Blaise got his last RSV shot (for this year) tonight. He weighed in at a whopping 19 lbs 11 oz! I'm so proud of him for this! He tripled his birth weight, which is what they would like, and might actually top the scales at 20 lbs by his first birthday in two weeks! GO BLAISE GO!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Outta my way!
We were able to go outside this week after work, and we went straight to the end of the driveway gave Blaise his walker that he pushes and walks behind and this is immediately what he did. He took off straight down the street! I think he would have gone to the end of the block, had we not stopped him. He was practically running! He is doing so good!
Blaise got his last RSV shot (for this year) tonight. He weighed in at a whopping 19 lbs 11 oz! I'm so proud of him for this! He tripled his birth weight, which is what they would like, and might actually top the scales at 20 lbs by his first birthday in two weeks! GO BLAISE GO!
Blaise got his last RSV shot (for this year) tonight. He weighed in at a whopping 19 lbs 11 oz! I'm so proud of him for this! He tripled his birth weight, which is what they would like, and might actually top the scales at 20 lbs by his first birthday in two weeks! GO BLAISE GO!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Look Out World!
Look out world! Blaise is making his grand appearances! Not quite, but we are venturing out little by little. This weekend he got to experience Hy-Vee and Valentino's in Fremont. On Sunday he went to the 4-H Pancake feed in Oakland. He takes all of these new experiences in stride, and for the most part is a very very good little boy. I was a little worried about how he would react to all of these new things, and thought he might get very scared and cry. Instead, he is very interested and intrigued by it all. He is doing great!
We are slowly but surely trying to get this table food thing figured out. Jessica, his babysitter, was able to get him to eat almost half a banana today, and tonight I fed him some Gerber baby ravioli things that he did really good with. We are getting there!
Here are a few pictures.
Eating food- very messy!
Sampling mashed potatoes at Valentinos!
Got my green on for St. Patricks Day.
We are slowly but surely trying to get this table food thing figured out. Jessica, his babysitter, was able to get him to eat almost half a banana today, and tonight I fed him some Gerber baby ravioli things that he did really good with. We are getting there!
Here are a few pictures.
Meeting the cows. I yelled and talked to them. Lots.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Mr. 11 Months!
Blaise is 11 months old today! Oh what a joy he is!
We've been living a fairly normal life, and are so thankful for that! God shows us everyday how great HE is!
Blaise's favorite mode of transportation is walking. He will only walk when holding on to fingers on BOTH of our hands though. I've tried to make him hold just my right hand, and he is immediatly reaching for the other. He can also cruise around the house by holding on to his walker. He can pass back and forth from the couch to the coffee table and once and awhile if he is brave enough will lunge foward into my arms holding on to nothing.
It warmed up enough the other day that I was able to take him outside and let him walk by outside for the first time! Last fall he was always just pushed in strollers! He was pretty dazed and amazed and did more stumbling around looking at the "outside" world than anything. He went straight to the grass and reached out to touch the leaves. Poor baby is just starting to realize there is a whole other world beyond our living room! He now will walk right over to the front door and reach for the handle acting like he wants to go outside. He loves it!
Blaise has now also made trips to see grandpa at Red Barn, the grocery store in Oakland and Subway in Tekamah. Slowly but surely, we are venturing out!
He is still pretty behind on the eating department. We've conquered Saltine crackers, graham crackers, cottage cheese, little bites of toast and waffles and that's about it. He pretty much loves to put the food in his mouth, but will just hold it in his cheeks instead of chewing and swallowing. We keep trying every day, and hopefully he will get there soon.
He also still gets a bottle/pacifier once or twice a night. I am VERY ready for this to be over! We've graduated to all 12 month or 12-18 month clothing.
Blaise also LOVES Grandpa and Grandma Hartwell's dog Cartman. He screams with joy non-stop while visiting him. Last night, Cartman learned that if he sticks pretty close to Blaise's high chair during supper, he will get a treat. We caught Blaise with a handful of cottage cheese hanging over the edge, with Cartman licking it clean! Too funny!
The next few weeks will be in fast-forward! We have Easter, followed by a trip to Garden City, Kansas for Great-Grandpa Voth's 90th birthday, then Blaises first birthday and one-year old pictures the weekend after that! PHEW!
Mom and Dad before the Zac Brown Band concert- first outing in almost a year!
My shirt has a semi-truck on it- just like my dad drives!
Dad- I can drive your pickup!
How mom occupies me in the kitchen.
Hey guys! Look at me now! Cruising around Children's at my appointment
I think baseball caps are so much fun!
Just woke up!
Surprise! Dad is home! He got me out of my crib this morning- to my surprise!
Messy cottage cheese!
One of my favorite games, chasing mom and dad around the coffee table playing hide and seek
I found dad's cattle magazine pile. But, also got brave and am standing up leaning against the couch without holding on
What's in this box?
Cute boy!
First walk outisde
Cruising down the couch
Sticking out my tongue! I still have NO teeth!
I'm over these pictures mom- let's go!
11 months old!
We've been living a fairly normal life, and are so thankful for that! God shows us everyday how great HE is!
Blaise's favorite mode of transportation is walking. He will only walk when holding on to fingers on BOTH of our hands though. I've tried to make him hold just my right hand, and he is immediatly reaching for the other. He can also cruise around the house by holding on to his walker. He can pass back and forth from the couch to the coffee table and once and awhile if he is brave enough will lunge foward into my arms holding on to nothing.
It warmed up enough the other day that I was able to take him outside and let him walk by outside for the first time! Last fall he was always just pushed in strollers! He was pretty dazed and amazed and did more stumbling around looking at the "outside" world than anything. He went straight to the grass and reached out to touch the leaves. Poor baby is just starting to realize there is a whole other world beyond our living room! He now will walk right over to the front door and reach for the handle acting like he wants to go outside. He loves it!
Blaise has now also made trips to see grandpa at Red Barn, the grocery store in Oakland and Subway in Tekamah. Slowly but surely, we are venturing out!
He is still pretty behind on the eating department. We've conquered Saltine crackers, graham crackers, cottage cheese, little bites of toast and waffles and that's about it. He pretty much loves to put the food in his mouth, but will just hold it in his cheeks instead of chewing and swallowing. We keep trying every day, and hopefully he will get there soon.
He also still gets a bottle/pacifier once or twice a night. I am VERY ready for this to be over! We've graduated to all 12 month or 12-18 month clothing.
Blaise also LOVES Grandpa and Grandma Hartwell's dog Cartman. He screams with joy non-stop while visiting him. Last night, Cartman learned that if he sticks pretty close to Blaise's high chair during supper, he will get a treat. We caught Blaise with a handful of cottage cheese hanging over the edge, with Cartman licking it clean! Too funny!
The next few weeks will be in fast-forward! We have Easter, followed by a trip to Garden City, Kansas for Great-Grandpa Voth's 90th birthday, then Blaises first birthday and one-year old pictures the weekend after that! PHEW!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Happy Happy
Blaise survived his RSV/synagis shot on Wednesday night just fine We bumped it up a night early because I was a bit worried about this cold he has been fighting. They reassured me it was just a cold, but even today it still hasn't shown much improvement.
Blaise's appointment at Children's went very good!! He sat through everything as perfect as we could expect. Hardly any tears!! He was such an angel and we are very proud of him! The ECHO was reviewed by Dr. Danford, and he said he was doing very good and the Glenn was working just like it should! Hoorah!!! He said he didn't need to see him for six months!! WOW! That will make it early next fall. Everyone thought he looked just great. His SAT levels were only at the 81-80 mark, which of course made this mom VERY nervous, but Dr. Danford said that Glenn kids run a little lower and with his cold this should be just fine. A normal human's is at 100, and even some Glenn kids can be int he lower 90's. Ideally the upper 80's would have sounded a bit better.
Other than that, he weighed in at 18 lbs 4 oz (15%) and height was right at 50%!
On the way to the appointment I read an article about a lady with the exact same heart defect, who is now 30 years old and works at Children's Hospital in Boston. How awesome!
Thank you to each and every one of you for your prayers before this appointment! God heard them just like always!
Blaise's appointment at Children's went very good!! He sat through everything as perfect as we could expect. Hardly any tears!! He was such an angel and we are very proud of him! The ECHO was reviewed by Dr. Danford, and he said he was doing very good and the Glenn was working just like it should! Hoorah!!! He said he didn't need to see him for six months!! WOW! That will make it early next fall. Everyone thought he looked just great. His SAT levels were only at the 81-80 mark, which of course made this mom VERY nervous, but Dr. Danford said that Glenn kids run a little lower and with his cold this should be just fine. A normal human's is at 100, and even some Glenn kids can be int he lower 90's. Ideally the upper 80's would have sounded a bit better.
Other than that, he weighed in at 18 lbs 4 oz (15%) and height was right at 50%!
On the way to the appointment I read an article about a lady with the exact same heart defect, who is now 30 years old and works at Children's Hospital in Boston. How awesome!
Thank you to each and every one of you for your prayers before this appointment! God heard them just like always!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Doctors Appointments This Week!
Well, no matter how much we tried to keep him healthy, Blaise officially has a full-blown cold. I guess the only one to blame is myself, as I somehow got it first. I'm really not sure how a family that NEVER goes anywhere gets sick, but it even hit us. Thankfully, I'm now over mine and hoping Blaise can kick his in the rear soon too. He has been super congested, and not sleeping well at night. With how much fear the doctors put in us of not going anywhere or letting him get sick, I'm a little on edge with this. As long as it doesn't go to his lungs and turn into RSV or pneumonia we should be okay. Extra prayers for healing!
Thursday Blaise will drop by his pediatrician and have his February round of Synagis, the shot to protect against RSV. Friday is the BIG appointment at Children's with his Cardiologist Dr. Danford. We haven't seen cardio since November, and of course I am very very anxious and nervous for these appointments. I've decided they'll never get easier. We ask for everyone to join us in sending up prayers to God for a great appointment, that his heart function looks great, his SAT levels are also great and in the lower 90's or upper 80's!!! Things can change so quickly for him, and we pray that he looks as great as he did in November!
The squirt decided the last time he was at the pedi that doctors are NOT his thing. WOW! What a temper and fit this kid can throw! A pinched nurse, broken tongue depressor and lots of tears later we made it out. Friday is going to be a very, very long day. Blaise will be shuffled from office to office, and endure a half hour or longer ECHO of his heart. Essentially there is no pain associated with this- it's just like getting an ultrasound done, but knowing how scared he is of strangers and strange places, I foresee a half hour scream session in front of us. This is not good because they need him to be as still and quiet as possible to get good pictures.
We will be updating as soon as the appointment is over to let everyone know how it goes. Ideally, we'd love to hear we wouldn't need to be back for six months! That would be the longest we have gone! Thanks in advance prayer warriors!
Tonight, Blaise learned how to "throw" for the first time! So much fun! I love watching him learn new things and the excitement that goes with it! Easily this is the best part of being a parent! We've not progressed any further on eating table food. I keep trying new things each night, and hopefully he will eventually get used to something being in his mouth.
Thursday Blaise will drop by his pediatrician and have his February round of Synagis, the shot to protect against RSV. Friday is the BIG appointment at Children's with his Cardiologist Dr. Danford. We haven't seen cardio since November, and of course I am very very anxious and nervous for these appointments. I've decided they'll never get easier. We ask for everyone to join us in sending up prayers to God for a great appointment, that his heart function looks great, his SAT levels are also great and in the lower 90's or upper 80's!!! Things can change so quickly for him, and we pray that he looks as great as he did in November!
The squirt decided the last time he was at the pedi that doctors are NOT his thing. WOW! What a temper and fit this kid can throw! A pinched nurse, broken tongue depressor and lots of tears later we made it out. Friday is going to be a very, very long day. Blaise will be shuffled from office to office, and endure a half hour or longer ECHO of his heart. Essentially there is no pain associated with this- it's just like getting an ultrasound done, but knowing how scared he is of strangers and strange places, I foresee a half hour scream session in front of us. This is not good because they need him to be as still and quiet as possible to get good pictures.
We will be updating as soon as the appointment is over to let everyone know how it goes. Ideally, we'd love to hear we wouldn't need to be back for six months! That would be the longest we have gone! Thanks in advance prayer warriors!
Tonight, Blaise learned how to "throw" for the first time! So much fun! I love watching him learn new things and the excitement that goes with it! Easily this is the best part of being a parent! We've not progressed any further on eating table food. I keep trying new things each night, and hopefully he will eventually get used to something being in his mouth.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Our Thanks!
Wow! What an amazing turnout on our wear red campaign! We were so amazed and loved seeing all of the wonderful pictures of you all wearing red for Blaise Andrew and friends! SO NEAT! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Can you believe we have an almost 11 month old on our hands?!? I think we were already on pins and needles with nerves at this time last year!
Mr. B has still not gotten any of his teeth in. He's making it fun for us all. Not really. Last Friday he was pretty fussy and running a 102 temp, so I took him down to the pediatritian to find out he had an ear infection. Sounds like his daddy always got those while teething. He was put on amoxicilian, and we are about done with the dose. He has been chewing on stuff like crazy, and started running a low grade fever again the last two days. I'm not sure what this is related too since he is on meds, but if it's not better by Monday, I suppose we will be headed back to the doctor.
We are still not on table food. Probably more so because Mom hasn't had the energy to try again lately. Blaise has had a new baby sitter Jessie the last two weeks and she will be with him through April. They get along great!
If he is not being held he is walking holding your hands. Absolutely his favorite thing to do. When sitting on our lap, he will grab each of our hands and kick his legs over ours and slide of our lap by himself now to go walk. Smarty! He can also walk behind a walker across the room too. His army crawl gets him around pretty good. He doesn't use it too much, but it works. Not to many words, but when he gets very tired and mad, he does say ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma.
I can't believe we are starting first birthday preparations!! Mike and I went to a heart function last weekend and met some other parents who have children with similar heart structures. It sounds like we will still be able to "break free" come spring, but next winter will go into lock down again for fear of sickness. It's always so nice to meet other parents going through the same thing.
Hope all is well! This afternoon Mike was chasing Blaise around our coffee table, as Blaise was crawling away as fast as he could. Love moments like this!
Since it's been almost two months since I've uploaded pictures, this might be one of the most pictures in one blog ever! They are a bit out of order, but enjoy!
Warm enough for a stroller walk in January
Reading
Rocking horse
I was nine months old January 12th!
Stroller Walk again
By babysitter Natalie
Worn out after a weekend in Des Moines
Still worn out
I ride my doggy by myself. I don't go anywhere, but hold on by myself when i get pushed.
Eating.
Reading cow mag with my cousin Parker
Mom and Dad went to Heart Connection function, then out by themselves for the first time since I was born. They went to see my nurse Natalie and her band play at Ameristar.
Just standing
One of my shirts for heart week. Walking with dad.
Another of the shirts my Aunt Jenna made me for heart week.
Throwing a fit getting put in my high chair. I do this EVERY TIME. Mom says it's old.
Heart week.
I turned 10 months old on February 12th!
CHHHEEESE!
Last of my awesome heart week shirts.
Yep, I crawl and get into everything.
Love dad
That's funny!
I loved being nine months old!
Mom and I went to visit Jenna and Mitch in Des Moines!
Crawling to the dinning room!
Sitting in my big chair. I love being 10 months old too!
Better take the picture quick. I"d rather jump out of this chair o my own!
Blaise sent mom these puppy flowers for Valentines day! CUTE!
Eating with my Valentines day bib!
With my dad
Another doggy ride
Eating lunch on the kitchen floor. Lazy Saturday. Notice all of the ziplog baggies I pulled out of the box behind me.
Can you believe we have an almost 11 month old on our hands?!? I think we were already on pins and needles with nerves at this time last year!
Mr. B has still not gotten any of his teeth in. He's making it fun for us all. Not really. Last Friday he was pretty fussy and running a 102 temp, so I took him down to the pediatritian to find out he had an ear infection. Sounds like his daddy always got those while teething. He was put on amoxicilian, and we are about done with the dose. He has been chewing on stuff like crazy, and started running a low grade fever again the last two days. I'm not sure what this is related too since he is on meds, but if it's not better by Monday, I suppose we will be headed back to the doctor.
We are still not on table food. Probably more so because Mom hasn't had the energy to try again lately. Blaise has had a new baby sitter Jessie the last two weeks and she will be with him through April. They get along great!
If he is not being held he is walking holding your hands. Absolutely his favorite thing to do. When sitting on our lap, he will grab each of our hands and kick his legs over ours and slide of our lap by himself now to go walk. Smarty! He can also walk behind a walker across the room too. His army crawl gets him around pretty good. He doesn't use it too much, but it works. Not to many words, but when he gets very tired and mad, he does say ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma.
I can't believe we are starting first birthday preparations!! Mike and I went to a heart function last weekend and met some other parents who have children with similar heart structures. It sounds like we will still be able to "break free" come spring, but next winter will go into lock down again for fear of sickness. It's always so nice to meet other parents going through the same thing.
Hope all is well! This afternoon Mike was chasing Blaise around our coffee table, as Blaise was crawling away as fast as he could. Love moments like this!
Since it's been almost two months since I've uploaded pictures, this might be one of the most pictures in one blog ever! They are a bit out of order, but enjoy!
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