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| Their 1st feast @daycare |
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
We're still on the Land of the Living
The boys are doing excellent!
Luke
Currently weighs 22.9 lbs and is wanting to pull up on things but is still in the crawling phase. He is an army crawler most of the time and does an excellent job of cleaning our floor with his belly. He's working on the dadadada sound but he has a lot of interesting other sounds as well. He gets excited about waking up (as he now wakes up all the other babies at daycare), he gets excited about food, being picked up and most all toys and people. He is getting less and less mellow and a little more rambunctious. He has at least five teeth coming in right now and he is eating everything. His favorite food is a pb&j and grapes. His least favorite food are peaches. He is working his way up to drinking only whole milk.
Carter
Currently weighs 22.4 lbs and stands everywhere. He's a fast crawler and loud talker. He has the dadadadada sounds done really well and he's full of other mysterious sounds. Carter loves to chase our cat and he's attempted to get into Harley's food several times now. He has four very distinct teeth right now and he loves goldfish and raisins. He is also working on just drinking whole milk. A few more weeks, and we should be off all formula.
The boys have started talking to each in a secret language that we will probably never understand. One babbles something and the other laughs and this goes back and forth. It's extremely entertaining!
Here's our little snookums. Aren't they the cutest little things you've ever seen?
Luke
Currently weighs 22.9 lbs and is wanting to pull up on things but is still in the crawling phase. He is an army crawler most of the time and does an excellent job of cleaning our floor with his belly. He's working on the dadadada sound but he has a lot of interesting other sounds as well. He gets excited about waking up (as he now wakes up all the other babies at daycare), he gets excited about food, being picked up and most all toys and people. He is getting less and less mellow and a little more rambunctious. He has at least five teeth coming in right now and he is eating everything. His favorite food is a pb&j and grapes. His least favorite food are peaches. He is working his way up to drinking only whole milk.
Carter
Currently weighs 22.4 lbs and stands everywhere. He's a fast crawler and loud talker. He has the dadadadada sounds done really well and he's full of other mysterious sounds. Carter loves to chase our cat and he's attempted to get into Harley's food several times now. He has four very distinct teeth right now and he loves goldfish and raisins. He is also working on just drinking whole milk. A few more weeks, and we should be off all formula.
The boys have started talking to each in a secret language that we will probably never understand. One babbles something and the other laughs and this goes back and forth. It's extremely entertaining!
Here's our little snookums. Aren't they the cutest little things you've ever seen?
Sunday, October 30, 2011
1st Birthday!
The boys will be 1 years old on November 2nd, but we had a Halloween party for them this weekend. The pictures are great and the boys did so good. We have the best babies!!
Last year around this time, I was in the hospital on bed rest after Carter's sac ruptured. I cannot believe it has been a whole year already. What a great party and a wonderful first year.
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| Nana made the cutest cakes for the boys |
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| Grandma and Papa |
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| Auntie Mel and the tigers |
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| My little tigers (and my LAME costume, Ms. Smartypants) |
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| Nana and Grandpa and Auntie Mel got us a Radio Flyer!! |
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| Aunt Angie, Luke and Uncle John aka Tiffany (he always has the best costumes) |
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| not so sure.. |
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| Carter was a little slow digging in. |
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| Luke loved the cake! |
Last year around this time, I was in the hospital on bed rest after Carter's sac ruptured. I cannot believe it has been a whole year already. What a great party and a wonderful first year.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
We thought our hands were full then..
but now we're really keeping busy. Between preparing "real food" lunches (toast, fajita chicken, turkey sticks, sweet potatoes, grapes, yogurt, appleauce, avocado and maybe a few more) and chasing Carter around we really have to stay on our toes.
Carter has crawling down like he's done it for months and he's now pulling up on everything! He stands at the back door, at the couch to mess with the cat, grabs things off of the coffee table and now he just recently started pulling up to stand in front of the TV. He's getting so strong and could be walking really soon. He's also babbling a lot more consonants now which is so stinkin cute. He currently weighs 22 lbs and has three teeth coming in.
Luke is doing great. He's still needing breathing treatments everyday but they seem to help his wheezing. His personality is so fun. He smiles at everything and giggles at any noise he hears. He is still scooting backwards but he's been doing all the same things Carter did right before he began crawling. He continues to be so cuddly and loves to be held and read to. Luke weighs 23 lbs but he feels like 30! He is a chunk! He has four teeth popping in which are very visible and sharp. For once, he's ahead of Carter on the teething chart.
The boys will be 1 years old on November 2nd so we're going to have a "family" party. They may not be walking or talking at 1 years old, but they definitely could use haircuts!
Luke is doing great. He's still needing breathing treatments everyday but they seem to help his wheezing. His personality is so fun. He smiles at everything and giggles at any noise he hears. He is still scooting backwards but he's been doing all the same things Carter did right before he began crawling. He continues to be so cuddly and loves to be held and read to. Luke weighs 23 lbs but he feels like 30! He is a chunk! He has four teeth popping in which are very visible and sharp. For once, he's ahead of Carter on the teething chart.
The boys will be 1 years old on November 2nd so we're going to have a "family" party. They may not be walking or talking at 1 years old, but they definitely could use haircuts!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Alas!
The boys are doing much better this week. Last week we still had some icky coughs and enormous blowouts but this week we're all smiles.
The boys are now enjoying some real table food. They love toast with butter, deli meat, strawberry apple sauce and of course bananas. Every couple days, we introduce something new and they haven't really turned much down yet. However, they are not as interested in the baby food anymore. They love to feed themselves now, even though half of what they pick up lands on their lap.
Carter is crawling all over the house. He loves to be by us in the kitchen and play with tupperware.
Luke (our little cuddle-bug) is still scooting backwards. He scoots until he runs into something and then will whimper until we relocate him to another area. Quite entertaining! Luke still L O V E S to cuddle...no matter what is going on or no matter how loud Carter talks, Luke loves to snuggle right into anyone who holds him. We are soaking up every minute of it!
The boys will be 1 years old in less than a month and I still have yet to order their birthday invitations. I guess it's a good thing we aren't 'goin all out' with a huge party this year. Where does the time go? I should've been on this months ago.
The boys are now enjoying some real table food. They love toast with butter, deli meat, strawberry apple sauce and of course bananas. Every couple days, we introduce something new and they haven't really turned much down yet. However, they are not as interested in the baby food anymore. They love to feed themselves now, even though half of what they pick up lands on their lap.
Carter is crawling all over the house. He loves to be by us in the kitchen and play with tupperware.
Luke (our little cuddle-bug) is still scooting backwards. He scoots until he runs into something and then will whimper until we relocate him to another area. Quite entertaining! Luke still L O V E S to cuddle...no matter what is going on or no matter how loud Carter talks, Luke loves to snuggle right into anyone who holds him. We are soaking up every minute of it!
The boys will be 1 years old in less than a month and I still have yet to order their birthday invitations. I guess it's a good thing we aren't 'goin all out' with a huge party this year. Where does the time go? I should've been on this months ago.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
No answers
I've gotten the whole run-around from our pediatrician (who will no longer be our doctor after this week)! After all of the symptoms Luke was dealing with (and now Carter) she simply said, "There is nothing wrong with Luke's immune system. I suggest you see another specialist." Apparently the bloodwork gave us no answers, which I find very hard to believe. It is so frustrating for us to not get a clear answer on what Luke was fighting. (coughing for 3-4 weeks, runney nose, diarhea, fevers and lethargic for 2 1/2 days... something was going on.) This is not just a hang nail!
We are looking for a new doctor this week and we will get both boys in for a check up to make sure things are okay. At this point, I don't have any real concerns with the boys other than Carter's fevers, recently but I'll assume they're mostly due to teething.
For now, happy babies..happy Mommy.
We are looking for a new doctor this week and we will get both boys in for a check up to make sure things are okay. At this point, I don't have any real concerns with the boys other than Carter's fevers, recently but I'll assume they're mostly due to teething.
For now, happy babies..happy Mommy.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Keep us in your thoughts.
Let's see, where should I begin..
We are still in search of answers as far as Luke goes. We made an emergency trip to the ER last weekend for Luke's high fever and lethargic behaviors. They misdiagnosed him with a Urinary Tract Infection. He has been fine since but still not 100% himself. He isn't interested in eating anymore unless we force him. So that has us worried. I took him in Friday to Childrens hospital to get more blood drawn. We should hear back Monday or Tuesday on what has caused him to get sick so frequently. He is teething (& proud to say Crawling too) but we are more than ready for some answers.
Carter is most likley coming down with the same thing; he's just days behind. Carter woke up with a 103.3 fever and was uninterested in breakfast this morning. There is definitely a pattern going on and we are hoping for the best and a cure to end all this. (Carter is crawling too, by the way!)
For now, keep us in your thoughts!!
We are still in search of answers as far as Luke goes. We made an emergency trip to the ER last weekend for Luke's high fever and lethargic behaviors. They misdiagnosed him with a Urinary Tract Infection. He has been fine since but still not 100% himself. He isn't interested in eating anymore unless we force him. So that has us worried. I took him in Friday to Childrens hospital to get more blood drawn. We should hear back Monday or Tuesday on what has caused him to get sick so frequently. He is teething (& proud to say Crawling too) but we are more than ready for some answers.
Carter is most likley coming down with the same thing; he's just days behind. Carter woke up with a 103.3 fever and was uninterested in breakfast this morning. There is definitely a pattern going on and we are hoping for the best and a cure to end all this. (Carter is crawling too, by the way!)
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| precious little Luke |
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| Our little toughy |
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| after more blood drawn, his little hand looked like this |
For now, keep us in your thoughts!!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Luke
The boys are now 10 months and this is our favorite age so far. They are so sweet and their personalities are really developing. Carter is trying really hard to crawl but just hasn't figured out the moving part, yet. He's definitely the more active one still to this day, while Luke continues to love cuddling and laying low.
Luke still has a chronic cough. It seemed to get much better after we visited the Specialist but it's back. He had a small fever over the Labor Day weekend but he seemed alright. Then on Tuesday, the fever came back. I took him in right away because this cough and what ever else has gone on way too long. It turns out Luke's oxygen levels were extremely low, he had really splotchy skin on top of the high fever and the harsh cough. He also vomited three times so he was extremely dehydrated. So we had some blood tests run yesterday (after 6 pokes to the arms, ankle and heels). We are waiting for results today. The doctor believes that he has a bacteria infection and if his blood tests are negative we will get an antibiotic hoping to cure all. If it does not test negative his blood may be growing some sort of bacteria and therefore he would need treatment at the hospital through an IV.
I stayed home today with both boys. (I could totally get used to this & I envy the moms that are fortunate enough to stay home.) As of this morning, no fever or vomiting and he's quite smiley so I'm hoping for a better day for the little guy.
Here's a picture from last night compared to this morning.
Luke still has a chronic cough. It seemed to get much better after we visited the Specialist but it's back. He had a small fever over the Labor Day weekend but he seemed alright. Then on Tuesday, the fever came back. I took him in right away because this cough and what ever else has gone on way too long. It turns out Luke's oxygen levels were extremely low, he had really splotchy skin on top of the high fever and the harsh cough. He also vomited three times so he was extremely dehydrated. So we had some blood tests run yesterday (after 6 pokes to the arms, ankle and heels). We are waiting for results today. The doctor believes that he has a bacteria infection and if his blood tests are negative we will get an antibiotic hoping to cure all. If it does not test negative his blood may be growing some sort of bacteria and therefore he would need treatment at the hospital through an IV.
I stayed home today with both boys. (I could totally get used to this & I envy the moms that are fortunate enough to stay home.) As of this morning, no fever or vomiting and he's quite smiley so I'm hoping for a better day for the little guy.
Here's a picture from last night compared to this morning.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Poor guy
It's been awhile and I am just exhausted so here's everything in a nutshell.
School has started and the boys are going to a daycare. I still have tons of mixed feelings about the whole thing. They promised us it would be a small class. There are now ten little ones, two teachers and lots of runny noses. Luke has a chronic cough which has been around for three full weeks now. Poor guy! We took him in to the doctor and she put him on some liquid steroids. These haven't seemed to help so we saw a Pulmonary Specialist and he put Luke on some other meds with the combination of more frequent breathing treatments. His cough could be related to three things: a significant amount of respiratory congestion, reflux or asthma. Breathing treatments four times a day now. I hope they start helping. They also want a chest x-ray and a GI tract swallow study to take place so those are planned for next week. (We did a trial run at the daycare three weeks ago so you can guess where this all started.) Carter is beginning to cough now, go figure.
Teaching and being a new Mommy is the most challenging thing I have ever done. Wow!
School has started and the boys are going to a daycare. I still have tons of mixed feelings about the whole thing. They promised us it would be a small class. There are now ten little ones, two teachers and lots of runny noses. Luke has a chronic cough which has been around for three full weeks now. Poor guy! We took him in to the doctor and she put him on some liquid steroids. These haven't seemed to help so we saw a Pulmonary Specialist and he put Luke on some other meds with the combination of more frequent breathing treatments. His cough could be related to three things: a significant amount of respiratory congestion, reflux or asthma. Breathing treatments four times a day now. I hope they start helping. They also want a chest x-ray and a GI tract swallow study to take place so those are planned for next week. (We did a trial run at the daycare three weeks ago so you can guess where this all started.) Carter is beginning to cough now, go figure.
Teaching and being a new Mommy is the most challenging thing I have ever done. Wow!
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