Caleb discovers his toes!!

Don't you just love when they discover their toes?
We just can't get enough of this guy!!

Bingham All-Stars!! Congrats to Austin and Braden!

A HUGE thank you to Coach Maxfield for all of his hard work and dedication to Austin and the team!! We feel so fortunate to have had him for the past two years.

We are so proud of Braden that he was chosen to be on the his first all-star team!!
Ready to take 3rd base!
Chandler (one of my b.f.f.'s little boys played on the opposing team) and Braden!

GO BINGHAM!!

Hapy Birthday Austin!!

Austin taking a spin on his new "doodle bug."

1-2-3 blow......that's right 11 candles. It's hard to believe that my baby is 11 yrs. old. (SO SAD!!)

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SUMMER FUN!!!

(This is a post that I tried to update at the beginning of the month, but can you imagine that I got interrupted, and was never able to finish?? Hee, hee, hee!! So, after lots of teasing from my sweet friends, and darling cousins, I thought I better do a better job keeping my blog updated.)

I feel like these days, weeks, and months are flying by!! We have been EXTREMELY busy with baseball, all-stars, tumbling, swimming, etc.., etc.., etc... I have realized that this is my "time and season," and as crazy as it is, I am trying to soak it up, and loving every minute of it. That song by Belinda Carlisle, "Running just as fast as we can," continues to pop in my head, as I feel like that is all we do these days. Trying to get out the door by 8:45 A.M. for swimming lessons seems nearly impossible, baseball practice every day, games in between (in Bountiful), piano lessons, changing at least 20 diapers a day, refereeing all of those sibling arguements, bkfst., lunch, dinner, storytime, scripture study (what's that?), prayers, laundry, laundry, and more laundry!!! It's a crazy life, but our life!! (Sorry, I stole that line from Kate on "Jon and Kate plus eight--I love that show!!) So, here's a recap of our latest happenings.........

Our little trooper

I LOVE this picture, and just wanted to share it with everybody. We just found out on Saturday that little Caleb has pneumonia (again), and another ear infection. Despite all of this, he never complains, and still always manages to have a smile on his face. Dr. Aizad put him on a strong antibiotc, and we are praying for a quick recovery!!

Miraculous Milestones

On Thursday, May 22nd, Caleb had his first "Neonatal Special Health Care Needs" follow-up visit. This clinic is for babies who are born premature, are on ECMO, or have other special needs. Caleb got to visit with four different specialists; Dr. Bybee-chief pediatrician, Dr. Thompson - pediatric neurologist, the physical therapist (oops...I forgot his name), a dietician (oops..forgot her name too), and a pediatric nurse. As we made are way around to each doctor, we continued to hear how amazing Caleb was doing, and how they couldn't believe that he was sick enough to be on ECMO. Each one of them said that he had mastered all of his milestones up to this point, and looked just as great as any other five month old baby. He weighed 18 lbs. 11 oz., and was off the charts in his height. They were a little worried about his blood pressure being too high, and told us to have Dr. Aizad continue to watch it in the future. By the end of the day, they all laughed and said the only thing that they were worried about is how spoiled he was, and how he was probably a little overloved! The doctors and nurses were so very sweet and pleasant, and made us feel so comfortable throughout the day. As we drove home, we were so happy with the amazing progress that little Caleb is making, and continued to feel so grateful to have this beautiful little spirit in our home. Thank you to all of the WONDERFUL doctors and nurses who never to cease to amaze us at Primary Children's Hospital.