The Numbers Don't Lie!!!

Jaxon had his 2 doctor's appointments this week. His eye is getting a little better, but Dr. Shivaram says that there are a small percentage of babies that the duct never develops on it's own at all. Since Ella was born with the Bilateral Congenial Cataracts, he wanted to dilate his eyes and check everything just to be sure. He said there wouldn't be any link between the two, but wanted to check the optic nerve and lens to be safe. All is well...optic nerve was nice and strong and the lens was clear! Jaxon was SUCH a good baby, staring at the light and watching the doctor. Even after he put 6 drops in his eye, Jaxon sat so still and then the last drop, he let out 1 scream and was fine! We have another appointment in May, but Dr. Shivaram says we can decide to do the surgery before then if we don't want to wait for another check-up. We are debating because it does seem to be getting better and I don't want to have to put him under if it's not necessary. He said he would go in to the hospital at 6am and would be finished by abt 9am and that he'd go ahead and do both since he would have him under anesthesia. We will update once we've made a decision!

On a side note... Dr. Shivaram reminded me of Zach Allen everytime he smiled and then in the waiting room, I saw the other doctor pass by, Dr. McDermott and he looked just like Talmadge!! So strange... I felt like I was back in Texas!

As for his 9mth check-up...
Weighing in at 22lb 13oz and 28 1/2 inches tall... Jaxon "The Chunk" Bader!!
He is actually slowing down with the LBs...now in the 75% for weight instead of 90%. I guess our dreams of having a future Sumo Wrestler are now crushed!! He is still at the 50% for height, so we will have to start stretching him if he is going to make our new dream come true... NBA superstar!!


As for Mason, he had his playgroup Valentine's Day party yesterday at our house. There was about 15 moms and abt 20 kids... can you say CHAOS!! It was a lot of fun and the best part was that it was potluck, so I didn't have any dishes to do!! Dave came home for the last hour of it and just stood back watching. He said, "I feel like I'm at the Lloyd's house again!" He was secretly loving every minute of it!

Mason has his school Valentine's Day party tomorrow that we will be going to and then Mom and Dad get a special night out on Friday night...with NO KIDS! YAY! Speaking of which, Dave sent me 3 dozen roses today for Valentine's Day and we all know how Dave feels about flowers...they are a waste of money since they die in 3 days! So it was a WONDERFUL surprise to get them!

One last update... Mason is signed up to play soccer starting in April, so look for lots of great stories and pictures to come!

That's all for now! Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!