Isaiah's birthday gift

This is my first attempt to post a video, so I hope that it works. Isaiah got a 6 foot by 6 foot bounce house for his birthday from his Grandma and Grandpa Seitzer. He loves to jump, and wants to spend all of his time in the basement.

Enjoy the video!

It's cool to be two

We celebrated Isaiah's 2nd birthday yesterday. I can't believe that he is two already!!! We had a quiet day starting with swimming, lunch, naps, and a Mickey Mouse Party. We enjoyed a visit from friends Luke, Megan and Hailey.

Here are pictures from the day.

Baptism

This past weekend we were blessed with a visit from Steve's parents and sister, a snowstorm, and a Brielle's baptism. We almost had to postpone the baptism due to the snow, but favors were called in, and we made it happen.

Enjoy the slide show of Brielle's baptism.

Giving Thanks for a Life

For those of you who follow our Blog, but do not know, My (Calie) family has had a tough few weeks. It all started the Monday after Thanksgiving when my Dad's right leg went numb, followed by the whole right side of his body. He called my Mom who got him to the hospital. After many tests it was confirmed that he has a brain tumor. They kept him over night and he had a great day on Tuesday and Wednesday. The plan was to do surgery the next Monday.

On Wednesday night he had a bad headache, and within minutes of the onset had another siezure. He was taken to the hospital, and then airlifted to Mayo Hospital. They were going to do surgery when he got there, but they took a closer look and determined that the tumor was cancer, and had hemmorraged. We took the machines off of him early on Friday morning. He was moved from the ICU to another quiter floor where we stayed throughout the weekend.

On Tuesday morning he was transferred to the hospital in my hometown, St. Peter. He remains there. He has regained consousness and is speaking a little bit. The waiting will continue until the tumor takes over the rest of his brain and shuts his body down.

For now, there is nothing that anyone can do, and we are treasuring each day that we have him with us. It has been a VERY long week, and I am still not sure what day it is, but we are managing. SInce I do not get to update this site very often, you can check out our caring bridge site, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/daveseitzer

Thanks for the prayers.

Calie

Giving Thanks

I can't believe that it has been almost 4 weeks since our last post. There just isn't quite as much free time to sign onto the computer now that there are two babies in the house. These past few weeks have flown by, yet it seems like we have had Brielle in our lives for longer than that. Isaiah has done great with welcoming his new sister into our lives. He really does not get jealous at all; he just wants to help and hold her. He helps us put her nuk in her mouth when she cries and fetches cleans diapers when we need them, as well as throw out the used ones. And we know the pinching, punching, and pushing will come later but for now we will just enjoy the fact that all he wants to do is pet her hair and kiss her head.

This past weekend we enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving Day with just the 4 of us. We did all the traditional things--church worship on Thanksgiving eve followed by a "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie," then we watched the parade, watched some football, and ate lots of turkey. Even though it was just the four of us we had all the fixin's of a traditional meal...with plenty of food for leftovers! Isaiah also found time for some Thanksgiving art by painting turkeys with his hands. It is really hard to believe that this is only Isaiah's 2nd Thanksgiving with us. While I was reminiscing, Steve was nice enough to inform me that I have been alive for more Thanksgivings than the rest of my family combined! Gee, thanks!

Friday brought us a visit from the Peck family who we shared 4 years of Seminary with. It was great to see old friends. Later in the day my parents came for the weekend. That night we went to downtown Sun Prairie to watch the tree lighting and the Christmas fire truck parade. Isaiah loved all the fire trucks lit up with Christmas lights and decorations; he still talks about them. Saturday morning we embarked on a successful journey to get our Christmas tree for the year and then right around lunchtime my sister Katie and her family came for the afternoon/evening. From start to finish, it was a fantastic weekend! We are SO glad that everyone made the drive to meet Brielle and enjoy each other's company.

This Thanksgiving we had so many more things to be thankful for. God has been so good to us this past year--blessing us with a new home, a wonderful new church and church family, and a growing/healthy family of our own.

Cookies!!!

This morning Isaiah and I made cookies. Enjoy the pictures. I have learned that perhaps we should only embark on cooking adventures that do not involve raw eggs, and lots of chocolate.

It's a girl!

Our waiting is over! On Tuesday morning, November 2nd, at 5:06 Isaiah officially became a big brother. Our new daughter, Brielle Ann, came into this world at 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and 21 inches long. God is so good; what a miracle and blessing. She has indeed been fearfully and wonderfully made! Mom and daughter are both healthy and happy; and the plan is for them to come home tomorrow (Thursday). That's all for now, enjoy the pictures!