And Babies Make Three....

You editor belatedly announces a new addition to the Fieg family tree, and two more to come.

First, Laura and Chief Kasibante welcomed a new baby brother to keep big brother Maxwell company.  The Kasibantes came back to the U.S. last year for the birth, and stayed in Georgia with Laura's brother Brian and his family.  Judah Mwebaze made his appearance on July 18, 2015, less than a month after his parents celebrated three years of wedded bliss.

The family returned to Uganda in September and, though the fall of 2015 saw some illnesses and even a hospitalization for Maxwell, they are now healthy and happy and working hard at the prayer center.  They have purchased more land and are building a larger facility, slated to cost $100,000, and donations toward that goal are welcome.  

Funds can be wired to Barclays Bank Uganda Ltd., Kampala; Swift code BARCUGKX; for the HOPCCN - House of Prayer Community Church, Nkumba, account 6004755837, Branch Plot 32 Luwum St., P.O. Box 2971, Kampala, Uganda.  You can see the construction progress at www.houseofprayermkumba.com.

 

The "two more to come" to which your editor alluded in the first sentence are also boys! 

The first, due in May 2015, will be Laura's nephew, son of Brian and Emily Fieg.  From the photo below, you can see that the reaction of the baby's brother, Caleb, is quite different from that of his sister, Lily.  (Greg Fieg is also elated that another male Fieg twig is sprouting on the family tree!)

In a November 2015 email to her Aunt Sue Williams, Emily writes, "Caleb is really starting to use advanced sentences.  He can count to 10 and identify all numbers 9-0.  He is almost able to do 10-20, too.  He can also say the whole alphabet.  We are in the process of potty training....  As soon as he can go without an accident for 2 weeks we will be enrolling him in preschool.  He is growing up so fast!

"And speaking of fast, Lily had grown immensely in the last 4 months.  When she turned 1 she wasn't saying any words, wasn't walking without support and only had 2 teeth.  Now she says more than 20 words, is walking and running and climbing like a pro and has 11 teeth.  She loves shoes more than anything and knows how to throw a heartbreaking tantrum when she doesn't get her way.  

"They love each other so much and enjoy making each other laugh, especially at meal time."

  
The second baby boy will be Greg's fourth grandson and child number 9 for Sarah and Kevin Corkery.   The due date is in June.  The new baby will be the third boy in that family.  The baby's father is partial to the name Daniel, though a final decision has not yet been made.

The Corkerys are planning for radical logistical alterations to make room for this ninth child who, in essence, will replace his eldest sister, Maren, when she goes off to college in the fall.  The baby's  siblings, in addition to Maren, 17 are Colette, 14, Grace, 11, Karoline, 9, Frances, 7, Sean and Seamus, 4, and Gemma, 2.