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EthansDadTX
12-12-2006, 11:10 PM
I have to confress to extreme laziness...I forgot my fourth generation BT password and kept trying in vain to get the email resetting it...finally I got off my duff and just created a new id today...still busy with Caroline approaching 3 months in the NICU, but I am not complaining things are going very well for her!


Ethan has been doing wonderfully these past few months. For the first month or so he was very fortunate to have a grandma on FMLA who was able to keep him most days with his grandpa and great grandparents. They did wonders for his social and language skills.

Ethan is way past due for his annual hydro followup (we are approaching three years old with his first shunt still seeming to functional well). He has an MRI etc scheduled for mid January.

With becoming three we have agonized about what to do. I think I wrote previously about a new high potential school incorporating conductive education...well it was just too expensive unfortunately. We have decided to start with what the local school system can offer and go from there....:eek:

Ethan is also due for his neurology followup but seems to still be doing good with the level of Artane he is currently on...8CCs three times a day.

He is still not the best eater but definitely loves to eat and drink for himself when possible. When Gerber decides to stop making the soft straw cup (http://www.gerber.com/prodcat?catid=566), we are in trouble. We are going to have buy him a lifetime supply before they run out!


Well thats Ethan's run down. Thanks to all who have left messages on Caroline's BLOG (http://www.ebabyphotos.com/ca/). We definitely appreciate the prayers and well wishes! She is a miracle! When I think about what people are able to do to a baby that was just a day or two younger than her I get all choked up!

Brandon's Mom
12-13-2006, 12:43 AM
Welcome back Chris! :D

I'm so glad to read that your little ones are doing so well.

glad2beadam's mom!
12-13-2006, 08:25 AM
Chris, So good to hear an update on Ethan and little Caroline. Welcome back, you were missed!! I am so happy to read that Caroline will be coming home soon!

Take care and keep the updates, and photos, coming.

just laurie
12-13-2006, 09:09 AM
Thanks for the update. Glad the kids are doing so well! You seem to have fighters on your hands:).

Laurie

Mother's Heart
12-13-2006, 09:22 AM
hey Chris....I'm so glad that Caroline is doing so wonderfully well. I know the respiratory stuff the last couple of days had to be a little disappointing with how high she's been flying. She amazes me. I have been visiting your ebaby blog again and again....to admire her spirit and to catch the latest details on her progress, and to know how to pray for you all. I can't believe how charming she is! :) :) THank you for sharing. And that one pic....when I walk away from the computer I sometimes leave it on just to cheer up the room here! :D

I know that the docs know what's up with her and I'm sure she likely has a little touch of a cold, certainly better that than RSV.....but I noticed that her nasal symptoms showed up just after she started taking formula bottles. I wondered if it's possible she is sensitive to something in that. Just sticking that in the back of your mind to consider in case she continues to battle the stuffiness.

THank you again for sharing, and allowing us to enjoy your precious treasure and the privilege of praying for her.

btw: Ethan looks like he's enjoying the yummy stuff he's eating! :D gotta love it!

How is big sis doing? haven't seen her mentioned much since she first got to see Caroline Anne. This must really be some experience for a girl her age.

praying for you always,
cj
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langansmom
12-13-2006, 10:37 AM
Welcome back. We missed you guys!

Glad to hear that Ethan is doing well and that Caroline continues to be a miracle. I haven't been to her site in a while but need to check back in there and see some new pix.
(((hugs)))

RathyKay
12-13-2006, 01:11 PM
Chris, it's good to hear from you again. I confess, I have not read Caroline's blog since the last time you posted. I'm lazy, and rely on everyone's signature to find their websites. So, if you don't post, I don't her address to go read. Anyway, I'll have to go reading tonight when I have more time.

Sorry the school didn't work out financially. Hopefully your school district has a good program and you won't regret it. Don't forget your password....

just laurie
12-13-2006, 02:31 PM
BTW, I think Caroline's pics look like Ethan--not so much like his baby ones as his current ones. She is a sweet little peanut and over 5 pounds already is great!

Laurie

Tracy Sheppard
12-13-2006, 03:41 PM
Welcome back deary! Those little angels of yours are just too gorgeous. HOpe to see you around more often now.

wheeliebird
12-13-2006, 04:36 PM
Welcome Back Chris!!! :) Ethan is so adorable and Caoline, what a sweetie, her eyes are so big, I love them!