Walkies!

Bo loves loves loves the trees. In our neighborhood in New Hampshire, there were like, five young trees. Three maples and two willows, or something pathetic like that. Here at home, we live in the oldest neighborhood in town with towering 90 year old oaks. Bo is completely mesmerized. I can take him on hour long walks with him awake and agog. Here he is wearing a stylish Bolivian 2005 commemorative hat. What the significance is of 2005 is beyond me. But here he is. Cheeks and all.

Life is miraculous. We are amazed and grateful for our blessings and all our beloved family. Truly a Thanksgiving.

Before, After and Beyond

This is before and after Omegaven. You can see how much bigger he is now, and how much better his color is.

Hooray for DeVos Childrens' Hospital. We found out today that they approved the protocol that will allow us to get our Omegaven here instead of having to go to Boston bimonthly.

PIC appear: after, before, before, after (wonky alignment issues, sorry)

Sad to Leave our Docs in Beantown; Glad to be HOME!

Just so no one is fooled, he cries a lot, and loudly. Mostly, when he's fighting his afternoon nap. We knew he was a fighter, but really. And if he feels like Mommy is not giving him enough attention (most of the time).

He yelped for like a minute, and went down like a box of rocks in his own crib tonight.

What a blessing to be home!

Tummy Time Victor

Along with the growth spurt is additional strength and energy. Bo has rolled over from front to back last week, and from back to front this week! Although he remains skeptical of the Tummy Time Added Value assertion, he is getting pretty good at it.

We can't wait to come home!

While we have had many adventures and a seriously amazing turn of events here, we can't wait to come home.

Chinatown still has my favorite Chinese Bakery, and Bo has discovered pigeons here. He is SO into the outdoors!

The Secret Garden

The secret garden was full of butterflies last time we took Bo there. He loves nature and being outdoors. He just gets all relaxed and zoned out. Or if we are walking under trees, he will gaze up and settle down, even on a fussy day.

We are getting discharged today!

Back in the Joint: better safe than sorry

Just what we wanted, a weekend in Boston. We have a huge room, and a view of the Boston skyline. Unfortunately, it's because Bo spiked a fever Friday (101.8F) that sent us to the emergency room just as the Red Sox were going to Denver (a good thing, considering the proximity of the hospital to Fenway Park). So far, his cultures have been negative, and his central catheter is still in the right place, so the docs think he just had a virus (or teething?). We'll get sprung tomorrow, we hope, and get to spend the rest of the week packing for our trip home.

This is me and Boo Boo at the beach a mere 100 yards from our temporary house. And a picture of him in his Luke Sky Walker outfit without his hand in his face.