So much Happening!

This is going to be a long post because so much has been happening over the past couple of weeks

First of all, River came down with a terrible stomach bug and he was just miserable. It lasted for about 8 days and boy were those 8 days, the loooooongest days ever! He was having diarrhea almost every hour and vomiting 4 times a day. No one got much sleep in the Ross house either. We were up either changing diapers or cleaning up vomit. His blood sugar was running low leading up to the illness and during so we  had to put him on a continuous feed just to keep his blood sugar levels stable.  River also got a terrible diaper rash and it got to the point where we had to dip him in a warm bath instead of using wipes to clean his little bum. He got around 8 baths a day. Did I mention we were all exhausted? Daddy, mommy, and grandma Becky all came down with the stomach bug too. Daddy got it Friday night, mommy got it Saturday night, and Grandma got it Sunday night. It was only a 24 hour bug for us but it was just terrible. We are all feeling much better now and thankful it passed quickly. River's illness ended in a trip to the ER after mommy noticed bright red blood in his diaper. After a blood draw and stool sample collections, we got the results of the labs and everything came back normal. They said the blood was from his intestines being so irritated after 8 days of diarrhea. I hope River never has to be admitted into the hospital because he couldn't sit still for a second in that ER room. He was literally bouncing off the walls, getting into everything, and making friends with all the doctors and nurses. You can't hold this boy down, even when he is sick! As of yesterday, River is feeling much better his poop is finally back to normal and everyone at the Ross house is getting some rest. We are just so thankful to get back to "normal". Well, our normal at least!

We also have some VERY EXCITING news to share! River is finally eating and interested in food. It is like a light just switched on his his little head! This started happening on Friday morning. I went to Sonic and got some french toast sticks and he was fussing and reaching out to grab one from me. So I gave him one and he carried it around all morning just sucking on it. Then at dinner on Friday night, he climbed up onto the table and Chili's and dipped a french fry into my ranch dressing. He sucked the ranch off of the fry and then started dipping his fingers in and licking it off! It was amazing to see. Eating seems like something we all want and love to do, but it never has been that way for River. Seeing him have the desire to eat and go back for more makes me want to jump up and down for joy!  Since then, he has eaten peanut butter and jelly and oatmeal!! I can't wait to start experimenting with more foods and see what else he will try! This is a HUGE milestone for him.

Here are some pictures of River enjoying his oatmeal this morning:

We also went down to the Pumpkin Patch in downtown Buda this morning. It was not easy getting a picture of River with the pumpkins because all he wanted to do was run around and explore everything but the pumpkins!

 

I added something new to River's playroom so we can display his artwork: 

Love,

Amber, River, and Daddy E