Kevin didn't get the job he was candidating for in New Jersey. He's applied to a bunch of different churches over the past month, and now we're anxiously waiting for some calls. A few have already called and expressed interest in setting up interviews, so that's a step in the right direction. We decided we will stay in Massachusetts until Elias' cast is removed, which should be September 11th, so our move-out date is set for September 15th. If no job is offered by then, we will be moving in with Kevin's parents until Kevin can find something. Please lift us up in prayer regarding all this!
Elias' surgery 2 weeks ago on his foot went very well. The first 2 days were absolutely terrible. I have never seen him so miserable in his short little life. He literally sat on the couch for 2 days and cried what felt like all day long. But he realized if he wants to play with his toys, he's gotta get off the couch and go get them! So he mainly scoots around the floor, but just as of the past day or so he's really wanting to walk on his cast, and somehow manages to do it! The cast is bent at the knee to prevent it from slipping down, so it's at a really awkward angle for him to walk on, but this kid will do anything he sets his mind on! Not being as mobile these last few weeks has made him have to be more verbal to get what he wants, and now he is basically repeating anything we ask him to repeat! It's so much fun :) Our favorite thing to hear him say is our bedtime routine, where we say and he repeats, " goodnight, love you, see you tomorrow". He says "nigh-night, wuv you, see you". Melts our hearts every single time.
Gavin is doing great! He is ALL DONE with casts for his feet! After just 4 sets of casts his feet were corrected, praise the Lord! Now he has to wear the boots with the bar between them to keep them the say they are for 3 months all day/everyday, and then he'll only ha ve to wear them at night. We had
one hand caster 2 weeks ago, but the second cast slipped off and we haven't been able to get an appointment for a new one. I should mention that the doctor thinks the tendons in both his thumbs
and middle fingers are short, causing them to be really tight and not able to stretch open like the others. Our hope with casting them is that it'll stretch them out to see how far they can go before we
look at surgical options.
The past 3/4 nights Gavin has slept for at least 6 hours. He's over 10 lbs now and drinks about 5oz at each feeding. He's chunking up! He's started smiling in just these past couple days, and just today started cooing pretty often. I can't believe he's already 7 weeks!
one hand caster 2 weeks ago, but the second cast slipped off and we haven't been able to get an appointment for a new one. I should mention that the doctor thinks the tendons in both his thumbs
and middle fingers are short, causing them to be really tight and not able to stretch open like the others. Our hope with casting them is that it'll stretch them out to see how far they can go before we
look at surgical options.
The past 3/4 nights Gavin has slept for at least 6 hours. He's over 10 lbs now and drinks about 5oz at each feeding. He's chunking up! He's started smiling in just these past couple days, and just today started cooing pretty often. I can't believe he's already 7 weeks!
I have some really awesome pictures I've taken over the past few weeks but Kevin has the computer with him on his retreat this weekend, so the next post will be picture overload :)
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