Oscar meets the Ranes family

The Ranes family (sans Andrew) arrived just before midnight last Saturday from St. Kitts. Janae and boys will be staying for two months while Andrew studies his eyes out at medical school. Thank goodness for Skype.

Number one on their agenda was an introduction to the newest family member, Oscar. The admiration appeared to be mutual!

Oscar is now three weeks old. At his doctors appointment, he weighed over 11 lbs. and was almost 24 inches tall. Raymond is four and a half. We took him into the laundry room on Sunday morning to mark his height on the wall. Much to our surprise, he is taller than Nate was at the same age, by an inch or so! Does this mean I will have grandchildren taller than 6' 8"?!?

But maybe Oscar will surprise us and be "normal" like Henry.

I think that Janae feels like her all day trek through the airways was worth it for the baby holding alone. Ask her sometime about navigating customs and the Atlanta Airport (if you have ever flown in or out of Atlanta, you'll understand) with a cart full of luggage and two little boys. Don't ask her about her Delta flight from Atlanta to Phoenix. It might trigger traumatic stress syndrome!

I'm glad that they made it. They are in the pool as I write and they plan an outing everyday in my car because they can. They said that their first ride on the freeway was a little like a roller coaster ride. Fast and scary! It's hard to be fast and scary in a wagon!


Janae says that their wagon has a great reputation on the island with constant offers to buy it!

Thanks for continuing to share your baby Nichelle! We all want to hold the baby!