No more hospital visits - twice in one week is enough!

This past week was a tough one on Nolan. He had to stay overnight at the hospital two different times this week for two procedures. Two Fridays ago (10/17), Nolan had a follow-up appointment to check the progress of a boil that he had on his groin/diaper line. It had started has a pimple and within a couple days had turned into a boil. We thought they would say it was fine since it seemed to be draining on its own. They didn't like that it was still pretty big and they were convinced it couldn't completely drain on its own....so we had to go the ER to get it lanced. Ugh! We went to the ER at 3:30 in the afternoon and the procedure didn't end up happening until after midnight. Nolan was such a little trooper. He then had this 3/4 inch incision that needed lots of TLC while it healed. In come George and Becky to the rescue! They drove to Chicago with hardly any heads-up so that Nolan wouldn't have to go to daycare and Dave and I didn't have to use vacation days. Nolan loved all the attention from Grandma and Grandpa...they are so wonderful with him.

Then six days later (Thursday) Nolan had to be a back in the hospital for a planned EGD (endoscope) and a 24 hour pH study to look into the acid reflux that Nolan has been having since he's been about 4 months old. The doctor said that everything she saw in the camera (esophagus, stomach, small intestines) looks normal, so that was great news. He definitely has reflux but it doesn't look like there are other underlying issues. The doctor will go over all the official test results with me on November 6th. She took a biopsy of each of the three different areas so we'll see what those show. I'm assuming she'll tell us to just keep him on the Prevacid and just hope that he eventually outgrows it.

Becky and George stayed in town for this procedure as well and we really appreciated having had all the help. Nolan is hoping we don't have to go to the hospital again for a long time!

Walks with Grandpa George

Whenever we visit Becky and George or they come here, one definite is that George will take Nolan on multiple walks a day. It's definitely "their thing" and it's cute to see how much they both enjoy it. Nolan usually rides in a Radio Flyer wagon (that used to be Dave's when he was little)! This past visit Nolan also enjoyed Grandpa pushing him around in his toy car.

Hair Cuts

Nolan's hair grows so fast and we end up taking him for a haircut every 6-7 weeks. We go to a place called KidSnips where he enjoys sitting in a car and getting to watch a video while getting his hair cut.

Watching Thomas the Train with his buddy Andrew.

Play Time!

Nolan having fun with his friends Ronan & Josephine Marsh and Luke Honda.

Nolan's Fun-Filled Weekend with Grandma & Grandpa!

Dave and I were in Michigan last Friday - Sunday for Dave's cousin Michael's wedding. My parents were wonderful and watched Nolan all three days. Nolan had a great time with them and they kept him busy with all sorts of fun stuff! My dad watched Nolan on Friday while my mom was at school. He took him to Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora and Nolan got to see all sorts of cool animals. He even pet a snake! He's much braver than me!

Then on Saturday they took Nolan to Sonny Acres Pumpkin Farm. My mom was a trooper and took him on a ride in a mini-train. And check out the pictures of my dad taking Nolan down the giant slide! My dad even took him in a little haunted house. The only thing that Nolan wanted no part of was the pony rides. Maybe next year.

They had a great weekend!