Talent Show Video Clip
Here are the girls are in action...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Happy Birthday Grandma!
My Grandma will be turning 89 in a few weeks, but we decided to have a party for her yesterday.
I love this image! Evan is really starting to interact more with us, he is 6.5 weeks old.
He's also starting to smile and coo more often, it's adorable!
When Craig and I were married I remember thinking... please let us be blessed with children and please let my Grandma live long enough to meet them. I feel this way because it's very sad to me that Donnie never met Craig or our children.
Having a picture with her and my two angels is a dream come true.
Daddy was wearing his party earrings.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Christmas Images
I just realized that I didn't post any images from Christmas. Things have been kinda busy around here and my mind isn't functioning properly due to sleep deprivation.
Anyway, these were taken Christmas Eve before church.
This was our first outing as a family.
My Christmas angels, they are so sweet!
Ella prepped the cookies and milk for Santa.
She took this picture of Craig.
She also took this picture of me nursing my sweet baby.
Christmas morning, Santa was here!
Mom asked me several times what I wanted for Christmas, but I was so focused on Evan's arrival that I couldn't think of anything. So she bought me pastry brushes. It was funny.
This was also pretty funny... I told Ella once that I enjoyed watching animal shows with her on Animal Planet. So she bought me the Ice Age movies and she was so excited to give them to me!
Ella opened Evan's presents, my Dad bought him a tool set (Evan is the first grandson for my parents). Unfortunately, it is for ages 3 and older. I told him to just re-wrap it for the next few years.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Talent Show
Ella participated in the school talent show last evening and did a fabulous job! She sang and danced along with her friends Kennedy, Savannah and Jacey. Craig will be posting video soon.
She was sooooo excited!
Kennedy is a star!
It is hard for us to believe that our once-shy little girl has grown up so much! We are so proud!
This little girl sang Teardrops on my Guitar and did an excellent job so I thought I would post this image.
First Bath
Ok, so I am a little behind posting images... these were taken just a day or two after we came home from the hospital. It was his first sponge bath and he was very unhappy!
He is now taking submerged baths in the tub, and he still gets pretty upset about the whole process. I'll have to take some pictures of that one of these days.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Diagnosis
I'm sorry it has taken so long for me to post, but Craig and I are still trying to wrap our minds around the information we received from the Gastroenterologist.
We had a good visit with him and a pediatrician at Children's, they spent quite a bit of time examining Evan and talking with us. But here is the thing... they have a completely opposite opinion from our pediatricians. The GI doctor believes that some blood in the stool is usually a benign occurrence in infants, provided there aren't any other signs of illness. He indicated the experts have recently changed their thinking about protein allergies and believe that they are much less common than previously suspected.
This left us speechless.
Blood in the stool? Normal? Ok, so Evan is gaining weight and is otherwise healthy, but that doesn't mean that we wish to see him uncomfortable or with blood in his diaper. And what are parents to do when doctors have opposing viewpoints?
We determined that the bottom line is that we have to do what works for us. And currently, Evan seems much more comfortable and content on the Neocate. We also stopped using the Prevacid because we suspected it was bothering him more than it was helping.
In other news, Craig is leaving for his first business trip tomorrow since Evan was born. I'm sure we will manage, but he does so much that I am somewhat dreading his departure.
Monday, January 14, 2008
I have had it
Evan is currently on the most hypoallergenic formula manufactured. He is also on Prevacid for his reflux. Yet he still seems to be having issues and isn't sleeping well. At this point, I feel like we (Craig, myself and his peditrician) have been guessing, or using trial and error to determine what is wrong.
My instinct tells me we are missing something. And one thing I learned with Ella was to trust my feelings, rather than being indecisive regarding a course of action. I waited too long to take any action with her and we were miserable for much longer than necessary.
All this being said, I called Children's Hospital this morning to make an appointment with a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. I was concerned because it typically takes weeks to get in with this particular specialist, but as luck would have it, they had a cancellation tomorrow. Actually, as many of you know, I don't believe in luck, I believe in God and prayer.
All of this may not be necessary, but I would rather know for sure that we are treating the proper issues.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Formula
We headed back to the pediatrician's office today because Evan's GI issues seemed to be getting worse. He's been increasingly fussy and continues to have blood in his stool. Much to our dismay, they put him on Neocate formula. At $135 per case, Evan will be eating well even if the rest of us can't afford to eat. The pediatrician submitted the prescription to our insurance company, we are awaiting a response.
The type of protein used in Neocate makes it different from other infant formulas. Neocate is an amino acid-based formula in which the proteins are broken down into their simplest and purest form, making it easier for the body to process and digest. Additionally, because Neocate is hypoallergenic, it is less likely to cause an allergic response than other formulas consisting of more intact proteins (milk or soy).
We appreciate the support, please continue to pray for Evan's digestive system. In the unlikely event that he cannot tolerate this formula, he will be referred to a pediatric GI specialist.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Good News
I forgot to mention in my last post that I was able to enjoy the weight loss benefits of nursing while it lasted. As of three weeks postpartum, I weighed 121 pounds, which is only one pound away from my pre-pregnancy weight. How exciting! Of course it's proportioned a bit differently, and will require some toning, but it's exciting nonetheless.
Read more...Poor Evan
A week ago we took Evan to the pediatrician because he was exhibiting signs of reflux (fighting the breast, arching his back, gurgling, etc). We were familiar with reflux because Ella had it when she was an infant. We started him on Prevacid to see if that would help.
After a week, his symptoms became worse and we also started to suspect a possible food intolerance or allergy. Again, we had experience with this because Ella had these problems as well.
So we took him back to the pediatrician yesterday and while we were there he pooped and it had blood and mucus in it. Blood in the stool is a sure sign of food allergies. It essentially means that his intestines have become so irritated that they are bleeding. My poor sweet baby must be in so much pain between his reflux and bleeding gut.
Of course this means that I have to stop nursing and put him on a hypoallergenic formula (we'll be using Alimentum, which is what worked wonders for Ella).
It absolutely breaks my heart that he is in pain and I have to stop nursing. All I ever wanted to do was nurse my babies and neither one of them could tolerate the food I ate. It's a very sad time for me, but I'm pleased to know that we have identified the problem and are on our way to solving it.
Please say a prayer for Evan's poor little sensitive tummy, he is such a sweet little angel.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Christmas Program
The theme this year was Christmas Around the World and Ella was a Brazilian Cowgirl. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend (Evan and I had just come home from the hospital), but Craig took lots of pictures and video.
Isn't she a doll?
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