No News is Good News!

I know, I know there hasn't been a blog update in a while, but as the old saying goes; No News is Good News.

It is hard to describe how peaceful it is being together as a family of 4. Kelson is pretty easy going. He has been sleeping well, 4-6 hours at a time during the night, and eating 2.5-3 oz at each feeding. He does get fussy from time to time, but loves being held, and his vibrating bouncy seat.

We had his first appointment with Dr. Austman, who delivered him, on Tuesday. Kelson weighed 7 lb 14 oz and was 21 inches long. He had gained 9 oz in a week. If she hadn't known his history, I'm pretty sure Dr. Austman would have not known there had ever been anything wrong with him.

We had a pretty full weekend starting Friday night. Claire had some friends visit from her former daycare in Piper City. We had a great night with Miss Cierra, Miss Audrey and their crew. Saturday brought our first family cookout hosted at the new house. Kristas Aunt Carol was home from Florida, and her Aunt Janet came down from Chicago, so we offered to host lunch for the crew. We had 13, including Kelson, and enjoyed a great summertime meal of cheeseburgers, sweet corn, melon, blackberries, zucchini, pasta salad and brownies.

Today Kelson made his first trip into "Grandma Greats" house. We even left him for a couple of hours to spend more time with Great Aunt Carol.

This week is looking to be a busy one, and hopefully is rounded out by a trip to the Iroquois County Fair, and a first birthday party. It is great to be back enjoying the simple things in life. You don't realize how much you take these things for granted...