I'm a Slacker

I am so sorry for leaving y'all in the dark!! Jon's surgery went well, actually much better than expected. We were prepared for a long, tedious surgery, but when the doctor got in there he was surprised to find that it was all very minor. He was in and out of surgery in about 30 minutes time. In fact, Jon's mom and I had gone down to the cafeteria at 7:35 after they called the waiting room and told us that surgery had started and he was going fine. By the time we got back at 8:15 the doctor had already come in. Of course we missed him, but the sweet lady at the desk tracked him down for us. Jon ended up staying the night b/c he got out of recovery so late. His surgery was scheduled for 1:00, and he didn't go in until 7:30, so he didn't get out of recovery until 10:00! He had a really rough night Friday night...we didn't get much sleep, but he was feeling much better once a couple doses of vic.odin and mor.phine kicked in about 5 hours later. He was discharged Saturday afternoon, and he's been progressing each day. Thank you so much for your prayers!! We have definitely felt them all!!!

Not knowing that Jon would be feeling so well so quickly, we arranged for my parents to take Little Bit back to TX with them this week. They were going to be coming back this weekend for my shower and for Little Bit's dedication anyway, so we all thought it would be better if I only had to worry about Jon this week. If I had known he was going to be doing so well I would have told them to leave her here. But, she did need to go to the doctor b/c she was very constipated, so it was probably best that she go with them. She can't keep down any formula except the Enfa.mil AR, but it's making her poop really thick and she's straining A LOT, and she had started crying when she was trying to poop (poor baby). Turns out the doctor told us to give her Ka.ro syrup and water to help with the constipation. I don't know that I like that idea b/c she threw it up the first time my mom tried, but we'll see. I had read that we can put a small amount of Mir.alax in her bottles. Any other advice?

We've both really missed little Little Bit. It's amazing how quickly they tug at your heart! We miss her coos and her sweet smiles. I've actually started looking at pictures and watching video of her just to remind me how precious she is. She's coming back on Friday night...I'll make it, but it sure does get easy to lay around when she's not here!!

Little Bit weighs in at 11 lbs 7 oz. She's 23.5 inches long, and her head circumference is 15 inches. (I was worried that she might have a small head, but the doctor said she is in the 50th percentile in everything and that she's perfectly proportioned and she's probably just going to be petite. He had her sit up on the examining table and she was able to hold herself up for a few seconds. She's already holding her head up on her own. He was very impressed. Three cheers for my girl!!!

My parents go to court on Friday morning to get guardianship!!! BM called my SD and asked about Little Bit. She just wanted to know how she was going. Her BM didn't stay at the half-way house. (We knew she wouldn't.) She said they wanted to take her SS checks. (WHATEVER!!!) She'll never change, and that really breaks my heart, but at the same time I'm relieved b/c I know that Little Bit will really be ours!!

My baby shower is on Saturday!!! I'm so excited!! I can't believe I'm actually going to have a baby shower!! That's just crazy!!!!

Here's our happy little girl!!!


And here's Little Bit trying to steal her friend Callee's bow! We gotta have a serious talk about coveting other's belongings!! lol