Took these pictures at the local park. The point of going there this time was to get some pictures together for a single cloned photo. Lt me kno wat you think, and chec out the rest of the gallery.

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Growing up I hated taking family pictures, but continued maturity (and progressive sanctification), have mostly beat that out of me. But it seems that I passed that bad attitude on to Rachael, who was a pain the entire shoot. But alas, we did manage to get some good shots of her, and we all ended up having a good time. 

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Christmas 2008
Stop taking pictures and feed me

Rachael is being very helpful, and having to learn to be patient with a crying baby around, but she is doing good.

Alina is still in pain, but getting better. She has been able to actually climb the stairs to sleep in our bed the past couple of nights, which has been good. Oh, and she is now eating whatever she wants to, so that’s progress too. I would give it another couple of weeks before she is able to do back flips. OK, well that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but she is getting better.

Isaiah Daniel Wright was born this morning at 7:40am.  He weighed a whopping 10lbs 10oz and is 22” long.  He has very strong lungs, as proved by his strong vocal styling’s.   Other than the fact that he is a boy (and a well-rounded boy at that), he appears to have more of Alina’s features than mine.

Alina was a champ during surgery, and totally preferred the c-section to the natural way that she had Rachael.  She is doing well and doing her best to graduate from ice chips to Jell-O to solid foods without getting herself sick.

We have been very impressed with the staff at Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, TX.  The anesthesiologist was great at prepping and setting expectations and making us feel at ease about the surgery and did a great job making her feel ok, or rather not feel anything at all.  Her doctor really impressed me as well, because (whether correctly or not) I have always held the belief that obstetrician’s were not much more than pre-pediatrician baby catcher’s.  But this doctor was actually the one who did Alina’s surgery, I was very impressed. 

Interestingly enough, the nurse in the nursery was the plaintiff in the trial that I sat on a few weeks back.  We, the jury, did not rule in her favor (or more accurately, did not end up ruling at all), but I recognized her instantly.  If she recognized me she gave no indication and she was very professional and kind.

Check out the pictures from Isaiah’s birthday…

Isaiah’s Birthday

There were a number of names that I liked but were already taken up by friends or family members. For instance I really like the names Stephen and Timothy but I didn’t want to use those names because they are the names of two of my brothers (and oh, that timothy is one shady character, jk). There were other names that I liked but have lately had some negative connotations to me with people I have known, like David.

I’m sure that I had more rules that also drove Alina crazy through out this process, but hey, it’s all over now. So what’s in the name “Isaiah Daniel”? Well, Isaiah means “YAHWEH (or, God) is salvation”. And Daniel means “God is my judge”. I like the the idea that the names together show that God is our judge and because of His Son we have salvation. I love how they together tell a great story.

Oh, and just as a reference…
Alina means “noble or kind”
Rachael means “innocent lamb”
Dustin means “valiant fighter” (don’t believe me, check it)

So, I am a valiant fighter that defends my noble wife and innocent daughter through the strength of Yahweh my salvation.

Hmmm, sounds dramatic.