Bumbo Time

Jacen

Nathan - First Time!

Jacen in the Exersaucer

First Time - Not so Sure

Second Time - He had more fun!

Now he loves to play!

Nathan 9/26/09

Update from Stephanie

Time continues to fly. We spent a week at the hospital trying to figure out why Nathan is in pain. No luck, but we found out he can have tylenol and morphine which control it pretty well without affecting his liver. Because of our hospital visit, we missed 3 appointments which we had to reschedule. The boys will be almost 5 months old before they have their 4 month checkup. I am anxious to see how much they weigh. Nathan weighed 9lbs 7oz and Jacen weighed 11lbs the last time they were weighed. We are staying busy with appointments, bloodwork, nurse visits, ECI, feedings, and playtime.

After Nathan being very fussy for quite a while, we are seeing the old Nathan again. He will sit in his swing and bouncy seat and look around. He slept in the hospital bed for 3 hours straight a few times. He slept in his swing today as well. Before the hospital visit he would only sleep on me. He smiled in the hospital!!!!!! Hopefully we can start bottling again this week. I also hope to start playtime and tummy time again soon

Jacen is still keeping us entertained with his smiles and "talking" to the toys. He is really enjoying tummy time now. He holds his head way up and rolls over from his tummy to his back when he is happy instead of mad. He is now trying to figure out how to roll from his back to his tummy. He is focusing more on his surroundings now. We have even put him in the Exersaucer. The first time, he had a very confused look on his face, but he liked it after that. He has definitely found his thumb now. He loves to "play" computer games with Daddy. The pediatrician said we can start cereal this month, so hopefully we can try that this weekend. We will take pictures!!!!!

Jacen

Talking to the toys.

Look at that cute grin.

Bumbo time.

Nathan

Nathan didn't like tummy time this day.

Started here.

Scooted himself to here crying the whole time.

Jacen

Nathan and Jacen

Tummy Time

They enjoy laying on their tummies too much to get the point of tummy time!

Jacen does sometimes practice lifting his head.

Jacen has found his thumb.

More Visitors

Barry and Debbie Stephens - Thank you for the meal and visit!

Barry and Jacen

Debbie and Nathan

Visitors

Nurse Keri with Nathan - Thank you for watching the boys!

Kaylin with Nathan - Thank you for your help!

Janelle with Jacen - Thank you for your help!

Randa with Both Boys - Thank you for your help!

Helene and Alison with Both Boys - Thank you for visiting!

Visit to Daddy's Work

Vicki and Jacen

Jeanine, Tess and Ashley with Nathan

Julie and Abinaya with Jacen

Bath Time

Jacen

Nathan

Daddy With His Boys

Daddy and Nathan

Daddy Feeding Nathan

Daddy with all 3 Boys

Two Sleepy Boys

Boppy Pictures

Jacen grinning while in the Boppy.

Patches wanted to sit in the Boppy too!

Nathan in the Boppy.

Update Finally!!

The last month or so has been crazy. Trying to adjust to having both boys home has been fun but both Steph and I have been extremely busy. I'm back at work so I've definitely been missing my boys during the days. The weekends have been really nice for us because it's a chance for the 4 of us to spend time together as a family without a bunch of other stuff going on. Here is a quick update on the boys. We'll try and get pictures posted soon.

Jacen – He is smiling all the time now. He is still sleeping through the night in the bassinet. We are going to move him to his crib hopefully tonight. He is enjoying tummy time a little more. He lifts his head and upper body off the floor with his arms. Sometimes when he gets mad enough, he will roll himself onto his back. He is also enjoying spending short amounts of time sitting up in the bumbo. He is getting so big, and time is flying.

Nathan – He has been off his feeding tube since Saturday morning! It sometimes takes him an hour to eat, so it makes for long nights. He enjoys tummy time and holding his head up. He really enjoys snuggling and his swing. He is still medically fragile, so we still ask for your prayers for a miracle. He could pass away from renal failure or a heart attack at any moment. The doctors are nervous about Jacen bringing home a cold and Nathan ending up with pneumonia. One doctor predicts he won’t make it through the winter. Another predicts, he won’t last a year. Because of all of this, they suggest not taking either one to Wal-Mart or other big stores and not even Bible class. That is really hard for us since we are the ministry leaders over that area. He is a patient of Hospice. Knowing all of this we are enjoying every moment we have. Steph is taking parenting leave after her FMLA time is up if he is still with us.