Happy New Year. Wow. We made it through December. What a year we’ve had. What a year 2008 will be!! With the photos this month we’re still in the hospital.

We have much to be thankful for about this past year. So much. Michelle is recovering well and Ryan is growing. Thank you for all your thoughts as we go through a difficult time of adjusting to Ryan in our lives. It’s going to be a wild ride let me tell you.

He was so tired. He was so small. The time in the hospital was difficult. The nurses were somewhat impersonal. The other mothers and grandmothers in the room were really annoying. There were 6 other mothers in the room with us, and each mother had a baby, and each mother and baby had a grandmother helping them, maybe even a husband or grandfather. So the room was full, smelly and crowded.

Of course we survived and Ryan was born and Michelle did recover, but the experience at the hospital left us with a very bad taste in our mouths. Are the hospitals in America much different? How much does it cost usually to have a baby in America??

New year is here. Spring Festival is coming. We were getting ready to leave the hospital. Mom Wu and I went down to pay. Nobody knew what to do including and especially me. We stood in line. Everyone was asking us what we’re supposed to do. Everyone was confused. Nobody asks questions because then you are snapped at. When it came time for us to pay the rude cashier she gave us money back. I tried to understand. But I couldn’t. We had a baby and the hospital gave us a couple hundred RMB back. No explanation. The people from behind were pushing so we had to go.

This is a bizarre country. It really is.

Yes, his eyes open. His mouth opens. His hair is black-ish. He is so cute and so adorable. He is so small and beautiful. He is always eating and always pooping. He hasn’t peed on me yet…But I’m sure it will happen.

Ryan Magnus truly is a bundle of joy. It’s been hard. Yes. But all of it goes away when he looks at you and smiles. It’s fun being a father…but also hard. Michelle is doing well as a mother. She is also recovering quite well.

Mom and Dad Larsen will come to visit soon. That should be a great time with them. They haven’t held him yet and are dying to see him. We are madly preparing for their arrival.

Ryan is waiting to see his Ye ye and Nai nai. (爷爷，奶奶)

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