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I took this tonight after Kannon's bath. The look on his face is priceless. I thought you'd like it, too. It's definitely one of Joey's looks. ha ha

My baby is 5 months old!

Well, Kannon is 5 months old today. I posted several pics below for ya. I thought I'd update everyone on how he's doing. He is such a good baby! He loves his feet and he's been rolling over quite a bit lately. It's amazing watching him figure out ways to move around. It won't be long and I will be baby-proofing the house.
His eyes are doing much better...not completely, but much better. His left eye seems great, but his right eye is still draining some in the corner and tearing up. If it's not better by the end of this week, I will be calling the doc and deciding whether another surgery will be the next option. Keep praying that we won't have to do this.
Kannon loves to eat! He's eating baby food 3 times a day now, and cutting back on formula. He is a great eater, and I am not sure if he gets that from Mom or Dad, since we both love food! ha ha He has been teething, also, and it won't be long until we see what I think is 2 teeth coming in the bottom.
He is still jibber-jabbering a lot and sometimes it seems like he is answering me when I talk to him. He loves to yell and hear himself talk. I had to separate him and Mom today at church, however, when Mom was holding him and got Kannon to yell.....it was pretty funny.
We are very blessed to have this child. God has given us more than we could ever imagine. I just can't give Him enough thanks. He deserves all the credit.

I love my bath!

Kannon loves to take a bath! He also loves playing with his feet. If he could only get them in his mouth, he'd be set! (his belly is in the way!)

The outfit Grandma bought me

Kannon looked so cute in this outfit his Grandma bought him....he didn't get to wear it much, though, did he mom? ha ha He's growing way too fast! He's such a big boy!

5 months old today!

I took these pics recently with Kannon dressed in his Cardinals get-up....His daddy is so proud of him, especially in Cardinal red! ha ha

Kannon had his tear ducts probed

Well, I thought I would let everyone know that today Kannon had his tear ducts probed. They have been blocked since about 3 wks. of age. The Doctor told us that his were so bad they would not correct themselves. (Most kids out-grow this) So, today, they took him and probed them. Since he is under 6 mos. old, he did not have to be put to sleep. The Pediatric Opthalmologist said it would feel like shots to him, but no pain afterwards. Joey and I waited in the waiting room like they told us to. When they came to get us, Kannon was so red and distraught. (I teared up) After I took him, he immediately stopped crying and didn't cry anymore. In fact, as soon as we got him in the car, he went to sleep. He puked on the nurse, but she said that almost always happens. We hated to put him through this, but it had to be done. He is constantly rubbing his eyes because he always has pooling of tears and drainage. We need to all agree and believe God that this will take care of it. The Specialist said this has an 80% success rate. After 2 weeks, either the symptoms will be gone, or not. If not, we have to take him to a surgery center and they will put him to sleep, then insert some sort of balloon with a catheter or something. We don't want him to have that.
Kannon is doing fine.....we've been home a little while, and he's already napping again. He hasn't fussed at all since the minor surgery. He's my little big man!

Earthquakes

I was just wondering if you all keep feeling these aftershocks? It has really scared me since the first earthquake hit. That one terrified me, and I think that's why these other ones are scaring me so badly. I am praying about it, but would like for you all to pray, too. I know it may seem silly, but for some reason fear has really gotten the best of me. I am especially uneasy when I am home at night alone with Kannon. I will be giving a devotion at our volleyball group next week about this, so I think it's helping me by preparing for that. I know the best thing is to read the Word and trust God. It's hard to stay focused when it's happening, though. I was just wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this......