Trip to California

We went to Los Angeles this past weekend to watch the Twins play against the Angels. Jon came with along with his girlfriend and the "Troops!"

We went to the beach for the boys to play and to try and teach Jon how to bodyboard.

Gioia

Gioia at 6-weeks old

Here's a quick video that I took of Gioia. It isn't much, but I thought it would be a great one to test out posting a video on the blog.

Baptism

Gioia was baptised on May 24th, at Mountain View Lutheran Church.

Grandma & Grandpa Ruzicka and Grandma Schutte

Great-Grandma Fiecke

Godparents - Jake & Wendy Kothe

(Eric & Amy Schutte are also Godparents)

Pastor Lampella

Gioia has been doing great. She is getting spoiled with having grandparents and great-grandma around for almost a week. She keeps everyone entertained, even when she is sleeping.....We had a nice open house for Gioia at our residence community center. Plenty of family and friends showed up to help celebrate.....She is starting to get a daily schedule. She gained her birth weight back within a week and has already grew an inch.....Kim will be going back to work in 3-weeks, when I am finished with school. Then I'll be singing that "Mr. Mom" country song throughout the summer!!!

Gioia Lyn Schutte

Here are a couple quick pictures. More to come!!!

Gioia (pronounced "Joy-ah")

7lbs 12oz, 20in

born 2:02pm on Wednesday, April 29th

Uncle Jon

Grandma Schutte

Godmother Wendy

Girls from Kim's work

Hello Everyone,

Here are a couple photos from our most recent ultrasound on February 20th. The sonographer was unable to get good facial/body images as it's getting a little crowded in there. Baby Schutte appears to be growing beautifully and weighs approximately 3lb 4oz, and has turned to the head-down position. The doctor was able to see the baby's little arm in a 3D image. The right elbow joint is present along with a small portion of a forearm. There appears to be a sufficient amount of tissue covering the tiny bones in the forearm at this point. We are hoping that tissue continues to develop; avoiding the need for surgery after the birth. It is still unknown whether the elbow joint is a functioning joint or not. So, it seems like we basically wait and see.

Springtime is busy. Jay is getting his basketball team ready for the National Lutheran Basketball Tournament at Valparaiso University March 26th -29th. Baseball season begins this Saturday adding to his busy schedule. We are excited to begin decorating the baby's room in the next couple weeks!!

Ultrasound Pictures