It's a sweet life - full of blessings from the Lord

Medical update & laughs with Dad - video

Cash continues to bring us joy each day. His funny little laugh cracks us up. His 6 month check up shows he is gaining weight (14 1/2 pounds!) and doing great developmentally. We met with the surgeon yesterday for a routine follow-up and he sees no reason to see Cash again unless there is a problem - and he expects there to be no problems now or in the future! The only medications Cash is on currently is Prevacid to help with reflux. He still has his g-tube (feeding tube) but we haven't needed to use it since December and the Doctors said it can be removed in March. We can actually remove it ourselves and the hole should heal quickly on its own. All of his medical concerns are quickly becoming a distant memory. Thank you, Lord.

The next adventure - starting to eat baby food! We will definitely be sharing that video :)

6 months old today! - video

Just about 6 months old - video

It's a new year

Happy New Year! When I was talking to my sister yesterday and she said "I check the blog everyday!" (and she lives in the same town as us) it made me realize I better update asap!! Cash had a great Christmas and so did we all. Mitch survived the holidays at his new store which being in a mall was insane for a while there. We're getting back into the routine - which let's face it - changes pretty much everyday when you have a baby. But it is some kind of a routine and today I just found myself saying thank you God for this time with my son. Some of those harder times during my pregnancy and Cash's hospitalizations still weigh on me every once in a while and I try to look at the present and see what a gift it is.

Cash is doing so great. He's got so much personality. He loves to laugh and get kisses. He loves to check out what everyone is doing. He thinks it's funny to be thrown up in the air. He smiles every time his Daddy comes into the room. He really likes taking off his socks and eating them which means a lot of soggy socks! He's doing so well holding up his head and he loves to stand up on his legs. He's rolling over and I think he will be sitting up on his own pretty soon. It's great that he is developing so well after his long stay in the hospital. He can also get mad and cry so loud when he is really tired. It reminds me of when he would cry in the NICU and I loved it because I knew he was a little fighter. He had some lab work done yesterday and the results came back excellent. He has really improved since his last lab work in November. Hurrah! The doctor said that she couldn't believe how great he looks. She had read his chart before meeting him for the first time and she said she expected to see a sickly little boy. Everyone at the doctor's office was checking Cash out and talking about how cute he is. I don't think the video on the previous post totally captures just how adorable he is, but I'm glad we are able to share it with you. Enjoy the pics of Cash doing some of his favorite things. He will be 6 months old on the 16th. What an answer to many, many prayers.