Wildflowers

I saw these wildflowers by the side of the road and decided to pick a few and take them home with me.

These two are especially cute.

As is this little doll.

Whose bright eyes are those?

That's not a wildflower, that's a real boy!

This little boy is 5.5 months old and had his third, and hopefully final, swallow study yesterday. He can swallow like a rock star and had no problems with the thinnest consistency of barium. So I no longer have to thicken his milk. He's not so enthusiastic about the idea of getting milk from anywhere but a bottle, though. He's been working on that bottle for four months, and it's the only thing he knows. We'll keep trying, but early indicators show more pumping for the present, not only because of Elijah's current preference, but also because...

Elijah is scheduled for a heart cath this coming Wednesday in preparation for his second open-heart surgery Thursday. Technically, the final decision about the surgery depends on what the heart cath results are, but essentially, the Thursday surgery is scheduled and expected by all parties involved to go forward as planned.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Ellen, Jack Jack, and Rose, who will be spending individual time with their favorite different cousins instead of banding together.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Elijah and his strong little body and spirit.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for Elijah's doctors and nurses to be inspired and guided in taking care of him before, during, and after the heart cath and surgery.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for our wonderful family and friends who are helping us with all the details, especially the major undertaking of caring for our other children for a week.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and love.