Merry Christmas!

another doctor visit

Willem saw the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor today. The doctor looked in both of Willem's ears really carefully. He had to clear some fluid out of one of them which Willem really hated! Willem has two perforated ear drums and it looks like he has another ear infection. We're starting him on another round of anti-biotics and ear drops. Willem's ears need to be cleared up before they can put ear tubes in. Right now the doctor's are hoping to coordinate his oral surgery and ear tubes so he only has to be anesthetized once.

As far as life in general... We're getting into a good routine with naps and sleeping at night. Thankfully, Meili and Willem take their afternoon naps at the same time which gives us some time to clean up or just to hang out and relax. The two of them are getting along so well. Willem makes all of us laugh with his funny faces and crazy waving arms!

doctor visit

Willem is doing great. Yesterday he had his first doctor appointment. The doctor checked him all over, weighed him, etc. She said he seems pretty healthy and that we can expect to see a lot of changes over the new few months as he starts to get caught up. She checked his ears to see if the infection is better. Like we had guessed, both ear drums are perforated so we need to get ear tubes in asap. He's 20.8 pounds so we were able to turn his car seat around to face the front. That's nice because now we can see him while we're in the car and it's much easier to get him buckled in.

Willem's a great eater - finished off two pancakes this morning. We're glad that he has such a great appetite and does not have a hard time with solid food. We're sticking with soft stuff and so far he's been able to push food back with his tongue and swallow it. He has two molars coming in which he's already starting to use to chew things.

We have a new nephew (name still being decided) born to my sister Jana and Cory this morning. We can't wait to meet him later today. Willem and the new baby will both meet one set of grandparents for the first time today!

Merry Christmas everyone!

What a happy baby!!!

Willem is such a happy baby. We are adjusting well to being a family of five. Here are a few pictures of our new little boy!

We're home!!!

Hey, we're back from China. Here's a new picture of our family!