Friday, January 23, 2009

First Illness

:-( It's official. My baby boy has had his first round of antibiotics...he has an ear infection! I hate seeing him so sick, but really, he has been pretty good for feeling so miserable! We are so blessed to have him...I love him so much it makes me sick! I can't believe God gave us such a gorgeous, smart, well behaved little man! I hope we are wonderful parents that teach him to be a strong Christian man....who hopefully plays sports well. :-)

We're still waiting to hear on the chronic care coverage, so keep praying for that. His dedication went great, we recorded it, and I will try and upload it soon.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New prayer request

So, we finally got approved for BCBS, but of course they declined coverage on anything related to his heart defect. Now we are filing for Chronic Care Coverage thru the state of Arizona. I am told that it is NOT income based, which is good news for us...but there is actually an application process. So, new prayer request....please pray that we are accepted. Landry would then get to see his great cardiologist, he'd just have to see him at a clinic instead of his nice office. Sucks, cuz the clinic is in Central Phoenix, but it doesn't suck enough to pay $3000 everytime we see him....so we're really hoping it works out!

He's getting so big, its unbelievable how quick he's growing up. This week, he's started grabbing the bottle and is trying to put it in his mouth. He usually ends up getting it somewhere around his nose or eye! :-) He also rolled from his back to his belly! A couple times....but he's being sneaky and when I brought the video camera out...wanted nothing to do with it! :-) I love him so much it scares me! I never thought I could love anything the way I love him. I'm so glad that Robert and I married and started a family!

Friday, January 9, 2009

An answer to prayers...

God is so great...I just want to say that and get it out there before I go on. Yesterday I called Blue Cross Blue Shield to find out if there was any progress on his insurance application, and was told it was ACCEPTED!!!! There is a catch though...they are excluding anything related to his heart. Which, we actually expected. So, Landry's pediatric cardiologist gave us information on Chronic Care Coverage to cover his heart condition. We have been told it is not income based, so we're going to be praying that when we apply for that it goes thru, then he will have FULL coverage!

Anyway, this half coverage is such an answer to prayer because COBRA was costing $439 a month and it was just too much! It was cutting out of our savings that we had for me to stay home and making that time short....so we are so happy, so excited and feel so blessed that God answered this prayer. The ironic thing is, we wanted BCBS to begin with, and they told us to not even bother applying. Then thru the time that passed while we applied for Golden Rule, the doctor updated his diagnosis to the point where BCBS would take him. So, all we needed was a little time to heal, and then we got what we wanted in the first place. (Except we didn't want any problems with the heart)! But, we'll take these blessing one step at a time. Next cardi visit is March, and we're praying to hear he's COMPLETELY healed! :-)

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Some recent pics







Landry's dedication

Ok, so for those of you who haven't gotten the email....Landry will be dedicated this Sunday at the Vineyard Community Church at 11:00am. The church is located at 601 South Cooper Road, Gilbert 85233. It is on Cooper Rd., between Elliot and Warner. It will be closer to Warner, on the East side of the road.

Hope you can make it, we're very excited to have him dedicated!!!

(still no word from blue cross, so remember...pray pray pray)!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Cereal....at last!!!!

Ok, so, despite the fear of being called a bad mom....I started my son on cereal early. I got some great advice to let him be the guide...within reason. Anyway, he has just been absolutely starving!! So, my mom showed me how to mix it, I finally got the right bottle nipples...and away we went.

Last night was the first night he officially got a full serving of formula/cereal. He LOVED it! Absolutely inhaled it! And the best part...when he woke up, he wasn't screaming in hunger! We've been very blessed that he's always been a great sleeper, so it only increased his sleeping about an hour or two (which I'll take), but it did more for how he acts when he gets up.

Normally, he wakes up 2x before getting up for the day. The first time he wakes up, he's screaming crying, I can hear his tummy grumbling super loud and everytime I burp him he cries because he's so hungry. Of course, I've been nicknamed the "burp nazi" so I burp him anyway, but its a long drawn out loud, sad process. Well....last night, he woke up for the first time this morning at 6:50am. He was just laying there talking to himself, happy as could be. When I went in there I got smiles and got him up, changed him and then fed him. He was hungry still, ate 6oz of formula....but there were no tears, no tummy grumbles louder than his cries....it was perfect! And...I think its actually put him on a normal schedule. He didn't go back to sleep then because he'd slept so long, which in turn means he actually took a morning nap instead of his usual 1x a day long nap! Then, a few hours after waking up, took an afternoon nap. He's been happy all day (which is actually how he always is), and I'm so excited! Now...just gotta make sure his tummy handles it ok!

For those who think I'm evil for starting him early, oh well! I have a happy son, whose so far adjusted to it very well, and truly enjoyed a nice, full tummy. I took a poll of a bunch of people around me....and in the people I pulled, I'm actually starting him later than they did....and we all turned out ok! (Well, most of us anyway)! :-)

This experience truly makes up for having to pack up all his newborn clothes the other day. I could have cried I was so sad to pack them up. He is growing up so fast, and I love this stage so its a bit depressing. I think that's why God gives us stages, so when we're sad about packing up newborn clothes, I can be super happy about his gorgeous smile he's flashing at me all day long, and feeding him something other than formula!

Keep us in your prayers, we're awaiting word on medical coverage from BCBS!

New to blogging...

Ok, so I know a few people who have a blog, and I love love love reading them. So...after a little bit of encouraging, I've decided to set one up of my own. Although, its not as easy to create the pages as everyone said it was! :-) I think this will mostly be used as a journal/update for friends and family about our new son Landry, and our lives in general. I hope this helps keep everyone up to date, since we can get bad about calling. Enjoy!