When it rains, it pours

Ok so the title may be a bit dramatic for what all's been going on, but this is one of those "this is my blog and I'll say what I want" moments...

:)

Well, maybe for us things have gone from a sprinkle to a steady drizzle... ?

Sooo As you know, our dear sweet boy turned 1 year old! Yay!! We had a little family dinner at O'Charleys, which is our family favorite. I got a little cake that said "Happy Birthday Austin", which of course he turned his nose up at. Hey, at least Bailey was happy about the cake. And Mommy didn't have the camera b/c it was a spur of the moment dinner, but we took some pictures when we got home.





And now for the low-down.

Austin went for his 1 year check-up on Monday. Mommy and Daddy were working, so Nana and Papa took him. He didn't get his shots b/c he was sick (fever started on his birthday :( ) Turns out he had an ear infection and some sort of viral infection. He's on antibiotics now and is feeling a lot better.

We've all known that Austin is a teeny little thing, no surprise there. His Dr. is a "wait and see" kinda guy. At previous appts he's said "he's just a small guy, we'll give him some more time, probably until about 2." Well at his last appt (10 mos~we were a month late) Austin was below where he should have been on his linear growth. (They chart their growth with some sort of line to show where they are percentage wise.) Austin has always been at 5% or less. His Dr. said that he was concerned at his last appt. So when this appt showed that Austin had only gained 4 oz, his Dr. decided it was time to check with a specialist to see if there's a reason why he's not growing. So we are being sent a referral for a GI specialist at Vanderbilt. They may find absolutely nothing, but we want to be sure.

And now for Daddy... He was admitted on Wednesday with sharp stomach pain. Tuesday night his belly swelled up like he was 5 months pregnant. They did all kinds of testing before deciding to take his gallbladder out. So it came out this morning (Sat) and he came home early afternoon. Austin's birthday party was scheduled for this afternoon and Daddy was determined to make it home in order to have it today. He's hurting pretty bad, but was still trying to help out. Because he's that awesome! But according to the Dr. there should be no more tummy pains! He just has to recover from the surgery, which shouldn't take too long.