Happy Thanksgiving!

Although November has not been the best of months for us, there is so much to be thankful for, especially this little man...

AJ did not get to eat any Thanksgiving dinner, but he had a very nice 1st Thanksgiving and looks forward to next year when he can actually try a few things. Unfortunately, he is now sick with his first cold. My poor little baby is so congested and there is not much we can do for him. Being first time parents, we called the pediatrician and she told us to put a cool mist humidifier in his room and use saline nose drops (both of which we were already doing). But she also told us what to look out for and when to call again, and that he could sleep in his swing to help keep him upright for the congestion. He slept much better in his swing than he did the previous night in his crib. So, hopefully this cold will not last too long and I can have my happy baby again. Moving on with good news, Stoli has a great follow up appointment and has been enjoying his kitchen and even some play time. He is doing so much better and we are glad he has recovered.

4 Months Old!

I cannot believe how big my little man is getting! At 4 months old he is 16 1/2 pounds and 26 1/4" inches long. He is growing out of his 3-6 month clothes and has started to giggle and try to roll over. AJ can get all the way up on his side and he almost goes over, but then rolls back down. I think AJ knew I would be blogging today, because he gave me something to write about...he slept 7 hours last night, woke up to eat, and then went back to bed for another 2 1/2 hours!! WOO-HOO! Now, hopefully this was not a one shot deal, because I could certainly get used to that sleep schedule! My other son, Stoli, is recovering well. He is not happy he has to be caged up and is not allowed to run or play, but he goes for his surgery follow-up appointment on Wednesday, so hopefully then he can at least have the kitchen back.

Joey and Jen came for a visit. AJ and Joey enjoyed some cousin time together.

Art got me and AJ a new car. A 2010 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer. It is the first time Art has ever bought a brand new car and we just picked it up last Monday. We LOVE it and have had fun playing with all the gadgets. It has a navigation system that is voice activated, Microsoft Sync, DVD player for AJ, and the navigation screen turns into the backup camera when I am in reverse.

Unfortunately, my poor new car now has a big boo-boo. On our way home from a 30th birthday party on Saturday night, I hit a deer going 65 mph on I-195. :-( Luckily we were all okay (AJ was with us) and the airbags did not go off, but my poor new car was not even drivable. We had to be towed home, and then today Ford came and picked it up to take to the collision center for repairs. Good thing for insurance!

Playing Catch-up!

So much to write about so little time. I guess I will start with Halloween, AJ was a monkey and Stoli was the banana. We did not get any pictures on Halloween, because it was 75 degrees outside and AJ was not very comfortable in his heavy costume. But here are a couple I took on a happy morning. AJ wore his skeleton outfit all day and I think he enjoyed looking like the snoopy skeleton his Great Grandma and Great Granddad sent him.

This past week, we have all been worrying about our Stoli dog. On Tuesday morning he was throwing up, nothing too out of normal, but then by lunchtime he was vomiting bright red blood and had bloody diarrhea. I called his vet and she said get him to the ER right away. Luckily, there is a new animal hospital only 15 minutes away from us, so we went there instead of Red Bank. He was admitted right away and given the initial diagnosis of severe pancreatitis. They did not how if he would pull through and we were very scared. The next day he had 2 plasma transfusions and more tests. In addition to his pancreatitis and gastroenteritis, they thought he may have intestinal blockage. They kept monitoring him by ultrasound and x-ray. By Thursday, he had stopped having stools, and the tests were more supportive of blockage. We went and met with the surgeon and he told us there is a 25% chance there is no blockage, but they needed to go in to see and if there is not blockage to biopsy his organs. Well, there was no blockage. They biopsied 5 organs and we are hoping they all come back normal and it would have just been a severe case of pancreatitis and gastroenteritis. Stoli came home Saturday and is resting at home. He is not allowed to run, play, or jump for 2 weeks! Poor poochie!

AJ had his 4 month pediatrician appointment of Thursday, he did well and I will write about that when I upload his 4 month pictures.