Sunday, March 29, 2009

29 Mar 2009



Maya even lets Elias have her sleep toy! Maya on antanut pupun Eliakselle!

Elias is 2 days old in these pictures! He is a content baby. Maya loves her "baby broder".

Elias on 2 paivaa vanha naissa kuvissa! Tyytyvainen vauva ja Maya rakastaa hanen pikku velia.

Proud Daddy! Ylpea Isi!

Going home.. Menossa kotiin




Here is Elias getting ready to go home. We only had to stay in the hospital for about a day and a half. We had wonderful care and support. Many of my co-workers came by to congratulate us and see our beautiful baby boy! We are so blessed!

Tassa Elias on valmiina lahtemaan kotiin. Olimme sairaalassa vaan puoltoista paivaa. Meilla oli mahtavia hoitajia ja useampia minun tyokavereita kavi moikkaamassa meita ja onnittelemassa ja tietysti haluisivat nahda meidan ihanaa uutta poika vauvaa. Olemme niin kiitollisia kaikesta!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Elias



Here are pictures of a very relieved Mom and baby!

Tassa kuvia helpottuneelta aitista ja vauvasta!

Friday, March 27, 2009

Elias Pertti Komulainen

Elias Pertti Komulainen was born March 27th at 9:35 Alaska time! He weighed 9# 5 oz and is 22 inches long! Big boy! All is well. Mommy and baby are doing well. Maya was very nice and kissed "baby Elias" when she met him for the first time. Daddy is so proud of his son!
Elias has cried only 2 times about 5 seconds each time since he has been born...! We are in LOVE!! Pictures probably tomorrow!

Elias Pertti Komulainen syntui 27.3.09 09.35 Alaskan aikaan. Paino oli 4230g ja pituus 56 cm. Iso poika! AIti ja vauveli voi hyvin! Maya oli ihana ja paijasi ja pussasi "Baby Elias" kun tapasi hanet ekaa kertaa.. Ja isi on niin ylpea pojastaan! Elias on itkenyt vaan kahdesti syntyman jalkeen.. Olemme aivan rakastunt! Kuvia luultavasti huomenna...

Monday, March 23, 2009

Mt. Redoubt

Well, the volcano Mt. Redoubt blew 5 times last night. We don't have any ash in the air (that I can tell, at least!) but Alaska Airlines has cancelled it's flights to Bethel and many other places for the time being. What this means for us is that if the planes don't fly, we won't get mail and the stores will soon run out of supplies. So, I'm going to have Aki go buy a few gallons of milk and throw them in the freezer so we won't run out, even if the stores do! And even if I needed to go to Anchorage to deliver this baby for some reason, the planes aren't flying! So, Bethel it is! I'd rather deliver here, anyway.
Here's an article about the volcano

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510100,00.html

No, tulivuori Mt. Redoubt rajahteli 5 kertaa viime yona. Mina en huomaa mitaan tuhkaa ilmassa mutta Alaska Airlines on perunut kaikki lennot tanne Betheliin ja moneen eri paikkaan tuhkien takia. Mita tama meille tarkoittaa on etta posti ei tule ja pian kaupoista loppuu tavaraa. Huomenna laitan Akin ostamaan lisaa maitoa ja laitettaan ne pakkaseen etta meilla on Mayalle maitoa jos kaupoista loppuu. Ja jos minulla ois syy lahtee synnyttamaan tata poikaa Anchorage:ssa, mina en paasis kun koneet eivat lenna! Bethelissa me synnytettaan! Onneksi- taalla mina haluan synnyttaa kuitenkin.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Live art canvas... Elava kanvassi


Maya painted my belly yesterday and had a great time!!
Maya maalasi mahani ja oli se kylla hauskaa!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Anne today... ANne Tanaan


I tried out what my Yup'ik female patients have told me to do to induce labor... a snowmachine ride over the tundra! I went out with my friend Russ for about 15 minutes or so. We went over alot of humps and bumps.. Hopefully it'll get things going!!

Kokeilin Yup'ik Eskimoitten kaynnistys keinon. Moottorikelkka ajelu tundralla! Kavin ystavan Russin kanssa noin 15 minutin ajelulla... toivottavasti se auttaa!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Burger King in Bethel!



The local internet/cell phone company was giving away Burger King cheeseburgers as a way to get more customers. We enjoyed them ALOT!!

Paikallinen internetti/kannykka komppania antoi Burger King juustohamburilaisia uusille asiakkaille. Me nautittiin niista erittain paljon!

Saturday Market



Today was the monthly Saturday Market at the Cultural Center. Maya gets so excited to go! We met up with Talan and his family and he and Maya had a great time!

Tanaan oli Bethelin Lauantai Marketti. Maya aina on niin innostunut menemaan sinne! Mayan kaveri Talan oli siella myos ja heilla oli hauskaa!

Anne today... Anne tanaan!


We are now officially overdue.

Ollaan nyt 40 + 1 viikkoa.

From Maarit




Me olemme juhlineet tanaan Tomin 7-vuotissynttareita, tassapa muutama kuva
jo niin isosta pojasta!

View... Nakoala


This is the beautiful view from our living room windows...

Tassa nakoala meidan olohuoneen ikkunoista!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPPA!




Happy Birthday to Maya's Pappa in Florida!!

Syntymapaiva onnittelut Papalle Floridaan!!

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

HELLO!!








Hello everyone! It has been a long time since I have last blogged but for a good reason.. We have finally finished moving from one duplex to another here in Bethel. The move is actually probably less than 1/4 mile and it would have been quicker to just drive over the tundra than go by road!
I was all stressed out last week and was having contractions alot and now that we have all our stuff moved into the new place, I feel great! I guess the moving stress really did it's job. Maya is doing well with the move into our "new home". Her little friend Talan lives 2 doors down and so that is great to have a friend living so close! We still have some stuff in boxes but we do have alot unpacked, as well.
We took these pictures today... We have less than 2 weeks left until the official due date... I CAN'T WAIT!! I hope I go into labor soon!

Moi kaikille! On ollut kauan kun viimeksi kirjoitin. Syy on etta muutimme uuteen kotiin taalla Bethelissa. Matkaa ei ole kun noin puoli kilometria ovesta oveen ja lyhyempi matka jos ajais tundran yli.
Olin aika stressaantunut viime viikolla ja supistuksia oli paljon mutta nyt kun muutto on ohi minulla on mahtava olo! Maya on sopeutunut hyvin meidan uuteen kotiin. Hanen kaveri Talan asuu ihan naapurissa.. kiva kun on kaveri niin lahella. Meilla on viela jotain tavaroita laatikoissa mutta suurimman osan tavaroista on loytanyt kodin.
Otimme nama kuvat tanaan. Alle 2 viikkoa ennen laskettu aikaa. OLEN JO VALMIS!! Toivottavasti meidan pikku ukko tulee pian!