Gabe has really been coming on like Gangbusters developmentally over the past week! He has pulled all the way up to standing on his own and he is also starting to crawl on his hands and needs more. We have to be a little tricky to get it out of him, such as holding something he wants just out of reach while he is on his hands and knees...sounds a little mean, but it works! He is trying more and more kinds of foods and even though he hasn't been weighed in a couple of weeks, we feel like he is continuing to gain appropriately. His personality continues to burst out of him. He is so happy and playful, but has a temper to go along with his gregariousness - that is a word, right?

On the down side we have had a few concerns. He started running a fever on Monday and it has hung around all week. His breathing has been a little faster at times, his poopy diapers have been messy and he has also been a little fussier than usual. The pediatrician's office assured us there has been a GI bug making the rounds and we know he is also teething, so there are two perfectly logical and benign explanations for his symptoms. Unfortunately we can't quite dismiss concerns about his patch and how well it may or may not be holding up. He is due for another xray to check it in a couple of weeks and we see Dr. Rouse on Tuesday. I think on Monday we will ask if we can go ahead and get the xray now so that Dr. Rouse can review it with us during an appointment rather than over the phone, and also to put any unease to rest. There is a lot going this summer and it would be easier to enjoy it all if we know everhthing is as it should be. This morning we noticed quite a bit of drainage from the G-tube site (looked like spit-up, but coming directly from the hole). There has been increased drainage over the past few weeks, but nothing like what we saw this morning. After consulting with the Fleig's by email and the Hufty's by phone, we changed out the button and everything seems better. It seems like it might be a little smallish, which makes sense - we haven't changed sizes from the beginning. We are supposed to order a new button as a spare any time we change out, but we are really hoping that maybe on Tuesday Dr. Rouse will take it out and we will be done with it. We'll update early in the week, when we get more information. Thanks for the continued prayers and support.