Wednesday, July 14

Hi Everyone. We've had Andrew home for a little over a week, and so far, we're doing good. The first few days were tough. He did great, but we were a little overwhelmed and stressed. There's a lot involved in getting him into a new place with all the equipment and the new nursing agency. There's going to be some growing pains for sure. He has been sleeping through the night on most nights. He does wake up and want to play on occasion. The nursing agency has been great. Our head nurse has organized his whole room for us and helped get him settled. We had a very rough first trach care. We did it in his crib and the mattress was too soft. He kept sinking down, and then we gagged him, and he threw up. We have now wheeled Kevin's mobile work bench in from the garage. It has a good hard surface, is mobile, and is plenty high enough to the work we need to do on him. It looks awful as a furniture piece in the foyer though. Andrew had his first Pediatrician appointment, and she said he looked great. He weighed 10lbs. 7oz. Andrew also goes everywhere in style. He has ambulatory service for the next six months. If we have to take him somewhere, then we call CareFlight, and they take him. It's really helpful.

Adelaide and Mattie had a tough time the first couple of days when Andrew came home. There was a lot of activity in the house, and we had lots of visitors. They had a hard time getting down at night, but have been much better since. Adelaide's been eating really well lately, and both girls are drooling all over the place. We think they're starting to teethe. We've been very blessed with three sweet, smiling, lovable, and good-natured babies. It makes it easier to care for them.

Praise
Our Moms, and they're continued care for our babies. They have been doing such an awesome job, and we want to thank them for taking their time to help us. We know they wouldn't have it any other way.
Our friend from church who cut our grass for the last two months. It was another burden we didn't have to worry about.
Our church family, and their willingness to continue to nourish us and provide meals.
Our friends who painted Andrew's nursery while we went to Tara's Mom's birthday. They did an incredible job. And one of those friends who helps us run the errands we can't get to.

Prayer
Continued patience and strength for Kevin and Tara.
Growth and strength for Andrew.
Healing of Andrew's bottom. He's got a bad rash.
Mattie to be weaned off oxygen.