November 16, 2009 - 2 Teeth

8 months

Enjoying time with good friends Mary Jo & Tony Morini

Hi! Well, I officially lost the bet. Caden's first word was indeed da-da, not ma-ma. Darn! I really dislike being wrong. So our big boy is downing the food as you can tell by his chunky little cheeks. He is starting to dislike the bottles and is enjoying more baby food, but CHW still wants us to have a majority of his calories to come from formula. You would never guess he is in the 25th percentile on weight. Caden also has 2 teeth that have emerged. So cute!

David and I continue to work every night with Caden doing little exercises with him that PT showed up to strengthen his core. It's much like 5 minute abs for babies. Other than that...Caden is doing absolutely great right now. We are trying to keep him healthy in the midst of cold and flu season to keep him strong so he just continues to thrive like he is doing now. We continue to be blessed and thank God for our boy. He reminds us each day how precious each minute of life is and how to never take it for granted.

We also continue to keep HLHS babies Lillyann, and Lindsey Jo who also are enjoying their time at home but have been struggling with gaining weight. Please pray for them as well as baby Gabi (HLHS) who is back in CHW recovering from the H1N1 virus. Baby Gabi and Baby Thomas will be undergoing their 2nd surgery (the Glenn) soon. Prayers of strength for these little fighters as well as for strength for their parents during this time would be greatly appreciated.

For those of you who are still collecting pop-tabs.....we just want to continue to say thanks. We stopped and dropped off more during our last trip to Milwaukee. Your little baggies have added up tremendously. We were told last year alone they made almost 20,000 on pop tab donations over the year which they put directly back into the Ronald McDonald Home. Isn't that incredible!! Thanks to all of you out there again who are keeping them for us.

God is great ~

Love,

Melissa