Well, not into our first home as we would have hoped, bet we are back on Bethany International’s campus while we continue our house hunt.

While not ideal to have moves so close together, we needed the space, and Bethany has apartments with no lease, and is only about 1 mile away from where I work, so it seemed like a no-brainier.

We are still getting settled in, but Bela is loving having her own room, and Mateo is getting big! He is finally beginning to smile and react to faces. (It is nice to see expression not caused by gas!)

A BIG thank you to all who helped us move.  We could not have done it without you.

We are happily rejoicing in Mateo FINALLY coming home.

It has been a long journey, 3 hospitals, 2 weeks, and 1 VERY happy big sister.

Mateo had contracted a very serious case of Group B Strep, which caused meningitus.  It was a very trying 2 weeks, but he pulled through.
We would like to thank all of you for your thoughts, prayers, well wishes, letters, notes, etc.  It was so encouraging to be on the minds of so many of you.  We also want to thank the AMAZING stall of the 3 Fairview Hospitals we were at, Southdale, U of M Riverside, and Ridges.  Each one of the nurses and doctors were so kind, and helpful.  It made the whole ordeal so much easier.

Praise God!

At 10:23 pm on Wednesday April 29th, 2009, Mateo Zacheeus Doar made his entrance into the world.

• 7 pounds 9 ounces
• 19 inches long

Mom and baby are doing fine. Please pray for strength and recovery. Here are some photos!

Hey Everyone, Kirstie is batteling som preterm labor again, quite a bit more painful this time around.

Please keep her and Mateo in your thoughts and prayers.

We are still 2 weeks out from due date, hopefully the contractions will either die down or ramp up to full labor soon!  :)

Unfortunatly with all of this going on, we will need to postpone Bela’s birthday party for a date TBD, to make sure that Kirstie can rest and take care of hersef.

Thanks everyone.

Hey everyone!  Well Bela is turning 2 years old in about a month.  It is amazing to see how time flies.
With Mateo due on May 11th, we thought it would be good to get her party done ahead of time, as life will be twice as busy in the coming weeks.

We have started an event page on Facebook for Bela’s Party… You can RSVP There…

If you’re not on facebook, you can contact us to RSVP.

We will be grilling, and providing the food and beverages.  Just please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Thanks everyone, we hope to see ya there!