Summer Daze

What a wild summer it has been. Gus' coming home has definitely changed our lives a lot - much for the better. Doctors appointments have gone well - Gus' eyes are now completely healed from surgery and he only needs to go back in once a quarter for checkups. He will be going in for an eye exam with a pediatric opthomologist - he may need "baby glasses" but we are unsure as of yet. The last visit to the pulmonologist went well too. Gus no longer needs caffeine or diurel. He is still on the reflux medication, Prevacid. We can now have Gus off the monitor during his waking hours. The pulmonologist hopes to remove the monitor completely at our next visit in September.

Gus is really starting to smile and giggle a lot. Here he is giving a little glance to his sister Anna. He was so taken with the other kids and misses them a lot now that they aren't around.

Here are all the kids - Anna, Josiah, Gus and Zoe.

Good friends Mark and Susan from Minneapolis sent Gus a huge stuffed kitty and a cool Daddy Diaper bag! Gus loves the textures and softness of the big kitty. Its perfect for rolling around and "tummy time."

Gus has passed the 10 lb mark now - he is probably close to 10.5 lb at this time as he gains almost an ounce a day! He sometimes sleeps a lot and other times not so much... Last night he had one eight hour stretch of sleep which we really appreciated. Everyone is definitely growing into a new phase of life - the summer has flown by in a daze. I'm starting up with a new church in September and have definitely really my time home with Gus and the other kids. Jill continues to work from home and has had a little travel while appreciating the flexibility.

Blessings,
Gregg, Jill and Gus