He crawls!

I didn't realize what a huge moment it would be for me to see him crawl. It just made my heart soar. He has come such a long way from his days in the NICU. I'm so joyful to be able to share this video with you! Love, Kari

Loving every day...

Though he is not crawling yet, somehow Casher seems to make it from the cabinet to the dogs' water bowl while I'm at the sink washing up some dishes. He LOVES to play in the cabinet but he is most interested with the knobs, screws, and opening and closing the doors. He is very determined and knows what he wants (to be picked up so that he can stand on the counter and open the top cabinets) and what he doesn't (having his shirt put on or taken off)!!!

My First Mother's Day!

It is so amazing to be a mom on Mother's Day! I felt so special and blessed to have my little boy with me all day long. Mitch made it extra special by giving me a keepsake jewelry box with a beautiful locket to keep pictures of Casher on my first mother's day in. Good job, honey! It was also wonderful to be with my own mom. As you can see in the photos, Casher is getting so big. He is determined to play hard and get to what he wants - even though he hasn't figured out the crawling thing yet.

He has gained weight over the past 3 weeks (he hit the 18 lb mark!) but we would like to see him gain more over the next 3 weeks. He has an appt with the GI docs then and they have been getting concerned that he is not steadily increasing. Please pray with us that he will continue to gain and stay healthy.

If he got points for being cute, we would have no problems!

Nan's visit

We had a great time last week when Nan (Mitch's mom) came to visit. We sat around and played with Casher and adored him! It's a tough job. Nan was here to go to a doctor's appointment with us. All in all Cash is doing great. He is healthy and thriving. The GI doctor is concerned that he isn't gaining weight consistently. He is 17 lbs and in the 3rd percentile for weight - so he is little and hasn't gained weight like they would like to see. But he is eating more and more solids and finally switching to a regular formula. He still has the g-tube in his tummy. The doctors keep saying 'what if he would get very sick and need the feeding tube' so it is still in for the moment.

He is voicing his opinion about everything these days. From babbling (dadadadaaa) to grunting in frustration or excitement, he is staying busy. You can just see in his eyes how badly he wants to get on the move. He isn't crawling yet. He loves to stand up and see the world. He gets a very satisfied smile on his face when we help him stand up. As per requests, a video is coming soon!