It may seem as if I have forgotten about the blog. It's not that, it's just that I am only now recovering from one of the most miserable three month time frame I've ever experienced. Morning sickness sucks.
So finally, now that I can eat and drink again, I feel human enough to update on everything that's been going on since my last posting a month ago.
Ready?
Okay, so Evan is crawling. I mean, this kid nearly crawled out the front door! (with Daddy carefully supervising) He is crawling to the couch and pulling up and seriously considering cruising.
Which is so cool and makes me so happy, I have to use a word that isn't in the dictionary- It's splendiferous!
:-)
He is gaining weight (slowly), but I've increased his feeds do much in the past month, and he has been a real champ. He grew an inch, which is so great, and he has all of his 1st molars in or cutting at the moment. He's even beginning to get his bottom canines!
Eating orally has progressed somewhat, but it has always been the slowest progress. We just have to be patient and keep trying to get him to eat enough to replace a formula tube feeding. We're getting there though.
He's really a talker now! He's saying "b", "d", "y" and "g" sounds, and has said "dada" and "ma" in appropriate situations more than once. He also says "de-de-de" as we go down the stairs because I've been encouraging him to verbalize what we're doing, like going up or down, etc.
He also will babble and yell for extensive periods of time, changing his tone and facial expressions. It's hilarious to watch. :-)
I am so thrilled about the holidays coming up. This time last year, we were only halfway through an 8 month stay in the hospital, and we didn't get to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas quite the way I had imagined.
This year, we're having two Thanksgivings, one with my immediate family members this upcoming Sunday, and another on Thanksgiving day with Carl's mother. I am so looking forward to both, because it's been too long since we had a good holiday.
Oh and Christmas!! I am so excited! Carl and I are planning to take Evan to see all the pretty lights later on. We have a Christmas tree, my very first one since I lived my parents, and I am going to so enjoy putting it up and decorating. I don't care if we have to barricade it so Evan can't wreak havoc. I love the fact we even get to worry about it.
We're going to take Evan to see Santa. I'm so excited about that.
AND we are going to be able to get Evan a few gifts this year, which is phenomenal.
All in all, it's going to be a fantastic holiday season.
Finally, let's talk about our other little one. I'm 14 weeks now, and so far everything seems to be progressing well. I have a checkup next week, which I'm really anticipating, but other than the morning sickness nightmare, I have been doing very well.
I'm hoping to see our littlest one in an ultrasound soon, because I am nervous about the baby's well-being after what happened to Evan.
But I swear I'm feeling just occasionally, the tiniest bit of movement in there. It's not surprising, since I started feeling Evan move at 16 weeks, which apparently is really early for a first timer. I'm showing just a bit, which you can see in a picture below.
Other than that, we've been slowly adding to our weekly routine. I'm now trying to take Evan to the park weekly, for both our own good, since the weather has finally cooled down. He really enjoys the swings! :-)
We keep busy otherwise with errands and therapy appointments, and all the playtime at home, working on everything.
Really, I expect to continue to see phenomenal progress in his physical and mental abilities. By Christmas, who knows what he'll be doing?!?
