Jackson's Journey: February 2014

Sickness has infected our household. I think Jackson is to blame. Ted called me Monday morning in a state of panic. Jackson had vomited all over his car seat and Ted's car. This was not good. Turns out he had a stomach bug. He has now passed that onto his sister. Lucy's was a lot worse than his was. Hers hit at midnight and continued until about 5am. Today's snow day couldn't have come at a better time. I'm really hoping we are on the other side of this thing and that Ted and I somehow avoid getting is. Wishful thinking??

He fell asleep on the floor, definitely not feeling well. I hate that he wasn't feeling well, but I absolutely loved all the snuggles he gave me!

My big boy is 11 months old today. I feel like I say the same thing every month in this blog. I can't believe he's 11 months old already, feels like yesterday.....it was just about one year ago that we found out about his heart condition. My how time has flown.

Taking these monthly photo's are growing more and more difficult with each month. Fortunately for Jackson, he only has one more to go :)

Yes he is wearing his Christmas sleeper. I know that was a month and half ago. When one grows as fast as he is, he will get good use out of that sleeper.

Jackson is babbling more and more everyday. He definitely says mom, dad, ball. We're working on others with him. He has all 4 of his front teeth. Those were fun nights :) We visited the Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Children's a few weeks ago. They said he was doing great! In terms of his gross and motor skills, he was testing about his age! Very good news for us.

Next week brings his yearly echo, ekg, and cardiology visit. He is scheduled for sedation for his echo. They said that most infants his age will not cooperate with the echo. I must admit, I am pretty nervous about this appointment. I'm confident his heart is functioning great. However, there's that little part of me that worries. Let's face it. I am a worrier. I will always worry about his little heart. A friend shared this video on facebook about always being a heart mom (click the link below for the video). That is me. I will always be a heart mom, and I will always worry.

I'll always be a Heart Mom

Here are some pictures from the past month...

I took Lucy to see her very first movie in a theater. We saw Frozen. If you haven't seen it, RUN to the theaters!!! A must-see!!!