Week 8

Fall has officially arrived in Lebanon...this morning we had to turn on the heat in the car and turn our flip flops in for boots! I  do hope we do not experience snow while we are here...that will have been 3 full seasons! 

We started back to work this week and it was a nice break from the ICN, after 50 days I think we had ICNitis - it's amazing what some time in the "real" world can do for the soul.  Our first two days at work flew by and it was nice to be around different people.  We headed back to David's house on Tuesday night and to our surpise we were in the insect room again..a welcome site for us since BJ knows where all the outlet's are, we are so lucky to have Davids house to help with this transition!!   

Elliot did fine without us and surprised us by being ready for a vent switch on Tuesday.  He was switched from the osolator to the conventional - now we must remind you that these are not "new" vents to Elliot, he has tried all of these before but we do hope this switch is the last one.  As much as we enjoy the vibrations of the osolator we do enjoy the quiet and more flexiable tubing of the conventional - easier to hold Elliot! 

This week we were able to hold Elliot so that we faced each other - wraped up like a little taco, it was so nice to see his wide eyes and smiling face.  We are also starting to feel more comfortable holding him since he's reached the 3lb mark, it's amazing what a few extra ounces can do! 

Hard to believe it's been 8 weeks already...Enjoy the new photos and keep checking back for more updates!   Thanks again for all the words of encouragement - we keep moving in a positive direction and it's so wonderful to have so much support from all of you!  Enjoy your last few days of flip flops!