1st haircut

During his haircut.
After his haircut.

Erik got his 1st haircut yesterday. He did fine while the man was cutting his hair. Now he looks like a boy again. He is 15 1/2 mos. old now and doing well. His daddy came home last night after spending one month in a hospital in Las Vegas recovering from a broken back. He was happy to see Erik and his big brother, Justin, again after not seeing them for nearly 4 weeks!

Hospital again

Erik had to go back to Children's Hospital again on Monday night. Praise the Lord, he only had to stay for 1 1/2 days. They weighed him and he is 11 lbs!!! They changed his formula and changed the dosages on his medications. He was admitted because he was having trouble breathing. They cleared his airways and gave him some breathing treatments and some supplementle oxygen and they were able to send him home around midnight last night. I am so glad he didn't have to stay too long this time. My brother, Erik's dad, is being released from the hospital in Las Vegas. He was injured in a boating accident 3 weeks ago where he broke his back. After 3 weeks in the hospital, he is going to stay at my parent's house in Arizona until he is able to travel the 300+ miles back to San Diego. So, hopefully soon, he'll be home and able to take care of Erik again. For now, Claire's parents and I are on the job. Erik is doing well otherwise and I look forward to seeing how he progresses as he gets older.

Laughter!

On Friday night, I FINALLY got to hear Erik laugh. It was sooooo cute. He did a belly laugh when my friend, Renee, was holding him. He laughed out loud twice. I just love that baby boy. Also, I was holding him on my lap and he was babbling. So, I looked him in the eye and started saying "Mama, mama" making sure my lips emphasized the "M" in mama. After a few seconds of studying my lips, Erik began mimicking me and he started saying "mama". He seems to be doing more and more as time passes. We just really have to start working on his muscles. He has almost no muscle tone. He can't hold his head up too well and he doesn't sit up or roll over (he is 15 mos. old). But, I showed Claire (Erik's mommy) some excersize's to try and it seems like they may be working. So, Erik is doing well and hopefully he'll begin to catch up. I love my little man:0)