Eventful Week and Weekend

Nathan

I just wanted to update everyone on Nathan. We have had an interesting weekend with Nathan. On Friday, his Hospice nurse noticed some irregular breathing. So we had a list of things to watch for like checking his heart rate, watching for blue lips, changes in feeding/spitting up, and changes in alertness. So starting Friday night, we noticed a change in his diapers and LESS spit up. Then it progressed to also include screaming when he ate and gas. So I took him to the Covenant clinic Sunday morning. They were very hesitant to prescribe him anything because of his extensive medical history. They did do bloodwork and we had to get a stool sample. The doctor noticed fluid on his ears, so they think we are dealing with an ear infection. We have NOT noticed anymore irregular breathing. Thank you for all the calls and texts. We would appreciate the continued prayers!

He went to the chiropractor twice this week which seems to be helping with the twitching in his legs and arms. It also seems to make him happier and more calm.

ECI also came by this week and we are going to work on getting Nathan to look to the right. He prefers the left.

Nathan still sleeps in the recliner.

Daddy and Nathan Time

Mommy and Nathan Time

Jacen

Jacen continues to be a joy everyday. He gets more and more mobile all the time. I miss the cute rolling around everywhere because he is now army crawling. He loves his toys, but he usually prefers things that aren't toys. He continues to enjoy bath time and is now into splashing the water. We are still working on eating finger foods, so we have MumMums at snack time. He now likes to try to get it broken in half, so he can have one in each hand. He had a saltine cracker for the first time this week because I was eating one with some soup. He loved it!!!!

Jacen concentrating really hard on the toy!

It is more fun to play with the toy with one foot inside it.

Why try to stand and play with the toy when you can reach it sitting :)

First time to eat a cracker!

Jacen is very interested in textures. He rolled/crawled to the wall to touch the trim and the wall.

Playtime on the kitchen floor, so Mommy could get something done.

Splash Time!

Too bad he can't help me with the clothes yet.

Who needs toys when you can find a cell phone.

He would take a bite from one hand and then alternate to the other.

Class Get Together

Our Sunday School class had a get together to meet Jacen and Nathan. We enjoyed food, fellowship, and fun times. Then they and Drake Design Photography presented us with a check from the fundraiser they did for Nathan's medical expenses. We are very grateful for a wonderful church family!

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

My Mom and Stepdad came to visit this weekend. They had a great time spending time with the boys.

Strange Weather, Stroller Rides, Smiles, Snow, Scooting, Sons

It has been a crazy weather week. We had snow on Monday and Saturday. Then the sunshine was warm enough to take walks on Wednesday and Thursday.

We had some special visitors this week in addition to our wonderful weekly church friends. Page and Jackson came to play on Tuesday. Then on Saturday, Jarrod, Tracey, and Carly came to visit.

Kyle took off Thursday and was off on Friday, so we enjoyed some family time.

Jacen

Jacen still is a wonderful happy baby unless his teeth are bothering him. Luckily he is laid back and loves to play by himself. I do love the times though where Nathan is asleep and Jacen and I have play time together. He continues to suck his thumb and usually holds on to a blanket at the same time. He is getting more mobile now by rolling everywhere and even scooting/army crawling. He prefers my scrapbooks and the coasters to play with instead of his toys. He still loves taking a bath in the ducky tub.

Nathan

Nathan still loves tummy time. We have noticed him smiling more often lately. We had to put the tube in his nose on Tuesday because he kept spitting up. He got it out on Wednesday. He tolerates cereal. I am going to talk to ECI this week about veggies and fruits because Dr. Gray has okayed them!

Brothers

I love when both boys get to play together, but I have to be careful because Jacen will roll on or hit Nathan. Jacen prefers the toys that I give Nathan and is fascinated by Nathan's swing :)

Page and Jackson

Page and Jackson came to visit on Tuesday. Hopefully they can come again soon!

Jarrod, Tracey, and Carly

Jacen was very interested in Carly, but she wasn't so sure at first. Tracey got Nathan to smile :) Carly warmed up and loved playing with all the toys!

Snow on Monday

Snow on Saturday

Wednesday Stroller Ride

Thursday Stroller Ride

Daddy and Jacen

Daddy and Nathan

Another Eventful Week

Nathan continues to seem more happy and alert. He did better this week with keeping his feeds down. He went to the chiropractor twice this week. These visits really seem to relax him.

Nathan in the bouncy seat.

Nathan during tummy time.

We made it to church again this week. Nathan didn't make it to class. Too many people wanted to hold him. I think he enjoyed the attention. We weren't able to get many good pictures of Jacen today. Hopefully with time, he will understand that he can't be the center of attention and will start enjoying Bible class more.

We moved Jacen into a new carseat because he had outgrown his carrier. He wasn't sure what to think.

We decided to see what Jacen would do if we had him stand up holding on to things. He seemed to really enjoy it, but he was very wobbly.

Jacen hasn't liked sitting in the Bumbo for a while, but he decided this week that it would be fun to use it as a toy.

We have started practicing holding a cup during snack time. He hasn't been interested in holding his bottle, so hopefully he will hold a cup. We are also trying to get him to eat finger foods using MumMums. It took him a day or two to figure out that it was something to eat, but now he does pretty well.

All kids that come to see us love to play with the wooden coasters. Jacen found them this week and really enjoyed them too!

The boys had their 9 month appointments on Tuesday. I only managed to get one picture. Jacen was very vocal. I think he thought he wasn't getting enough attention.
Stats:

Jacen:
height - 30in (90%)
weight - 20.75lbs (50%)
head circumference - 18in (90%)

Nathan:
height - 24.75in
weight - 15lbs
head circumference - 14.8in

My birthday was this week, so the girls from our Sunday school class took me out to celebrate. I really enjoyed the girl time, and Nathan bottled for Kyle!!!!!!