Delicious Ambiguity: Maida's First Blog Post

Welcome to the Scharrer family's real life story! Most of our story is written for, and about, our four kids and the spice they add to our lives. It's our story of happiness, craziness, and sometimes ridiculousness. We've journaled through childbirth, the terrible two's, private school (and our public school experience), an autism diagnosis, medical school, residency, and long-term mission work in Africa.

Now we're following a new adventure, which involves a 45 foot motorcoach, homeschool, and as many ski slopes as we can go down in one year.

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“As the Scripture says, ‘Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.’ But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the Scripture says, ‘How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!’”

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10 June 2008

Maida's First Blog Post - Her Big Announcement

Welcome to our new website! We thought it was only right that we change sites from "scharrerbaby" to a more appropriate title when Maida made her big announcement...

Rumors are true! We're having another baby! Number two will make a debut in late January, if everything goes as planned. We were so excited to share this news with you that we just couldn't hold it in any longer even though we're only about eight weeks along. Feel free to make comments on this post, then not only will we know who's heard the good news, it will also be fun to look back and read what you all have written.

Thanks for sharing in our joy. We're praying for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy bundle of joy at the end.

[You can still read posts from the old blog by clicking here.]

23 comments:

Lindsay11:02 PM
Congratulations! You make my second friend with a due date of Jan. 21. One of these days Kade will have a little brother or sister!! I'm trying to graduate college before number 2. But that's only 6 months away, and then we'll see what God has in store for our family!

On another note...Kade did not get sick after eating the Vaseline, thank goodness! It just made for a funny story.
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The Caskey's8:00 AM
Erik and Kara- Congratulations on the news!! Kara, my brother and Erik were good friends in high school. I have been reading Maidas blog and love hearing the updates!! I pray that your pregnancy is wonderful! Lindsey
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Hannah9:02 AM
I know I already told you congrats but congrats again. You will love having two. They don't get as bored. Enjoy your time now with just Maida-- the baby tends to be very consuming when they come! :-)
I love your new site too!
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Anonymous9:03 AM
congraaaaaats mama! I'm looking forward to reading how everything goes, although Maida is so smart she acts like she's practically two years old! it's so cute. so I doubt it'll be like having two teeny ones when this baby arrives (which is what I worry about if we were to have another one now too!). anyway, congrats and hope you're feeling good! (not sicky, boo)
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The Kruchowski's10:29 AM
Congrats again Kara! I enjoyed knowing and keeping the secret with you guys!!
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Myra12:10 PM
Hey Kara! Congratulations! Maida will love being the big sister! Can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving!
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faith4jesus2473:10 PM
Yay Kara! I know how you've been wanting a second one for a while now...how exciting!! Hope it's a boy, so you can add a bit more testosterone to the house. Love you much, and wish you lived closer!
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Anonymous4:20 PM
Congrats Kara! I'm so happy for your family!!!! I'm looking forward to reading about all of your new adventures! Enjoy summer and keep in touch!
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Anonymous8:23 PM
Yeay!! Congratulations! Kara, I don't know you, but i'm thrilled for you. I went to school with Erik for a little while. Maida is so precious, can't wait to see who she'll sister!
Enjoy this time. Don't know if you like being pregnant. I wasn't a fan...hang in there if you're not a fan. If you are, good for you and enjoy! Erik, take good care of your girls.
amy davis
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Aubrey9:03 PM
Congrats!! Maida will be an excellent big sister!!
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Michael and Katie10:31 PM
Congratulations!! Michael, Macy, and I are so excited for you guys! I know Maida is going to be a great big sis! love y'all!
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Anonymous12:53 AM
Congratulations!!! Maida will be a great big sister.
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Anonymous8:14 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!! That is excellent. I am so happy for you all. ~Amy Gonzalez
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Anonymous8:17 AM
Oh my gosh! I am so excited for you! I was just thinking of you guys acutally after I talked with Meg. Hang in there Kara and best wishes to the whole family!

Audra Bultman
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Anonymous8:39 AM
Erik, Kara, Maida, and Barkley,

Great news! Melanie and I miss you kids. Glad to hear life is good. Also, did not know Maida's middle name was Raine. Saw it several years ago - archaic English name - and absolutely think it is one of the most beautiful names out there!

Thanks for keeping us on your list, and call / write if we can ever help you in any way.

God's blessing to you.

Mike & Melanie Roby
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Anonymous9:33 AM
Great News!! The world can always use more beautiful Scharrer babies! Maida is brilliant too; her handwriting is awesome for a child her age!! Enjoy this time with her!

The Peeks
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Anonymous9:57 AM
That is so exciting! I know all your family in OKC is very excited also. We can't wait to see Maida again. I hear she loves her rocking horse. Randy, Stacey & Emily Hampton
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Karlie12:25 PM
Yes!!! Slowly...one by one...Scharrer's are taking over the world!!! Just wait until Karlie and I get started...! My hope is that you guys have 4 more kids and they are all girls...mainly because I think it would be funny to see Erik with all girls but also because the thought of Erik influencing a little boy scares me. Love you guys!!!

Uncle Brandon
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Melody3:40 PM
Congrats from the Byrds! We wish you all the best.
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Anonymous9:18 PM
CONGRATS!!! When I read that Maida had news to share, I figured she was going to become a big sister. She's so big!! Well, keep in touch and good luck with the pregnacy. Makaira
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Anonymous5:48 PM
Oh my goodness you guys, number 2!!! I am sure it has been such an adventure with one, but yeah another one!!! Congratulations!!!
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Anonymous10:06 AM
Congratulations to both of you--how exciting!!

Love,
Nels and Kris
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Micah and Tara Hobbs9:53 PM
Oh - I am so happy for you guys. Number 2 is lots of fun and will definitely keep you busy!!
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Erik & Kara

Even though we met as babies and grew up as family friends, we didn't date each other until the end of college. Nine short months after "becoming official" we got married on August 28, 2004. We had a beautiful barefoot wedding on the beach in northern Minnesota, with lots of our friends and family in attendance. Now, after moving almost every year since we got married, we have officially decided that it's not time to settle, yet. After returning from six months of medical mission work in Zimbabwe, at Nhowe Mission, we are living as ski bums in our 45 foot RV motorcoach!

Maida Raine

Our princess was born on May 3, 2007 by an emergency c-section and has been the center of our universe ever since! She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce, was 21 inches long, and has somehow, over night, turned into a very intelligent ten-year-old. After a life-threatening appendicitis last year, Maida has made a full recovery and we're thankful for God's provision through it all. Her bubbly personality and confidence follows her everywhere and she truly makes every thing better with her presence. Maida enjoys dance, acting, and has already written several books (one that's well on its way to publication)! She has a passion for animals, learning, and song writing, as well.

Skogen Roux

Even though a VBAC was the original plan, our BIG boy Skogie-Bear was born two weeks early on January 14, 2009 by C-section. He weighed a whopping 9 pounds 5.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Skogen is a sweet, loving boy with a great amount of confidence. Nothing holds him back from having a good time. Skogen spends most of his time dreaming of skiing and when there is snow on the ground, he expects to be skiing 100% of the time! In the meantime, he plays soccer, tennis, t-ball, basketball, and gymnastics. Skogen has a huge heart for Africa and loved his time in Zimbabwe!

Klaasen Burke

Klaasen was born on July 27, 2010 by scheduled c-section after plans of a VBAC were changed when his due date was reached and he was still nice and cozy inside! He outweighed his brother's birth weight at 9 pounds 6.6 ounces and was 21 ½ inches long. One of Klaasen’s earliest achievements in life was being one of the largest babies anyone had ever seen with a weight of 20 pounds at two months and 30 pounds at six months! But as seven years have now passed, he has slimmed down and is now quite average in weight and height for his age. Klaasen was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder a year ago. This was expected and a shock all at the same time. We make sure to tell him every day that autism is his super power and there is nothing he can't do. We're fairly new to navigating this world of having a "special needs" child, but we're enjoying the successes as Klaasen continually amazes us along the way. Klaasen is creative, inventive, and always keeping us laughing. Klaasen enjoyed his time in Zimbabwe, making more friends than he's ever dreamed of having. He would like to go back as soon as he can.

Torsten S

Torsten was born in 2012, on the only day in August Kara didn’t want him to come – our anniversary! A planned fourth c-section was scheduled on August 31st, but God had other plans, and a spontaneous labor on August 28th fulfilled Kara’s dreams of being able to labor one more time. After an afternoon of laboring at home and a successful c-section, more prayers were answered as Kara was able to hold Torsten skin-to-skin and even breastfeed while still in the operating room minutes after birth (two things that she never got to experience with any of the other births). Torsten was our smallest boy, weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 ¼ inches long. At five years old now, Torsten is a very feisty little guy, never slowing down for a second! He keeps up with his older siblings quite well and perhaps will eventually be a better skier than them all, as he has been keeping up with the family on skis since he was 18 months old! Torsten loves playing with cars, playdough, enjoys Bible class, and prefers skiing black diamonds more than anything else in the world.

Barkley!

Barkley! joined our family in September of 2005. We never found out what kind of dog he was, but when someone asked, we just simply replied, "He's a rottweiler-pitbull-boxer-lab,"(unless it was a rental application, then he was a "lab mix"). He was everything we could have wished for in a dog. We lost him to cancer in 2016. Our hearts broke as we let him go and we are convinced that we'll never completely fill his role in our family again. He was a playmate, protector, the third parent, and confidant. We will always wish that we had more time with him.

Simba Zino

Among all of our gifts we brought back from Zimbabwe, Simba is probably our favorite. Simba Zino means "strong and powerful fang" in Shona, which will be very appropriate for him since he will eventually weigh around 200 pounds. Simba's breed is a South African Boerboel, which we don't have in the United States, and they are known in Africa for protecting the farms there from cheetahs, lions, and hyenas! Even though he's already very large, he's a gentle giant. He's an amazing companion and we're excited to watch him grow, grow, grow!

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