Not our first rodeo

Can anyone believe that it's already August?? I cannot wrap my head around the fact that the summer is already winding down. We successfully finished our wild July that was filled with nothing short of 3245 doctor visits and therapy appointments. It just happened that July was Joel's sixth month home from the NICU and Bradley's third  which meant everyone under the sun was ready for a follow up. Don't get me wrong, happy follow-ups are great, but running in a million directions for a month straight was exhausting.  Luckily this guy (and his brother) are great travelers and are happy to sit in their car seats and wait our turn.

The boys have been doing great playing and growing this month! They recovered from their colds and Bradley re-gained all of the weight (0.6oz) that he lost while they were sick. It may not seem like much, but for a micro-preemie guy that doesn't have a big reserve, we need every last ounce to stick with him. Joel is so close to sitting all on his own, and is rolling all over the place...God help us all when they're both mobile. 

However, we did find out that Bradley will be heading back to SLCH next Monday for one more stay at our pretend vacation home. The hernia on his left side has gotten much worse, and Dr. Warner thinks is best to fix it sooner rather than later. The plan will be to have the surgery Monday and stay over night; fingers crossed it's an uncomplicated (successful!) procedure and he will bounce back quickly as he always has. The same-day surgery nurse called today and asked us to come in for a tour of the 6th floor (surgical floor) so we can feel acclimated and make sure we know where to go on Monday morning. Good jokes, nice lady on the phone, this is his 11th surgical procedure- we basically have our own parking spot =)

Emily