Happy Monday troops. Hope you had a great weekend. As I mentioned on Friday, our family welcomed a new great grandbaby. Kai Michael Mercer joined us Friday morning via c-section and we have been thrilled he’s adorable and beautiful at the same time after exhibiting a dangerously low heart rate. He’s fine now and learning what life outside the womb is all about. For those curious, Kai is a Hawaiian name which means ocean. It’s another homage to the parents’ love for the island where they met and lived for many years. You may recall Halia’s name means ‘in remembrance,’ so together the two kiddos honor their spiritual home.
Of course we are over the moon with this latest addition, it’s still Monday which means we start the week with a smile. Wishing you a fantastic week.
Live, love, bark! πΎ
Congratulations on the new family member and thanks for the laugh!
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the smile. Enjoy the rest of the week.
Congratulations, to mom and dad and you! That’s great news. Thanks, too, for the groaner to start the week with a smile.
Thank you for the well wishes, Dan. Iβm glad you enjoyed this weekβs groaner. Hereβs to a great rest of the week.
Glad to hear everything is well! What a cutie!π₯°
Thank you. We are so blessed and grateful.
Congratulations! Kai is precious. XO
Thanks. Weβre pretty excited about him. Hope itβs been a good Monday.
Many thanks. We are so grateful and excited for his arrival.
Oh, this is wonderful! Congratulations to all!! I love that the kiddos names honor their spirit home! How does one say βMazeltovβ in Hawaiian, I wonder?
Thatβs so sweet of you. I think “maikaΚ»i” which means “good” or “well doneβ is probably the way to say it. Hope you and the Zen kids have had a great Monday.
How nice to name the kids that way. Kai is one of our favorite names but we know some dogs with it already so we have never used it. FYI, our blog has been attacked for the second time in about a month. The host has taken it down and it is currently offline. We hope our IT person can fix things and get us up and running again soon. It is very sad for us that someone would attack our blog because it is fun and we enjoy it but the world not a very nice place these days. We will not be blogging this week, so donβt worry if you are not seeing our posts.
We saw your message on FB and were very saddened to learn of such mischief making. Hope you can get your webmaster to fix it soon.
Congratulations!
Many thanks. Hope you’ve enjoyed a great Monday.
Huge congratulations on baby Kai! Hoping she continues to do well and Mama is also doing well! Wishin a great week to you and Wilson.
Thanks. He continues to do really well as does his mama. We’re all so happy. Have a greet week!
Beautiful AND adorable, I wholeheartedly agree with you on this. Kai is such a great name, and how special that big sister and him will share a connection like that through their names. Congratulations again, to all of you, you are blessed.
LOVE these signs.
Have a great week mama
Thanks, Marc. Vince is such a master of the pun and I’m always pleased to share them. He always makes me smile. We’re all so happy sweet little Kai has joined the family. He’s a real doll. Happy Monday!
A beautiful, handsome, adorable doll. Yes he is.
What a beautiful child, Monika. I’m glad all went well. Congratulations , Great Grandmother.
Thanks so much, John. We are thrilled with this addition. Have a great Monday.
Congrats to you all, what a lovely little one!
Thanks, Lisa. Heβs a real sweetheart.
Happy Monday and huge congratulations to Kai’s arrival! He’s so so sweet! Thanks so much for your lovely comment on my bloggarsary! Juno
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Thank you! Twenty years is no small feat and deserves congratulations. Have a terrific week!
OMC what a purrecious darlingπConcatulations Monika and Wilson. You must be such a purroud grandmomπΈGlad that he’s doing fineππ»Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day to all of youπΎπ½π
Thank you. We are so excited at the thought of spoiling this new baby. Wilson loves babies and I can’t wait to introduce him to the new little prince. Have a great week.
Congratulations, a new member in the family.
Name Kai is a man’s name here in Finland,, in Sweden it is Kaj.
Have a great week.
Thanks so much, Kristiina. Thanks for letting me know it’s a name that’s also in your neck of the woods. Kiitos!
The name Kai traces its roots to the Roman given name Caius or Gaius, the origin of which may be linked to the Latin word *gaudere* (to rejoice).
That’s really interesting background info. Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to pass that along to the parents. We are definitely rejoicing!
Aw, congratulations. Lovely names, too x π
Thanks so much, Paul. Iβm definitely smitten. Have a great week!
Kai Michael is ADORABLE……..so happy he’s OK! I’m sure everyone is having fun with the new baby in the house – it’s a special time.
Hugs, Pam and Teddy
Thanks, Pam and Teddy. We are go grateful he’s ok. Mom and Dad are super tired but they are working on getting a schedule down. It seems the little man needs to be woken up for meals. My granddaughter is an amazing mom and seems to have things under control. And Dad is doing yeoman’s work on diaper changes too. Can’t wait to spoil him. Have a fantastic Monday!
Congratulations! Love your name, Kai, and you are such a cute sweetheart.
Thanks a bunch, Duke. Kai is a real cutie patootie and we’re so excited he’s here. We hope you have a wonderful Monday!
I bet there is a lot of waging going on! Congratulations and Welcome to the world Kai! Benny sends lots of licks and tail wags
Thanks so much. We appreciate the licks and tail wags. Wilson loves babies (until they cry-then he gets anxious thinking something is wrong). We hope you have a wonderful Monday.
Kai is most handsome and they do bring such joy.
Love the sign. I laughed out loud.
I linked this post to my Awww Mondays blog hop.
Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. Love and hugs to you and lots of scritches to handsome Wilson. β₯
Many thanks, Sandee. He’s a real sweetie and I know he’ll get spoiled by both Wilson and me.
Glad you enjoyed today’s smile. I laughed out loud too. As always, thank you so much for linking us to your Monday post-you’re the best. Have a terrific Monday!
Oh, darling Baby Kai!! More congrats going your way!
That is such a funny punny!!
Thanks guys. Today’s pun made us giggle. Here’s wishing you a terrific Monday.
Welcome Kai and congrats to the parents. I love that name, Kai! BTW it is a K name which we are extra fond of at The Golden K! πβ¦
Leave it t Vince to arrange letters and words in such a way to create a chuckle. Speaking of chuckles what ever happened to the hearty Guffaw?
Have a great week.
Thanks, Michael. I kinda guessed you’d be fond of the name. Wishing you a fantastic Monday and sending ear rubs to the Golden Girls.
Yeah, that Vince, he’s got such a great sense of humor-I always enjoy his take on puns.
Welcome Kai and congrats to you great grand parents ~ such a treasure ~ sweet photo too ~ Hugs^_^
Thank you. Wilson is looking forward to meeting the little man. He loves babies…until they cry and then he gets nervous. Here’s hoping it’s a terrific Monday for you.
I love that name.
Thanks, Jacqui. It really seems to fit him. Have a marvelous Monday and week.
Lulu: “Welcome, Kai! You are going to meet some very nice dogs eventually!”
Java Bean: “Ayyy, so does this mean that the Cobra Kai dojo from Karate Kid means Cobra Ocean? We had no idea!”
Oh Bean…we love your take on life. Wilson is hoping that meeting comes soon. Here’s hoping you dogs and the Hipsters have a great Monday.
Welcome Kai, what a cutie! π Congrats to all!
Thanks, Eliza. Wilson and I are ready to spoil him to pieces. ; ) Have a great Monday.
HΔnau mua Κ»i e Kai. Welina mai.
Many thanks for that welcome.
Happy Monday.
Congratulations!!! Welcome Kai!
Thanks, Beth. We’re so excited to have him join our family. Happy Monday.
Congratulations! Kai is so cute.
Thank you. We took a vote and we’ve decided to keep him. LOL
Happy Monday!
Awwww, what a sweetie! Congrats to the parents and grands!
Thanks. I confess, I’m quite smitten with this little sweetie. Happy Monday.
Congratulations to you and all the family Monika and welcome to the world sweet Kai! ππ©΅π xxx
Many thanks, Xenia. Our family is truly blessed.
Congrats on the newest addition! And thanks for the morning chuckle!
You’re most welcome. Have a great week with lots of smiles.
welcome dear Kai … for a wonderful journey with lots of funny adventures….
Thank you. He’s a real sweetheart and already loved so much.
Such wonderful news! Welcome to the world sweet Kai!!! Love that sign Wilson.
Many thanks, Terry. We’re glad you enjoyed today’s other smile. Happy Monday.
Congratulations! I’m glad everyone is doing well.
Thanks, Kate. We’re so grateful. Have a wonderful Monday.