Roughhousing and Warrior Games

We're on a roll, folks.  Joshua gained another 20 grams tonight, up to 2190 grams, or 4 lbs 13.5 oz.  That's four nights in a row of good growth.  He is also improving on his breastfeeding each time.  He's looking great!  He had his final screening head ultrasound.  They were looking at the white matter, which would show signs of cerebral palsy.  It was all normal.  I'm liking these normal test results!

Last week I noticed Jeremiah has become almost hyperactive, running around, jumping, shouting, all full of energy when I get home at night, more so than usual.  He's happy, and it isn't bad behavior, but he's more rambunctious than he used to be.  I was telling my mom this, and she came up with a good reason for this change from my usually quiet boy.  He has been spending much more time with James than with me.  James is always loud and roughhousing and wrestling with him, while I'm the calm, soothing one that reads books and sings and colors with him.  He hasn't had as much time with me and has had a lot of excitement with James, so it makes sense that his behavior is changing a little.  It just shows me how important it is for kids to have both a mom and a dad involved in their lives.  I'm so excited for the day when we can have our family together at home!

Today was a big day for Jeremiah because he got to have special time with Grandpa Bob and Karen, and then Grandpa and Grandma Gus came to visit.  He is so excited!  So are we! 

James is head coach and team physician for the 2012 Warrior Games.  Click on this link, Warrior Games, and see a video promoting the event (it opens up with an excerpt from an interview he gave).  It is so amazing, and he loves working with these inspirational athletes.  It perfectly combines his love of sports, coaching, and medicine, so he's pretty excited about it.  The training camp is this week, and the Games are next week. We aren't planning on seeing him too much since he'll be pretty tied up working the events.  The good news is some of the events are at the Olympic Training Center, which is right next door to Joshua's hospital.  Maybe we can sneak in a NICU rendezvous or two over the next two weeks.