Quick Trip to Wisconsin

Theo and I decided to make a quick trip to Wisconsin so we could visit Josh's family and meet Theo's new cousin, Braxton. We hopped in the car Friday morning, March 16th, and headed north. Theo slept or looked out the window the whole time and we only had to stop once to eat (and get gas)!

Saturday we met up with Jessi, Ally, and baby Braxton! He is such a sweetheart! We went and got Herbalife Shakes and went on a walk around their neighborhood.

[Theo's hands kept getting cold at the hotel room so I put his socks on his hands. I think it helped!]

On Sunday, Theo and I went back to the Shake Place with Jessi, Ally, and Braxton before heading over to see the whole family at Grandma Judy's rehab facility (she had a heart attack and stroke). We all gathered and had lunch. It was so fun to see some of Josh's cousins and Theo was able to spend time with Grammy Suzi, Great-Grandpa Joe, and Great-Grandma Judy.

  

[We put Theo and Braxton on the floor together but they were looking in opposite directions]

[So we switched places!]

[Much better!]

[This was right after Braxton pulled Theo's Paci out! What a stinker!]

[Theo with Great-Grandpa Joe and Great-Grandma Judy]

On Monday we made the long drive home. Theo did great and I couldn't ask for a better road trip companion! 

Thanks so much to Jessi and Ally for spending so much time with us. We had a blast and we are excited to see you all in July!

Theo's Seven Months Old

Theo is seven months old! He’s 17 lbs and 28 inches long (tall and skinny). 

It has been a very busy month for us. A brilliant team of doctors successfully plugged Theo’s Vein of Galen aneurysm with 78 feet of hair-thin platinum. Theo was in the PICU for four days while he recovered with the only setback being a platelet transfusion (read the full post here). 

Two weeks after the procedure was done we had a check up with Theo’s Neurosurgeon, Dr. Lin. He is concerned that Theo’s hydrocephalus hasn’t gone down any, so he has requested another fast MRI. He is leaning towards putting in a shunt the help drain the excess CSF.

We had a post-operation check up with Theo's Pediatrician on Tuesday. Since Theo is a little delayed, they sent off his information to get him into Early Interventions. I'm excited to get him started and hopefully he will catch up and start hitting his milestones soon!

[Josh can usually get some good smiles out of Theo while he is getting him ready for bed]

[Theo had to get his blood drawn every day for three days after his surgery so they could check his platelet levels. On his last day they poked him FOUR times. I almost had a heart attack! My poor baby!]

[He still hates tummy time. Can you tell?] 

[Theo got up from his nap while I was still working out. I put him in his chair and he sat there patiently while I finished]

[You can't tell, but he's yelling in this picture] 

[I love to spy on my baby] 

[So close to laughing]

While my parents were in town for Theo's surgery, we started talking about Nutrisystem. Josh and I decided to give it a try so we bought a freezer and ordered our food. We are two weeks in and it's going pretty well! The food isn't too bad and it's nice to not have to cook dinner every night! 

I've been getting back in PIYO. It's a fun exercise that is a combination of pilates and yoga. I love it and I am already getting stronger.

[Working on my V-Sit]

We went out to dinner with some of Josh's co-workers and Theo got hungry while we were there. He was being a pill and this was the only way he would eat!