It has been over four years now since Holden joined our family. His journey started off bumpy and he's had to overcome some health challenges. But the Little Monkey continues to fight his way to becoming strong and healthy. We are so blessed to have him as our son. He inspires us and melts our hearts every day. Thank you for joining us on this journey. We've appreciated everyone's thoughts and prayers.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Who do I look like??

I love this picture of Holden and Reece! His face was a mess because he had just eaten baby food (prunes of all things). Despite what you'd think looking at those chubby cheeks, getting Holden to eat on his own has been a daily struggle for us. We were so proud of him and you can tell looking at his face, he was happy with himself!! It is amazing the little things we've grown to appreciate. I certainly thought that the feeding stuff would get easier after his fundo surgery. But it has been a struggle. We are fortunate that he does well being fed with the feeding pump via G-Tube and that we've had no growth issues. He was drinking at least 1 bottle a day, however last week he started throwing the bottles on the floor. I'm not sure if it is because his teeth hurt or if we are dealing with another feeding aversion issue. But we continue to try with bottles and solids daily. Some days go better then others. He'll get there, but it is definitely on his time frame!!


So I assume everyone has their opinion on who Holden looks like. It has been fun to dig out some old baby pictures to see if he favors either one of us (more than the other), as a baby. I have to admit, I did think he looked more like Reece, but after seeing my baby pictures again, I can see he is a good blend of the both of us! Decide for yourself. The 1st four photos are Reece, the final four are me. All taken under the age of 14 months. Enjoy!


































































I have not heard how Lily is doing. I have a call into her Mom and will post once I hear something.