I'm so ready for a break from work...today about put me over the edge (nothing to do with patient care thankfully). Looking forward to having Friday, Sat, Sun and Monday off!!!!!

So our speech therapist had the "joy" of delivering the news that she isn't qualified to do Mason's OT therapy and can only do his feeding therapy. Our service coordinator gave us the wrong impression so it's not her fault at all. So first steps will hopefully be in touch this week to arrange his OT for his sensory processing disorder/issues....really don't think we will need therapy long in that area once the feeding therapy is under control.

He had his first eval with her Friday after Austins speech therapy..figured we would just do it then since both boys were still in good moods/cooperating. She watched him eat a snack and noticed several red flags while observing and asking me questions. Some of the things I already knew from our feeding therapy sessions with Parkview Rehab but some of it was new. Was nice to have fresh eyes looking at his behaviors and it helps a lot that he knows her. So know we will have 3 appointments each week...Austins speech, Masons feeding therapy and Masons OT. Plus she recommended that we utilize the nutrionist that first steps provides to families once a month so I'm actually looking forward to meeting with her to get more ideas of food to try!

Kinda overwhelming to think about all this but we have a great support system and I have the flexibility of being able to schedule their appointments on my days off. I know others aren't so lucky so I am choosing to be optimistic and not whiny about the busyness/stressfulness.

The sneak peeks that the photographer sent me of the boys session are cute! Can't wait for all the proofs! I had her primarily focus on Austin since these are his 3 year pics but I of course wanted a few of them together. :)

This month is moving right along...a bit to fast!

Boys are doing great and growing so fast! :) Austin's speech sessions have been fun and he seems to really like all the different stuff she has him do. Mason's feeding therapy/OT should be starting this coming week if all goes as planned. Work has been crazy, crazy busy. Cycle # 1 of trying for baby #3 was a negative. Hopefully it happens with cycle #2...if it does I will be off work for the holidays which will be super nice.

Also finally have Austin's 3 year pics scheduled for Saturday morning!! She did my cousins senior pics but normally does family type pics so we decided to give her a try. I wanted to get them taken closer to his actual birthday in December but just didn't get it done! Andy was also whining about how much Portrait Innovations costs so I had to do some searching haha

Super quick update:

~Austins speech therapy for articulation is going great--helps so much that its the same speech therapist as from first steps! :) We had to skip this week because of the below zero temps and me not wanting to take him out in it (and get into a cold car that would have sat in the parking lot for close to an hour).

~Had the final paperwork meeting for Mason's first steps for his speech & OT. Therapy will be starting soon but I dont have an exact date yet, we will be able to use Austins therapist so that will work out great. She feels comfortable handling his sensory issues and will let us know if she can't once she gets started!

~I'm sure those that follow me on Pinterest have some questions....no, we are not pregnant. But we are trying for #3 now. :) It's a new thing so I'll keep ya updated.

Soooo overdue on posting pics on facebook...maybe tonight or Friday depending on how late I can stay awake haha.

Not really much to update on but I'll attempt haha!

Christmas went well! :) Boys seemed to really be into opening presents and are having lots of fun with all their new stuff!

Austin was supposed to have his eval for continued speech therapy with his usual ST but because of the stupid weather it is postponed til next Friday morning. He will qualify but its a necessary step to do for insurance reasons. We have yet to have our final paperwork meeting with First Steps for Mason because first the lady was on vacation and then so far this week the schools have been closed and she has kids (and works from home) so I'm assuming that's why she isn't answering my email about scheduling a date. Kinda annoying because I absolutely hate being in limbo just waiting.

Austin now knows how to climb over his gate to get out of his room so any chance of nap time/rest time is out the window and he is now back to coming into our room around 4-5am which is what he was doing before we got the gate. So I basically am up twice every.single.night.....because the two boys usually don't wake at the same time. Luckily Mason has been nursing and then going right back into his crib easily ...in and out of bed in approx 20 minutes. I am starting to wonder when he will start the weaning process. I stopped pumping at work near the end of December so the nap time nursing session is pretty short. He is talking more and more every week which just feels crazy because babyhood is slowly being put behind him now. :(

Andy and I...well mostly I ... have been on the subject of baby #3 for a couple weeks now again. He is still pretty firm in his decision of not wanting anymore which is immensely frustrating to me.

Austin's birthday party and birthday were a success! He had a lot of fun and loved opening his presents!! :) He got some great toys and clothes! So hard to believe he is 3...seems grown up. He was saying "Happy Birthday" all weekend haha! We took him out to dinner at Applebees last night for his birthday after he opened his presents from us. He is even big enough for the booster seat in a restaurant now...crazy!

They both had Pediatrician appointments this morning (Austins 3 yr and Masons 18 mt). Those went well. Stats are to the right of the blog. Both are doing great she said. She estimates Austin's adult height to be 5 foot 6in based on his current height. Hopefully he is at least that tall...hard for guys to be short I think. No new concerns for either boy so that's great!

Mason had his First Steps eval for OT and to switch feeding therapy over to first steps (versus using Parkview Peds Rehab like we have been). He qualifies for feeding therapy and just barely qualified for OT services for sensory issues. Those will start in January. Until then we will either continue with Parkview or just take a break (since its near impossible finding dates/times that work) because I think I've learned enough to keep up with his progress these next couple weeks.

Starting to cross stuff off the Christmas to do lists....nothing like procrastination....really thought I would be better at getting things done early this year!

First things first....Andy got accepted to IWU to finish his Bachelors!!! Yay!!! :) He tentatively starts January 16. The university caters to adult learners so the classes are one after another and each once lasts 5-6 weeks.


So to recap the beginning of the month!

Tuesday, Dec 3 Mason had a GI appointment (follow up) and we are basically cleared from future follow up appointments unless something comes up. Peds GI doesn't think they have much left to offer us because we are in feeding therapy, have an excellent pediatrician, and a medically educated momma. So since he is still failing milk protein challenges we will be consulting a pediatric allergist when he turns 2. The GI doc said that the blood work for food (and other) allergies is more reliable once they are 2 years old. If Mason doesn't grow out of the food allergies by age 2 then the chances of him being allergic for his lifetime are greatly increased based on the experience and research that he's seen.

Later that day we had our intake meeting for First Steps for Mason. She was basically collected income and insurance info and I had to sign a bunch of forms. Two therapists (most likely speech and occupational) will come do an evaluation on him this coming Tuesday the 17th. We are pretty sure we will just be switching his feeding therapy over to First Steps instead of continuing to go to Parkview Peds Rehab... nothing against them at all but there have been several schedule conflicts and with First Steps there is a high chance Mason will be able to see the same speech therapist that Austin uses. (remember...ST's do feeding therapy too). :) We are interested in hearing what the occupational therapist says about whether she thinks he has a sensory processing disorder...if so he will get OT therapy as well. Or we can OT do both therapies...just kinda depends on what works out. Overall he is improving in what he will eat.

Lots on Mason...sorry about that!!

Austin had his school speech eval December 4th. I didn't like the therapist...or care of the test really but whatever. She said he qualifies for continued speech therapy for articulation. So basically he isn't as clear as he should be for age. He is leaving out 3 main letters (f, t, & k) and is having omissions/substitutions along with it. They recommend 30 minutes once a week. We have the option of using his elementary school for free ...but we would have to work around a very limited schedule to do so. The lady is only at his school 2 sometimes 3 days a week and only til 3pm. She wants me to take off the same day every week. I don't think that's fair to the other 2 girls I work with so we are going to talk to his current ST tomorrow about her private office sessions that she offers since she has other patients that aren't in the First Steps system. Austins last official day of First Steps ST is tomorrow morning. Crazy! So crazy that he will be 3 years old on Monday!!!

He is getting excited about his birthday party on Saturday! When we talk about it he immediately says "presents" haha! :) The big boy bed is going well...although we usually find him sleeping on the floor with his pillow & blanket. But at least he is sleeping through the night. Now to patiently wait for potty training. I just don't want to push him. Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to tells me that it will happen very quickly as soon as he is ready. So we are ready with Thomas the train & dog print undies!

Work is going well. :) My car is acting up so it's spending the night at the body shop & will be getting a look over early tomorrow morning by the mechanics. The power door locks keep blowing through fuses and the remote key fob doesn't work. Guy said it could be up to $600 to fix worst case scenario depending on what he finds. I say lets just get me a newer car since I'm ready for something different haha!!

Learned some extremely exciting news about a family member tonight. :) I'll be praying my heart out for her!

Long time no post. Sorry!

OT eval is still pending for Mason. Miscommunication I guess, I dont know. First Steps is coming to our house Tuesday afternoon to start the paperwork to get Mason evaluated for feeding therapy & possibly an evaluation to see if he has sensory processing disorder. I still don't completely understand the disorder and I was reading a book about it but then couldn't renew it because someone else had a hold on it at the library. If he's diagnosed I'll for sure be buying some kind of book to help us!

His feeding therapy is going fairly well. Seems to be progressing and he is eating more food but not necessarly more "toddler" food.

Austin is so close to being done with his First steps speech therapy. :( We will miss his ST but if the school says he still needs therapy (his articulation test/eval is Wednesday morning) then we have the option of using her as a private ST versus using the school. We will just have to see what they say. Happy she informed us that she does private ST as well as her job with first steps. As a bonus if we switch to first steps with Mason we can request to have her be his feeding therapist as well. :)

The boys are doing great and growing fast!! We did move Austin to his toddler bed almost a week ago. It's an adjustment for all but I think he is starting to do better with it. :)

Feeding therapy went fairly well this past week. :) Mason seems to be making some good progress. She sent us home with some more handouts on stages of accepting a new food. Interesting how it how ties together. She also hit me with a suggestion of having him evaluated by a occupational therapist to see if he has a Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). We talked about signs of it and I agreed that yes he should be evaluated so she is going to get a referral from his pediatrician so that insurance will pay/be more likely to pay. Either way we would do it but I know we need to follow the steps of the insurance process. Hoping that she calls me tomorrow with a date/time or at least is able to tell me by this weeks session.

In the meantime I am reading a book about SPD for more knowledge. I've heard of the term before and have wondered about it for the last month or so. Theres a lot that goes into the diagnosis and each child that has it doesn't fit every single criteria for it. Feeling overwhelmed sometimes when I think about all this. Mason is a complicated kiddo. I'll keep ya all updated.

Austin was quiet during speech this week...he had a runny nose and a small cough Friday so I think that was impacting him a bit. He was saying a lot of yes and no instead of just shaking his head so that's good. :) His speech therapist continues to be impressed with his progress and we are crossing our fingers that we won't need to go to speech therapy at school after he turns 3 (and ages out of First Steps).

Birthday party planning is underway for our big boy! :) We have decided to keep the guest list small since that seems to go better with their personailites (and Andy's). Also really hoping for cooperation when I try to potty train on my 3 day off stretch later this week! Third times a charm?!

Prayers for life to calm down just a bit. It's been hectic and somewhat stressful in every area.

Dairy farm visit was fun! :) Austin talked about cows the rest of the night and has brought it up a few times since then. :) He is so chatty now and soo very sweet.

Since Austin is about to age out of First Steps at his 3rd birthday we will have our "articulation test" at the elementary school a couple weeks before his birthday to see if he still needs speech therapy before school would start for him. That appointment is December 4th. Pray that he does well! I've been starting to plan his third birthday!! Crazy...how is my firstborn almost 3?! The theme will be Thomas the tank engine...of course. :)

Mason's second feeding therapy session went much better than his first thankfully! It was with the other therapist....we won't always have the same one due to my work schedule/their availability. Luckily it's just one lady or another so it's not too many faces to get used to for him. He did most of what she wanted and she was better at explaining things than the therapist we had last week. Mason actually ate a few pieces of banana for me yesterday as well. :) Small progess. Still having difficulty explaining what it means to those that aren't as familiar but I try. Andy's grandma asked me if he was just lazy... ugg no....was hard to find the words to answer her. We still have the possibility of it being a congenital stricture or the esonophilic esophagitis but for right now feeding therapy is looking like it might be what could work. The prilosec (reflux med) did not appear to be changing anything after 2+ weeks so we have stopped giving it. So his waking up at night appears to not be reflux related. Didn't hurt to try to see but now we know.

Have decided to keep this a family blog ...as in very little mention of work. I have a strong feeling that someone is watching/reading everything I do because I got called into a meeting about facebook a week or so ago ...so now...you will have to guess how work is going haha!

Mason had his first official feeding therapy session this past Wednesday. He was not impressed haha! He did participate a little in touching the food she put on his tray but mostly wanted to sit in my lap. She was kind of "in his face" a little much for me but maybe we are just used to Austins speech therapist who seems really at ease with little ones. :) She gave us some "homework" and some handouts to read.

The nurse for his GI doc also called and said it's to early for allergy testing so she wasn't sure why the therapist was recommending that for right now. The earliest they could get reliable results would be age 2. We still haven't met with the pediatric dietician and it sounds like we might not. The speech therapist lady is thinking she can just pass along the food journal and weekly weights and get his opinion and recommendations. I personally would like a better idea of how many calories to aim for but I'll bring it up next week if she doesn't let me know herself. Mason had a couple day stretch where he was eating a few puffs a day and now he has regressed and won't touch them. Stinker!

Can't believe he is already 16 months old. He runs everywhere! Also has 10 teeth now with 2 more working their way through.


Really hoping the weather gets a bit more sunny after naptime because we are planning to take the boys to the only dairy farm in Fort Wayne for their fall festival. This is the first year this farm has done this and this happens to also be the last weekend for it before they close to the public. Nothing like procrastination on our part haha. Austin is excited to see the cows! :)

Mason had his feeding therapy evaluation yesterday morning. It went ok...just asked me lots of questions and took a lot of notes. We are going to write down everything he eats/drinks for the next 7 days along with behaviors occuring during mealtime and how we respond to them. Then we will meet with the pediatric dietician...who also happens to be the NICU dietician so I see him weekly or so in the unit with our neonates haha. So *maybe* we will get some answers soon?! I dont know.

The speech therapist (that's who handles feeding behavior in infants/children in case ya didn't know) went over how the weekly therapy would work for Mason. She questions potentially more allergies...asked me if I noticed reactions to stuff he's had lately...when I couldn't give enough evidence of a no answer she decided to suggest the food journal.

She will send her notes and potentially plan to his Pediatrician and his GI doc. Then we go from there after all the docs collaborate and the peds dietician gives his input. Sounds like life is about to get even more busy.


Austin continues to do great and I'm hoping to introduce potty training (again) on this 4 day stretch that I have off starting tomorrow. :) Hate writing a blog post without including him haha. :)


Acuity at work has been SKY HIGH!! Everyone is ready for a break. I was busy until 6:53pm tonight and I leave at 7pm (yes I actually looked at the clock haha!). Talk about barely getting done before its time to leave. My lunch was inhaled in about 5 minutes today because I got called down to a stat c-section too...It's just been insane for about 2 weeks now. We all blame the 50 shades of Grey triology still having an effect on the baby boom lol! ....in reality it's likely because of the new Maternal-Fetal Medicine doc that started within the last few months so we get a ton of high risk babies since she has her patients deliver at Parkview.

Mason had his GI appt last week. Went ok. We are going to trial using Prilosec for 2 weeks at bedtime to see if he does have reflux affecting his sleep. So far it hasn't helped ha! He said his first recommendation would be a feeding evaluation...which we already have set up for Wednesday morning so that's good. We did talk a bit about the possible workup and diagnosis for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. He also mentioned the somewhat likely possibility of a congenital stricture in his esophagus which does makes sense since it wouldn't have affected him when he was a infant and only drinking breastmilk/or his puramino formula.

To evaluate for EE we would have to sedate him for a endoscopy to take a biopsy of his esophagus. To evaluate for a congenital stricture he would have to have a swallow study which would entail him drinking his formula with barium contrast mixed in to they could watch how it travels on xray.

Anxious to see how his feeding evaluation goes. His GI doc did say that the nightime wake ups could very likely just be that he is not developmentally ready to sleep alone all night.

Prayers appreciated!! :)

Sorry it's beens so long without a post...yes I know I start just about every blog post with that. Life has been a tad overwhelming lately.

Mason had his 15 month appointment Sept 17 and was diagnosed with a feeding delay. I knew it was coming so I wasn't blown away or anything. After a insurance snafu (because they are on mine now & nothing with Parkview has been easy) we have an evaluation at the feeding clinic on Oct 9. We will see his GI doc on this coming Thursday because he also failed his milk challenge test. So back to the feeding delay...basically it means he has a combo of: oral aversion (doesn't want anything in his mouth), texture aversion (doesn't want anything higher than stage 2 babyfood), and gagging/choking when he does put something solid in his mouth. Yes...all fun things for the peeps that feed him. :(  Depending what GI says and the feeding clinic therapist says he stands a chance to get worked up for Esoinophilic Esophagitis. But at a minimum we are looking at weekly feeding therapy. We are still breastfeeding (3-5 times in a 24hr period) and he is drinking cocunut milk and his speciality amnio acid formula. He also does not sleep thru the night so we will revisit adding Prevacid or some other reflux medication when we see GI this week.

As far as milestones ...he is doing great!! :) He says mama and dada. Also says "baa" when he sees a sheep in a book. Understands where to go when we say "bathtime", "time to eat" and "where are your shoes?" Still LOVES to read...he will read by himself and loves to be read too. Currently new love of being sung to...I'm not a big singer but his new daycare lady is.

Austin is getting so big and learning so much every day. :) Amazes me that he is almost 3!! Talking like crazy and goes outside every chance he gets. He will have his official school speech therapy eval in November so I'll keep ya updated. Glad he is doing so well since it sounds like Mason might start needing more specialized care soon.

Speaking of daycare. We finally found an in home daycare that we think may be a great fit. I won't go into the people we interviewed because it'll take forever. I did end up leaving our name on one of the daycare centers waitlist just in case. The ladies house that the boys go to now is the in home daycare that the other NNP at work has been using for the last 18 months for her little girl. Boys did great their first week there. :)

Work has been busy and mentally exhausting most weeks. I do love my job but still am anxious to start doing some night shifts since I feel like I miss a lot of the boys daily life when I work 12 hour days!

So ready for the fall weather to stick around for good. :)

Busy! Thats all I have to say about the last couple weeks.

Work is going fairly smooth from a patient care standpoint. Did have a very rocky transport/admission/death last Wednesday but the neos basically took over when they saw how bad this trainwreck of a baby was becoming. Thankful that it could be converted into a learning opportunity versus me being super stressed. I've been seeing between 4-6 patients when I work...depending on which neos are on that day... (control freaks...they know it and the nurses tease them haha). So far the work part is going great. Paperwork issues are still being sorted out and I'm still waiting on some final stuff related to insurance and whatnot.

Childcare...ugg... impossible...denial...anxiety....stress....mommy guilt...deserves it own blog post...

Boys are doing great!! :)

First 2 days working in my actual role went well! :) Wednesday I just watched how they did their progress notes and orders because my login for the computer charting wasn't activated yet. I also read through all the NNP protocols that the medical director put together. Thursday I saw 4 patients/babies. :) Day went fast and I got to go home a lil early both days. My schedule looks to be more consistent for September...the director is hoping for me to work Tues/Wed/Thurs and every other Saturday ....don't like the idea of 3 long days in a row but it's better for continuity of care...

Still don't quite have the childcare situation ironed out. Wish my mom could just watch them for us!! Andy is not liking the idea of working part time so we are in the process of interviewing two college age sitters that we know...well one that I know and one that my mom knows. We called a in home daycare lady and aren't sure yet if we want to interview her or not...Andy will be in charge of drop off/pickup when I work & he isn't sure he wants that added stress in the morning! I don't blame him. We are also still hoping to be able to utilize Andy's sister one day a week if our schedules match up since she is a busy girl. A nurse at work just came to day shift to accept the educator role for the unit and she is having trouble finding childcare for her 3 young kiddos...guess most places have availability for somewhat older kids but not the under 2yr crowd. So I'm guessing we would hear the same things if we called the daycares close to us. There is a strong possibility of going to night shift (if the other girls don't want it) after the unit has settled in with the 3 new NNPs (me this month, another girl next month & a third in November)...so maybe this winter I can switch to 12 hour night shifts.

Hard to believe Mason is already 14 months old (yesterday)!! Time is moving fast and he is getting farther and farther away from his baby days. :(

Another big break between posts...sorry!

Shadowing at work went fairly well. I have medical staff orientation Monday and then Epic computer charting class on Tuesday...then I'll start "for real" on Wednesday. Crazy! To get the full 40 hours per week/80 hrs per paycheck I will be doing 6 12 hour shifts and 1 8 hour shift per pay period. Yuck on that! Put off finding childcare for the boys for too long...was in a bit of denial that we needed it I think plus we also thought we had it all figured out at the beginning of July. Oh well. We have some leads/ideas and will be hopefully making a decision soon. The next 2 weeks are covered so that does buy us a little bit more time. Just don't want to take them somewhere and have so much anxiety about leaving the boys with anyone besides Andy or my mom! Praying to go to nightshift once the neos feel more comfortable with me and I feel more comfortable with the size/criticalness of the unit.

Austin is talking up a storm!! Its so great!! :) He has all kinds of requests, phrases, sentences, etc. Doing awesome! He LOVES to be outside and loves to go in the basement to watch sports with Andy...aka run around like a crazy kid and dance to music during the commercials haha. :)

Mason has 8 teeth now! He also has 4 more either almost through or about to break through. Teething stinks. He is walking like crazy!! Loves to attempt to chase Austin. :) Loves to go for wagon rides and still loves to be held by his momma! :)

On a side note...Instagram is finally working for me again...sorry for the lack of pictures in the sidebar until today!

First couple shifts on the unit went great!! :) Went to one delivery, one c-section and one ground transport just to get a feel for how they do things. Staff on night shift seems very welcoming of the NPs ...hopefully day shift is as well when I spend a couple days on that shift after my general hospital orientation stuff this week. They were up to 29 babies when I left Saturday at 3am (can hold 31) so they were quite busy!! :) A little bummed I won't be able to fly (again) until after flight safety training which isn't until November. But...I'm sure there will be enough ground transports to go on since the neos dont like to do them haha! Excited to start working but also don't like leaving the boys...it's such a mix of emotions! Doesn't help that we still need one more sitter for the days that Kerry cant ....know of anyone?!

Long time no update! ---Keeping this as short as possible by updating on Mason and work.

Mason had a great first birthday!! :) His one year appointment was the day after his birthday. Everything looks great she said! He has 7 teeth now with #8 about to come through any day now. We decided to delay the milk challenge test til after his 15 mt appointment because she would like him sleeping through the night before we throw him for a "potential" loop. He has accidentally drank some of Austins milk (when he steals his sippy before we can get to him)....and this caused a big flare up in his ezcema recently. Not sure if the two are totally related though. His one year lab test for hemocrit came back perfect. :) So no iron drops needed. He did not tolerate his shots well...ended up with roseola about 5 or so days afterwards. :(

His first birthday party went well! He was a bit fussy/clingy at times due to still not feeling well but he did pretty good we thought. :) Got spoiled by everyone of course! :)

His sleep is slowly improving and he is also actually starting to nap more in his crib versus on me. He has been taking steps here and there for a couple weeks but really started taking more this weekend! :) Says mama & dada. LOVE his big brother and pushing cars/trucks across the carpet. Also loves to "cook" in his play kitchen he got from Gogo & Poppy! We have introduced coconut milk with mild success so far. His eating is also improving as well. :)


Work finally decided to compromise and let me start working early as a RN while they finish the credentialing and priveleges process since the delays have been totally their fault, which they readily admit to. I start my first shift tomorrow night. Doing 3 night shifts this week and then next week I have some general hospital orientation on that Monday (the 29th) and by law they have to have me attend the bare minimum of RN orientation so I will also by attending whatever that is (they haven't told me which sessions I need to attend yet haha). Goal date for me to be in my NNP role is the week of August 12.


Ok I said this was just about Mason and work but I can't do a blog post without including Austin! :)
He is doing awesome in speech! They did reapprove him for an additional 3 months of therapy (goes in 3 month increments) which we are happy about because he really likes his speech therapist and he (and we) is learning a lot. Loves to swim and go to the playground lately. Still very obsessed with trains! He also likes to read in his crib before naptime/bedtime. Very cute!

Sorry for the lack of updates.... just hard to get on the computer since its in our bedroom upstairs. After the boys are in bed I have stuff to do then I just relax haha. I'll update ya all soon on our (probably boring to you) life! :)

Another year older now...28! Kinda crazy...getting close to 30. Loved all the facebook posts, text messages, calls and cards. :) Had a great day home with the boys yesterday and then we went to the zoo & out to lunch with my parents today. Got spoiled rotten by everyone! :)

Really hard to believe that Mason will be ONE tomorrow!!! The time has gone fast and he has changed so much this first year of his life! He is pulling up on everything and briefly letting go here and there. Says dada & mama so far. :) Will be interested to see his weight/height at his one year appointment Monday morning! I have several questions for his doc so hopefully she has a few extra minutes for  me. :)

Praying that there is at least one more baby in our future. Andy is saying he wants to be "done with the baby stage." Thinking we just wont talk about the subject for a few months and see where we are then. I would really like a third little one next fall/winter or so.