At Home for a Year

Today is the one year anniversary of bringing Tage home from Denver. Leaving the security of our NICU doctors and nurses was one of the scariest yet happiest days of our lives. It is crazy all of the growth and changes that have happened in one year. (notice how big his G-tube looks next to him! Wow, he was tiny)

Just a tiny little peanut, a little over 5 pounds.

In only one year, our family photo has changed quite a bit!!!

Caring Bridge reminder

Not sure if all of my blog readers remember that Tage has another website where I post more detailed explanations of his medical stuff...so just wanted to post a quick reminder. Check out his caring bridge page if you're wondering exactly what is going on with our Denver Children's Hospital stay. www.caringbridge.org/visit/tagedaniel

Back in the Hospital

Tage was life flighted to the Children's Hospital in Denver this week because of a horrible respiratory cold. He was on 5 liters of oxygen and still only satting the in the high 80's. He is feeling much better now. Here are a few photos from his hospital stay. He is still in the hospital recovering and awaiting an upcoming reinostimosis surgery.

The real Superman with his Huge balloon and new laptop. Gotta keep busy in the hospital.

Huntlie is doing pretty good handling life with her big brother in the Children's Hospital.

Everyone's doing such a good job taking care of Tager and helping to make him feel better and cheering him up. This is his first popsicle ever. He surprisingly did a great job. We were trying to cool down a 102.5 fever. He had orange lips for 2 days afterwards.

EASTER

Our First Easter Baskets

Mom and Chnadra "helped" Tage and Huntlie dye Easter eggs! Tage actually thought it was interesting for a little bit. He got to play with his own plastic eggs and of course a peacock.

Tage enjoyed opening a bunch of Easter surprises. Huntlie watched a bit too but was more interested in laying on the floor swatting at her jinggling toys. The bunny to her left is from Easter Bunny GG Marian and it sings "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." It scared the crap out of her! :0) Tage loves it so by about the seventh time hearing the song, she got used to it.

Here's a shot of so-cool Tage chillin on the deck in the beautiful Easter sunshine. He is in his walker, which, by the way, he can now scoot all over the house in...backwards!

This is Huntlie trying on a funny bonnet that Grandma Robby sewed. She LOVES modeling!

All dressed up and No where to go! But I could not resist, you just have to get fancy for Easter, even at home! Could you get any cuter!?!?!

SOOO handsome.

Hope you all had a happy and blessed Easter, too!

Tage Busy Learning New Things

Tage is making his first drawing ever! Notice the Cute look on his face, concentrating hard.

We have been working on getting Tage to weight bear on his legs for quite a while now, but last Wednesday was the first day we were able to completely let go while Tage stood by the couch. Each day since, he is able to stand for longer and longer and I think he loves it. I am SO proud of him! Yay Tager!!!

Just had to add a couple of cute photos... I can't believe I actually caught a photo of them both smiling with this slow camera!

Tage and Huntlie

Here's a big Huntlie smile

and a big Tage smile

Check out thing ONE's new teeth

waitin on spring

Play, Play, Play

We've been trying to think of new things for Tage to play with on these last weeks of cold and flu season. Being indoors all winter, we're starting to get a little sick of playing with the same toys lately (mom more that Tage) so this morning I got out the cool whip and let Tage squish around in it a bit. We both had alot of fun and got to make a mess!

Now that Tage is finally sitting up so much better, he loves to play on his Bebe Pod tray. These cool blocks were so fun to explore. They are still a little hard for Tage to pick up but it's fun to watch mommy make tall towers and we were learning how to ask for more in sign language!

(this is the look Tage gets on his face when he is trying to say "momma")

Just Bein CUTE

I can't get over how stinkin cute our little brown haired girl looked in her brown sweatsuit from Tage's OT and her stylin beanie from Dani. I think brown is her color!

She's been thinking about showing mom her big smile, here's a little smirk for preview... I think the big one's coming Soon!

Trying on her cool big brother's shades...her's are in the mail so more sunglasses pix to come!

(Notice Tage's New Tooth)