Ian Karl

Known to his parents-to-be as "Bumper", Ian Karl was born eleven weeks early after his Mom, Barbara developed Preeclampsia. Ian was born on January 22, 2006 and started his life in the new born intensive care unit (NICU) at the local hosptial. Ian Karl's Blog Site follows Ian's journey through his time at the NICU, to his home coming and beyond.

Friday, April 04, 2008











Hong Kong was fun .....
Last weekend Ian was hanging out with his girlfriend, Jessica. As ever, the cuddly pair shared the hobby horse, with Ian taking the reins and leading the way. Ian also spent time at the park, and is becoming quite the climber. We have to watch his every move as he tries to get on every ladder or any frame that takes him up! He is actually a very good climber, confident and quick. He also loves to dangle from the climbing bars as well so maybe the early signs of a gymnast are showing?!

Ian also continues to grow his vocabulary. He's still babbling away, but now is communicating with confidence. He is quick to say what he wants (or doesn't want) even if it means enthusiastic pointing. His numbers are getting better, though he seems to favor the numbers 8, 3, and 2 for some reason. He loves to 'chat' on the phone and will speak for several minutes explaining, in quite some detail, what he has been doing. It's very cute to watch, as he clearly knows exactly what he is talking about!


Ian's First!
Here it is, Ian's very first school picture! Ian's sitting at the session at his IPC School was 'fair'. He didn't pose in the way we know he can and wasn't in top smiling form, but non-the-less it's still a great photo for the archives.