Caleb's Eye Appointment

Today was the big day indeed!  Wow!  God is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all, the drive didn't take as long as anticipated (and no, Jeremy didn't
speed.  :)  ) And our car held up!  ha ha!  The facility was amazing and yes we
were there 3 hours and hardly any of that time was spent waiting.  Most of it was
spent with Caleb playing "eye games" as the nurse liked to call them.  They did that
for like 45 minutes at least!  It was so great that they would take that much time
with him!  Then we saw the doctor and she repeated some of the same "games" to see
for herself how he was doing.  Then the eye drops came, the one part Caleb
freaked out at.  And after his eyes were dialated, more examining.  And the
amazing part is, both the nurse and the doctor got Caleb's eyes to check out as
20/25 vision!!!!!!!!!! :D As a matter of a fact, all along his left eye has been
the lazy one and the one lacking in vision. Well, not any more!!!! His left eye
actually passed up his right eye! The doctor said that was normal though.  But how
relieved we were to hear that his left eye actually has good vision.
The real issue is his muscles in the left eye are pulling too tight, forcing his
eye to turn inward and looked crossed.  So, the surgery talk came up.  But the
doctor explained EVERYTHING and Jeremy and I both were like, "hm...doesn't sound so
bad after all."  So, the doctor said no rush on surgery.  Within the next year.  Come
back for 2 more appointments and we'll see if it's getting better.  Then we'll talk
surgery seriously.  So, pray the muscles get stronger and loosen up a little so we
won't need the surgery, but God's will.  If we do surgery we will have to go to Miami
for that.  Also, his patching time got reduced from 4 hours a day to only 2!  And
tears filled my eyes when he was able to read the smallest sized font of letters on
the screen!!!!! Wow, God is awesome! He certainly answered our prayers in sending
us to a doctor that is caring and willing to spend the time with Caleb.  She even
gave us her e-mail address and the personal phone number of the nurse that spent so
much time with Caleb in the beginning.  So cool! We were really impressed and just so
thankful to God for caring for our little man.  :)

Also, I know no factual updates on Squishy, but we've finally narrowed down a first
name if we have girl.  We're going with Morgan. It's actually my mom's maiden name,
so it would honor my mom's side of the family.  And it's pretty!  Now for a middle
name.  Jeremy is liking Morgan Chloe.  Maybe, just maybe....................

Just another Manic Monday

Squishy's News:
216 days to go!

The surface of your baby’s brain is now beginning to develop the rounds and fissures characteristic of humans. By this time, the critical period for the baby’s heart development has ended. The heart will continue to grow and develop, but not at such a fast pace.
Also, had our first OBY appointment today. :) Makes it all the more official and so forth. Too early for heartbeat listening today, but got all sorts of great freebies-prego planner and calendar. I'm, such a nerd for stuff like that.

So, we're having a naming dilemma here. If we have a boy, we're naming him Nathan Paul. If we have a girl, we have no name. Can't decide. So, I'm going to post of poll of names we've somewhat liked so far and just want to see what your opinion is. Your thoughts may/may not effect the outcome of Squishy's name, but thought it would be fun!

And Friday is Caleb's big day at the new eye doctor. We have a 2 1/2 hour drive there one way. So, an all day affair. We're excited and just praying this will be the doctor to trust our son's eyes to who will be caring and wise. That's all for now!

Alas, another posting:

Already following behind! Eggads!!!!

Squishy today:
Today, the critical period for your baby’s arm development has ended. The arms are now at their proper location and proportional size for this stage in development. S

That is so cool! We're praying Squishy's feet are developing well too with no clubfeet.

224 days to go! Ha ha. Caleb asked if it was time for Squishy to come out yet. Nope, not for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong while. Caleb has this obsession with thunder. He's terrified of the loudness of it, yet he's so fascinated by it. And lately, he measures time by when thunderstorms will be coming back. I explained to him how it's too cold for thunder to come now. Not until next summer will there be thunder again. So, Squishy will be here when thunder comes back is what we tell him.

A little here, a little there

Squishy''s Fact of the Day:
By tomorrow, your baby’s lower limb paddles will have developed foot plates and pigment will be present in the retina of your baby’s eye. Several small swellings, which will become the auditory canal and the grooves of the outer ear, are present on each side of baby’s head.

It's so amazing to me of how miraculous a baby growing in my tum is. Wow! God is incredible!

So, Caleb's packet came in the mail today for his new eye doctor. We will be going to Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami--Palm Gardens Branch. The packet said it's the number one eye place in America--I hope so. The brochure hyped it up to be a really great place. I'm just hoping they'll spend quality time with Caleb. So, 3 weeks until we go!

It's Wednesday!

Wow! Thanks to Election Day, we had a night out on the town--coffee, chicken sandwiches, wings, fries, ice cream, and more coffee! It was really neat that our country had so many freebies to encourage voting. We sure enjoyed them.

Squishy's fact of the Day: Swellings are developing where the external ears will eventually be. The intestines are beginning to form within the umbilical cord. And instead of morning sickness, I have night sickness. No losing my cookies though, just woozy. But all for a good cause! :D I wasn't woozy when I was pregnant with Caleb. But I sure was when Jenna was in my tummy. So, chances of Squishy being a girl, pretty high. And we only have a boy name picked out. Eek!!!! Well, till tomorrow!

Squishy Day # 50:

Here's Squishy's fact of the day:

The cerebellum, the area of the brain that coordinates muscle movement, is beginning to develop. The elbow and wrist regions of the arm are becoming identifiable. The liver is now large enough to produce a bulge in your baby’s abdomen. 230 days to go!

While I'm here, hope Election day is going well for everyone today. Looking forward to free coffee after voting. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Caleb and Jenna had their regular check ups today at the doctor, all is good. :) Poor Caleb got bit by a ton of mosquitoes yesterday and one bit his ear and his ear is so huge and swollen. Poor guy.

Added a little slideshow today. All the really amazing looking photos were taken by my sister who did an awesome job!

Well, that's all for now!

Squishy's Growth Today:

Here is Squishy's first picture--taken last Thursday. All is well, healthy heart beat and everything. Wow, God is so amazing!

Ok, so here is what is happening with Squishy today:

By now, the division between the cerebral hemispheres (two halves of your baby’s brain) is well marked. The upper and lower jaws are present. Your baby weighs about .00004 ounce (.001 g). That’s about as heavy as an eyelash from your lower lid.

Only 231 days to go!

(BTW: Squishy's approx. due date is June 22--2 days after my birthday! I'm so excited! I can still have pony rides on my birthday! hee hee hee)

Good Morning!

Well, I tried this blogging thing about 8 months ago and since then I posted 4 times. Yeah, I truly do like journaling and such, but I am so bad at it. (Yes, and now you know my deep dark secret). So, as I read the blogs of all my friends it encourages me to get my family blogging with the latest news and such. And for those of you who don't know.....

We are PREGNANT with baby number 3 aka: Squishy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Caleb asked if the baby in my tummy felt hard, and I said, "No, the baby feels squishy." So, the adjective stuck! Besides, calling the bun in the oven 'Peanut' just doesn't work in this family being as Jeremy is allergic to peanuts. So, until we know if this babe is a boy or a girl, we call him/her Squishy--like a jelly fish! :D )

So twill be interesting to watch my family grow in these coming months. So exciting!!!!!!!!!! Plus I thought blogging would help w/ updates on Caleb's eye situation. And I might even post some pictures! And advertise my card business from Etsy.com a bit too.

Happy voting tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!