Expecting the Unexpected: 27 Weeks - Louisiana/Kidney Checkup/Meeting Reagan

8-10-2013 - I don't think I've mentioned this on the blog, but Kiel's dad recently accepted a job in Louisiana and the big move was this weekend. Thankfully we had the whole weekend free to spend with them and that's exactly what we did at Aunt Shilo's.

We learned a few things...

#1 Jase loves to ride in the shopping cart w/out his carseat, which means the pumpkin seat is on the way out!

#2 He cannot be trusted unbuckled even for a minute...

#3 He LOVES his new jumper and Pickles (the dog) :)

and when Grammy shares her ice cream...

and when Hayden plays with him...someday maybe she'll share her donuts ;)

#4 Jase HATES avocados lol

#5 Jamison does not want this picture on facebook

#6 He REALLY knows how to ham it up for the camera

8-11-2013 - Day 2 with Grammy & Papa

#7 - Seriously...cheeseball

#8 - No baby Aveeno for this kid...

#9 Jase cut his first tooth! Sitting right here on Papa's truck, Aunt Shilo noticed his gums were bleeding and sure enough that little booger on the bottom left had made it's way out! All that chewing wasn't for nothin!

#10 We're really going to miss Papa & Grammy! Hope settling in is going great & you get your Skype set up soon! <3 you!!

8-13-2013 - Bath time!

8-14-2013 - We went to Peoria in the afternoon for Jase's 2nd ultra sound to check on his kidney progress.

Putting his feet up while we waited our turn...clearly he's a pro at this.

While he was well behaved as usual, he definitely did not fall asleep like the last time. It's much harder to get a 6 month old from squirming all over the table. The next one should be even more interesting...

Dr. Rhea was happy to report the dilation in Jase's kidneys is GONE! He will still need another VGRAM when he's 14 months old, but we're all very hopeful it will show the reflux is improving. We go back at 12 months for another sonogram which seems a little silly since we will be back 2 months later for the VGRAM, but the sonograms are necessary to track the growth of his kidneys through this process. Bring on the sonograms...it's the VGRAMS that suck.

8-15-2013 - Kyra was off Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and I had a hard time finding a sitter Thursday & Friday (although Kiel will say I didn't try very hard) so I took some time off and used it to go to St Louis to meet my future daughter in law :)

She made me realize how big Jase really was when he was born! I never had a baby this tiny to snuggle. She's soo soo sweet!! She also made me realize how broke I would be if Jase had been a girl...the girl has clothes!!! I didn't get any pics of mama Suzy, but she looks amazing!! Motherhood fits her like a glove...I'm so glad I took the time to visit them while she was still on maternity leave.