Boise

We went to Boise this past week for some of Nate's follow up appointments. We drove over Sunday afternoon and came back Tuesday afternoon. It was great to get out of the house for a couple of days and spend a little time together since Todd has been working so much lately. We left during nap time thinking Nate would sleep most of the way. However, we learned that Nate no longer sleeps in the car. He slept half an hour and was awake the rest of the 3 hour drive. He actually was pretty good and only got fussy the last 20 minutes or so. I sat in the back with him and read him the only 2 books I had packed over and over again. We have definitely learned our lesson for next time though... bring a variety of books so I don't go completely insane!

We were able to stay at the Ronald McDonald house again while we were there. We are SO grateful for the service they provide! I haven't mentioned too much about them on the blog but they were a HUGE support for us while Nate was in the NICU. We stayed there the entire 5 months.  If anyone ever has the opportunity to donate or volunteer, please do so!

We went to the NICU for a visit on Sunday night. It was so great to see all of Nate's nurse girlfriends! They, of course, passed him around and totally doted on him and he loved it. No one could believe how big he was and how good and healthy he looked.

Monday morning, Nate had an eye exam. It went really well. They were testing his vision to get a general idea of whether or not he would need glasses in the near future. Luckily, his vision was great and totally normal for a baby his age. We were very relieved because the thought of trying to get him to keep glasses on right now sounded like a nightmare!

Tuesday, Nate saw the surgeon who did his 2 belly surgeries. She wanted to keep an eye on some hernias that Nate left the NICU with. She does want to repair them so Nate will have surgery next week to get them taken care of. It should be a super quick and easy fix and we will hopefully be able to go home the same day.

Nate loved getting to have morning snuggles in our bed. 

No wonder all the nurses love Nate! How could you resist that cute little face?