7 Months {Davis}

We are thrilled to be HOME! I mean over the moon with bells on thrilled! Davis is doing amazing, and we are enjoying catching up on some much needed family time. We are all adjusting to our new "normal". Everyday is a learning experience, especially with Davis' special needs and managing two kids at the same time. Being a parent is exhausting! Thankfully, I don't have to return to work this school year. My sweet friends and I'm sure people all over the state I don't even know donated enough days to get me through till the end of the year. What a blessing!

Staying home with Davis enables me to really focus on him and his needs. Our main focus is physical therapy and eating. I work everyday with Davis on sitting up, rolling over, and doing tummy time. Tucker and I are working diligently to formulate a plan to help Davis learn to drink form a bottle again so that he doesn't become completely dependent on the feeding tube. At clinic this past Monday, our nutritionist suggested we feed him less during the day so that maybe he will become hungry in between feedings. Davis will take a bottle, he is just so inconsistent. During some feedings he will suck the bottle dry, and sometimes, he won't latch at all. We can't seem to pin point what exactly the problem is, but we aren't giving up! We have also been working with Davis on eating solids. It's a slow process, but like I said, we are not giving up. He has tried several different foods-sweet potatoes, green beans, bananas, avocados. His favorite seems to be the bananas. At least, that's the food we have had the most success with. We have also tried giving him some finger foods. He has been doing really well with puffs.

Davis is doing great sitting up! He can sit unaided for several minutes without falling over. He has also rolled over once by himself, and just yesterday, he rolled from his belly to his back twice by himself! We are so proud of how hard he is working! He weighs 17.47 pounds and is about 27 inches long. He wears a size 3 diaper and size 9 month clothes. He can still wear 6 month onesies, but because of his length, he can't wear 6 month pants or footie pajamas. He's a growing boy! Another blessing!

Tucker and I are loving seeing the boys interact with each other. Davis adores Hudson and thinks everything he does is funny. Hudson is a fabulous big brother! He likes to help us take care of Davis and does a great job doing it. He helps gives baths and soothes his baby brother when he cries. He helps pick out a book to read to Davis every night, and even helps Davis say his prayers. It's the BEST thing ever! I can't tell what he says most of the time, but I know the Lord hears every single word!

My Supermen!

My heart in one picture.

The Lord has blessed us greatly! This is not the journey we would have chosen, but God knows best. HE is using everything that Davis and our family has been through for HIS good. We strive everyday to give HIM all the credit and bring glory and honor to HIS name. Thank you for being on this journey with us. Please continue to pray for Davis and for us. This is only the beginning of the wonderful story God has written just for us!

Amanda