Charlie's new cousin, Noah, was born Wednesday morning, happy and healthy! Everyone is home safe and sound as of this afternoon. Congratulations Melissa and Walt!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
fighting like mad...
Baby Jackson Beal was born sometime last night and is fighting his CDH monster already. We have not heard much yet, but he is struggling and needs all the prayers you can muster!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Weekend Events
Before I begin, has anyone heard anything from Candice Beal (baby Jackson's mom)?? We thought she was due sometime soon, but have not seen any updates on her blog! We are praying, nonetheless, but are a little worried! :-)
This weekend was Vince's sister's, Sheri's, wedding. She looked beautiful!! And it was a great time! Charlie loved all the attention and love he got this weekend. Friday night Cynthia watched him while we went to the rehearsal and dinner. He had a great time playing with her and made sure ALL of his toys received equal attention! :-)
On Saturday, we brought Charlie to the ceremony at church where he met most of our extended family for the first time. Everyone was so excited to finally meet him and he, of course, loved the attention! He was great during the ceremony too! I was a little nervous because we do not bring him to mass yet, but he was so easy going and even cooperated for a few family pictures afterwards. Before heading out to the reception, we brought Charlie over to Dee's and he had a nice afternoon and sleepover with her. We are so lucky that she and her family love him so much! We were able to relax completely knowing he was in great hands!
On Sunday, there was a big Italian feast at Vince's parents with his family that was still in town. It was nice to spend some time with relatives that we do not see often enough! Of course, Grandma out did herself and the food was fantastic! I think I ate so many Italian cookies that I might turn into a cookie myself, but I couldn't help it - they were all so delicious!
Hopefully everyone has safe travels today and tomorrow! And we are looking forward to doing it all over again next summer with Dave and Colleen! :-)
Cheers to the happy couple!
Mommy, aren't I just the cutest thing ever??
Everyone says I am, so it must be true!
Charlie's outfit says: "If you think I'm cute you should see my aunt"
:-)
Sunday night: an exhausted Charlie after a very exciting weekend!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Road Trips, Reflux, and Reasons to Celebrate
This past weekend we made the trip up to Canton for the Olmstead family BBQ with Miss Kayla as the guest of honor. It was a long ride in the car, but definitely worth it! It was great to see Kate and Jerry and Kayla, and Charlie enjoyed himself! And Vince definitely enjoyed the great spread! The Olmsteads sure know how to throw a BBQ!
I swear that Kayla was not crying until we all got together to take this picture.
Its like she knows...
Charlie and Mommy - all smiles!
At least the mommies know how to look at the camera!
On Tuesday Charlie and I made a solo trip to Rochester to see my grad school girl friends. They all meet up for dinner once a month and I have not been able to make it since last December for obvious reasons! We surprised them by showing up and Charlie loved all the attention! I think the girls were a bit in love with him too and we were all so happy for them to finally meet the little man!
Monday night into Tuesday morning, Charlie's reflux suddenly took a turn for the worse. It seemed pretty sudden, so we are not sure what brought it on, but he was really uncomfortable during his feedings and was choking on his bottle regularly. After a bit of doctor run around and trying to figure out which doctor would make the call, Charlie has been placed back on reglan as of last night. He has been doing ok and will hopefully continue to improve.
AND, reasons to celebrate: Today is day 86 at home - - we have officially been home longer than we were in the hospital!! :-) It is strange how in retrospect, the days spent in the hospital seemed to take forever as compared to the days we have been home. I feel like time is flying now and he is just growing and changing so much every time I turn around! He is amazing! In other reasons for celebration, Charlie's Aunt Sheri is getting married this weekend and we are so happy for her and Uncle Trevor! They stopped over for a visit last night and Charlie was so happy to see them! He was a happy bouncer until far past his bedtime! :-)
Charlie is quickly learning he has many hidden talents!
Including his ability to eat his toes! :-)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
We are stars!
Here is the link to the story done about us and Letters for CDH by News 10 Now. If the link doesn't work, go to www.news10now.com and search for "D'Angelo" up at the top. The link for the video is on that page along with the transcript from the story! :-)
Attn CNY followers!!
We were interviewed this afternoon by News 10 Now and the story should air some time tonight! See if you can check us out! We will be looking for it on the internet since we do not have cable, so I will post the link to it once I find it! :-)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Send your BLUE ENVELOPES!!!
Wednesday July 15th is Letters for CDH Day!! Send your blue envelopes to Ellen and emails to Oprah!! For more information go to www.lettersforcdh.blogspot.com! :-)
We are ready to send ours!!
So is Miss Baby K!! :-)
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