Smiley Boy

Sam will be 2 months old in 2 days!!! Unbelievable! We had a doctor's appointment with the geneticist we've been seeing again today and everything still looks good. They drew blood and we should have the results of Sam's tyrosine in the next day or two. You know, I'm not sure I've written about this in a while...so, to catch you up, we are still tracking Sam's tyrosine level until it reaches the 100's. 3 weeks ago, the level was 307, thus, requiring the visit again today. We are hopeful that this will be the last visit with the great UIC specialist, but if not, we'll go back and get this thing taken care of until Sam is free and clear. On that note, we've also still be checking Sam's bilirubin level. It is very unusual for babies to still have jaundice at this age, but the type he has ("breast-feeding jaundice" - yes, that's really what it's called!) tends to take longer to clear up. So, we had that test done this past Monday and his bili count is down from 12 to 6.7. This means that it is still elevated (apparently a "normal" bili level is 1), so we'll have to continue to monitor that as well. He has had a couple of liver function tests done throughout all of this and they have always come back normal. So, basically his liver is just taking a while to kick in and now that it is, everything should be normal and he will have no lasting effects from all of this. (to which we are so thankful!)

Sam is a smiley boy now...full of grins for anyone who'll ask for one! :O)

Tummy Time Fun!


Strong Boy!


Trying to give Sammy kisses!


I had to share this shot of Gabby and her friend...I guess we don't give her enough attention! Yikes! :O)