This morning, Jason and I took both our boys to the pediatrician...Colby for his weekly weight and sat check and Brody for his 2 year well visit. Fortunately, we received great news for both! Colby's sats were at 93, which is okay for now. Our cardiologist only wants to know when they go below 80. Colby is gaining!! He now weighs (on the pediatrician's scale) 7 lb 10 oz. Fourteen days ago, at his 2 week checkup, he weighed 6 lb 15 oz. This means Colby has gained 11 oz in 14 days, which our pediatrician seems very happy with! This makes me happy too! I'm just so glad to hear that he is gaining, even without us fortifying the milk with formula. Colby did not do so well when we were putting the formula in his bottle. We switched to a Hypoallergenic formula, and he still didn't do well! The formula made him spit up a lot and even puke up entire bottles. It also made him fussy. So, the cardiologist told us to stop fortifying the milk, which we were fine with! It was breaking our heart to see him scream every time we tried to feed him! My hope now is that our cardiologist is happy with this weight gain as well. If not, then we will try fortifying his milk again. This time, we will try a soy formula, though. Hopefully this will agree with Colby's tummy.

As for big brother Brody, he is doing great! He is weighing in at 28 lbs 13 oz and is 32 3/4 inches tall. Developmentally, he seems right on track. He of course didn't stop talking the entire time we were there, so the doctor was able to hear him using words and even putting 3-4 words together to make phrases/sentences. He did unfortunately have to get one immunization, but he did great with it! He cried for just a second, and then the nurse gave him a sucker and he was fine. Imagine that...a sucker makes everything better!!!

It is great to know that at least for today, both our boys are doing well!! Jason and I are learning very quickly to only live in the minute and not think too much about what the future will hold, especially for Colby, and today, we are happy!!!

Colby will go for another weight and sat check next week, as well as another visit to the cardiologist. At this cardiologist visit, we will hopefully find out if the pulmonary band surgery will be needed...it all depends on the degree of heart failure Colby is in and how much blood is flowing into his lungs. If there is too much blood flow, then we will need to go ahead with the surgery. We will keep you posted, and please keep Colby in your prayers!