Cool Treat for a Good Boy

After his haircut, Hoyer picked out a colorful frozen treat. Hoyer was so well behaved and...


...So was this little peanut...



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Made by Nan

Nan made this sweet gown for Charlie. It fits him great-all 7lbs of him! Such a peanut! Beautiful clothes for a beautiful baby boy! Thanks Nan!


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Brothers Benefield

Sweet Brothers Benefield. Ten day old Charlie and 3 year old Hoyer.








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Adjusting as a family of four!

Hanging out as Kyle enjoys his last days of paternity leave.

Our 1st Outing

Just a walk to the plaza...but all went well!



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It's easy!

Being a dad...



Kyle relaxes at the hospital before we head home.


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Big Brother Hoyer

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Day 2 with 2 kids

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Charles Gill Benefield

He's here!










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Easter DB Style

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Easter Bunny

Our Easter Bunny brought lots of goodies, but Hoyer's favorite was the scotch tape!


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Bubba in HK

Bubba has landed and hit the ground running! Hoyer is thrilled to be spending the morning heading up to the Big Buddha via cable car and Kyle and Bubba have enjoyed their time too-yesterday they did sight seeing and lots of dim sum eating! The weather is clearing up, which is wonderful-Bubba and Hoyer got caught in a thunderstorm earlier this week at Disney-but bright skies are ahead!








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giving birth abroad...

Here is the hospital where baby Charlie will be born.  The Matilda Hospital  is located on the Peak in central Hong Kong. Colinial in style, the inside is more like a boutique hotel-although still very much a hospital....I am not in for that much of  a treat afterall...it's labor! 

It is perhaps fitting that Granville Sharp and his wife Matilda Lincolne, newlywed in India and embarking on married life in a Hong Kong by no means established and stable, should make landfall in the Territory on Christmas Day - a time of giving - in 1858.

Theirs is an incredible story of fortitude in the face of shipwreck and piracy in the South China seas, grit and determination in the disease-wracked colony and quiet generosity. Above all, however, their lives in Hong Kong stand as a towering testament to their compassion for the lot of their fellow beings, as exemplified,among many other examples, by Matilda's work for widows and orphans.

While Granville successfully struck out into commerce on his own as so many in Hong Kong have done before and since, Matilda set about relieving suffering wherever she met it, further etching an indelible affection on her husband's heart as well as that of the Western and Chinese communities she came to know so well.

Outliving her by just a few years, Granville set out in his will, in extraordinary detail, his bequest to Hong Kong - a hospital to be constructed "not for the glory of the medical profession . . . but for the benefit, care and happiness of the patient." The hospital, to be a refuge for all in medical need, was to be called Matilda in loving memory of his departed spouse.

After much debate, the trustees of his estate decided on Mount Kellett with its airy views of the Lamma Channel and invigorating mountain breezes as the site and the first handful of patients were admitted on 27th January, 1907. From the outset, The Matilda assumed the character and resilience of its namesake weathering financial crises, typhoons, war and even plague - throwing up extraordinary people at extraordinary times. One such stalwart was chairman of The Matilda Hospital Board and Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Sir Vandeleur Grayburn who wisely initiated an endowment fund which maintained both The Matilda and the erstwhile War Memorial Nursing Home nearby before succumbing to the rigours of internment in Stanley Prison during the Occupation.

Others came - and continue to - always at the right time, it seems, to nurture the ideals of the institution as well as the body and soul of their patients and fellows. And although the strictures of the bequest have been adapted to changing circumstances over time the spirit of the will remains intact a century after it was penned. via Matilda.org
If I was Chinese, I may pay extra to have the baby at an aspicious time! Such as...

Specified auspicious time between the hours  of 07:30 hr and 19:30 hr, Monday to Saturday.
Between the hours of 19:30 hr and 07:30 hr,  Monday to Saturday and on Sundays and Public holiday.

Check out a post from this blog, HK Housewife, to see what she thought...

Uncle Mike

My sweet great uncle passed away today. He was my favorite. A southern gentleman, great story teller and a kind heart. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.


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Baby Update

Things are moving in the right direction. Baby Charlie now weighs 7.6 pounds and according to my doctor, will come quickly and soon. Any day now. Stay tuned...


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Weekend Round Up

Hoyer attended a birthday party Saturday as Peter Pan and Kyle read at church this Palm Sunday. We hiked up to the Lantau Peak, then took the wagon out for a stroll late Sunday afternoon. We are looking into a family vacation this summer doing research and crunching numbers...No sign of baby Charlie!














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Easter Bonnet

Hoyer shows off his Easter Artwork after school. The kids celebrated with an Easter party, spring clothes and an Easter bonnet!



Hoyer will be out of school for 2 weeks over Easter and Spring Break.

It will be a busy 2 weeks...grandfather Bubba is coming to HK on Tuesday then we celebrate Easter and baby Charlie should be arriving any day now.
Although Hoyer keeps insisting that baby Charlie is not really coming out. Hmmm...he may be in for a shock!

Baby Charlie will arrive no later than April 10, my scheduled induction date.

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