Almost like a Christmas Song March 6, 2009

Blaze slept through the night! It was such a blessing. All it took was a full belly. To get that belly filled, it was almost reminiscent of a Christmas Song. In the hour or so before he fell asleep he had "4 ounces of formula, 3 wagon wheels, 2 mum-mums, 1 container of pears and a ½ container of green beans." Whew! The wagon wheels are made from veggies and are hard. He LOVES them. We have to break them up or he shoves the entire thing in his mouth at once. We watch him very closely when he eats the wagon wheels. But, he actually crawled out of my arms, across the arm of the chair, reached beyond the chair to try to grab the container of wagon wheels, only to knock the container to the floor. I figured if he went to so much effort to get them, I would definitely give him some! He's starting to fill out some now. So fun!

We took Blaze and Maggie on a stroll last night. We had been putting Blaze's car seat into the stroller, so he was going on a rear-facing ride. After we came back in last night, Tim fixed the stroller for Blaze to sit in it like a big boy. Blaze seemed to love it, though he got a bit nervous when Tim was lowering him down the steps! HA! Melissa had taken him outside to enjoy the nice weather and carefully put a hat over his head and ears to keep him out of direct sunlight. He's on some medication that makes him even more prone to sunburn that normal. The hat looked so funny, though. He was so happy to be outside!!! How fun!!!

The jumper came out last night, too! Blaze was so excited to be in his jumper, he rotated around in the chair and spent time with each toy attached to the seat. It was so cute.

I was ridiculously happy to be able to schedule a photo session for Blaze at the Olan Mills Studio in Kmart. I know, I have one of the most documented children in North America, but I was thrilled to be able to sign him up. It's such a normal parent thing to do. I scheduled it for the end of the month, so he should be healed and able to go out into the world more. It's the simple little things that make this time especially sweet.

Today is a big day in our family. This day, 5 years ago, was our first "official" date, so it's a fun memory for us as a couple AND a year ago today we learned that we were having a boy. We also learned of Blaze's heart condition at that same time. What a roller coaster of emotions that doctor's appointment was. If we could have gotten a glimpse of today and how well he is doing now, how much worry and concern would have been eliminated!! We are so blessed!

Celebrating each day...Joy