Fun at Grandma and Grandpa’s

This is Aaron’s last week out of town, so the boys and I headed to Walla Walla for one more visit with Grandma and Grandpa before Matthew’s surgery. Even though we were just here a couple weeks ago, my parents were surprised by how big Matthew has gotten, and how chunky and active he [...]

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Update 4/20/08

This is Aaron writing today. I was finally able to come home for the weekend. I have been working in Cle Elum, and got sick while I was there. We have been trying hard to not expose Matthew to germs this close to the surgery, so it was 3 weeks before I [...]

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7 Month Birthday

Matthew is 7 months old today, which is a remarkable milestone for our baby who was given 3-6 months to live. He has been doing exceptionally well, and seems to be fully recovered from his bowel surgery.  His incision looks fantastic – it doesn’t come through very well on the video because it [...]

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Cardiology appointment, surgery details, and specific prayer requests

Matthew’s cardiology appointment went very well yesterday. We were able to see Dr. Anderson, who was very good to us when Matthew was a newborn in the NICU. Matthew was up to about 11 1/2 pounds! I guess if you need to gain weight, continually pumping in a high-calorie formula all night long is the [...]

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Monday

The boys and I came to Walla Walla on Saturday to spend some time with my parents while Aaron is out of town.  Micah is having a lot of fun here; there is a new flower-bed in progress outside that functions as a giant sand-box!
We had to put Matthew’s NG tube back in last night.  [...]

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4 Generations of Skiers

Mid-March, we took Micah out on the slopes for the first time. He absolutely loved it! His balance and coordination were impressive for a not-quite 2 1/2 year-old. We would point him down the hill, and he would just GO! We would slow him down with the harness, and he would [...]

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Tube-Free Day

We had a great day today. Matthew managed to pull his tube out this morning; but he took all of his formula, and even his medicine, from the bottle, so I haven’t had to put it back in yet. It was really nice to give him a break from the tube and [...]

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5 Kgs!

Matthew weighed in at 5 Kgs exactly (about 11 lbs) today – which is an all-time high for him. It’s great news – he’s gained back everything he lost with this recent illness and surgery, and his body has been able to process all the extra calories we’ve been giving him. He’s packing [...]

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