9 months old!

blue eye baby

my monkey on his 9 month birthday

Well, my big boy turned 9 months old yesterday. It was a good day too. We went to see the cardiologist (& then up to see our friends in the CVICU) & Andrew was such a little man. He barely fussed at all. He did act shy when we went up to the cardiac unit at Arnold Palmer, but we didn't leave before he gave some of the ladies a smile. My boy really is a flirt. The cardiologist was very happy with how well Andrew is doing. We got rid of two more meds & cut back on two more. He has to get some blood work done (sorry buddy) in about 2 weeks to make sure he's tolerating his new regimen. Steve & I are so excited to hear the good report. We see how awesome he's doing day to day, but it's still encouraging to hear the doctors happy with his heart function.

Non-medically: Andrew is still the cutest thing ever & SO much fun. I think he's trying to cut another tooth. He is in his bed right now (just woke up) chomping away on his binkie. This morning he got Mommy couple times too. Which brings me to discipline - can you see it, I try to keep a straight face - Andrew got scolded the other day for trying to play with his feeding tube (he almost pulled it out & I just reacted), but he understood, which took me by surprise. I had a hard time keeping a stern face because he looked so heartbroken. Now when I am feeding him he puts his hand as close to the tube as he can without actually grabbing it & just looks at me - and so it begins : ) He doesn't have to be on the feeding tube throughout the day anymore, instead he gets little 'meals' through his tube every other hour. We're up to 2 oz at a time. (whoo-hoo) This gives him more freedom to play (& less opportunity for trouble : ) For this reason, the ban on shirts and shorts is now lifted. He still has to wear a onesie to bed because he's on the tube all night, but it's actually easier now to have him wear shirt & shorts during the day. It makes him look like such a big boy! Wow, that's a lot of stuff. I'm sure there's more, but I have to go play with him now. Thanks again to everyone for your prayers and support! Every day is like a dream come true!