let's go!
Kai's a BUSY BODY. omg. He wakes up at around 6-7am, but will stay quiet for me until I come get him, sometimes close to 9am!! He just sits and entertains himself in his crib! What a great baby! Then b-fast, then play time, then one nap during the day, and then bed by 7pm...it's a long day. But man oh man do I ever have so much fun with him! There's not a single day that I don't laugh my guts out for the things he does! He's been working on his words. I hear that kids who are biligual take their time in starting to talk, and he communicates just fine with his hands (signs), so I'm really not worried, but we are getting some help from the Speech Therapists. He's in the 79% with his height, and 16 with his weight. What does that mean? He's SUPER tall! Ronny's really excited about that, says that Kai must have gotten the 'tall' genes from the 'Richan' side! lol Thanks Stucchan! lol
Kai LOVES having a little brother! Every morning when I get him out of bed, the first thing he does is go find Jaiden. Then, whether I want him to or not, (cuz he might wake Jay up!) he will go give him kisses. Then the day can begin. Kai will watch out for his little brother all day long, and make sure he has enough toys and blankets. The toys go between his head and the bed...(uncomfortable for Jay!!) and the blankets go over his face and head...(suffocation!!) lol Kai loves oreos...so he will be eating some and the other day, he just HAD to give Jaiden kisses...so Jaiden had black spots all over his little head! lol Kai is the best older brother I could ask for...Jaiden is so blessed to have him as an older brother! Oh, and Kai LOVES LOVES LOVES to cook with me. He LOVES to stand on his little stool and be right next to me in the kitchen. He will help me mix things in, pour things, and whatever I ask him to do. Tasting the food is his absolute favorite, of course :)
Jaiden: he's growing! Last we checked, he was 8ibs. 8oz and growing...he still sqeals like a pig all day long, but he's sure cute. He's a very good baby also. Kai and Jaiden both are very good and easy babies. Jaiden is going to all 5 of his Drs. and is doing well. He finally got some contacts in his eyes and has been looking at us when we speak! How fun! He's legally blind and his eyes are only getting worse, but with the help of these contacts, he can see somethings! (I say 'somethings' bc I really don't know how much he can see!) The Drs. are confident that the ROP has been stopped at least in one eye, and are following up with his other eye. We think that Jaiden has Monika's skin complexion and also her black hair! We'll see...
Anyway, LIFE has been VERY busy for us. Dr's appts., two boys, the house, callings, school work, work, and of course the BLOG~! lol
We're hoping that my sister Cerina can come on Tues! Then Lundy (my comp) comes in July, so we're soooo excited! Cerina! Come!!!!
May 25 Thanks for the Visit Tom, Mitzi and SophieWell it sure was nice having the Kastner Family visit us in Houston and we had a real fun weekend eating out at a steak restaurant, bowling with Sophie, eating ice cream, watching the boys, going shopping, the armand bayou adventure where we saw our first "resident" alligator....what else?... oh yeah! Mexican food and sushi...we had a great time and are so glad they came to visit us and they we so eager to see the boys and helped take care of them so monika and ronny could go out on a date. enjoy the pictures, ronny goes to work monday so no memorial day celebration... :-(
May 18 A look into the Sampert home and daily lifeIt's been more than great to be together as a family again! We've been having a blast everyday. Never a dull moment in our home!! Here's an update for those who care!
Ronny: He's loving work! He was recently (today) called to be the 2nd counselor in the EQ in our ward! He enjoys playing croquet with his co-workers and softball on Tuesdays with the men from the ward, and of course his XBOX 360 in his free time!
Monika: Just finished two more University classes online! YIPEE! I'm getting the hang of having two boyz in the house. Nothing to it! It gets a little crazy with the 5 different Dr's appts. that Jaiden has, but we survive. OH YA, and I just got a rockin' new hair cut, (first time in 3 years!) and I LOVE IT! It's so crazy and not like me, but I love it! I sooo needed a change and to feel like a woman again! Thanks, Ronny! :)
Kai: He's a funny little man! He's such a character now! I love him to death! We're working on him talking these days...he loves to point and just sign...gotta work on that...but hey, that means we'll have peace and quiet in our homes longer, right? :) I'm not worried!
Jaiden: He's growing like CRAZY. He's a porker!! A week after we got home, he had gained a whopping POUND!! GEez! All he wants to do is eat...but every 4 hours, so I guess that's not too bad. His eyes aren't doing so well though...he had to get an injection in his eye ball the other day to stop the growth of ROP...something he had gotten surgery for TWICE up in WA! It was back (the ROP disease) like cancer, so we're trying to work on that...there's new treatment that the only eye Dr. here who will work on Jaiden (for the severity of his condition, no one wants to work with him!) and she's in on this new (not yet FDA approved kind of "new"!) treatment (injetion in the eye balls), so as another "trial baby", Jaiden got a dose of this shot last Monday...we're to go back in tomorrow to see the results...he will soon (like, in a couple of weeks, if not tomorrow) have to be wearing glasses or contacts, and although I know that it could have been worse, I can't help but feel for him... can't say that he won't be cute in his coke bottle glasses though...but man! :(
So that's the update on our family. :)
Monika May 10 Home together, at last!Oh my goodness, we're finally all together and home!!! Didn't ever think that this day would come! Well, Ronny's back to work, I'm BUSY with the two boys, house chores and homework, Kai's busy being busy, and Jaiden is eating up a storm, but we're all so very happy to be together! We couldn't ask for anything better...for those who don't know, home to us is Webster, Texas now. We are excited to have some visitors soon! My mom and her family are coming soon, and then my favorite companion Lundy will be visiting me in July, and hopefully my sister Cerina sometime soon too! In the mean time, we're trying to figure out what our routine is!!!
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