So when I thought I might be able to keep up with my blog with two kids, I was wrong. Or at least, keeping up with it at the same pace isn't going to happen these days :-) Life has been busy!
Jadon has officially been home for just over 5 months now but he got to make a return trip to Children's Memorial about 4 weeks ago. Just about the time we felt like we were getting into some kind of "normal" groove with 2 kids, Jadon started having some weird symptoms. His belly would gurgle a lot when he ate and he would often get uncomfortable as he was eating. Initially we were thinking it was just his reflux but it continued to get worse. After a appointment and x-ray with his surgeon, we learned the hole in his diaphragm had rehernitated. Poor kiddo only had about a 10-15% chance of that happening and it did. Several days later he was back at Children's undergoing surgery #2. Not what mommy or daddy wanted to happen but we were glad to have an answer to his tummy troubles. Thankfully this time around, he was only in the hospital a total of 4 days and he didn't have to spend any time in the NICU. Because of that, Sarai was able to visit him this time around which was great for her. It was really hard for her the first time when she couldn't see him. Since surgery, he has recovered great and hopefully we won't have to go through this a third time. His surgeon put in a nice big patch for a teeny tiny hole with the intention of avoiding another reherniation. The drs would still like to see him gaining more weight but honestly, he is just like his sister: long and lean.
We are still on the search for a church and new ministry. Mike has been blessed with great part time job working at our local township's senior center. He is the afternoon receptionist and jokes that they hired him for his legs :-) He has really enjoyed this job and we are thankful for the financial help it has given us in the between time.
Winter has seemed extra long this year and I'm sure it was because I have spent most of it inside with a new baby and a 3 year old. So we were glad to see the temperature finally get above freezing so we could be outside. And we have been spending a of time outside! One of Sarai's favorite things to do right now is walk to our neighorhood lake and throw rocks in. The question is always, "What kind noise will this rock make as it hits the water?" We always hope that no one is fishing when we go since the throwing of rocks isn't very conducive to the catching of fish :-) Jadon has just hit 6 months and is such a smiley little boy. He LOVES his big sister and will smile at her just for walking in the room. It is so much fun to watch the bond between them grow. He is beginning to sit up on his own these days and babble. He says "mamamamama" a lot so I'm sure his first word with be "momma."
We took some pictures Mother's Day weekend for Nana and Grandma and I'll end this post by sharing some of them with you. The first pic though is one of the kids on a walk to the lake :-) It is still hard to believe some days that we have two kids but we feel so blessed every day. Hopefully it won't be another 4 months before you hear from me again. Enjoy the pictures!
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