Isn't he beautiful?
"Ohhhhh, a big flower one."
And BIG news folks: As of yesterday Jonah can sit up from lying down. My mom went up to get him out of bed after his not-so-nap yesterday morning and he was SITTING UP in the crib. And then later in the evening, I took him outside and put him on a blanket while I watered the flowers, and he showed me three different times. Back, tummy, hands and knees, to sitting. He's a CHAMP!
We had a good g-tube day today. I went to four bottles instead of three in hopes I wouldn't have to bolus as much. He can handle a lot more with his first bottle of the morning, so he took eight by mouth, and I bolused two. That was around 9:15. At 12:30, he ate five, I bolused three. At 4:30, he wouldn't eat at all, so I held my breath and bolused five. And at 7:45, he ate four, and I bolused two. Except for his very first bottle, I vented his tummy every time right before the feeding. That gave him a total of 29 ounces, NO GUSHERS! Thank you so much for your prayers. I know we'll have bad days and good days, but I'm thankful that today was a good one. Did I mention he took a two and a half hour nap too? Woohoo!
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i just saw in your twitter feed you found andrea simmons' post on blended diet! i read about your frustrations with the g-tube last night and instantly thought of that post. i pray you're able to find some solutions to help ease your anxiety with the g-tube. =)
He is gorgeous! So glad today was a better G tube day and praying you have MANY more of the good days!
He is too adorable! Glad you all had a better day. Woohoo for the nap and sitting up!
BEAUTIFUL IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD FOR THIS LITTLE MAN! HE IS GORGEOUS! ABSOLUTELY! THANKFUL FOR A BETTER DAY WITH YOU AND JONAH. HE IS SOOOOOO CUTE!
WOOOHOOO!!! YAY! I hope the near perfect days continue! And, yes...Jonah is AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
That boy has some AMAZING eyes. Oh my gosh!!! Ok, the rest of him is really stinking cute too...but those eyes!!
Jaimie (A Jonah fan)
Got some sweet lookin pictures there Patrice, way to go Jonah!!!
What adorable pictures! He sure is a handsome fellow!
Sounds like a good day!
Jonah is soooo handsome! So happy to hear that you guys had a good day!!!
He is such a handsome little guy.
Glad to hear that feeding went well today.
Happy Friday.
fyi, once the girls could sit themselves up, it was almost no time before they crawled.
I love his curly cues! So precious!
Dearest Jonah, you look SO cute in these pictures! You're getting to be such a big boy! Congratulations on sitting up - you'll be crawling before you know it!
...and for your mommy, I linked to Andrea's blog on blended diets and found it AMAZING. Hope you're able to give it a try! (Heck, you already have the Bullet - now you just need the Vitamix!!)
Hope you rest well this evening!
Love from TX!
Laura
You sound good. Love the pictures. And praying the gtube continues to give him the extra calories he needs, and less stress for mommy :)
The new blog look is great!
He continues to melt my heart...bless him and I'm so thankful he improved today...woot woot! Have a fabulous weekend sweet family, you're always close in my thoughts.
Love the new makeover. The color is awesome. I want a Canon too..... Glad today was a better day with his feeds.
Steph in CA.
Beautiful photos of an adorable little boy. These photos are precious. Yea, Jonah for reaching another milestone.
I LOVE his shirt Give PEAS a chance! In fact, my 1 month old nephew was wearing a little footie outfit with that on it yesterday! :) Love those photos of little Jonah. I love your positive posts...and love that you can find and recognize those precious good and happy moments in your day!!
These have to be some of the most adorable pictures I've ever seen! Praise God for his eating better!
You can do an external flash for pretty cheap (in comparison to the big ones) if you get a speedlight 400. It does make a huge difference in not having blown out pictures--and the diffuser can be as simple as a piece of tissue paper with a rubber band on it.
Love the photos though :) and the new blog design!
He is beautiful and I LOVE PINWHEELS! I am obsessed with them....or something like that. hehe
I bet having a full tummy more often is going to help him sleep better. And BTW, I discovered last night that at least some of The Children's Place clothes have the sewn-flat seam in the neckline (saw you mention it about his very first Big Boy shirt from Target and thought I'd pipe up :)
What a SPLENDID boy you do have!!!! Gorgeous pictures of a handsome fellow!
Jonah looks great in Navy & Bright Green!! I love that outfit on him. Congratulations to the little man on his sitting accomplishment!
Yes, he is beautiful, handsome, adorable, & sweet. I love the new blog & am happy to hear that Jonah had a day without gushers.
Way to go with his sitting up & crawling will the the next big accomplishment--then watch out you will never keep up with him.
I hope that you have a great weekend & that the g-tube continues to work out.
Bye the way..my new screen saver at work happens to be the pictures you took last Saturday..when I look back at the screen there is that handsome boy & a glimpse of you floating by. I love looking at Jonah..
Love & prayers.
such great pictures...
great to hear some good news! that little man never ceases to amaze me!
can you do a little g-tube tutorial for us faithful jonut followers? i have no idea how it works or what it does.
Wonderful pictures - your baby is perfect! Glad to hear our prayers were answered affirmatively - great news about the food intake. Continuing to lift up sweet Jonah.
My boys have all LOVED playing with pinwheels since their eyes could focus. They have the same one! :)
He is so cute. I love that flower pinwheel. I am glad you found the simmons blog. I thought it made since with the liquid diet thing being hard on their stomach. I hope you find all kinds of good ways to get nutrition in him and that this g-tube works out. I am glad to hear it worked well yesterday.
Patrice, I've been reading since Jonah was born and this is the first time I've actually commented.
He is a) adorable and b) such a good mix of you and Matt. I can see both of you so clearly in him. What a joy!
aww patrice.. your son is absolutely beautiful !! i am so glad things are looking up for you !
you and jonut (and daddy!) have a blessed day !
jill in wichita
He is very handsome and woo hoo on the sitting up. Go Jonah, Go Jonah!! Keep up the good work buddy.
He truly is beautiful! Glad you had a good day!
What wonderful pictures of a sweet little boy. EB may be in his body, but it hasn't touched his spirit.
Vicki in Tennessee
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