Two Healthy Boys

Finally, all is well in the Macdonald home. Dillon is officially off the oxygen and Parker's blood disorder scare has been put to rest.

Dillon is getting huge. He jumped from the fifth percentile in weight to the twenty-fifth in just three weeks! At 10 pounds 10 ounces and only the fourth percentile for height, he is one chunky little monkey. His cheeks remind me of Marlon Brando in the Godfather. The second oxygen test (room air challenge) went much better and we were released from the oxygen.

After a few (like three) abnormal blood tests, the hemotologist at Children's Hospital gave Parker a clean bill of health. We were concerned with a low white bloodcell count and reactive/atypical lymphocytes. What a relief it is to know that he is healthy.

I thought I had more time while the boys were asleep, but motherhood calls (well - Dillon is crying).

Enjoy the pics.

Happy Holidays

Hi friends and family.

We had a fantastic Christmas and enjoyed a visit from my parents. We all got spoiled - even Greg and me with a new dining room floor from my folks.

Here's a quick update on Dillon. He's growing by leaps and bounds, but is unfortunately still on oxygen. We'll try to get rid of it again in January. The test was nerve racking. They drop off a monitor and after about a five minute training leave you at home to monitor your kid. The machine monitors the level of oxygen in the blood and heart rate. If they go outside of the parameters a horrible beep sounds. Dillon lasted about three hours before having to go back on the oxygen (Thanks to Aunt Lila, Mike and Claudia for supporting me through this process).

We're getting used to having the tanks here and I've gotten really fast at going from the stationary tank to the portable.

Here are some pictures from Christmas. Enjoy!

Introducing Parker's Little Brother

It's been a crazy two weeks, I'm supposed to be on maternity leave with two more weeks to go until the arrival of Parker's little brother. Having kids proves that you can never plan anything. Dillon Anthony arrived five weeks early - on November 15. I was going on the planned C-Section scheduled for December 10.

We rushed to the hospital at 3 a.m. with Paker in tow dressed in his dinosaur PJs prepared for a false alarm. Grandma Claudia met us at the hospital and when it looked like the big event was happening that morning, they both decided to stay for the festivities. Dillon was born at 5:10 with a badly bruised face from his position in the birth canal. He was purple and two weeks later still has a couple of shiners.

I went home on Monday and Dillon joined us at home the day before Thanksgiving. Parker's warming up to the idea of being a big brother and has started saying "baby."

Slowly, but surely

Finally, here are some new photos from Parker's first birthday (August 18).

Big Brother

It's been a long time, but we've been busy around here. Parker's almost 11 months old and cuter than ever. I'm sure he's really excited about becoming a big brother. Actually, he's oblivious, but he's getting a baby brother in December regardless.

I haven't posted in a while because I wanted to make the baby announcement. Then we heard that the baby was at risk for Trisomy 13 and 18 (http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/genetics/trisomy.html). Scary stuff, but after a pretty invasive procedure - a CVS (http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/prenatalhealth/328.html), we found out that all is well and it's a boy.

I'm 17 weeks along now and feel as big as a house. I've gained 7 pounds - I hope it comes off as easy as it did with Parker. My belly is popping out faster, but they say that happens.

I'll try to be more diligent with the postings. In the meantime, enjoy some pics of our recent camping trip to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Back from LA

A long five days in LA. Thanks to Mom, Aunt Char and Tony for watching our boy.

It was so great to see family and friends, but what an exhasting trip. Parker and I were both sick and work was, well work.

It was very nice to see Aunt Colleen, Katie and Emma visiting from Salt Lake. The Volchok's were great hosts - I can't believe how much Jack talks! And the Cardenas' Cinco de Mayo party was fun.

There's no place like home

Here are some pics of Parker's room in our new home. He sleeps like, well, a baby in there.