Tuesday, April 20, 2010

No news = good news!

There really hasn't been much new to report...and I am thankful!

Colin is growing, growing...and is really wanting to crawl.  He gets on his hands and knees and rocks...then does a belly flop and "swims."  Allen and I can't wait to get him in the pool and let him splish-splash!  He surprised us both this weekend by yelling out his first word.  Mama!  Allen and I are both shocked...everyone said they would say "da da" first and they've both said "ma ma" first!  I am working with them both so they will hurry up and add "da da" to their words!!

Ethan is, well, Ethan.  He has a head FULL of hair.  We are trying to figure out someone that can come here and give them both a trim (nothing drastic, just really to shape it up so they don't look scraggly).  He jabbers and has the sweet, soft voice.  When he says "ma ma" it is hard to get anything else done but just talk back to him...and smile lots!  He is still very unpredictable with the throwing up, but he is ssslllooowwwlllyyy gaining weight.  It seems like he was stuck at 15 pounds 12 ounces for days.  Now the number is 16 pounds 3 ounces.  We are taking him to the cranial-facial doctor Thursday.  He should look at Ethan's head shape and his torticollis and make some recommendations on treatment.  His physical therapist feels sure they are going to recommend a helmet.  All I can think is "what else can this child take?"  I am so thankful that God's grace is sufficient.  I don't know how much more this mommy can take!  He has made some GREAT strides with his torticollis in the past few weeks, so I am really hoping to avoid any extreme treatment (like surgery or a brace) for that.

So things are probably just pretty "normal" for us right now.  And that is a good thing!

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