Recent Pictures

Here are our Longhorn kids. Elisabeth refused to wear her outfit that day, but she enjoyed having James in bed with her.







Tube-free for a few hours and proud of myself!
I can lift my head up now!

(Note the industrial size piece of tape holding his tube in place.)

I'm so strong and smart!

James gave me quite a scare today. I put him down under his activity gym so he could play quietly while I pumped. I heard him cooing and playing, and I fell asleep while I was pumping. When I woke up, I went to check on him and he had pulled his NG tube out. I mean, it was completely out on the blanket next to him. Then he smiled at me! It was as if he was saying, "Mommy, you don't know how strong and smart I am! I pulled out the NG tube all by myself!"

I took some pictures of our sweet baby without any tubes or tape on his face this afternoon, but I haven't uploaded them onto the computer yet. And John put the tube back in this evening with lots of kicking and screaming on James' part. Oh well, at least he was free for one afternoon.

Thanks Grandma!

We are so thankful that John's mom stayed with us for a month after James was born then two months after New Year. She was so helpful with cooking, taking care of the girls and taking care of James. We especially enjoyed our date nights while she was here. We'll miss her.

Nebulizer

One of the downsides of having sisters who love to hug and kiss is that baby could get sick, and that is what has happened to James. He caught a cold from them about a week ago, but I didn't worry too much about it. I took him to the doctor today for a well-baby check, and she thought he sounded wheezy. So she has prescribed nebulizer treatments for him for the next two weeks.

On a positive note, he's now 10lb 8oz! He's really growing as a result of the increased feeding via the feeding tube. I'm thankful that he is growing, but I'm also thankful that he stayed small for so long so I could enjoy that little baby phase a little longer than usual.

John's mom is leaving Houston on Saturday, so starting next week, I'll be home with three kids ages three and under. Pray for strength!