Bo will be a year old in less than a week. He has not had to stay overnight at the hospital since December. We're looking forward to the annual NICU reunion the weekend after his birthday. His two big teeth make him look like a beaver, sort of. He's doing a lot of standing and practicing walking! I hope he is walking by the time my parents see him in July.
We're having a very low key birthday with his Grandma Holmes on Tuesday, and bigger belated birthday party to coincide with his Baptism. For those of you who are in the area or will be able to stop by, this will be at St. Toms here in Kalamazoo on July 5th, Saturday night, 7pm.
Medical update: One of the world's experts on Aluminum toxicity, Dr. Winston Koo, is at Detroit Children's. He did not seem as excited about Bo's Aluminum level as the Nephrologist (Dr. Bunchman, aka Yosemite Sam, aka Dr. 'Stache- he has a giant bushy mustache). I'll get a referral to him from our GI. We started eating meals together, where Bo gets to see us eating and talking. He has reluctantly started eating with us. Actually opening his mouth for a few bites of yogurt or even a cheerio! We'll see the GI next Friday.
And last but not least, we spent this week with his Yee Yee-Ma, my sister Tung, who had a week break in between meetings here on the mainland treated us with a visit. Bo loves Tung. They got to spend time reading, walking, playing and having fun together. What a great birthday present! I even got a mother's day spa day! Thanks, Tung! Bo is going to miss his aunty. Hopefully we will see her again in October (can we please set a date?!).
