Prayer for Rex

Please keep our little guy in your prayers. We noticed a knot on him when we were changing his diaper last week and it turns out that he has a little inguinal hernia. We caught it before it became inflamed or infected so it is not a emergency situation but he is going to have to have surgery to repair it. We we to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital today to have a consult with his surgeon. All went well and his procedure is scheduled for January 13. Normally it is an outpatient surgery but since he is a preemie they will keep him for 24 hours to watch for apnea spells. Over all hernias are fairly common in premature boys and his procedure is routine.

We couldn't resist taking his picture today in his little hospital gown. It just proves he is cute in everything he wears. (We took the picture with Ben's cell phone so the picture quality is not that great).

Thanksgiving and More

Time has gotten away from me, but I have some new pictures to post from Thanksgiving and of Rex just being Rex. Enjoy!

Gobble till you wobble, this cute onesie was a gift from our friends Adam and Kayce and his first time wearing newborn sized clothes... he's growing up on us.Playing with Mr. Cow and Mr. Bird in his boucey seat...a favorite past timeMy boys can't even stay awake to watch a whole TV showGetting ready for bed in his big boy newborn sized pjs...no more preemie clothes for RexWe noticed he was fighting to get his hands free from his swadlle blanket so we moved him up to a sleep sack. He his very cute and cuddly in it. This one is neat because it has flaps that you can add to swaddle which I use after his middle of the night feeding because his hand get cold, but he much prefers to have them free. I tried putting little mits on him to keep his hands warm, but he gets mad and pulls them off. Overall, he dislikes going to bed...I see this becoming more and more of a stuggle as he gets older.