Outside Play Time

We took Ivan outside to play again and he really seems to enjoying the fresh air. We used to enjoying taking him for walks in the evening, but he would always fall asleep in the stoller, which would make for a very late and difficult bed time. We really miss our walks, but we also really enjoy our sleep.

See My Feet?

As you can see in the above photos, Ivan LOVES his feet. I was trying to put the tray on his booster seat so that I could feed him, but he was much more intrested in playing with his feet. I think he decided that he would rather eat his feet than that yucky baby food!

Happy Father's Day

At the last minute, we decided to spend Father's Dat at the zoo. Ivan stayed awake for the first hour or so and then took a short nap. The last time we went to the zoo, he pretty much slept the whole time and had no interest in the animals. This time, Daddy and Ivan both had lots of fun looking at the animals. Ivan's favorite seemed to be the elephants. You can't see the animals in these photos, but you can see the love between Ivan and Daddy! Happy Father's Day Daddy!

Kelly's Graduation Party

We did not get many pictures of Kelly's acutal party and the pictures that we did get, did not turn out well. However, we did get some cute family photos and some cute photos. The last photo is my favorite. Ivan was so happy and awake and all of the sudden he put his head on grandma's shoulder and just passed out. We couldn't believe it!

Ivan's Surgery

This is Ivan after his minor surgery that he had yesterday. As you can see, he if very tired, but he seemed to do a great during the surgery. Soon after they took us to the waiting room and took Ivan back to surgery, the nurse came out and said that the dr. would like to give Ivan a cauddle (sp?) that would basically work like and epidural and numb him from waist down after the surgery. I guess they noticed just how active he is and they wanted to make sure he could not kick and move too much for several hours after the surgery. Well, when the took us back to see Ivan, which seemed like days later, he was up on all fours and crawling on the bed! So, it did not appear as though the cauddle actually worked out so well! The nurse gave me a bottle of pedialyte and said we had to try to get him to drink something other than milk before he went home. She insisted that he would not drink any of it, but we had to try. Well, he actually drank 2 oz to her surprise and we were able to take him home about a half our later. Ivan slept for a few hours and then was up and crawling all over the place. This was really the first time that Ivan truly crawled. He has been army crawling for several weeks, but this was the first real crawl!

*UPDATE

Ivan did great over the next couple of days, but on Sunday when we had to take the bandage off, it turned ugly. Mike and I soaked him in the tub for a long period of time and then proceeded to remove the bandage. Well, when we got down to the last layer, we quickly realized that the bandage was stuck to his skin. Blood was gushing from the wound, Ivan was screaming, Daddy was shaking and I was crying hystericaly. Mike quickly covered up the wound and I called the hospital. They advised us that this happens sometimes and suggested that we soak him until the bandage comes off. So, we had to hold him down in the tub so that he didn't rip the bandage off and just waited and waited and waited. It did finally come off, but it seems to be causing him quite a bit of pain, mostly at night. He wakes up screaming several times at night, so we have to keep him well medicated. I guess this is the first heart break that Mike and I have had to endure with our little guy, but I have a feeling there are lots more to come.

6 month Photos

Here are a few of out favorites from Ivan's 6 month photo shoot. Thanks Auntie M for the great photos!

Enjoying a Nice Evening Outside

It was such a nice evening, so we decided to go outside and let Ivan play in the grass. Just a few days ago, Ivan HATED being in the grass. He would instanly cry if you sit him down, but he now seems to enjoy it and we love to see him try to pull out the grass!