Little William....Not So Little Any More!

Hi from the Mooney family! Now that things have settled down a bit, we have time to send out an update on our family.

Brian has started to settle in his job as a Mountain Home attorney and I still enjoy being a stay at home Mom.

As for little William, he is changing more and more every day. He crawls around the house at record speed and has four razor sharp teeth that he enjoys biting everything he can get his hands on. (including Daddy's toes)

We work everyday on standing up by ourselves and walking. He is progressing well and might be walking in a month or two! :)

We are still so grateful for the many blessings God has given us this past year, and can't wait to see what's in store for 2007! I hope all of you are enjoying the new year with your own families and would love if you drop us a note sometime!

God Bless! Brian, Rachel, and William

Oh, Baby, Baby!

BORN: Jason Andrew Yaun, Jr. - January 5, 2007 at 6:57 pm 5 lbs. 6 oz. 20.5 in.

Proud Parents: Jason and Katie Yaun, jasonyaun@yahoo.com

Website: http://www2.thatsmybaby.net/BabySites/baby.php?id=094-56603

Doctor: Dr. Heather Chauhan

Nurse: Whitney

My Birth Story:

I was just a little guy in Mommy's tummy. The doctor's had to check on me very frequently to make sure I was doing all right and to see how big I was. They even made Mommy and Daddy go to the hospital on Christmas and New Year's Day! I had more ultrasounds than you can even imagine.

When my parents went to the doctor on Thursday, January 4, I had fallen below the 4th growth percentile and the doctor asked them what they thought about having a baby! Mommy checked into the hospital that night and the next morning the doctor induced labor.

Everyone was very nervous and excited. All my grandparents and aunt's and uncle's came up to see everything.

Although Mommy was progressing she wasn't moving along fast enough so the doctor advised my parents that it was time to go ahead and get me out with a C-Section. As soon as they agreed everyone went into action and I came into the world at 6:57 p.m. that night. Mommy was kind of out of it because of her medicine, but Daddy welcomed me into the world by flashing lots of bright lights in my eyes when he was taking pictures.

Then Daddy went and told the rest of my family and everyone got to see me. It was a lot of fun and even though I miss my old home and the lights are really bright here I am happy to be able to move around and breath air now!

Another Soldier Bites The Dust.....

Josh is Engaged....Really!

Well friends, many of you have expected this for some time, and others of you thought this day would never come----but I proposed to Lindsey on Christmas Eve and she happily said yes!!

The timing of the proposal was a complete surprise to her - she was under the impression that we were headed to a ring store that afternoon to look at rings, but Ihad already picked out the perfect one (thanks to Paul, Charles, et all for assistance in researching ring options!).

We stopped at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville before (allegedly) entering the ring store, and were enjoying a walk and a cup of coffee, when we walked upon a beautiful white gazebo. The next thing I knew, I was on one knee and asking her to marry me.

She responded in tears and laughter and said yes. Then we walked next door to enjoy steak at the Old Hickory Steakhouse - built to resemble a Southern plantation, and were congratulated by the manager and led to a table for two with champagne waiting. She's said "it was all incredibly special and very well planned!"

The wedding date is still TBD, but it looks like it will probably be in the Washington, DC area early this Summer some time. For now - Josh