Calen Xavier Sass

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Announcing the birth of our new baby....a boy, Calen Xavier Sass!
Born Wednesday, August 27th 2008 9:24pm weighing at 3.210 kilos (7pounds 1 ounce) and a length of 48.5cm (19 inches). The name is in honor of Travis' parents, Carol and Len and the middle name is in honor of the Calen's Latin roots here in Brazil. The way it is pronounced in Portuguese sounds very similar to what the Brazilians call Travis which makes it even a better second name. Ceara loves her 'baby brother' as she loves to refer to him and tries to help out in any way that she can. Of course they are only 22 months and 1 day apart in age so there are times when Ceara needs to be watched carefully the way she wants to touch or kiss her brother. In all though she has adjusted well to having another person in our house and sharing our attention with Calen. A special thanks to Russ and Val who took Ceara to their house for the two nights that we were in the hospital and to the rest of our team who took turns taking Ceara around to play at the zoo and the pool before coming home to be with the family. Thanks everyone for your help. All of us are now at home and adjusting to the life of a family of four. Please be in prayer for our family as we adjust to another child, for Ceara as she shares her life now with a brother and to Calen as he grows. Thank you all for your prayers for his birth and for my recovery. Check out our pictures on our flickr.