We had a huge scare with Tucker this week. Late Monday night he started vomiting really bad. Kirsten called the doctor and he said to take him to the big DCH emergency room immediately. On their way, Tucker went completely limp and very pale. His lips turned blue. They called 911 and the ambulance met them half way. Tucker came to and started dry heaving again. The doctors and nurses did many tests on him throughout the night and the next morning. He has severe acid reflux. When Tucker was born, he could not keep formula down at all. When Kirsten's milk came in, it agreed with his stomach and he has been doing great drinking it for the last two weeks. (He actually gained 12 ounces! Praise the Lord!) When they did the x-ray on his tummy, they said that most of the milk had been filling up his tummy, just sitting there and finally it "exploded". That was the reason for the extreme vomiting. The reason he stopped breathing was because the milk had closed up his esophagus. He had a great day Tuesday, even after all the tests and poking. (It took over an hour to take blood!!) He is on Zantac now and will have to drink rice cereal in his milk for the next 6 months. We were so excited because we knew it could be much worse.

They thought they would be going home Wednesday morning. But they did more tests on him and his blood count was not right. Also, the duodenum was turned the wrong way. It is the tube that attaches the intestines and stomach. That afternoon they decided to send him to Children's because if it were to break off he would have to have surgery immediately. They also wanted to do more tests. Almost 12 hours later, the helicopter picked Tucker up. He had to ride alone but at least they got him there quick! At 4 am Thursday morning the surgeons said there was a 90% chance Tucker would have surgery. They would have to take his appendix out and fix the duodenum and it would be a major surgery with a long recovery. But with the power of prayer, late that afternoon the surgeons said there was a 10% chance of surgery. Then late last night the surgeon came back around and said they could go home!! GOD is so good! Tucker still has acid reflux which is not fun at all!! But Tucker has been so wonderful through this whole situation. Please continue to pray for our little man and Kirsten. It is so hard to have a sick baby and she is a new mommy. I know this has all been so hard on her but she is being so strong. She needs all the encouragement we can give her. Thank you all for being such wonderful family and friends through this all. We all appreciate it and you all mean so much to us. I hope you all have a blessed weekend and I love each of you dearly.

This was last Sunday. Lily Grace is just crazy about her little cousin!! And Grandmommy is crazy too about having two grand babies sitting in her lap!!

Giving him love

Kirsten kept reminding me it was just gas, but I don't believe it!!!

One without the hat
Our little helper

Saturday Lily Grace turned 18 months old. Wow! She is getting so big and doing something new everyday. She is talking so much more now! It is unbelievable some of the things she says. She will repeat just about anything you say. Some of her favorite phrases are: "Here you go", "Here it is", "Here I am", "There you go", "There it is", you've got the idea! And there are too many words to count that she says! Since the passy has been taken away, her vocabulary has really grown. I love to watch her sit down with a book and will look through it, naming different things on the pages.