Introducing e.b.designs

I have a little somethin' somethin' to share with you.

The last few days when I have had a few minutes to spare, I began work on my  very own Etsy store called e.b.designs . After many emails from "real life friends" and "blogger friends" I finally swallowed my pride and just went for it. 

In my Etsy store you will find Blog Design, Custom Birthday Invitations as well as Personalized Birth Announcements.  Obviously the Blog Designing is self explanatory; however the Invites and Announcements are slightly different.  Thanks to a friend of mine for the idea, I will be creating pdf. files and emailing to customers. This way the can print as many as they want, on whatever they want. 

And for kicks and giggles, I created a blog specifically for e.b.designs. Check it out [here ]. I hope that you will join as a follower. 

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DOC Band has made it's appearance!

As you know, Baby K had his appointment to pick up his DOC band yesterday.  And again, Daddy Dubs took a long lunch break and met us up there. We obviously wanted to be there for this BIG day but we also both wanted to be there so that we could learn the ins and outs of it and make sure that we were both on the same page with everything.

We weren't really sure what to expect, but overall the appointment was short and sweet.  They called us back, brought the DOC Band into the room and let us look at it, hold it, feel it, etc.  It has a firm foam on the inside so that it's soft to the head but yet gives some pressure to help mold it as his head grows and the outer shell is a hard, yet lightweight plastic. It weights about 3-4 oz.

And just as s side note, the helmet it's self does not mold the head into a particular shape. It does however put pressure on the areas that we do not want the head to grow.  As we go in for appointments they will shave out some of the foam on the inside so that the head has more room to grow into it. When you are a baby your head/brain/skull is growing very rapidly. They are able to use this rapid growth to help mold the head into the so-called normal shape.  So as the head grows, it fills the areas in the Doc Band that have room to fill. In the end, you have a nice shaped head...  Hope that made sense and answered some of the questions that you may have had.

Back on point, we practiced putting the Band on and off and we let it sit for about 20 minutes to make sure that the fit was right and they they did not need to make any adjustments.  After the 20 minutes was up, we took the band off and determined that in fact, we did need to make a few. There were a few red spots on his head, meaning that they pressure was just a bit much. They took the Band back and make a few adjustments, by shaving out some of the foam.  When all was said and done it worked great.

While we let the Band sit for a while, we had lunch. 

NOTE: you can see the band was much thinker in the front, thus falling in his eyes. They trimmed it up so that it wasn't so annoying. 

Daddy and Mommy are not happy that he has to wear it. It breaks our hearts, but we know that it's temporary and short lived. We will make it through and all will be well.  It's hard to look at him with it because it looks miserable..... However, he is making it quite easy to adjust to with his adorable little personality and his cutie patootie face.  To be honest, I don't even think he knows it there.  As you can see, he is ALL smiles.

On the flip side of things, I have found myself getting irritated with it quite a few times already. In the beginning while the Band is still a tad on the big side (waiting for the head to grow into it), it slides forward and falls in his eyes.  I have adjust it by undoing the strap and moving it around and then putting the strap back on. Right now, this occurs every 3-6 minutes. Talk about UGH!

We go back in tomorrow to have them check everything and make sure that it's OK to wear 23 hours of the day. Right now we are only wearing it during the day, nap times, etc. We are taking it off every 3-4 hours to check his head for red marks. (Note: there haven't been any yet, but if there were, we would wait an hour and then put it back on. If they got worse or didn't go away, we would call the Clinic). We also check for sweat. As they adjust to the Band, they will sweat. We have to wipe his head with a towel if it's wet and let it dry (as well as the Band) then we can reapply the band. Simple.  He is not sleeping in it at night just yet. They want to make sure that he is accustom to it before they allow him to sleep in it. Right now, it's applying a lot of pressure that he;s not used to and they don't want him to be uncomfortable.

I think by the time we get used to it, it will be time to take it off.

There's light at the end of the tunnel, There's light at the end of the tunnel, There's light at the end of the tunnel....

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Making Babyfood

I created Random Wednesdays so that I can share a random activity that has occurred during my week.

Because I always have so much to share, the majority of my post topics end up being Random anyways. However, this will allow a special day for the most random of topics. Join me if you would like.

Today's Random Topic: 

Making Baby Food

I know that it can get expensive buying the pre-packaged baby food, so I decided to do a little research on making baby food. It's something that I had planned on doing for Baby K anyhow.

Up until yesterday afternoon, he had eaten [carrots, sweet peas, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes,  unsweetened applesauce, pears, prunes, bananas, peaches] all from the "jar".  But lucky for him... he was getting ready to chow down on the "real deal"- pureed of course.

I made a list of the food items that are easiest to puree and that are suitable for a 5 month old.  After looking through my stash at home, I found Fresh Green Beans (from the produce section), Carrots and Blueberries.  Then I got to work.

I steamed the veggies (and fruit)  and put them into the food processor. I pureed them until they could puree no more.

Here are a few tips:

NOTE: All of this can be found on Wholesome Baby Food.com

How To Make A Baby Food Purée

1. Start by cooking the vegetable/fruit either by steaming, baking, microwaving or boiling.

Steaming maintains the most nutrients. Steaming, baking and boiling all allow for big batches of foods to be made at one time.

Microwave if you have a small appliance or for when you plan to puree only a full ice tray of food. It is best to microwave in glass. Many parents prefer to not use a microwave (ourselves included); we suggest that you steam or bake as the preferred cooking method.

2. Take the cooked vegetable or fruit and remove them into the machine you have decided to use for pureeing.

3. Set aside the liquid that the vegetable/fruits were cooked in. This will be the liquid you add to make the puree. (Do not use reserved water from carrots or other high nitrate veggies for a baby under 7 months old).  You may also thin with Formula, Breast Milk or Plain Water.

Adding this liquid also helps to preserve any nutrients that may have leached into the water during cooking.

4. Set your machine to puree or grind and begin to mash the vegetables or fruits.

5. As you are pureeing or blending, add the liquid or plain water.  You may use formula or breast milk if you so desire. These liquids give a little nutritional boost and add a familiar taste for baby. Pureeing without adding any liquids is also a good idea. Many parents prefer to thin their foods before they will serve them to their babies. We tend to prefer this as well.

NOTE:  For every type of machine you may use to puree, the secret seems to be in how much food you put in the container baskets to begin with. No appliance will do a good job if over stuffed. Fill the containers less than half way full and add a scant amount of liquid to begin with.

After it was all said and done, I compared the colors of my food to "their" food.  Check it out...

Ya know, I always knew that "theirs" was an Army green Color, but wow... Mine look so much healthier and  it was MUCH tastier.

To be honest, I assumed that the carrots would be similar in color until I pulled out "theirs" and realized they are Suntanned Carrots.

AND: And before you get all worried about the Nitrates,I did my research and found that you if you mix the carrots with Unsweetened Applesauce they work together and it's not bad for the babies... Not only did it work like a Charm but it's that much healthier.

And for fun, we made some blueberries that we will mix with Whole Milk Yogurt for a dessert.  If this is something that you want to do, you only add a little itty bit to the Whole Milk Yogurt until you know if your child will have allergies.
The ratio that I used was: 1 tbls spoon Blueberries to 2oz Whole Milk Yogurt.
(Thanks Machelle for pointing this out)

I will be heading to the store to pick up a few more food items to make for Baby K.  The list will include: avacados, apples, pears, and maybe some squash. I don't think that we are ready for much more than that at this time, but maybe when he is around 7 months we will introduce a few more.  At this point and time we will stick with these...

And last but not least, after reading quite a bit of information on pureed Baby Food; I found the following quite interesting and useful in a random kind of way. Maybe you will too.

Puréed foods that we find freeze well (browning is not indicative of rot but of natural oxidization - that is unless you have used rotten fruit to begin with.)	Puréed foods that we find do not freeze very well
Apples (may turn brown - freeze in slices for a nice teething reliever in a baby safe feeder)	Apricots (may not freeze solid and texture may be altered, otherwise ok)
Avocados (may turn brown when pureed, otherwise ok - best frozen in halves with a bit of lemon juice)	Citrus such as Orange, Tangerine or Grapefruit
Bananas (may turn brown when pureed, otherwise ok - freeze bananas whole in their jackets for less waste - cut in half, wrap then freeze)	Dairy products (may freeze yogurt - texture and color may change, otherwise ok)
Banana mixed with other fruits	Eggs (cook whole egg or just yolk and then freeze without pureeing.)
Blueberries	Melon (may become watery and taste/texture may change - ok to freeze if not puréed)
Broccoli	Grapes (freeze whole or halved)
Cauliflower	Potatoes - White (difficult to reconstitute when frozen in puréed form otherwise ok to freeze - may thaw and heat up with a mealy texture)
Carrots	Prunes (may not freeze solid and texture may be altered, otherwise ok)
Corn	Rice (difficult to reconstitute when frozen in puréed form otherwise ok to freeze)
Green Beans
Mangos	Mangos (great in chunked form - watery and gritty when in pureed form)
Meats	Meats may become gritty when thawed otherwise they are fine.
Nectarines (may turn brown and taste may change - mixed results)
Noodles - freeze "whole"	Noodles - do not freeze well when pureed.
Peaches	Papaya (great in chunked form - watery and gritty when in pureed form)
Pears (may turn brown and taste may change - mixed results - freeze in slices then mash for best bet)
Peas
Plums (may turn brownish and taste may change - mixed results)	Squash - Zucchini & Summer (yellow) (may turn extremely watery when thawed and some taste may suffer
Rice (freeze it without pureeing and then puree when thawed for a nice taste/texture)	Tofu (color changes and texture becomes spongy - still ok to eat however)
Squash - Acorn, Butternut, Winter
list compiled by wholesomebabyfood.com - your results may vary.

And don't forget to enter my first ever Give-Away... if by chance you haven't already done so.  

All entries must be made by end of day Sunday and I will announce the winner Monday morning! 

Good luck to you all!

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"Too Cute Tuesday's"

I created "Too Cute Tuesdays" so that I can share my most amazing, precious and handsome little boy with you.  Of course, I am certain that I will share him with you a few times throughout the week, but nonetheless, everyone deserves a Special Day to Shine! 


Feel free to join in on the fun. Grab the button and post your  "Too Cute" little ones so we can all snicker at their adorable faces together!

With that said... I present to you: 

Baby K

K Dub was so excited to see his Puppies (Cohen and Jaci) come in to visit him. 

"Come here Foot.. I'm going to eat you."

My sister in law told me about these new Playtex teethers they have out now. We decided to try them since we are in the Rut of Teething. They have worked great since he learned to use it.  I highly recommend it.  They come in a pack of 2 for $4.

ALSO

K Baby goes tomorrow to get his DOC Band (Helmet).  I'm sure that it will take a little while to adjust to, so please pray for an easy transition and for a quick transformation.

AND... I was featured on Living With Linsday's Blog.  Every Tuesday she has a "Teach me Tuesday" tutorial featuring a DIY project. This Week she chose to use my Pencil  Carbon Method.

Check it out... HERE

Don't forget about the Give-Away.

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First Play Group

I have to start with a post about our first ever Dallas Momtourage Play Group! There were 6 moms and 6 babies that met this morning from 11am-2pm here at my house. We had a great time and the babies definitely found it exciting to look at other babies and interact with each other.  We are Lasagna for lunch and snacked on Grapes, Banana's and water. We learned a lot from each other and  we are already looking forward to the next one!

In addition, I met a fellow Blogger, Brandi - Mama Laughlin -, for the first time today. She brought little T man to the play group. Let me just tell you, she is as fun and as gorgeous as she appears to be! T is quite the handsome little fellow that I just knew he was. He was such a laid back little guy and just took it all in while watching everyone play. Towards the end he even fell asleep in mommy's arms. So sweet!

Here are a few pictures that I took during the play date. For someone that Loves pictures like I do, I was really bad at taking them today. I have got to work on that the next time we meet. However, I'm certain that Mama Laughlin will be posting a few more on her blog so be sure and check her blog for more.

The Moms (minus myself) and the Boys!

None of our baby girls were able to make it today.

Rachael and Baby Caleb

Another Picture... this is so you could see Caleb's adorable little face!

Holly and Jonah

Another adorable Picture of Jonah... Aren't his eyes awesome!

My K Baby with T's Toys... silly boy!

Little Caleb (7 Months) playing with the Monkey on the Bouncer. What a goof!

Medea and Liam!

Liam playing. What a CUTIE-PA-TOOTIE!

Brandi (Mama Laughlin) with T and Baby K

*Sorry this one is blurry.. I wish I had a better one. 

Baby T and Baby K

Adorable little Tucker! 

Jonah was trying to console Baby K... he was assuring him that Tummy Time really wasn't THAT bad.

After the kiddos left and K Dub woke up from his nap, he went right back to where he left off...

And last but not least, here are a few pictures that I snapped of  K Dubs  this week.

Now that we are seeing some sunshine outside, we were finally able to go for a walk.  The last time Baby K went for a walk, he was 5 weeks old. This time he really enjoyed it. It was fun to see him take in the outdoors and get some fresh air.

Daddy Dubs with Baby K....  my two VERY HANDSOME Men!

And here is a picture of Drool Man during another session of Tummy time.

Obviously this is during one of the better moments.

ALSO... WHEN I REACH 50 FOLLOWERS - I AM ONE AWAY- I WILL HOST MY VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY! GET READY, GET SET....

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DSI Appointment

Wow... this blog takes a lot of turns in Post Topics. I really need to get better at this. One day you get crafts, another day you get K Baby updates, and then another day you get to hear me "think out loud" about life. Maybe I will create topic days. That way you can just tune in to whichever topic interests you the most. 

This post however is a quick update on K Baby's DSI Appointment. DSI just stands for Digital Surface Imaging.  In all honesty, the appointment was so quick it's hard to believe that I drove there for it. Once we were back in the room, I got K Dub undressed down to his diaper so they could take the picture of his head without anything getting in the way. 


The Technician came into the room and told me what they were going to do. She then told me they were going to put this little white pantyhose type sock over his head to make certain they get the best possible image of the head shape. She said that most kids don't really care for it and will cry. But she also assured me that it does not hurt them and they can breath just fine.  The only thought going through my mind was "Great. Now I get to hear him scream.. ugh". 


Well, I'm happy to say that when she put the "sock" on his head, he laughed... the entire time.  He smiled and giggled and just thought it was the funniest thing he had ever had. What a goober! 


They took him back into the Imaging room where the DSI machine is. I asked if it was OK to take photos for my scrapbook.  Obviously they said I could because here are the cute little pictures of him at his appointment. 

If you look close you can see the "Sock" on his head.

It looks kind of creepy huh?

And here is a video of the entire process... It's a whopping 48 seconds long. 

They took the sock off of his head and enjoyed his company for a bit. They actually asked me to take their picture posing like this. Funny ladies. 

And for those of you that are curious, the term for the "Flatness" on his head has a name. It's called Plagiocephaly. He also has a moderate form of Brachycephaly.

I was asked about Chiropractic care and treatment options. For those of you that are not aware, I worked for a Chiropractor for about 2 years (ish) and and I am a HUGE, HUGE fan of Chiropractic care. K Baby has been to a Chiro quite a bit since he has been born and unfortunately these issues can not be corrected with Chiropractic Care. If they could, that's what we would be doing. Trust me, it would be much, much cheaper. 

And just for fun, here are a few more pictures of my darling little man.

 

Daddy  Dubs and K Baby hanging out after Daddy's workout.

B Dub says that he doesn't look very good in this picture...  I disagree. 

Playing in the Jumper after his DSI.

I think I could just squeeze those cheeks to pieces! 

Catching the Water

For some reason he loves to try and grab the water when I pour it over him. Well.. I got tired of pouring the water (over and over and over) and decided to turn on the shower head. The pressure was so low it was barely dripping. He LOVED trying to Catch the water!

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Adoption Q & A

A few of you asked some questions and or made comments about my Adoption Post (below). Here are the answers to those questions and my response to some comments.  (Plus a few other thoughts).

Cassie asked: What a big step. Are you thinking about an out of country adoption? A foster child adoption? Or a from birth adoption? 

ANSWER: Great question. Sorry I didn't address that in the previous post. I have a lot on my mind  regarding this topic and I can't even sort it all out in order to make a complete post about it. [ugh] However... At this point we are not thinking about an international adoption. If we do adopt, we are currently considering domestic adoption only. Obviously everything is up in the air right now. Since we aren't sure what God holds for us I can't toss anything out of the picture just yet. But no, it's not something that we are currently interested in.  As for Fostering a Child to adopt, nah. I don't think that my heart is ready for option at all. Again, I can't say that it's not in the future but it's not something that we are considering. We would most definitely want to adopt an infant and bring it home from the hospital (if at all possible).

And in response to a few general comments:

"I want to say I know your pain because I do but in some ways, but I don't know your pain. I'm pretty sure I won't have a biological child given my history but there is always a chance that I could...but not for you, so I don't want to step on your toes and say "I know your pain." Does that make sense?" 

You do know my pain.. you may even know it more than you think. It's on a different level of course, but I can say that God has blessed me with a Biological child.  There might be a day in which you are able to have a child of your own and then that day may never come around.

Fortunately God did bless me with the opportunity to carry and deliver a perfectly healthy little boy that I cherish my than life itself.  So yes, I have had my chance and I could not be more thankful for that. Not one day goes by that I am not thanking my Lord above for my blessings. I don't dwell on the fact that I can't have more children, but I do sometimes regret not savoring my pregnancy even more than I did. I catch myself thinking back and trying to remember what it felt like to be kicked. (Something which at the time I tried to remember, but not because I didn't think I would never feel it again). I try and remember what it felt like to have a tummy that stuck out to mars and back. Again, something I never dreamed I would not experience again.

"Losing your womb may have been God's way of opening your hearts to adoption"

I'm not sure that I could have said it any better if I tried. Thanks for the wording. I actually cried when I read this. Thank you for that.  My heart is open and will ALWAYS be open for children.  My heart always goes out to the children in this world that do not feel they belong to a family. I picture my little K Baby without a Mommy or Daddy and my heart literally aches. And it hurts me more to know that there are other little angels out there without a mommy or daddy. That is the one thing that keeps Mr. Dubs and I on the topic of adoption. We know that we DO have enough love to go around.

"I know that I never believed the saying "everything happens for a reason" until I became a mother. I believe that God knew what he was doing all along in the fact that I was unable to have children."

Funny you say this. I have ALWAYS believed that everything happens for a reason. In looking back over my pregnancy (and in the years proceeding) everything lined up perfectly and made us prepared for the complications after my delivery. There has never been one second in which I question "why me"... or anything of the sort. I know that God has a plan for my life and I am anxious to find out what it is. Sometimes I have wondered if the plan is for us to adopt. Maybe it was the plan all along.. I say this only because if I still had my uterus then I would want to try and have another of my own. In this case, God may have another child chosen for us that we would have not had otherwise. If this is what he wants for us, I am all on board. Again, I am just trying to figure it all out WHILE I also enjoy my biological blessing who is only 4 months old.

A few other things:

We would love to have a little girl.. but again, we say that we want another boy too. Overall, we want what God wants us for us. His Plans are far better than anything we can imagine for ourselves.

We have said that we would like to adopt within the US, however, B Dub grew up in Mexico and has recently had an interest in perhaps adopting a Hispanic little girl. I'm not opposed to this, however I do think that a child would "feel" more accepted if they looked like we do. Though I have a hard time 'knowing' this for sure. Depending on the family and the situations, I don't think that anyone will ever know.

We had also thought about surrogacy. I still have eggs and B Dub is still fine and it would at least allow us to have another Biological Child.  We took a brief glance in that direction and realized that it cost a minimum of $100K or so when you don't have someone that is willing to "loan" you their uterus for free.

All in all, it's just going to take A LOT more prayer. I have no doubt that we will end up with not only what we want, but what we are supposed to have.

A friend once told me, "God always gives us what we need, regardless if we even know we want it."

And finally... Here are a few pictures of my precious @ 19 weeks! We like to call this "YoGa".  I am have a hard time believing that he will 20 weeks old tomorrow.

Also... he is going today for his DSI scanning. This is the process in which they take a 3D image of his head so they can make the helmet. We will go back Next Wednesday, the 27th and pick it up! 

Gosh we love him! 

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Adoption

Lately I have been hit really hard by the reality that I can not bare more children.  I guess that we all knew the day would come eventually. It's not that I get angry when I think about it, but at the end of the day it's still a hard thought to digest.

I never truly understood the feeling of a women that suffered with infertility until now. And even then, I think that I would rather be infertile than without womb at all.  At least then I would know that I could still carry a child if given the opportunity. [sigh].

Lately Mr. Dubs and I have started talking more about our choice to adopt. We had originally planned to talk about our choice to adopt when K Baby was approaching the age of 2.  Some have asked us why we have started talking about it already and my answer is simple. After giving birth to an amazing little boy and watching him grow and change daily it makes you think of his future siblings. This is something that I would have done even if I could have had more children of my own.

For years proceeding K Baby, Mr. Dubs and I had many conversations about the number of children in which we wanted, how far apart we would like them to be from one another and on and on and on.  I figure that we would be having conversations about when we would start trying for our next child (be it 4 months from now or 4 years from now) so why not start talking about adoption now.

With each conversation about adoption we find that each of us feels differently about it from one day to the next.  I'm going to be honest. B Dub has never wanted to adopt. Being a missionary child, he was raised around many adoptive children and just knew that was something he never wanted for himself. I on the other-hand never really thought about it. I just assumed that I would be able to have the 2 kids that I wanted and would be done with it. I never dreamed that I would be in the position to even consider it.

However, now that I am, I have to say that God is really working in my heart. Obviously this is something that B Dub and I pray about all the time and we will continue to do so until we know for sure what we are supposed to do. Then the prayers will change depending on the decision.  As we pray about it, there are many things that come up in our life that make us feel that maybe God wants us to go in the direction of Adoption.

1]. The fact that we can not sell the house right now. The more that we think about it, the better it is for us if and when we choose to adopt. We have enough room for another child in this house, we do not have to fork over the (almost) $20K to move and instead we can use that money for the adoption cause Lord knows it's not cheap. 

2]. Also since we were not able to put the house on the market, we have reconsidered the area in which we wanted to move. Originally we had planned to move much further North (of Dallas) but instead we are thinking of another area, closer to our Families and our Church. Again, we feel that this will be better for our family (immediate and extended) and we LOVE our church. It's not worth moving away from.

3]. Everyone around us is talking about adoption and Everything around us is about adoption. In a week alone I have heard about adoption every.single.day. And I can say that I have heard about it countless times since we have had Baby K.  It just makes me think, that's all I am saying.

In addition I have recently run across a few blogs (by total accident) that have really got me thinking.

Her Womb Out Hearts - I have been reading her Blog for quite sometime and we have even emailed back and forth about things quite a bit.  Her and Her husband are IN the adoption process and I have learned so much from her posts. She posts each step they take in the adoption process as well as costs. Oh how I love this girl. She is amazing and I can not wait until she gets her baby!

Amstel Life - I recently stumbled across her blog and I am so glad that I did. Amy is 23 years old and a recent graduate from NC State University. The best part about Amy is that she is a Birth Momma. She had a little girl (gorgeous little girl if I may say so myself) named Deanna Marie. She gave her up for adoption when she was 18 years old. It's an open adoption and she still remains in Deanna's life. What I love the most is that the Birth Father is still in the picture too, as well as BOTH of their extended families. It's just AWESOME!

And then there is:

The Campbell Family- Party of 3 ! Mandy is adoptive mother to yet another beautiful little girl, Mist. They have the most amazing family and truly suit each other perfectly. It's so fun to see all of the girly stuff that they get to do together.

As you can tell, these are 3 people that are such inspiration to me. One is in the process of adoption, one has adopted and one is the Birth Mother. You can get to see the whole picture through each of their blogs.

Obviously there are many other factors that make us think. All in all, I have to say that one day we will know for sure what the Lord wants us to do. We are waiting for the day in which we both (Mr Dubs and I) have it in our hearts to welcome another child into our family. I feel that it won't be long before our hearts agree (one way or another).

Unfortunately, I have a feeling that this will not be the last post about this topic so I hope that you can bare with me as I think out loud (so to speak).

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My Dad Turned 50!

This past Saturday we celebrated my Dad's 50th birthday! Mr. Dubs and I had invited them over to the house to have dinner, cake and ice cream and to watch a movie.  Obviously a very low key kind of celebration. 


I knew that I wanted to use my new Giant Cup Cake pan that I got for Christmas. As I was trying to think of a way to decorate it, I looked on the box and saw my inspiration for his Birthday Cake. Needless to say...  he was not too happy when he walked in and saw that his 50th Birthday Cake was this: 

Next year I won't have so much fun and I'll decorate him a Big Boy cake... sorry dad.

After Dinner we sang the traditional Happy Birthday Song to him as he blew out 50 Candles.

And in case you are wondering, this is what a little piggy looks like with a 50 Candle Fire Spiked Mohawk. 

Yes, the lights are out in the room and this is taken only by the Candle Light. (Here's to a Brighter Future Dad). 

However, once the song had been sung and my dad was gasping for his next breath..

The lights go out! 

Happy 50th Birthday Dad! Here's to another 50!

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