Monday, July 12, 2010

Mom has moved the boy's "updates" from Caring Bridge to a blog site as they allow more flexibility in postings - but most importantly she can post as many pictures as she wants! The blog is open to anyone and should be just as easy to follow as Caring Bridge.

Asher is recovering fabulously from surgery. We could see drastic improvement right after surgery and his head has shrunk down as far as it can right now. He is on his way to a normal looking head as he just has to grow and put some more weight on and you'd never know he had swelling or a shunt. Mom and dad have also noticed a slight change in his behavior as well. Asher is definitely more vocal and is neck-to-neck with Aaron in his bottling amounts. Although they are similar in size Aaron is still about 1/2 -1 in longer and a solid pound heavier.

They big boys are not the best sleepers yet, they have their moments but are not consistently giving mom and dad more than 2 hours of sleep at a time. We are all going to be in trouble once Anders comes home, so mom and dad are not complaining too much as we know it is only going to get more difficult before it gets easier.

Anders has also been making strides in his development. His oxygen percentage and flow are to levels where they would no longer require him to stay in the hospital. His eyes are showing maturity which is a very good sign. Anders' bottling is also improving greatly. The hospital had an occupational therapist help him with his technique as they think he might be having trouble due to some associated injury and numbness from being ventilated. He is now the closest he has ever been to coming home!

WEIGHT UPDATE - Aaron (9lb 12oz), Asher (8lb 5oz), Anders (5lb 12oz)

Below is a picture of the big boys in their swings. They are just starting to use them as they now weigh enough and can keep their heads from slouching.