tubeless

 notice anything different?

Last week Jacob and Jeremiah had appointments at Primary Childrens. Jacob is doing amazing, and the Dr said we could be done with the feeding tube. He looks like a completely normal baby now. I still have to be really careful what and how much he eats, but it is so much better without the tube. We still have to see the Dr here a lot to make sure he keeps growing, but with any luck this will all be over soon.

Jacob has finally decided to sit on his own. For a long time when you would try to sit him up he would push back against you. I don't know what has changed, but he doesn't mind it now.

He figured out that if he hangs out underneath the high chair while Jeremiah is eating he can get all of the food falling off the tray. Luckily I have caught him before he has eaten any of it. Jeremiah's food would do bad things to little Jacob's system.

Jeremiah has been wearing a brace every night for the past year and a half because of his club foot. We thought he would have to wear it until he is 4, but his feet look great and the Dr said he only has to wear it another 6 months.

It has finally stopped raining long enough for Steve to get some work done on the house. We have a foundation, and he will be pouring the garage floor on Monday. Then on to the framing. I'm really excited because at that point you can actually tell there will be a house there.

bath day

 Why is it that stuff like this always happens right after you give the kid a bath?

Jeremiah was playing outside while Steve was working. He was naturally drawn to the mud puddle. His pants fell down (even with a belt I can't get his pants to stay up), then he fell into the puddle and got stuck.

cake

So it turns out I'm obsessed with wedding cakes. I have been making another fake cake the last few days while the boys have been asleep (it does happen on occasion). I really like this one.

Now all I need is for someone to get married. It would be so much fun to try to make a real wedding cake. Unfortunately all of the single people I know don't live anywhere near me.

It finally stopped raining/snowing long enough for Steve to get going on the addition. He will be pouring the footings tomorrow. I can't wait. It's kind of ridiculous how excited I am about concrete.

Jeremiah and Jacob are doing really well. All of a sudden Jeremiah has gotten a lot less moody. Is it possible the terrible two's could be over yet? Probably not, but I'll take what I can get. Jacob is growing and doing great. He should be done with the feeding tube in another 2 weeks. Naturally he has pulled it out 3 times in the last week. I can't wait to be done with it. He has gotten so good at getting away from me when I try to put it back in. You would think it wouldn't be too hard to overpower a 17 pound baby, but you'd be wrong.

rain rain go away

Mother nature is really messing with my plans. Steve was planning on pouring the footings and foundation for the addition this week, but it has been raining and snowing so much that it just isn't going to happen. He started to dig the hole, but it got so muddy that the backhoe was sinking.

This is all we have so far. Weird optical illusion, it's actually about 3 feet deep but it doesn't look like it in the picture.

Jacob was making the most hilarious faces today. It turns out he doesn't like fruit, weird. This is the face he makes whenever I give it to him.

Sorry the pictures aren't better. It's hard to feed him and take a picture at the same time.

247

Today is a big day. Jacob is 247 days old today. He spent123 days in the hospital, so today he has been home longer than in the hospital. I'm pretty excited about it. We celebrated be giving him his first taste of fruit (bananas). Up until now he has only had vegetables and a little bit of meats. I thought how would love the sweetness, but he didn't seem to care. Kind of anticlimactic.

He pulled out his NG tube right before this picture. When he rips the tape of, it always takes some of his skin off with it, that's why his cheek is so red. Still, I think he looks pretty good tubeless.

Jeremiah in his natural habitat

We are so excited about spring. We can't wait to get outside. Jeremiah has been running around with his hat on, and insists that Jacob wear his too.

I made a cake yesterday. It was the first time I have ever had buttercream roses work. It was Steve's week to go to church (Jacob can't go so we take turns), so I made it while he was gone. It only looked like this for a few minutes after he got home.

New addition

Ha ha. No, I'm not pregnant. We have decided to add on to the house. We were planning on adding on when we first built the house, but I never thought it would happen this soon. I know it doesn't look like much now, but we should be getting started in the next month.

Jacob is doing good. We saw the Dr last week. Jacob is only on the feeding tube 6 hours a day now, and he said if he is still doing well at the next visit we might be able to get rid of the feeding tube. He is over 17 lbs now, and rolls everywhere. He gets into everything. It's amazing how kids always find things they shoudn't.

He is still working on sitting. He can't stay up more than a few seconds without the boppy.

He loves eating, especially magazines.

Jeremiah is definately two. He is so moody. He has decided that the only food worth eating is ramen noodles. I really hope that phase ends soon. I just can't feel good about him having ramen for breakfast.

I am going a little crazy being stuck in the house all of the time. Jacob still can't go out, pretty sure respiratory season is never going to end. Anyway, I decided I needed a hobby so I decided to make a wedding cake for fun. Don't worry, we won't be eating cake til the end of time, I used styrofoam cake dummies. Actually, Steve was a little upset that there wasn't any real cake in there.

jaguars, teeth and croup

So Jeremiah and I were playing a fun little game last night. I would throw his toy jaguar into the air, catch it, and he would count how many times I did it. He is really good at counting up until 10 and then he kind of gets lost. So he made it to 15 and then he didn't know anymore so he yells jaguarteen. It was pretty cute.

Jacbo has been having a rough couple of weeks. He has croup. I thought it was one of those things that was bad for a few days and then it was over, but apparently not. He has been sick for 16 days now, and is just starting to get better. He coughs so hard that he throws up, plus he is refusing to eat much of anything, which stresses me out a little. He is also getting his first tooth. Poor little man. He hasn't thrown up yet today, so I'm really hoping that it will be gone in a few days.