Saturday, November 26, 2011

Update

I am sorry it has been so long since I have updated Jim Beau's blog!   Daddy was gone all summer and we moved to Washington, D.C. in October!   We are settled now and love being closer to family and friends.  This weekend we are celebrating Jim Beau's second birthday as a CDH survivor.   He is doing really well. He is still holding steady at 23 or 24 pounds and continues to be a picky eater.    We saw cardiology at Shands right before we moved and they are thrilled with how his heart is doing.   They say it looks great and we shouldn't need any intervention in the near future.  The doctor suggested we start Jim Beau on Pediasure twice a day since he does not eat very much.  So, we are doing that and thankfully, Jim Beau really likes it.

He continues to wake up in the middle of the night and occasionally throws up if he eats alot.  Our new pediatrician here thinks it might be reflux, so we started him on Zantac again last week and are hoping it will help.  Mommy is very tired of waking up every night! :)

We see Dr. Kays again in February and already have our Disney trip planned, too!

Jim Beau was a lobster for Halloween!   He had the best time and whenever he sees a red shirt or red jacket he says, "lobster!"

He is talking almost as much as his sister and says new words and phrases every day.  He loves talking to his grandparents on the phone!   He loves driving around Washington, D.C. and pointing out the planes, monuments, cars, trucks and buses!  

Will update soon with birthday pictures!

Go Gators!

Jim Beau comes from a family of Alabama and Auburn fans, but we think he will always have a love for UF since he was born there.    Here is a cute video I took when he was learning to say "Gator".

NICU Reunion

Back in August I took the kids down to Gainesville to the Shands NICU reunion.  Daddy was deployed and we didn't have anything else to do, so we made a fun trip out of it!   We saw several babies, parents and nurses that we remembered from our time there two years ago.  


Jim Beau and nurse Andrea!



 Jim Beau didn't like the Gator!

 Yes, we visited Build-A-Bear, too!  :)