Another Week Goes By

Last week was another busy week. James had visits from his occupational therapist, developmental therapist, and in-home nurse. The therapists say that James is making good progress. He can almost hold that head up. He definitely doesn't have nearly the floppy neck that he used to. James weighed in at 13 pounds 1 ounce on Wednesday.

We also saw James' surgeon last week. We had to go to the hospital for this visit because the surgeon wanted radiology to do a contrast study so they could determine how much his stomach has grown since his last surgery in October. We got to the radiology department at 9:30, but didn't get in until 10:30. Then they realized that the wrong type of appointment had been made, so we had to reschedule for 1 in the afternoon. Next we went to see the surgeon. He was very pleased with James' size and is confident that we can do surgery mid-January. We went back down to see the radiologist, but didn't get in until 2:30. It was a long day in the hospital because James was not allowed to eat and he wasn't napping well with all the commotion and an empty belly. It really threw off his day-time schedule, but I think we're finally back on it.

James has this week off so to speak. Next week he will see his occupational therapist and his pediatrician. He has to get his 4-month shots at his check-up...oh boy. Then on the 6th he goes to see the surgeon for one last weight check before surgery and we will also schedule surgery at this time.

We all had a nice weekend at home this past weekend. Dave and I took turns finishing up our Christmas shopping for each other. I made cookies. Dave's fantasy football team had a big win and now he's going to be in the final game. The Colts are now the ONLY undefeated team in the NFL. I made out the envelopes for our Christmas cards (we're still waiting for the cards to get finished at the printers so they're going to be late...sorry). James fell asleep sitting in my lap...so cute! All and all it was pretty great!

We are looking forward to all the family that will be visiting over the next couple of weeks/weekends. Stay healthy because we want company!!!