G-tube is gone!

We went to see Dr. Fowler yesterday. I was a little nervous because I was so afraid that she wasn't going to take the g-tube out and it's been starting to bother Addison, but she took it out! Finally! She had estimated that she could have it in between 3 months to a year and she had it in 3 months to the day almost. Addison did very good. Dr. Fowler took it out in the office. All she did was use a medicine syringe to deflate the bubble on the inside of her stomach and just pull it out. No needles or crying or anything. Addison didn't cry either. LOL. Of course me and Josh both had to take pictures of Addison's little hole but it looks so weird (and gross) before she put the gauze and tegaderm patch on it. Kinda looks like a gun shot wound. Yes it's yucky but I'm gonna post pictures anyways. :) We're just happy that she's doing good and everything is out and now she can start doing all the belly stuff like most babies her age are doing. Yay!!!

Waiting on Dr. Fowler

Addison's hole where her g-tube was. I know I know...gross. But I had to. :)

Addison celebrating after with a piece of bread. (This excites her.LOL)

Play time

So Saturday morning we get up and start to get ready for a swimming party that we were supposed to go to. Then the entire morning Addison kept getting choked and gagging from being congested so bad. (Besides I was already worried about a string that I thought was wrapped around her g-tube.) So I went ahead and took her to Children's. First I took Eli over to play with Blake and Ryan and Jacob went with me. Big mistake going to Children's because I failed to mention that this was at 12:30 when the Florida game started at 3. Our 10 minute drive to Children's took us almost an hour I think. They ended up not really doing anything for her because she can't take anything and she has a mild viral infection. (A cold.) So we went home and got Eli and went down to the lake in Karns and played in the water a few minutes (mainly because I locked my keys in the car and had to wait on mom to come and let us in.) We were actually just going "riding." LOL Anyways. We got back home and Jacob and Eli were playing with Addison. Jacob totes her around everywhere now and she played wrestling with them and even chewed on John Cena's head. :) Then Jacob hollars at me and tells me to come find Addison. His new game is to hide Addison and then get me to come find her. He did this with Josh once so I already had an idea of what he was doing. I've attached a picture. We made a trip to Babies R Us and found a Mickey's Clubhouse chair. Addison loves Mickey's Clubhouse so that's definately going to be a 1st Christmas present for her. Shhh! :)

By the way, Addison weighs 14 pounds now. She's basically discharged from the GI doctor since we no longer use the g-tube (which we're hoping to have taken out on Thursday) and she only goes every 3 months now just to check her weight and stuff. Enjoy the pictures!

This is Jacob and Eli showing her how to play with wrestlers...the right way. :)

Jacob and Addison are dressed up as ninjas. I think she just has one of Jacob's white t-shirts on.

Addison being attacked my Mickey Mouse. She loves watching Mickey's Clubhouse every morning while waiting on Daddy and I'm getting ready for work.

This is the Mickey Mouse chair that's going to be a MUST for Christmas. She laughed every time I put her in it.

Jacob putting Addison in the lake. (I think it's a lake. Lake, river, same difference.)

Can you find Addison?

Tennessee football time

Addison got to wear her 1st UT outfit. I figured I would post some pictures. Uncle Kenny would be so proud. :) The Gouge and Elrod families are big into UT football so of course Addison has to join the crowd and be all decked out. Not sure how Josh's family is on the Vols yet but with mine it's definately a sin to not join in. The boys had matching UT clothes this morning too (until Eli spilled toothpaste on his shirt) but I can never sit still long enough to get morning pictures of them before we're rushing out the door to catch the bus. :(

Here's the 1st UT outfit (notice I said 1st...she has several.)

Me and Traci agree she's starting to look like Sarah Kate. I think this one she looks like her.


This is just a picture of her new toy. She was playing with it then got really tired and ended up falling asleep.