January pictures

I know I've been bad about posting pictures. We get Eve to bed and it's just about all we can do to put the dishes away (and sometimes we don't!) and collapse on the couch. Anyhow, I'm sure you'll forgive me. Here's a great shot of Papa playing with Eve after her tube surgery. Grammie and Papa came for a late Christmas visit. We took several pictures of Grammie, but wouldn't you know it - they all came out blurry. Jim wasn't using the flash so Eve wouldn't blink, but that means that any movement turns into a blur. You'll just have to trust me that she was here, too.

For a while there, Eve's tube site was not looking too good. She started getting granulation tissue (tissue from the inside of the hole grows up and out in an effort to close up the hole) and even had some sort of spotty rash on her tummy.

The GI nurse called in a Rx for the granulation tissue and as you can see, it really helped!
Her stoma looks so much better now. We used to have to clean lots and lots of crusty gunk from it, but now it is so easy to keep clean. We go back to see the GI doc on Wednesday, so we'll see what he has to say.

Oh, and here's my snuggle buddy. Honestly, she slept that way!! Josie just loves to have her face buried.

Jim took this picture of Eve yesterday. I love it!!

Eve's doing pretty well. She actually took her nap on her stomach today (and slept nearly 2 hours). We also put her to bed tonight on her stomach and she went down with out a peep (probably for the second time in the last 4 weeks). I am hoping tonight is a good night. We've been up with her every night and it's getting old. Although we are almost positive that when she cries now it is because she wants us in there, not because she needs us. So, we've been much more strict about it and have basically begun sleep training all over again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tonight though. I hope sleeping on her stomach will help her to stay asleep because she is more comfortable. She's always felt more secure on her tummy.

The other thing that Eve has been doing that is good but mildly annoying is insisting on feeding herself. That would be fine if she were successful at it. We've taken to compromising. We let her dip her spoon in her applesauce after Jim gives her the portion with her medicine. The he lets her work a kid spoon for a while (it takes forever, but she loves it) while he occasionally slips his own spoonful in her mouth. She's so stubborn, that she pitches a fit if she doesn't get her way. That's my 3 year old!!

Oh, and I officially made the switch to cloth diapers this week. School and daycare are on board, and I am so grateful for that. Hope you are having a great weekend!