Counting Down

The kids have been asking repeatedly to go to the Museum of Play lately. We had been going every week before Ryan was born, but since then, the kids have only been once with Grandma Marshall and Dad. We finally got out there last week and they were very excited!

Callie is almost two years old now and she is learning new things every day. She still loves stuffed animals and she is getting very good at singing songs and speaking in full sentences. 

Callie and Jack have been playing together a lot more often these days, but they also know how to bug each other sometimes! They mostly laugh and get along well, though, so we'll deal with the occasional spat!

Callie loves animals of all kinds, so she was pretty entertained by these buttons that made animal noises. 

This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago. Ryan's nurse had asked if the kids had seen their little brother yet, and we told her they had only seen him in pictures. The nurse said she could bring him out to the glass and the kids could at least see him "in person." Someone working for the hospital snapped some pictures and gave them to us a few days ago. The quality is not the best, but it's our first family photo!

Here is how we spent Valentine's day. Ryan is now 5lbs 11oz and is done with the feeding tube. It's nice to be able to see his face without all tubes in the way!

At this point, we are waiting for Ryan to get through his "count down." This means he has to go seven days in a row without any episodes of bradycardia (slow heart rate) or sleep apnea (where he stops breathing during his sleep.) So far he has restarted the count down a few times, so we'll see how he does!

We are anxious to have him home with us, but we understand that he needs to be strong and healthy. We're being patient and looking forward to having him join our family here at home!