We're ready for spring!!!

Just an update with what has been going on with us...

We are desperately waiting for spring!! This winter hasn't been bad as far as the snow goes, but it has been super cold! We've been having weird warm days every other week or so where it gets warm enough to take Landon outside to enjoy the sunshine. I posted some pictures of a day when it was in the low 50s. We went outside and rode in his car...he mostly just sat there and looked around. :) I'm not sure he knows what to do with himself outside. He ventured into the neighbor's yard and stood there pointing at their house for about 15 minutes. When we tried to move him, he whined. He's just a goofy kid. :) This summer should be fun...

Yesterday we went to see a gastroenterologist (a doctor that studies the stomach) for Landon. He is going to keep track of Landon as far as his weight goes. I think I've mentioned before that Landon has always been on the low side as far as his weight. He was being seen at a feeding and growth clinic that keeps tabs on kids that have problems with eating or gaining weight. He was doing so well with growing that he was graduated from there and we were told that we would only have to come back to see Dr. Zapata (the gastroenterologist).

While talking to Dr. Zapata, we went over Landon's eating schedule. He told me that he wanted me to send him a journal of everything that Landon is eating. From that he was going to figure out if we would be able to maybe cut back on how much Pediasure we are giving him. We are going to see if Landon is getting enough nutrition just from the foods that he is eating orally. Then we will be able to see if we can cut back on the Pediasure!! YEA!!! So, we will see how that goes...

Other than that, not much is going on. We are working on trying to get Landon back in to see Dr. Yakes (the doctor in Denver) in March. We called to make an appointment in February and he was already full. It's probably a good thing considering the weather could be bad next month... but who knows?! I think after March we are going to try and hit Denver every month to month and a half. We don't want to prolong this anymore, you know? We want him better and working on getting that trach out!! But for right now, we are just taking one day at a time. :)