Early Morning

So David is suppose to eat first thing in the morning. Before he gets his tube feeding he is suppose to try and eat food.Sounds simple right.Well David gets on the bus 6:45 am every morning. So to get him awake, feed him food, and feed him his tube feeding sounds difficult. David is kid who loves to sleep in. Today went relatively well. Aman, Adam, David and I all got up at 5:30 to get David awake and eating breakfast. David got up with little protest. I got him in clothes he went potty and got to the table by 5:45. He ate 1/4 cup kix with milk. He also drank about a 1/4 cup v-8 fusion juice. Then at 6:15 Aman fed him tube food. Then David brushed his teeth and got his coat on just in time to get on the bus. It went smoother than I thought it would. I think we only made it through because Aman got up and helped me through it. I am not great at mornings.

Food in Mouth not in G Tube

So I have started logging food that David eats. We are also consulting a dietitian that is in our area. I logged a week and then David and I went to meet with the dietitian so we can talk about how many calories we are aiming for. She said we need to try for 1300 to 1400 a day. David weighs 35.4 this week. I am so stressed out over all this crap. I have to only give him calories that are nutritional calories. No more squeeze its and things that he loves. I am not suppose to give him cakes and cookies unless he eats the other stuff. Sounds like normal kid stuff but David is not the normal kid. He is content to just get fed by his tube. If I take away his zebra cakes I am concerned that he won't eat anything at all. It is so hard to think about his eating and how to change it. I am so completely at my wits end. I want to get him off the tube but I am starting to think we are going to be stuck here for a very very long time! I need help people. If you can think of any fattening up ideas I am all for it. I feel like I have used up all my ideas. The dietitian said that we need to use dry milk in mashed potatoes. We also need to add protein powder to other things. HELP!

Sister in laws are awesome

I got to spend time with Shelby and Abbie today. We had a good time we played, cleaned the car, rode quadracycle, and now we are working on painting. It was suppose to happen before bath time but we had a bit of a dirt fight and needed showers first.

DIRT FIGHT!

He voluntarily painted his own hand!!

Adams Birthday Party

Adam had his 4th birthday party Sunday.
It was a good time.
Here are some photos.
Waiting for the party to start.

All set up.

Grandma Snider

Jess "Minnich"

The Trefz Family

Kaylie (Adams Girlfriend) and her Daddy

Opening Presents

Adam is 4

Today is my little boys 4th Birthday!

I will post some pictures later of the party.

Adam looking tough next to Oscar.

Frog and Giraffe

Woody and Buzz

Adam is becoming a big boy!

The Halloween costumes we bought the boys were a bit small.

Adam has the peeing in the potty down. He is having a little trouble with pooping in the potty. I think soon he will have that down too. I took some pictures of him today with his gun he made from toys in his room. I thought it was pretty neat. Also David had testing done at school. The target score is 3 for a preschooler at fall. The target for a preschooler by January is 9. David got a 18. How awesome is that!!!

Kaylie came to visit for a few hours today.

Catching up

Sorry it has been so long since I posted anything. There just isn't much to say. David is still in school. Adam has been playing with Kaylie (Nish's little girl) more. I had a birthday. David has the beautiful black eye and cheek he tripped over Aman's shoe while in our bedroom. He smashed his face into our bed frame. It has been a beauty for over a week now. Luckily his glasses block it enough people don't notice too much.


I am a big 29. It doesn't feel much different than 28. I think birthdays become less and less important as you get older. At least that is how it feels to me. The neclace is my half to the necklace Jill bought me. She has the other half. Jills has a star hole that fits my star on my half.My friend Trena got married. She is now Trena Trefz. Aman keeps calling her Tre Tre.

Grandpa Alfred and Grandma Marianne kept the kids while we were at the wedding. David found a new favorite thing while he was there. Only problem is when you go potty you have a hard time pulling the tutu up. :)

David has been working hard at his school work. This was his first homework of the year. I know your thinking it is just Kindergarten. Only thing is the homework came from preschool. Crazy isn't it. I think he enjoys doing the work. He got to use sparkles, glue, and stickers. This past weekend he had homework to work on writing his name.