I'm king of the world!

Jake, There are several words that you say that cause your mom and me to remark "we really should record that cute pronunciation before he grows out of saying it that way." One of these words is 'world.' Here is a short video of you being forced to say that word, for the sake of posterity:

-Dad

"hiding"

Jacob, Here is a pretty funny video of you "hiding" from us. Hiding is one of your favorite games to play. Each evening includes at least 5 minutes of hiding under the covers of your bed, then popping out to "surprise" your mom and me.

As this video shows, you may not yet understand that the fact that your eyes are shut does not prevent others from seeing you. Pretty cute.

On an unrelated note, you are such a great big brother. At dinner you request that Connor sit next to you (in his bouncer). You never let more than an hour pass without sweetly hugging your brother.
-Dad

Nice to meet you Connor!

Jacob - I took this video of you learning that your little brother's name is now officially 'Connor James Truitt.' You continue to be an amazingly wonderful big brother. Love, Dad

Connor and his Koala

Mason (not really), Here is a picture of you with your Koala. The day before your brother Jacob was born, I got him a stuffed animal he subsequently named "Baa Baa.". The day before you were born, Jacob and I got you this Koala. Looking forward to seeing what you name him. Today I am trying to use the name Connor for you, and also trying to convince your mom to consider William. She is behind the program though and still thinking about Dylan, though Connor remains her favorite at the moment. You are officially the easiest baby in the entire world. I think you've cried fewer than five times in your whole life, and never for longer than 30 seconds. You've also opened your eyes only five times or so, which probably means it is way too soon to draw any conclusions from the data so far. :) -Dad

What an awesome doctor!

Carter - What a totally great cardiologist you have. He teaches as the med school here, and gave probably the most thorough and clear explanation I've ever heard from a medical professional! The status is that you've got a small VSD or Ventricular Septal Defect and also a small PFO or Patent Formane Ovale. The PFO is no biggie and totally expected at this age (see previous post for explanation). The VSD is also probably not a huge deal, but something we'll keep an eye on over the next months and years. The doctor said 1-5% of kids have a VSD, and most grow out of it. Many olympic althelets have worse defects, and in the event that it doesn't fix itself, the worse consequence is probably going to be no tounge piercings (too bad!) and some doctors think no SCUBA diving. I'm going to update with lots more detail about what the doctor explained to us about these two issues, but typing with thumbs is too tough for now. Love, Dad

I think I found it

William, I think I found the source of all the mounting healthcare costs! Medical bureaucracy! We've had to register four different ways and you still have yet to see a doctor. First, do no harm, but before that, make sure they are insured. Dad

Headed to pediatric cardiologist

Max - We're taking you across town to another hospital that specializes in kids with heart murmurs to figure out what's up. More soon! Dad