Five Pound Bass

Well, apologies for not updating the blog in a few days...it's been a little hectic around here. Landon got sick on Sunday morning with high fever, vomiting and a horrible headache. So, I've been on full time Dylan duty since the weekend. We're not really sure where Landon got sick, but he appears to be on the mend now so we are thankful for that. I think I've washed our sheets 3 times and scrubbed every door knob and remote control and every possible thing he's had his little germy hands on :) We can't be having sickness in this household!

Kaylan had her VCUG test. This was the test that was going to be looking at her kidneys and bladder to see if she was having any reflux in those organs. The test came back perfectly NORMAL! In fact, the doctor used the word "remarkable!" Praise God for that. We're so thankful...she doesn't even need anymore amoxcicillin (she had been taking that as a preventative for UTI's). She also had her eye exam earlier this week. She now has Stage 2 Retinopathy in both eyes. Last time, it was between stage 1 and 2. While we don't want to see her eyes get worse, Stage 2 is really still within the realm of acceptable and not requiring any treatment. Additionally, the doctor (who had been seeing her every two weeks), now doesn't need to see her for another four weeks. That tells me that he's not too worried about this progressing to something worse if he's willing to wait a whole month to see her again.

The doctors continue to be somewhat non-commital when it comes to when Kaylan can come home. Right now, we're just waiting on her to master the bottle thing. She's getting a little better and a little stronger each day. So, it could be as soon as a week, or another few weeks depending on how she progresses. She's still needing some oxygen support but we're hopeful that her lungs are improving each day as well.

Big Dylan is thriving at home......he sleeps a lot during the day and just LOVES to be awake at night. Sigh. So, we're working through it. He's sleeping in his crib most of the time though so I feel that is at least on the right path.

I titled this blog "Five Pound Bass". Those of you listen to the great Robert Earl Keen may know of his song called Five Pound Bass. Well, my dad (ever the avid fisherman), has always said to me "I've thrown back bass bigger than Kaylan". Well...miss Kaylan is now officially FIVE pounds! Woo hoo! And just shy of 3 months old too...I'm sure for the next two years I'll be dealing with a lot of odd stares when people find out how old she is. Ha.

PS - Happy Birthday to Uncle Patrick!

Here's a few more new pics of our sweet little angels...