A Little Behind

We went to the cardiologist this past Tuesday,  Russell now weighs 9.5 pounds! That means he gained about 10 ounces in 6 days. I think he is still a little behind for other babies his age but it is progress. We tried taking him off oxygen at the appointment but his numbers were still low. Russell doesn't have fluid in his chest anymore! He has a little residual leak in his heart but nothing to worry about.  Even if the small hole doesn't close, it is so small that it won't be a problem.

Russell is doing so much better since surgery.  He has a lot of energy and he can roll over. He rolled from his belly to his back at 1 month and now at 2 he can roll from back to his belly!

We have pediatrician appointment next Friday and a cardiology appointment the following Monday.

Travis is loving his baby brother. He is talking a lot, naming things that I didn't even know he knew. He has been able to spend a lot of time with my parents lately and he has had so much fun. Every morning he says, "Papa, Mama call." He manages to get my phone and calls my Mom all by himself.  Travis has also called my Father-in-Law using Matt's phone a couple of times. Yesterday he got to play with the hose and got soaked.  When Matt and Travis came inside, Matt told him to go get a shirt and shorts and pants. He came back with a shirt. Four times Matt sent Travis back to get shorts or pants. Four times Travis came out with a shirt.  Matt put each shirt on him.  Finally, Travis brought back a pair of pants.

As for me, I had a particularly hard week. There is just so many phone calls to make and appointments to go to. Then, there is work which has been hard as well. Matt continues to be strong enough to take care of me and the kids. Friday night my parents babysat the kids so Matt and I could go out. We went to a favorite restaurant in Ballard then walked around Green Lake. It was nice to be out without the kids. Yesterday, I got to hang out with my old roommate, Lindsey. It was really fun to see her again. Then Kit and Sally came over. (Kit is the guy holding Russell in the picture on Facebook). Overall, a great weekend and I'm feeling much better.