A girl and her boys: April 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

10 months old

I think I missed the 9 month post so this is kind of a combination but mostly of you right now at 10 months.

* 22lbs 3oz. (thats after losing a little bit from being sick)
* Still doing an army crawl on your belly
* Pretty good at cruising along the furniture
* Says Dada and Mama
* Recognizes the name Caden and will look for your brother when you hear his name
* Loves to watch the dog
* Will sometimes fuss a little bit when I leave you in the nursery
* Pulls up on everything (toys, furniture, crib)
* Moved your crib down to the lowest setting
* Hair is starting to get very long
* You love to play in the water in the bath but you also love to pull up and try to stand in the bath tub and you get mad when we tell you no!
* Loves to hold your hands and walk
* Sometimes only wants table food, sometimes only wants baby food
* Starts smacking the food on your tray when you are done eating, thinks its fun to watch the food go flying!
* Will hit our hand if we stick it out and say give me five!
* Likes to chew on your shoes, you usually take them off when we are driving in the car
* Gives a blank stare at people until you warm up to them after a few minutes
* All smiles for mommy and daddy though :)

RSV hospital stay

Noah turned 10 months old while he was in the hospital with RSV and pneumonia. He started off with a fever on Saturday afternoon and he was diagnosed with RSV on Monday and sent home with breathing treatments but was rechecked on Wednesday and sent to the hospital. We were there for 5 days. (Thankful for Nana and Papa who took care of Caden while we were there. Also thankful for a wonderful husband who balanced going to work, going home to take care of the dog, doing schoolwork and spending time at the hospital with us and bringing Mama better food than hospital food) Being sick took a lot out of him. All he wanted was for Mommy to hold him. Did not realize how much of a workout you get from holding a 22lb baby all day, even while sitting! My biceps were sore!! Or I am just REALLY out of shape! :p He had an IV, was on oxygen, connected to pulse, oxygen, heart rate and respiratory rate monitors while we were there. He also had to have breathing treatments every 3 hours including at night. He was not eating or drinking very well and did not even want to nurse very much. Between Monday and Wednesday, he had lost 1/2 pound. Yes, he probably has some extra weight to spare but you don't expect your baby to be losing weight! By Sunday evening he was feeling and eating much better and was able to get the IV taken out. The nurses let me disconnect him from all the monitors so he could take a bath. They hooked him back up to monitor is oxygen level and did great all night. Then Monday morning the doctor said since he didn't need his oxygen and was sounding better (not as much wheezing) we could go home and continue with breathing treatments at home. Yay! Of course I still had to get up at night and give him breathing treatments but we could be at home in our own beds! On Wednesday took him back to the doctor and was given a clean bill of health! No more wheezing and no more breathing treatments!

When I went to go pick up Caden, he asked if Noah was all better and if he didn't have to go back to the hospital. I told him no he didn't have to go back, that the Dr had made him better. He looked at me and said "No! The Dr didn't make him better, God did". Melts my heart to hear him say this! Love my little boy!

Yes, God did make him better! He hears and answers our prayers! So thankful we serve a Savior that still does miracles and heals sick babies. Also thankful for great friends and family who prayed along with us!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Happy Easter

The day had its ups and downs but in the end we were together as a family celebrating our risen Savior at church (almost on time), eating a special lunch which both boys gobbled up, and even dyed some eggs and went on an Easter egg hunt with the big one while the little one took a nap. :)