Carter is WALKING!!!

We are so excited for our little guy!! He has finally started walking..... mostly to keep up with his brother who is always running and play. His tentative steps have turned into him walking across the entire living room area and laughing most of the time. He thinks it is so funny how everyone gets so excited and then he gets excited... and then falls!

We are so proud of him!!!

Here is the newest picture of Noah... he is sleeping like a champ... ONLY DURING THE DAY.... but soon enough he will get the hang of it!

So grateful!

My goodness.. I am so lucky to have my hubby home with me while we are getting use to having all three kids! This morning, some how, he managed to keep all three of them quiet enough for me to sleep until 9:00am!! I am so lucky!

With all three sleeping now... I am off to take a nap... hopefully we will be prepaired for a good night and things will start to fall into place with some kind of a schedule... I guess mostly Noah will have to fit into a schedule that we have had for some time... I keep thinking so much will be different but I guess in reality not that much has changed and things will be fine when daddy goes back to work!

We were so blessed to have dinner with more good friends last night... the food was good and the company was good!

Adjustments!!

So after two nights at home with three (oh wait FOUR) boys... I think I am getting the hang of it... SLOWLY! And with help from my wonderful husband! I actually feel more human today than I have in a while..... Noah is still getting the hang of sleeping here in his new bed... but I think that he will be a pro in no time! He is a eating pro which makes mommy so happy!

Last night we got to enjoy a wonderful and FUNNY dinner with our dearest friends, Alan and Cassie and my princess Elizabeth! They are always so much fun to be around... so relaxed like being with family... we are blessed to have them back close to us!

Our small group has been awesome, getting food organized for these first two weeks at home... we are looking forward to spending time with all of them as we are so blessed by their time and friendship! Noah is looking forward to meeting everyone too!

Jake has been amazing with his new brother! He is so PROUD of him and loves every min of the time he is holding him, which unless mommy is feeding or Jake is playing cars, is all the time! He loves to hold him. Stays so still and tells Noah over and over how "cute you are" and "I love your dark hair like mine".... seriously... that is enough to make a mommies heart burtst! Even just watching them be together I tear up... I am sure some of that is post baby hormones too but I still love it!

Carter is not as sure about this new little "thing" in our house! He does not want to touch him, and really just laughs at him when we show him his new baby.... I am sure that he will grow into the idea... although he is not showing signs of being unhappy that Noah is here... I am just not sure that he knows what is going on yet! On another exciting note... CARTER has taken his first couple of steps... the first ones were to mommy and daddy both from Grandma Jean... and the second set were to his Auntie Huna... he mostly thinks its funny!

I think there is a pattern with Carter... he just loves to laugh and is so easy going that he is not in a rush to get anything done!

I am sad the weather is bad... I was thinking a trial run of me getting out of the house with all three kids before daddy goes back to work might be a good idea but with the weather like this... I think we will be staying in!

Anyway, I will try to post more pictues soon! There are some great ones from when Noah came home and Jake was holding his brothers!

HOME!!!

We got an AWESOME surprise last night.... during rounds.... I asked a lot of questions about what at TRUE Brady was and once we got to talking there was a realization that what had happened to Noah was not a TRUE Brady... so as long as he did not have another one... which he had not... and continued to not.... until today at 11:30am... he could come home!

SO, we are beginning our first night at home! Noah is home and we could not be more excited! Both sets of Grandparents... two of the three aunties... and some close friends were here to welcome him home. We shared a lovely dinner and watched the LAKERS win.... all with little NOAH in our arms!


We are so blessed to be all under one roof! Thank you LORD!

News from LLCH

So for the last couple of days we have been working on Noah's feedings... he is required to eat a certain amount each day before he can come home. This comes out to about 45 cc every three hours. This has been a challenge for him as he gets very sleepy very quickly. Yesterday he reached his goal of eating and we are so proud of him!


Last night and this morning we had a set back.... Twice in the middle of the night while feeding and once this morning... Noah did what is called a Brady... this is where his heart rate drops below a normal level. He comes out of this on his own without assistance or oxygen but it also means that he will have to stay until that is resolved. There are several reasons that he might be doing this, so it is hard to have a fix for it. It could be that he has to much milk in his mouth and then can't get air.... or that he is so tired from being pushed on the eating that he falls into a deep sleep which then causes his heart rate to drop if he is eating at the same time. Either way, we are looking at another five days min... from his last Brady which was this morning at 11:30am.

My heart is so sad that we have had this step backwards after feeling so excited that we might come home this week. But I know that God has a plan for our little family and that He is taking good care of Noah and his needs right now.

Both of the other boys have runny noses so they are not allowed to stay at Ronald McDonald.... so Daddy is staying home with them while I am down here trying to help Noah eat and grow. We are hopeful that its just the change in weather and that we will back togeher again very soon. I know Daddy is tired and getting over a very bad ear infection as well, and I am so thankful for him and all he does for our family. He has been such a rock during this hard time in our lives.

I will do my best to keep this more updated... its been very little sleep for us right now so I am resting when I am free of nursing....

Here are a couple of pictures.... sorry the one is sideways.. I am to tired right now to figure out how to change it!

The one of Jake and Naoh... is the first time that Jake got to meet his new brother! It was such a sweet time for our family as he has been asking about him every day!

Thank you all for your prayers! We are hoping to come home next week! Love you all!

Quick Update...

So I just wanted to update everyone... sorry its been a while!

Baby Noah was born on May 7th at 7:59am! He weighed 5lbs 6oz and was 17 inches long... short for a boy of mine!

He is currently in the NICU at Loma Linda where he is making amazing progress! He is now breathing without any assistance which is amazing progress and makes mommy and daddy so happy! He is currently working on his feedings.... he has to eat 45cc of milk on his own before he can come home... but is making such amazing progress that each feeding we get more hope that our stay will be coming to an end.

We are staying at the Ronald McDonald house right next to the hospital so we can be close to Noah until he is ready to come home. We have been so blessed to be able to stay here and it has really made us realize how much places like this mean to families who have children in the hospital.

I will post pictures soon! Just know... he has dark hair like daddy... well everything is like daddy...

More to come later!

Less than two weeks!

So yesterday at my doctor appointment it was decided that they will induce labor on the 14th of May. I feel all kinds of things right now, scared, excited, not ready, READY, happy to know I might start feeling better soon, etc. It has been a crazy ride of a pregnancy and I am looking forward to holding him and knowing that he is ok and then hopefully feeling back to my normal self soon there after!

Anyway, so unless something changes between now and then... BABY BOY HUFF will be here sometime on the 14th! Yippie!