Zoe's Shoulda Woulda Birthday

Today is bittersweet. Today is Zoe Lynn's due date. It is much easier to deal with having her home and I just couldn't imagine facing today without her here. She is doing very well lately. Staying awake and alert a bit longer during the day, eating about 4 ounces every 3-5 hours and gaining steadily. Her hemangioma is unfortunately getting bigger, our ped said if it reaches a certain part of her eye that we need to call him before our next appointment and he will be sending us down to Children's sooner to have it taken care of. Her appointment is October 1 and sadly I know I will be calling him, probably within the next couple of weeks. We had Zoe's pictures done and they turned out so perfect, once I can figure it out I will scan them and put them on here. She is about 8 pounds now but facing horrible reflux. No matter what we have tried she still suffers from it and is starting to give us a little bit of a fight when it comes to feedings. We are going to push the doc to put her on some Zantac or something. Other then that not a lot going on with her, just the normal!

Kaleb met his teacher Wednesday and he absolutely loved it and blew Bill and I away with how much he has growen up! We walk in and as everyone knows Kaleb is usually really shy but the teacher asked his name and he goes "me? I'm Kaleb Gardner!" Then he went off and played with the other kids while all of us parents sat and listened to his teacher explain the school year to us. Kaleb was just chatting away to all the kids! Then he comes up to Bill and I asked him how he liked his class and he said he loved it but that we had to go now because he was at school!! I LOST IT AND STARTED BAWLING!! He starts his actually class without us on Monday so we will have to see how that goes!

Andrew is doing well in kindergarten, just a few minor adjustments but he feels a ton better about it now that one of his friends from preschool started there. He has been better behaved at home also so I'm wondering if the behavior issues this summer weren't just boredom!

Things have started calming down at home now. Zoe's appointments are becoming more spaced apart since she is doing so well. Kaleb has been getting up with Andrew in the morning now that we have a routine going so they are adjusting well to school hours. It's odd to not have to fight with the boys at 8pm when it's bedtime! They get up at 6:30 so by 8 they are more then willing to go to bed! Bill and I have found a nice schedule so far that is working out nicely! The big news around here is that daddy has his vasectomy scheduled for the 19th of this month! Zoe will forever be the baby of the 3. He's terrified but feels better about him doing it then me since I would have to go back into the hospital and his is just done in the dr's office. The doctor said he does nothing but drink a few beers from a cooler next to his recliner and watch tv for the weekend, that part he LOVES! We are in the process right now of planning a little trip up north to Antigo to see all of the family up there, we know we wont be able to make it for the family christmas party due to Zoe's immune system and lungs being still fragile. (Can't wait to get up there and see all the new little ones!!!!)

That wraps it up here, hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the cool down as I know we are!