So many firsts..so little time!

Last week, we took our second trip to Duke to have Jake's cord blood infused back to him. He did very well, although it was a long 4 days! We also learned that because it is weight based and Jake is a big boy, we had to use the last of his cord blood this time. We were hoping to go back when he was a year old, but we just don't have enough. But, we are very thankful for the opportunity to be included in the study at all.



It has been a few weeks since I have had time to blog and I can't believe how many "firsts" we have had! Here are just a few:


When we went to Duke, we went to the hotel pool the night before our hospital "visit".


First time swimming....disclaimer....I know this floatation device looks funny, but it is very soft on the inside around his neck and teaches him to swim using arms and legs, the natural way that you learn to swim. (No arms sticking straight out like water wings.) Hopefully the video is going to work too.....

We ate solid food for the first time! I am making all of his food, and this is avocado. We were poised with all things papparazzi...cameras, videos, etc...and this is all he did.....

And perhaps the most important first......

This is what the J-man decided to do the night before the physical therapist came to do her assessment and show us how to help Jake learn to hold his head up....

This is all you wanted me to do?

And just for fun...