Noah today...

-7 1/2 months old

-11lbs 4oz {sigh....}

-23 inches long

-Rolling over, laughing, yelling, grasping, chewing, and beginning to sit unassisted in the Boppy {video coming...}

The drive-in movie

Sooooo, the other night we found out that Toy Story 3 was playing at the Drive-in in Idaho Falls. I felt like I was sixteen all over again! {which probably was the last time I had been...} The boys had never been before, and my cousin Alisia and her sweet little family were in town, so we loaded up the pickup with tons of blankets, pillows, camp chairs, and treats {Shh...don't tell} and had a blast! Noah was a trooper! He fell asleep shortly after the movie started and we put him in the cab of the pickup and he slept the entire time! {Not a Toy Story fan I guess} What a cute movie!

Seeing double???

Noah at 7 months

Ryder at 7 months {2 pics}

I get told time and time again how much Noah looks like Ryder. I think I would have to agree!

Another PCMC trip...

Yesterday we made the 3hr trek AGAIN to Primary Childrens Hospital. With Ryder and Noah in tow, {Ridge stayed with grandma} we made it {barely, but thats a whole different story...}

We went to see Dr. Randall, {Ryders Ortho doc for his legs}. No change, good or bad for his legs. His left leg hasn't caught up any to the right leg, but it hasn't gotten any worse {bowed} either. So the next step is to schedule a surgery date for August. Late August more than likely, so he is hopefully off of the steroids he is currently on for the Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome. {more on that later} The plan is to place an "8" plate on the outside growth plate of the left knee to straighten it out more {Again}, and to remove 2 of the screws from the "8" plates that are on the right knee to allow the growth plates to "breathe" so they don't forget how to grow. Phew!

Ryder also has an inguinal hernia. I asked Dr. Randall if we could possibly speak with Urology and be able to fix that at the same time we do the ortho surgery in August and he didn't see why not sooooo...now we schedule an appt. with a Urologist for sometime next month. On the bright side, Dr. Randall gave me the name and number of the bes....well not the best he said, they are all good, which I am sure they are {but he is probably the best}. He said this Urologist is always booked way out, but to "drop" his {Dr. Randalls} name if I have too and he will get us in!

As for the Minimal Change, it hasn't come back thus far and things are looking good. Starting the 1st of July we are starting to wean him off the steroids and hopefully be done! Please pray for no relapses. Poor kid just can't seem to catch a break!

On this visit, I was also able to visit a good friend and fellow NICU mom, Shelly. I was able to go and hold her little Brinnlie who is still in the NICU at Primarys. What an awesome visit! Thanks Shelly! I hope you are able to bring her home soon! She looked so good. I was hoping some of Noah's old primaries were working, but no one was Darn it! Oh well...

The biggest Gainer!

Noah, last week you weighed 9lbs 4oz, in order to survive elimination you must have gained at least 1lb... Dunt, dunt, dun...

Would you please get every last article of clothing off and get on the scale... {flying diaper, snaps popping, hearts pounding...}

Todays weight is............................................................10lbs 4oz!!!!! You did it! Congratulations, you are safe from elimination for another week.

Boys will be boys...

Whoops...thats not supposed to happen!

Heading to the Stallings family reunion in Indian Springs on Saturday, we had a minor {Thankfully not Major... i.e. hitting someone else on the road!} incident.
We were dropping a neighbors trailer off on our way, and on the highway {60 MPH} the trailer came off! It was a run down trailer that had no safety chain {we found out firsthand why thats a law!} and we went over the railroad tracks and it bounced right off! Thankfully it didn't hit anyone {there were bikers behind us and a car had just passed!} It did however, lodge itself a couple feet into the embankment on the side of the road! It took some work, but we managed to get it out and back on the truck.