A while back, I read an article about how todays technology, meant to bring people together across great distances, is actually destroying personal communication. It gave 7 reasons “the 21st Century is Making You Miserable.” I’ll link to the original article at the bottom, but be warned, it has some inappropriate language and content. But the 7 reasons are very interesting and enlightening. Now most of these are self explanatory. Some require some explanation which I’ll give afterward. I’ll list them here:
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Jaxon is home!!!!
Posted by Reluctant
on December 14, 2007
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Jaxon coming home
Posted by Reluctant
on December 12, 2007
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We got word yesterday that Jaxon will be home on Friday. He’s doing really well and as long as he doesn’t have any problems between now and then, he will be ready to come home. We are excited to have our little one home! It’s as if having a new baby hasn’t been real. I’m sure it will all sink in after he wakes me up in the middle of the night 
But I am excited to start experiencing a boy and having a little more testosterone in the house. We will still be outnumbered though (still 5-2 [including the dogs]).
Thanks to all who have shared prayers for the little guy.
Google Street View has embeddable panoramas
Posted by Reluctant
on December 11, 2007
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Google just released a new feature for Google Maps. It’s an enhancement to Street View, the feature that allows you to see a 360 degree view of the streets in select cities. Now, you can embed the street view panoramas within your own web site. So I figured, I would try it out. Here’s one of my mission apartments in San Francisco:
Jaxon is out of the NICU
Posted by Reluctant
on December 10, 2007
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More good news on Jaxon! They just moved him from the NICU to the “Special Care Nursery.” They haven’t given us any timeline still, but I’m assuming that means he will be home within a few days (if not tomorrow). Yesterday, they removed the PICC line which was an IV that went down into an artery just before the heart. That was the last non-monitoring tube attached to him.
He has been eating well and Emily has been there for several feedings.
We are excited that he is doing so well and that the Lord has answered our prayers in strengthening him and helping him get healthy.
Pictures of Jaxon
Posted by Reluctant
on December 8, 2007
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Good news about Jaxon
Posted by Reluctant
on December 8, 2007
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We got a great call from the NICU today. They said that they had started feeding Jaxon and that he had already eaten all the milk Emily had pumped there at the hospital. So they wanted us to bring some more milk and we could be there for the feeding.
So Emily and I went down to the hospital and had a very pleasant 45 minutes with Jaxon. He was awake most of the time and Emily was able to feed him (from a bottle of her own milk).
It was so nice to experience him awake and alert. I tried to get more pictures, but I had left the flash card for the camera in the computer. Ugh! But I do have some other pictures that I need to upload for all to see. I’ll post again when I have those uploaded.
Once again, thanks for your love and prayers.
More on Jaxon: staying a little longer
Posted by Reluctant
on December 5, 2007
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We got some not so good news today from the neonatologist. Jaxon is doing really well, but he sometimes forgets to breath (I know… sleep apnea already). Apparently that is quite common among “early arrivals.” Their policy is to not release the baby from the NICU until the child hasn’t done that for 7 days straight. He forgot to breath at some point today and so the soonest we will have him home is a week from today.
When lying is good
Posted by Reluctant
on December 5, 2007
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As a youth, I was taught to never lie and at some point in my life (probably on my mission), I read an account of an individual who’s sole goal in life was to be known as an honest and trustworthy man. He wanted it on his tombstone. And of course he wanted to live his life in a manner that would make that designation true. I accepted that as a valiant goal and promised myself that I would strive to do the same. I promised myself that I would never lie. I’m one that believes that some things can easily be black and white while other issues remain in the “gray” area. I consider(ed?) lying to be very black and white.
Mommy holds Jaxon
Posted by Reluctant
on December 5, 2007
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