The Ride Home

Sam thought I was pretty funny on the way home today...He goes in for his Botox surgery on Tuesday. Be thinking of the sweet thing and I will be back to report good news soon...

Thanksgiving

We went to Big Bear for Thanksgiving and Miles was thrilled to spend the long weekend with his cousins...Sam was equally content getting lots of love and attention from everyone around him!

Lately

For those of you who don't know, sweet Sam is gearing up for another procedure next Tuesday. He is having Botox injections in his little bum. His muscles are not relaxing the way that they should which is making it difficult for him to go to the bathroom. The Botox should help...hopefully on the first round. It is possible that he may need more than one round of it. They do have to put him "out" so we are HOPING this is a one-time deal. On a positive note- he is now enjoying some real food- he started having his first "meals" this past weekend and has definitely taken a liking to the fruit and cereal. He has also taken a liking to his big bro...But, who wouldn't- Miles continues to amaze us daily. Yes- he made the "Q" all by himself. I was impressed. I was equally impressed when Miles told Bryce to "take a chill pill" the other night (Bryce was frustrated when trying to get his PJ's on...which can be quite difficult when he is trying to jump around on his bed). Love the life you live....

Brothers

Good times...

Four Months

Sam celebrated his 4 month birthday yesterday with shots, an enema, and an x-ray. Yes- he has stopped pooping once again. We are not sure why he keeps starting and stopping, but we are hopeful that the next time he starts, he won't stop. Hopefully, the x-ray will tell us more. He got a great check-up from his pediatrician yesterday. According to his doctor, he is "high" for a 4 month old baby...whatever that means. He's doing all that he should and more, I suppose. I put Miles' 4 month picture so that you all could see the similarities our two boys share...

Happy Sounds

Couldn't decide which one was better...

More on Sam

He has started pooping again. You never would have thought that people could get so excited about poop. But, yes, that is what life have become for us. Wondering whether or when Sam pooped is ALWAYS on our minds. It is difficult to not think about it. He is still slowly getting going, but at least he is going. By the way, Miles wants to be a doctor when he grows up...to help Hirshsprung's babies. Really, that is what he says.

More from Arizona

While in Arizona, we also went to Uncle Ryan's golf course...Miles was so excited to ride on the golf cart...Uncle Ryan's wild ride. Sam also listened to bedtime stories with his brother and cousins. Like his brother, he already had developed a love for books.

Halloween

Miles went trick-or-treating for the first time this year. We went to Arizona so he could enjoy the festivities with his favorite kids, his cousins Hayden and "Cece". For those of you who don't know, "Cece" is actually Lindsay, but Miles used to call her "Cece" before he could actually say Lindsay and the name kind of stuck. We also met up with Michelle, Brian, and sweet little Addie. You would have thought Addie had been trick-or-treating for years. She was on a mission for most of the night.

Election Day

We took a walk over to the high school tonight to vote. Sam fell asleep, and Miles, being too young to vote, cast his vote for Barack "O Grandma", in our living room.