Pneumonia

Hi folks -

Unfortunately over the past few months (since he started "pretty" school), Zachary has been sick almost every week. Usually with the help of Dr. Gray, we just keep on trucking, and Zachary gets better in a day or two.

This week poor Zachary has met his match. He's got pneumonia along with double ear infections. He's seen Dr. Gray twice this week and mommy and Dr. Gray are talking/texting daily. He is on steroid treatments, two different antibiotics and three separate puffers. Ugh, we really feel so bad and feel so helpless for our little guy. He coughs so hard and gets so hot, but per usual, he's being tough and fighting hard. Hopefully, he'll be feeling better in time to enjoy the plans we have for Christmas. If you would, we'd appreciate a little prayer for our sweet little boy!

We wish all of you a merry Christmas and hope you have a great new year.

Love to all!

Making up for lost time - new pictures and videos!

Well folks -

It's been a busy couple of weeks.

Cousin James and Crystal came over a couple of weekends ago and we headed out to Galveston and showed Zachary what (brown) water looks like...we'll show him the pretty Pacific this summer...

Last week Zachary had his first illness and first trip to the Emergency Room at Texas Childrens Hospital. Zachary had Bronchiolitis which is caused by a virus, thankfully it was not caused by RSV (he gets shots to help prevent RSV). He had really bad asthma with his illness and a loose cough, low grade fever and a runny nose. He was working really hard to breathe so he saw Dr. Gray last Tuesday and then he got worse so we called Dr. Gray on Tuesday night and she sent us to the ER. He now has a nebulizer and a puffer to use as needed. He was on steroids and is doing much better now. He saw Dr. Gray today and he grinned and flirted with her like usual. PHEW!

Gamma Marla came to town this weekend (for a scheduled visit, not because he was sick) and we had a great low-key weekend. Zachary got lots of TLC! On Saturday we had a surprise birthday party for Cousin Ashton's ninth birthday. He was so surprised and we all had a great time!

New tricks: reaching for people, crying when Mommy or Daddy leave the room, playing better independently, beating on his new toy drum (with both hands), going from a sitting to a laying position. Lots of new tricks!

That's the news for the week. Here are LOTS of pictures and videos to make up for lost time. Enjoy!

(Remember you can click on each picture to make it larger.)

Zachary loves his teething biscuits
(and he wears them well)

Big grins from Crystal and Zachary

Mommy holding on tight
so the wind doesn't blow us away!

Family picture at the beach!

With James and Crystal

Picture perfect!

Zachary loves his kitty-cats!

Little Drummer Boy!

Sippy Cups are for Playing!

Playing with Bubbles and Gramma Marla

Multitasking!

Playing to the camera!

Sippy cup demonstration video!

We hope you have enjoyed the pictures and videos. Love to all!