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.

Monday, April 18, 2011







Gym Night!
Ian has being going to gymnastics classes after school this semester. Not only does he enjoy it, but he's also rather good (if we may say so!). His head-stands are the best in the class! Ian loves all the different aparatus he can use and gets excellent tuition on how to use them too. Given Ian's size, he is a powerful little gymnast so maybe this is one sport that he may be rather good at if he decides to stick at it and practice. We'll see ...

Sunday, April 17, 2011




Just hangin' this weekend
Ian and Dad hung out this weekend, as Mom is still away. Ian got his hair cut at his favorite salon where he get's to sit in a 'chair' that is an ATV bike while he gets trimmed. I also went bowling and played air hockey with Dad (and won!). Oh, and a little tresspassing doesn't hurt either, eh?!

Saturday, April 09, 2011






Easter Egg Hunt!
OK, so it's a bit early we know, but Ian took part in the neighborhood easter egg hunt today, along with dozens of other kids. Ian scoured the village green for eggs, collecting several in his basket before meeting the Easter Bunny who was on hand to oversee the proceedings.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011






Discovering Fun!
Ian and Dad went to the Boise Discovery Center at the weekend. What a great place, with over 150 'hands on' experiements for us to play with. Ian bounced from one experiment to another, twisting, turning, twisting, blowing, pushing and generally interacting with all the fun things to do. There was even a mini-supermarket for kids to shop and scan their own shopping. He reluctantly left after a several hours of fun, with only one question ... "when can we come back?!"

Sunday, April 03, 2011






Spring Break was fun!
Ian went to California with Mom for Spring Break (alas Dad had to work). As you can imagine he had a great time, visiting with his friends as well as going to Sea World to see 'Shamu' the whale and hang out with Elmo!