WOWZA.....I like presents

On Dec. 23rd, mommy and daddy and me spent a quiet evening at home. I guess tomorrow we're going to Grandma Domo and Grandpa Bob's house, and then on the 25th we're going to Grandma and Grandpa Orr's house. Anyway, I have to tell you about my evening with mommy and daddy.....I had so much fun and made so much noise....I tired my little self out!

Do you remember that big jolly guy with the white hair on his chin? I think his name was Santa Claus. I don't know if you are aware that he brings presents to little Zanders. He really does! These presents come wrapped in crinkly paper. Daddy told me that I have to take the paper off of the present in order to see what it is. I'm pretty strong, but I tell you what....that crinkly paper is really strong too! Daddy had to help me lots, just so I could see what was inside. I got so many presents. A lot of the stuff I got was toys....I LOVE TOYS!!!! And do you know what I love more than toys? I REALLY love toys that make lots of noise:) Pretty much everything I got makes lots of noise...woo hoo.

Daddy got me one toy that doesn't make noise....it's this really big, fluffy teddy bear. I named him Teddy and we played all evening long. I climbed all over him and he tickled my nose with his hairs.

Whoops!!

On Wednesday, Dec. 21st I gave mommy and daddy a huge scare! Mommy and I were sleeping and Daddy was awake when all of the sudden both my heart monitor and my pulse oximeter started alarming. Mommy woke right up and daddy came running into the room. I stayed asleep:) The alarms stopped almost right away so they both calmed down, but then less than an hour later my alarms went off again. And then for the rest of the night they went off almost every 10 minutes. Those stinky alarms kept alarming that my heart rate was too low. Needless to say, mommy and daddy were scared so they called my doctor's office. The doctor on-call asked mommy if the heart monitor was situated correctly on me and mommy said yes. Mommy then explained that both the heart monitor and my pulse oximeter were alarming at the same time. That worried the doctor too, so she told mommy and daddy to take me to the Emergency Room.

Do you know that despite all of my alarms going off, I never woke up once? I didn't hear any of the beeping!!!

We got to the Emergency Room about 5am and they hooked me up to their monitors and I hung out with mommy and daddy for about 4 hours. The ER was really busy that morning because there was a really serious car accident. I don't think I'm ever going to drive....it seems like there's accidents happening all the time. I think I'll just fly everywhere...afterall....I am Z-MAN!!! *laughs*

My heart rate didn't drop really low while we were in the Emergency Room, but it did fluctuate quite a bit. That scared the doctor a little bit so he told me and mommy and daddy that he was going to admit me for 24 hour observation. So, by 9:40am I was on the pediatric unit getting admitted. I had a nurse I'd never met before....(I know almost all of the nurses up there) but she was really nice. She even put up with daddy's weird personality!!! I had to laugh because the nurse asked mommy and daddy if there was any mental illness in the family. Mommy told her that daddy was certifiably crazy, but it hasn't been diagnosed yet. My nurse thought that was funny...even daddy laughed:)

Mommy had to run home and get some Zander stuff and her work....she had to do a little work that day since things were already scheduled. When she got back my Dr. Clark was already visiting me in the hospital. My Dr. Clark ordered an EKG...the picture with all the leads on my belly was taken when they did the EKG. My Dr. Clark also said that she called my monitor company and told them she needed a download right away so she could see what happened to me over night. Mommy was scared that my Dr. Clark was going to make me wear my Os again. But my Dr. Clark said that I was doing great with no nose hose....she wanted to see how long I could go without my nose hose...I have news for her....I plan to go forever!:)

Wow, did I have a lot of visits that day. See the picture of the crib they put me in? It was so big and there were so many metal bars, that I seriously thought I was a monkey at the zoo and people were visiting me. Come to think of it, the whole day was kind of funny!! Anyway, me and daddy and mommy hung out at the hospital with all the nurses for most of the day. Around 6pm my Dr. Clark came back and told mommy that everything was fine and I was healthy as a little Zander can be. She then explained to mommy that a couple months back....right after I had my week break from my Os, she had asked the monitor company to change my alarms to a lower heart rate. She said that as I grow old my heart rate will slow down to a normal rate. My Dr. Clark said that the only thing that was going on with me the night before was that I was sleeping very deeply.

Needless to say, mommy and daddy felt silly for being paranoid. But you know what, everyone was really good about being supportive. My Dr. Clark said that mommy and daddy did exactly what they should have. They just followed the advice of the doctors. Mommy asked my Dr. Clark if I could go home right then since I was healthy. After making sure that the monitor company was going to come right out and reset my monitor alarms my Dr. Clark said I could go home. What a weird day!!!!! Do you know anyone who has ever been admitted for 7 hours???

I am proud to say that since my monitors were reset, I haven't had any low heart rate alarms!!! Yay for me!!

Oh yeah, on this day (Dec. 21st) I weighed 14 lbs and 4 ozs. I'm getting heavy! Also, I just wanted to tell you all that one really good thing came out of my short hospital stay. I got to see some of my favorite nurses before Christmas. See, mommy and daddy had already planned on taking me to see the nurses and doctors on Christmas Day, just to visit of course. Well, not every one has to work on Christmas, so I actually got to see a lot of my favorite staff members that wouldn't be working on Christmas. Can you believe that mommy accused me of purposely making my alarms go off, just so I could see everyone? I know she didn't really mean it, but when she said it everyone laughed. And some of the nurses told mommy that if I really did make my alarms beep on purpose, then I was a very smart little boy.....because they didn't want to miss seeing me. I have to tell you, I have the best nurses in the world....and they're all my best friends!!!!!

Oh Baby Zander

Do you notice anything different in this picture? I don't have any Os in my nose!!!!! That's right...on Dec. 13th I got see my Dr. Clark for a 8 month check-up and she told mommy and daddy that it was time to try me off the Os again. Mommy took them off of me that night and I have been off ever since. I gotta tell ya, now that I don't have my nose hose mommy has to clean out my nose lots. And it's so weird breathing the same air as every one else. Did you know that sometimes things really stink??? *grins* Especially my bottom. HAHA

On The Level

Okay, so mommy and daddy have been putting me in this new seat....I think it's great, I am on the same level as mommy and daddy. I can look them right in the eyes now:) I'm not that great at sitting up all by myself, but if you wrap enough blankets around me, I think I do a pretty good job. I think I heard mommy calling this chair a highchair. I'm pretty sure it goes along with the whole "Spoon" and food thing, but so far I just sit in it. Mommy told me she wanted to let me get used to the highchair before she makes me sit up and eat at the same time. I tell you what, every day that I grow up more, I'm expected to learn how to do something new. I miss the old days when I just had to be cute and let everyone take care of me. Geez, I didn't know that I was going to have to learn new things just because I was growing up. By the way, I'm almost a big boy now!!!

Ewy Gooey.....

Grandma Domo lets me make a mess. She likes to feed me when she comes to visit. Then when I'm all done making a mess she snuggles with me. I'm still not so sure about this whole "spoon" thing that people keep sticking in my mouth. And the stuff that goes in my mouth when the spoon goes in tastes funny....it's not like my milk at all. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. Sometimes I push it out of my mouth with my tongue, but most of the time it goes all the way to the back of my mouth and disappears. I do know one thing. After the spoon is all done going in my mouth, my tummy feels full. I like it when my tummy feels full! I guess I'll try to adjust to this new way of filling my tummy....it can't be that bad.

On 11-29-2006 mommy and Grandma Domo took me to see this guy. He must be really important because he had an office right in the middle of the mall. Mommy said his name was Santa Claus. I'm pretty sure I haven't met him before...and it took me a little while to get used to him. But you know what? I think it took him a little while to not be afraid to hold me. He saw my Nose Hose and the wires on my body and looked a little worried at first, but he eventually loosened up. We had a great talk, I told him that I needed him to make sure that all my friends and family had a wonderful Christmas and then he asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told him that if it was possible, I would really like to not have to wear my Nose Hose anymore. He said that was a pretty steep request, but he would see what he could do.

What's going on?

On 11-28-06 my Dr. Clark told mommy that she could give me some rice cereal. I didn't understand what my Dr. Clark was talking about, but now I do. Mommy stuck this rubber thing in my mouth and it left some wet stuff on my tongue. It doesn't taste too bad, but it feels a lot different than my milk. Mommy only made me take a couple bites and then she mixed the left over in with some more milk. You know, when that stuff comes out of the bottle, it taste really great....but that rubber thing in my mouth just seems like too much work. But I have to admit, it is pretty fun spitting it at mommy:)

Quality Domo Time

Here's Cicily Bea and I spending some quality time with Grandma Domo on Thanksgiving day. Cicily and my Auntie Sue and Uncle Reid had to fly back to Texas on Thanksgiving day so we all celebrated Thanksgiving the evening before. I was very jealous because all the big people were eating all this food stuff that looked really yummy. Don't get me wrong, I love my milk, but that food stuff might taste really good! They wouldn't let me even try a piece of it. Mommy said it was because I didn't have any teeth, I think she just didn't want to share!

Me and My Cousins

Here's a picture of me, Cicily Bea, and Annie at Thanksgiving. Grandma Domo bought me and Cicily Bea matching Christmas outfits and Annie got to pretend she was a reindeer. This is an odd year (every other year the Hewlitts celebrate Christmas together) so I won't get to see Cicily Bea or Annie at Christmas. That's why we are wearing Christmas outfits now. I think it makes perfect sense:)

I yelled at mommy!

Okay, I'm sure you all agree with me that mommy and daddy need to let me be on the computer a lot more often. I mean really...there is no excuse for going over a month without being able to say hi to all my friends. And do you know what else? I just found out that people have been sending me comments on here and I've never known that before!!!!

I am so sorry that I haven't replied to your comments....both mommy and me had no idea there were any comments until My Sonya fixed my page. Please forgive me!!!!!! So I had a very serious talk with my mommy and told her that if she didn't allow me computer time then I was going to stay up all night with daddy so I could use the computer. Okay okay, I didn't really yell at her, I mean after all....she doesn't let me use the computer because we're too busy playing in the evenings. But I promise that I am going to take the next couple of days to catch everyone up to date. Once I've done that, I'm going to make my mommy schedule regular computer time just for me:) After all, in just three more months I will be 1 year old. Can you believe that????????????????????????????????????? I can't.....and I'm constantly reminded by my doctors that I have an adjusted birthdate. The way I see it, I have a real birthday and an adjusted birthday... YIPEE, PRESENTS TWICE:) haha

SO....I'M SO SORRY....I WILL GET TO WORK UPDATING YOU!!!

We've been updated!

You may notice that my blog is a little different, but only a little. Mommy has been having a lot of problems getting my new photos to show up on the blog so Auntie Sonya upgraded us to the new Blogger system, whatever that means. It's supposed to be much faster so hopefully Mommy can get the photos to stay. Auntie Sonya says we have to do something about this because I'm "too darn cute" not to have my photos with Santa on here! Keep your fingers crossed!