Saturday AM - It's been an interesting week. Adam has broken through the 10 lb. mark and last weighed just over 11 lbs on Thursday. On Wednesday he decided to remove his feeding tube (again), but his timing was good as we had a doctor's appointment the same day. The doctor decided we should go without the feeding tube for awhile, so that's what we're doing. It's a little scary (for me, not so much Heidi) because we have to monitor his intake very closely, logging each and every ml he takes in. With the feeding tube, we were able to "pump" in extrac ml's overnight while he slept. Now it all has to go via the bottle. He tends to be a lazy feeder and falls asleep when he's eating, so we're making the extra effort to get his calories in. It's better for him as he seems much happier without the tube poking in his nose and going down his throat, and without all the tape plastered to his face. I have a few new pictures on "Dropshots" and hope to have more before too much longer.

Grant officially weighs over 20 lbs and is still a character. He's still the more laid back of the two, but he does have his moments. He can sit up now, only tipping over occasionally. His arm strength is building and he pushes up on his arms on a regular basis. It won't be long before he's crawling, and we'll have to relocate everything within reach.

As both boys grow and change, we enjoy them more every day. There are times when we're exhausted, but the smiles we get from them recharge our batteries and we know it's all worthwhile. Catch you next time...

Sat AM - I'm giving up on promises as to when my next post will come, especially since the last one was March 28. I blink and two weeks pass just like that. I have to make sure that I haven't had another birthday or that this is still 2006.

Let's start with Adam as we've had a few doctors' appointments since the last post. All the news is good, with the best news being his cardiology checkup. The chest x-ray looks good, and there were no arrhythmias on his 24 hour Holter monitor. His normal pediatric visits have gone well, and he has broken through the 10 lb. barrier and is closing in on 11. He laughs and smiles more every day, although we can tell there is still some discomfort going on either in his abdomen or from possible teething. As he gets bigger, he knows what makes him happy and what doesn't. Last week we thought he was trying out for the TV show Jackass which, for those of you lucky enough not to know, is a show with some not-so-bright guys who do anything and everything to hurt themselves or just gross everyone out. At 6:00 in the morning, Adam began coughing to the point that he emptied his stomach. It was rather dark in the room but I noticed a long, spaghetti-like thing hanging from his mouth. I quickly surmised that this was the wrong end of his feeding tube, which came up when he was vomiting. He now had a tube that entered his nose, made a 180-degree turn, and came out of his mouth. I'm sure you're all getting a mental picture of this now. It was at this point I thought of the TV show. We had to pull the tube out and have a nurse reinsert it. Ah, parenthood.

Grant hasn't had a doctors appointment in quite a while, but is growing and should be at or over 20 lbs by now. He starts his day in a very good mood, but I guess his teething is really starting to get to him because at the end of the day he's pretty crotchity. With a good night's sleep he's back to his good mood the next morning. We're trying to put the two boys together more often, but if you've seen the video, you know that Grant can be a little over-affectionate at times. We think that Adam has told him to rip out the feeding tube at the first chance he gets, because that's what he tries to do.

A quick note about the pictures before closing: Due to popular opinion (Heidi's) I'm sticking with Dropshots for the time being. It seems it's easier to view that site than the Phanfare because of a Java program needed for Phanfare. Lots of work computers won't let that particular program download, so that's where we are. Be sure to check the Walgreen's website as there are some pictures that didn't get to Dropshots. At some point, I may have my very smart cousin create a web site that I can put the pictures on without going through a commercial site. But for now I'll stick with what we've got.

Lastly, before you send me a comment or email that this is not 2006, I was just seeing who was paying attention. Call it a late April Fool's joke. Next post in ?? days...