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At the beginning of 2010, Aiden was experiencing painful GI symptoms which caused severe abdominal pain, internal bleeding, vomiting bile, and multiple diaper changes an hour. Then there was the trip to Children’s Hospital in Boston, seizure, serious lung issues, removal of his j-tube, many, many tests, surgeries, and 4+ months spent in and out of the hospital away from home. What a way to start the year!

As always, Aiden is full of surprises for us and 2010 ended on a somewhat similar note. On the last day of the year, Aiden got x-rays of his hips and left leg. He has clearly been favoring and dragging his left leg when he walks, so our Doctor recommended some x-rays. They did not show any breaks or fractures, but his walk is definitely not normal. There are a number of other possibilities, including a pulled muscle, fluid ‘pockets’ and swelling in the joints, and several other things, but at this point we will have to wait and see. He will most likely need an ultrasound of his hips next week to rule out a couple of possibilities.

Despite all of Ethan and Evan’s ’stunts,’ other than a few bumps and scratches they have (thankfully!) had no major issues.

How to characterize 2010? It went from brutal to hopeful. It was a long year and we are glad to have it behind us. Let’s see what 2011 brings!

Happy New Year!

…at least not that we can see. There have been a lot of very positive changes in the last few weeks! We have been very busy and haven’t had a chance to do any blog updates so this one will be fully loaded with lots of pictures, updates and video.

Where to begin? If you look at the pictures below, you will notice that Aiden has a new look. I’m not referring to his pixie-like haircut gone wrong but rather, the missing hardware on his face. That is, no oxygen tube! He ripped it off a couple of weeks ago and has been able to go without it. Of course, when he runs around too much or gets too worked up, we need to put it back on it for a little while but then he is good to go.

Additionally, he has been eating baby food and yogurt a couple times each day and holding it down. His vomiting has reduced and he really is doing great! Of course, it has only been a couple of weeks and with winter coming up, there is always the concern of illness, etc. But so far, the only thing he really needs right now is a haircut. He got one about a month ago but it grew back very quickly. We tried trimming the bangs but it probably made things worse!

Ethan and Evan are doing very well and are enjoying Spiderman and Superman cartoons. Of course, McQueen is still on their hearts but there are definitely some new favorites. One of their new activities is wrestling. Manish didn’t even show them. One day they just started doing it (the nature of boys). In fact, in the video below, the triplets wrestle one another but Aiden is ganged up on. It looks worse than it is but Aiden is going to need to step up if we wants to play with the big boys!

 

 

Ready to run around

Off they go!

The twins went on the swing

But Aiden wanted to crawl up the slide

It’s hard work

Look at that hair!

Still swinging

Free to roam

Careful

If Aiden was a bowling ball…

he just bowled a strike.

Ethan, you behind bars?

Aiden, why so frustrated?

Evan loves the static from going down the slide as it makes his hair rise

Aiden too

What are they staring at?

Of course, the garbage truck.

Hi Ethey!

What are you two doing?

Picking flowers apparently

This looks like trouble

Evan can climb quite fast

Sorry boys, “no animals”

Relax, I was just joking

Time to run again

They took a break to gather and throw acorns

At the parade

So many things to see

Their favorite

Imagine trying to change that face

Starship troopers

…and Darth Vader…in Dallas?

Spiderman too

Don’t let him steal your gifts

And Santa Claus

These look more like Halloween than Christmas

Mr. GQ

Adorable

Looks like a little businessman

Texas summers are brutal but the Fall is wonderful! Although there are still hot days, the evenings are much cooler and our air conditioning isn’t running all night!

Not too much to update other than everyone is doing well. Aiden is doing good overall altough he does have some ‘bad’ days where he vomits frequently. We look forward to getting out of the house a little more now that the weather is bearable. In fact, later today we are going to the Dallas Arboretum to let the kids run around and tire themselves out. Should be fun!

Below are some images from “Local Hero’s Day” at a local Chick-Fil-A restaurant. The boys got to see a police dog, firemen and jumped around in a ‘Bounce House.’

I should have turned the Flash off

They got to see a Police Dog

Aiden, you are supposed to throw it, not eat it.

Jumping in the Bounce House

Fun! Unfortunately, Aiden could not go in

But he found other things to do

Time to eat

Evan dropped his ice cream on the floor

So, Ethan fed him

Well decorated for a fast food restaurant

Time to go home