Tiny Tater Tots

We haven't had much time to blog over the last week because things have been a little crazy. My dad came to visit from Kentucky and we had a really great time hanging out and playing with Tate. Tate loves seeing his grandpa! Wednesday and Thursday, we were at Primary Children's Hospital most of the day. The first day we met with Dr. Schmelzer, who is a plastic surgeon in the cranial/facial surgery department. We weren't too impressed with him and felt like we were being sold a very invasive procedure that we didn't feel comfortable with. The next day we met with Dr. Brockmeyer, who is the pediatric neurosurgeon. We really liked him and felt great about the procedure called Strip Craniectomy. It is not as invasive as cranial vault surgery (which Dr. Schmelzer tried to sell us on), but it has been very effective. We scheduled Tate's surgery for Monday February 11. Dr. Brockmeyer told us that the surgery takes an hour total, there is no ICU stay and Tate will probably go home on Wednesday morning. Also, he won't need to wear a helmet! We feel really good about this procedure, but are still researching and reading all we can about it to make sure it is the best choice for our baby boy. Today, Tate had his four month doctors appointment (I feel like we have been living at the doctors with 5 visits over the last week and a half). Can you believe he is already four months old?? I can't!! Shelley (Nathan's sister) took us to the appointment (thank you Shelley!!!) because my car broke down. The old Nissan Sentra is struggling these days and I am actually surprised it took that long to break down. I guess when it rains, it pours, huh? The appointment today went well and Tate got his shots. He cried for a little bit but calmed down and was smiling within a few minutes. The doctor also prescribed Prevacid to Taters for acid reflux. Hopefully that will help him because he has had a hard time eating lately. Other than that he is a healthy boy!! :) Really, he is just so sweet and smiley that you wouldn't know anything is going on with him. We are really blessed to have this little boy that we are CRAZY ABOUT! Thanks to everyone for their calls, prayers, and comments! Here are a few of the latest pictures to lighten up this blog a bit!