Yes, I do have my parents wrapped around my little fingers. 

I'm so neat!!! 

Bath time!! 

Ready for the game 

A little elf. 

Cass' favorite toy! 

12/17/04 

I think these turned out great. The photographer came to the house and was wonderful. We've been wanting to have his pics taken but didn't know how we could without taken him out. He smiled and laughed in every one. It was a great day. They show his true personality. He is having a good week. He has finally doubled his birth weight at 14 lbs. 4 oz. six months later. The granulation tissue in his airway has really been bothering him causing him to cough a lot and bleed. Hopefully we'll be able to get in to see the specialist at Children's soon. His eye appointment went well this week, the optic nerve looked great and the shape of his retina looked normal but he wasn't sure if he has problems with the muscles surrounding the eyes because he does look crossed eyed. We'll go back in nine months for a recheck. He is still having a hard time being around people and having noise. His doctor wants us to expose him to the outside and different social experients. We still have to avoid big groups of people incase people are sick but we can take him outside when it is good weather. We took him and Lexi and James to the zoo on Monday when we had the 65 degree sunny day. It was a perfect day to go, it was really empty. He enjoyed it. He is still struggling with his lungs, it's like his lungs can't handle the weight gain. Atleast he is gaining...finally 14 lbs.!!! 

A happy NEW YEAR!!! 1/16/05

We are so sorry about not updating the blog in over a month. We didn't mean to worry any of you. We a doing fine. Our Christmas holiday was wonderful with family and friends. December was a tough month for Cass. We figured out his feeding pump was not working well when he wasn't gaining weight and was losing. We got him a new pump and since then has been gaining weight. He's now 13 lbs.
On Friday the 14th he celebrated his sixth month birthday. I can hardly believe it. A week ago Tuesday he had a broncoscopy to check out his airway. He has some granulation tissue that is blocking his airway. We'll be going to Children's Hospital in March for a second opinion. Thursday he had his feeding tube changed because the old one was leaking. He is doing great.
Alexis, James and I went on a two day trip with my parents while Ryan stayed home with Cass. The kids loved having mom all to themselves. It was a great weekend and we all missed Cass and daddy.
We thank all of our friends and family for your cards, letters and pictures. We're sorry we didn't get any out this holiday season, maybe we'll get out Easter cards. Thank you for your continuous love and prayers. There is power in prayer and we have felt that power. We love all of you on the East coast and wish we could see you more. We also love all those in the the Southwest and thank you for your love. We cherish all of you. I'll be better in keeping this blog updated.