tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34822005088191395602024-03-05T15:04:34.768-06:00A Story Of Two MomsRobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-85574892907776231432013-04-26T18:45:00.000-05:002013-04-26T18:45:00.217-05:00Park AddictionWe have been going to the park on both of my days off each week. I think our boys are addicted, especially Dexter. Today we were there for just over 2 hours. The boys were exhausted so we put them down for a nap as soon as we got home. The first thing Dexter said when they woke up was "Play on the playground? Yes??" No buddy, not until Tuesday. They have so much fun there and they exercise nonstop. I am thrilled that they want to be outside so much. In between trips to the park we are trying to take them out in the backyard every day, too. We put up their little climber and are building a sandbox to make the yard more fun and kid friendly. Hopefully my next post will be about it being completed!<br />
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This is a picture of the super awesome, addicting playground. It's huge and this doesn't even show the 2 ponds or all of the sporting fields!</div>
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This teeter totter does not go crashing to the ground if your partner jumps off. Simon will never know the betrayal of his brothers setting him up for failure and a hurt butt.</div>
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I can hardly believe that Linus only recently graduated from PT. This kid climbs like a monkey! </div>
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Dexter was a maniac with the swings wanting to be pushed higher and higher.</div>
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Simon has some serious balancing skills. He went back and forth over this thing several times and never fell.</div>
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More climbing from the monkey boy.</div>
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I was really proud of Dexter for going down this tall slide. He's a bit more apprehensive then his brothers about such things.</div>
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All 3 boys kept going up this hill then down the stairs. Not sure what the big attraction was, but they sure had fun doing it.</div>
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The whole time they were at the water's edge, they were throwing dead grass clippings into the pond. One duck swam over to see if there was anything edible, but quickly left. We saw 6 ducks this trip. Next time we are definitely bringing them some food. I can't wait to see the boys faces when they come over en masse!</div>
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Well, it's been 6 long months since I last posted and so much has happened! I even have a few half written posts sitting in the que long forgotten. Anywho, back on the horse.</div>
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The boys are doing amazing. They are getting so big and learning so much! Simon & Dexter are often mistaken for 3 or 4 year olds. If you haven't been following Linus's page, let me tell you right now. He is a freaking rockstar. In the year since his last surgery he has learned to stand, walk, run and jump. He's begun eating by mouth at a rate that makes us very very close to weaning his g-tube. His heart muscle is remodeling and he's down to only 2 medications! I can not say enough about the progress 14 short months has brought him. </div>
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Since I last wrote, we've moved. We're in a much better neighborhood with all sorts of perks and activities very close by. This house also has a backyard for the boys to safely play in. I swear it's our most favorite feature even though it's so covered in weeds and clover that there isn't a single blade of grass. In a few years it will be beautiful. The only downside is the house is a major fixer upper. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but we're up for the job. In the last 4 months we've already tackled numerous DIY projects and had to pay the experts to come in a few times. Slowly, but surely, this place will see a transformation over the next several years.</div>
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This week we decided to find and take part in some of the free kids activities around town. The boys LOVE reading books at home so Tues we went to a book store that hosts a story time followed by crafts and a cookie. The boys had a great time playing with the puzzles and could not have cared less about the story if they tried. They were a little too loud for our comfort, but I took solace in the fact that several other toddlers were giving their mommies grey hair, too. Dexter and Linus really enjoyed craft time. Simon threw himself face down on the floor and stayed there a solid 10 minutes. At least he was quiet... When he finally got up, he went and found a book about animals and "read" to himself for the remainder of craft time. After cookie time the boys were insane. INSANE.</div>
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We decided that it was high time to run off some of their pent up energy and went searching for a park we'd heard about. Oh my goodness, did it ever live up to our expectations. They had so much fun! In no time at all they were climbing and running and sliding to their hearts content. It was little difficult to keep track of the 3 of them in such a large structure, but we did pretty good. They had such a blast that we went back today and stayed a few hours. We also explored some of the outlying areas of this huge park including one of the duck ponds and the soccer fields. Being able to let the boys run for yards and yards without being afraid they'd reach a street or some other danger was invigorating. We're going to try to go back at least once a week. I think we need to give story time a few more tries, but Trina remains unconvinced. We'll see...</div>
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Puzzles are awesome. Stories...not so much.</div>
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I had a minor freak out when they gave scissors to the toddlers. Eek! Linus was a pro at stabbing this sponge and not slicing his fingers to bits. I did breathing exercises and prepared to hold pressure on the impending wounds. </div>
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Dexter used almost an entire bottle of glue while sticking a never ending stack of papers to this plate. Trina told him he'd used enough, but I decided if they handed him a bottle of glue, not a tiny paper bucket, they must have meant for it to be used in excess. They DID put 3 bottles on each table. </div>
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I'd be lying if I said this book did not come home with us turning our free outing into a $7 outing. Look at the joy on Simon's face, though! That kid loves everything about animals to the point of obsession.</div>
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Post cookie craziness. Can you spot 3 kid shaped blurs?</div>
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Off to the park for climbing and sliding and running around!</div>
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The boys loved watching this lovely pair of Mallards. They pointed and yelled "Duck!" and quacked at them quite a bit, too. Mommy made them all sit down for fear one of them would fall in in their duck fueled excitement.</div>
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Well, our boys turned 2. I'm not sure how it happened really. It seems that just a moment ago they were tiny, little babies. Now they're kids. Kids! We had their birthday party at the Children's Museum. They LOVE that place so it was perfect. Trina meticulously planned every detail and hand made almost everything. It took weeks of diligent crafting. The actual party was over in a flash. My memory of it is a blur of primary colors, laughing, running, crying, playing children. Adults scattered about, trying to corral or herd various children and then poof, it was over. I don't remember a single conversation I had with anyone. I'm told people had a good time, so that's nice. I didn't think the boys had enough time to play, but when we were leaving, none of them cried. They always cry when we leave so I know they didn't share my same disappointment. They had a great time and really, that's the only thing that matters to me. </div>
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I took off their nice shirts so they wouldn't be stained. I actually brought specific "cupcake eating shirts" but decided naked cupcake eating was fine. We don't stand on ceremony around here. Simon and Dexter dug right in. Linus touched his once, realized it was messy and started wiping his hands and yelling for a spoon. </div>
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Mmmmm, ice cream. Not sure where Dex ran off to...</div>
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Dexter had fun spinning these flower shaped sun catchers.</div>
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Simon sliding all by himself. I remember when I'd have to hold him upright so he didn't fall back and hit his head.</div>
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Wouldn't you know the only thing they all wanted to play with was a little baby toy. All 3 of them sat still for like 15 minutes with this thing. I may need to buy one...</div>
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PT is definitely paying off. Linus can take the stairs like a champ!</div>
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Simon has a little stuffed panda that he is VERY attached to. He wanted to bring it along, but I wouldn't let him for fear that he'd get lost and Simon would be heartbroken. Well, Simon found a big stuffed panda at the museum and he was ecstatic! He was yelling "Pah!" and signing panda over and over. He carried it around the whole time we were there. I started getting scared that he would be sad to leave this surrogate panda behind. Luckily I was able to distract him as we left. Whew, crisis averted.</div>
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Linus in awe of the giant bubble tube. He kept signing "ball" and "bubble."</div>
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Simon was digging the cow in a major way. Here he's saying & signing cow.</div>
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On the mornings that I am in charge of the boys, I have a basic routine. This routine involves me serving the boys breakfast at their table then going to pick out their clothes for the day and grabbing diapers and such. That way I can change and dress them as I clean them up from breakfast. Apparently during the 3-4 minutes I was gone they decided that they needed more cereal. Being the independent, helpful boys that they are, they got it themselves. Looks like it may be time to change my routine...</div>
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Dexter was picking each piece of cereal up and putting it back in the box, Simon was shoveling the evidence into his mouth by the double fist fulls and Linus fled the scene of the crime.</div>
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Simon; "Ooh, look, a hat!"</div>
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Linus: "What cereal? I'm just over here eating yogurt like a good boy."</div>
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Them swinging the brooms like golf clubs was *extra* helpful. How else could I have gotten all that cereal under the fridge and the stove?</div>
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Linus: "Ooh, look, a hat!</div>
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As I mentioned in my last post, we took our first family vacation last month. It was kind of a nightmare navigating an airport, getting through security and boarding a plane with 3 toddlers, but all in all, we had a great time. The boys got to hang out with lots of family members, played in amazingly soft green grass, ate heavenly Amish doughnuts, took their first boat ride and even went to a water park. On the downside Simon face planted on the concrete not once, but twice. The first time he scuffed his forehead, the second time he scraped and busted his lip. Linus banged his head on a table, bashed it really good on a door and busted his nose by running face first into a wall. This resulted in a really really bruised forehead, a bloody nose and 2 black eyes. Dexter gets the prize for being the least clumsy and only scraped a knee. It was like all that fresh air and exercise made them forget how to walk or something!</div>
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Our 3 boys, 3 strollers, 3 carseats, 3 carry ons and 2 suitcases before boarding.</div>
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Checking out the seats. No we did not let them sit together like this. I took Simon & Linus in my row and Trina had Dexter with her.</div>
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Glorious in-fight napping.</div>
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Looking a little rough after the flight.</div>
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Dexter playing with the pay phones while waiting for his aunt, uncle & cousin's flight to come in.</div>
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Simon had a LOT of energy to run off while waiting.</div>
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Linus's first taste of soft grass. He loved it!</div>
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Amelia, Linus & Dexter playing with blocks. OK, Linus is actually playing with a remote, but whatever.</div>
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He looks like a minion. :)</div>
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Simon running off more energy. This kid is go go go.</div>
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Watching movies on Grandma's giant high def TV. They were in awe. Nothing like our teeny pixilated set at home!</div>
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Mmmm, strawberries. Speaking of, you can see Simon's scuffed head in this shot.</div>
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Trina and the boys playing in the fabulously large yard meticulously kept by Grampa Kip.</div>
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More running for Simon. See a pattern here?</div>
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Dexter doing some *ahem* gardening...</div>
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Luckily they *did* calm down once the boat was in motion.</div>
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Linus and Tanya looking at the water.</div>
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Dexter was not a big fan of the wind in his face.</div>
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Linus hanging out in the back of the boat with Mommy watching his cousins on the tube.</div>
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Grandma and Dexter splashing around.</div>
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Simon wasn't having it at first,</div>
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Simon is kind of OCD about buckles. He had to clasp all of these immediately after it was taken off of his brother.</div>
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Playing in the drive with assorted family and friends. </div>
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Simon riding a rooster at the water park. He loved this thing!</div>
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Cousin Braden, Aunt Tiana, Uncle Clyne and Simon in tubes on the lazy river. You can see Mommy and Dexter in the top right corner.</div>
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Linus was in love with this horse. He made Grandma take him to see it over and over again.</div>
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Mommy, Simon & Dexer playing at Splash Universe.</div>
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Linus sat in here for a very long time playing with the water. You can see how bruised his head was getting. A few more days and it covered his whole forehead! </div>
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See how Dexter is walking away while Mommy is focused on Simon?</div>
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<br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-8663562666779151432012-06-29T23:35:00.000-05:002012-06-29T23:35:07.416-05:00Comment Response + Long Overdue UpdateI received this comment today :<br />
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<i><b>"Are you serious? You haven't posted in 5 months and then it was only to beg for money? Just shut down the blog."</b></i><br />
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I feel the need to respond because this really hit a nerve. Yes, 5 months ago I was "begging" for money. I begged and pleaded and groveled for it. I have no shame & I'd do it again. I *will* do it again, actually. Next year around the same time, in fact. The money I was begging for was donated to an amazing charitable organization called It's My Heart. They fund research into congenital heart defects and also make hospital stays and the day to day lives easier for "heart families" like ours. Without organizations like these, Linus and thousands of children just like him would not be here. Team Linus, along with your help, raised $3,450 for the Keep The Beat walk. The only thing I got in return was a t-shirt. I think we all know I'd have done it all without this glorious "prize." So, Anonymous Commenter, if you would like to send me your name & address, I'd be happy to send you a moderately worn, unisex medium shirt circa 2012. Then I can truly say all of that fundraising was done purely out of the goodness of my heart.<br />
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As for shutting the blog down, no thanks. I get comments, emails, FB messages and the like every week from people around the world saying that they connected with our story in one way or another and were grateful to find it. Some are lesbians, some have heart babies, some have triplets and so on. If I never write another word in this space, this blog will continue to speak to people looking for something to relate to.<br />
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As many of you know, the reason I stopped blogging in the middle of my fundraising was because Linus went into cardiac failure. His mitral valve gave out completely causing him to go downhill very quickly. We only had 6 days notice before he was in his 3rd open heart surgery. The surgery was scheduled for the day after the Keep The Beat walk so we were unable to go. It was too dangerous to expose him to that many people. Catching a bug would have been disastrous to his health and healing. That's ok, though, because I still got my snazzy t-shirt. ;) Linus's surgery went very well and he was fitted with a super high tech mechanical mitral valve made out of pyrolytic carbon. We can hear it click if we listen with a stethoscope. Very long story short, he was in the hospital for 32 days while he healed and we got his blood thinner dosage worked out. Actually, we *just* got him stable where coagulation is concerned. He left the hospital on 2.5mg Warfarin a day and we're up to 4mg/day as of 2 weeks ago. Basically too little blood thinner in his system and he could form a clot on his shiny new valve which could glue it shut or break off and travel to the vessels in his brain or lungs. Too much blood thinner on board and he could have spontaneous internal bleeding. None of these things is ideal, so we monitor his INR here at home 1-2 times a week.<br />
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Since this surgery, Linus has been making huge strides in every area of his life. He stopped vomiting, he's started eating a little by mouth, he learned to walk (with the help of ankle braces), he's had a major growth spurt, he started talking some, he learned a million signs, his energy level is way up, I could go on and on. He is a completely new kid all around! For more timely updates on him and his progress, feel free to "like" the Team Linus page on FaceBook.<br />
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As for the rest of the family, we're all doing pretty good. Trina continues to be an amazing stay at home wife and mother. Simon is a beefcake that is often mistaken for a much older child. He LIVES to destroy and/or eat things. Living with him is not unlike having a mischievous labrador puppy loose in the house. Dexter has a ridiculously extensive vocabulary and repeats *everything* you say complete with facial expressions, hand movements and body language. His parroting runs from impressive to embarrassing to annoying and back again. He is the sweetest, snuggliest little thing around.</div>
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This is Linus's new prosthetic mitral valve.</div>
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Lots of meds and machines keeping our boy going.</div>
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I was thrilled that he was not only awake, but thirsty. He progressed so quickly this time. </div>
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Out of the CVICU and out of bed.</div>
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Keeping up with his fans and well wishers online.</div>
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Discharge Day!</div>
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No more high chairs for these big boys!</div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-86480679621210007432012-01-19T23:17:00.000-06:002012-01-19T23:17:21.689-06:00Donation A DayThanks to several amazing, selfless people, we blew our first goal of $500 out of the water. Then I got cocky and bumped it up to $1000 and the donations just kept coming. So, in a moment of madness, I raised our goal to $3000. That's $1000 for each of my precious little boys. 39 people have already donated a total of $955. I am in awe of their generosity, but I am not surprised. People from all walks of life have shown us limitless love and support over the past 15 months. I am so grateful that they are now helping us raise funds to help other families like ours, families who may not have the readily available support system that we do. I would absolutely love to reach our monetary goal, but more importantly, I want to raise at least $1 on each of the remaining 30 days before our walk.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am excited to announce that our family will be participating in Keep The Beat, the 6th annual CHD Awareness 5K Walk on Feb 18. With your help, I know we can meet and exceed our meager fundraising goal of $500. Please visit our Team Linus <a href="http://www.ktbwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&eventID=500&teamID=5087">fundraising page</a> if you'd like to make a donation or if you'd like to join our team and walk with us</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">All proceeds benefit It’s My Heart, an organization dedicated to supporting families living with congenital heart defects as well as pushing for more research to specifically help children with CHD.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">As many of you know, despite his radiating smile and sunny disposition, Linus has struggled his entire short life with congenital heart and GI defects. He was diagnosed with Critical Aortic Stenosis and 3 VSD's when he was not quite 48 hours old. A few short hours later he was transferred to Texas Children's Hospital and taken in to emergency surgery. Over the next several months he gained more and more diagnoses such as left ventricular dysfunction (downgraded to diastolic dysfunction), mitral stenosis, mitral insufficiency, enlarged left atrium, congestive heart failure, failure to thrive, pyloric stenosis, low GI motility, chronic anemia and more. He has spent over 5 months in the CVICU and on the cardiac floor during 5 separate admissions. He has had 4 cardiac catheters (3 ballon, one diagnostic), 2 open heart surgeries (1 aortic valve repair, 2 mitral valve repairs), 22 blood transfusions, a g-tube placement, an endoscopy and a pyloric dilation.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Linus takes 13 medication doses, 1 vitamin dose and 1 probiotic dose every day. Since he can only handle 1-2oz of 27cal formula every 15-30 minutes and vomits up nearly every single tiny bit of food he eats orally, h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">e has been primarily tube fed for all but 2 of his 15 months. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">He gets a tube feed during his nap and is also on a continuous tube feed overnight. Each month Linus has 3 physical therapy appoints, 3 speech therapy appointments, 2 dietician appointments and usually 1-3 pediatrician visits. He also has GI and cardiology appointments every 1-2 months where he gets an EKG, echo, blood work, x-ray and exam. He is weak and uncoordinated. He vomits 1-10 times every day and night. He is plagued with reflux pain. His heart is so enlarged he can't comfortably lay on his back or even be reclined without grunting. Needless to say, his life is not an easy one. If you looked at him, you'd never know it. Linus is vibrant and full of life. He is one of the most charming and happy little guys I know. I'm not sure how he manages it, but I envy him. Seeing that killer smile, listening to him giggle, watching him learn new signs to make up for his delayed speech, witnessing the pride he has in himself for finally being able to crawl, it's easy, even for me, to forget how hard he has it and what a long, rough road he has traveled to get here. </span></div>
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<br />Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-44773140762309366842012-01-12T23:45:00.000-06:002012-01-12T23:45:15.619-06:00A Day at the Children's Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today we took the boys to the Children's Museum with our good friend Emily. This was our 3rd trip to the museum, but our first trip with help. Having 3 adults made the whole ordeal SO much easier and more enjoyable for everyone involved. As always, Family Fun Day was a blast.</div>
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The toys that fill this column were so enticing that Linus pulled up all by himself. I can't believe how strong he is getting!</div>
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These stairs were no problem for Linus after practicing at Stacey's house.</div>
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Dexter walked back and forth over this bridge with several different toys while Linus worked on his standing skills.</div>
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Simon was fascinated with the balls and bubbles moving around in this lighted tube.</div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-38197157779610450392012-01-05T21:11:00.001-06:002012-01-05T21:11:45.888-06:00First Trip To The Zoo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today we finally took the boys to the zoo. A friend's mother gave us 4 passes ages ago, but one thing or another always came up. The boys had so much fun and were completely worn out by the end. We spent the day looking at animals while the rest of the zoo looked at us. We'd say "Oooh, look elephants!" and we'd hear "Oooh, look triplets!" One little girl corrected her mother by saying they COULDN'T be triplets because they weren't dressed the same. We heard "You sure have your hands full." from dozens of adults and "It's a train wagon!!!" from dozens of children. All in all we had a great time. I can't wait to go back. </div>
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Watching the Giant Eland graze.</div>
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This otter swam by the boys over and over. It was so cute.</div>
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There was so much to see in the African Forest exhibit.</div>
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Notice the family staring at us in the background? Welcome to our life. :)</div>
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Two smiles and one look of complete & total boredom.</div>
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Each of these buttons made different forest animal sounds. It was endlessly entertaining.</div>
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Simon made out with this buffalo for a while. What? Giant grassland creatures need love, too.</div>
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The boys really liked all of the realistic animal statues.</div>
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Today was awesome. The 5 of us jumped into the van and drove to our absolute favorite restaurant for an amazing meal. The waitstaff there is great and they love the boys. A friend of mine gave us a gift card for Christmas that covered all but $3.04 of our meal. After that we hit a Starbucks drive through for a perfectly made Caramel Macchiato, also paid for with a Christmas gift card, this one from my boss. Finally we all headed to the park to burn off some energy & get some fresh air. I can't think of a nicer way to spend my day off. </div>
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Linus loves to lick lemons. Say that 5 times fast!</div>
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Dexter systematically put cube after cube of extra sharp cheddar cheese in his mouth.</div>
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PS- Despite how it looks, Dexter does not have a dirty face. His forehead is full of bruises in varying shades of blue & green thanks to the drumsticks his Papa got them for Christmas. Also his poor cheeks & chin are dotted with spots of eczema. These kids, it's always something...</div>
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I should mention that I LOVE these eating smocks for when we dine out with the boys. They cover their entire shirt and part of their lap. Rarely does any food find it's way to their nice clothes underneath. Totally worth the $4.99 per 2 pack at Ikea. No I do not get any compensation for that statement, just a helpful tip from a mom of multiples.</div>
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This is the only picture I got of the park because when these monkeys were let loose, they all ran in opposite directions. Well, Linus crawled slowly but surely away from us, but you get the idea. I always laugh at the "No Ducks" sign at the gate. Who is it for? Are ducks supposed to read it and know this is a duck-free zone or are people so prone to bringing their pet ducks that a sign had to be erected?</div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-72144169758685240292011-12-29T01:01:00.001-06:002011-12-29T01:04:24.034-06:00Christmas Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was so nice having all three boys home for Christmas. We opened our gifts the night before so we could get on the road the Christmas morning without having to rush through things. The boys had so much fun ripping the paper and playing with new things. The next morning we all piled into the van for their first road trip. Simon slept the whole 2 1/2 hours while Dexter and Linus only took a 45 minute nap. I was worried they'd be Grumpy Guses, but they did great. After a few hours of food, fun and family time, we piled back in the van. This time Dexter & Linus slept the whole way and Simon stayed up. He decided he'd had quite enough of his car seat when we were about an hour from the house. Poor guy was crying and signing "all done" over and over. I felt so bad for him. All in all, the boys did amazing for their first trip & Christmas was a hit all around.</div>
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Ripping into the first gifts of the night.</div>
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Watching Trina blow up their new bouncy donkey...while playing with eggs.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(and their moms)</span></b></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-88115353217379815922011-12-22T23:18:00.000-06:002011-12-22T23:18:02.568-06:00Hello Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span">The boys are 14 3/4 months old now. I can scarcely believe it. I'm not going to recount everything that has happened in my 5 month hiatus, but I'll give you a quick run down. Simon & Dexter are running ALL over the place ALL the time. They are starting to climb, successfully, onto things that they can then fall off of and cause themselves a great deal of bodily injury. Speaking of injuries, Linus injured his shoulder a few months back. it's healed now, but still pops. Also Dexter bashed his face and ended up with stitches in his lip. Simon is the only one who hasn't made an ER run. I always expected him to keep us in the ER since he's fearless and athletically geared. Shows what I know... Linus started crawling about 2 weeks after his birthday. It was slow going at first, but now he's a champ at it. He still hasn't pulled up to standing, but I think it will be fairly soon. He can stand up for about 2 minutes if you prop him against something sturdy. Simon & Dex can say several words and are very good at signing. Linus doesn't really talk, but has coupled sounds with a few signs. He says "baaaaay" when he signs baby, "ahhh" when he signs hat, etc. It seems these boys learn something new every single day. Their personalities are really blossoming. I love how they play and interact with each other. </span>When Linus is fussy, Simon will pat his head and say "baaaby" really sweetly. It only makes Linus madder, but boy is it cute. :) When Dexter takes a toy from Simon he throws himself to the floor in a flump and cries like someone dear to him has died. Tonight Simon and Dexter were hugging and kissing each other and laughing about it. No matter if they're laughing or crying, hugging or fighting, these boys are the best of friends. I hope they always remember to stick together, thick or thin. </div>
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<br />Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-63446070129293856832011-08-07T22:15:00.001-05:002011-08-08T08:16:49.725-05:00G-Tube Placement<div style="text-align: left;">Linus had his 7th surgery, a g-tube placement, on Monday, July 11th. My mom drove in the day before so Trina and I could both be with him at the hospital during his surgery and for the first night. I was mostly in denial about the whole thing, like it wasn't really going to happen. Even so, I couldn't sleep the night before. After what amounted to a short nap, we got up at 4AM, got ready, packed up Wee and were on the road less than an hour later.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Driving up to the hospital is like going back home. I feel like I know every inch of that place. We're surrounded by familiar faces, sights and sounds every time we go in. Even the security guy recognized us and greeted us with a "You're back!" and a smile. Waves of nostalgia hit me as we road the elevator up to the 17th floor to sign in and wait to be taken back to pre-op. We sat in the Heart Center Family Waiting Room with a buzzer like so many times before. The hour and a half we waited seemed to simultaneously fly by and drag on. We spent the time with our boy, laughing and snuggling and trying not to think about what was coming. Then our disk was flashing and vibrating. It was go time. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We hopped back on the elevator and rode it up to the 18th floor. You see, even though Linus was having a gastrostomy performed by a GI surgeon, it was done on the cardiac floor in the cardiac OR with the cardiac nurses and the cardiac anesthesiologists. See the pattern there? Linus is, first and foremost, a cardiac patient. We were relieved to learn this was how things were done. They know Linus there, they understand how fickle he can be and how fragile he is regardless of his outward appearance. We were absolutely thrilled to find out Linus's anesthesiologist was an "old friend" of our boy. They've had lots of one on one time in previous visits both in and out of the operating suite. We went through the familiar motions of talking to the surgeon, the anesthesia team, some nurses and signing or initialing a million different things. Yes we know what's going to happen, yes we consent, yes we know he can (but probably won't) die, yes we still consent. Then the time came for him to leave. We each kissed him, handed him over to his anesthesia buddy and off they went smiling at each other. I surprised myself and didn't cry. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trina and I headed back down to the Heart Center Family Waiting Room to, you know, wait. I hate waiting. My stomach was in knots. I wanted it to be over already. I tried to pass the time by reading, but couldn't focus. I ended up mindlessly surfing the net. An hour and a half later we got word that the surgery was finished. We were sent to a consultation room to wait for his surgeon to come give us a run down of how the procedure went. The door opened and we were surprised to see his cardiologist walk in. My stomach lurched before I saw the big smile on her face. It took me a frightening millisecond to realize that she wouldn't be smiling like that if she was bearing bad news. She told us that as she was upstairs performing a <a href="http://www.heartsite.com/html/tee.html">TEE</a> on another patient, she looked up to find Linus smiling & floating in the window Peter Pan style. I couldn't help but laugh. This is exactly why we love the TCH staff. Who else would fly your kid to surgery making sure to stop by and say hi to his favorite people along the way? She said he looked great and had asked them to do an echo while he was under anesthesia so he was going to be upstairs for a little while longer. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few minutes after she left, our GI surgeon popped in. He said the procedure went perfectly. No issues with anesthesia, no unexpected bumps and no blood transfusion was needed. We were practically in shock. Our kid didn't throw any curve balls? That's so unlike him. The fact that he didn't need blood was down right unimaginable. He ALWAYS needs blood. This boy is mildly to moderately anemic on a good day. He's never had a procedure and didn't need blood during and after. He's had 22 transfusions for Pete's sake. Ah well, that's my boy. He's always doing the unexpected and luckily it was for the better this time.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another 30 minutes passed before we were able to go up and see him. We were both so anxious to be in the same room with him again. Being buzzed through the CVICU doors gave me another shot of nostalgia. Once again we were more than pleased to see who was taking care of him. It was one of Linus's favorite nurses who's know him since he was a teeny guy. I felt a sharp pain at seeing him knocked out and covered in tubes and wires again. I couldn't help but notice that he looked bigger in the hospital bed than the last time he was in one. It made me realize how much he'd grown since he'd been home. As we stood there taking it all in, he began to stir and was immediately given a dose of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl">Fentanyl </a>. The saddest look crossed his face right before he drifted back off to sleep. A short time later he was able to trade in his O2 mask for a nasal cannula. The next time he came to, he was in agony. They started him on Morphine and thankfully it kicked in pretty quick. I can not stand seeing this kid in pain. He has been through too much in his short life already. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">News spread quickly that Linus was on the floor. He had nurses, therapists, techs and doctors coming by in droves to see him. I overheard a "new to us" doctor trying to do rounds the first night. He started off with "This is Linus who, apparently, everyone knows" he was then cut off by squeals and part of his troop running into the room to eyeball our boy. There is no denying that Linus has some serious admirers on the 18th floor. We kept hearing slightly different versions of "I'm so glad to see him, well, you know, I'm glad he's not sick, but it's great that he's here." I completely understood. I was happy to see all of them, too. Especially since he wasn't sick, and just needed a little tweaking. Linus only had to stay in the CVICU for 24 hours or so before being transferred to the cardiac floor. I was actually a little sad to leave so quickly. Even when we were downstairs, Linus's buddies continued to come see him. As people came on shift and learned he was in the hospital or if they were going to be off for a few days and wanted to say good bye in case he discharged or even when they just needed their Linus-smile fix, they'd pop by. His day nurse made a comment about him having a revolving door and asked me if everyone was coming to see me or him. I laughed and told her Linus has WAY more friends than me. He's a popular kid.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After it was apparent that Linus was doing well, Trina left to go home to the big boys. I stayed with Wee. His first 3 days were a little rough. He was either uncomfortable or in pain all the time. He wasn't sleeping well and actually popped a tooth through just to make things a little harder on himself. Other than the pain, he only had two other issues. His blood pressure was staying a little on the low side so they cut one of his meds back a bit. He also relied on the oxygen for a bit longer than normal. This was probably due to his being a little anemic and because the pain was causing him to take more shallow breaths. After a few failed attempts, he was finally able to come off the oxygen on the 3rd day.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The day after surgery, they ran a little Pedialyte run through his tube to see if he tolerated it. He did well so over the next 24hrs they gave a little more and a little more. The next day he was able to have some milk through his tube. Then a little more and a little more. He started vomiting that night so we had to back off a bit and raise his dose slower. It seemed to work for the most part, but he still vomited some. They weren't too concerned since he pukes likes nobody's business at home. The surgeon's people came by and looked at his site. They deemed it suitable. His chest x-rays were clear. His stats were good. Things were moving right along. We heard rumors of discharge. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trina and I traded places so we could each spend some time with our other boys. On Friday, the 5th day of Linus's admission, I brought the big boys up to the hospital to visit their Mommy & brother. As I was driving I got a call from Trina. They were going to let Linus come home. What perfect timing! We all hung out for a few hours in Linus's room waiting for the paperwork to go through then we got to leave as one big happy family. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It took us a little time to get comfortable with Linus's new gear. The first few bandage changes weren't the fastest or the prettiest for that matter. We learned very quickly that he was not to be without a onsie ever. Not even for a minute. Keeping a foot long tube out of his grabby little hands is no easy feat. There have been a few bumps along the way. We've had a few scares with green drainage accompanied by some redness around his stoma, but luckily no full blown infection. He ended up popping his stitch and bleeding a bit at the 2 week mark. 3 or 4 times his tube extension has popped open and allowed all of his stomach contents to drain out, soaking his bed or whoever is carrying him. Once, the entire extension came loose from the tube and he lost a full feed. Ugh.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Things aren't so scary or awkward 4 weeks out. Like with everything else, practice definitely makes perfect. Trina's gotten pretty good at "burping" him by hooking an open 60cc syringe up to his tube and tickling him or doing bicycle legs until the bubbles stop. We can hook up or unhook his feeds in the dark with only slight fumbling. Bandage changes are now one man jobs. Things will get even easier when Linus loses the PEG tube and gets upgraded to a Mic-Key button next week. All in all I think we're getting the hang of this tube stuff.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus & Trina having a conversation while waiting to be taken back to pre-op.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CISOHtpTBwqJcNgh_MZfKpiJbpYJmA5NY_rcZBrw-UHKVyI5-mntyhJjTzq6BMfEXGQDZ6BYlfFA7YS6p2YOTQxswlTP98BVVSDyrZMHwvRJd4O2DRmnsNt7CpE53vb4hXkx7maG5K8/s1600/IMG_5080.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CISOHtpTBwqJcNgh_MZfKpiJbpYJmA5NY_rcZBrw-UHKVyI5-mntyhJjTzq6BMfEXGQDZ6BYlfFA7YS6p2YOTQxswlTP98BVVSDyrZMHwvRJd4O2DRmnsNt7CpE53vb4hXkx7maG5K8/s320/IMG_5080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632389177155081250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus hammin it up, as usual.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8pBVrt4URBLr1vS9uUGth50A9vQ0jKT_uvD3cyJN8qptN0O0bJRd2wxIaa1MyV3Z_Goz8NjSUluGMU96OsiEdM5LAJTDUWKBQy3RPJer7WtBFxbtZnS7YixvcOsePyYO7qNF881fejc/s1600/IMG_5092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8pBVrt4URBLr1vS9uUGth50A9vQ0jKT_uvD3cyJN8qptN0O0bJRd2wxIaa1MyV3Z_Goz8NjSUluGMU96OsiEdM5LAJTDUWKBQy3RPJer7WtBFxbtZnS7YixvcOsePyYO7qNF881fejc/s320/IMG_5092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632389171118589154" /></a>
<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting in some last minute snuggles before having to hand him off...again.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXBOrtBK2PLr8BXEEF235A1E1uhuNB59AH2IflSJGVzXoRzb7ObY-IzmbGkZ0lnvW-K6YaYCs3WPREHGTY4m4iAYU5PAdkxBO3DuUvYKFDuqfrA_THowPdFa8vKoINYNmnYxwktSDoAU/s1600/IMG_5091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXBOrtBK2PLr8BXEEF235A1E1uhuNB59AH2IflSJGVzXoRzb7ObY-IzmbGkZ0lnvW-K6YaYCs3WPREHGTY4m4iAYU5PAdkxBO3DuUvYKFDuqfrA_THowPdFa8vKoINYNmnYxwktSDoAU/s320/IMG_5091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632389168842512050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sweet nurse put a bandage under his ID anklet so it wouldn't irritate his fragile skin.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Up3TRHZBhyphenhyphenVOYLHAfEekHGUMyc-MgiT4riW67w-mwYgEjCvpXTWdF2WBArlD2VGFGNrxxDtn7NL-5KSVuoWuQ8f-VWvzUCZiyU-TiXyuV4l5ojS2Rb3xGo-i8Rt7kjjMZCP26xVZAJ0/s1600/IMG_5102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Up3TRHZBhyphenhyphenVOYLHAfEekHGUMyc-MgiT4riW67w-mwYgEjCvpXTWdF2WBArlD2VGFGNrxxDtn7NL-5KSVuoWuQ8f-VWvzUCZiyU-TiXyuV4l5ojS2Rb3xGo-i8Rt7kjjMZCP26xVZAJ0/s320/IMG_5102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632389165256291026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Linus right after after surgery. I was SO glad he wasn't still on the ventilator and a little surprised to see an oxygen mask on him for the first time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZjQSSpSz0cxaA4_Ir3WzFBC5hy86pOcmE2iGHhF8zGDVBCrUXQqO5ESKp3rkKkF-gmGvmtZUnpGeZW8tZYcNhqP7EPfkAFJlUvXEcEPHCXFUzQc41dhXmkOpwcPvXOigdDyoBuTtLl8/s1600/IMG_5106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZjQSSpSz0cxaA4_Ir3WzFBC5hy86pOcmE2iGHhF8zGDVBCrUXQqO5ESKp3rkKkF-gmGvmtZUnpGeZW8tZYcNhqP7EPfkAFJlUvXEcEPHCXFUzQc41dhXmkOpwcPvXOigdDyoBuTtLl8/s320/IMG_5106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632388420024144690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He was mostly out of it for several hours, but was able to be downgraded to a nasal cannula anyway.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslVvcEJjqpx47xFBSa2LE71HD4_ixQ11BMnCpFqh4P-aChoqDh_JBVg5WiSBhNEYC3L107j7365DTnCqrmIc0lSYoGFotzX8kWQAtp-QpxmfPPfTZG-VXN02VTenVw1mUq3zSbjstmY4/s1600/IMG_5122.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslVvcEJjqpx47xFBSa2LE71HD4_ixQ11BMnCpFqh4P-aChoqDh_JBVg5WiSBhNEYC3L107j7365DTnCqrmIc0lSYoGFotzX8kWQAtp-QpxmfPPfTZG-VXN02VTenVw1mUq3zSbjstmY4/s320/IMG_5122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632388418519132498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Post Surgery Gear</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">An IV in his ankle.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NsD6PzAXWd-4tWIhsw2tatE_dOL1tkHDuIPmXeL_psWgKNHe7IfSogtNLSFcDW2ir4YxBXyzziOxRTJiSMkj9CEqrcYzW1qatOz3JYKcP0vywZ9lbpwh3eAPkbn5udenbAPZMy2y-1Y/s1600/IMG_5113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NsD6PzAXWd-4tWIhsw2tatE_dOL1tkHDuIPmXeL_psWgKNHe7IfSogtNLSFcDW2ir4YxBXyzziOxRTJiSMkj9CEqrcYzW1qatOz3JYKcP0vywZ9lbpwh3eAPkbn5udenbAPZMy2y-1Y/s320/IMG_5113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632388411654320338" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Pulse oximeter on his thumb.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZboRCBxxHIhC6m7sra6_Hs9wvGpsHoGz2hSoei-BDxtar7tFDN6vJ_Izi5XNzMGHkTy5Zl1cu9III4v-Ahttn1sXgW_fx7gNHKfKgFHLr7nSOHfo_ZH3CnwqT4Nf0HSym0cKkv42iyEc/s1600/IMG_5114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZboRCBxxHIhC6m7sra6_Hs9wvGpsHoGz2hSoei-BDxtar7tFDN6vJ_Izi5XNzMGHkTy5Zl1cu9III4v-Ahttn1sXgW_fx7gNHKfKgFHLr7nSOHfo_ZH3CnwqT4Nf0HSym0cKkv42iyEc/s320/IMG_5114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632388409941787970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blood pressure cuff on his arm.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dyUSqWLjyuSUy3QxQ24ZI9yRrQfcl55-ePJMUGwgfhnK9Ho_ajPvnuiFLFvMXhPda_H0sGZ-YvBKAglrqIkUwkMBecCWaykClqHIAqQja5zuwUipL11Hc0rkqaujXWYIwvJmtDrHAHg/s1600/IMG_5115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dyUSqWLjyuSUy3QxQ24ZI9yRrQfcl55-ePJMUGwgfhnK9Ho_ajPvnuiFLFvMXhPda_H0sGZ-YvBKAglrqIkUwkMBecCWaykClqHIAqQja5zuwUipL11Hc0rkqaujXWYIwvJmtDrHAHg/s320/IMG_5115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632388402252250546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bandaging over his abdomen covering his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percutaneous_endoscopic_gastrostomy">PEG tube</a> and new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoma_(medicine)">stoma</a>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliANP4p8_h912x13OorOnD-XhMknvzr_SXRvbDFUnWr_FWcdFJcQ5TPSgVxFpaMVYd4fr_DuwdZJm06kzpaGCKCcidckcXDCyF1DFmQ0MTEQkrSr9hLNjVKjB8NDIwh0BbK4WnYI1OIM/s1600/IMG_5116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliANP4p8_h912x13OorOnD-XhMknvzr_SXRvbDFUnWr_FWcdFJcQ5TPSgVxFpaMVYd4fr_DuwdZJm06kzpaGCKCcidckcXDCyF1DFmQ0MTEQkrSr9hLNjVKjB8NDIwh0BbK4WnYI1OIM/s320/IMG_5116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632386082449856370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Inside this diaper is a vacuum container draining off any excess stomach contents. The diaper is there in case the container leaks, which it did.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPNbf-QAa4N0NWxKOVyzk2HsaoT9ZprM4_OxuYNSQ1KmbliBVJD5Hg7epU9kgXw_cM0INas5dlM0r6HISi5mV-xiU5PlKT3rYLcjfKrT_IBUW9UfGbp3IvNeX1hk7DLYcvSk1XrEW0GQ/s1600/IMG_5117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPNbf-QAa4N0NWxKOVyzk2HsaoT9ZprM4_OxuYNSQ1KmbliBVJD5Hg7epU9kgXw_cM0INas5dlM0r6HISi5mV-xiU5PlKT3rYLcjfKrT_IBUW9UfGbp3IvNeX1hk7DLYcvSk1XrEW0GQ/s320/IMG_5117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632386073264720690" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">EKG leads to make sure his heart was behaving. It was for once. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78TESlpkFMnSgftdVxl99ih5J77gg3kMj6yWL6fG7CN7rzGOso2f7lgcNtU0j2qK0OeG_tVlhjacvUesoz15Cos5nRfiPILvd-q4ybuG17DDfIi1Ph-nDoYSAfxPWlsIeAU1f-4XPQZk/s1600/IMG_5118.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78TESlpkFMnSgftdVxl99ih5J77gg3kMj6yWL6fG7CN7rzGOso2f7lgcNtU0j2qK0OeG_tVlhjacvUesoz15Cos5nRfiPILvd-q4ybuG17DDfIi1Ph-nDoYSAfxPWlsIeAU1f-4XPQZk/s320/IMG_5118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632386068386447554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus was pretty groggy when he finally started waking up.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbGx9ARPjtCq3fs3nYfLg5X5Punzz88Sy61j-v_RbNtqSjiRC6VVFrfCQTV4k8iIsl6HJG3oW-z6lhy1tIB759DZkj-LlYy4t525F_l4RMbmlQM65nX7gOZQ1bB-OoRnZzZQEQ8QkawE/s1600/IMG_5129.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbGx9ARPjtCq3fs3nYfLg5X5Punzz88Sy61j-v_RbNtqSjiRC6VVFrfCQTV4k8iIsl6HJG3oW-z6lhy1tIB759DZkj-LlYy4t525F_l4RMbmlQM65nX7gOZQ1bB-OoRnZzZQEQ8QkawE/s320/IMG_5129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632386068292902674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When the pain hit him, it was awful. My heart broke into a million pieces seeing this face. He was started on Morphine, then later Tylenol 3.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNLGgnRZ_-mptANUFX2HlCX5l3XestNSNVnWooIl92Fgs7TEyFz8Q2UVSDQlQGuecH5rZvbnmXhRyYNjX89OXrGFZOoijgwdmk7mRWTD7YxgqZUFGBgJiHR8GmnT0COSNFNghb0liz7w/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNLGgnRZ_-mptANUFX2HlCX5l3XestNSNVnWooIl92Fgs7TEyFz8Q2UVSDQlQGuecH5rZvbnmXhRyYNjX89OXrGFZOoijgwdmk7mRWTD7YxgqZUFGBgJiHR8GmnT0COSNFNghb0liz7w/s320/IMG_5131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632386064626697634" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning he noticed a bright orange bandaid on his heal. He wanted it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zSpuJPG8aD-5Q60sOzedM8vmEJreSz9100IChcbR78rEVFNV8DhlFVgSQZNTYXI5PNKK2Vtn4t7trdsbH_LxZuBg16YdTsAxccCwUiXuanIjn5tXIhgnry8Au3M9Y5u_Yoc3EikM7-o/s1600/IMG_5139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zSpuJPG8aD-5Q60sOzedM8vmEJreSz9100IChcbR78rEVFNV8DhlFVgSQZNTYXI5PNKK2Vtn4t7trdsbH_LxZuBg16YdTsAxccCwUiXuanIjn5tXIhgnry8Au3M9Y5u_Yoc3EikM7-o/s320/IMG_5139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632384599655168066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was able to redirect his attention to his favorite ball. This goofy kid uses his feet as much as his hands. A side effect from being on his back in a hospital bed for most of his life, I suppose.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopTtV0227jnqjBaazQh-qfbosIZsAUrPTRB_s8Xax_UW_VtHCOrvo4VuQbSP8bQQFbBU_UTN05xrL5izJzve4hyDxFbt460CWoVvVF9-qz8lqgrjfG5MqlDLX9dhWo6BDMHxIYqy-m0o/s1600/IMG_5141.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopTtV0227jnqjBaazQh-qfbosIZsAUrPTRB_s8Xax_UW_VtHCOrvo4VuQbSP8bQQFbBU_UTN05xrL5izJzve4hyDxFbt460CWoVvVF9-qz8lqgrjfG5MqlDLX9dhWo6BDMHxIYqy-m0o/s320/IMG_5141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632384598761115010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We fill up the bulb of pacifiers with water, freeze them and give them to him when he's having teething pain or to distract him when he's gagging. At this moment, it was for his teeth. He popped one through that morning.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgZR_zrC1-CF9mN_H32W6wZBzq_j7zhNPbRWZcSEhKoe38KnRbm8bOVOkKAgRGbmhwm98PnH2Z827mVn-tN2wvxxWqJrGxWkYXRrL2IQKl_N-9IZRvAMYr4undr5B1fpiImNfS9pwDhE/s1600/IMG_5182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgZR_zrC1-CF9mN_H32W6wZBzq_j7zhNPbRWZcSEhKoe38KnRbm8bOVOkKAgRGbmhwm98PnH2Z827mVn-tN2wvxxWqJrGxWkYXRrL2IQKl_N-9IZRvAMYr4undr5B1fpiImNfS9pwDhE/s320/IMG_5182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632384596676473458" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">He was pretty excited to finally be sitting up again.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdydC7uys9APHjutABK8BtzJ5Thja2WEbAd-RFNGUimTyVz0EhconqrSwYcNEbVRNbs_IQGWOZnjpJw-3v9EXEuX6crX0PYLnADsT17_LE27mNXptsGrYcahV7ZPl0x7LfVUzhpTUVYAs/s1600/IMG_5184.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdydC7uys9APHjutABK8BtzJ5Thja2WEbAd-RFNGUimTyVz0EhconqrSwYcNEbVRNbs_IQGWOZnjpJw-3v9EXEuX6crX0PYLnADsT17_LE27mNXptsGrYcahV7ZPl0x7LfVUzhpTUVYAs/s320/IMG_5184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632384588689413922" /></a>
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm always amazed that this kid smiles so much. Even when he's bogged down with oxygen and IV's and leads and even fresh surgical wounds, he's a happy kid.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ajqDrnbSl_KVgu9pDhxGZBjJNlQsqWTVfeginQUFm_RqJNsp7L0xS55aMDaN93onRbITN-IdT1AKr3J6KOosFkRiC8_JPzVF5ZWGqB4ziUF5IAY2aooUJpctwVFXdZokNDUsCn_x3dg/s1600/IMG_5221.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ajqDrnbSl_KVgu9pDhxGZBjJNlQsqWTVfeginQUFm_RqJNsp7L0xS55aMDaN93onRbITN-IdT1AKr3J6KOosFkRiC8_JPzVF5ZWGqB4ziUF5IAY2aooUJpctwVFXdZokNDUsCn_x3dg/s320/IMG_5221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632384585665364498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On the 3rd day he was finally able to be weaned from his oxygen. He was facial tube & tape free for the first time since Dec 21, 2010. LOVE this face.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks2A1rqCHxBO3tcEFTOjA3ChoeRPuOmoKRdimqg-y0iKxFChZKA__njhPD9V7UB6BlzotFn7HoWMTivH_JjmOYhMFj9pXTbFBQ5pU5qWF0NDMeH_AwLyHJJBP6Qh8t6S7IbBjDfcXLHU/s1600/IMG_5241.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks2A1rqCHxBO3tcEFTOjA3ChoeRPuOmoKRdimqg-y0iKxFChZKA__njhPD9V7UB6BlzotFn7HoWMTivH_JjmOYhMFj9pXTbFBQ5pU5qWF0NDMeH_AwLyHJJBP6Qh8t6S7IbBjDfcXLHU/s320/IMG_5241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632383562333100962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He decided to grab & pull his new tube. SO not a good idea. My heart dropped and he cried. Luckily no harm was done.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQOzxXblVW41sIFcDUUB4tcXiXyDzXIF8rjt5ffkeC4PzgnpDkxUaZ2-OIiTYvY9NfZt00-pOF_D9CIiK1ahvKTjx6QLrnUMCjkOs0NEqMXL5_VMuVVtpCoILqEYwHUxUbFnalVyY8o8/s1600/IMG_5243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQOzxXblVW41sIFcDUUB4tcXiXyDzXIF8rjt5ffkeC4PzgnpDkxUaZ2-OIiTYvY9NfZt00-pOF_D9CIiK1ahvKTjx6QLrnUMCjkOs0NEqMXL5_VMuVVtpCoILqEYwHUxUbFnalVyY8o8/s320/IMG_5243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632383557648989602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Linus getting his very first bit of milk through his new tube. It had been three days since he'd eaten.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qFnIVAC6Xh_Jo-t3KMS1vgLsYGt4dAErJsxnFDMc1MRt8w5QaOI_JQ2tZc9DrEB99RSGy-q0raSW0BfsfbtHFrYxgNnP6c_Qg8e8020EoYFHxdj54nH4fV5qoJW3dNY2U-dlxAF2F2o/s1600/IMG_5252.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qFnIVAC6Xh_Jo-t3KMS1vgLsYGt4dAErJsxnFDMc1MRt8w5QaOI_JQ2tZc9DrEB99RSGy-q0raSW0BfsfbtHFrYxgNnP6c_Qg8e8020EoYFHxdj54nH4fV5qoJW3dNY2U-dlxAF2F2o/s320/IMG_5252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632383557457955842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All tuckered out. This kid loves to snuggle with his Lovie.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIsYUMhXpTOMCCMkU3Cx1bC4F2rPl2g2cXJ2HYP2U92zyDMQnaAYMUhOsZQpTz0Z6rwMz807MPn1lG9v06tnwSmP96M-U-ezPW8hn9JNTG4UX7hxGuM2-QbCsdjzIRR0WjyH_I0IdEY/s1600/IMG_5255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIsYUMhXpTOMCCMkU3Cx1bC4F2rPl2g2cXJ2HYP2U92zyDMQnaAYMUhOsZQpTz0Z6rwMz807MPn1lG9v06tnwSmP96M-U-ezPW8hn9JNTG4UX7hxGuM2-QbCsdjzIRR0WjyH_I0IdEY/s320/IMG_5255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632383548947955186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon & Dexter having some lunch while waiting for Linus's discharge papers to come through.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpzolUWOjeuO4hfe-xz5ZTPGfye9-zu1-ksRxMzSh93L_DkZUJGVYyUuK2ODLnOnlJpdRetG9sVBPoBGTW43diNscz_vLDqOxUu4f52FNbKnBxjPOIAnp7UuJ4Bsl-aoDyfkn_bpszrU/s1600/IMG_5257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpzolUWOjeuO4hfe-xz5ZTPGfye9-zu1-ksRxMzSh93L_DkZUJGVYyUuK2ODLnOnlJpdRetG9sVBPoBGTW43diNscz_vLDqOxUu4f52FNbKnBxjPOIAnp7UuJ4Bsl-aoDyfkn_bpszrU/s320/IMG_5257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632383543353067906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus thrilled to be home.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUJQxLdjAiVkmtT9tE_xqFMVrNdqSMRxYc7fHHdoD7Lqb8lMx7pxPfPUnt7EIFK46IsSgd_gTihzlX9DFVr2tC-IlOU_SyeaJjsNHARP_cV8FD4v9ZLCQxvzqL_LohdEi7miuAmOch58/s1600/IMG_5261.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUJQxLdjAiVkmtT9tE_xqFMVrNdqSMRxYc7fHHdoD7Lqb8lMx7pxPfPUnt7EIFK46IsSgd_gTihzlX9DFVr2tC-IlOU_SyeaJjsNHARP_cV8FD4v9ZLCQxvzqL_LohdEi7miuAmOch58/s320/IMG_5261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382559184143714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus & Joe Joe Bear hanging out in the baby cage.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMCp311AYkfHeLpmTjodSrKTR_om-Aqky3z5xfOlNEISuEK1mA2qoyg78f5KZHOUTC2sIp86syC3GcD3AEM5f9ec4s0reQQmp6F_VNWbKYt-5_Rqx7-h8N5F3f49S5fI0HWNF1d413Hc/s1600/IMG_5298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMCp311AYkfHeLpmTjodSrKTR_om-Aqky3z5xfOlNEISuEK1mA2qoyg78f5KZHOUTC2sIp86syC3GcD3AEM5f9ec4s0reQQmp6F_VNWbKYt-5_Rqx7-h8N5F3f49S5fI0HWNF1d413Hc/s320/IMG_5298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382554852687698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After only a week, Linus started rolling half onto his stomach in his sleep. I'm so glad the discomfort is fading fast.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CtbCxf8R9s_kBQSZeAejhzt-rH65pGeIIA6JtOMeFWQW8mxV9UPrGe1ihyphenhyphenvZMCzmzryKLOycuurdD1x_Bga-rVxJGYZURizRsowjpaFVO-Ylqm4pu2KxkIpdi2YiR9SpVNIGrLjBHag/s1600/IMG_5314.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CtbCxf8R9s_kBQSZeAejhzt-rH65pGeIIA6JtOMeFWQW8mxV9UPrGe1ihyphenhyphenvZMCzmzryKLOycuurdD1x_Bga-rVxJGYZURizRsowjpaFVO-Ylqm4pu2KxkIpdi2YiR9SpVNIGrLjBHag/s320/IMG_5314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382552114931474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We tape the tube into a spiral and tuck the Y-extension in his diaper flap so there are 3 fail safes before any pressure is put on his sutures if he decides to yank on it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissarKBBjJTCwdaZ_RDsEVPv34qU8SW3wn2WRs9mOJ569TTz8c4um0ByKS46Dl7YoTbO4eIV4TR9F6YqoZxmG-JrXXkwnTww2p3FEGTlftCjvQ3jnKmWYpPzjRmqmN0if76Av2hpVRy5g/s1600/IMG_5307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissarKBBjJTCwdaZ_RDsEVPv34qU8SW3wn2WRs9mOJ569TTz8c4um0ByKS46Dl7YoTbO4eIV4TR9F6YqoZxmG-JrXXkwnTww2p3FEGTlftCjvQ3jnKmWYpPzjRmqmN0if76Av2hpVRy5g/s320/IMG_5307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382540103686066" /></a>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what Linus's unbandaged tube looked like on day 6. The blue line is just pen. They marked his midline for positioning purposes. Under the tape is a 1" incision.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QOCwVGfdgVjOD7028uu0lSFv05L5qMIaZBKwSaWqiMyJNhKgRywGzIYL-qwyjrXNIng5uO6GGYSZMcW2-YEiZteHyEWQqYiMobWbC3dBAcS5C6-iou1sbK99x-N8o3Aincjo6I3e2vk/s1600/IMG_5310.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QOCwVGfdgVjOD7028uu0lSFv05L5qMIaZBKwSaWqiMyJNhKgRywGzIYL-qwyjrXNIng5uO6GGYSZMcW2-YEiZteHyEWQqYiMobWbC3dBAcS5C6-iou1sbK99x-N8o3Aincjo6I3e2vk/s320/IMG_5310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382545459330050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what Linus's tube looked like on day 22. The incision healed up nicely. There is some granulation tissue at the opening of the stoma that will have to be cauterized off. Overall, it looks pretty good.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jrVv0I4I2g8GplAK59wkvQ2IkLjmEK1ecpbE_TCyID1t88FCBhnlrGipbGSSEIV6rov4LpyCysLbaYtPc9DvC3-RlbR2dh2igWbprwoFQ4fFnFV85GX1p8Vq0fCATepSSOBD5pbx6GA/s320/IMG_5485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638302007735092930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-62228235563825949662011-07-21T23:15:00.002-05:002011-07-22T08:17:02.101-05:009 Months!!! ...or so...<div>OK, 9 & 3/4 months now since I took so freaking long to finish writing and post this. I've been working on it off/on since July 8th...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszZuQ2QHA-KYZoc_8wUDXsoMDkARR4j7aaYnv7hkjrZ85rBe7WQ8xibXID7P1vcBMGL_K2sN_PSZHjqRvvLVJOa3uiHhqdhIKl8uB0BoVXo9lYMAXvi59K90Ind8PXHyKxqRbVQjCdXA/s1600/IMG_5072.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszZuQ2QHA-KYZoc_8wUDXsoMDkARR4j7aaYnv7hkjrZ85rBe7WQ8xibXID7P1vcBMGL_K2sN_PSZHjqRvvLVJOa3uiHhqdhIKl8uB0BoVXo9lYMAXvi59K90Ind8PXHyKxqRbVQjCdXA/s400/IMG_5072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627934104179730162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">9 Month Picture!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stats from their June 30th pediatrician appointment-</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Simon: 21lbs 12oz 72%</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 28.5" long 62%</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Linus: 18lbs 3oz 13%</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 27" long 14%</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dexter: 21lbs 13oz 72%</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 29.5" long 87%</div><div><br /></div>I can't even begin to tell you how fast these boys are growing up. It seems every day brings a few more ounces or a new skill or another tooth. Speaking of teeth, Simon has 8 now! 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom. Linus just popped his 3rd and 4th teeth this week putting an end to the question of whether or not he'd get them in the same wacky order as Simon. The answer is yes, we have a new <a href="http://astoryoftwomoms.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-life-in-pictures.html">vampire redneck</a> in the house. :) Dexter popped 3 teeth this week in a strange, but unique order. He got a top side incisor, then the middle 2 incisors. Strange boys we have here.<br /><br />Simon still leads the pack in physical prowess. This past month he started crawling, then pulling up, now cruising. There is literally no stopping this boy. He's already bloodied his mouth a few times as he's found his 2 footed balance. I thought for sure he was going to have his first black eye today. He was cruising down the hallway wall and didn't stop when the wall did. His little face lurched forward and hit the corner. It was swollen for a bit, but it all faded away by tonight. He's also already had 2 haircuts. This boy is a champ at growing hair. Simon is such a happy baby. I adore his whole body laughs. He has the deepest voice of his brothers and has now started this baritone "singing." It's adorable! Simon is our best eater. This kid can pack away some food and is rarely picky. The only thing we've found that he won't tolerate is cheddar cheese. <div><br /></div><div>Linus is continuing on his rockstar path. He's gone from a totally floppy baby to one that can sit up unassisted. He's also reaching out for toys he wants and can correct his balance about 75% of the time if he starts to topple over. He's rolling from front to back and back to front. Just yesterday he supported his weight on all 4's in the "crawl position" with very little help from us. He was PISSED about it! Physical therapy is not his bag. He acts like he's being murdered. :) Unfortunately PT is going to be a big part of his life until he catches up. At his original PT eval, he scored between 3-6 months on his skills. I'm not sure what he's at now, but he's not wasting any time mastering new things. Linus's biggest issue, aside from his wonky ticker, is his lack of feeding skills. After a very intense feeding trial, the most we were able to get him to take by mouth was 9oz spread out over an entire day. He's required 26oz a day to meet his caloric needs. 9 times out of 10 he will vomit up anything he takes by mouth. We've made very little progress in his eating purees either. Sometimes he starts gagging as the spoon comes towards him. It's so disheartening. We met with a GI specialist at the urging of our cardiologist. Linus has had an indwelling NG tube for 7 months and this is known to cause problems such as sinus congestion, reflux, oral aversion, esophageal erosion and so on. Linus was displaying all of these things. He needed the NG removed, but unfortunately he couldn't be weaned off of the tube feedings yet. Add to all of that the fact that the tape from the NG was tearing up his face. His cheeks were so irritated they would crack and bleed. Last, but not least, Linus had taken to pulling out his NG tube any chance he got. His record was 3 times in one day. Having to drop new tubes and retape him that often was a nightmare for all involved. It was decided that he should have a <a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/surgery/g_tube.html">g-tube</a> placed and soon. He was scheduled for surgery on Monday July 11. I'll write a separate post about this, but I will tell you it went fine and all is well. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dexter is our biggest boy again. Not too bad considering he was the smallest at birth. People always think Simon is bigger when they see them since he's built like a tank. Dexter is sneaky big. He's so tall and lean, you'd never know he was carrying as much weight as he does. Dexter was 2 months behind on milestones last month. He had us a little worried. Even his pediatrician recommended he be evaluated. This month, he's half a step behind on some things and ahead on others. He was hitting milestones every day for a minute there. He crawled only a few hours after Simon did. Apparently he was just watching and taking notes. Now he's crawling, pulling up and showing signs of imminent cruising. He's even climbing onto the bouncer to "jump" like Simon does. He's no longer the timid guy. He has a nasty habit of taking things from his brothers just to see if he can. He IS still our sensitive one. He snuggles like nobody's business. This kid has the worst separation anxiety and it kicks in randomly. He'll play independently for an hour one day and not let you out of arm's reach the next. Last week he cried every time I stood up. When I actually took a step or two, he would panic and hyperventilate. The tears this kid can put out would melt the coldest heart. He was desperate to be near me at all times. Even Trina wouldn't do. This was our first bout with that behavior. We've been largely interchangeable until now. If he could have tunneled through my vagina and nestled into my womb, he would have.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now that we have all 5 of us under one roof and everyone is relatively healthy, we've actually been able to do things as a family. On my days off we load up the minivan and take the boys on errands with us. We've been to the tire store, the grocery store, a fabric store, a friends house and a restaurant. They are SO good in public. We had an entire sit down meal with 5 adults and our 3 boys without a single cry. Not even a whimper! No matter where we are, we get a lot of stares and "you must have your hands full" type comments, but several people have said how good they are and how impressive it is that they behave so well. I couldn't be prouder of them. Being able to go out and do normal, boring things as a family is amazing! I like normal. It's taken us 9 months to get here and it's glorious. :)<br /><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Now for the pictures...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our stylish, custom onsies courtesy of <a href="http://twomomsandababybump.blogspot.com/">Hope</a>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7EnBz9dGqHrrLM70BGMibvmdKfxf0qndXgQaEq9Mf3gxppBmGP-o6lP8WrUOAWtcJxniYuXeikjlG872xmMkE1rAspByEWkUIlnFIIJEfiSiRtH5OdsiIY0Kpkok0AJNboZyQWlnSCY/s1600/IMG_5031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7EnBz9dGqHrrLM70BGMibvmdKfxf0qndXgQaEq9Mf3gxppBmGP-o6lP8WrUOAWtcJxniYuXeikjlG872xmMkE1rAspByEWkUIlnFIIJEfiSiRtH5OdsiIY0Kpkok0AJNboZyQWlnSCY/s320/IMG_5031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925382899017650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We won't make it to a water park before they outgrow these adorable swim trunks so they just played with sand toys in the baby cage. Now I just need someone to photoshop in a beach scene... </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaET0DXiwd6SvSIK6FFSaI4dLV62DwnDArFd0xb1E__wN6BGPcJNqtVxco2lFqVVRCOpvZHjlW9sUfp-W6iLFYcjzllsJdktLBcrpSVsj5VrWX6j7BGMos4X1oJnxX5EGUZ7eeeIhThuY/s1600/IMG_4984.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaET0DXiwd6SvSIK6FFSaI4dLV62DwnDArFd0xb1E__wN6BGPcJNqtVxco2lFqVVRCOpvZHjlW9sUfp-W6iLFYcjzllsJdktLBcrpSVsj5VrWX6j7BGMos4X1oJnxX5EGUZ7eeeIhThuY/s320/IMG_4984.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925378879207458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who wants to eat when there are all of these things to explore? Even Linus tossed his bottle and pushed himself into a back bend.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bnWi5RCyWjyUKXGgb5SoivOjig715OMcJDiS3i-3_rB2CWtPahMexfsfOOdu0w4mlGjK8jlkvchZLMkCViwWdEOHTQ-kb0ylTO02m4fEUveDp4Cpuy4NNWlmlT5fpZtIGLFESBSpMVE/s1600/IMG_4376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bnWi5RCyWjyUKXGgb5SoivOjig715OMcJDiS3i-3_rB2CWtPahMexfsfOOdu0w4mlGjK8jlkvchZLMkCViwWdEOHTQ-kb0ylTO02m4fEUveDp4Cpuy4NNWlmlT5fpZtIGLFESBSpMVE/s320/IMG_4376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627925374353516994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Papa and his handsome grandsons. Doesn't Simon look JUST like him?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gRaUlrQsJGYzaeueH8KExXGV0q1FGQb4Sf8-uDjFaE3OnWh7FEB58MBrRhKF08G_6v-JdhIWHWqdq1ResDmdoiSgO1YDnNXMe3hKwIM-Ld8173ckZVvpbp-qVkattxoQVv8kIpoP4Y0/s1600/IMG_4910.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gRaUlrQsJGYzaeueH8KExXGV0q1FGQb4Sf8-uDjFaE3OnWh7FEB58MBrRhKF08G_6v-JdhIWHWqdq1ResDmdoiSgO1YDnNXMe3hKwIM-Ld8173ckZVvpbp-qVkattxoQVv8kIpoP4Y0/s320/IMG_4910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627924651121553634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys having a chat about their toys on "plaid shorts day."</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM64_8ZWj_ayiblhPYHkcw27dA_NLwGBWqFkfUWQ8ZNrk6EmA5Tk9J5b6G4mdGo_jV1iLoqgNzVTA7SYfQn83YulZyMakMxomaIMZ4R1LX9m9lccA_tXTcPjNh05rcS8Gf4sNHUge3Bs/s1600/IMG_4463.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM64_8ZWj_ayiblhPYHkcw27dA_NLwGBWqFkfUWQ8ZNrk6EmA5Tk9J5b6G4mdGo_jV1iLoqgNzVTA7SYfQn83YulZyMakMxomaIMZ4R1LX9m9lccA_tXTcPjNh05rcS8Gf4sNHUge3Bs/s320/IMG_4463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627924643929137234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of his first pull-ups. He's so proud.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufebxACxI7Rak7yNh9fCzRwJpCvT3rddpHRBexbEkmmu4krXc-pmYj5v2ZqiKafCVEkeWY4-A6QPjXYZCEJnHvtR-3Mu6CHNM1BmzdOC1VqfBruo9OweUzeR4CuvHy-zEuvV2ePnp980/s1600/IMG_4548.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufebxACxI7Rak7yNh9fCzRwJpCvT3rddpHRBexbEkmmu4krXc-pmYj5v2ZqiKafCVEkeWY4-A6QPjXYZCEJnHvtR-3Mu6CHNM1BmzdOC1VqfBruo9OweUzeR4CuvHy-zEuvV2ePnp980/s320/IMG_4548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627924638390258162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This look of concentration kills me. He's got amazing balance. It's all in the tongue.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgi_V4rvjonUJa1WjbxF__JpD_NA1EAmmnWkPl0J5Hvr6BhalSvatodi_z5PjfK-rpmu_JlOlQgGasHBaeONBt9tXBcjgOzoCoUBpCwYDJehx7YQ3_e_3oHA05oR19o5_8LNvrerQ4Yw/s1600/IMG_4840.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgi_V4rvjonUJa1WjbxF__JpD_NA1EAmmnWkPl0J5Hvr6BhalSvatodi_z5PjfK-rpmu_JlOlQgGasHBaeONBt9tXBcjgOzoCoUBpCwYDJehx7YQ3_e_3oHA05oR19o5_8LNvrerQ4Yw/s320/IMG_4840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627924630482336242" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For a while Linus could only grab one foot at a time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ7tFzuTWqug_oW3ttb8xogphuGYQae6wMjoMuOoAuwR2yhRtvuXuf-0A5vq7v6oXC3YqmBmsXNgIlMyq1xbRDb9aNu4q8IbyPrw3Scu4REbOCu61Xfu84P6LuOTF-zQyDOMTW3cN3Zk/s1600/IMG_4714.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ7tFzuTWqug_oW3ttb8xogphuGYQae6wMjoMuOoAuwR2yhRtvuXuf-0A5vq7v6oXC3YqmBmsXNgIlMyq1xbRDb9aNu4q8IbyPrw3Scu4REbOCu61Xfu84P6LuOTF-zQyDOMTW3cN3Zk/s320/IMG_4714.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923781090289106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now he's mastered the double grab.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFA0WiZ3XdUl29dYiC1XXHlJZgzIXfyMtM5ZYBuPbRFVcNznrl4gOpVsLVGzamgF_Sy3CJ36nlnKdgawrZ7ckPMV759lxMEzcw6q8nWg_n0bdHbNpJodojI6rNzynyF6kZ42xW6ENU1Q/s1600/IMG_4813.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFA0WiZ3XdUl29dYiC1XXHlJZgzIXfyMtM5ZYBuPbRFVcNznrl4gOpVsLVGzamgF_Sy3CJ36nlnKdgawrZ7ckPMV759lxMEzcw6q8nWg_n0bdHbNpJodojI6rNzynyF6kZ42xW6ENU1Q/s320/IMG_4813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923773949526994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little guy can finally sit up on his own. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEikeKLMDFcKMapdvgeEcgz4mgggdOB2fb9EUIx34Dl5-bGlgaOkDsAhQASD8wBvje5PMbb2hF3O19n6VXfrKLcQPUTc9-SEbw1N4ainPqnimpXmTw-vWjX1-_gVGlElMdIh6_ieE0JI/s1600/IMG_5023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEikeKLMDFcKMapdvgeEcgz4mgggdOB2fb9EUIx34Dl5-bGlgaOkDsAhQASD8wBvje5PMbb2hF3O19n6VXfrKLcQPUTc9-SEbw1N4ainPqnimpXmTw-vWjX1-_gVGlElMdIh6_ieE0JI/s320/IMG_5023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923767509740130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter is crawling like a champ.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Z1aEvWwbsermlqy9WyJ8EyqQ0inp-rNaCCZMhZ5vTGUbUDpPguHnGxBoHDIvTME8hqr8Le1n9Ln0ryCONKvc6p6cP32J-hJ8OO63Y_x8ikZQfVdsPMUpeKrJwPLyyGdIDeQB5a0HV4U/s1600/IMG_4686.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Z1aEvWwbsermlqy9WyJ8EyqQ0inp-rNaCCZMhZ5vTGUbUDpPguHnGxBoHDIvTME8hqr8Le1n9Ln0ryCONKvc6p6cP32J-hJ8OO63Y_x8ikZQfVdsPMUpeKrJwPLyyGdIDeQB5a0HV4U/s320/IMG_4686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627923766894558066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dex likes to "play" this sun like a tambourine. It's adorable!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J-SR8RUhCQCbttLShby8wSVUoOd-R8N0zeWuDV4knVMjMstV125Au5C0NiczTDnUE0HR-AthMPVn6WJxd5ebJS_b-u32BwUrzXTEK-JasUcgLIT9ijOMW-fa_8twnY8RAPm2BpsI8_s/s1600/IMG_4855.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J-SR8RUhCQCbttLShby8wSVUoOd-R8N0zeWuDV4knVMjMstV125Au5C0NiczTDnUE0HR-AthMPVn6WJxd5ebJS_b-u32BwUrzXTEK-JasUcgLIT9ijOMW-fa_8twnY8RAPm2BpsI8_s/s320/IMG_4855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627922898332431282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eating lots of colors is healthy and fun.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HXmbu_0clhlo_gjcsb3IxXPNky2dDNjxL1dzHSkyjzC3OCplEOh5au_qaKFK1Wz1qhO0GYiAHTYEUxHPWDbImSMe0g5BQsDjxni_H42iqyWGH6K2-HA3CE8Q_4V6hzj1ApbGAaMUieE/s1600/IMG_4646.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HXmbu_0clhlo_gjcsb3IxXPNky2dDNjxL1dzHSkyjzC3OCplEOh5au_qaKFK1Wz1qhO0GYiAHTYEUxHPWDbImSMe0g5BQsDjxni_H42iqyWGH6K2-HA3CE8Q_4V6hzj1ApbGAaMUieE/s320/IMG_4646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627922894097668866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8SxrnjmtahOvTfTzbKrv4pstfhzNlxVhppOugZ7lmAT6MInQmdNSekbJRAqezujnQtMcXzIT7L9h_ybHD64566n9O6BRF-1oBlZq8s82d06zUAD2lFMUQDD-E1EE3YDknEB8cGnC9nY/s1600/IMG_4643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8SxrnjmtahOvTfTzbKrv4pstfhzNlxVhppOugZ7lmAT6MInQmdNSekbJRAqezujnQtMcXzIT7L9h_ybHD64566n9O6BRF-1oBlZq8s82d06zUAD2lFMUQDD-E1EE3YDknEB8cGnC9nY/s320/IMG_4643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627922890266368818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A rare shot of Linus actually taking food from a spoon.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOSRk5y9p4WR7GdJkknI7ShLMztma4prbx5lLq6RZ-t8WPNA9nLI3R1VqqRTk_njlJyRqVu1r4FaLRHUA6MXGJVsRPUUzGkW7FA3_iLZTHUpiLRiiWYSCdBoGIJGPQVhyphenhyphendhtw0zaksqQ/s1600/IMG_4647.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOSRk5y9p4WR7GdJkknI7ShLMztma4prbx5lLq6RZ-t8WPNA9nLI3R1VqqRTk_njlJyRqVu1r4FaLRHUA6MXGJVsRPUUzGkW7FA3_iLZTHUpiLRiiWYSCdBoGIJGPQVhyphenhyphendhtw0zaksqQ/s320/IMG_4647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627922884069052050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dex loves cereal.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-ppDxZefaEc5DTetB2MqJJ-KnEBopnQXiqWjN4FFRkW2cIZjmFw6WN_D-MyXh8CgJ0mMnnwg1E-bbyrjCO6rLkl-FizZmRFDOI2-3AVUvE_YNtHlBHoJSC8f3MtXf27JyaakZjGjuus/s1600/IMG_4726.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-ppDxZefaEc5DTetB2MqJJ-KnEBopnQXiqWjN4FFRkW2cIZjmFw6WN_D-MyXh8CgJ0mMnnwg1E-bbyrjCO6rLkl-FizZmRFDOI2-3AVUvE_YNtHlBHoJSC8f3MtXf27JyaakZjGjuus/s320/IMG_4726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627922877779008066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blueberries!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBHLr3Co2NXUS3GvLys0hZL8puhanV339KEZ_MiGS-k1AIgT1kb8VBZIiEVBuChzhWwlTn2sPxHRlxscWQmRYx5s5Ig5GRUU4iFvWR4nT12aflOWPBv1QnhvLT7IdOrwlT58TdYB4xaE/s1600/IMG_4606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBHLr3Co2NXUS3GvLys0hZL8puhanV339KEZ_MiGS-k1AIgT1kb8VBZIiEVBuChzhWwlTn2sPxHRlxscWQmRYx5s5Ig5GRUU4iFvWR4nT12aflOWPBv1QnhvLT7IdOrwlT58TdYB4xaE/s320/IMG_4606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627921233123560178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlAJq9lroxVLl9UN-HMKSezeHg-2USoJQuwVJrnUjcp1C6L7X3fIXz4pEgTD0vVFShaieQxLmWbEMiraiZ9nRBYqZmtENeZ0N9TzHBIY2hvqoS31YCyGRVzyeDey-mKabZ9YwM5vZ4to/s1600/IMG_4600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlAJq9lroxVLl9UN-HMKSezeHg-2USoJQuwVJrnUjcp1C6L7X3fIXz4pEgTD0vVFShaieQxLmWbEMiraiZ9nRBYqZmtENeZ0N9TzHBIY2hvqoS31YCyGRVzyeDey-mKabZ9YwM5vZ4to/s320/IMG_4600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627921227198631426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus likes it best when he's in charge of the spoon. Not much gets in his mouth, but it's still good practice.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZUvkFMEYH_6YcB9Shl3EA2oKAMsj98dyTRCv8ardMH3guRISDpbxl8Lfjukld9tLyJ4gpmMGjOYYIJmZaZMEENy3DNfLkE8P645o27o4fOZ4-e0V11sHZY4QjqQPDFndUeURpriEEeU/s1600/IMG_4957.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZUvkFMEYH_6YcB9Shl3EA2oKAMsj98dyTRCv8ardMH3guRISDpbxl8Lfjukld9tLyJ4gpmMGjOYYIJmZaZMEENy3DNfLkE8P645o27o4fOZ4-e0V11sHZY4QjqQPDFndUeURpriEEeU/s320/IMG_4957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627921228471720002" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both Simon & Dexter are mastering the pincher grasp.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k970JlQzLQeAGDMX-KrIgd-mClWZvEZgJgZf3l64qeg16vcOpsTiKCclP6uvGRH9mg8Gvj0re4NAl9oBGCW44CbXu1F0ITFsRYiq2Nqm2dcp3qFT9Xl4XMGHjLn7HmKpHZe2KcoBkYo/s1600/IMG_4786.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEhzMPLzF9hY1uimjT9gDcrDH_3np2PhjrPUOQHUK0Sawu4-mspHy3YTotB4OLxahae6VWxrTFSj0KMolI28Z4zR7185X2DuP-3Ez6ibvplXxt2_5e-1iLjyVBVF9U58CwhSFFxKihvA/s320/IMG_4676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627919291466168018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone loves frozen binks for sore mouths.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaEdyzx88TwBard-jXi0gPLhTmRgp5NPbBlo6lFIEuJg1R85sk3dVwLjOHIAe89L4ivG_6dQG7VJ2Do77kjDmWuEGuV6XhYDTneMLUIGvtcD2nym8KYOldrErSNa_itYR_rdmjQKUWKM/s1600/IMG_4537.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaEdyzx88TwBard-jXi0gPLhTmRgp5NPbBlo6lFIEuJg1R85sk3dVwLjOHIAe89L4ivG_6dQG7VJ2Do77kjDmWuEGuV6XhYDTneMLUIGvtcD2nym8KYOldrErSNa_itYR_rdmjQKUWKM/s320/IMG_4537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627919290431251330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Poor Linus's cheeks are so raw from the NG tube tape. He's also got acid burn down his chin from vomiting so much. :(</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgHQOkonlDRQKXWfG6xaZ5OVxX_28ccV6lhIS0SVHU2fbEaI71UeiKpGtX020Gudr9RroWwOFHyf-8jSBhy4THdbakYOmt_WxRDNyezaNIWCgMT9U3DjqmdR93rkP4DRsVtu12PwbF2s/s1600/IMG_4709.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgHQOkonlDRQKXWfG6xaZ5OVxX_28ccV6lhIS0SVHU2fbEaI71UeiKpGtX020Gudr9RroWwOFHyf-8jSBhy4THdbakYOmt_WxRDNyezaNIWCgMT9U3DjqmdR93rkP4DRsVtu12PwbF2s/s320/IMG_4709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627919285413673538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our bad assed Adventure Buggy at the tire store. We got SO many looks/comments with this thing. Not many folks have seen a double decker stroller. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZudMdHTX0sfl2szrYTCeVi7VYIyjCzMOvEU7sfkesBp8w8P1DEg-dE4dyyxwCEfBRBbqqF2ge2qFCYa2QslNkD_nV7avUfzyf4Q2pdRhcctPEQkb6C1eWsgUt8gCJgqRR5VGLERfpHQ/s1600/IMG_4744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZudMdHTX0sfl2szrYTCeVi7VYIyjCzMOvEU7sfkesBp8w8P1DEg-dE4dyyxwCEfBRBbqqF2ge2qFCYa2QslNkD_nV7avUfzyf4Q2pdRhcctPEQkb6C1eWsgUt8gCJgqRR5VGLERfpHQ/s320/IMG_4744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627918014411591762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our crew at the grocery store. We LOVE these cart covers sent to us by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/longlegs7?ref=top_trail">Three Little Miracles</a>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDKVq5oEvT0r9SwlOpbXF7MgPFnE9GcRAGtAcZPdmUIep7HRTM40Yky9uB1EZh8YkQpxXp0rfvipObv9Tx5AEVq30Bge7qnxiVq3_KC9O8WB8dk60y4UAQvKxtxwRaVKVks5WlUMdeks/s1600/IMG_5047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDKVq5oEvT0r9SwlOpbXF7MgPFnE9GcRAGtAcZPdmUIep7HRTM40Yky9uB1EZh8YkQpxXp0rfvipObv9Tx5AEVq30Bge7qnxiVq3_KC9O8WB8dk60y4UAQvKxtxwRaVKVks5WlUMdeks/s320/IMG_5047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627918009544321458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just hanging out in these comfy seats.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ7SmNQb2vcuJpR2e5sWAriN-XNidkVijor4wKGT_fWGUMofTvQSsV2zAHOSBJl6OmzoQSubaYhgyWv1HwNdma0vrgc9E1MNAL9QwzS9EPhQQkM7f8SB-ikNO0gZ6fmnezezm6JdMX5w/s1600/IMG_5044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ7SmNQb2vcuJpR2e5sWAriN-XNidkVijor4wKGT_fWGUMofTvQSsV2zAHOSBJl6OmzoQSubaYhgyWv1HwNdma0vrgc9E1MNAL9QwzS9EPhQQkM7f8SB-ikNO0gZ6fmnezezm6JdMX5w/s320/IMG_5044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627918004657750386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love this coy little smile.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DEMkm1BifRLt6w_rgffSviH4gDWWHyBTPq1x9CgEk1kmyX3cNsbw7_vIF4GH_rhZ5ni16Xjv6JStDhqd631E4XfK6qOwL9Oi1Fj7jbNbd2OaoqXr7ATLptLgj9rtUwUULRNkTAAKKnM/s1600/IMG_5042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DEMkm1BifRLt6w_rgffSviH4gDWWHyBTPq1x9CgEk1kmyX3cNsbw7_vIF4GH_rhZ5ni16Xjv6JStDhqd631E4XfK6qOwL9Oi1Fj7jbNbd2OaoqXr7ATLptLgj9rtUwUULRNkTAAKKnM/s320/IMG_5042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627918002032083010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon is a very studious comparison shopper. Notice the teething drool?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb-CytuW22pEf0DmKh41djbZnEiaO1DK6hSYtL0nBbRp1UnTvnVo7-3Xat3blSD_S9OcR8EQ9UfTJyUkyiaeJxbUU90nYEFVJEOMNM-tZebHvxilRIEnXt6EeP-zLRhRW2NEhHcHZKCc/s1600/IMG_4757.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb-CytuW22pEf0DmKh41djbZnEiaO1DK6hSYtL0nBbRp1UnTvnVo7-3Xat3blSD_S9OcR8EQ9UfTJyUkyiaeJxbUU90nYEFVJEOMNM-tZebHvxilRIEnXt6EeP-zLRhRW2NEhHcHZKCc/s320/IMG_4757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627917997040972706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is why having a cart cover with it's own safety straps is so important!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp9FndMBnI1QRQsTD5cBqHIAHfblblKJ-w2Bh1QxrqfhnpaGkObghjVcYYg3RBUuYSogtuyZyV6rAAI-olacm0yIYRhwifZHwWrRuOk6ZEHhGPhRT0AGjbdMkIStxOwBL28hdwB_wxCM/s1600/IMG_4759.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp9FndMBnI1QRQsTD5cBqHIAHfblblKJ-w2Bh1QxrqfhnpaGkObghjVcYYg3RBUuYSogtuyZyV6rAAI-olacm0yIYRhwifZHwWrRuOk6ZEHhGPhRT0AGjbdMkIStxOwBL28hdwB_wxCM/s320/IMG_4759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627915953475297090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus is still the happiest zipper chested baby on the block.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3N7Hc-2n7hMIAjf9EsBgbhKYg4dh7deQB5InBwx-V3yH_zWU1B91TvpCydLWFWHXS-ULOwiz1h5zB2gvAY1BvXzcjb7hc2H76jCFlgKuOzEsza4cOWmSxm0RKE6CHnTW6y-xB2fBdUE/s1600/IMG_4818.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3N7Hc-2n7hMIAjf9EsBgbhKYg4dh7deQB5InBwx-V3yH_zWU1B91TvpCydLWFWHXS-ULOwiz1h5zB2gvAY1BvXzcjb7hc2H76jCFlgKuOzEsza4cOWmSxm0RKE6CHnTW6y-xB2fBdUE/s320/IMG_4818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627915949294381906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's funny to see how often these two are in the same position or playing the same way. A moment before this shot, Dex had his toy in his mouth, too. Even their hips are cocked the same way.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0pgtdnUDoMnhxpUy69nzi2mFl_Tuk4hb2FGpuCd7DiWf8YFWRthqURPlNbUS1fcfEzBDVyjtHMWQjqhKF-SHh2zyJ4QanERwQbZ9UdeVuaImJ6FR0G_Y1-jf3qvilJem5V2b8pjudtw/s1600/IMG_4703.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0pgtdnUDoMnhxpUy69nzi2mFl_Tuk4hb2FGpuCd7DiWf8YFWRthqURPlNbUS1fcfEzBDVyjtHMWQjqhKF-SHh2zyJ4QanERwQbZ9UdeVuaImJ6FR0G_Y1-jf3qvilJem5V2b8pjudtw/s320/IMG_4703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627915942422996930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These guys are such a team. Simon climbs into the chair and Dexter bounces it for him.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP97p_1xb9TjARY9UNTWO972YVQ5MPKwS8s7ca0JiM6DrRrkf-g9NTaJXGO1u6yCDuXbzqLRKOIFUtU2v7DDpUX7AfC70x-d5UX-kAb73s_zJCDzANDenHMjXCmZSH4kY0K92uVq_nE04/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP97p_1xb9TjARY9UNTWO972YVQ5MPKwS8s7ca0JiM6DrRrkf-g9NTaJXGO1u6yCDuXbzqLRKOIFUtU2v7DDpUX7AfC70x-d5UX-kAb73s_zJCDzANDenHMjXCmZSH4kY0K92uVq_nE04/s320/IMG_4949.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627915938584224466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a ruckus in the baby cage and I found 2 very guilty looking boys when I went to investigate the noise. Dexter and Simon were fighting over the coveted pink & green sippy cup. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yZWmKIK623sZdovIAHY3oKs98yLEr_dHVt0S-_lQWBfcjX2M4kFb0RBQkAg90X_YYopbqOPvANHwp1-IB6wyuT3vkisNw7Oge43WXtFNEBsjVwhZTEiMlBKten5tLTfKF92Uaizm5ho/s1600/IMG_4929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yZWmKIK623sZdovIAHY3oKs98yLEr_dHVt0S-_lQWBfcjX2M4kFb0RBQkAg90X_YYopbqOPvANHwp1-IB6wyuT3vkisNw7Oge43WXtFNEBsjVwhZTEiMlBKten5tLTfKF92Uaizm5ho/s320/IMG_4929.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627915933939405138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon won...this time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsIfzyDpHdhh-jX2r3BsLvrY3ilOVXIOTqe03dXbaXKks0uREyoe_ih_ZhMzsYZYtMGG5psfGVIHciYWaGSLY8xd5ReUFBVXanSpwr28tk02aFpRbdDg1kf4ssLtaTJdq-c2dG5KlOYM/s1600/IMG_4931.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsIfzyDpHdhh-jX2r3BsLvrY3ilOVXIOTqe03dXbaXKks0uREyoe_ih_ZhMzsYZYtMGG5psfGVIHciYWaGSLY8xd5ReUFBVXanSpwr28tk02aFpRbdDg1kf4ssLtaTJdq-c2dG5KlOYM/s320/IMG_4931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627914182568819298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I laid my head on Linus's Boppy during playtime and he gave me a very serious look. It was like "Mom, I need to tell you something."</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc-2FGCwNux8VR1-Kx0l0NCbMDGQ2UgO9D94mTNQCYdXExgocDjpQAhKaEK2GVTe25_EyXIzhWWSlfr52huTcvhKbOczNufz5X9DzX1cRi7Vthy0CyUycg74hyphenhyphen5dOXdd3vxFel-Gif8Q/s1600/IMG_4998.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc-2FGCwNux8VR1-Kx0l0NCbMDGQ2UgO9D94mTNQCYdXExgocDjpQAhKaEK2GVTe25_EyXIzhWWSlfr52huTcvhKbOczNufz5X9DzX1cRi7Vthy0CyUycg74hyphenhyphen5dOXdd3vxFel-Gif8Q/s320/IMG_4998.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627914176649576418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After our talk he just used my head for an armrest. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVkjZG_kDGlEuznQLYiZdnhYmTO2nSd-B3IGB9pyRxuU3zLHMBFVmsL_R9wBwVSZmPDwnOWNM9OQl37i1pqnoM5ZIrBpasGMI9OAqebzMplokvp6j13-muRvnSVliktCjI_lmFIU-JNw/s1600/IMG_5002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVkjZG_kDGlEuznQLYiZdnhYmTO2nSd-B3IGB9pyRxuU3zLHMBFVmsL_R9wBwVSZmPDwnOWNM9OQl37i1pqnoM5ZIrBpasGMI9OAqebzMplokvp6j13-muRvnSVliktCjI_lmFIU-JNw/s320/IMG_5002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627914172968378594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One thing that hasn't changed is the love of jumperoo time. I'm going to be sad when they outgrow confined playtime. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q9LJyPn6RGIWbpgDaCXx-OAcuWXcDt77SUk782lA25sWNJex3reC659-KWuhE71OFxz_Rrb-QzUI8uxyIjsPbjFcKikrVOTNqXRD02ERQFD8nt0jh7CqBeHRJ-97Et7vNeibefxIyq4/s1600/IMG_4824.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Q9LJyPn6RGIWbpgDaCXx-OAcuWXcDt77SUk782lA25sWNJex3reC659-KWuhE71OFxz_Rrb-QzUI8uxyIjsPbjFcKikrVOTNqXRD02ERQFD8nt0jh7CqBeHRJ-97Et7vNeibefxIyq4/s320/IMG_4824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627914168711006882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who've asked, yes, Simon & Dexter still do <a href="http://astoryoftwomoms.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-linus-magnet-babies.html">sqiushy baby yin-yang</a>. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSgZENADcWCo02K5iDf_D0uakP1qSd02M5Lz163lnxDOLmOTN6HkRIwPfBElaf_9CPUmpZow8mHGmSI4yGrE2j3xQReR38aMA6ciehlZ_aoOE3fb1NvF_9IG4bs3JX8vUnnszQW6I9-k/s1600/IMG_4833.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSgZENADcWCo02K5iDf_D0uakP1qSd02M5Lz163lnxDOLmOTN6HkRIwPfBElaf_9CPUmpZow8mHGmSI4yGrE2j3xQReR38aMA6ciehlZ_aoOE3fb1NvF_9IG4bs3JX8vUnnszQW6I9-k/s320/IMG_4833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627914163872549394" /></a><br /></div></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-56558524593332366242011-06-04T22:16:00.009-05:002011-06-04T23:33:15.246-05:00Our Life In Pictures AKA "I don't have time to write a proper post"<div style="text-align: center;">Simon, Linus & Dexter eating breakfast in their jammies. Life is a million times easier now that they can all hold their own bottles. Mind you, the fact that they CAN do it doesn't mean they necessarily WILL do it. Simon is known for throwing his and leaving. He has better things to do than lay around eating. There are flip flops to be chewed on, doncha know.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx_YGl8YpSD682fnQq5bgJZsWD2Ih7fxqXe31PZOGStSojQ1hu5wXoBk10aL09j3po5Dn0-jFPoA8vjeNvIWQW35IG8xr_tw4pQBsA4b3sJHnriTzQmHUC7AthwPoY3bM2BdasrPljD0/s1600/IMG_4303.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx_YGl8YpSD682fnQq5bgJZsWD2Ih7fxqXe31PZOGStSojQ1hu5wXoBk10aL09j3po5Dn0-jFPoA8vjeNvIWQW35IG8xr_tw4pQBsA4b3sJHnriTzQmHUC7AthwPoY3bM2BdasrPljD0/s320/IMG_4303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577421818416946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon now has 4 teeth, about to be 6. They're coming in out of order so he looks like a redneck vampire. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns3I_OWXMn5tvyRD_29vZLaSak7TzwgfzQOqmhnCfCE-X5XPCcTSdq5AhUnJ1ijTUtw5PbRus2OlHCSvHS2bbctijakh44JRpycqdf3yQUK6WhFmCYLzx67BEz_jtH_uXVh_13Ajr6Gg/s1600/IMG_4329.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns3I_OWXMn5tvyRD_29vZLaSak7TzwgfzQOqmhnCfCE-X5XPCcTSdq5AhUnJ1ijTUtw5PbRus2OlHCSvHS2bbctijakh44JRpycqdf3yQUK6WhFmCYLzx67BEz_jtH_uXVh_13Ajr6Gg/s320/IMG_4329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577053565795170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter sits up like he's been doing it forever. This week he's even started putting a little pressure on his feet if you stand him up. Notice how his 12-24 month socks don't quite fit his heel? These boys are growing up ridiculously fast.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqFtn2ht5R25ntEs9Amyn4my3GcHhXdNxDGKqPrYd8jsXQfMSFjuge8veD7dKHe3JuX1GlhV9OIYAdTmUZPjtgYkTJD1FnWhOjnN9uQlZcyTMSyeXnHBu-x_CkSXYH8x0KWA9GXj-XrE/s1600/IMG_4059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqFtn2ht5R25ntEs9Amyn4my3GcHhXdNxDGKqPrYd8jsXQfMSFjuge8veD7dKHe3JuX1GlhV9OIYAdTmUZPjtgYkTJD1FnWhOjnN9uQlZcyTMSyeXnHBu-x_CkSXYH8x0KWA9GXj-XrE/s320/IMG_4059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577049405254306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus is making leaps and bounds in his strength and flexibility. He rolls from side to side with no problem. Today he rolled from his belly to his back for the first time ever. Big accomplishments for a guy who was completely immobile 3 weeks ago. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnzYOEOLrOFPOziWWlpwxB9fwp0qab4VwlKTXoU5DKuM9EozB4LjS5Soo9l3Fq18nJ1B7cZaul_ajxJHPam9wWAbCKfiwxl1hx4iCLbClZORQoeDlbpr_pU08XTcgCdOcOCO13LT0lEY/s1600/IMG_4166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnzYOEOLrOFPOziWWlpwxB9fwp0qab4VwlKTXoU5DKuM9EozB4LjS5Soo9l3Fq18nJ1B7cZaul_ajxJHPam9wWAbCKfiwxl1hx4iCLbClZORQoeDlbpr_pU08XTcgCdOcOCO13LT0lEY/s320/IMG_4166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577041347911602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Trina wanted me to see how Linus could pick up his head during tummy time. He thought it was fun at first.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U0CXiRqT_DWtwbovr2pnXR_lZTqC2fgLBvD2qzCbZMxrtEn7QZ85XwTBRxsQrGLoy6kgwwDpXPVlxxwM97aE5I72f0PjiCm_2c8wfhGN2L4SfIe-eWd3i3FIQmv5YS4g8hArCKChTd0/s1600/IMG_4332.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U0CXiRqT_DWtwbovr2pnXR_lZTqC2fgLBvD2qzCbZMxrtEn7QZ85XwTBRxsQrGLoy6kgwwDpXPVlxxwM97aE5I72f0PjiCm_2c8wfhGN2L4SfIe-eWd3i3FIQmv5YS4g8hArCKChTd0/s320/IMG_4332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577035424482418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That didn't last long. Tummy time sucks according to Linus.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4Cm8hXWLlWDLQXMMHdFSHYbM5ZKS3r10Jx3c0ADsQG8UY4lqc4lO27K-3lE9Qy0j8iC0aPOAFd0zMasutd-0-aoZl6yCfFXcskv09eN5uTxHqbgj6mRQ8Z57NJLsXT2E-fxkz_NNBX8/s1600/IMG_4334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4Cm8hXWLlWDLQXMMHdFSHYbM5ZKS3r10Jx3c0ADsQG8UY4lqc4lO27K-3lE9Qy0j8iC0aPOAFd0zMasutd-0-aoZl6yCfFXcskv09eN5uTxHqbgj6mRQ8Z57NJLsXT2E-fxkz_NNBX8/s320/IMG_4334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577033814551282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But he used the anger to motivate himself.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpSr7OJcaiTxM6s-2KnEhGRsv7585DrNYRHfqFA2w_LsLsQXvEmTMkiyaVp66kzc5tq1QwyLCMZ8BFMSLoQGdHz4sZ4HlmwdbxrCx4SSVvnMzEzA3PpAGP7RRbJiGG8ozAi3lN9M2zs4/s1600/IMG_4331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpSr7OJcaiTxM6s-2KnEhGRsv7585DrNYRHfqFA2w_LsLsQXvEmTMkiyaVp66kzc5tq1QwyLCMZ8BFMSLoQGdHz4sZ4HlmwdbxrCx4SSVvnMzEzA3PpAGP7RRbJiGG8ozAi3lN9M2zs4/s320/IMG_4331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614576279963838770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that form! Perfection for approximately .03 seconds. It still counts. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo284QKTuhOF9Oh5KpNC0xSOaFSo8owZmWkrkjMQhooNRjfhnmXPRjtPAuPhBDwR2Pnv-EEId667-KcrMclcAkTow3TI258B6j9mnO5bPeu6dgmhUUsSQoStiU3e3x-YqEy3x7y1YVfq0/s1600/IMG_4333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo284QKTuhOF9Oh5KpNC0xSOaFSo8owZmWkrkjMQhooNRjfhnmXPRjtPAuPhBDwR2Pnv-EEId667-KcrMclcAkTow3TI258B6j9mnO5bPeu6dgmhUUsSQoStiU3e3x-YqEy3x7y1YVfq0/s320/IMG_4333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614576275964829330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of our boys are snugglers. I really hope they stay that way. Nothin better than getting baby lovins.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter says "Do you mind? We're trying to cuddle"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTawr00wvXKZHKqUL2VScU-ixzgvWoUc7KltYrfUqqBj8Ta8R8qnXKb67AxhLi-LOKKef6TFIQPWqmILxMCmpp4lqT4G5UpUXJgI_VQe-G6MLDpLqt8Gq070kjD1hzAnb_boH5NVMuRs0/s1600/IMG_4336.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTawr00wvXKZHKqUL2VScU-ixzgvWoUc7KltYrfUqqBj8Ta8R8qnXKb67AxhLi-LOKKef6TFIQPWqmILxMCmpp4lqT4G5UpUXJgI_VQe-G6MLDpLqt8Gq070kjD1hzAnb_boH5NVMuRs0/s320/IMG_4336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614576269306061570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was taken right before bedtime. Look at those sleepy boys. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jq48DG7YG7LBHYiPsxQbbC7f4S3ET2bcPzy4akq76pQrLWDO30mkqdW4Kxy8EYyzCFIMvLvzfnjHf1Zt1Ag33W6iu3xA9Zc83HmXWU24iXtnrzu4q9oyZbjDvHxFP1mqnq81uxRsNzE/s1600/IMG_4353.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jq48DG7YG7LBHYiPsxQbbC7f4S3ET2bcPzy4akq76pQrLWDO30mkqdW4Kxy8EYyzCFIMvLvzfnjHf1Zt1Ag33W6iu3xA9Zc83HmXWU24iXtnrzu4q9oyZbjDvHxFP1mqnq81uxRsNzE/s320/IMG_4353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614576266297199250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter & Simon snuggling during nap time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefpDz5WELye6px8hs25NQpVQahHF0a822ijDT7Ci4CzTqdda2BYxIAWI9wTWBu1GexhY0jHITULZjuOmoLwhAoQwBurh6ocgCMtzWTNp594BCt4KedWeh2zfgmbJxGZb6eFDAJO6Y9MU/s1600/IMG_4070.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefpDz5WELye6px8hs25NQpVQahHF0a822ijDT7Ci4CzTqdda2BYxIAWI9wTWBu1GexhY0jHITULZjuOmoLwhAoQwBurh6ocgCMtzWTNp594BCt4KedWeh2zfgmbJxGZb6eFDAJO6Y9MU/s320/IMG_4070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614575568366338050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trina was rocking fussy babies to sleep. Apparently it was a little too effective.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5jARAtXhiGLid6mL-r5Mh1jQtXh91FyHTxISjh9WDrpMbABb8T2ARezYjUnexftv0UpF70o4ev-U9BSKREB8zaOsWExFbsjAvX62irAbKWFrGZ35ZsrLK2r9fjexsBOFXUUT_B7xqVw/s1600/IMG_4101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5jARAtXhiGLid6mL-r5Mh1jQtXh91FyHTxISjh9WDrpMbABb8T2ARezYjUnexftv0UpF70o4ev-U9BSKREB8zaOsWExFbsjAvX62irAbKWFrGZ35ZsrLK2r9fjexsBOFXUUT_B7xqVw/s320/IMG_4101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614575566526690658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite picture of Simon and I. Couldn't you just eat him up?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ9yuFVIUAgoKe9HH0-9U5nfHWHqJDRsE4ouuQ9u_jvYh3Tt5IYN34McqH7RIdVhndQYmAN71bazDN5H3N8nynXAeUrzPPnX6X3BEhnDrN77rT2tlPxBMFK-AAAjV3028sVQ8abQc6Vk/s1600/IMG_4104.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ9yuFVIUAgoKe9HH0-9U5nfHWHqJDRsE4ouuQ9u_jvYh3Tt5IYN34McqH7RIdVhndQYmAN71bazDN5H3N8nynXAeUrzPPnX6X3BEhnDrN77rT2tlPxBMFK-AAAjV3028sVQ8abQc6Vk/s320/IMG_4104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614575560033861458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two of my favorite people.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0er9W_kuRrS6ixxZTR9UcJsuA4fnbbnrk7gli5ZaRX5Ilx98K8qm01X4PprQ-LzlcKlLRCRy7o_Ln218Zl6H01Da997R0BhtoXWK3qZYc2t1yUByrnboF7EAgmK28t_P1Z2r4tG0T2Tw/s1600/IMG_4137.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0er9W_kuRrS6ixxZTR9UcJsuA4fnbbnrk7gli5ZaRX5Ilx98K8qm01X4PprQ-LzlcKlLRCRy7o_Ln218Zl6H01Da997R0BhtoXWK3qZYc2t1yUByrnboF7EAgmK28t_P1Z2r4tG0T2Tw/s320/IMG_4137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614575557404937922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter and Simon cheesin in the baby jail.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Xh-bMn1D3DLh3Njzb1fiZiScWA3MEbe62b8kDPX1ZFkP9uAMi_7UoqYzrnZ1L2Trk5tsIml7PZnVwl36pgA2jolNhOWPXeJ8mRTLMWIrrzcrIt5v5Rlpwn9MQnX93juW0XSlLBQMCc/s1600/IMG_4145.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Xh-bMn1D3DLh3Njzb1fiZiScWA3MEbe62b8kDPX1ZFkP9uAMi_7UoqYzrnZ1L2Trk5tsIml7PZnVwl36pgA2jolNhOWPXeJ8mRTLMWIrrzcrIt5v5Rlpwn9MQnX93juW0XSlLBQMCc/s320/IMG_4145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614575546633042162" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everybody still loves Jumperoo time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4af_OiPFK94Oll9H6GIkWUmumlWeRemFsBoDb26ICGjsBJxTssewQg7_rZ5HnTRMKu_q4F3QHATF87Wb5NPgVOCGOp1zFc6DP52k_Dq5m_8Xr2beDHpx9blYvnkxm-ycKQr4q13ZQ8r0/s1600/IMG_4127.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4af_OiPFK94Oll9H6GIkWUmumlWeRemFsBoDb26ICGjsBJxTssewQg7_rZ5HnTRMKu_q4F3QHATF87Wb5NPgVOCGOp1zFc6DP52k_Dq5m_8Xr2beDHpx9blYvnkxm-ycKQr4q13ZQ8r0/s320/IMG_4127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614574642888310994" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyt9ZElV_ms2slLIQeyIfmm1zhmwtQOefSjzgQI57BnAtTFsVqFN9wNpK9p-ntKljZe8EId9cUdwB6Ecmv-xdPr-hiomCVJZw_AqJ02HWS5SN3_DAfcdYMNAuFDLTSuQM2eUwZ_Htbhg/s1600/IMG_4146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyt9ZElV_ms2slLIQeyIfmm1zhmwtQOefSjzgQI57BnAtTFsVqFN9wNpK9p-ntKljZe8EId9cUdwB6Ecmv-xdPr-hiomCVJZw_AqJ02HWS5SN3_DAfcdYMNAuFDLTSuQM2eUwZ_Htbhg/s320/IMG_4146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614574636008600434" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbbFRHxi9vn9_GbdYow_6cRLQ-PXKRNDa7ot4Klf6ClJN3T9VZU3Z-kJQ6MbEiAkwjxUG8NBs3emMHnyPZOr-TXubGrgx9rmqKGmG5k4rZSgs_3AWgSlL_45uk51E-zv0Pq-5YihXh-8/s1600/IMG_4147.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbbFRHxi9vn9_GbdYow_6cRLQ-PXKRNDa7ot4Klf6ClJN3T9VZU3Z-kJQ6MbEiAkwjxUG8NBs3emMHnyPZOr-TXubGrgx9rmqKGmG5k4rZSgs_3AWgSlL_45uk51E-zv0Pq-5YihXh-8/s320/IMG_4147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614574628707446882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A tired Linus getting his tube feed. He's our only pacifier boy. We give them to him during his feeds hoping he'll make a connection between the sucking and his belly getting full.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He loves his Lovie by Swaddle Designs.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdcckK2mtfg1kptAPUPhd7AkSjeXzGYwgi_TEJ3r70dXo2vCJ8cDtwBSguw9e0hL6dAfcOR8XwZutDBdRJtmNkqXaAfMeMNT-7HLswcxSsJ6AhGQa6IaDLcu9PoygMBS-0K_sh0ByzCc/s1600/IMG_4195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdcckK2mtfg1kptAPUPhd7AkSjeXzGYwgi_TEJ3r70dXo2vCJ8cDtwBSguw9e0hL6dAfcOR8XwZutDBdRJtmNkqXaAfMeMNT-7HLswcxSsJ6AhGQa6IaDLcu9PoygMBS-0K_sh0ByzCc/s320/IMG_4195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614574621799536370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My all time favorite bath picture of Simon. That kid is such a ham!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BJdoJ7RlW7RYpAZ8kv-SBLfq3qFUXLGRc-DszHCY7DrOHl4KdKIvbGvFYohPOpaD4yrMFp6Tq8K4EswACB4luQyp5Df722k2iiX_lw1hVl32JJuWf-XhziI9HL5_D7Vcis7MSCIugzE/s1600/IMG_4226.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BJdoJ7RlW7RYpAZ8kv-SBLfq3qFUXLGRc-DszHCY7DrOHl4KdKIvbGvFYohPOpaD4yrMFp6Tq8K4EswACB4luQyp5Df722k2iiX_lw1hVl32JJuWf-XhziI9HL5_D7Vcis7MSCIugzE/s320/IMG_4226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614574619637538322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys were playing and Dex kept looking over at Linus sitting in his bouncer.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJE2DjHOt6df6N2_CSzMWdx2U7W-7QfCgWsevT5GHQT8wFpN32Eo70SP9wOBiBCMhRtwofguMObDNRcXbs2Ad7osBC_jL6GJWSyY-P8YXClVeRGZ5zobJckPO3X3uQvTeHQL_ugjF97c/s1600/IMG_4272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJE2DjHOt6df6N2_CSzMWdx2U7W-7QfCgWsevT5GHQT8wFpN32Eo70SP9wOBiBCMhRtwofguMObDNRcXbs2Ad7osBC_jL6GJWSyY-P8YXClVeRGZ5zobJckPO3X3uQvTeHQL_ugjF97c/s320/IMG_4272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614572269631701762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon decided to go see what he was up to.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfdKjly_NGW4kv83VXEShC7s7OcjvDfPYNHZGQ_D2MRZ3FqPSL_vrDHtXFhTklo6l1O2uy3LzASE1fyNxnqQ_MC10mHe0rpbPA0MEdQ4EgSA1Djzliz6BnjPZZ8JNhjsAjf7tR_6uGk8/s1600/IMG_4275.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfdKjly_NGW4kv83VXEShC7s7OcjvDfPYNHZGQ_D2MRZ3FqPSL_vrDHtXFhTklo6l1O2uy3LzASE1fyNxnqQ_MC10mHe0rpbPA0MEdQ4EgSA1Djzliz6BnjPZZ8JNhjsAjf7tR_6uGk8/s320/IMG_4275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614572267120754258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus was super excited about having company.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuXHROD7jN7g3nUv8uQfdhLETlE628-9gauWYGSQxjRlK6XUjYMjHkxylW3H4Qa5bXFSBejTtwAmzrrHex9fYPoQpgUalEJH7e-CyPP7i8Id_YUHr3lnyacgG-6CZ_a6vZ1o2BwLY5pQ/s1600/IMG_4277.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuXHROD7jN7g3nUv8uQfdhLETlE628-9gauWYGSQxjRlK6XUjYMjHkxylW3H4Qa5bXFSBejTtwAmzrrHex9fYPoQpgUalEJH7e-CyPP7i8Id_YUHr3lnyacgG-6CZ_a6vZ1o2BwLY5pQ/s320/IMG_4277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614572259915476034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He even let him chew on his coveted chicken toy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw89got3weutBqXo1hJ2FODdDde6k6lsRRYoHOSUUClKsxCwSiYrjLrlxCaVEpaAaDNZX4Y3HWZSMYe6CaKL1gGjJq-VFj5B-arsGGf1Xa0e23KGrs-7SaoXQchsRk9Xu63bdmeNQw7co/s1600/IMG_4279.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw89got3weutBqXo1hJ2FODdDde6k6lsRRYoHOSUUClKsxCwSiYrjLrlxCaVEpaAaDNZX4Y3HWZSMYe6CaKL1gGjJq-VFj5B-arsGGf1Xa0e23KGrs-7SaoXQchsRk9Xu63bdmeNQw7co/s320/IMG_4279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614572251493638754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus has started eating a little from a spoon. We're trying to encourage him to eat orally so we can eventually wean him from the tube. Unfortunately it usually ends in puke city.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z5Mh6Ln6qq8BJMnhAjsrdyvBUkV-BwQ7K6yI5xkUKhx8D7_EoSo0PyS93TiJrb1Vg7_MB-xYiE1rR4Cb-9upS1woB8Ejz0RB7SNGafIEnVPnEIII4lOwq-wVg1WuuPku_Nkqc1UbNtY/s1600/IMG_4281.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z5Mh6Ln6qq8BJMnhAjsrdyvBUkV-BwQ7K6yI5xkUKhx8D7_EoSo0PyS93TiJrb1Vg7_MB-xYiE1rR4Cb-9upS1woB8Ejz0RB7SNGafIEnVPnEIII4lOwq-wVg1WuuPku_Nkqc1UbNtY/s320/IMG_4281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614572246137438642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES cereal. He ate half an ounce before erupting like a volcano. :/</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyugbo2LohfS1VrzIgAS3uBu2H81m2mMbobwUIxNcmJNmQgG_9w9kOvrr9kIaQkhLT2f-tLsbk5GoCUlKSCUJY03uuH6pXd1HAxvxuL70EkcyPZXFZdSO22VCEhvXi1TF2md-B6gRBmgI/s1600/IMG_4283.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyugbo2LohfS1VrzIgAS3uBu2H81m2mMbobwUIxNcmJNmQgG_9w9kOvrr9kIaQkhLT2f-tLsbk5GoCUlKSCUJY03uuH6pXd1HAxvxuL70EkcyPZXFZdSO22VCEhvXi1TF2md-B6gRBmgI/s320/IMG_4283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614570175684240050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After Linus puked his guts out, I stripped him down and was cleaning him off. He kept trying to take the wet washcloth from me so I got him his own urp-free one to play with. He loved it. Goofy child.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WuNMoQ3S4xo8HmgtP3yalyGnAxnPHAhKkYj-svRP4KsxPQ2G_9vvkvt58j7S-NKxy5q6C1Mj-Fqzf19OThM9b_nfGMkA0ImLZTDjjkL0YzU2D-9IT_U0oq1K4XnHcPWwcJ7C6guZTxc/s1600/IMG_4311.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WuNMoQ3S4xo8HmgtP3yalyGnAxnPHAhKkYj-svRP4KsxPQ2G_9vvkvt58j7S-NKxy5q6C1Mj-Fqzf19OThM9b_nfGMkA0ImLZTDjjkL0YzU2D-9IT_U0oq1K4XnHcPWwcJ7C6guZTxc/s320/IMG_4311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614577415925626850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Simon loves his brother SO much. I have a feeling he's going to be a very protective big brother.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMHTGdLyoYmrm7P3INZSurbl7vGaUyqoC6N7p8ObjTw-20ZFyBPE2wR6FrpG-Wc7Do2THdtFLj0IwtATVlf1VM-agPTOxgL6vpywJVU7xCuvvxuQxIXDHaUIjfeb6lMFkhNG6GplaGQE/s1600/IMG_4355.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMHTGdLyoYmrm7P3INZSurbl7vGaUyqoC6N7p8ObjTw-20ZFyBPE2wR6FrpG-Wc7Do2THdtFLj0IwtATVlf1VM-agPTOxgL6vpywJVU7xCuvvxuQxIXDHaUIjfeb6lMFkhNG6GplaGQE/s320/IMG_4355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614570164280142034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus finally found his feet. Still can't reach them, but man do they look like fun!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQMVG-zMIMOuDqkFOOt4Z00HZJOoTQxdX5Zs9A-ojzOYd5GXYg0nNN_2EMOAcwl473uwD0jclU0FH1aOh3c3Wxmlwe2BB2plBkV_Gr-HItZKzSAeLA-O7nyDXCwnDUdQEbnxHlzq-EEc/s1600/IMG_4356.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQMVG-zMIMOuDqkFOOt4Z00HZJOoTQxdX5Zs9A-ojzOYd5GXYg0nNN_2EMOAcwl473uwD0jclU0FH1aOh3c3Wxmlwe2BB2plBkV_Gr-HItZKzSAeLA-O7nyDXCwnDUdQEbnxHlzq-EEc/s320/IMG_4356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614570157020798738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dex chewin' on his wooden giraffe. I love this kid's face. What a great smile.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZEOkWaWaiWjUCUbxb4vrhMxXEWQqL_SCUFc2teIIpm8RfDc3W6hSh3G4V5BCF-h4tjahxjq48rt3nB4DIde_fb5ZR3PmLXWNM240S6fZXuDhUNpMM99gO4MkScoxFMQXFrRrwN3Wq_E/s1600/IMG_4360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZEOkWaWaiWjUCUbxb4vrhMxXEWQqL_SCUFc2teIIpm8RfDc3W6hSh3G4V5BCF-h4tjahxjq48rt3nB4DIde_fb5ZR3PmLXWNM240S6fZXuDhUNpMM99gO4MkScoxFMQXFrRrwN3Wq_E/s320/IMG_4360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614570152158726642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apparently it's "check out your toys in the nude" day at the baby cage. Who knew? I love the concentration they each have. "Hmmm, yep, everything looks like it's in order here. How about you guys?"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EdhmmErGBviVewMyPTvy0s4SEY3MtG4ft3KwnGPE6TuznqUEr-BmEsO9yiZh0nDg2dkCcAgPrIM5HKTwNDsyLuc1t6jzgLc3Hu6-mImIxr0pQDzqfvIG7SNncXta6hxMCn9M-dgC9bw/s1600/IMG_4364.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EdhmmErGBviVewMyPTvy0s4SEY3MtG4ft3KwnGPE6TuznqUEr-BmEsO9yiZh0nDg2dkCcAgPrIM5HKTwNDsyLuc1t6jzgLc3Hu6-mImIxr0pQDzqfvIG7SNncXta6hxMCn9M-dgC9bw/s320/IMG_4364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614570146885047026" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Linus is pretty sure he's "Matthew McConaughey sexy." Just look at those abs!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB-P_ljMsFJ4uC6Jfnq_ZVkXCuiJcub-1x3urN177N2a7eDmzdrv1bmfoxDic8HPnwAV0iUxMj3kJJMU_JR28VQWa-zne-uZWh9qPrV88PU1DN4v5uIppXR4zMmaX29cv8BFLxHlWSzM/s1600/IMG_4060.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB-P_ljMsFJ4uC6Jfnq_ZVkXCuiJcub-1x3urN177N2a7eDmzdrv1bmfoxDic8HPnwAV0iUxMj3kJJMU_JR28VQWa-zne-uZWh9qPrV88PU1DN4v5uIppXR4zMmaX29cv8BFLxHlWSzM/s320/IMG_4060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614576259018360626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-69993946081366812222011-06-01T12:58:00.001-05:002011-06-01T13:00:47.212-05:00Remembering a Warrior<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2tTb7jE80Ra8hs6yKfF7U6q6QEvH-SFimg0akvk0taeP2ccXJA7YGq82CPIyG2BH-33WLKcG6NyzrmhBqsxVJLRDqhqC8u-t0v8KnkTYug3WY1n2lpv58QReHR0KHE2ahztCuG3ND80/s1600/roflbot-Y3Kt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2tTb7jE80Ra8hs6yKfF7U6q6QEvH-SFimg0akvk0taeP2ccXJA7YGq82CPIyG2BH-33WLKcG6NyzrmhBqsxVJLRDqhqC8u-t0v8KnkTYug3WY1n2lpv58QReHR0KHE2ahztCuG3ND80/s400/roflbot-Y3Kt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613312384987921202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sending love to the <a href="http://bissingfamily.wordpress.com/">Bissing</a> family and their many friends on this difficult day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-36958564895122401612011-05-18T21:19:00.009-05:002011-05-18T23:34:43.342-05:00Family of Five<div style="text-align: left;">On May 2 Linus graduated out of the CVICU and downstairs on the cardiac floor. While down there, he started teething and went on a bottle strike. Suddenly he went from eating so fast he vomited, to seeing the bottle and crying and arching his back to get away from it. Luckily he was still progressing with the other aspects of his recovery. Physical therapy was going well & his head and trunk strength was improving. The doctors started weaning him onto a protocol he could come home on. After a few scary bumps and adjustments, he started thriving. On Mother's Day he popped both of his lower front teeth. We hoped teething pain was causing his oral aversion and that he would start eating again. No such luck. The doctors decided that feeding issues would not keep him in the hospital and just focused on his meds. He was almost released on Wed, May 11, but he was sweaty, breathing 100/min, grumpy and agitated. These are symptoms of both withdrawal and unmanaged heart failure so tests had to be done to figure out which it was. "Luckily" it was determined to be withdrawals. They tweaked his meds and he was discharged the next day. After 2 open heart surgeries and 74 days in the hospital, our boy is finally home where he belongs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Life has been pretty crazy around here. Luckily we were able to transfer Linus from a 3hr schedule to a 4 hour schedule without any major hassle so it meshes better with the big boys. Now he has a 2 hour tube feed every 4 hours instead of an hour and a half feed every 3 hrs. Still doesn't give us a ton of time in between, but it helps. He's down to only 6 meds and 2 of those, Methadone & Ativan, are slowly being weaned. Since he's been home, he's had a pediatrician's appointment and a cardiology follow up. Both went very well. He's 16lbs6oz and 26.25" long. His lungs are clear and his liver is less enlarged. Here's hoping he gets to stay home for a long long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus is not going to be fun to sleep with when he's older. Look at how this kid spreads out!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ia3UyoEayPyENQzZvDvNiHbQ-BB9w9RONJuvhjx66cRf2A03R25AKA5JaNrmDeYid8XJHHPnC7AwY6g5VnpT3wQduWFcad2GaAR-slkn4NXLVLmYVOJ1iPSP1U46mJFNjkrPzL_AMhY/s1600/IMG_3710.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ia3UyoEayPyENQzZvDvNiHbQ-BB9w9RONJuvhjx66cRf2A03R25AKA5JaNrmDeYid8XJHHPnC7AwY6g5VnpT3wQduWFcad2GaAR-slkn4NXLVLmYVOJ1iPSP1U46mJFNjkrPzL_AMhY/s400/IMG_3710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608259418006347026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This naughty boy is chewing on his PICC line. He's lucky he's so cute.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFtAAccc2o4VgvVQtBGTpf3o4Xc3dxFSDiefZcBLaPSGzM7txM2ISF9onL_vL2bmBNWkS1j8QkNkJcTMmsNIJphiIlHhVtFSVNTHP9mrwvKpPHQx4EAMXMqo1KNIdj75KqEq734_L54c/s1600/IMG_3629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFtAAccc2o4VgvVQtBGTpf3o4Xc3dxFSDiefZcBLaPSGzM7txM2ISF9onL_vL2bmBNWkS1j8QkNkJcTMmsNIJphiIlHhVtFSVNTHP9mrwvKpPHQx4EAMXMqo1KNIdj75KqEq734_L54c/s400/IMG_3629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608259415832264306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I nearly had a heart attack when his alarms started going off saying he had a crazy fast and irregular heart rate. When I jumped up I saw he had pulled one of his EKG leads off and put it in his mouth. Brat.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwZRHhW1yjlPshnwYjlKLFDkE51XGzCV47jNO0pbnyOIIJWvI9vSkEYHlVCLLOVI9rI18bYR5TklIQBMCCf6ACt041UA7vP0WeWhUsftz_TkMVPyC-N1CjFGmRah1Z4dduuUQAevhPuc/s1600/IMG_3712.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwZRHhW1yjlPshnwYjlKLFDkE51XGzCV47jNO0pbnyOIIJWvI9vSkEYHlVCLLOVI9rI18bYR5TklIQBMCCf6ACt041UA7vP0WeWhUsftz_TkMVPyC-N1CjFGmRah1Z4dduuUQAevhPuc/s400/IMG_3712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608259410533416450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My sweet little oxygen-free cherub.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYryUtjA_9VODNJnBUY5HglhZbBtW70NfaYi0kBIMPtwhz3ryVP6a10zGzsFEmU0Wr_c0Os-LMRwkX3CC3G3wgXUjrlAS5WxlrCcB5-ncLBkngCKH_-dd6OsnHNH3fT-LSbB2JiFJxdQo/s1600/IMG_3744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYryUtjA_9VODNJnBUY5HglhZbBtW70NfaYi0kBIMPtwhz3ryVP6a10zGzsFEmU0Wr_c0Os-LMRwkX3CC3G3wgXUjrlAS5WxlrCcB5-ncLBkngCKH_-dd6OsnHNH3fT-LSbB2JiFJxdQo/s400/IMG_3744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608258538671555586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Less wires and more energy meant it was time to reintroduce the jumper. He had a blast for about 5 minutes. Then he took a loooong nap. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10srOVYHh_HGXdf39gL57ZjwtRpC-Pb64iRQCsgge0nodBieLhbs1i44QoFFFKBZsboc6Fr2A_yvNp0y3QFQrTxnZhXwyxyA_p3K4gX9ldIIJFtoi6zJ65P2clwHk9uTAd2EZ1grIeEg/s1600/IMG_3753.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10srOVYHh_HGXdf39gL57ZjwtRpC-Pb64iRQCsgge0nodBieLhbs1i44QoFFFKBZsboc6Fr2A_yvNp0y3QFQrTxnZhXwyxyA_p3K4gX9ldIIJFtoi6zJ65P2clwHk9uTAd2EZ1grIeEg/s400/IMG_3753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608258536249413938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The big boys and I decided it was high time to visit Linus and Mommy at the hospital. Linus was super grumpy and could've cared less that they were there, so they just amused themselves on a pallet.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhM7BeLp8YtAni0BVJueI2KgKJiY_rK3FX2DZh-prtK4aFFULbLl-uUxfQGnn-eIO8dae15CxBJeNAxbiXAG5D0VEX1ewovbBRt-zNfcWjCn9rrIT_TWtdAs_l3O7uRVzu59w6n9_4xg/s1600/IMG_3842.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhM7BeLp8YtAni0BVJueI2KgKJiY_rK3FX2DZh-prtK4aFFULbLl-uUxfQGnn-eIO8dae15CxBJeNAxbiXAG5D0VEX1ewovbBRt-zNfcWjCn9rrIT_TWtdAs_l3O7uRVzu59w6n9_4xg/s400/IMG_3842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608258531902983970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus decided he would much rather wear cute clothes like his brothers instead of this creepy clown hospital gown.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkGdaRwp8Kx7O6Bte0w9XkJMb8-XyAglV9kdOCr7WWl0k_7JPZXSSh6fQXJ0XkHckvC3eODy8YKkww1NqPdR0kgKW9N32GZhMKAHQezP5U-5qyvCD3I_Wq9SZqoV4Ijl924tXGOKnvok/s1600/IMG_3825.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkGdaRwp8Kx7O6Bte0w9XkJMb8-XyAglV9kdOCr7WWl0k_7JPZXSSh6fQXJ0XkHckvC3eODy8YKkww1NqPdR0kgKW9N32GZhMKAHQezP5U-5qyvCD3I_Wq9SZqoV4Ijl924tXGOKnvok/s400/IMG_3825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608258527640249634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So the next day he got his act together and came home .</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKDARWqilX6yzb4eBf04YwqM_c6mmWC3aUD6gu_5F1mWvWj3WmAtXYgu4to3AUq6uc5Ur_8V264LD-sf8sQ2hO5HpyE5tYM_er2Bh00ChNzUVXcGM8XcThGh1qSjMCCCfHkmyNqvN78Y/s1600/IMG_3857.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKDARWqilX6yzb4eBf04YwqM_c6mmWC3aUD6gu_5F1mWvWj3WmAtXYgu4to3AUq6uc5Ur_8V264LD-sf8sQ2hO5HpyE5tYM_er2Bh00ChNzUVXcGM8XcThGh1qSjMCCCfHkmyNqvN78Y/s400/IMG_3857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608258520734766786" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Last night after a 2 week feeding strike, Linus not only drank from a bottle, he also held it by himself! We had literally talked the night before and decided he just wasn't going to drink from a bottle ever again and hoped he would take solids when the time was right.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_7h5VACEBTw6q3DTfnqUfiKkJuQcPfJiGBwtxxo7J9bRj-AoqFxrTFvGS203j_MJcIyTCh53m3NMdMIBdDP8mFW_2IH6W42rJ3Yx8YWRGkikKdi-D0eRB-887c3PdM3zJhyoziuo4yU/s1600/IMG_3951.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_7h5VACEBTw6q3DTfnqUfiKkJuQcPfJiGBwtxxo7J9bRj-AoqFxrTFvGS203j_MJcIyTCh53m3NMdMIBdDP8mFW_2IH6W42rJ3Yx8YWRGkikKdi-D0eRB-887c3PdM3zJhyoziuo4yU/s400/IMG_3951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608252804295947778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dex holding his bottle like a big boy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHd8R4oFAt5DbrYoaVM8nriJ-_xNQ77XpwiFzAhX_XBcG0cLQTAM3rzll3wluiDmdbWGhtmaG5oky13zKWghfl0cGWL4LOzT57bDZ2VXpd3V12lv26IP7RPE0MH8SIEnWqAsPNqD-hjw/s1600/IMG_3960.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHd8R4oFAt5DbrYoaVM8nriJ-_xNQ77XpwiFzAhX_XBcG0cLQTAM3rzll3wluiDmdbWGhtmaG5oky13zKWghfl0cGWL4LOzT57bDZ2VXpd3V12lv26IP7RPE0MH8SIEnWqAsPNqD-hjw/s400/IMG_3960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608252801561034450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon glaring at me for interrupting his soothing dinner time with stupid camera flashes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPt8ZOcTm285vXDoBsb7vqq2PkDnaqUDgStVXQqbGJ7wP4QwU2u4pz-F7f-3jNv0ffhb-ILMe5x1uzmpxdkCZAPlON6pwnzpS4KV46YSOKKFwo6h-DemlUR6mcrkKDSGBj1pL47tL8E/s1600/IMG_3966.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oPt8ZOcTm285vXDoBsb7vqq2PkDnaqUDgStVXQqbGJ7wP4QwU2u4pz-F7f-3jNv0ffhb-ILMe5x1uzmpxdkCZAPlON6pwnzpS4KV46YSOKKFwo6h-DemlUR6mcrkKDSGBj1pL47tL8E/s400/IMG_3966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608252796626469170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Scenes like this prompted us to figure out a way to contain the babies. Why does he want to break the only 2 teeth he has by chewing metal? </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfwepF_7zr8NLS1oXjTSPYGeITayOfZYb5HKtjzkucfz4_D30Xd5zpHoWDY-K4WRzucwbQCJ7AytoYP6XySK6Wvmmahr7qcBfFviYKMPQkMOJNfVBe7MHZFs3_nLhgQo4fRrb0kGw5mg/s1600/IMG_3534.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfwepF_7zr8NLS1oXjTSPYGeITayOfZYb5HKtjzkucfz4_D30Xd5zpHoWDY-K4WRzucwbQCJ7AytoYP6XySK6Wvmmahr7qcBfFviYKMPQkMOJNfVBe7MHZFs3_nLhgQo4fRrb0kGw5mg/s400/IMG_3534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608252793110837410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The baby cage was then constructed.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJnrsXA9O9gEXvcPREVpO8_lW2z5JtEcnqA6VG3bdfkzFHdy-_IF07F67PzqIWfzOB4g6LUESQpeOUjZzi_Jd9XXCrLOLiZr5MKBxhMjhMrWUQwmMBdbK4gGryAO82ZOT5JX6QwWQtGc/s1600/IMG_3971.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJnrsXA9O9gEXvcPREVpO8_lW2z5JtEcnqA6VG3bdfkzFHdy-_IF07F67PzqIWfzOB4g6LUESQpeOUjZzi_Jd9XXCrLOLiZr5MKBxhMjhMrWUQwmMBdbK4gGryAO82ZOT5JX6QwWQtGc/s400/IMG_3971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608252786531155314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay, for containment!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8u9KmeT_HpT7WrWofzUvBKbuLylLqQIwAl2zQRiDjAKuddhH_L1ZuuzlH14JmVmGBi471D8rE3m_wwSkzHtycmYhSv7fXwGZwTDQN1JZmnIQppzTMHfQmyF9octOF4wcWlhgExh8n5w/s1600/IMG_3994.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8u9KmeT_HpT7WrWofzUvBKbuLylLqQIwAl2zQRiDjAKuddhH_L1ZuuzlH14JmVmGBi471D8rE3m_wwSkzHtycmYhSv7fXwGZwTDQN1JZmnIQppzTMHfQmyF9octOF4wcWlhgExh8n5w/s400/IMG_3994.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251891838011170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My happy boys. I freaking LOVE these kids!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwrVAWfS9zAToLX_eOFjR6_xvzeVt1AzEKyD2FyCcEtSvI3WRFPoIt06bBgplO4EU7ZWUPPweFSXLp0mLInrza_8QUYKXQEtzFXKR4tKG7CRkMS8qmbjs06yeD5Ue43_wgz_t8yOC-nE/s1600/IMG_3998.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwrVAWfS9zAToLX_eOFjR6_xvzeVt1AzEKyD2FyCcEtSvI3WRFPoIt06bBgplO4EU7ZWUPPweFSXLp0mLInrza_8QUYKXQEtzFXKR4tKG7CRkMS8qmbjs06yeD5Ue43_wgz_t8yOC-nE/s400/IMG_3998.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251886398070658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Seeing them play together warms my heart. There were too many times when I truly believed this would never happen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter: "Um, I don't wanna chew on this giraffe, lets trade!"</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHuNLf6TjQ8YJGd1hDgH7x2N2XSNeaLvBjiU86FeLBMxR0IgQmUi5_tUtqQVMv0qWMhAjOPy7cNDYHUIBRI0K7YddRlDjyN-L22WxyecEMYduQNzqFPszNQ7FmyTWO4Ad3_ZF8wuxCS4/s400/IMG_4007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251885289737074" /><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter: "Here, you take this one and you get this one...perfect!"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJmI-iJKnFklYVbOR1aU2by9dgzqhqE8_vd537yLqyLLO9nDJHYa5k-md6rc_4UPW-Ih4MKi5rLHsjJ1VolotgUySWUMfqSBxmwTAGmy9lqRIskVIWK2W6P3ngdLUFBbJthSiiysXjsc/s1600/IMG_4010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJmI-iJKnFklYVbOR1aU2by9dgzqhqE8_vd537yLqyLLO9nDJHYa5k-md6rc_4UPW-Ih4MKi5rLHsjJ1VolotgUySWUMfqSBxmwTAGmy9lqRIskVIWK2W6P3ngdLUFBbJthSiiysXjsc/s1600/IMG_4010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJmI-iJKnFklYVbOR1aU2by9dgzqhqE8_vd537yLqyLLO9nDJHYa5k-md6rc_4UPW-Ih4MKi5rLHsjJ1VolotgUySWUMfqSBxmwTAGmy9lqRIskVIWK2W6P3ngdLUFBbJthSiiysXjsc/s400/IMG_4010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251880545276178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Simon recently found his toes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4Yd8QIgEL4HvT2A2X6ZUTawx4Ua_y-qZ9fAMBpdPKfNBqqzYtRHwf12SIcxXPnw3kuVzDrPQ2nhSiWH1XAduqLht9h2r8y57mU92X8hEW4_N34kgUN5cIEQAyxHVyWwp2bj9S8ZmZJI/s1600/IMG_3861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4Yd8QIgEL4HvT2A2X6ZUTawx4Ua_y-qZ9fAMBpdPKfNBqqzYtRHwf12SIcxXPnw3kuVzDrPQ2nhSiWH1XAduqLht9h2r8y57mU92X8hEW4_N34kgUN5cIEQAyxHVyWwp2bj9S8ZmZJI/s400/IMG_3861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251878117266770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter found his, too.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXfTcLzbCJkES5HQZzq7Kk3kcKk18DU5wu1xTOTkVEI2t9eY7EhR4VL0Tujv14KJFa6hHrzNTIjL4dJpf6Cybe-Y0pLJxKZv03xZghKiY8ki95Lx6-nBSrnBeahDPy6RPgQc1AhIUlWU/s1600/IMG_4045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXfTcLzbCJkES5HQZzq7Kk3kcKk18DU5wu1xTOTkVEI2t9eY7EhR4VL0Tujv14KJFa6hHrzNTIjL4dJpf6Cybe-Y0pLJxKZv03xZghKiY8ki95Lx6-nBSrnBeahDPy6RPgQc1AhIUlWU/s400/IMG_4045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251080104598466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus's tummy-time looks a lot like nap time. Poor kid can't lift his head even one millimeter off the mat. Practice makes perfect, though, so we'll just keep working at it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Eh9k3Xfke0_hn0Bh27_A_QwzpX2de2qAnKhNktrJHgPNky5DGgkzNRpdhT712jxIBaTeCPKED2XwmdKm9WiBWvN2LmtH0PagiasQVnjk9NDQAalWjevThGULepyxoiQFW7ab0kHjgs/s1600/IMG_3885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Eh9k3Xfke0_hn0Bh27_A_QwzpX2de2qAnKhNktrJHgPNky5DGgkzNRpdhT712jxIBaTeCPKED2XwmdKm9WiBWvN2LmtH0PagiasQVnjk9NDQAalWjevThGULepyxoiQFW7ab0kHjgs/s400/IMG_3885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251072620575698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">See? He's not sleeping, I swear. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pfizn4PbbN_K9U0S7Gqh9z-bD0sCuq7LJeFeMfok4uxHCN36r6qQkiXXlHhkUcXsyioiM-_2gTgTj9sUu5LWobQnrrYdAekWawPofzScUzA4cMcqwzcUn3r2ErrCjMBDywj4vVMPXCs/s1600/IMG_3884.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Pfizn4PbbN_K9U0S7Gqh9z-bD0sCuq7LJeFeMfok4uxHCN36r6qQkiXXlHhkUcXsyioiM-_2gTgTj9sUu5LWobQnrrYdAekWawPofzScUzA4cMcqwzcUn3r2ErrCjMBDywj4vVMPXCs/s400/IMG_3884.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251066900449330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus thinks that baby in the mirror is mighty handsome.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjlBA9xzyhKVeDGXoQYoHlakKM6Tjt6z9pS8JC-snLBhokCXeV11S8QDt1U-JJuFL5Kn9SzlmZg1BllwRXPAPrZAzI2G5mh_Fbcops68YpeF0LqHODJm35EAkn_hmprk4HewwTuXbYGE/s1600/IMG_3887.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjlBA9xzyhKVeDGXoQYoHlakKM6Tjt6z9pS8JC-snLBhokCXeV11S8QDt1U-JJuFL5Kn9SzlmZg1BllwRXPAPrZAzI2G5mh_Fbcops68YpeF0LqHODJm35EAkn_hmprk4HewwTuXbYGE/s400/IMG_3887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251061673381730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After baby food we're giving the big boys a few sips of water from a little cup. They love it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd say about half of Simon's drools out, but he still has a good time with it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HhqOLG400gPoj2IO6soeNOgIGOAUAfe0nzNH_dXE3g3OaT0ocdMUsqgeRXWfGcZMxceqrZTojx1hp2iW9UjJx2GuXHb4ik02WCUx2opb9A0MvQznw5SgqsyDD-OqxWLJ0dpVPzCH3BU/s1600/IMG_4048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HhqOLG400gPoj2IO6soeNOgIGOAUAfe0nzNH_dXE3g3OaT0ocdMUsqgeRXWfGcZMxceqrZTojx1hp2iW9UjJx2GuXHb4ik02WCUx2opb9A0MvQznw5SgqsyDD-OqxWLJ0dpVPzCH3BU/s400/IMG_4048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608251058366146498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dexter is really good at it and smiles so big when he's finished.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hOnkRwozeu5xglqS3XNrNzaOEX4ReOQGoLkG4TAooCCuO2BT78cJyeWgJ-2I_RBlY2oW6bJU2rWxj7dsIrnmI3L0RS-_0nt5HZQWdKvz5T5UfRot8htNr0XKrq-LTRukaTZMUgML7PE/s1600/IMG_4050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hOnkRwozeu5xglqS3XNrNzaOEX4ReOQGoLkG4TAooCCuO2BT78cJyeWgJ-2I_RBlY2oW6bJU2rWxj7dsIrnmI3L0RS-_0nt5HZQWdKvz5T5UfRot8htNr0XKrq-LTRukaTZMUgML7PE/s400/IMG_4050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608250093358113922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Linus got his first taste of avacado today. We can only put a teeny smear in his mouth since he has zero oral coordination. We're just so glad he's taking anything by mouth. I can't tell you what a huge accomplishment that is for him.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwDQGCBeeb2TxtzNsJGrpigDsZC0Qs1hdKb3xhswIxAurgFiAwzPfEl8nWiAHN6HLodkI398zxJ-EGOz8DWm3XsqK93eVKvSckNoEvhVQwBKXa72jNK0HS0i2HZuoKPXXqhM1mQ6fOfk/s1600/IMG_4052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwDQGCBeeb2TxtzNsJGrpigDsZC0Qs1hdKb3xhswIxAurgFiAwzPfEl8nWiAHN6HLodkI398zxJ-EGOz8DWm3XsqK93eVKvSckNoEvhVQwBKXa72jNK0HS0i2HZuoKPXXqhM1mQ6fOfk/s400/IMG_4052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608250092250981106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this kid's smile. He has the sweetest face!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGti5mDLVsXWmdxo5RXqQwHXPx5eZCv9XSAKGNGPenc0Mm7nlsnyWKOHBOvQmtA2aC0TNYjUGXUBwsNCszBI-jyCWott76wS82bg5OnnjNxEMsECi1j3xZXxMCRo1tkErk1joQiz27Sc/s1600/IMG_4037.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGti5mDLVsXWmdxo5RXqQwHXPx5eZCv9XSAKGNGPenc0Mm7nlsnyWKOHBOvQmtA2aC0TNYjUGXUBwsNCszBI-jyCWott76wS82bg5OnnjNxEMsECi1j3xZXxMCRo1tkErk1joQiz27Sc/s400/IMG_4037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608250087836599506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He decided getting onto his knees is kinda fun after all. He's even done some rocking.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ8iA233nKXCxw0Fuzq3jHZFl4I2AB-EZ1McoPhdIdPyqz8CgmWu9zTBxJYIUW0HJRbcDdKcK2b-NBbf_epMXIKKUZ8hBf0am-G4AUIOwB_Ti_iK_WLkL2wDAz_Bl0rywQCrcnIW0B9E/s1600/IMG_4042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ8iA233nKXCxw0Fuzq3jHZFl4I2AB-EZ1McoPhdIdPyqz8CgmWu9zTBxJYIUW0HJRbcDdKcK2b-NBbf_epMXIKKUZ8hBf0am-G4AUIOwB_Ti_iK_WLkL2wDAz_Bl0rywQCrcnIW0B9E/s400/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608250081624867250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Not to be outdone, Simon has started getting on his hands and tip toes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Mb8QTGOepBPkUvK4WeJ9xPpWddcltoHAYI0RaG6VzH3g8iNk9OS4yd6hcgDKTV5bdGRdJm4I3BoQNPXO6DBF4TYi9L7sC1kKP95PzesPE7hhBYJS61sZyRlEPZua4ikevhvCyrIMXlY/s1600/IMG_4043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Mb8QTGOepBPkUvK4WeJ9xPpWddcltoHAYI0RaG6VzH3g8iNk9OS4yd6hcgDKTV5bdGRdJm4I3BoQNPXO6DBF4TYi9L7sC1kKP95PzesPE7hhBYJS61sZyRlEPZua4ikevhvCyrIMXlY/s400/IMG_4043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608250076956299698" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The other day I put Simon down on his belly and when I went back to him, he was sitting on his butt. We missed it the first few times, but I finally caught him in action.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_YbhJZnkL48qIkH5VEgneeR8iuOVQN-RWCzXysl2Ugj5GwGj5afeazodElyyF_AT_a47iVNwpD4H5HY2Xk_vVjKIMGSRgdZNMuLKQS6aACpUL8MOaundznp1HFBEX5MXk3mQRqrmThw/s1600/IMG_4030.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_YbhJZnkL48qIkH5VEgneeR8iuOVQN-RWCzXysl2Ugj5GwGj5afeazodElyyF_AT_a47iVNwpD4H5HY2Xk_vVjKIMGSRgdZNMuLKQS6aACpUL8MOaundznp1HFBEX5MXk3mQRqrmThw/s400/IMG_4030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608249142457530978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lkNYtpvnoR-x-8IXng-A5q6wbLQb46iytboAbCU5d4UlYEU6KvhQOsI8Yih7AN8xUUBgFWkOMq9LoU3ozbIQk_bvzPlFu14uMR7BP4YPF0z9rRDW1xsD2I-ibgRJXGc3InsT7qH0M4w/s1600/IMG_4031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lkNYtpvnoR-x-8IXng-A5q6wbLQb46iytboAbCU5d4UlYEU6KvhQOsI8Yih7AN8xUUBgFWkOMq9LoU3ozbIQk_bvzPlFu14uMR7BP4YPF0z9rRDW1xsD2I-ibgRJXGc3InsT7qH0M4w/s400/IMG_4031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608249138523719554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_GcU5qTMAsiDjdDs7dQxYtbkVGTDJbgtyWasdzXvs1yiMCfQ375YUdeJ3m2BhHBGwJ4gGTmz90VJbbHMPzt3liF4ZcWiwo1hoJ2sKjS4cR-3x889b04RiDWpqSaXPpEGvQ0op9C6OeY/s1600/IMG_4032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_GcU5qTMAsiDjdDs7dQxYtbkVGTDJbgtyWasdzXvs1yiMCfQ375YUdeJ3m2BhHBGwJ4gGTmz90VJbbHMPzt3liF4ZcWiwo1hoJ2sKjS4cR-3x889b04RiDWpqSaXPpEGvQ0op9C6OeY/s400/IMG_4032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608249133235846578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGVkiyXRSoOc7UqBwQ5j3dWbGWA-weh5prdUQRiU-3G2-4JdO1OjZqQIaKaJKp6Cbf-ig7D5NddffVUH1Ea4JD_9eVctBYKOwn2Qi0pLdSW543cvSjfHkyviefVWh80KBh7PKPW3KJ2E/s1600/IMG_4033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGVkiyXRSoOc7UqBwQ5j3dWbGWA-weh5prdUQRiU-3G2-4JdO1OjZqQIaKaJKp6Cbf-ig7D5NddffVUH1Ea4JD_9eVctBYKOwn2Qi0pLdSW543cvSjfHkyviefVWh80KBh7PKPW3KJ2E/s400/IMG_4033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608249131073808818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at that proud face.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WYlEBG5lcow0cp4ld4vf2rokoSEUZsY2LOA5Ku15xyaWwFv_DTj446KoIAkh7pHQsSu8bMQDgYjl2kVrTvHCfNzFSvi9ha992gfJWcg2utbonCKv31XXP4Wyu4PZ3oHyoInRASY7ReE/s1600/IMG_4034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WYlEBG5lcow0cp4ld4vf2rokoSEUZsY2LOA5Ku15xyaWwFv_DTj446KoIAkh7pHQsSu8bMQDgYjl2kVrTvHCfNzFSvi9ha992gfJWcg2utbonCKv31XXP4Wyu4PZ3oHyoInRASY7ReE/s400/IMG_4034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608249123367798706" /></a><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-55886707694887094902011-04-29T20:00:00.000-05:002011-04-29T20:03:04.796-05:007 Months...AlmostUnfortunately, Trina, Dexter and Simon are all sick right now. They have an upper respiratory bug. This is the boys' first illness. We've been so careful with them, but somehow it snuck in. I had to call in to work this week and stay at the hospital with Linus. I really really hope the 2 of us don't get sick. I'm not sure his little body could handle it. I'm being hypervigilant with my hand washing and downing vitamins to help ward off any cooties. I love spending extra time with him, but this is not how I would have chosen to do so. What's another week off work with no pay...<br /><br />I can't believe how fast time is flying. My tiny babies are growing into kids before my eyes. Simon and Dexter are wearing 12mos clothes now. I have no idea what Linus wears, because he's been neked for almost 9 weeks. That's not quite true, I know he wears a size 3 diaper and 6mos socks. :) They get more and more fun every single day. I spend approximately half of my life kissing, hugging and tickling them. There's nothing better than squealing, happy babies.<br /><br />Simon is a chunk. He has a Buddha belly and his hands and feet are huge. He can sit unassisted for long periods. He's a champ at standing while holding on to your fingers and is even starting to bend his knees and take little mini steps. His newest trick is to get on all fours and rock back and forth. This kid's going to be crawling in no time. As it is he scoots and rolls anywhere he wants to be. The childproofing has begun. He's finally getting a little better at eating but screams bloody murder when you strap him into his highchair. He loves peas and green beans, but doesn't care for fruits. Even though he doesn't appear to have any new teeth coming in, he continues to drool and chew on everything he can fit into his mouth. He is SO ticklish and has an amazing laugh.<br /><br />Dexter is stretching out like taffy. He looks thin, but weighed 19lbs12oz a few days ago. We started to get worried about his gross motor skills since he was so far behind Simon. I know you're not supposed to compare, but it's hard not to. It wasn't just that he can't do as much physically. It's also that many of his movements appear jerky and difficult for him. The doc checked him out and said she wasn't overly worried, but that he should be evaluated by ECI for physical therapy. He didn't like the sound of that so he's really turned around this last week. He can now sit unassisted for a very short period and his movements seem a little less jerky overall. We're still going to get him checked out, but we're not nearly as worried about cerebral palsy. Dex is still our most vocal boy. He makes so many different sounds, noises and laughs. He's an absolute crack up to listen to. He'll have an entire babble conversation with you complete with pauses for you to respond. It's great.<br /><br />As for Linus, he's still in the CVICU. Right after I took the "Happy Boy" picture, he went downhill. He was miserable and sick for an entire week. No matter how many sedation meds they gave him, he would thrash around and cry and moan. He was constantly nauseous and dry heaved all the time. They even had to stop his enteral feeds. He rubbed his head back and forth almost constantly causing a friction burn that Wound Care had to come look at. After an echo, a dozen blood tests and a "team meeting" (minus our surgeon), it was decided it was time to go back in and replace his mitral valve. I took the news pretty hard and had a teeny little break down on the floor of the restroom. Then I got up, took a long walk outside and felt somewhat better. I told myself that I hadn't heard from our surgeon yet and he has the final say. Sure enough, DrM comes through and looked everything over. He added a med, tweaked the others and changed his fluid balance parameters. It took about a day to kick in, but Linus is now feeling better than he ever has. He had an echo on Wed and it showed the very first bit of improvement. His mitral leakage is still severe, but his right heart pressures were a little lower. He's on minimal oxygen support and they've even been able to wean him off of his "ICU only" heart med and replace it with something he can eventually go home on.<br /><br />As for his "non heart related health" progress. He has physical therapy 3 times a week to stretch and strengthen all the muscles he's been neglecting. Laying on your back for 2 months really messes with you. He's getting pretty good at holding his head up again. His neck and hips are getting more flexible as well. His grasp is strong, but he still won't reach out to grab things. If you show him a toy he wants, he gets excited and clenches & unclenches his fists where they are or brings his hands together. It's like he can't quite figure out what to do. With OT's help, he started eating by mouth again on Thurs. His first 2 sessions left a little to be desired. By his third try, he really got the hang of it. He's allowed to practice twice a day. 2 out of the last 3 tries has ended in projectile vomit. Now that he can eat efficiently, his stomach needs to catch up. It's not used to 2oz going in so quickly. He's still gummy, but is chewing on his hands and works his tongue all the time. Maybe he'll pop some teeth soon. He still sleeps way more than his brothers, but when he's awake, he's SO happy. He laughs and babbles and plays all the time. He has so many visitors, in the form of medical staff, that come and fawn all over him everyday. You should see him batting his eyelashes and giggling at them. What a ham. No less than 4 nurses call him their boyfriend. He's also got a few bromances in the mix. What can I say? This kid's a charmer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon loves peas.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r-0h4QIBLGTjd89r4UnwHwpgRtLpxejHutrxrbQv9u9IrGBq-ruyJMvbOdYlMJdRWHaXhWpvJcj8ZhfxGG-DDPlVph8pHijP0kvfldHBqWkM3_NeVhUmK8QHJGHCektJdKVtLkskjGE/s1600/IMG_3398.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r-0h4QIBLGTjd89r4UnwHwpgRtLpxejHutrxrbQv9u9IrGBq-ruyJMvbOdYlMJdRWHaXhWpvJcj8ZhfxGG-DDPlVph8pHijP0kvfldHBqWkM3_NeVhUmK8QHJGHCektJdKVtLkskjGE/s400/IMG_3398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717086463493234" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">So does Dex.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXEZpfn5l96HVAxUNzDKiA3_e12skB-Y2URteXV8gTwX_dmxrdtcDZM9WGrx_ZeyBB2HQoHJ9zJzt4DNzl6vR3jWzeIBUsZuEXOgQ2jcIQfryyWxGzt54S8cQSHh8dPUfn0VxSDOq2bM/s1600/IMG_3403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXEZpfn5l96HVAxUNzDKiA3_e12skB-Y2URteXV8gTwX_dmxrdtcDZM9WGrx_ZeyBB2HQoHJ9zJzt4DNzl6vR3jWzeIBUsZuEXOgQ2jcIQfryyWxGzt54S8cQSHh8dPUfn0VxSDOq2bM/s400/IMG_3403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600715973724299666" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">I was tickling Simon and he kept grabbing my face and hair. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iZr6dJVFL8njdu1t9Bin7-vnmcCMl1NA7z3qNjYFWKWyn8IpmHvOFqLO37_0zDDX5D1Lr-DwgSJdwdNCmtJ7oX1i74GjMJyq-0XEOuyNTaN06ncRbpQguFcj4beuzcEMVJGzKc9A8Bc/s1600/IMG_3512.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iZr6dJVFL8njdu1t9Bin7-vnmcCMl1NA7z3qNjYFWKWyn8IpmHvOFqLO37_0zDDX5D1Lr-DwgSJdwdNCmtJ7oX1i74GjMJyq-0XEOuyNTaN06ncRbpQguFcj4beuzcEMVJGzKc9A8Bc/s400/IMG_3512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600715969282222018" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">He was laughing SO hard.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy_mgAAym-kv88L6AY3cx4CUBLuJWlFaQYqH8O_wBnGtUnbCxoJWzjjauPQli4H-rywiVUGT0Bqx3dYePrkOFmIP9oQnO7thVMc-whQ6SPJDMHqnDMa8ZXi2E1fuaM1oZ0oTSAB2yPBg/s1600/IMG_3522.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcy_mgAAym-kv88L6AY3cx4CUBLuJWlFaQYqH8O_wBnGtUnbCxoJWzjjauPQli4H-rywiVUGT0Bqx3dYePrkOFmIP9oQnO7thVMc-whQ6SPJDMHqnDMa8ZXi2E1fuaM1oZ0oTSAB2yPBg/s400/IMG_3522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600715963286171106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">If I go "nom nom nom" on Dexter's belly, he laughs til he cries.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFs2kv_U7LYPG_x96GAaNa9LjrR7_zeG_0xYERSRFIaEh0LmcK6hftYRN_fqh0Aw1mgztSi-zYfzxZOOdyLxvI50qDg8dAcLIBzIB9cZ8FAyHpcpoxrW39v_bLuSWXJh5dZZa8gjlDu4/s1600/IMG_3494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFs2kv_U7LYPG_x96GAaNa9LjrR7_zeG_0xYERSRFIaEh0LmcK6hftYRN_fqh0Aw1mgztSi-zYfzxZOOdyLxvI50qDg8dAcLIBzIB9cZ8FAyHpcpoxrW39v_bLuSWXJh5dZZa8gjlDu4/s400/IMG_3494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600715956392123298" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">I love him so much I just have to squeeze him. He, in turn, squeals with delight.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkyhh9DZBbJc_TMcACurPvBCbtdX84Vwm7dswZDcHAsoVlNeYxAplWFLcUq0UmuiPPf3PeHYUCIPeuc2TH9GHtorjNuH4bIQs1m-AG2GCuDNyVbtNpFRh2HFKmpT8gApLDI6RsAkVj_U/s1600/IMG_3499.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkyhh9DZBbJc_TMcACurPvBCbtdX84Vwm7dswZDcHAsoVlNeYxAplWFLcUq0UmuiPPf3PeHYUCIPeuc2TH9GHtorjNuH4bIQs1m-AG2GCuDNyVbtNpFRh2HFKmpT8gApLDI6RsAkVj_U/s400/IMG_3499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600715955202757410" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Poor Linus was so very sick.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHC2SWlALOiFZMLkSWnrtNNSsrNb2ddL4jJAiGIblSCgE9BFQsbV2lP3steunc3SCTK1R9HWp3HJ9t-sD1jGvi5X-4ejdB6Tv9r8me8DliboUUI0jVDhQa0mP288w2sFbkqRURRI3RIo/s1600/IMG_3356.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHC2SWlALOiFZMLkSWnrtNNSsrNb2ddL4jJAiGIblSCgE9BFQsbV2lP3steunc3SCTK1R9HWp3HJ9t-sD1jGvi5X-4ejdB6Tv9r8me8DliboUUI0jVDhQa0mP288w2sFbkqRURRI3RIo/s400/IMG_3356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600721445881540802" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">He didn't understand why I didn't fix it.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ5YV7tbKIYQ1UumhIjF-Mp799nxFp6R3wUEfycN8umOJ6lsVecdFsknhJXJ7FfhjO3-91yONopAsPW6wt-K_D2w8xxVn9rLv74DQLXQG2SclGBB4icrFkgmejOm7-xiPl4CRw2ulgbc/s1600/IMG_3369.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ5YV7tbKIYQ1UumhIjF-Mp799nxFp6R3wUEfycN8umOJ6lsVecdFsknhJXJ7FfhjO3-91yONopAsPW6wt-K_D2w8xxVn9rLv74DQLXQG2SclGBB4icrFkgmejOm7-xiPl4CRw2ulgbc/s400/IMG_3369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600718507605836578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Trying to sleep off the nausea.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg3dXquhIv8WYRweoJaraQjGR564UCsMEOIkDPUyWp7Qo3hpMhwHLT64-EqomidtqKF2d-RtjZTAEUDyUtBpycyyo-KqQvZvZZQsIrfXegRGxCeRfdcugl8g5HsB2bX3xNFF0nIzIC1w/s1600/IMG_3374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg3dXquhIv8WYRweoJaraQjGR564UCsMEOIkDPUyWp7Qo3hpMhwHLT64-EqomidtqKF2d-RtjZTAEUDyUtBpycyyo-KqQvZvZZQsIrfXegRGxCeRfdcugl8g5HsB2bX3xNFF0nIzIC1w/s400/IMG_3374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600718505025027010" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">So frustrated with it all.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54g-4f4aH9p7aibmTmZF5QKsYYHkJBI7DxgXOCulUO4xy_YKIyTEDHAW9zl3TAyYIoxqp-CLlC_OzftQ82y6vq4k_rN0RSd4Q9vJtJjY6-l67cXCLRzeThn1MKPXQ1jx2A82AevNg82M/s1600/IMG_3412.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54g-4f4aH9p7aibmTmZF5QKsYYHkJBI7DxgXOCulUO4xy_YKIyTEDHAW9zl3TAyYIoxqp-CLlC_OzftQ82y6vq4k_rN0RSd4Q9vJtJjY6-l67cXCLRzeThn1MKPXQ1jx2A82AevNg82M/s400/IMG_3412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600718499147677106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Look at that punam!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcPVJ4cRI3w0hrSe6TgbuX03t2Z1WYbPDEw7wuH_M-A-tMZqBgHIVPXV2UtgGuMeaafXokbM_4BCAQJjU02FoqdDhYRW10yRhmsiV2sx4k53lWc7neBmyPSWN7kXjX3Yfb-wOnOHpTtU/s1600/IMG_3432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcPVJ4cRI3w0hrSe6TgbuX03t2Z1WYbPDEw7wuH_M-A-tMZqBgHIVPXV2UtgGuMeaafXokbM_4BCAQJjU02FoqdDhYRW10yRhmsiV2sx4k53lWc7neBmyPSWN7kXjX3Yfb-wOnOHpTtU/s400/IMG_3432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600718494796039394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">He always has his tongue hangin out these days.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-nYwftiTsxEb_NtfDgQN5KPuWvxkmmu7G0XV2Jg76rN03T2PxavdenKRaCyGvhgf5frIfqP39SMo7BWjeNBy1_CpdgPsJAmRvsKprentZno3T6p02t8vCIXgcmfD2KxwTPHdI-qX1nk/s1600/IMG_3435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-nYwftiTsxEb_NtfDgQN5KPuWvxkmmu7G0XV2Jg76rN03T2PxavdenKRaCyGvhgf5frIfqP39SMo7BWjeNBy1_CpdgPsJAmRvsKprentZno3T6p02t8vCIXgcmfD2KxwTPHdI-qX1nk/s400/IMG_3435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600718491107604274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Look how long that thing is.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYefGWvGabeN-vXt96QEyq4rSfFoZM5Kyq5i5NBysl9o9oXzWf-BiSBGPkeO34-TcDn7vYXZ3ayBU7AQJ5uPJg-04qNaLyime0L-2ZosC43vJRsH0-OChbc8NJv3sY_nBHC-hKigjzvc/s1600/IMG_3466.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYefGWvGabeN-vXt96QEyq4rSfFoZM5Kyq5i5NBysl9o9oXzWf-BiSBGPkeO34-TcDn7vYXZ3ayBU7AQJ5uPJg-04qNaLyime0L-2ZosC43vJRsH0-OChbc8NJv3sY_nBHC-hKigjzvc/s400/IMG_3466.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717110461635794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Sly little finger chewer.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzkLYXaEXpO4q_DZChMon9RFkBZeKEANQopNfH7jpXlnFNMEjgDUUd-Z85sxwsysyypFP_x1ZZl8SSIIMfVT0mMySioTEBjRlPJbQBrP5k81nN95CfMPTSdJLKCECh51QoQihfp7uAJQ/s1600/IMG_3467.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzkLYXaEXpO4q_DZChMon9RFkBZeKEANQopNfH7jpXlnFNMEjgDUUd-Z85sxwsysyypFP_x1ZZl8SSIIMfVT0mMySioTEBjRlPJbQBrP5k81nN95CfMPTSdJLKCECh51QoQihfp7uAJQ/s400/IMG_3467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717106380807426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">He was sleeping so peacefully, I didn't want to wake him up.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlAJTRMWgWaRnU_4ZPKRnqZhReQXhyRYUNalj7YqOvOwpFjwm8Md1G3_mp_3Lmkf3McIlZouDjqYa2kbiivMwImDR7Jyhy7I6noOT2GZK_ArZBZjXfET-caFCC74gcAVTppgQV8jN2sI/s1600/IMG_3485.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlAJTRMWgWaRnU_4ZPKRnqZhReQXhyRYUNalj7YqOvOwpFjwm8Md1G3_mp_3Lmkf3McIlZouDjqYa2kbiivMwImDR7Jyhy7I6noOT2GZK_ArZBZjXfET-caFCC74gcAVTppgQV8jN2sI/s400/IMG_3485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717100032875426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">So I didn't. He had his first dream feed in 8 weeks.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOFP28USEyKjy2wlXam8nxchKJ_Gpvzh3xPA7CZE-qaMRCWhCjDMAKRwFSvBqlWd-bCoceCgmUQXgqFGkDwEV0vvu_igkCsafLlgf21NnR_0Ez_8lEeiwk5FDAO6jR2tEGkLWxzlHZ7k/s1600/IMG_3492.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOFP28USEyKjy2wlXam8nxchKJ_Gpvzh3xPA7CZE-qaMRCWhCjDMAKRwFSvBqlWd-bCoceCgmUQXgqFGkDwEV0vvu_igkCsafLlgf21NnR_0Ez_8lEeiwk5FDAO6jR2tEGkLWxzlHZ7k/s400/IMG_3492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717096361153522" /></a><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Look at these beautiful eyes. If you zoom in you can make out one of his more attractive defects. Two rows of eyelashes. :)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdxMBN9GxfStPTR1h1QkVXRnlJhQy9Q-G0pUQEL1sqWbEyfdKroIUibw4ivuHBzALQ-Vbu_5nC7k8yG6my7mCgDkPO4ccDuv9JNzQo-5r3B3F_7ErPS97n1sJIn4om25QSHDqGD7UQh8/s1600/IMG_3459.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdxMBN9GxfStPTR1h1QkVXRnlJhQy9Q-G0pUQEL1sqWbEyfdKroIUibw4ivuHBzALQ-Vbu_5nC7k8yG6my7mCgDkPO4ccDuv9JNzQo-5r3B3F_7ErPS97n1sJIn4om25QSHDqGD7UQh8/s400/IMG_3459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600721443748976722" /></a><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-16955777189286859602011-04-15T23:04:00.003-05:002011-04-15T23:18:27.944-05:00Happy Boy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJEKVUXLPeuEXJMVlbW_ixkSYYSuFnT2hddkfJxo__lqDdvj2C-DipO6fhPidYEDplc9sN-ri1LZVOiOYhe6vzkN4omj7rwEGBn_R-HPg9rY7pBmQrNllwGRqpA3P-BZEVobPbkr8ibY/s1600/IMG_3297.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJEKVUXLPeuEXJMVlbW_ixkSYYSuFnT2hddkfJxo__lqDdvj2C-DipO6fhPidYEDplc9sN-ri1LZVOiOYhe6vzkN4omj7rwEGBn_R-HPg9rY7pBmQrNllwGRqpA3P-BZEVobPbkr8ibY/s400/IMG_3297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596030803390614226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">B</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ecause of your smile, you make life more beautiful. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">~ Thich Nhat Hahn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-54010250571578815622011-04-12T18:53:00.000-05:002011-04-13T11:51:53.411-05:00Happy Linus & Magnet BabiesLinus has been in the hospital for 6 weeks now. The impact this has had on us, our family, my job and Linus himself is nearly indescribable. That being said, we've had so many people rally around us to do their very best to ease our hardships. I can't put into words how grateful we are to everyone who's taken on bits and pieces of our burden. We are forever indebted to so many.<br /><br />This week has brought on big changes for our little guy. It was decided that it's make or break time for Linus. He needs to show his medical team what he's made of. The plan is to sloooowly and gently move him from his invasive therapies to a protocol he'd be able to come home on. If he can handle this, great, wonderful, stupendous, even. If he can't "fly", it's back to the OR he goes. No pressure, right? <br /><br />He was extubated last Tues and although he's struggled a bit, he's been able to hold his own. They were able to graduate him off of the CPAP, which he hates, onto a high flow nasal cannula. This setup still gives him the support he needs, but in a much less invasive way. He's also had his Methadone and Ativan doses lowered a bit. He had pretty bad withdrawal symptoms for a few days. It was heartbreaking to watch him cry and thrash around. He was absolutely inconsolable during these fits and would usually require a PRN dose of methadone to calm him down. Then like magic, Sunday, he was "our baby" again. He smiled often and Trina even heard him babble a little for the first time since Feb. At one point he stayed awake for an hour straight. Even on this lowered sedation regimen, he usually he only comes around for a few minutes here and there. He's completely exhausted from having to breathe on his own. They've also been able to start a continuous drip of breast milk into his stomach to get his digestive system moving again. Over the past few days they've gone from 1 tsp/hr up to 3 tsp/hr. He's only vomited once so things are going pretty smoothly. The 2 daily issues we have with him are his fluid balance and his potassium. He nearly always retains too much fluid and always always has too low a potassium level. His daily chest X-rays show his lungs haven't changed much one way or the other. They're still "wet." He has an echo scheduled for tomorrow and I'm both nervous and excited to see what it might tell us.<br /><br />Now that he's off the vent, we've been able to start physical therapy sessions. He has zero muscle tone. It's like having a floppy newborn again. When we sit him up, supported of course, he can't pick his own head up. His chin stays on his chest and his shoulders are slumped. It will take a long time to get him where he needs to be, physically, but at least we've started the journey. Over the past few days, he's started taking a pacifier again. This is a good sign, because he was outright refusing it after having the vent tube and/or an oral-gastric tube in his mouth for so long. This can lead to oral aversions which can translate into feeding issues. This wouldn't be the end of the world, but frankly, this kid has enough issues already. <br /><br />Simon and Dexter are doing great. Their smiles and laughs fill me with joy down to my core. I can not get enough of their sweet snuggles. I could just squeeze them til they pop. :) Having them light up when I come into view is so good for my soul. They really make this difficult time bearable. Watching them play together and have little babble conversations with each other could melt the coldest heart. <br /><br />These boys are nearly opposite in everything they do. Dexter caught up so they both have 2 teeth now. Simon drools relentlessly and Dexter may have a dribble every now and again, but nothing major. Simon sits like a champ and is getting more stable with his assisted standing. I've been working with Dexter on his sitting skills and he does pretty well as long as you hold his hands. He still has absolutely no desire to put any weight on his feet, so standing is a no go. Today Trina introduced them to sweet potato. Simon thought it was great and Dexter was wondering what went horribly wrong with his oatmeal. You know how they say that opposites attract? I think this may be the case with Simon and Dexter in the most literal sense. If they are anywhere near each other, they're touching. If they are semi-near each other, they find their way to each other, then touch. It's like a constant game of tag where they're both "it."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">This is Linus with a vent tube. He's had this one and others like it breathing for him since March 11th. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41IzoSfmf1nReccbEu6VNsNx5fz9xG9H80wKsVJ8k447tH1SNNs1dVtDY9lGhu53acxQ6iCZa3x08VYSrxJTdbwQ7nKsPvhFOs0JBB1guILCDJv8DPm-HYQpRn21HfIQ5yvHBv7ZUhr8/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41IzoSfmf1nReccbEu6VNsNx5fz9xG9H80wKsVJ8k447tH1SNNs1dVtDY9lGhu53acxQ6iCZa3x08VYSrxJTdbwQ7nKsPvhFOs0JBB1guILCDJv8DPm-HYQpRn21HfIQ5yvHBv7ZUhr8/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594482900934520818" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">This is his "snorkel." He absolutely hates this uncomfortable contraption.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_hIO5Pzi0vpJjOjG1IeO1skh0wlif6lv7xpxaNNvLUijclQScI8bBKIs1h20epumzaZy4pKMxInGWiBKpAjx6Lq8i-Sg-8fut-2ifClzHXoTti7JNy6eSDB7vRs8KKwn9IyUs1mfcao/s1600/IMG_3095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_hIO5Pzi0vpJjOjG1IeO1skh0wlif6lv7xpxaNNvLUijclQScI8bBKIs1h20epumzaZy4pKMxInGWiBKpAjx6Lq8i-Sg-8fut-2ifClzHXoTti7JNy6eSDB7vRs8KKwn9IyUs1mfcao/s320/IMG_3095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594482894874889794" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">This is the high flow nasal cannula. He tolerates it a lot better. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKuxBkZ9qdJ8fQCNdamssqGXBHFKUSWOPg832zt0QW_wDUEDoNMgSH4LM-QQ4lg35q6CipsLJaV1DNCYu_olJFd_iveLLPl6XPt5dBrBZvNkcWonvfvGjwEEhw4ej8sZ3dbLyQjA7tGE/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKuxBkZ9qdJ8fQCNdamssqGXBHFKUSWOPg832zt0QW_wDUEDoNMgSH4LM-QQ4lg35q6CipsLJaV1DNCYu_olJFd_iveLLPl6XPt5dBrBZvNkcWonvfvGjwEEhw4ej8sZ3dbLyQjA7tGE/s320/IMG_3113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594481548843877314" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon was super excited about oatmeal time. Look at those teeth!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWWPkgKHJ-q9ysJrs4U3ILfc-QteT-x23sukQaCWqN3fpKGuBYFejGXfyowlb2AQ_daE8olzTHvJ6YPX6lAtlEhkl5XeAEhQadSsiSBBa-ncTxKt3zYs_BCTRQFr-yvUHQui-9K3ryko/s1600/IMG_3168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWWPkgKHJ-q9ysJrs4U3ILfc-QteT-x23sukQaCWqN3fpKGuBYFejGXfyowlb2AQ_daE8olzTHvJ6YPX6lAtlEhkl5XeAEhQadSsiSBBa-ncTxKt3zYs_BCTRQFr-yvUHQui-9K3ryko/s320/IMG_3168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594481532619970418" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dexter had oatmeal all over his face and he couldn't have been happier about it. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWM4Ynu3srvKPQ6ECjLNr7TwuiYDT5Iky7IKHLFVJuYqM19PRqIC2VMDv27grfA0Bf_0X3FEod-qMBQ4dD6Um17kuu_zqoqANg5qttzT0m_kcrPp5iTA1hyphenhyphennoJ-i1JYQxAVupbVYN2Fg/s1600/IMG_3135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWM4Ynu3srvKPQ6ECjLNr7TwuiYDT5Iky7IKHLFVJuYqM19PRqIC2VMDv27grfA0Bf_0X3FEod-qMBQ4dD6Um17kuu_zqoqANg5qttzT0m_kcrPp5iTA1hyphenhyphennoJ-i1JYQxAVupbVYN2Fg/s320/IMG_3135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594481543018631202" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon can sit up like a big boy. Notice Dexter's hand on his foot, he's a spotter. :)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbqsnD4JKSKlXEdC6jYH4tLY9ko2rs93v9ceX-tmFbglljJh4L5NEAXcsV7p8aWcH2hSQx95jdQBOYM7cprvAVFs3f-tg7U9XTNnsr_GNqEnahhABm5u2NAl0Px9JYhcS9cNEulD-PvM/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbqsnD4JKSKlXEdC6jYH4tLY9ko2rs93v9ceX-tmFbglljJh4L5NEAXcsV7p8aWcH2hSQx95jdQBOYM7cprvAVFs3f-tg7U9XTNnsr_GNqEnahhABm5u2NAl0Px9JYhcS9cNEulD-PvM/s320/IMG_3141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594481525835926498" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dex may not want to sit or stand, but he does the "push up" position like a champ.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEipUSvtFeEFqdvoy1KuMaa_0UOKF_QPoS3sAo0i0uwUiRWwlXGilQNPeKY59k6MHcaomWZbGeL7VtGBcjtv3uUAPj15S8IG3ALZrxAvwqini0m7RQwh4IOjXZWLMvTvNl5TcodsZmgU/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEipUSvtFeEFqdvoy1KuMaa_0UOKF_QPoS3sAo0i0uwUiRWwlXGilQNPeKY59k6MHcaomWZbGeL7VtGBcjtv3uUAPj15S8IG3ALZrxAvwqini0m7RQwh4IOjXZWLMvTvNl5TcodsZmgU/s320/IMG_3022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594482906386171074" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">This is how they start out sleeping, on their backs with lots of personal space.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH1HMY8QBWliIeZWDkOeGpxgzWviInt7S_p18d6nsgIqvicv-3jq6t2ZRCJ3la3ovlLnUObTWq1Vq2CCa8hEKmV3uEnVCIg_vtdtNYPlodVGCGAO4Xg_EexkZjdFP9oqNgpgl4mbpmK0/s1600/IMG_3151.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH1HMY8QBWliIeZWDkOeGpxgzWviInt7S_p18d6nsgIqvicv-3jq6t2ZRCJ3la3ovlLnUObTWq1Vq2CCa8hEKmV3uEnVCIg_vtdtNYPlodVGCGAO4Xg_EexkZjdFP9oqNgpgl4mbpmK0/s320/IMG_3151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594479112842947762" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Less than 30 minutes later they're like a squishy baby yin yang.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxxgBCft1SUWrbK_mSNKYI6mfOr2xhACFVRvfrlbBru0VEPbF9C5EeMczQwiHi9-YupbdJ2tFKRWFz7mtqV825AXL0hWljDlqaDcaz5sCNVTDpB3dG0dWXVW-QZTmupW8hrlEvPwN1j4/s1600/IMG_3144.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxxgBCft1SUWrbK_mSNKYI6mfOr2xhACFVRvfrlbBru0VEPbF9C5EeMczQwiHi9-YupbdJ2tFKRWFz7mtqV825AXL0hWljDlqaDcaz5sCNVTDpB3dG0dWXVW-QZTmupW8hrlEvPwN1j4/s320/IMG_3144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594481516362380066" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dexter: Hmmm, I sure would like to play with that giraffe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon: Nom Nom Nom</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmZ3DS5E0GPjfECZC6KE4L1YIvJD6EbD7oj7xS6odHKEjDI_QrHZrp-ieIrbwwIJ_lulnbbhrf_v09p6GUnpgkrRcreHHqlJglTFLgNheoyalwYsoJNwika43z9osGPzEsTq1NOMnjQY/s1600/IMG_3169.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmZ3DS5E0GPjfECZC6KE4L1YIvJD6EbD7oj7xS6odHKEjDI_QrHZrp-ieIrbwwIJ_lulnbbhrf_v09p6GUnpgkrRcreHHqlJglTFLgNheoyalwYsoJNwika43z9osGPzEsTq1NOMnjQY/s320/IMG_3169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594479104148075874" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dexter: Here, let me show you something...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon: Ok, I suppose we can share. Nom Nom Nom</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yXctGqbMsXp8g4rgxS_Huhr7SYR_3uXw9IxDhFhTxMZFlU2AIHZ4IAbG0veXEd_er1Eah9TdWjLxbV2mv1lbqukHXGQ3qXCy630gAX7ogOUIqxQFLddL4xVh6Y3BMSQ1QnbfJfMmVUk/s1600/IMG_3170.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yXctGqbMsXp8g4rgxS_Huhr7SYR_3uXw9IxDhFhTxMZFlU2AIHZ4IAbG0veXEd_er1Eah9TdWjLxbV2mv1lbqukHXGQ3qXCy630gAX7ogOUIqxQFLddL4xVh6Y3BMSQ1QnbfJfMmVUk/s320/IMG_3170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594479098148569314" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dexter: Yes! Mine!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon: I...uh...but...</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAZD4h36p6xppC7cH8nIEPuep6qA6ALbgABX0h5oAtScG1hl-36SYxz4muQFxCjoJNmYPpPBw7O2HFRrlOeJvp_iloNxUJl7IQcbUszZa2irfvp02W1T_Yaefi8QatHS0zGmnPbSxfNc/s1600/IMG_3172.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAZD4h36p6xppC7cH8nIEPuep6qA6ALbgABX0h5oAtScG1hl-36SYxz4muQFxCjoJNmYPpPBw7O2HFRrlOeJvp_iloNxUJl7IQcbUszZa2irfvp02W1T_Yaefi8QatHS0zGmnPbSxfNc/s320/IMG_3172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594479095762960434" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Dexter: Here, lets snuggle while I play with this.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Simon: OK, my fingers taste pretty good anyway. Nom Nom Nom</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnE1sGWjuzsmI8Fm4tqrmSEYvvusKZXGDcXlTo3t8i_iT55yzWH6UA0xpV2PAJn1WnMhRnTZuOukCoki-mYoJOja7aCtIi8q_Sn4HO0T-vfasvaaE507r8ElbGgSdnubwYCyUYVldRKk/s1600/IMG_3174.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnE1sGWjuzsmI8Fm4tqrmSEYvvusKZXGDcXlTo3t8i_iT55yzWH6UA0xpV2PAJn1WnMhRnTZuOukCoki-mYoJOja7aCtIi8q_Sn4HO0T-vfasvaaE507r8ElbGgSdnubwYCyUYVldRKk/s320/IMG_3174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594479084574808562" /></a>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-42824645151511280052011-04-05T16:00:00.000-05:002011-04-05T16:49:14.640-05:00Our Boys Are 6 Months!Trina and I take turns staying at the hospital with Linus so we both get to spend quality time with him. When I come home, I also have to work so the little time I get to spend with my big boys really has to count. They are growing so fast and learn new things every minute. Their joyous laughs and bright smiles really keep me going through these hard times. I can't imagine my life without them. Last week they had a pediatrician's appointment. Simon, our bruiser, weighs 18lbs9oz and is 26.5" long. Dexter, our lanky boy, weighs 18lbs5oz and is 27" long. This is the first time in a long time that Simon has outweighed Dexter. Both of them are teething and that means they've been louder and poutier than ever before. It's crazy how they can go from happy to screaming in a nanosecond. Don't even get me started on the drool. I'm going to need flood insurance.<br /><br />Simon is still our fiery, passionate boy. He does everything to a ten and has the best deep belly laugh. His smile lights up the room and his sad face breaks your heart. Simon excels at gross motor skills. He can sit on his own for over a mintue and can stand while holding on to your fingers. This kid is never where you leave him. He's forever scooting and rolling all over the place and will be crawling in no time. His first attempt at eating cereal was hilarious. He kept wildly licking his lips which mostly caused the cereal to leave his mouth and slide down his chest. He definitely liked the flavor, just couldn't figure out how to take it from the spoon and swallow it.<br /><br />Dexter is so so sweet. He has the cutest little smile and has the habit of wanting to touch and hold your face while he giggles and talks to you. He is very vocal and has started "growling" lately. It is SO funny. He also does this scream-laugh that causes his voice to go raspy in the middle. It sounds like he's hitting puberty already. He has zero interest in sitting and jerks his feet up like it burns if you try to stand him up. Totally not his bag. He had his first taste of cereal the other day and was an absolute champ at organized swallowing. He got at least 75% of it down.<br /><br />Linus is still in the CVICU. We have no idea how much he weighs or how long he is. His measurements are all about organ function, fluid balances, medications, blood gases & chemistries. Since my last post, he's had his central line, left atrial probe, chest tube, dialysis tube, arterial line, foley cath and PIV removed. He's had a PICC line placed and just this morning traded his ventilator for a CPAP. He's had his feeds started, stopped, restarted, lowered and raised in response to his GI function (or lack there of) & paused for scheduled procedures. He's had daily chest X-rays that have ranged from crappy to really crappy. His one echo was disappointing to say the least. It showed his mitral valve leakage is back to "upper moderate". This was crushing news. The decision was made to try and manage him medically for as long as possible before going in for a 3rd surgery. No one knows if this is possible let alone how long it may work. All we can do is continually test Linus's limits and respond accordingly. We're hoping this course of treatment allows him to graduate to the cardiac floor and eventually come home for a while. It's really anyone's guess and no one around here makes any promises. He's had his share of ups and downs but if you look at the big picture, he's slowly making forward progress. <br /><br />One of the scariest things to happen was last week when he decided to have several pulmonary hypertensive crises. They were terrifying to watch. One of them happened while his nurse and I were repositioning him after a chest X-ray. He just went rigid and starting turning deep purple from head to toe. The alarms were all blaring. He was clutching my finger and I watched his eyes go glassy then sort of blank. That's when he went limp and his grip loosened on my finger. I thought we were losing him. The numbers on his screen (blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen sturation) were all lower than I'd ever seen even though the nurse was pumping oxygen into his lungs with a resuscitation bag. Another nurse popped in and was told to go get "everyone". Luckily it passed and he came back. His room was filled with doctors, nurses and therapists all breathing a sigh of relief and coming off an adrenaline high. I was a wreck and his nurse said that although she doesn't scare easy, he'd really shaken her. This kid is going to give me an aneurism. Just watch, he's going to live to be 93 and I'm going to die young of heart failure due to Linus-induced shock.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These boys get more and more handsome every day. They LOVE playing with each other and are always holding hands.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIN7LPf_5KwvnRY8pJ2S_btSO4aTvuVpNR9TQTfPjsjnOhe_EzYk9db6tFlMaeoDAGcRink5FqX0MZuNdJg67wDQfq_kWNJFLMULI6_QmKI8nFu1kxWENzO3hXgDAZVj4FPXVNk1AnpM/s1600/IMG_3021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIN7LPf_5KwvnRY8pJ2S_btSO4aTvuVpNR9TQTfPjsjnOhe_EzYk9db6tFlMaeoDAGcRink5FqX0MZuNdJg67wDQfq_kWNJFLMULI6_QmKI8nFu1kxWENzO3hXgDAZVj4FPXVNk1AnpM/s320/IMG_3021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591768214769531394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Is there anything cuter than tiny butts in tiny blue jeans?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvg1PmflHYMla3PE76KuPMINi-xEyBVGS1N-B8S9FZMcWFGwhRkFSKj8TUfKTk6p5hKn0cH_gaA7BWbStHSvCFgRW8MrQdAHmJmo_aAyQS9aCLR6ZOWhYPkPWlu7vFLUXHmGG5ni5rvo/s1600/IMG_3055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvg1PmflHYMla3PE76KuPMINi-xEyBVGS1N-B8S9FZMcWFGwhRkFSKj8TUfKTk6p5hKn0cH_gaA7BWbStHSvCFgRW8MrQdAHmJmo_aAyQS9aCLR6ZOWhYPkPWlu7vFLUXHmGG5ni5rvo/s320/IMG_3055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591827823513861490" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Simon is getting really good at holding his own bottle. These little medicine bottles are a snap for him now. The big ones take more effort, but he's getting there.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_2q6sNRp9gDH79Got7u0rF9PREULXlSOVvr2UdrS_rAHAivuTqqWatpS7zkPq9gfRDNG5FVfp0pKRfg4yjMnTB6dgbJ6757NRpTcOzK12wnus_42hgt80JJcKqXKq_PXgd_yTsccUSU/s1600/IMG_3039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_2q6sNRp9gDH79Got7u0rF9PREULXlSOVvr2UdrS_rAHAivuTqqWatpS7zkPq9gfRDNG5FVfp0pKRfg4yjMnTB6dgbJ6757NRpTcOzK12wnus_42hgt80JJcKqXKq_PXgd_yTsccUSU/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591827815677491442" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Troy brought home a balloon and I thought Dexter was going to burst with joy. He would slap it and kick it then look at the adults like "Do you see this? It's AWESOME!"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuuzQO5skNAdRxPdLIH5ZMmvNkoJ5rH8I4G7unYRFCVKDhrLqaYKBH1ZbdpYWngkcaPKUwl_ve1RTSp7hcA6FW1hiIhUc8L1MXvOKHx5TrZxoMpvcHvfC485HiIlSodP_Q6VTI7YERqc/s1600/IMG_3025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuuzQO5skNAdRxPdLIH5ZMmvNkoJ5rH8I4G7unYRFCVKDhrLqaYKBH1ZbdpYWngkcaPKUwl_ve1RTSp7hcA6FW1hiIhUc8L1MXvOKHx5TrZxoMpvcHvfC485HiIlSodP_Q6VTI7YERqc/s320/IMG_3025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591772972070118930" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Teething causes Dexter, not to mention Simon, to have this face...often.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28IHB-Wyc8rJEc1pSH20bSN5tIMZxxo3FVRwlmM7yb3OTQ7foDk_SRz2nW5foIkuWCxHNpp1sRMd-MeQR0fJzEH1CrPEmNi-3BUMX02i64Fn2llOtyZwtQO810UGiPYhyphenhyphenVHfIlW-gKc4/s1600/IMG_3008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28IHB-Wyc8rJEc1pSH20bSN5tIMZxxo3FVRwlmM7yb3OTQ7foDk_SRz2nW5foIkuWCxHNpp1sRMd-MeQR0fJzEH1CrPEmNi-3BUMX02i64Fn2llOtyZwtQO810UGiPYhyphenhyphenVHfIlW-gKc4/s320/IMG_3008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591772964306296194" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It also causes leaky babies. Notice how the drool stretches all the way down to the puddle forming on Simon's hand.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zr_SYbA1QW2wCLY87hChc56SNZDt-iLOpmofHQDgRHBDmr5oBmtFgXTR2FrnTQq4uqzlNJAsOCGGFGE4IL63SPA5Sdthf9ED-TPsMvWeAK2V9Gn-B1Ju1ENQhSuqxih1hMv_E_NpDDI/s1600/IMG_2817.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zr_SYbA1QW2wCLY87hChc56SNZDt-iLOpmofHQDgRHBDmr5oBmtFgXTR2FrnTQq4uqzlNJAsOCGGFGE4IL63SPA5Sdthf9ED-TPsMvWeAK2V9Gn-B1Ju1ENQhSuqxih1hMv_E_NpDDI/s320/IMG_2817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591772961922932818" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everything and I mean EVERYTHING goes into their mouths these days.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2V0CdqU31xbgDoZQKHNev43ZAoRG9OU9DffBNtP61gEgb2eHqhPtxtXWzay0yW3uREchrHyKwwYYrc5NqkzwIqj09MBPAS_wJW5huLU112Y3gaqiGg9fBOtkeECbsZZmEG7h9w0I54g/s1600/IMG_3065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2V0CdqU31xbgDoZQKHNev43ZAoRG9OU9DffBNtP61gEgb2eHqhPtxtXWzay0yW3uREchrHyKwwYYrc5NqkzwIqj09MBPAS_wJW5huLU112Y3gaqiGg9fBOtkeECbsZZmEG7h9w0I54g/s320/IMG_3065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591827813046797266" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Simon is sporting two teeth now, while Dexter & Linus are still all gummy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mHpESbUlkPA94YUM79VIKc1g6XkfOgevrQ4VZMVFyndIyaXYffFT79ZoqFDzr5oyH4KKeN4uY_z8lh_oZkXkgQI8xIGNfZpbB0vGYp3tIOvVXmni8uOu9jbv68BXsO-VId4alCwmWLQ/s1600/IMG_3049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mHpESbUlkPA94YUM79VIKc1g6XkfOgevrQ4VZMVFyndIyaXYffFT79ZoqFDzr5oyH4KKeN4uY_z8lh_oZkXkgQI8xIGNfZpbB0vGYp3tIOvVXmni8uOu9jbv68BXsO-VId4alCwmWLQ/s320/IMG_3049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591827821341311586" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This pair of grumpy faces are a direct result of flash photography being introduced into our nap time.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XPFcPUZD_sLOrqkA6I2YheYr4jJaFrYXAWGJu_ph2tCKfpsIyysnXzYbUqQBzNZ9FMD_ZQa3idtvcB7rFpviMnDPdTA1cGP2UW-aNcKqMuMDaUA58Nb8GJPxMerO03w3K6WnsrLxTmA/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XPFcPUZD_sLOrqkA6I2YheYr4jJaFrYXAWGJu_ph2tCKfpsIyysnXzYbUqQBzNZ9FMD_ZQa3idtvcB7rFpviMnDPdTA1cGP2UW-aNcKqMuMDaUA58Nb8GJPxMerO03w3K6WnsrLxTmA/s320/IMG_3004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591772968476970034" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When Linus has a lot of fluid in his lungs, he foams at the mouth like a rabid dog.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAclMS6h5wTwTG7L5vZwT45z98YPs1VVE9hZwfPOeoQykgTqgopNb_Ml6mPaFsqPPeAalKTcjSjjlauvJy3jMdU1dgOoA56-bhVDTEQN3Vs4b4xU9KwYG2L54YMOV_TuQboHRmkbPBMlE/s1600/IMG_2983.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAclMS6h5wTwTG7L5vZwT45z98YPs1VVE9hZwfPOeoQykgTqgopNb_Ml6mPaFsqPPeAalKTcjSjjlauvJy3jMdU1dgOoA56-bhVDTEQN3Vs4b4xU9KwYG2L54YMOV_TuQboHRmkbPBMlE/s320/IMG_2983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591772977475394306" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This face breaks my heart. I can't help but feel like he's wondering why I'm not making it all better. Takes more than a Mama's kiss to fix this booboo, little one.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3t-WQdPwmxrnsOpo1I-nDS6wPczGDtEFQ4tdwm1kDJ680K4i5en1we18hsu_GuvLS8pwmJprK3rXhNnn1vw3lTIUrWKh3dTUeTJ-DgFDQ8TFOmxHljuGJB68o1WxUkGi_cDe0OfCgyvY/s1600/IMG_2996.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3t-WQdPwmxrnsOpo1I-nDS6wPczGDtEFQ4tdwm1kDJ680K4i5en1we18hsu_GuvLS8pwmJprK3rXhNnn1vw3lTIUrWKh3dTUeTJ-DgFDQ8TFOmxHljuGJB68o1WxUkGi_cDe0OfCgyvY/s320/IMG_2996.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591768209739022466" /></a>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482200508819139560.post-12507863624541808472011-03-24T22:48:00.012-05:002011-03-25T23:43:11.232-05:00Surgery #2 In Photos<div style="text-align: left;">I keep trying to write this blog, but between my shifts at Linus's bedside, caring for Simon & Dexter, trying to work and Linus's ever changing condition, I'm finding it impossible to get my thoughts organized enough to type out. I promise to post a detailed blog soon. I will tell you this, Linus's mitral valve had a 2nd repair as opposed to being replaced. True to form, he is proving to be a difficult and unpredictable patient & this surgery has yet to be labeled either success or failure. His family, friends and medical team are all hoping he stops having so many set backs and starts making steady forward progress. Here are some pictures to look over while I gather my thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holding Trina's hand the night before surgery.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyCbPzlB4JdO4TKtuYRPIuzQQlWppcRh7QWvSQ6boyvGiGok-UY0fv_ZPPHbupZ7DDwARF6DdA3EbU_HtCj2vlIgdBv-VFgXUhjBIK3rMLo7isxETwShF8a_m_S4YGZpdf18qyUCoAgc/s1600/IMG_2862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyCbPzlB4JdO4TKtuYRPIuzQQlWppcRh7QWvSQ6boyvGiGok-UY0fv_ZPPHbupZ7DDwARF6DdA3EbU_HtCj2vlIgdBv-VFgXUhjBIK3rMLo7isxETwShF8a_m_S4YGZpdf18qyUCoAgc/s320/IMG_2862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587889610796085698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day after surgery. Still looking pretty beat up.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0XWyKuL0_v5P3jaX1zKHR0a7KWFgiGhA1A5RjrsBcjrtep51QvtyzekPFuiKcm7kYVbpAs3hhtu7EgqKaqxyjL4fAtj1Fld3y1D3HW9ulDyPsGOY3M7_Jr4c0ioErnvJDVxzBAZksDs/s1600/IMG_2941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0XWyKuL0_v5P3jaX1zKHR0a7KWFgiGhA1A5RjrsBcjrtep51QvtyzekPFuiKcm7kYVbpAs3hhtu7EgqKaqxyjL4fAtj1Fld3y1D3HW9ulDyPsGOY3M7_Jr4c0ioErnvJDVxzBAZksDs/s320/IMG_2941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587889601644824978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two days after surgery. Starting to look a little more like himself. The dark line going from under his right cheek to the side of the bed is delivering a blood transfusion into his central line.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUlPWGVN9zud5-gHxMHk7b4FA7RKEnQlFpPHpaiVyNXdtDcYrx32O1acEmoG_ZSfYVz50QU_0D0MRok2Mor0iIeOkjf5mJC-hkG5L0cG-0qba52Ps7Edu-Q-_0MNdAF-sq4h9yekrXO4/s1600/IMG_2947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUlPWGVN9zud5-gHxMHk7b4FA7RKEnQlFpPHpaiVyNXdtDcYrx32O1acEmoG_ZSfYVz50QU_0D0MRok2Mor0iIeOkjf5mJC-hkG5L0cG-0qba52Ps7Edu-Q-_0MNdAF-sq4h9yekrXO4/s320/IMG_2947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587889585287151714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This inflatable raft looking deal is called a <a href="http://www.arizant.com/us/bairhuggertherapy">Bair Hugger</a>. It fills with heated air to keep him warm. His temp dropped to around 92'F a few days after surgery!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZyoVdgm5J2dmS7mnYoy8lJi3KOMLsdfjmI7amTZ7s8KDo1YJtq40l5xo_v1bG9TwrTgXHbGrVbJijCxVnjIr4_qPH5JCbMOyzvS2ONyQu6SLoNzJ238EFj9dInZbTyI0ecRFr79p4aA/s1600/IMG_2943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZyoVdgm5J2dmS7mnYoy8lJi3KOMLsdfjmI7amTZ7s8KDo1YJtq40l5xo_v1bG9TwrTgXHbGrVbJijCxVnjIr4_qPH5JCbMOyzvS2ONyQu6SLoNzJ238EFj9dInZbTyI0ecRFr79p4aA/s320/IMG_2943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587889569397281202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trina taking advantage of his semi-conscious state to trim his nails. He still curled his fingers in protest.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0x9cMEEKowaEqizXdzgRg_-0E2Zy4Kcjp7gUiG1WeRCE5Vrjprx2J13RLfI29J8dnEzYW2eSxIstw5_LdFS_nKfaAOZm30VFZ86EfoWBW4u1uWbBTAmw658r7rNcfYd32A5TAwsVzec/s1600/IMG_2932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0x9cMEEKowaEqizXdzgRg_-0E2Zy4Kcjp7gUiG1WeRCE5Vrjprx2J13RLfI29J8dnEzYW2eSxIstw5_LdFS_nKfaAOZm30VFZ86EfoWBW4u1uWbBTAmw658r7rNcfYd32A5TAwsVzec/s320/IMG_2932.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587889558282318338" /></a><br /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Photographic Tour Of Linus Post-Op: May be difficult to look at...</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus's room with all of his gear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAQ3cusskJqca_CFBMxsMTWljP0Kz9SdDcVrWdoxeDwG5WVQ3y4Tf5H46LgNwgdU80prm-5JNoKwhgGmWJVRR7mx0VB-Ck4bcg_PhsfCIaCJFacUhj7ZvfukXUBgYkOMhl2A4dGvy7YM/s1600/IMG_2904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAQ3cusskJqca_CFBMxsMTWljP0Kz9SdDcVrWdoxeDwG5WVQ3y4Tf5H46LgNwgdU80prm-5JNoKwhgGmWJVRR7mx0VB-Ck4bcg_PhsfCIaCJFacUhj7ZvfukXUBgYkOMhl2A4dGvy7YM/s320/IMG_2904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588223961351851490" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Full body shot right after surgery</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKdzbtcjlc65XqiBd0UwgeW6OGtUo3RWnkcZOVVn_BZ9UjyLHzrEkH6kVIjZh8A5Nzj6hZsIvlCoZmrW0QZUh6sc-BWHKIhwWF4iEZLXSVU0M7bhQ9Ee5riHp3l9UqzxNebp58n4sWs0/s1600/IMG_2870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKdzbtcjlc65XqiBd0UwgeW6OGtUo3RWnkcZOVVn_BZ9UjyLHzrEkH6kVIjZh8A5Nzj6hZsIvlCoZmrW0QZUh6sc-BWHKIhwWF4iEZLXSVU0M7bhQ9Ee5riHp3l9UqzxNebp58n4sWs0/s320/IMG_2870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587884919384747266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pad on his forehead is a NIRS (near infrared spectroscopy) that helps monitor his cerebral perfusion. In other words it lets us know if his brain is getting adequate blood flow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dYMUZd3cMfmPf27JD62aFjovaiudm0yE-obGlkC-VOUVitC4DqodWDTGZWamc6DAiLgFIE39ETgx5A8U83MsW_iXuRd4-w6xeQsgw92bekk5mD3GpLWiuO7sVl9GEKprKtDHDp7lUqk/s1600/IMG_2891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dYMUZd3cMfmPf27JD62aFjovaiudm0yE-obGlkC-VOUVitC4DqodWDTGZWamc6DAiLgFIE39ETgx5A8U83MsW_iXuRd4-w6xeQsgw92bekk5mD3GpLWiuO7sVl9GEKprKtDHDp7lUqk/s320/IMG_2891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588217765983788898" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tube taped into his nostril is attached to the ventilator that breathes for him. The tube in his mouth went into his stomach to remove any gas or extra fluid. The circular stickers on his shoulder & chest are EKG sensors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFvd4Lsz24VijqiRBfGviC22F6wABfISXk4PC4gfF4MNM879FEA0rE4YnwDfzTIixjj8vCClLDtMAzJRwJAUfgPdjpN10Vup7OJmWT_29o3czYjVEN6Bq3VJv3w-a-HdHa2fjlD5CWLc/s1600/IMG_2885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFvd4Lsz24VijqiRBfGviC22F6wABfISXk4PC4gfF4MNM879FEA0rE4YnwDfzTIixjj8vCClLDtMAzJRwJAUfgPdjpN10Vup7OJmWT_29o3czYjVEN6Bq3VJv3w-a-HdHa2fjlD5CWLc/s320/IMG_2885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588218663518560546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linus has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_venous_catheter">central line</a> is in his <a href="http://www.anwresidency.com/simulation/guide/ij.html">jugular</a>. It has 2 lumens, or access tubes, so all of his continuous IV fluids and meds can go through one and the other can be used for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_re_nata">PRN</a> meds or blood transfusions. It also takes real time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_venous_pressure">central venous pressure</a> readings.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzRfWLg4bbPxzzki8C1uuo5KOccqGfx8twc-Coij4_TximpV4OK12A7RZbTeI9PLj8Nf-3dPhnJjQbF8T9YOj9Kbj-Ls6TFjVtvcq39LlW0CO4atQmV0YcWCE1ckCJdLK4k6l5racb0Q/s1600/IMG_2889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzRfWLg4bbPxzzki8C1uuo5KOccqGfx8twc-Coij4_TximpV4OK12A7RZbTeI9PLj8Nf-3dPhnJjQbF8T9YOj9Kbj-Ls6TFjVtvcq39LlW0CO4atQmV0YcWCE1ckCJdLK4k6l5racb0Q/s320/IMG_2889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587884874454688626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tube with blood in it is his chest tube. It pulls the extra fluid and blood out of his chest cavity. The clear one is his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peritoneal_dialysis">peritoneal dialysis</a> tube.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbF2fHG2zhoZp7p5hiN8lPZRYTYacS40XCB6bZrakphe86u93S6l7Ick0Dx9X_EPSXL8hPpiTw-P7xdR0eLn4TH4Fawb4mt1Dcj4T9HOIB8LnNhOhzujkJ7Ucs0LpPCLEi9NV130jn1o/s1600/IMG_2892.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbF2fHG2zhoZp7p5hiN8lPZRYTYacS40XCB6bZrakphe86u93S6l7Ick0Dx9X_EPSXL8hPpiTw-P7xdR0eLn4TH4Fawb4mt1Dcj4T9HOIB8LnNhOhzujkJ7Ucs0LpPCLEi9NV130jn1o/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587884864246872770" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This box has a slightly lower pressure than his chest so the fluid drains into it. This way it can be collected and measured.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPr7mQ6rPyE8rn8A7mkGVkK7kQ2Fk_IBeLBiOTkkwSOUOWqBPpQZ_d6A5xRFzr1LCpsrAfGMVGiUO_y2xngIoqsL0O380-EmNQwpt086yQCy4cE2LqKwPn0u5Msn4EoKZHSWrYFkXy2c/s1600/IMG_2926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPr7mQ6rPyE8rn8A7mkGVkK7kQ2Fk_IBeLBiOTkkwSOUOWqBPpQZ_d6A5xRFzr1LCpsrAfGMVGiUO_y2xngIoqsL0O380-EmNQwpt086yQCy4cE2LqKwPn0u5Msn4EoKZHSWrYFkXy2c/s320/IMG_2926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878654337682434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The probe with the LAP sticker goes through his chest wall and into his heart. It measures the pressure in his left atrium.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy6RONTNU-8wfycIN8t22xBrZdamhPPVKWWYZP5ZHG-khXrIhgzUOuTqn0REsfrjw2OjbxcDRluYKkt7Nc3G5eFnGrCfy4HdH_ptfMWD9lb88Zi3XxfHwuqfgGw-garu-BpBj6qhgpp0/s1600/IMG_2897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy6RONTNU-8wfycIN8t22xBrZdamhPPVKWWYZP5ZHG-khXrIhgzUOuTqn0REsfrjw2OjbxcDRluYKkt7Nc3G5eFnGrCfy4HdH_ptfMWD9lb88Zi3XxfHwuqfgGw-garu-BpBj6qhgpp0/s320/IMG_2897.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588231777221669970" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is his peritoneal dialysis pole. The bag at the top contains the sugar water that is pumped into his abdomen. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD-4ur2lr764kMZJ-q-lA7uYocTboS2GbF9OIodFTVzvE1L_CVVKT_tSiYfvrkwBhcu11AZ_LNfEXYwVHYMqsA4pMF9Xw450rtJmQMLofB1KCTm6QaH6kI-hJC0lyLyI9a2TcUEX45oQ/s1600/IMG_2916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD-4ur2lr764kMZJ-q-lA7uYocTboS2GbF9OIodFTVzvE1L_CVVKT_tSiYfvrkwBhcu11AZ_LNfEXYwVHYMqsA4pMF9Xw450rtJmQMLofB1KCTm6QaH6kI-hJC0lyLyI9a2TcUEX45oQ/s320/IMG_2916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878635885483170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The green "blanket" is a warmer that his dialysis tubing sits inside. If the fluid wasn't warmed, his core temperature would drop drastically. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNBK21VocZJriO5pnOZYQBuaXqy2cVoU0MuaDSEkSM7cTqJt5yy7a3MBOjgUxjtHSnLSX1AUigWIp7vBM_-eNJm9C3E_S1uR-sEIO81SB8zBFs8uLYn2k8nhE4S9f8c5Ykd4GzNuxBJw/s1600/IMG_2905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNBK21VocZJriO5pnOZYQBuaXqy2cVoU0MuaDSEkSM7cTqJt5yy7a3MBOjgUxjtHSnLSX1AUigWIp7vBM_-eNJm9C3E_S1uR-sEIO81SB8zBFs8uLYn2k8nhE4S9f8c5Ykd4GzNuxBJw/s320/IMG_2905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878632549844914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is where his dialysis fluid is collected and measured. It was pink the first day and has slowly turned to a pale yellow.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfgI7YXp2M1bfGsXKqgup_WicGUJoa7bVd3hhBt-zd3M6DusP6aNahGTB18iNrRimEQymTHcBPGOKQNyVRUfY5N41NEDlOcpx6WgsGqMEM3Cq71Idu4D9gvHcaaX09dXsZfyYv5-lLwQ/s1600/IMG_2898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfgI7YXp2M1bfGsXKqgup_WicGUJoa7bVd3hhBt-zd3M6DusP6aNahGTB18iNrRimEQymTHcBPGOKQNyVRUfY5N41NEDlOcpx6WgsGqMEM3Cq71Idu4D9gvHcaaX09dXsZfyYv5-lLwQ/s320/IMG_2898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878625862533330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The blue cuff is a soft restraint. Linus is very "grabby" and would gladly rip any and all tubes and wires from his body if given half a chance. The tan bandage on his thumb is a pulse oximeter. It measures the oxygen perfusion to his extremities. The bandaid on his forearm is where his IV was removed after it clotted off.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNGk-nuh9qsR8DwTPC-w6wJybqdfICJyzPrv2sjzdnaN6BWts-unhePVvrKJunqgQaHjdinZd-6s-YY5mm9n9jwWs5dsbieiPJfxcmL1L5TpPfQeDAtj__g7HXWGhQS0WFpb9u272eRc/s1600/IMG_2894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNGk-nuh9qsR8DwTPC-w6wJybqdfICJyzPrv2sjzdnaN6BWts-unhePVvrKJunqgQaHjdinZd-6s-YY5mm9n9jwWs5dsbieiPJfxcmL1L5TpPfQeDAtj__g7HXWGhQS0WFpb9u272eRc/s320/IMG_2894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587877464507306898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arterial_catheter">arterial line</a> in his left wrist. This is used to take "real time" blood pressure readings and to get blood samples to measure <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arterial_blood_gas">arterial blood gas</a>. He has another pulse ox on his middle finger.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfwEEqB2zfcaOa8lQoVSJZmlDhNjemAQxzUMwULVSJDG6A_kwTgxY1oqGGiVWauPXaRFfYPIL9ssJgJ1Y2v3Edk-hQRFZnz2vvWyndZH8ErVZr1oSEIv0i4wXQoL0GDjAsXGBnS6IVgQ/s1600/IMG_2914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfwEEqB2zfcaOa8lQoVSJZmlDhNjemAQxzUMwULVSJDG6A_kwTgxY1oqGGiVWauPXaRFfYPIL9ssJgJ1Y2v3Edk-hQRFZnz2vvWyndZH8ErVZr1oSEIv0i4wXQoL0GDjAsXGBnS6IVgQ/s320/IMG_2914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587877457067785810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After they placed his wrist arterial line, it gave them some trouble. They put a 2nd arterial line in his femoral artery as a back up. This was able to be removed after a day or so when his wrist line proved to be reliable.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW_v3slHCMjbOsJbJvkn3os-PhgiDcQK0b_pTEfW_MA0DG8DqNGxPI4ooMazPhlEykuAzyr3jtPrrYYAKA2sp3Qi3Mlc3zSrWBZ6iyL6ykqwWS_sKFXVPpVPbmxlHT6vYZtvxrtcn1N4/s1600/IMG_2912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW_v3slHCMjbOsJbJvkn3os-PhgiDcQK0b_pTEfW_MA0DG8DqNGxPI4ooMazPhlEykuAzyr3jtPrrYYAKA2sp3Qi3Mlc3zSrWBZ6iyL6ykqwWS_sKFXVPpVPbmxlHT6vYZtvxrtcn1N4/s320/IMG_2912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587877447963683762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The white oval on his right foot is a temperature pad. he has a 3rd pulse ox on his left big toe. The tube to his left is his chest tube and the tube on his right is his <a href="http://www.emedicinehealth.com/foley_catheter/article_em.htm">foley catheter</a>. This drains the urine out of his bladder.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a6v2OZVPNGbkUXMnUSTiXdUgGRThwPfWQ9q90Vez54W2rFwlzkSjmD-5iuPmNO45RD5PSNywYIEa1hQov5YUUO8k38u6eKzgdRg61j8-gIhYy0lgHrbUZawNXzaheQKGjB1Gwf-w4gk/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a6v2OZVPNGbkUXMnUSTiXdUgGRThwPfWQ9q90Vez54W2rFwlzkSjmD-5iuPmNO45RD5PSNywYIEa1hQov5YUUO8k38u6eKzgdRg61j8-gIhYy0lgHrbUZawNXzaheQKGjB1Gwf-w4gk/s320/IMG_2920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587877438327612770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is where his urine is collected, measured nd checked for color changes.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4Pat8ot7se5qMlVuO50TQlkHkL04j1LPWQO3910dnRyY8hR-Na7ey3wshY19wC9Ez1zc5pz2bSixRfa2h7B_qayW1zze1cjNtpQhbm9enWcRbaUD4z9ZpptikO92xfxDVqaeFY2KM60/s1600/IMG_2921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4Pat8ot7se5qMlVuO50TQlkHkL04j1LPWQO3910dnRyY8hR-Na7ey3wshY19wC9Ez1zc5pz2bSixRfa2h7B_qayW1zze1cjNtpQhbm9enWcRbaUD4z9ZpptikO92xfxDVqaeFY2KM60/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587877430695413810" /></a><br /></div>Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183920527833605206noreply@blogger.com59