Author Archives for Jason
SUMMER INTO FALL
Summer has come and gone… Its time again for shorter days and chilly weather. But first, I’ll take you through what happened over the course of the summer… SUMMER VACATION July started off with Marina going back on the payroll at ING – immediately taking six weeks vacation, and myself taking six weeks of parental [...]
SPRING INTO SUMMER
Its June. Spring is almost gone and summer is almost here… and its been way, way too long since my last post. Things have been pretty busy around here. So much has happened in the last 5 months, so I’ll try to remember some of the recent highlights as best as I can – quickly [...]
MAKAYLA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS 2008 We hope everybody had a great holiday! Makalya had her first two Christmases… For those who don’t know, we are fortunate to celebrate Christmas on December 25th and following the Orthodox calendar on January 7th. Check out the sled that Santa brought!! With all the excitement, she was so pooped out on her [...]
TWO MONTHS AND GROWING
HAPPY NOVEMBER! Almost two months have gone by since our last post. Halloween has come and gone, winter is upon us, Makayla is now 10 weeks old… and she is doing great! Weighing in at 9lbs 11oz she is just a bundle of joy. She continues to eat and sleep great. There are daily meltdowns, [...]
WELCOME HOME LITTLE PRINCESS
On September 15th, we experienced another joyous event. This was the day we were told that Makayla was finally coming home! THE LONG ROAD… During her 19 days in the hospital (which felt like months!), we tried our very best to visit every 3 hours for her meals at 8:00AM, 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM and 8:00PM. Thanks to [...]
WEEK 33 UPDATE: IT’S A GIRL!
It’s a little early, but we’d like to introduce you to our little princess, Makayla Abbigail Biro. Born August 27th at 6:28am, weighing in at a healthy 5.05 pounds. It appears she just couldn’t wait until her scheduled arrival in October… Mom and baby are doing extremely well. Marina has been quite calm, cool and [...]
WEEK 23 UPDATE: FIRST CONTACT
Its been a while since our last post. There’s lots of things on the go right now. Work has been keeping us both busy, and I just completed my fourth Microsoft Certification exam this past Saturday which has given me my Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) designation. I still have three more exams to complete [...]
WEEK 16 UPDATE: BABY’S HEART CHECKUP
Things have progressed very well since our last post, and I’m happy to write this one much sooner than anticipated. We were expecting to only have a good update after the 19 week checkup but we managed to sneak in another ultrasound this morning. How you ask? Well, we went to visit the family doctor for a [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT: WE’RE HAVING A BABY!
Welcome to the first entry in our new weblog. We got it up and running just in time to announce to the world that we are having a Baby! Our little peanut is just over 14 weeks old now, and will be due this October (approximately October 15th, according to the experts). We can hardly [...]


