Good Times at the Pool

It was hot.... Adam was sweating, so his curls made an appearance.

Laying out by the pool

Cody in the pool

Cody going all of the way under... for the first time!

Ready to go to the pool

Wild Horse & Shelling Safari at Shackleford Island

After our tour Adam experienced his first time in the ocean.... well, he got his feet wet!

Cody and Tanner in front of the wild horses

Our First Day on the Beach This Week

Cody at the pool

Tanner, Adam and Cody

Adam chillin' on the beach (in the stroller, of course)

Adam's First Trip to the Beach

Nana, Tanner (my nephew), Cody, Adam and I left for the Atlantic Beach today. Here are a couple of pictures from Adam's first night at the beach. A few milestones here: Adam's first two teeth broke through his gums over the past couple of days. And, he rolled over all by himself for the first time (seen above)!! Daddy missed it, him and Papaw won't be here until Tuesday.

Pigs in the City - Lexington, NC

Today we went to visit the pigs in Uptown Lexington (fundraiser each year prior to the BBQ Festival - the pigs are sponsored by local businesses and painted with different themes). Here are a few of the pigs.

Another Weekend at the Pool

Surgery Clinic Visit

All went well with our visit to see Dr. Petty this morning! Adam was in a good mood and Dr. Petty was pleased with his progress. Adam weighs a little over 18 lbs. now. He is taking in 33 cc's of formula an hour (we are increasing this by 1 cc every 5 days now). Dr. Petty approved a little bit of a longer break from the TPN. It will now run over 14 hours a day, giving Adam a 10 hour break from the IV line. We are now moving to a monthly appointment schedule, so we'll go back in August. After our visit, we picked up Adam's prescriptions and visited a few of the nurses in the NICU.

After 5 months in the NICU, all we wanted was to have our baby home with us. But, we can't help but go back and visit each time we are there. We really miss our extended family in the NICU at Brenner's!!

Tomorrow, Adam has another busy day: play therapy with Dana in the morning, our first CAP-C interview after lunch and OT with Natalie in the afternoon.

The End of a QUIET Week

Last week was pretty quiet around our house with Cody being gone. We stayed around the house the majority of the time. Yesterday, was Uncle Bobby's birthday, so we had a cook-out at the pool. It was very entertaining for the kids and the adults! Cody missed out on a good time, but he has really enjoyed himself at Mamie's house playing with Tanner and some of his friends. Adam and I will be leaving in a little bit to head back to Burlington to meet them for lunch and Cody will head back home with us! Adam sure has missed his "bubba"!

Happy 4th of July!!

Nana, Cody, Adam and Matt watching fireworks

Swimming at Uncle Bobby & Aunt Shannon's

Laying out by the pool with my toys

We hope everyone enjoyed their day today!

We had lunch and spent some time at the pool with Uncle Bobby, Aunt Shannon, Breanna and Brett. Sam, Tammy and Colby were there, too. Lots of fun! Then, we headed to Asheboro for a cook-out with Nana, Papaw and Frank & Nancy (my God-parents). Dinner was great! After dark, went to Archdale to see fireworks..... (and, Adam slept through his first fireworks)!!

We are spending tonight in Asheboro. Tomorrow, we are going with Nana and Granny to meet Mamie, Jake and Tanner in Burlington for lunch. Cody will go home with them from there and spend next week in Oxford.

A Couple New Pictures

Cody's Home (for a few days at least)!

Playing ball outside

Watching "Bubba" play outside

It's Wednesday, and Cody is back from Pigeon Forge. He enjoyed the rest of his trip! He'll be home until Sunday, then he's going to Mamie's (my sister, Amy) house for a week.

Adam has had a good week. He had to get some immunizations yesterday. Of course, he wasn't too crazy about that. This morning he had play therapy with Dana. He enjoyed that and his nap afterwards!