No more tree house for me

I'm sorry I haven't written in awhile. There's been a whirl wind of activity around me for the past few days.

First, it was daddy's birthday on Friday the 16th and he turned another year older. Mommy brought him a cake to the hospital and then they went and ate pizza with Grandma and Grandpa Orr. After that, daddy's friend Rich came over and they kicked mommy out of the house so they could have "guy time". Mommy came and saw me so every one was happy:)

Saturday, mommy and daddy unpacked some more of the house. Then our friend Gwen came to visit the house. She visited the house quick so then all three of them came to see me because I'm more interesting than a house! Gwen held me for a little while...she's a good Zander-Holder:) When Gwen left daddy held me for some time and then he handed me off to mommy. I was held by three different people over two hours...I loved it! It rained for almost 10 minutes right after Gwen left my room.

Mommy and daddy found out a couple hours later that the 10 minute rain was a very very ugly storm. It knocked down the tree in our backyard. Actually, it only knocked down half of the tree in the backyard. But I'm sad because that was going to be my tree house tree. Daddy said so! Mommy said she would make sure I had a house to play in, even if it wasn't exactly in a tree.

The neighbors said the wind blew so hard, that the tree broke in half. One half is still in the ground, and the other half fell over and landed on the power lines. None of our neighbors for a long way down the street had power, but no one was mad at mommy and daddy. Some of the neighbors even came over to help mommy and daddy pick up some of the smaller branches. Grandpa Orr came over and he and daddy sawed some braches off the big part of the tree. Did you know that the big ole tree was rotten on the inside???? Daddy said it was very yucky!

On Sunday, it was Father's Day, but my daddy and both my grandpas worked all day cutting that tree up. Mommy and Grandma Domo helped. The neighbors had their grandchildren over for the day so they all helped too, and Will came over. Will helped mommy and daddy a lot, and his wife brought daddy some brownies....I hear they were very yummy! (I don't think daddy shared)

I got to see Grandpa Bob and Grandma Domo at the hospital after they were done with the tree. They came to see me really quick because it was late and they were tired......not to mention very sore. Grandma Orr held me on Sunday evening while Mommy, daddy, and Grandpa Orr visited with me.

I got to see Grandma Domo and Grandpa Bob today too. They came back to take the branches to the waste disposal place and to finish painting my room. They came up to see me after they were done with all that! Grandpa Bob is going to come back tomorrow and pick up some more wood, but Grandma Domo has to work....I know I will see her soon though and then she can hold me for a really long time. Mommy took a picture of me and Grandma Domo talking today. I gave Grandma Domo my best smile because she was tickling my chin.....Grandma Domo likes to tickle me:)

Mommy ended up working late tonight so Daddy stayed with me and held me for my supper time. I love it when daddy holds me!!!! Mommy came back to hold me for my after supper meal, and I made a mess all over me and mommy. My NG tube came out of my nose while my feeding was going in. Mommy was kind of scared because I was grunting and gurgling. She said it sounded like I was drowning. My Nurse Karee put a new NG tube in and I had to sit in my crib and eat. But that's okay because mommy will come back in the morning and hold me again.

I'm still only 16 inches tall, but I weigh a whole bunch. I've been eating lots so now I weigh 4 lbs 10 ozs. My goal is to get to 5 lbs by the weekend. The doctors didn't make that goal for me.....they said they are still focusing on my breathing so it doesn't matter how much I weigh....but I think I can get to 5 lbs, so I'm going to try my best to get there!!!!!:)

Oh yeah, I'm doing better at the whole breathing thing. I got to be on the nasal canula yesterday for one hour during the day and one hour during the night. Today I got to be on it for 2 hours during the day. Soon I will be on it for two hours during the night too, but I need a nap first. When I'm on the nasal canula, the nurses take me off the CPAP machine. The nasal canula is much lighter and it's very quiet. I do pretty good when I'm not on the CPAP, but I am not good enough at breathing on my own to be off it completely just yet.

So that's my news.....and if you're thinking about building a fireplace or woodburning stove, I know where you can find some wood:)