Well I am sure you have all wondered what would fit in a FIT.  While our experiment is  ongoing, it is a truly a lot.  Say.... Two adults, One occupied car seat, Two 70lb golden retrievers, and enough gear for all above enjoy a week long adventure back to Montana.   Yep... It fits although as a caveat we are not accepting any gifts over the size of a 12oz soda can during this leg of the trip.  We offer our thanks to Pat and Noreen for all their help and guidance during the take off phase.   Noreen did a wonderful job keeping Beth's head above water with child care assistance and emotional support while I returned to work last week.  Pat arrived by Amtrak just in time Friday night to help me put all our earthly belongings that would not fit into our two cars into a big shipping container at the local mini-storage.  So yes, officially homeless now.  The Fit which already had a big week and now looks like a large blue golf ball due to the most horrific hail storm I have even seen last Wednesday, came with us and the Subaru was stuffed full and abandoned on a side street until we return in a week to hopefully find it safe and sound.  So we have now traveled West stopping in Billings, Bozeman, and Helena.  Tomorrow its on to Missoula to see the Rau grandparents and Audrey.  Then Monday its back to Bismarck for a pediatric appointment, then on to Grafton for work, and finally to Minneapolis the following Friday where we will stay for a few days.   As promised here are a few more pictures of our little man.  Andy is doing very well, doing what babies do....eat....pee....sleep....poop.  All that cell splitting must be exhausting.  Well keep you posted as our little adventure unfolds.

Well here we are.  Just completed the second day and Beth hasn't given up on me yet.... Or at least I don't think she has.  It was a good day.  With the help of some stout pain meds Beth regained the ability to walk upright like a human and after a few cases of excessive sleeping at the brestaurant Andy has regained his feeding enthusiasm.  To cap off the day they approved our discharge papers and we got to go home... So there went my excuse for not making any progress on the move.  So here are a few more pictures as well as a few showing Andy's wonderful haircut.  Two days in and he is already more stylish than his father.  I apologize for the delay in the posting of these sought after pics but between the honey-do list and the packing it is getting harder to find time to waste on the computer... can't wait to get back to work for some rest!  Just kidding Beth.  You can also find the local hospital announcement for the birth HERE.

Well our family was blessed with a wonderful son.  Here are the first pictures of the little guy.  It was a tough day but everything turned out well and Beth and Andy are resting and doing well.  We should head home tomorrow and are looking forward to it.  Except for the fact that we will be getting right back to the grind of packing so that we can be out of our house by the end of the month and officially homeless.  Thank goodness for friends!  Anyway here are the stats.

Name: Andrew Patrick Rau
DOB: 6/17/2010 @ 9:27pm Central Time
Weight @ Birth:  6lb 15 oz

Well I think my adventures are temporarily on hold but here is a well crafted movie of the Maah Daah Hay adventure we all need on our biking lists.