Author Archives: Nathan

Elias Video

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Nathan

Here’s Elias, hamming it up for the camera.

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Elias Makana Smith

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Nathan

Our son Elias Makana Smith was born yesterday, September 30th at 7:02pm. He weighed 8.0 lbs and was 22 inches long at birth. Elias is the Greek form of Elijah, which means “my god is Yahweh.” Makana is a Hawaiian … Continue reading →

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Fully Operational

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Nathan

We’re in a holding pattern waiting for the baby to come. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do a thing or two around the house:

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Just Add Baby

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Nathan

After a lot of work, our baby’s room is finally ready! We’ve gone with an animal theme, and green and brown as the colors. The work has taken many days and many trips to various stores, so we are very … Continue reading →

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Changes for cats

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Nathan

The total transformation of our office into the baby’s room (more on that later) has been quite an adventure for our cats. In general cats get nervous about any minor change in their domain, and we have been making a … Continue reading →

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The rain came down but the zipper didn’t come up

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Nathan

Of all the maternity clothes we bought for Kimberly, we never got her a rain coat.

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Nathan

I am pleased to announce that today marks the end of major clean-out operations in the Smith household. It is true that not everything has gone to plan, and it has dragged out a lot longer than anyone hoped. But … Continue reading →

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The fruits of summer pregnancy

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Nathan

A pregnant wife in summer results in the consumption of many delicious fruit smoothies.

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Hagg Lake Tubing

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Nathan

We went out for a fun day on Hagg Lake to beat the heat. It was our unborn child’s first ever lake swim. And I went tubing:

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Family (almost) one person bigger

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Nathan

My sister is now past due with her second child. I can tell the kid will be plucky, because she has successfully evaded her due date, her parents’ wedding anniversary, and my birthday. She shall have her own day.

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