5 Months Old!

Once again I apologize for the long time between posts. Spring is finally here and we've been working on some things around the house. Nick and my brother Dan have been working on a new everyday table for our house. It's about done and I can't wait!  They have built it for red oak and it's extremely heavy. It just needs to be sanded, stained, and polyurethane applied. We are still debating on which stain we like the best.  Since Nick and Dan have been working on the table, Nick has been getting the wood working bug. We now have a pretty good set up in the garage with some new tools. Haha.. I now have a new potting bench and a honey do board on Pinterest!  Nick thinks I'm funny :)

Now on to why you are actually reading this blog... Colton is 5 Months Old! Here is our biggie boy....

So the last time he was weighed he was 13 pounds 3 ounces. That was about a week ago. He is totally amazing us. You can see from the pictures that Colton is starting to sit up better. He is getting so strong in his arms and legs. He now pulls things towards his mouth especially his bunny that he got for Easter. He is constantly kicking his legs. When occupational therapy was here last Monday we put him on his belly and he started pushing him self up with his arms. He now sits in his bumbo, but we have to hold his head. He likes it if you put something fun in front of him to play with. 

Here is my favorite thing that has happened in the last month!

I am absolutely in love with his smiles. He loves to look in the mirror and smile at himself. 

In the last month we had appointments with Dr. Smith the surgeon and had a visit with our Pulmonologist at Riley. Dr. Smith said everything looks good. His g-tube should last for another year or so before we need to change it out to a new tube. Nothing changed at the Pulmonologist this month. We finally got Colton's new trachs on Wednesday. We have decided to wait until the Monday before we go to Riley again to put in his new trach. I know that we are going to have to adjust his ventilator settings, so I want him to have the least amount of time possible on the wrong settings. So he gets his new trach on Monday May 18th. The goal is to be able to wean the settings on the ventilator but we can't do that until his leak is gone. So when he gets his new trach we won't be able to hear our boy anymore. Hopefully it will just be a temporary thing.  

Recently we've been having problems with our nursing care. One of our nurses that covered a lot of our shifts quit. Our company is having a hard time finding qualified nurses (RN or LPN) to work with Colton since he requires a higher level of care due to the ventilator and trach. If you are interested in helping please contact either Nick or I. 

I want to thank everyone who walked, raised money, and spread the word for our March of Dimes Campaign. Even though it was a rainy day and somewhat cold, we had a great time! As of right now, Colton's Cool Crew is the number one family team for the Fort Wayne walk!