Baby: Another month has gone by and still, no crawling! Bummer. Not quite sitting up yet, either. But he’s closer every day. He can pull himself up when he holds my hands, but his balance is still terrible. When we practice walking with him, he takes the huge, exaggerated footsteps that always make me laugh.…
Category: Stevie Fan Club
Stephen Turns 1!
Oh my goodness. It is hard to believe its been a whole year since this little man arrived. We never anticipated this. He has taught us about life. And a new kind of love. Everything has changed. We’ve shared tears of happiness and all kinds of other tears too. The unexpected has happened. And he…
All Done!
Yesterday was my last day with these trusty ol’ friends. We’ve been through it all together. Long, sleepless nights. Hospital stays. Road trips. After nearly 12 months, we now part ways. I don’t know if I will miss them. Whenever I thought of giving them up, it made me a little anxious. But the less…
11 Months Old
Baby: Well I was hoping by now we’d have the exciting news that he finally crawled and sat up on his own. Not quite. But he is so stinkin’ close! The pediatrician isn’t worried, wants to give him a little extra time. Sleeping so much better (as you may have heard. Yeah, I’m just a…
Another Sleep Update
SUCCESS!! We are – what – 8 days in? And I don’t want to jinx anything, but Stephen has been sleeping through the night for the last 3 days. 9pm to 6am. For the most part. He does get a little fussy here and there, but he settles back down pretty quickly. And putting him…
Sleep Sucks (Update)
Sleep is improving! I am so proud of all of us. It wasn’t easy to let him cry. We would stand by his bed and rub his back, and talk sweet to him. But we never picked him up, as much as we wanted to. The first night we tried this, it took Stevie 30…
Sleep Sucks.
My husband and I LOVE to sleep. We are not people who sleep all day or anything, but we both really know and appreciate the value of a good night’s sleep. Since our little BFF Stevie came around, we have kissed those days of a good night’s sleep bye-bye. I think most parents know how…
Happy Halloweeeeeen
Our Halloween was splendid. Over the weekend, we checked out our favorite haunted houses in the area. Always a lot of fun. We even made it into a couple news stories for a second. Here’s the Channel 9 News clip (at 00:30 seconds in): Burbank Man Works On His Scary Haunted House All Year Long…
Post-Ops
So last week, Stevie got his stitches out and had a good check-up. Then yesterday, we had the little guy’s follow up appointment with the Cardiologist and so far everything looks great! Everyone has been happy with the way his surgery turned out. His EKG looked fine. His saturations (oxygen levels) are at 98% (!!!)…
10 Months Old
Baby: He’s been home from the hospital for a week now and this first week home has had its up and downs. As far as Stephen’s health is concerned, that’s one of the ups. He got his stitches out Friday and the wound looks great. It’s going to heal up beautifully. He has a cardiology…