Working for the weekend....

The trip to the doctor's office went about as well as could be expected. Both boys are excellent. That's the medical term.
Allan is doing very well on half of the dose of Lasix (a diuretic) that he has been receiving and so we are going to try him on a quarter dose. We have entirely discontinued one of his inhalers. He weighed in at 13 pounds 15 ounces which was good especially considering that he was sick with a cold and ear infection for two weeks. His doc isn't worried about him gaining slowly -- we need to be sure that he is gaining real weight as opposed to fluid from the diuretics. With Allan, it is slow and steady. We did get the green light for moving on from cereal to fruits or veggies as we wish. He had a little applesauce today and did well with it. He is clearly feeling better though -- he kicks and pushes with his legs as if he is going to stand up. And he howls when he is unhappy -- loud and long, he howls. I am sure it will wear thin after a while (especially when it happens in the early morning hours) but right now we are still delighted because it means that his lungs are getting stronger and he is able to expend more energy on non-vital activities. Mark my words, he is going to be as big a pain in the A double S as his little brother.
Speaking of, Griffith is the little brother no more. He has once again regained his crown as the bigger of the brothers. Griffith weighed in at 15 pounds 8 ounces yesterday. We skipped 14 (which is apparently a stone) entirely. He is now the master of cause and effect. He knows that when he whacks the dog (again, many thanks to Michele) that it will light up and say things. He also has mastered the cell phone that Michele (isn't she clever ?) found for him. Last night he spent quite a while rolling over, lifting himself up and pulling the handle to make the mirror elephant thingamajig play tunes over and over. He thinks that he is very clever. (So do we. You would think no other child had ever done any of these things.)
Aunt Kelly has taken up the challenge of Aunt Michele and is working on tickets for the Cards/Cubs series in August. We can't think of a better way to start the boys off on their careers as All-Americans. Of course, the question of what kind of gear the boys should wear will no doubt be a thorny one. Maybe a quick change a la Cher at the 7th inning stretch? Oh, well, plenty of time to work that out.
Have a great weekend!