Preparation

The movers are coming Tuesday, and as you can imagine there is a lot going on at the Wright house!

Until there is more time to write, and share a few photos from Cassia's early birthday celebration check out our new family blog which will keep you up to date with news as we head off to Melbourne.

www.wrightfamily.blog.com

Micah's first food

We were planning on waiting as long as possible to start Micah on solids... but he seemed ready, and so we busted out the rice cereal.

Things started well, he was really into the bib...

He assumed the position...

Then things went downhill...

And this pretty much sums up Micah's feelings about rice cereal.

I am giving up on rice cereal for now... on to apples!

Merry Christmas & Moving News

Due to environmental and economic considerations the Wright family did not send a Christmas card this year... okay the truth is we got busy, really busy planning our move back to Australia in February 2011.

We will be headed to Melbourne where Jason will assist at Calvary Chapel Melbourne. We are excited about this next stage in our lives, and while the thought of moving with a 3 year old and a baby is somewhat overwhelming the encouragement from family, friends and our church has been amazing.

More news will follow including a new blog which will keep you up to date with ministry news, to keep you going until then here is a family photo our amazing friend, and gifted photographer Bobby Brown took.

5 months

Another full month in the life of Micah, which included his first two teeth... can you tell?

Visiting the lights

Post op update

Micah before surgery wearing a gown that was about ten times to big for him.

Hi everyone, I wanted to give you a quick update and let you know that Micah's surgery went well, and he is doing well!

During all this he decided to get his first tooth, very closely followed by his second. I figure the timing was kind of great since we was so hopped up on pain killers he hardly noticed!

Teeth!!

I finally feel like I can change gears and start preparing for Christmas now, so I started with some baking today, and am finishing off the last of our Christmas shopping.

Thank you all for your prayers for our family! We really appreciate them, and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they work!

4 months - Surgery next Monday.

Micah is now 4 months and getting the hang of this photo with the bear thing... he humors me for a couple of shots, and then tries to eat his bear.

In Micah news he is now rolling over, although he doesn't like being on his tummy, so it makes me wonder why he insists on rolling there every time we put him down. Maybe because he gets coaching from his sister along the lines of "You can do it! Good job little buddy".

I debated sharing this next piece of news on such a public forum, but we need all the prayers we can get. Micah will be undergoing surgery next Monday, December 6 at 7.30am. He will be having an outpatient procedure at CHOC to correct a minor birth defect. I will spare you the medical explanation, lets just say his pee hole is not quite right. The defect, and surgery to fix it is relatively common, but that does not make it easier to picture Micah being taken and put under anesthesia, or what his recovery may be like.
Please keep us all in prayer during this time. Micah for all aspects of surgery from pre-op (not being able to eat for 5 hours prior to surgery), anesthesia, surgery, post-op, recovery and how this all will affect his sleep. For Cassia to understand the extra time and care Micah will need. For us (especially Me) to have calm hearts.

Thanks everyone, I will be updating my status on facebook throughout the day on Monday to keep you posted on how Micah is doing.